Kevin McClean
@kevinmcclean.bsky.social
Definitely has a reflection
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Gonna start a thread for the turn of phrases my brain throws at me, mainly so they don't disappear. Updated as needed
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
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I feel like people who are telling folks in Minnesota not to take the bait so Trump doesn’t invoke the Insurrection Act have a lot more good faith in an aging cruel dipshit who is being feed a steady diet of AI slop by scheming viziers who dream of invoking the Insurrection Act than I do.
January 17, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I feel like people who are telling folks in Minnesota not to take the bait so Trump doesn’t invoke the Insurrection Act have a lot more good faith in an aging cruel dipshit who is being feed a steady diet of AI slop by scheming viziers who dream of invoking the Insurrection Act than I do.
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On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
I have never been more pleased to report that the forecast for Saturday is 9/-1 with a northern wind of 15-20 mph
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I have never been more pleased to report that the forecast for Saturday is 9/-1 with a northern wind of 15-20 mph
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
Folks, I know times are tough and hard across the world right now, but if you have some spare money, the Twin Cities DSA needs everything we can get to resist the ICE goons terrorizing our home.
If you can't donate, please repost.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Folks, I know times are tough and hard across the world right now, but if you have some spare money, the Twin Cities DSA needs everything we can get to resist the ICE goons terrorizing our home.
If you can't donate, please repost.
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Quick question, why are we pointing out flaws in the training and sorting methods of the death squads being sent into civilian communities?
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Quick question, why are we pointing out flaws in the training and sorting methods of the death squads being sent into civilian communities?
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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People keep asking where the cops are. They’re here! They’re just protecting the feds! This is Tim Walz’s state patrol.
A fire truck just arrived on this side. State troopers protecting the intersection the feds are occupying.
January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
People keep asking where the cops are. They’re here! They’re just protecting the feds! This is Tim Walz’s state patrol.
I love the Twin Cities so fucking much. As terrible as this last week has been, the response of the community is exactly why I've been here for 24 years.
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I love the Twin Cities so fucking much. As terrible as this last week has been, the response of the community is exactly why I've been here for 24 years.
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They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
The Minneapolis Police, whose brutal behavior and dumb tactics resulted in one of the largest nationwide uprisings in US history, are less dumb and less brutal than ICE
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The Minneapolis Police, whose brutal behavior and dumb tactics resulted in one of the largest nationwide uprisings in US history, are less dumb and less brutal than ICE
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I Love North Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I Love North Minneapolis.
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Bro, they are closing schools because teachers need time to make virtual options for non-white students because lawless federal paramilitaries are terrorizing them.
Annnnnddddd St Paul schools are closing next week for 2 days to prepare for virtual learning options.
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Bro, they are closing schools because teachers need time to make virtual options for non-white students because lawless federal paramilitaries are terrorizing them.
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WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
If you look at the immediate post-murder videos at the scene, there are people literally yelling "you can't shoot us all" at ICE, minutes after they killed Renee. People are not afraid of these goons
January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
If you look at the immediate post-murder videos at the scene, there are people literally yelling "you can't shoot us all" at ICE, minutes after they killed Renee. People are not afraid of these goons
Twin Cities friends, remember to take time each day for yourself, and to unplug each night. Doing everything all the time will burn you out, and then you can't help anyone.
ICE will still be there in the morning, unfortunately.
ICE will still be there in the morning, unfortunately.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Twin Cities friends, remember to take time each day for yourself, and to unplug each night. Doing everything all the time will burn you out, and then you can't help anyone.
ICE will still be there in the morning, unfortunately.
ICE will still be there in the morning, unfortunately.
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
The PTAs are soing more to stand up to ICE than almost every elected official in the state
My representative should be on tv showing clips of this shit to everyone every fucking night until this bullshit ends. We are being fucking abandoned by our state and federal representatives.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The PTAs are soing more to stand up to ICE than almost every elected official in the state
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*