Melanie Figg
@mafigg.bsky.social
Poet, essayist, teacher, writing coach. She/her. Poetry book: TRACE ~ www.melaniefigg.net
Minnesotan Beloveds! Enjoy some much-needed respite and distraction and soak up the national treasure of the Smithsonian! A free (but register!) Virtual Tour of the Renwick's show: STATE FAIRS: Growing American Craft - Wed., Jan. 28, 2026, 6 – 7pm CST - americanart.si.edu/events/virtu...
Virtual Studio Tour with Artist Liz Schreiber
americanart.si.edu
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Minnesotan Beloveds! Enjoy some much-needed respite and distraction and soak up the national treasure of the Smithsonian! A free (but register!) Virtual Tour of the Renwick's show: STATE FAIRS: Growing American Craft - Wed., Jan. 28, 2026, 6 – 7pm CST - americanart.si.edu/events/virtu...
And Cory Booker wants to fund these goons, or make them more trained? You can't train a monster who wants to play video games and just kill
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
And Cory Booker wants to fund these goons, or make them more trained? You can't train a monster who wants to play video games and just kill
call out media on this BS -
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
call out media on this BS -
please help us, world. This could really help
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
please help us, world. This could really help
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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 11:19 PM
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!
while the rest of the media outlets ignore Minnesota's general strike and protest, here is today in very cold temps <3
January 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
while the rest of the media outlets ignore Minnesota's general strike and protest, here is today in very cold temps <3
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Santayana wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Republicans think: We need to cover up our racist past so we can repeat it.
Republicans think: We need to cover up our racist past so we can repeat it.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Santayana wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Republicans think: We need to cover up our racist past so we can repeat it.
Republicans think: We need to cover up our racist past so we can repeat it.
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
Today is a general strike in MN to end the madness. Please support people there. This is a great organization with lots of options to help. www.standwithminnesota.com
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.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Today is a general strike in MN to end the madness. Please support people there. This is a great organization with lots of options to help. www.standwithminnesota.com
Make sure your Democratic Senator votes NO to more ICE funding, or your Blue town will be next. @booker.senate.gov -
we're watching you.
we're watching you.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Make sure your Democratic Senator votes NO to more ICE funding, or your Blue town will be next. @booker.senate.gov -
we're watching you.
we're watching you.
we saw this coming but WHO is gonna take this on !?
Trump talks about the election as though there were only one, and it belongs to him. There are thousands and they belong to the states.
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
we saw this coming but WHO is gonna take this on !?
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Good god - what a train wreck
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Good god - what a train wreck
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What Fox is not telling its followers, but Semafor has reported: Trump put this money in a private bank account in Qatar. Perfectly normal, right?
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
What Fox is not telling its followers, but Semafor has reported: Trump put this money in a private bank account in Qatar. Perfectly normal, right?
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ICYMI — worthwhile analysis here. That above angle Trump used to claim Ross was hit was sped up to make the car look faster and hide that he was out of the way.
He wasn’t hit, he dropped his phone.
No wonder they won’t really investigate.
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThM17gQA/
He wasn’t hit, he dropped his phone.
No wonder they won’t really investigate.
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThM17gQA/
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM
ICYMI — worthwhile analysis here. That above angle Trump used to claim Ross was hit was sped up to make the car look faster and hide that he was out of the way.
He wasn’t hit, he dropped his phone.
No wonder they won’t really investigate.
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThM17gQA/
He wasn’t hit, he dropped his phone.
No wonder they won’t really investigate.
Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZThM17gQA/
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
what is happening in MN is way worse than what DC, LA or NC saw.
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
what is happening in MN is way worse than what DC, LA or NC saw.
brutal
You have to stand for something if you are trying to get us to stand for you.
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 AM
brutal
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Federal agents reportedly shot and injured two people in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau, reports @jmshumway.bsky.social of @oregoncapitalchronicle.com.
Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say • West Virginia Watch
Federal agents shot and injured two people in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
westvirginiawatch.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Federal agents reportedly shot and injured two people in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau, reports @jmshumway.bsky.social of @oregoncapitalchronicle.com.
WHHHAAAAT??
* zooms in on "If all Dems/Independents voted no, given absent Republicans, the vote would've failed" *
BREAKING: The Senate confirmed the first lifetime judge of 2026. Seven Democrats inexplicably voted to confirm Alexander Van Hook to the Western District of Louisiana.
If all Dems/Independents voted no, given absent Republicans, the vote would've failed. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/with-democ...
If all Dems/Independents voted no, given absent Republicans, the vote would've failed. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/with-democ...
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
WHHHAAAAT??
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About the military action and kidnapping in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
About the military action and kidnapping in Venezuela.
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Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
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