Dr. Laura M. Furlan
@laurafurlan.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English. Director of American Studies. Author of Indigenous Cities (UNP 2017). Writer of creative nonfiction. Adoptee. Native Chicagoan. Queer mommy. She/her.
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Happy to see so many familiar faces over here! If you don’t already know me, I post about Native literature, academic and creative writing, nature, Western Massachusetts, my doggo, gay stuff, trans rights, women’s basketball, and my big kid’s bike races.
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A beautiful and deeply important piece. Please read.
The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together
A beautiful web is being woven in Minnesota: not with new materials but with wisdom that was already here.
truthout.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A beautiful and deeply important piece. Please read.
Accidentally wrote a new flash CNF piece today.
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Accidentally wrote a new flash CNF piece today.
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
This may be my favorite sign from our middle schooler’s walkout yesterday.
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This may be my favorite sign from our middle schooler’s walkout yesterday.
Set check for Brandi Carlile in Boston. 🤩
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Set check for Brandi Carlile in Boston. 🤩
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NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Good to know that I faint when my child gets injured. She’s ok—she has a concussion—but it was really scary.
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Good to know that I faint when my child gets injured. She’s ok—she has a concussion—but it was really scary.
I started writing my book intro today. 🙃
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I started writing my book intro today. 🙃
Um yep.
I listen to a lot of pods by adopted people and it's always gutting when I hear an interviewee say that their parents loved them, they had a wonderful childhood, and then proceed to detail a laundry list of mental and emotional abuse rooted in the secrecy and silence they were forced to endure
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Um yep.
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Hey there, trans neighbors. Even though there is a lot going on, I still see you and how the regime is targeting you. A lot of your neighbors have your back too.
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Hey there, trans neighbors. Even though there is a lot going on, I still see you and how the regime is targeting you. A lot of your neighbors have your back too.
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Hey everyone!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hey everyone!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!
But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.
I just resorted our list to put those on the top.
Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!
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Literary Hub » Letter From Mni Sóta Makóče: “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land” share.google/jyMorEjU1Ibd...
Letter From Mni Sóta Makóče: “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land”
This is a place where some creatures, when gassed and shoved, bloom with butterflies and song, where jelly dongs rain down upon our enemies and where a censored snow sculpture melts and resolves in…
share.google
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Literary Hub » Letter From Mni Sóta Makóče: “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land” share.google/jyMorEjU1Ibd...
Tell me five classes you took in college:
American Studies
Native American Literature
U.S. Religions
Physics for Poets
Playwriting
American Studies
Native American Literature
U.S. Religions
Physics for Poets
Playwriting
Tell me five classes you took in college:
The Harlem Renaissance
Electronic Music
Elementary Russian
Multicultural Education
The Icelandic Saga
The Harlem Renaissance
Electronic Music
Elementary Russian
Multicultural Education
The Icelandic Saga
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
American Studies
Native American Literature
U.S. Religions
Physics for Poets
Playwriting
American Studies
Native American Literature
U.S. Religions
Physics for Poets
Playwriting
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Yup. All of this.
There were enough people who remembered Ferguson to help Portland. And there are enough people who remember Portland and Minneapolis to help us now.
Memory is a radical act.
There were enough people who remembered Ferguson to help Portland. And there are enough people who remember Portland and Minneapolis to help us now.
Memory is a radical act.
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Yup. All of this.
There were enough people who remembered Ferguson to help Portland. And there are enough people who remember Portland and Minneapolis to help us now.
Memory is a radical act.
There were enough people who remembered Ferguson to help Portland. And there are enough people who remember Portland and Minneapolis to help us now.
Memory is a radical act.
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
Retail clothing clerk
Copy shop clerk
Temp
Graphic artist
Professor
Retail clothing clerk
Copy shop clerk
Temp
Graphic artist
Professor
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
U.S. Navy
Commodity exchange clerk
Bartender
Farm worker
Professor
U.S. Navy
Commodity exchange clerk
Bartender
Farm worker
Professor
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Janitor
2. Exterminator
3. Stage Manager
4. 7-11 Cashier
5. University Professor
1. Janitor
2. Exterminator
3. Stage Manager
4. 7-11 Cashier
5. University Professor
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
Retail clothing clerk
Copy shop clerk
Temp
Graphic artist
Professor
Retail clothing clerk
Copy shop clerk
Temp
Graphic artist
Professor
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“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
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"On Sunday, my white husband and I, a Hmong woman, talked to our three children: what happens if Mommy gets detained? If the children are with me and they are taken with me, then we try to stay together as long as we can, hold tight, don’t cry."
Powerful writing @literaryhub.bsky.social today. This, from Kao Kaila Yang, on preparing for the worst with her children, was a gut punch: lithub.com/letter-from-...
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
lithub.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"On Sunday, my white husband and I, a Hmong woman, talked to our three children: what happens if Mommy gets detained? If the children are with me and they are taken with me, then we try to stay together as long as we can, hold tight, don’t cry."
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Lesbians stay winning
Brandi Carlile Pledges $25,000 To Support ICE Detainees In Minnesota - GO Magazine
Carlile said she was “heartbroken and angry for Minnesota” as she announced funding to support detainees and amplify organizing efforts.
gomag.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Lesbians stay winning
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
givebutter.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
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This part. Celebrate every victory, large and small. Celebrate each other. Celebrate the love and solidarity that hold you together. Never stop doing this. It's fundamental.
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
This part. Celebrate every victory, large and small. Celebrate each other. Celebrate the love and solidarity that hold you together. Never stop doing this. It's fundamental.
Daisy says 18 inches of snow is kind of a lot.
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Daisy says 18 inches of snow is kind of a lot.
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I am insanely honoured to have been invited to join this exhibition and given space to make a fursuit for this kind of context. Such a special & intensely personal project to be allowed to make.
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I am insanely honoured to have been invited to join this exhibition and given space to make a fursuit for this kind of context. Such a special & intensely personal project to be allowed to make.
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
There’s a pile of BHH at the Colorado Springs airport that need signing @sgj.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 AM
There’s a pile of BHH at the Colorado Springs airport that need signing @sgj.bsky.social