John Stehlin
@jstehlin.bsky.social
Urban/economic geographer focused on the political economy of urban sustainability and transportation, Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, UNC Greensboro
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
people called me naive for this a month ago but it's growing
Why Some are Calling for a World Cup Boycott
Prominent soccer figures have called for fans to watch the tournament on TV instead of in the U.S., while some European lawmakers have even called for teams to pull out of playing.
time.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
people called me naive for this a month ago but it's growing
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oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
From the Tacoma community on Reddit: Look what pulled into Tacoma
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January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
oh my god dude www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/s/O...
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I have a piece today in Defector making the case for "more training" for ICE agents. A *lot* more training. defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents | Defector
The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more success...
defector.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I have a piece today in Defector making the case for "more training" for ICE agents. A *lot* more training. defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
yes, it is not a training issue, this is what ICE is meant to do. people join ICE because they want to do this. their handlers lie about it to encourage them to kill more people knowing that the admin has their back. at this point they will do anything to keep their protectors in power.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
yes, it is not a training issue, this is what ICE is meant to do. people join ICE because they want to do this. their handlers lie about it to encourage them to kill more people knowing that the admin has their back. at this point they will do anything to keep their protectors in power.
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So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
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The left called these people fascists TOO SOON I am noticing they are fascists at the correct time thank your for your attention
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The left called these people fascists TOO SOON I am noticing they are fascists at the correct time thank your for your attention
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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If ICE is emboldened to carry out extrajudicial killings of American citizens in broad daylight, imagine what's happening to the tens of thousands of people being held in makeshift detention camps across the US without cameras, attorneys and organizers
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If ICE is emboldened to carry out extrajudicial killings of American citizens in broad daylight, imagine what's happening to the tens of thousands of people being held in makeshift detention camps across the US without cameras, attorneys and organizers
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We are dealing with a Western Christian supremacist movement willing to see millions die in the name of racial purity. This is William Wolfe. A year ago he was invited with fourteen other faith leaders to the WH. Today he is praising ICE for killing peaceful observers. This is Christian fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We are dealing with a Western Christian supremacist movement willing to see millions die in the name of racial purity. This is William Wolfe. A year ago he was invited with fourteen other faith leaders to the WH. Today he is praising ICE for killing peaceful observers. This is Christian fascism.
100% true. trying to get these people on "hypocrisy" is a fool's errand. for them, Kyle Rittenhouse, who went out hunting for BLM activists, is an intrepid patriot, while Alex Pretti, who was filming the ICE terror campaign, is lefty scum who had it coming. both were lawfully armed.
So many electeds still don’t understand the politics here. There’s zero hypocrisy. 2A and Don’t Tread on Me types believe that only certain kinds of people can use guns (to violently maintain the hierarchical social order).
This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
100% true. trying to get these people on "hypocrisy" is a fool's errand. for them, Kyle Rittenhouse, who went out hunting for BLM activists, is an intrepid patriot, while Alex Pretti, who was filming the ICE terror campaign, is lefty scum who had it coming. both were lawfully armed.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
this is why I've been saying for ages that pointing out their "hypocrisy" is counterproductive - it merely shows that you remain beholden to a set of norms that they believe themselves to have transcended
At a certain moment in the development of fascist government, the aim of the lie is no longer to attempt to deceive; it is to boast of your ability to do and say what you please regardless of the truth that everyone can see. It stops being mendacity and becomes boasting, taunting, crowing.
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
this is why I've been saying for ages that pointing out their "hypocrisy" is counterproductive - it merely shows that you remain beholden to a set of norms that they believe themselves to have transcended
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
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ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
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Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
ICE agents murder another observer in Minneapolis
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
ICE agents murder another observer in Minneapolis
this is what I’m talking about!
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 12:21 AM
this is what I’m talking about!
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
chance at a do-over for all the countries who participated in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Countries of the world - This be an example of why you should cancel your appearance at FIFA. It’s also a very clear reason to not come to the US for the Olympics. A star player detained in the state he plays in. Can you imagine what will happen to your athletes from water polo, track, cycling, etc
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 AM
chance at a do-over for all the countries who participated in the 1936 Berlin Olympics