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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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This is what love looks like.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Same people who whinge endlessly about how the removal of confederate monuments “erases history” have no problem erasing actual history
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Someone just called me a believer in "purity tests" because I think the Democrats who just voted to fund the president's unaccountable masked goon squad deserve to be primaried.

If your definition of "purity" is that basic, you're beyond helping
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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This is such a widespread sickness among pundits. Pointing out that Republicans are lying about welfare fraud — and have been for decades — doesn't qualify as a publishable take.

So you get this bizarre fixation on optics and this amorphous demand for Dems to "admit" something they admit already.
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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A joke for the history buffs:

Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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This idea is absolutely brain-dead and absolutely everywhere.
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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I was just writing about how the bad guys in Doctor Who often have buffoonish master plans only to read in the actual news that Trump intends to raise punitive taxes on Americans until Europe gives up & gives him Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.

It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
@bsky.app blocklist feature idea for ya: "label posts from this list"

I don't necessarily want to *block* some lists, but sometimes I want to label everyone on them.
January 17, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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The Minneapolis AFL-CIO calling for a general strike is a big deal and we should treat it like a big deal.

Also it's a good idea. LFG

minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
minneapolisunions.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
*incoherent noises*

This is both such a predictable heel turn (and it's impressive that he had further to turn that way!) and a new level of awful child-manipulation.
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Hey, you know who's actually a convicted felon and this guy's idol?
Pierce County, are you guys okay? This is absolutely insane. Video from @hannahkrieg.bsky.social.

Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
January 16, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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Uh, the Pierce County (Tacoma), Washington sheriff just threatened to secede and overthrow the county government by force if they try to fire him.

Like no shit. No exaggeration. Watch it.
Pierce County, are you guys okay? This is absolutely insane. Video from @hannahkrieg.bsky.social.

Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
January 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor

Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes

Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day

Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
More than almost any other reason, this is why the cup needs to come back to Canada.
Trump during Florida Panthers celebration: "I heard they have a little surprise. Ooh, that looks nice. I hope it's the stick and not just the shirt. That stick looks beautiful. That looks beautiful. Maybe I get both, who the hells knows. I'm president, I'll just take them."
January 15, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.

The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Hey @schumer.senate.gov, resign.
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.

The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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I sincerely will never forget the first time I saw “clash between police and protesters,” after watching law abiding people, who’d followed every direction given, attacked with tear gas and violence. Then watched fry cooks and student teachers called “paid agitators.”
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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there is simply no other conclusion than that mayors must be rich
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mayor Katie Wilson pays small fine for child care help during campaign
The modest fine was reflective of the fact that Wilson and her campaign fully cooperated as the ethics commission looked into an unprecedented issue.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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If you see an abduction keep your wits about you and focus on:
-recording it
-getting a name

The first one I saw I went into a red rage and started screaming “GO HOME.” The second I was better but I didn’t get to the key question fast enough (I had less than 20 seconds).

Next time I’ll do better
Even just a name can put in motion efforts that get someone released. If they're a citizen, we can get them jail support. If they're an immigrant, there are groups working overtime to file habeas petitions before they're whisked out of state. But it starts with a name.
If you see one, the most important thing to say is “WHAT’S YOUR NAME” because otherwise the person is gone for good, maybe. I witnessed one in an alley as the sole pursuit car, I was the only witness, I froze for a second and didn’t shout it in time, and the guy is just… gone now. I’ll never know.
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM