Sam McCullough
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Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been at one of the largest political/electoral entities in MN for almost two decades during which we’ve literally never lost and I promise you that random internet pundits talking electoral impacts here in this moment can be ignored.
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been at one of the largest political/electoral entities in MN for almost two decades during which we’ve literally never lost and I promise you that random internet pundits talking electoral impacts here in this moment can be ignored.
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also... it's gonna be everyone else's turn at some point. so. get started
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
also... it's gonna be everyone else's turn at some point. so. get started
getting some of this in my mentions, and the sentiment rocks. but the best thing to do if you don’t live here is build community and networks this strong and caring wherever you are. we can have a whole country of cities with this kind of strength and care if we build them!
No lie: Shit like this makes me want to move to Minneapolis like yesterday just so I can join in.
The concerted non-violent resistance from the Twin Cities right now is astonishing. They are the America and Americans that makes my heart swell with pride.
The concerted non-violent resistance from the Twin Cities right now is astonishing. They are the America and Americans that makes my heart swell with pride.
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
getting some of this in my mentions, and the sentiment rocks. but the best thing to do if you don’t live here is build community and networks this strong and caring wherever you are. we can have a whole country of cities with this kind of strength and care if we build them!
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
also, please, for the love of God, stop talking about what you would do and start preparing for what you will do when it does come to your city. this isn’t hypothetical! do the work! you’ll be glad you did!
All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
also, please, for the love of God, stop talking about what you would do and start preparing for what you will do when it does come to your city. this isn’t hypothetical! do the work! you’ll be glad you did!
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All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM
All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
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Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
it is a pleasure to count Jason as a friend. he captures what is happening here and its importance well. he also continues his reign as the king of the kicker, be sure not to miss that.
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
it is a pleasure to count Jason as a friend. he captures what is happening here and its importance well. he also continues his reign as the king of the kicker, be sure not to miss that.
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Critical support to Comrade Stancil. Everyone in the Twin Cities is doing their part. I don’t think I know of a single person here who is not actively, in some way, viably or invisibly, trying to protect our neighbors from being disappeared by lawless armed masked federal goons.
I don’t have time nor inclination to think much about this right now but in the last 12 hours or so a ton of people in the left of this site have suddenly been attacking me, including with carefully edited screenshots of old tweets, and I’m pretty confused what’s happening.
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Critical support to Comrade Stancil. Everyone in the Twin Cities is doing their part. I don’t think I know of a single person here who is not actively, in some way, viably or invisibly, trying to protect our neighbors from being disappeared by lawless armed masked federal goons.
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Every single person giving an interview on Fox9 right now is just incredible? While teargas wafts in the background “I came out here to witness. To say with one loud voice that this is not okay…”
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Every single person giving an interview on Fox9 right now is just incredible? While teargas wafts in the background “I came out here to witness. To say with one loud voice that this is not okay…”
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I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
Letter from an Occupied Minnesota
I want to write a bit about the last month in the Twin Cities.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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If you live outside of the Twin Cities but have friends or loved ones there, the best way you can help right now is to just be there for them, show them love, do nice things for them. Everyone here is showing up and turning out. But nobody here is ok right now.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
If you live outside of the Twin Cities but have friends or loved ones there, the best way you can help right now is to just be there for them, show them love, do nice things for them. Everyone here is showing up and turning out. But nobody here is ok right now.
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People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I have had numerous conversations where I have told people that if I get killed wearing a high-viz vest in front of my children’s schools then so be it.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I have had numerous conversations where I have told people that if I get killed wearing a high-viz vest in front of my children’s schools then so be it.
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It's absolutely insane that there are thousands of parents in Minnesota standing in front of their kids schools who have to worry about getting killed by their own government because they want to protect their kids' classmates, teachers, and fellow parents.
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
It's absolutely insane that there are thousands of parents in Minnesota standing in front of their kids schools who have to worry about getting killed by their own government because they want to protect their kids' classmates, teachers, and fellow parents.
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Stopping for a moment to acknowledge that it's absolutely nuts that everybody's schedule is now like "2:00 meeting, 3:00 daycare patrol, 4:00 emails." And we just...do it because what other choice is there?
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Stopping for a moment to acknowledge that it's absolutely nuts that everybody's schedule is now like "2:00 meeting, 3:00 daycare patrol, 4:00 emails." And we just...do it because what other choice is there?
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
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School districts and day care centers across the Twin Cities are closing tomorrow because of fear of ICE and intimidation.
Hear me loud and clear ICE: Stay the hell AWAY from our schools.
Hear me loud and clear ICE: Stay the hell AWAY from our schools.
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
School districts and day care centers across the Twin Cities are closing tomorrow because of fear of ICE and intimidation.
Hear me loud and clear ICE: Stay the hell AWAY from our schools.
Hear me loud and clear ICE: Stay the hell AWAY from our schools.
a few months ago, I wrote something about ICE entering daycares in Chicago. today, several of my friends had ICE show up at their children’s daycares here in Minnesota.
samthedad.substack.com/p/muffin-day...
samthedad.substack.com/p/muffin-day...
Muffin Day with Ms. Diana
Every morning I drive my 2 year old daughter to school.
samthedad.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
a few months ago, I wrote something about ICE entering daycares in Chicago. today, several of my friends had ICE show up at their children’s daycares here in Minnesota.
samthedad.substack.com/p/muffin-day...
samthedad.substack.com/p/muffin-day...
free advice: basically zero universe in which “we were enthusiastic participants in a live show put on by a newly revamped right wing news show during an ICE occupation of the city we run” is a decision you’re gonna feel good about in 5 years. www.startribune.com/new-cbs-news...
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil will broadcast from Minneapolis next week
Mayor Jacob Frey is set to be part of the show.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:54 AM
free advice: basically zero universe in which “we were enthusiastic participants in a live show put on by a newly revamped right wing news show during an ICE occupation of the city we run” is a decision you’re gonna feel good about in 5 years. www.startribune.com/new-cbs-news...
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it