Nic Moe (he/him)
@nicmoe.bsky.social
I build tools for scientific discovery. I geek data viz, maps, and stats. YIMBY. Empiricist. Driftless. Reluctant cat person. 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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Oh I've been looking for this. 32 songs about what's happening in Minnesota. From @minnpost.bsky.social. Get beyond The Boss.
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
‘Streets of Minneapolis’: 32 protest songs inspired by the city's ICE resistance
MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and empathy to support Minnesota.
www.minnpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Oh I've been looking for this. 32 songs about what's happening in Minnesota. From @minnpost.bsky.social. Get beyond The Boss.
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
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San Diego and Los Angeles face all the same macro headwinds. But in the former, housing permitting is up 40%, while in the latter, it has plummeted. What's the difference? Policy and administration.
www.therebuild.pub/p/one-city-s...
www.therebuild.pub/p/one-city-s...
One City Streamlined. The Other Stalled.
San Diego’s Housing Boom vs Los Angeles’ Post-Fire Bust
www.therebuild.pub
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
San Diego and Los Angeles face all the same macro headwinds. But in the former, housing permitting is up 40%, while in the latter, it has plummeted. What's the difference? Policy and administration.
www.therebuild.pub/p/one-city-s...
www.therebuild.pub/p/one-city-s...
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Amid so much loss, it matters to name the victories too. The same day Renée Nicole Good was killed, Avelo Airlines announced it would stop flying deportation flights—ending a $150M ICE contract. UUs across the country helped make this happen. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZHr2QQ
#ICEOut #UU #Avelo
#ICEOut #UU #Avelo
Here's How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE
ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Amid so much loss, it matters to name the victories too. The same day Renée Nicole Good was killed, Avelo Airlines announced it would stop flying deportation flights—ending a $150M ICE contract. UUs across the country helped make this happen. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZHr2QQ
#ICEOut #UU #Avelo
#ICEOut #UU #Avelo
The big need at the moment is rent support. Many people in MN can’t safely get to work and rent is due in a few days.
Unless there is an eviction moratorium, lots of vulnerable folks could end up homeless.
Unless there is an eviction moratorium, lots of vulnerable folks could end up homeless.
This is a great resource for how and where to help with the ICE occupation in Minnesota.
I’m going to pin this post and also try to keep a thread going with active calls for action.
Feel free to add them as you see them if it’s helpful to store everything in one place.
Community > Everything
I’m going to pin this post and also try to keep a thread going with active calls for action.
Feel free to add them as you see them if it’s helpful to store everything in one place.
Community > Everything
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The big need at the moment is rent support. Many people in MN can’t safely get to work and rent is due in a few days.
Unless there is an eviction moratorium, lots of vulnerable folks could end up homeless.
Unless there is an eviction moratorium, lots of vulnerable folks could end up homeless.
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Hi! Are you doomscrolling? Have you moisturized your hands recently? Dry winter weather can lead to painful cracked skin. I recommend using products specifically formulated for this and applying Aquaphor on top.
Also, sleep deprivation makes everything harder. Try not to stay up too late tonight.
Also, sleep deprivation makes everything harder. Try not to stay up too late tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Hi! Are you doomscrolling? Have you moisturized your hands recently? Dry winter weather can lead to painful cracked skin. I recommend using products specifically formulated for this and applying Aquaphor on top.
Also, sleep deprivation makes everything harder. Try not to stay up too late tonight.
Also, sleep deprivation makes everything harder. Try not to stay up too late tonight.
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Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
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the wizard of oz/the wire crossover that's just a deep dive into the inner workings of the lullaby league and the lollipop guild
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
the wizard of oz/the wire crossover that's just a deep dive into the inner workings of the lullaby league and the lollipop guild
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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What @prisonculture.bsky.social always says is: find the thing you can do and do it. You can’t do all the things. (Or something like that but more eloquent). I remind myself when I feel I should be writing marching observing delivering organizing meeting reporting shopping
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
What @prisonculture.bsky.social always says is: find the thing you can do and do it. You can’t do all the things. (Or something like that but more eloquent). I remind myself when I feel I should be writing marching observing delivering organizing meeting reporting shopping
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NEW: How a Typical Day of Border Patrol ‘Cluster Raids’ Plays Out in Southern California - As Border Patrol invades communities, Rapid Response networks try to prevent as many abductions as possible by monitoring federal activity. by @izzymirez.bsky.social with @lataco.bsky.social
How a Typical Day of Border Patrol 'Cluster Raids' Plays Out in Southern California ~ L.A. TACO
As Border Patrol invades communities, Rapid Response networks try to prevent as many abductions as possible by monitoring federal activity.
lataco.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
NEW: How a Typical Day of Border Patrol ‘Cluster Raids’ Plays Out in Southern California - As Border Patrol invades communities, Rapid Response networks try to prevent as many abductions as possible by monitoring federal activity. by @izzymirez.bsky.social with @lataco.bsky.social
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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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
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.
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every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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At this point, it should be really really clear that arguing for more or better training for ICE is arguing that they be trained to kill and brutalize more effectively. Their behavior isn’t a one-off error.
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
At this point, it should be really really clear that arguing for more or better training for ICE is arguing that they be trained to kill and brutalize more effectively. Their behavior isn’t a one-off error.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 PM
if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
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Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
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In case anyone is wondering, crime rates keep going down in California. Some, like homicide, are at or near historic lows @nigelduara.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
California cities just saw their lowest homicide rates in decades. It's not clear why
Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and many other cities.
calmatters.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
In case anyone is wondering, crime rates keep going down in California. Some, like homicide, are at or near historic lows @nigelduara.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
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Lots of things we gotta fix! But damn, I'd love to see a bill banning tear gas, pepper spray and the use of other "gas" agents by law enforcement. We signed international laws against gassing soldiers! Using tear gas on your own people is a disgrace.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Lots of things we gotta fix! But damn, I'd love to see a bill banning tear gas, pepper spray and the use of other "gas" agents by law enforcement. We signed international laws against gassing soldiers! Using tear gas on your own people is a disgrace.
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Goddamn this is a jeremiad
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Goddamn this is a jeremiad
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If you’re sitting in awe of how Minnesota moves, you need to start copy+pasting our movements onto your community.
Have you taken CPR/first aid training recently? Are you stocked up on first aid supplies? Eye wash?
Does your school/daycare have parent patrol watches organized already?
WE DON'T NEED YOU HERE...WE NEED YOU THERE. Getting ready now.
Does your school/daycare have parent patrol watches organized already?
WE DON'T NEED YOU HERE...WE NEED YOU THERE. Getting ready now.
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM
If you’re sitting in awe of how Minnesota moves, you need to start copy+pasting our movements onto your community.
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Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.