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Naomi Krueger
@naomijkrueger.bsky.social
Writer and editor based in the Twin Cities, MN.

Interests: children's books, local journalism, gardening, democracy, and the extraordinary ordinary.

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Good news: it’s the longest the world has gone without a nuclear explosion, 400 rich people are calling to increase their own taxes, AI is helping reclaim valuables from waste, Jayjay from our community is starting a community garden…
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."

Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride

📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or in despair, I highly recommend reading middle grade fantasy. An epic story of good vs. evil, where the unexpected hero must be courageous, and in the end wins, is a balm for the soul. Which stories would you recommend? Share them below.

#kidlit
January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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Last day for the Publishing for Minnesota auction.

#kidlit #kidlitart #publishing
A great opportunity here to help yourself and do some good for others at the same time. Publishing auction ends tonight.
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.

It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Incredible interview with @kaokaliayang.bsky.social: "I write because I don’t know what to do with all of the things that are going on in the world,” she said. “I write to make sense of it. I write to give myself — my imagination — the power to overcome it.”

www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
MN author Kao Kalia Yang's picture books meet the moment - MinnPost
‘I write because I don't know what to do with all of the things that are going on in the world,’ Yang said.
www.minnpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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The Timberwolves enter the court with “Stand with Minnesota” on their shirts
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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ALA Medalists Share Their First Reactions to Getting the Call; Industry Rallies to Support Minnesota; Hudson Talbott Tribute + more in the latest Children’s Bookshelf! buff.ly/AkRQUuK
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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i am really romantic about mutual aid, and seeing everyday folks spring into action over the last two months has made me so proud to be a minnesotan.

simultaneously, the need is huge right now, especially with rent due february 1. this would be a good time to donate if you have the means.
They Asked for Donations to Buy $10 Burritos. They Raised More Than $10K. - Racket
As Operation Metro Surge continues, community-led mutual aid efforts are feeding and housing Minnesotans in need—but there’s a lot of work yet to be done.
racketmn.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Calling everyone "activists" or "protesters" is as absurd as calling a person who signs up for a meal train for a sick friend an activist. Or calling a person who calls 911 when their neighbor's house is on fire a protester. These are Good Samaritans, friends, and neighbors helping each other out.
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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“mr rogers didn’t tell us how to handle this”

my friend, mr rogers is for people before kindergarten. you’re forty. there were a lot of learning opportunities in those 35 years.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Join us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:29 AM
At a first grade basketball game and hugging the other moms while we try to shield our kids from our tears, grieving together about how helpless and abandoned we feel by our leaders.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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You do NOT need to watch it. At all. It's instant PTSD. You watching does nothing. Save your mental heath.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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There’s video of them ICE murder that just happened in Minneapolis. 5 agents wrestling a man to the ground. A shot goes off and then an agent pulls and fires multiple times into the man as he lays there. It’s so fucked. So so fucked.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Beautiful people, beautiful city

I need everyone to understand that this is happening everywhere, all the time here. It's not isolated. Entire communities plan their days around helping neighbors who need assistance. There's no central organizing for it all; it's hundreds of independent networks.
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.

📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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From a friend in Minneapolis, just now:
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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President Trump's federal agents have been carrying out a brutal retribution campaign in Minnesota that’s violating the most basic freedoms of the United States minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It is 20 below zero this morning and Minnesotans are showing up in large groups and small in lots of locations to protest ICE and stand up for their immigrant neighbors.
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM