Meredith Clark
@meredithlclark.bsky.social
Deputy Editor at Truthdig. I love movies, good gossip, and the Midwest. Looking for people who know what I mean when I call something “a Saturday afternoon WGN movie”
It's profoundly sad that this horrifically persecuted ethnic minority community shares its name with the synonym for Bad White Women
In addition to the better-known Hmong, St. Paul is home to the largest Karen refugee community in the US.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It's profoundly sad that this horrifically persecuted ethnic minority community shares its name with the synonym for Bad White Women
I choose to think of it as one big Brian De Palma set for a 21-century take on Blow-Out
Having big garish "HAPPY 250TH" displays everywhere as America is falling apart is something Karen Berger would have red penciled as "too much" in the British Invasion writers she was editing at DC.
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I choose to think of it as one big Brian De Palma set for a 21-century take on Blow-Out
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An off duty local cop in MN, a woman of color, was stopped by ICE and they demanded to see her papers. When she reached to get her phone to record the interaction, an ICE agent knocked it out of her hand.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
An off duty local cop in MN, a woman of color, was stopped by ICE and they demanded to see her papers. When she reached to get her phone to record the interaction, an ICE agent knocked it out of her hand.
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minnesotans are prepping for a massive statewide protest on friday, a day where it will be -10.
that’s how much we hate ICE.
that’s how much we hate ICE.
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
minnesotans are prepping for a massive statewide protest on friday, a day where it will be -10.
that’s how much we hate ICE.
that’s how much we hate ICE.
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ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
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We’re back!
ICE invades Minneapolis
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 😈
More on Marty Supreme 🏓
w/ @allisonkilkenny.bsky.social & @meredithlclark.bsky.social
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ICE invades Minneapolis
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 😈
More on Marty Supreme 🏓
w/ @allisonkilkenny.bsky.social & @meredithlclark.bsky.social
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5w3t...
(1/18/256): ICE invades Minneapolis, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, more on Marty Supreme
Podcast Episode · Light Treason News · 01/18/2026 · 59m
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January 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
We’re back!
ICE invades Minneapolis
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 😈
More on Marty Supreme 🏓
w/ @allisonkilkenny.bsky.social & @meredithlclark.bsky.social
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5w3t...
ICE invades Minneapolis
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 😈
More on Marty Supreme 🏓
w/ @allisonkilkenny.bsky.social & @meredithlclark.bsky.social
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5w3t...
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Because these international grocers need your support now more than ever, especially during these times, here’s a guide to the international grocers of the Twin Cities that I wrote for @racketmn.com: racketmn.com/guide-intern...
A Guide to the International Grocers of the Twin Cities - Racket
The Twin Cities is home to over 40 international grocers, and they deserve your dollars, too.
racketmn.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Because these international grocers need your support now more than ever, especially during these times, here’s a guide to the international grocers of the Twin Cities that I wrote for @racketmn.com: racketmn.com/guide-intern...
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what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
With all the hatred and fury in my heart, I hope every ICE agent in Minnesota brought shitty socks with them
When these motherfuckers first invaded our community they lucked out with overall conditions. Now the real test begins
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
With all the hatred and fury in my heart, I hope every ICE agent in Minnesota brought shitty socks with them
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A year ago today DAVID LYNCH passed away. One of the most outstanding directors in history, a superlative artist. A unique, extraordinary and timeless cultural figure. Forever in our memory, forever in our hearts. Long live The Greatest.
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A year ago today DAVID LYNCH passed away. One of the most outstanding directors in history, a superlative artist. A unique, extraordinary and timeless cultural figure. Forever in our memory, forever in our hearts. Long live The Greatest.
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![Titlecard from the television program FAME. In colour, fuzzy, faded, and replete with dulled earthtones, the daytime image of a dense crowd of people on a city* sidewalk.
It's well bustling. At least twenty people -- a patchwork of multivarious human forms clothed in shades of taupe, chocolate, chestnut, and sand trundling about their daily concerns.
Through a long lens, there appears to be concentrated movement in all directions; closing in and moving away on a slight diagonal inclination from the frame's bottom left, on what feels like a wide sidewalk in front of a row of unidentifiable shops and street level businesses along its left and top sides.
A few flat caps, a few pairs of glasses, and one obscured darkhaired gentleman at the frame's right edge wearing a shortsleeved red shirt festooned with silhouetted white... horses? Jaguar...s? Difficult to say!
In the upper left quadrant, a small visible rectilinear section of what appears to be a wall of tan-coloured running course brickwork. Slightly above and beyond that to the right, what may be a sign or placard -- a pale yellow sliver upon which seem to be black block letters or upturned directional arrows .
Every vague detail suggests New York City in the last quarter of the 20th century. Without obvious visible shadow, its ambience suggests either morning or afternoon.
Overlaid centred in the frame's lower third, in a blurry-edged white all-caps serif font**,"'Feelings'".
*(This is Manhattan, c.1982. It's not stock or b-roll; in alternate frames [unrepresented, but lacking any other identifiable specific detail] you can clearly see the late actor -- and breakout FAME co-star -- Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy!) weaving his way through the crowd.)
**(likely a bold Casad?)
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This piece is so bad it would have been a punchline for Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This piece is so bad it would have been a punchline for Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
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"The family of Renee Good, who was fatally shot a week ago by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, has hired the same law firm that won a record court settlement five years ago for the family of George Floyd."
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
The latest: Renee Good family hires lawyer amid fatal shooting probe
Law firm that represented George Floyd’s family has been hired by Renee Good’s family. A federal judge declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"The family of Renee Good, who was fatally shot a week ago by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, has hired the same law firm that won a record court settlement five years ago for the family of George Floyd."
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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These videos are so important. In creating a record, yes, but even more crucially, in the example they set for the rest of us.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
These videos are so important. In creating a record, yes, but even more crucially, in the example they set for the rest of us.
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In 2026, Wisconsin Democrats could:
- Win the race for governor
- Flip the Senate (very possible) and Assembly (we'll see) for the first time in >15 years
- Expand liberals' state Supreme Court majority to 5-2
My column on what's in play in 2026: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/elections-...
- Win the race for governor
- Flip the Senate (very possible) and Assembly (we'll see) for the first time in >15 years
- Expand liberals' state Supreme Court majority to 5-2
My column on what's in play in 2026: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/elections-...
Elections in 2026 offer a generational opportunity for Wisconsin Democrats
Sorting through the big picture of the year ahead, and analyzing why 2026 could be the year where Democrats win a trifecta for the first time in a long time.
www.therecombobulationarea.news
January 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In 2026, Wisconsin Democrats could:
- Win the race for governor
- Flip the Senate (very possible) and Assembly (we'll see) for the first time in >15 years
- Expand liberals' state Supreme Court majority to 5-2
My column on what's in play in 2026: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/elections-...
- Win the race for governor
- Flip the Senate (very possible) and Assembly (we'll see) for the first time in >15 years
- Expand liberals' state Supreme Court majority to 5-2
My column on what's in play in 2026: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/elections-...
My dog has cancer and the vet wants her to gain some weight, so he recommended adding some animal fat to her kibble. "But definitely not beef fat, that stuff is useless."
Rosa Luxembark is getting better dietary advice than the American public.
Rosa Luxembark is getting better dietary advice than the American public.
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My dog has cancer and the vet wants her to gain some weight, so he recommended adding some animal fat to her kibble. "But definitely not beef fat, that stuff is useless."
Rosa Luxembark is getting better dietary advice than the American public.
Rosa Luxembark is getting better dietary advice than the American public.
I would like to apologize to all Packers fans for cursing us yesterday by taking my family to Portillo’s for lunch. It was clearly the Italian beef and Chicago dog that was responsible, and I am deeply ashamed.
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I would like to apologize to all Packers fans for cursing us yesterday by taking my family to Portillo’s for lunch. It was clearly the Italian beef and Chicago dog that was responsible, and I am deeply ashamed.
A beautiful moment for all Packers fans who also hate Billy Corgan
Bullet with Butterfly Wings after an interception is an elite bumper music choice
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
A beautiful moment for all Packers fans who also hate Billy Corgan
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“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
ICE detains and holds four Native Americans, tribal leader says
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands action after ICE detains four members in Minneapolis. Tribal attorneys work to confirm identities and secure release.
www.newsweek.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
“Why do [the Packers and the Bears] have to be rivals? Why can’t they just be friends and have fun?”
The American education system truly has failed our children.
The American education system truly has failed our children.
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“Why do [the Packers and the Bears] have to be rivals? Why can’t they just be friends and have fun?”
The American education system truly has failed our children.
The American education system truly has failed our children.
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This situation is really escalating in a terrifying way. Minnesota I am so fucking proud of you and also so mad for you.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This situation is really escalating in a terrifying way. Minnesota I am so fucking proud of you and also so mad for you.
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yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation
Keep your opinions to south of Lake Michigan where they belong, Mr Indiana
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Keep your opinions to south of Lake Michigan where they belong, Mr Indiana