Melissa R. Partin
@melrup.bsky.social
Professor. Climate policy nerd. Non-motorized transportation enthusiast. Artist. Caregiver. Grower of food. Waste makes me anxious. Kindness is critical.
I love this so much. More of this. More politicians like Mamdani please. I would say “a woo woo woo” to that!
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I love this so much. More of this. More politicians like Mamdani please. I would say “a woo woo woo” to that!
Here here!
I think if regular folks are donating hundreds of dollars to mutual aid in the span of a few weeks, then landlords could maybe have a heart and not evict vulnerable families in this time of extraordinary crisis
February 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Here here!
Same. I find myself looking into every SUV going by to see if the driver is masked and in tactical gear. I don’t drive an SUV and never will but if I did I would be looking into trading it in for a small used hatchback or something.
The hyper vigilance. I feel it in my bones. Every blacked out SUV. Every idling SUV. An out of state plate. Mundane shit that is now suspicious. And I find myself actively upset at people who are in those vehicles (even though I fully recognize how irrational and unreasonable that is).
It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Same. I find myself looking into every SUV going by to see if the driver is masked and in tactical gear. I don’t drive an SUV and never will but if I did I would be looking into trading it in for a small used hatchback or something.
Well this is pretty cool! Get thee some rebel bird swag and support our neighbors!
REBEL BIRD ALLIANCE ASSEMBLE! We're Midwest to the core, so Midwest-birds only from us. But other companies can take on out-of-region birds not pictured here. Each is raising money for immigration support groups in their respective community. #raygun www.raygunsite.com/collections/...
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Well this is pretty cool! Get thee some rebel bird swag and support our neighbors!
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This is another thing I’m not sure gets as much attention outside of Minnesota: these (not always so mini) demonstrations pop up *everywhere.* I don’t think ive been out even once this month without seeing protesters on at least one busy intersection.
January 31, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This is another thing I’m not sure gets as much attention outside of Minnesota: these (not always so mini) demonstrations pop up *everywhere.* I don’t think ive been out even once this month without seeing protesters on at least one busy intersection.
In Milwaukee staying at place downtown on alley. Was awoken in the wee morning hours by 4 rapids horn honks and was like “Oh no ICE is here!” But then after about twenty more such honk bursts over the next few hours realized it’s just cars announcing their approach to a blind corner. #ICEptsd
January 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM
In Milwaukee staying at place downtown on alley. Was awoken in the wee morning hours by 4 rapids horn honks and was like “Oh no ICE is here!” But then after about twenty more such honk bursts over the next few hours realized it’s just cars announcing their approach to a blind corner. #ICEptsd
At a Milwaukee restaurant our server asks us how we are doing and we mention ICE. Somewhat shocked, we had to define it for her. She showed some recognition then but when asked if they are in Milwaukee and she said “I’m just a student. I wouldn’t know”. And we were like “Oh honey, YOU.WOULD.KNOW.”
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
At a Milwaukee restaurant our server asks us how we are doing and we mention ICE. Somewhat shocked, we had to define it for her. She showed some recognition then but when asked if they are in Milwaukee and she said “I’m just a student. I wouldn’t know”. And we were like “Oh honey, YOU.WOULD.KNOW.”
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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Truth! 👇👇👇
Honestly the longer ICE stays here the more advantage we gain. They have to be gone by spring. If the bike whackos get a shot at patrol it’s OVER.
January 29, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Truth! 👇👇👇
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
So Billy Bragg says we are heros
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 AM
So Billy Bragg says we are heros
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Border Patrol is pulling out of Minneapolis. Bovino is ending his punitive tour of blue cities. Calls for Noem's resignation are mounting, even in conservative media. Senate Democrats are dug in now on refusing to fund DHS and ICE. "Abolish ICE" is now a mainstream position.
They are losing.
They are losing.
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Border Patrol is pulling out of Minneapolis. Bovino is ending his punitive tour of blue cities. Calls for Noem's resignation are mounting, even in conservative media. Senate Democrats are dug in now on refusing to fund DHS and ICE. "Abolish ICE" is now a mainstream position.
They are losing.
They are losing.
I worked at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center for 22 years. I've walked this hall. So many good people in this building. This image, like so many this week, just breaks me.
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Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I worked at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center for 22 years. I've walked this hall. So many good people in this building. This image, like so many this week, just breaks me.
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the symbols of the revolution being the whistle, hothands warmers, and yaktrax
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
the symbols of the revolution being the whistle, hothands warmers, and yaktrax
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Saint Clair and Cleveland, Saint Paul, 1/24/26, ambient temp -5F
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Saint Clair and Cleveland, Saint Paul, 1/24/26, ambient temp -5F
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We're going to make it after all.
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
We're going to make it after all.
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19,000 people at the Target Center protesting ICE illegal and cruel actions. Sent by a clergy colleague who is there. Does my heart good
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
19,000 people at the Target Center protesting ICE illegal and cruel actions. Sent by a clergy colleague who is there. Does my heart good
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Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement.
Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day • Minnesota Reformer
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding ci...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement.
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A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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🚨 BREAKING: 100 clergy are at US Bank HQ in Downtown Minneapolis, demanding they stand in solidarity with Minnnesotans calling for #ICEOutOfMN!
🔊 Corporate silence = violence. We need #ICEOutForGood.
🔊 Corporate silence = violence. We need #ICEOutForGood.
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: 100 clergy are at US Bank HQ in Downtown Minneapolis, demanding they stand in solidarity with Minnnesotans calling for #ICEOutOfMN!
🔊 Corporate silence = violence. We need #ICEOutForGood.
🔊 Corporate silence = violence. We need #ICEOutForGood.
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This is Minnesota
There is no end
We'll just keep coming
There is no end
We'll just keep coming
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is Minnesota
There is no end
We'll just keep coming
There is no end
We'll just keep coming
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis says no to ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Minneapolis says no to ICE.