Melissa Whitler
@mwhitler.bsky.social
public school parent, hobby potter, part-time education reporter, #UglyDogs, Minneapolis
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Melissa Whitler
@mwhitler.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Signal, the secure messaging app: A guide for beginners
Also available in Spanish.
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Have a scoop about k-12 schools? Want to get in touch with me about it? You can find me on Signal. Not sure how to use Signal?
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Logging off to go make some art. Hope you all find a little bit of joy today amidst <<everything>>.
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Logging off to go make some art. Hope you all find a little bit of joy today amidst <<everything>>.
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They got Edina Moms excoriating the Administration and signing off with a a land acknowledgement. They are so fucked lol
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
They got Edina Moms excoriating the Administration and signing off with a a land acknowledgement. They are so fucked lol
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Pete Kaiser will leave the final checkpoint at 5:47am (abt 10m from now) in first place. The 9time champion will be followed by Riley Dyche at 6:04am. No doubt both feel a sense of Deja Vu. #K300
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Pete Kaiser will leave the final checkpoint at 5:47am (abt 10m from now) in first place. The 9time champion will be followed by Riley Dyche at 6:04am. No doubt both feel a sense of Deja Vu. #K300
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But their operations now are outside the lines. Not making us safer, killing us, making our streets more violent.
ICE lawyers now offer covert opinions encouraging breach of homes without judicial warrant. DHS/DOJ cover up evidence.
Said ICE was sent here bcz Chicago was too big to tackle.
ICE lawyers now offer covert opinions encouraging breach of homes without judicial warrant. DHS/DOJ cover up evidence.
Said ICE was sent here bcz Chicago was too big to tackle.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
But their operations now are outside the lines. Not making us safer, killing us, making our streets more violent.
ICE lawyers now offer covert opinions encouraging breach of homes without judicial warrant. DHS/DOJ cover up evidence.
Said ICE was sent here bcz Chicago was too big to tackle.
ICE lawyers now offer covert opinions encouraging breach of homes without judicial warrant. DHS/DOJ cover up evidence.
Said ICE was sent here bcz Chicago was too big to tackle.
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Pity the national reporters who flew in last night and are lined up outside the pickle bar in Nisswa in -9 waiting to talk to day drinkers.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Pity the national reporters who flew in last night and are lined up outside the pickle bar in Nisswa in -9 waiting to talk to day drinkers.
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Even before Saturday’s killing, Minnesotans were angry. The police chief called for protesters to stay peaceful. If they manage that, they will have demonstrated considerably more restraint than the armed officers of the federal administration econ.st/4rilp7L
Photo: AP
Photo: AP
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Even before Saturday’s killing, Minnesotans were angry. The police chief called for protesters to stay peaceful. If they manage that, they will have demonstrated considerably more restraint than the armed officers of the federal administration econ.st/4rilp7L
Photo: AP
Photo: AP
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On this day in 1900, the Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill that required separate cars for white and Black passengers aboard trains. This was Virginia’s first statewide segregation law.
Jan. 25, 1900 | Virginia Senate Unanimously Passes State's First Law Requiring Racial Segregation
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1900, the Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill that required separate cars for white and Black passengers aboard trains. This was Virginia’s first statewide segregation law.
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James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
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I truly mean this from the bottom of my heart: it is historic levels of astounding and remarkable the level of restraint as of this moment we have seen coming from the people of Minnesota
Cannot imagine
All the love
Cannot imagine
All the love
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I truly mean this from the bottom of my heart: it is historic levels of astounding and remarkable the level of restraint as of this moment we have seen coming from the people of Minnesota
Cannot imagine
All the love
Cannot imagine
All the love
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At least the government‘s narrative is fucked
January 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM
At least the government‘s narrative is fucked
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For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
Find yourself a man (woman/person) who wakes you up saying “should I make us bagel sandwiches?” 🥯 🍳 🧀 💕
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Find yourself a man (woman/person) who wakes you up saying “should I make us bagel sandwiches?” 🥯 🍳 🧀 💕
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Important words from the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, where I served as a priest before moving to Texas. ⚓️
![Fellow Americans,
Things are impossibly hard in [MN] right now. We are a state that feels under siege, and the people of this place are doing everything possible to resist. The campaign of reckless brutality being waged by the federal goverment has been well documented, including today's killing of a citizen who was restrained and immobilized. The clear evidence of what's happening exposes cartoonish lies from federal agencies that echo the most cynical propaganda machines in human history. The images are clear, and we are told, don't believe what you see.
But there is also something much more powerful, and not as widely reported, happening. We are mobilizing for revolutionary love. Vast networks of care, compassion, and solidarity, organized by churches to deliver food and supplies to those who cannot leave their homes. People are documenting the violence being used against us in a way that puts their own lives at risk. People are standing guard outside schools and daycares, and at bus stops to protect our children from real risks of harm. Others are taking turns watching each others' kids stuck in online learning because some schools aren't safe. Health care workers are bravely caring for people in hospitals that also are no longer safe, and risking being targets of arrest and detention for protecting the patients. A rich web of underground care and hidden love is taking deep root, and it's amazing to think what fruit that might bear when this occupation ends.
Minnesotans cannot do more than we are doing. Here are a few ways you can help.
1) Please flood your US senators with appeals to not to further fund ICE, by rejecting a bill the US House has already passed. Please flood all your members of congress with calls for deescalation in [MN]; for ICE, [CBP], and other federal agents to leave [MN] now; and to write and pass legislation that requires proper and extensive training for all those working for the federal government in our states and local communities.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jygcwdjhliwj2tnlr34utncd/bafkreihgvgiqexyity7awki36is7vrluy5jrovhwnyenfhlmicyvwmorqy@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Important words from the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, where I served as a priest before moving to Texas. ⚓️
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everyone say hi to Belle
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
everyone say hi to Belle
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Biggie Sharice Smalls did not want to come inside this afternoon and pretended she could not see or hear me.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Biggie Sharice Smalls did not want to come inside this afternoon and pretended she could not see or hear me.
MOAR DOG IN BOOTS!
We put booties on our dog before going out in the snow. She was confused.
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
MOAR DOG IN BOOTS!
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I’m guessing you meant pictures of dogs in the snow from the big storm, not just regular snow, but here are some dogs in snow to get you started
January 25, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I’m guessing you meant pictures of dogs in the snow from the big storm, not just regular snow, but here are some dogs in snow to get you started
DOG IN BOOTS! DOG IN BOOTS!!
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
DOG IN BOOTS! DOG IN BOOTS!!
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At least they don’t have to read the news 💗
January 25, 2026 at 5:23 AM
At least they don’t have to read the news 💗
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First snow engagement
January 25, 2026 at 5:23 AM
First snow engagement
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I mean if I can find her I will 🤍
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I mean if I can find her I will 🤍