larelli
@larelli.bsky.social
Gardener. Democrat. Dog Aficionado.
All about peonies, politics and pups
Hell is empty and all the skeets are here
All about peonies, politics and pups
Hell is empty and all the skeets are here
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the victim of today's fatal CBP shooting is a "37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident and we believe he is an American citizen"
January 24, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says the victim of today's fatal CBP shooting is a "37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident and we believe he is an American citizen"
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not locally though. every MN democratic pol is pretty loud these days. not always saying what I want, but not silent
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
not locally though. every MN democratic pol is pretty loud these days. not always saying what I want, but not silent
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I realize I say this all the time, but I want you to try and imagine if the face of the Biden admin's most hated public policy choices was seen swanning around in a bespoke Nazi greatcoat.
January 24, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I realize I say this all the time, but I want you to try and imagine if the face of the Biden admin's most hated public policy choices was seen swanning around in a bespoke Nazi greatcoat.
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This is an elected member of Congress & the GOP saying that he welcomes a war against another nuclear power who is literally our oldest ally & with whom we have a formal treaty military alliance.
Congrats again on that National Conversation™️ about which party has moved further from the center 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Congrats again on that National Conversation™️ about which party has moved further from the center 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Rep. Greg Steube: "You see Macron and the French sending troops to Greenland. I would love to see the US military up against French troops in Greenland, because it would not last very long. It would be a very small skirmish ... we don't care about what Macron and the French want."
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is an elected member of Congress & the GOP saying that he welcomes a war against another nuclear power who is literally our oldest ally & with whom we have a formal treaty military alliance.
Congrats again on that National Conversation™️ about which party has moved further from the center 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Congrats again on that National Conversation™️ about which party has moved further from the center 🤷♂️🤦♂️
This is so appalling. Bovino is just depraved.
Bovino: "The child is in the least restrictive setting with a family member. I don't think it gets any better than that."
January 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is so appalling. Bovino is just depraved.
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Bovino: "The child is in the least restrictive setting with a family member. I don't think it gets any better than that."
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Bovino: "The child is in the least restrictive setting with a family member. I don't think it gets any better than that."
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The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
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can I just say that as a Jew who grew up in ruralia I am so proud and so happy to see American Christians fighting the good fight
so many clergy coming to protest ICE that they're overflowing the airport sidewalk
we are going to win
we are going to win
The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
can I just say that as a Jew who grew up in ruralia I am so proud and so happy to see American Christians fighting the good fight
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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
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The national coverage of what's happening in Minneapolis feels so inadequate right now.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The national coverage of what's happening in Minneapolis feels so inadequate right now.
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"When immigration agents enter hospitals, and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is delayed, and health outcomes worsen" — @dell.bsky.social reports
wired.com/story/survei...
wired.com/story/survei...
Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.
wired.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"When immigration agents enter hospitals, and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is delayed, and health outcomes worsen" — @dell.bsky.social reports
wired.com/story/survei...
wired.com/story/survei...
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Kavanaugh beatings
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Kavanaugh beatings
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“agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon was “laying down in handcuffs when he attempted to flee, and then, for unknown reasons, purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.’”
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
Minn. man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after ICE arrest
Alberto Castaneda Mondragon, who is in ICE custody while hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center, alleges in a lawsuit that federal agents are interfering in his medical care and that he was so...
sahanjournal.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
“agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon was “laying down in handcuffs when he attempted to flee, and then, for unknown reasons, purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.’”
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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Vaguely recall Republicans absolutely losing their shit over the (misleading to false) claim that the IRS in the Obama era targeted conservative non-profits for audits based on their ideology.
I'm sure every one of those people is speaking out in support of Mischief Toy Store or...?
I'm sure every one of those people is speaking out in support of Mischief Toy Store or...?
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Vaguely recall Republicans absolutely losing their shit over the (misleading to false) claim that the IRS in the Obama era targeted conservative non-profits for audits based on their ideology.
I'm sure every one of those people is speaking out in support of Mischief Toy Store or...?
I'm sure every one of those people is speaking out in support of Mischief Toy Store or...?
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The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
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Why are we fighting with the #1 source of sewing supply cookie tins?!
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Why are we fighting with the #1 source of sewing supply cookie tins?!
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Particularly unconscionable when Congress just gave ICE all that extraordinary funding
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Particularly unconscionable when Congress just gave ICE all that extraordinary funding
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May Minnesota's business leaders someday find the courage of our high school journalists:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids
Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds – their presence has jolted Minneapolis’s young people
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
May Minnesota's business leaders someday find the courage of our high school journalists:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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There are numerous reports across the Twin Cities on ICE monitoring pages of drones circling apartment buildings. What valid law enforcement reason could there be for this?
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 AM
There are numerous reports across the Twin Cities on ICE monitoring pages of drones circling apartment buildings. What valid law enforcement reason could there be for this?
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Minnesotan here. After Trump was elected I read a comment from a German who said he will never forgive us because now he has to worry about his small child going to war against Russia and I think about that a lot.
I am not here for Europeans telling me Americans don't know how crazy things are. The Nazis are killing people over here at the moment so we're busy but thanks for the input. I had hoped for solidarity but I suppose I'll have to settle for sneering condescension instead.
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Minnesotan here. After Trump was elected I read a comment from a German who said he will never forgive us because now he has to worry about his small child going to war against Russia and I think about that a lot.
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more Americans have got to internalize that November 2024 was the last point at which we were gonna get out of this disaster without Americans being (at least) *inconvenienced*.
every choice those fighting fascism make during terrifying times like these will have downsides. that is *how it is*.
every choice those fighting fascism make during terrifying times like these will have downsides. that is *how it is*.
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
more Americans have got to internalize that November 2024 was the last point at which we were gonna get out of this disaster without Americans being (at least) *inconvenienced*.
every choice those fighting fascism make during terrifying times like these will have downsides. that is *how it is*.
every choice those fighting fascism make during terrifying times like these will have downsides. that is *how it is*.
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i think that you're being an absolute wiener if your key complaint as an American right now is "the Europeans on this niche social media site are being mildly rude to me over the prospect of our mad king going to war with them."
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
i think that you're being an absolute wiener if your key complaint as an American right now is "the Europeans on this niche social media site are being mildly rude to me over the prospect of our mad king going to war with them."
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If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.
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Ok I'm going to bed Bill Kristol is quoting Karl Marx
Marx remarks somewhere that historical events appear, as it were, twice: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
He forgot to add that beneath the farce also can lurk tragedy.
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Ok I'm going to bed Bill Kristol is quoting Karl Marx