Mars Octavian
@northofnow.bsky.social
They/Them. White. South MPLS. Queer AF. English teacher. Library lover. Anarcosocialist.
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TurnSignl just launched instant access to an immigration attorney, anywhere in America. You can also sponsor memberships for others, because a society should never force people to choose between basic needs and basic rights.
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/jazzhamp...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/jazzhamp...
We Just Launched Instant Access to an Immigration Attorney Nationwide
When they struggle to legislate, we will innovate
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
TurnSignl just launched instant access to an immigration attorney, anywhere in America. You can also sponsor memberships for others, because a society should never force people to choose between basic needs and basic rights.
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/jazzhamp...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/jazzhamp...
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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wish *i* were shielded, and grounded
Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
wish *i* were shielded, and grounded
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Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
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Summoning circle for a perpetual Blue Texas
February 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Summoning circle for a perpetual Blue Texas
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Take a deep dive into the secret lives of big fish! 🦈
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
January 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Take a deep dive into the secret lives of big fish! 🦈
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
Alkaline Trio (w/soon-to-be favorite band of all time Against Me! opening) 2005
In honor of Nate’s first show at First Ave, please share your first show at First Ave
Well, quite the show for my first time to First Ave
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Alkaline Trio (w/soon-to-be favorite band of all time Against Me! opening) 2005
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Draft @erinmayequade.bsky.social for governor.
January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Draft @erinmayequade.bsky.social for governor.
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When the people take Nicollet, make it look like a K-Mart and you can block the road for decades
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
When the people take Nicollet, make it look like a K-Mart and you can block the road for decades
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professor and writer Anton Treuer gave us an Ojibwe version of “ICE OUT”
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 AM
professor and writer Anton Treuer gave us an Ojibwe version of “ICE OUT”
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
ikogaan mikwam=ice, go away!
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Timeline cleanse: Parreginald.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Timeline cleanse: Parreginald.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
For those asking where we go from here: Not voting to fund ICE is a great place for us to start.
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Vigil at Whittier park for Alex Pretti, three streets west of where federal agents killed him.
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Vigil at Whittier park for Alex Pretti, three streets west of where federal agents killed him.
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MINNEAPOLIS ACTION:
Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!
Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: jacob.frey@minneapolismn.gov
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Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!
Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: jacob.frey@minneapolismn.gov
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January 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
MINNEAPOLIS ACTION:
Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!
Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: jacob.frey@minneapolismn.gov
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Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!
Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: jacob.frey@minneapolismn.gov
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Don’t gesture at the sheriff while saying we have law enforcement. Quislings don’t count.
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Don’t gesture at the sheriff while saying we have law enforcement. Quislings don’t count.
@governorwalz.mn.gov @amyklobuchar.com @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social The best time to grow a spine was two months ago. The second best time is now. DO SOMETHING.
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov @amyklobuchar.com @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social The best time to grow a spine was two months ago. The second best time is now. DO SOMETHING.
They killed another person
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
They killed another person
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Here's a handy video of some warm-up exercises you can do to help get yourself prepared to shovel! Obviously, adjust them to your fitness level, but the main goal is get yourself warmed up for physical activity. You can't go from 0 to 60 here, & you'll get a better idea of what you can handle!
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Here's a handy video of some warm-up exercises you can do to help get yourself prepared to shovel! Obviously, adjust them to your fitness level, but the main goal is get yourself warmed up for physical activity. You can't go from 0 to 60 here, & you'll get a better idea of what you can handle!
It’s time for every Minnesotan’s favorite game: how many pairs of pants can I fit under this other pair of pants?
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
It’s time for every Minnesotan’s favorite game: how many pairs of pants can I fit under this other pair of pants?
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My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
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ICE has tackled educators at schools.
Stopped people on the street and asked for their papers.
Detained US citizens.
Used chemical agents on children.
Killed one of our neighbors.
There has been no remorse. No consequences.
Congress can’t send one more cent to this DHS.
Stopped people on the street and asked for their papers.
Detained US citizens.
Used chemical agents on children.
Killed one of our neighbors.
There has been no remorse. No consequences.
Congress can’t send one more cent to this DHS.
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
ICE has tackled educators at schools.
Stopped people on the street and asked for their papers.
Detained US citizens.
Used chemical agents on children.
Killed one of our neighbors.
There has been no remorse. No consequences.
Congress can’t send one more cent to this DHS.
Stopped people on the street and asked for their papers.
Detained US citizens.
Used chemical agents on children.
Killed one of our neighbors.
There has been no remorse. No consequences.
Congress can’t send one more cent to this DHS.