Nicole Bedera
@nbedera.bsky.social
Sociologist studying how our social structures make sexual violence more likely to occur. Author of ON THE WRONG SIDE. Co-founder of Beyond Compliance Consulting. PhD UMich.
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And please note this is PATRIARCHAL violence
Not just violence from men
This includes Noemi weaponizing “safety” to get cops to harm POC legislators on camera
It include Biondi and WH accounts attacking Black women
It is a tactic of domination
Not just violence from men
This includes Noemi weaponizing “safety” to get cops to harm POC legislators on camera
It include Biondi and WH accounts attacking Black women
It is a tactic of domination
All of this.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
This is it right here. Law enforcement personnel who move 0 to 60 with their aggression when "executing detention orders" are doing so from learned behavior - it is not instinctual to smash a car window, cut someone's seat belt, drag them out of their car and throw them to the ground. It's taught.
January 23, 2026 at 9:19 PM
And please note this is PATRIARCHAL violence
Not just violence from men
This includes Noemi weaponizing “safety” to get cops to harm POC legislators on camera
It include Biondi and WH accounts attacking Black women
It is a tactic of domination
Not just violence from men
This includes Noemi weaponizing “safety” to get cops to harm POC legislators on camera
It include Biondi and WH accounts attacking Black women
It is a tactic of domination
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Families, teachers and faith leaders in Minneapolis braved frigid temperatures on Friday to rally against a campaign of enforcement that has left students afraid to go to school.
Protesters are outraged over ICE’s latest targets: school-aged children
Families, teachers and faith leaders in Minneapolis braved frigid temperatures on Friday to rally against a campaign of enforcement that has left students afraid to go to school.
19thnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Families, teachers and faith leaders in Minneapolis braved frigid temperatures on Friday to rally against a campaign of enforcement that has left students afraid to go to school.
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NEW: MN judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests. Sources tell @ms.now feds aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused. First byline with the great @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Alex Tabet. www.ms.now/news/minneso...
Minnesota judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests
Sources say federal agents aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused.
www.ms.now
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
NEW: MN judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests. Sources tell @ms.now feds aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused. First byline with the great @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Alex Tabet. www.ms.now/news/minneso...
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It's still freezing in Minneapolis, and crowds are streaming into downtown. Spontaneous anti-ICE chants breaking out on the sidewalk.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It's still freezing in Minneapolis, and crowds are streaming into downtown. Spontaneous anti-ICE chants breaking out on the sidewalk.
All of this.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
This is it right here. Law enforcement personnel who move 0 to 60 with their aggression when "executing detention orders" are doing so from learned behavior - it is not instinctual to smash a car window, cut someone's seat belt, drag them out of their car and throw them to the ground. It's taught.
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
All of this.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
Disrupt the “violence comes from emotions running too high” narrative whenever you can.
Patriarchal violence doesn’t come from someone losing control. It comes from someone using a very specific set of tactics to seek more control than they already have.
Reposted by Nicole Bedera
This is it right here. Law enforcement personnel who move 0 to 60 with their aggression when "executing detention orders" are doing so from learned behavior - it is not instinctual to smash a car window, cut someone's seat belt, drag them out of their car and throw them to the ground. It's taught.
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is it right here. Law enforcement personnel who move 0 to 60 with their aggression when "executing detention orders" are doing so from learned behavior - it is not instinctual to smash a car window, cut someone's seat belt, drag them out of their car and throw them to the ground. It's taught.
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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This exactly why I tell people to fight misogyny and child abuse if they want to fight authoritarianism. Those are pillars of fascism that so many people think are “normal” parts of a “democratic” society. News flash: they have no place in a democratic society.
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This exactly why I tell people to fight misogyny and child abuse if they want to fight authoritarianism. Those are pillars of fascism that so many people think are “normal” parts of a “democratic” society. News flash: they have no place in a democratic society.
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this is honestly a very good metaphor
It would happen no matter what. The US President is basically a Roomba. When he runs into opposition he turns and starts devouring in another direction. Sooner or later he always circles back, though.
January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
this is honestly a very good metaphor
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MSP airport. Clergy risking risking arrest and a huge gathering of protesters. The song is, “Down to the River to Pray.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
MSP airport. Clergy risking risking arrest and a huge gathering of protesters. The song is, “Down to the River to Pray.”
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Gender-based violence and misogyny are the on ramp for white supremacy and fascism.
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Gender-based violence and misogyny are the on ramp for white supremacy and fascism.
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This weird thing where people are like “ICE is not the Gestapo, they’re slave patrols” and then others are like “ICE is not slave patrols, they’re CPS“ and it’s like ok the guy in charge of ICE is dressing himself like a Nazi so yeah Gestapo but also fascists can learn from more than one thing!!!!!!
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This weird thing where people are like “ICE is not the Gestapo, they’re slave patrols” and then others are like “ICE is not slave patrols, they’re CPS“ and it’s like ok the guy in charge of ICE is dressing himself like a Nazi so yeah Gestapo but also fascists can learn from more than one thing!!!!!!
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.
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Feeling enormous, overflowing love for everyone taking part in today’s general strike. Abolish ICE now, solidarity forever.
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Feeling enormous, overflowing love for everyone taking part in today’s general strike. Abolish ICE now, solidarity forever.
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The kidnappings of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian US citizens are not an accident. They are the leading edge of a wide-scale ethnic cleansing campaign with centuries-old roots that is intentionally targeting not just non-citizens but all people of color.
All. People. Of. Color.
All. People. Of. Color.
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The kidnappings of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian US citizens are not an accident. They are the leading edge of a wide-scale ethnic cleansing campaign with centuries-old roots that is intentionally targeting not just non-citizens but all people of color.
All. People. Of. Color.
All. People. Of. Color.
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MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
MnNEAT | Rapid ICE‑Related Safety & Community Care Resources
MnNEAT stands with our community and against ICE. This rapid‑response effort for community care provides downloadable disability access resources to support individuals during the current emergency…
mnneat.wixstudio.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
MnNEAT has created these communication tools to help nonspeakers, or those who may lose speech due to stress, invoke their rights if they are stopped by ICE. As always, please be very careful when taking something out of a bag or wallet in front of police or ICE. mnneat.wixstudio.com/mnneat/safet...
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Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Clergy arrests are powerful symbolism and the clergy that deploy that symbolism are usually very conscious of that.
Priests aren't required to wear collars all day every day, it's a deliberate choice when they're in clerical apparel
Priests aren't required to wear collars all day every day, it's a deliberate choice when they're in clerical apparel
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Clergy arrests are powerful symbolism and the clergy that deploy that symbolism are usually very conscious of that.
Priests aren't required to wear collars all day every day, it's a deliberate choice when they're in clerical apparel
Priests aren't required to wear collars all day every day, it's a deliberate choice when they're in clerical apparel
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Go Minneapolis Go!
There is a picket line the entire length of the departures terminal.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Go Minneapolis Go!
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I’m on the ground at the Whipple building where hundreds of anti-ICE demonstrators have mobilized to blockade the street in an effort to disrupt ICE operations. It is -17° and the handwarmers are plentiful.
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I’m on the ground at the Whipple building where hundreds of anti-ICE demonstrators have mobilized to blockade the street in an effort to disrupt ICE operations. It is -17° and the handwarmers are plentiful.
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"Ultimately, the encounter was brief: The woman, who the pastors said appeared to be pregnant, had citizenship papers with her."
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Ultimately, the encounter was brief: The woman, who the pastors said appeared to be pregnant, had citizenship papers with her."
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
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Hundreds of shops, restaurants and cultural institutions are closing their doors Friday and activists are urging Minnesotans to stay home as part of a protest against the federal deportation operation now in its eighth week.
The latest: Scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement
The “ICE Out! Statewide Shutdown” was planned by labor and faith leaders and will include a march through downtown at 2 p.m. that will culminate in a rally at Target Center.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Hundreds of shops, restaurants and cultural institutions are closing their doors Friday and activists are urging Minnesotans to stay home as part of a protest against the federal deportation operation now in its eighth week.
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The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
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I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.