Sam Welter
@knightofnothing.bsky.social
MN native trying like hell to be a good husband, father, ally, citizen, and steward. Here for politics, justice, D&D, movies, music, Tolkien talk, and other detritus. Hopeless dabbler. Cat person, but my dog has won me over. He/him.
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@governorwalz.mn.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov I challenge you to walk the streets of Minneapolis with our brave city council members, peaceful demonstrators, and legal observers. We need more visible and tangible support from you
@governorwalz.mn.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov I challenge you to walk the streets of Minneapolis with our brave city council members, peaceful demonstrators, and legal observers. We need more visible and tangible support from you
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov I challenge you to walk the streets of Minneapolis with our brave city council members, peaceful demonstrators, and legal observers. We need more visible and tangible support from you
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People have removed police tape, now surrounding the crime scene with branches and sticks.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
People have removed police tape, now surrounding the crime scene with branches and sticks.
He was trying to protect a woman that ICE shoved to the ground, and they pepper sprayed him, beat him, and murdered him #AbolishICE
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM
He was trying to protect a woman that ICE shoved to the ground, and they pepper sprayed him, beat him, and murdered him #AbolishICE
This had me in tears. I think it is a must-watch.
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Woman detained after helping ICE agent
YouTube video by KARE 11
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January 24, 2026 at 4:16 AM
This had me in tears. I think it is a must-watch.
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This same conversation happened 1000 times on the light rail
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This same conversation happened 1000 times on the light rail
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Bundle up for the rally! It is no joke out there. You need a free ticket to entrr the Target Center at the end of the march. Get them here: www.tickettailor.com/events/iceou... #AbolishICE
Reserve your spot – ICE OUT OF MN: Day of Truth and Freedom Rally (Post-March) – Target Center
ICE OUT OF MN: Day of Truth and Freedom Rally (Post-March) – Target Center, Fri Jan 23, 2026 - The ICE OUT OF MN: Day of Truth and Freedom Rally will be a (free) ticketed event at the conclusion of th...
www.tickettailor.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Bundle up for the rally! It is no joke out there. You need a free ticket to entrr the Target Center at the end of the march. Get them here: www.tickettailor.com/events/iceou... #AbolishICE
Just dropped my son off at a friend's for a sleepover, and the weather outside is brutal - app says "Feels like -32°F". And yet almost every corner along Minnehaha Ave had anti-ICE volunteers in hi viz vests standing out side to keep watch. I think we're gonna win. #AbolishICE
January 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Just dropped my son off at a friend's for a sleepover, and the weather outside is brutal - app says "Feels like -32°F". And yet almost every corner along Minnehaha Ave had anti-ICE volunteers in hi viz vests standing out side to keep watch. I think we're gonna win. #AbolishICE
Fuck ICE and fuck Bovino. #AbolishICE
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is seen deploying a gas canister at Mueller Park in south Minneapolis this afternoon.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Fuck ICE and fuck Bovino. #AbolishICE
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New from me in Episodes on Minnesota and the goons who will never break its resolve episodes.ghost.io/minnesota-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
New from me in Episodes on Minnesota and the goons who will never break its resolve episodes.ghost.io/minnesota-mi...
I had this exact experience yesterday while trying to convince a (former) Republican that this is a Republican agenda being implemented by Republicans.
One of the biggest challenges in public life is convincing people that Republican leaders and office holders support the things the Republican leaders and office holders are doing on behalf of other Republicans, and this isn’t all some big misunderstanding.
Calling Congressional Republicans and supportive business leaders cowardly or weak is generous.
Assumes they're moral and patriotic, and therefore don't like all this, but are just too scared to do anything about it.
Their actions, however, indicate that they're into it. Or at least don't mind.
Assumes they're moral and patriotic, and therefore don't like all this, but are just too scared to do anything about it.
Their actions, however, indicate that they're into it. Or at least don't mind.
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I had this exact experience yesterday while trying to convince a (former) Republican that this is a Republican agenda being implemented by Republicans.
Banish evil monsters #AbolishICE #DND
January 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Banish evil monsters #AbolishICE #DND
Good piece - it really captures how it feels here right now.
“The physical machinations of the occupation are nearly impossible to avoid. ICE stops people randomly on the street. ICE rams cars, sometimes through intersections, and sometimes pulls someone out and leaves the car right in the street.” www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Good piece - it really captures how it feels here right now.
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Theme song for the day
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Theme song for the day
Look at these fuckers. These cowardly bullies, predominantly targeting women and children.
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 7:21 PM
Look at these fuckers. These cowardly bullies, predominantly targeting women and children.
The ICE occupation of our city is affecting everyone, and emotions are incredibly raw, but it is heartening to see how many people are coming out and confronting these fascist goons.
The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The ICE occupation of our city is affecting everyone, and emotions are incredibly raw, but it is heartening to see how many people are coming out and confronting these fascist goons.
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Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
People need to understand that even though there is something like 2MM people in the metro area, Minneapolis itself is more like a small town than a big city. Everyone knows the block where Good was murdered, everyone knows someone who has witnessed some horror committed by these ICE goons.
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
People need to understand that even though there is something like 2MM people in the metro area, Minneapolis itself is more like a small town than a big city. Everyone knows the block where Good was murdered, everyone knows someone who has witnessed some horror committed by these ICE goons.
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I love Minneapolis so much. The march was huge but also people were lining the route with signs and chants and neighbors waved from their windows and a bunch of people who were in their cars trapped by the march rolled down their windows and fist-bumped marchers.
I didn't bring a sign but someone offered me an extra as I arrived.
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I love Minneapolis so much. The march was huge but also people were lining the route with signs and chants and neighbors waved from their windows and a bunch of people who were in their cars trapped by the march rolled down their windows and fist-bumped marchers.
Re-upping this post. Do whatever you can to render aid. They are trying to terrorize and demoralize us. Don't give in to despair.
Hey Minneapolis folks - I know someone who manages a restaurant, and they've been taking employees' cars to fill them up. You can too! Got a neighbor, friend, or coworker who needs gas or groceries? Step up! You can help thwart these goons.
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Re-upping this post. Do whatever you can to render aid. They are trying to terrorize and demoralize us. Don't give in to despair.
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More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
January 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"
He never dropped his phone.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"
I literally said this to a low-info, leans-R voter in October 2024, but I got nowhere. I sometimes wonder what he's thinking now.
every republican president destroys the economy
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I literally said this to a low-info, leans-R voter in October 2024, but I got nowhere. I sometimes wonder what he's thinking now.