LibsMpls
@libsmpls.bsky.social
Hyper-local political nerd in Minneapolis, unapologetic progressive, reluctant runner, gun violence prevention & community advocate. Photos of Lake Harriet.
This is a feckless, delayed, and disappointing statement from Minnesota’s business leaders.
ICE has been kidnapping and terrorizing their employees and local customers for 6+ weeks. Where’s the leadership?!
ICE has been kidnapping and terrorizing their employees and local customers for 6+ weeks. Where’s the leadership?!
INBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE in the letter.
No mention of ICE in the letter.
January 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This is a feckless, delayed, and disappointing statement from Minnesota’s business leaders.
ICE has been kidnapping and terrorizing their employees and local customers for 6+ weeks. Where’s the leadership?!
ICE has been kidnapping and terrorizing their employees and local customers for 6+ weeks. Where’s the leadership?!
Reposted by LibsMpls
We are helping our neighbors.
That's the story of what Twin Cities residents have been doing in the last few weeks. That's it. Full stop.
That's the story of what Twin Cities residents have been doing in the last few weeks. That's it. Full stop.
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 AM
We are helping our neighbors.
That's the story of what Twin Cities residents have been doing in the last few weeks. That's it. Full stop.
That's the story of what Twin Cities residents have been doing in the last few weeks. That's it. Full stop.
STOP USING MY TAX DOLLARS TO KILL MY NEIGHBORS. [retweet from 2020]
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
STOP USING MY TAX DOLLARS TO KILL MY NEIGHBORS. [retweet from 2020]
Reposted by LibsMpls
One thing that might get a little overlooked here is how important it is that DHS is massively exaggerating arrest totals (10k??). What people on the ground know is that immigration enforcement is barely occurring, and ICE/DHS are really conducting a terror campaign in the guise of enforcement.
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 AM
One thing that might get a little overlooked here is how important it is that DHS is massively exaggerating arrest totals (10k??). What people on the ground know is that immigration enforcement is barely occurring, and ICE/DHS are really conducting a terror campaign in the guise of enforcement.
Reposted by LibsMpls
50,000 Minnesotans marching downtown in subzero weather.
Thousands more patrolling the streets, delivering groceries, and caring for families.
Faith leaders getting arrested by the dozens in acts of civil disobedience.
This is Minnesota. We stand together.
Thousands more patrolling the streets, delivering groceries, and caring for families.
Faith leaders getting arrested by the dozens in acts of civil disobedience.
This is Minnesota. We stand together.
January 24, 2026 at 1:29 AM
50,000 Minnesotans marching downtown in subzero weather.
Thousands more patrolling the streets, delivering groceries, and caring for families.
Faith leaders getting arrested by the dozens in acts of civil disobedience.
This is Minnesota. We stand together.
Thousands more patrolling the streets, delivering groceries, and caring for families.
Faith leaders getting arrested by the dozens in acts of civil disobedience.
This is Minnesota. We stand together.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Well, it looks like I am only going to know rage for the rest of my life.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Well, it looks like I am only going to know rage for the rest of my life.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Welcome to Minneapolis. Our neighbors have witnessed too many war crimes at this point. Federal agents even left weapons on the ground.
January 21, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Welcome to Minneapolis. Our neighbors have witnessed too many war crimes at this point. Federal agents even left weapons on the ground.
Reposted by LibsMpls
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
naomikritzer.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
Reposted by LibsMpls
January 20, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by LibsMpls
Impossible to describe what a raw nerve the rapid response channels are when you’re NOT on patrol. ICE sighted everywhere, all over the neighborhood. Silence and then swarming.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Impossible to describe what a raw nerve the rapid response channels are when you’re NOT on patrol. ICE sighted everywhere, all over the neighborhood. Silence and then swarming.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
I stop to honor the Minnesota First’s great sacrifice for liberty every time I visit the capitol rotunda.
We’re not giving this flag back. Ever.
We’re not giving this flag back. Ever.
A good time to remind everyone of the Minnesota First. One of the earliest state militias to volunteer to fight in the Civil War—three years after joining the Union! Provided one of the essential turning points at Gettysburg. Took the flag of the Virginia regiment they captured AND STILL HAVE IT.
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I stop to honor the Minnesota First’s great sacrifice for liberty every time I visit the capitol rotunda.
We’re not giving this flag back. Ever.
We’re not giving this flag back. Ever.
The bus between my house and downtown has been less than half-full all week.
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 10:56 PM
The bus between my house and downtown has been less than half-full all week.
Regular Minnesotans are doing this because we’re good neighbors and decent people. Not “paid protesters.”
Regular people are, at a moment’s notice, dropping everything to go watch armed masked goons. They blow whistles to notify other neighbors to come out of their homes and record what is happening and get the vulnerable inside. ICE hates it because they don’t want people to know what they are doing.
January 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Regular Minnesotans are doing this because we’re good neighbors and decent people. Not “paid protesters.”
Reposted by LibsMpls
If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
Reposted by LibsMpls
NEW FACT SHEET: ICE enforcement is actively disrupting Minnesota’s economy.
Read the full fact sheet here: northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...
Read the full fact sheet here: northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...
FACT SHEET: ICE Enforcement is Disrupting Minnesota’s Economy | North Star Policy Action
northstarpolicy.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
NEW FACT SHEET: ICE enforcement is actively disrupting Minnesota’s economy.
Read the full fact sheet here: northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...
Read the full fact sheet here: northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...
Reposted by LibsMpls
📣 DID YOU KNOW? 🚁
Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight.
Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.
Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight.
Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.
What Minnesotans Need to Know Right Now About State & Federal Surveillance
What Minnesotans Need to Know Right Now About State & Federal Surveillance Minnesota has built a military-grade surveillance system that now feeds federal enforcement. Here’s what we can do about it...
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
📣 DID YOU KNOW? 🚁
Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight.
Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.
Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight.
Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.
It’s that time of day where every building in downtown Mpls is either blue or orange.
We keep us safe.
We keep us safe.
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
It’s that time of day where every building in downtown Mpls is either blue or orange.
We keep us safe.
We keep us safe.
The US government abducted a Kingfield daycare worker last night. For all us parents trying to explain ICE’s terror campaign to our littles, here’s a start.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The US government abducted a Kingfield daycare worker last night. For all us parents trying to explain ICE’s terror campaign to our littles, here’s a start.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Trying to explain what it feels like in the Twin Cities right now to people who aren’t here and haven’t experienced this is genuinely crazy-making.
January 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Trying to explain what it feels like in the Twin Cities right now to people who aren’t here and haven’t experienced this is genuinely crazy-making.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Do you know how hard it is to get Minnesota politicians to swear in public? It's levels of anger beyond measurement
(and, of course, entirely justified and appreciated)
(and, of course, entirely justified and appreciated)
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Do you know how hard it is to get Minnesota politicians to swear in public? It's levels of anger beyond measurement
(and, of course, entirely justified and appreciated)
(and, of course, entirely justified and appreciated)
Helicopters circling over southside like it’s 2020, but this city is smarter and stronger than we were. ❤️ Rest in power, Renee.
January 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Helicopters circling over southside like it’s 2020, but this city is smarter and stronger than we were. ❤️ Rest in power, Renee.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Minnesotans didn’t ask for Kristi Noem to have a camera crew follow her around while masked ICE agents harass our neighbors like it’s some sick and twisted reality show.
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Minnesotans didn’t ask for Kristi Noem to have a camera crew follow her around while masked ICE agents harass our neighbors like it’s some sick and twisted reality show.
Reposted by LibsMpls
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Defend612.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Your ability to take paid time off to recover from illness or injury or childbirth shouldn't depend on where you live.
Minnesota just launched our statewide paid leave program.
Starting today new parents, small business owners, and people recovering from illness or injury will have the security to take needed time off work without risking their paycheck.
Starting today new parents, small business owners, and people recovering from illness or injury will have the security to take needed time off work without risking their paycheck.
January 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Your ability to take paid time off to recover from illness or injury or childbirth shouldn't depend on where you live.
Reposted by LibsMpls
Community observers are keeping community safe. It’s not a crime to legally observe the abuses and inhumane tactics committed by ICE. The real crimes are being committed by the federal government, which are tearing families apart. In addition to their rampant racial profiling and discrimination. 1/
December 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Community observers are keeping community safe. It’s not a crime to legally observe the abuses and inhumane tactics committed by ICE. The real crimes are being committed by the federal government, which are tearing families apart. In addition to their rampant racial profiling and discrimination. 1/