L.A. Kauffman
@lakauffman.bsky.social
Veteran organizer, writer. She/her. Books: DIRECT ACTION and HOW TO READ A PROTEST. Newsletter: DETOUR AMERICA lakauffman.substack.com
Appreciate this lifting up of Giuffre's courage. But real justice and accountability for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would include accountability for his part in her tragic death.
She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
February 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Appreciate this lifting up of Giuffre's courage. But real justice and accountability for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would include accountability for his part in her tragic death.
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I'm back from a week of vacation with a report on the next wave of the Defiance: The Singing Resistance. It's easy to join; it's addictive once you do it; and it converts rage into loving action. Link below: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
This Machine Quells Fascists
All across the nation, there's a new vibration, spreading from Minneapolis and traveling at the speed of song.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I'm back from a week of vacation with a report on the next wave of the Defiance: The Singing Resistance. It's easy to join; it's addictive once you do it; and it converts rage into loving action. Link below: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
He gives a special mention this week to ten dogs who were rescued by a neighbor from empty apartments "after their humans were disappeared by ICE"
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
He gives a special mention this week to ten dogs who were rescued by a neighbor from empty apartments "after their humans were disappeared by ICE"
I know this is a small thing compared to the cold-blooded murders, but they TOOK HIS LITTLE HAT
“He keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
“He keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the 5-year-old boy held with his father at a Texas detention facility | CNN
US Rep. Joaquin Castro met Wednesday with Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old Minnesota boy taken from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, t...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I know this is a small thing compared to the cold-blooded murders, but they TOOK HIS LITTLE HAT
“He keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
“He keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
A truly impressive list of Minnesota businesses and organizations that will be closing for tomorrow's anti-ICE strike >
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
A truly impressive list of Minnesota businesses and organizations that will be closing for tomorrow's anti-ICE strike >
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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A remarkable sign of the times: Legendary nonviolent resistance scholar and trainer @mariajstephan.bsky.social will be on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight to discuss "what nonviolent action is, why it works, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement."
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A remarkable sign of the times: Legendary nonviolent resistance scholar and trainer @mariajstephan.bsky.social will be on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight to discuss "what nonviolent action is, why it works, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement."
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I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
A remarkable sign of the times: Legendary nonviolent resistance scholar and trainer @mariajstephan.bsky.social will be on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight to discuss "what nonviolent action is, why it works, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement."
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A remarkable sign of the times: Legendary nonviolent resistance scholar and trainer @mariajstephan.bsky.social will be on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight to discuss "what nonviolent action is, why it works, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement."
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Minnesota’s coalition is demanding:
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA: DAY OF TRUTH & FREEDOM
Event in Minneapolis, MN by Faith In Minnesota and 15 others on Friday, January 23 2026 with 12K people interested and 3.2K people going. 61 posts in the discussion.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Minnesota’s coalition is demanding:
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
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A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
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It's genuinely a leaderless (or leaderful) movement, decentralized in a way that the state is absolutely unequipped to handle. There are a few basic skills involved, and so people teach each other those skills, and people are collectively refining them.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
It's genuinely a leaderless (or leaderful) movement, decentralized in a way that the state is absolutely unequipped to handle. There are a few basic skills involved, and so people teach each other those skills, and people are collectively refining them.
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Half the street corners around here have people--from every walk of life, including republicans--standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Half the street corners around here have people--from every walk of life, including republicans--standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders.
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So far this morning, I have swept the Lowe’s and harbor Freight for ICE and stood in the freezing cold trying to get my /Democratic /senator to prevent funding ICE. Lotta ICE this morning!
A message for @schumer.senate.gov from Day 3 of our daily Chuck pickets!
Join us Thu-Fri @ 8 & Sun @ 12 outside his BK bldg + Fri @ 230 outside his office — & call him (212) 436-4430!
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social
Join us Thu-Fri @ 8 & Sun @ 12 outside his BK bldg + Fri @ 230 outside his office — & call him (212) 436-4430!
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
So far this morning, I have swept the Lowe’s and harbor Freight for ICE and stood in the freezing cold trying to get my /Democratic /senator to prevent funding ICE. Lotta ICE this morning!
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Why do so many Democratic officeholders, candidates and political operatives keep following the same playbook, the one that says that if they want to win elections they have to raise tons of money, spend nearly all of it on targeted media... (1/n)
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Why do so many Democratic officeholders, candidates and political operatives keep following the same playbook, the one that says that if they want to win elections they have to raise tons of money, spend nearly all of it on targeted media... (1/n)
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DE ICER
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
DE ICER
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
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I'LL TAKE MY HORCHATA WARM
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I'LL TAKE MY HORCHATA WARM
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
Take a moment to enjoy the joyous dream some of us spun out seven years ago, when we went to the White House and handed out an edition of the Washington Post depicting T's downfall after a massive popular uprising. It's a dream with real lessons for today:
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
On Dreams and Pillars
What would it take to bring this nightmare to an end?
lakauffman.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Take a moment to enjoy the joyous dream some of us spun out seven years ago, when we went to the White House and handed out an edition of the Washington Post depicting T's downfall after a massive popular uprising. It's a dream with real lessons for today:
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
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🧵 Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House and distributed copies of the Washington Post with a dramatic headline:
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
🧵 Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House and distributed copies of the Washington Post with a dramatic headline:
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
🧵 Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House and distributed copies of the Washington Post with a dramatic headline:
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
🧵 Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House and distributed copies of the Washington Post with a dramatic headline:
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
UNPRESIDENTED - TRUMP HASTILY DEPARTS WHITE HOUSE, ENDING CRISIS
The paper was a work of fiction, created with @theyesmen.bsky.social
On the dream of bringing him down, and how Democratic leadership keeps serving as a pillar holding him up:
My latest, about the fictional WaPo we handed out at the White House seven years ago today, and its lessons for the current moment.
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
My latest, about the fictional WaPo we handed out at the White House seven years ago today, and its lessons for the current moment.
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
On Dreams and Pillars
What would it take to bring this nightmare to an end?
lakauffman.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
On the dream of bringing him down, and how Democratic leadership keeps serving as a pillar holding him up:
My latest, about the fictional WaPo we handed out at the White House seven years ago today, and its lessons for the current moment.
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
My latest, about the fictional WaPo we handed out at the White House seven years ago today, and its lessons for the current moment.
lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House to distribute a fictional newspaper that imagined Trump’s downfall after a nationwide popular uprising. It was a dream, yes, but one with lessons for our current nightmare: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
On Dreams and Pillars
What would it take to bring this nightmare to an end?
lakauffman.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Seven years ago today, a small team and I fanned out in front of the White House to distribute a fictional newspaper that imagined Trump’s downfall after a nationwide popular uprising. It was a dream, yes, but one with lessons for our current nightmare: lakauffman.substack.com/p/on-dreams-...
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Someone just asked me for a bibliography for people interested in delving more deeply into police and policing. Prof @alexvitale.bsky.social and crew have a comprehensive one that continues to evolve: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Police Bibliography
Critical Police Studies Bibliography The Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College Alex S. Vitale, Coordinator This is an open access resource for scholars, researchers, teachers, and ...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Someone just asked me for a bibliography for people interested in delving more deeply into police and policing. Prof @alexvitale.bsky.social and crew have a comprehensive one that continues to evolve: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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So appreciate this incredible, thoughtful review:
"a thought-provoking, polyphonic collage which manages to engage authentically with nuanced issues while also leaving the reader feeling optimistic and empowered." strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
"a thought-provoking, polyphonic collage which manages to engage authentically with nuanced issues while also leaving the reader feeling optimistic and empowered." strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
We Will Rise Again edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older
We Will Rise Again manages to hold many apparent contradictions within its pages.
strangehorizons.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
So appreciate this incredible, thoughtful review:
"a thought-provoking, polyphonic collage which manages to engage authentically with nuanced issues while also leaving the reader feeling optimistic and empowered." strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
"a thought-provoking, polyphonic collage which manages to engage authentically with nuanced issues while also leaving the reader feeling optimistic and empowered." strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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Many attending a Chester village board mtg Monday night correctly called it a “concentration camp.” Attention is high and public opinion is shifting rapidly against ICE’s operations and existence. This isn't just NIMBYism anymore, it's fierce moral outrage. (2/2) open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
ICE is Feeding the Whirlwind
Plans for new concentration camps to hold ICE detainees, on top of the assualt on Minneapolis, are triggering rising local opposition and creating new potential fissures in the Republican base
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Many attending a Chester village board mtg Monday night correctly called it a “concentration camp.” Attention is high and public opinion is shifting rapidly against ICE’s operations and existence. This isn't just NIMBYism anymore, it's fierce moral outrage. (2/2) open.substack.com/pub/theconne...