Old Tehanu
@oldtehanu.bsky.social
Writer. Science fan. Maps matter. Biology is queer af. Worked at MS, Public Schools, & public transit. Gadfly. Old dragons don't die. Eunoia.
Just Say NO.
What power you have, use it against oligarchs & Nazls.
Banner: 1982, young me.
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Just Say NO.
What power you have, use it against oligarchs & Nazls.
Banner: 1982, young me.
Sry 4 typos.
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
A strapping young bearded white male.
Hey, white men, I know that three out of four of you are nice guys.
Please start hard conversations with the one in four guys that are not.
Because they don't listen to the womens and the browns. They really do want to hurt people. They WANT to.
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Hey, white men, I know that three out of four of you are nice guys.
Please start hard conversations with the one in four guys that are not.
Because they don't listen to the womens and the browns. They really do want to hurt people. They WANT to.
D
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Minnesota courts have been inundated with these cases since the beginning of Operation Metro Surge last month. Here's a ruling by Judge Bryan from yesterday, freeing a man who as detained after living in the US for 20 years with no criminal record. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Minnesota courts have been inundated with these cases since the beginning of Operation Metro Surge last month. Here's a ruling by Judge Bryan from yesterday, freeing a man who as detained after living in the US for 20 years with no criminal record. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a good example of stepping up.
I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
It's a good example of stepping up.
Ten shots?!
All 10 shots were fired AFTER they removed the gun from Pretti’s waist. Every single shot was fired after he was disarmed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Ten shots?!
He knows how to talk to people in a way they hear him and cheer him.
That's a good example for other politicians.
That's a good example for other politicians.
"I can think of no better excuse for New Yorkers to stay home, take a long nap, or take advantage of our public libraries offer of free access to 'Heated Rivalry' on eBook or audio book for anyone with a library card."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at his snow press conferece today.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at his snow press conferece today.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
He knows how to talk to people in a way they hear him and cheer him.
That's a good example for other politicians.
That's a good example for other politicians.
They are fearing they will land in jail.
They aren't wrong to be afraid of that.
They aren't wrong to be afraid of that.
That's a shame 🫠.
January 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
They are fearing they will land in jail.
They aren't wrong to be afraid of that.
They aren't wrong to be afraid of that.
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White people are being profiled by ICE for helping Black and brown people being profiled by ICE.
Breaking: ICE is now reportedly following white people on grocery runs in Minnesota, suspecting they're delivering food to neighbors too afraid to leave their homes.
Neighborhood instructions:
Don't put the address in your phone.
Don't use GPS.
Write it on paper.
And if you get stopped, eat it.
Neighborhood instructions:
Don't put the address in your phone.
Don't use GPS.
Write it on paper.
And if you get stopped, eat it.
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
White people are being profiled by ICE for helping Black and brown people being profiled by ICE.
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Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
@governorwalz.mn.gov That was an excellent clap back.
Epstein is exactly what to remind them of at every turn
Epstein is exactly what to remind them of at every turn
Walz on Bondi's demands for voter rolls: "This is Donald Trump telling everybody that the election was rigged, who started this nightmare for America. Pro tip to the AG: There's two million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those."
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov That was an excellent clap back.
Epstein is exactly what to remind them of at every turn
Epstein is exactly what to remind them of at every turn
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker called for abolishing of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Saturday, after federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis.
Pritzker, Johnson call for ICE to be abolished after second fatal shooting by feds in Minneapolis
chicago.suntimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker called for abolishing of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Saturday, after federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis.
A federal employee murdered another federal employee.
The victim worked for the VA.
No one is exempt.
The victim worked for the VA.
No one is exempt.
This Federal employee stands with the Pretti family.
Feds shooting a Fed is unbelievable.
#standwithPretti
Feds shooting a Fed is unbelievable.
#standwithPretti
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A federal employee murdered another federal employee.
The victim worked for the VA.
No one is exempt.
The victim worked for the VA.
No one is exempt.
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I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
It's time to abolish ICE
Federal immigration agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, the third such incident in just weeks amid aggressive federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen...
actionnetwork.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
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"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
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This is now a political account because I can’t treat your heavy menstrual bleeding and iron deficiency appropriately if ICE disappears or executes you.
January 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This is now a political account because I can’t treat your heavy menstrual bleeding and iron deficiency appropriately if ICE disappears or executes you.
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Before 2013 when Sea Star Wasting appeared these giant Pisaster sea stars were common. This one is pulling a clam out of it's burrow at Coal Oil Pt.
Canadian researchers found that Vibrio, closely related the agent causing Cholera, killed off millions of sea stars.
Canadian researchers found that Vibrio, closely related the agent causing Cholera, killed off millions of sea stars.
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Before 2013 when Sea Star Wasting appeared these giant Pisaster sea stars were common. This one is pulling a clam out of it's burrow at Coal Oil Pt.
Canadian researchers found that Vibrio, closely related the agent causing Cholera, killed off millions of sea stars.
Canadian researchers found that Vibrio, closely related the agent causing Cholera, killed off millions of sea stars.
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This is all I want to see Democrats doing from now on.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This is all I want to see Democrats doing from now on.
That will not bring the temperature down. (Who is gonna warn Vance?)
JFC!! It was just announced on Velshi that there is a press conference with Bovino scheduled in Minneapolis later today.
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
That will not bring the temperature down. (Who is gonna warn Vance?)
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It’s not “self defense” it’s a tactic.
It permits offensive action by police.
ALTERNATIVELY federales are too stupid to get out from in front of vehicles.
www.ms.now/news/federal...
It permits offensive action by police.
ALTERNATIVELY federales are too stupid to get out from in front of vehicles.
www.ms.now/news/federal...
Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.
After each shooting, federal agencies claimed the drivers tried to ram agents with their vehicles. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny.
www.ms.now
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
It’s not “self defense” it’s a tactic.
It permits offensive action by police.
ALTERNATIVELY federales are too stupid to get out from in front of vehicles.
www.ms.now/news/federal...
It permits offensive action by police.
ALTERNATIVELY federales are too stupid to get out from in front of vehicles.
www.ms.now/news/federal...
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The lie that police protect us has been blown up. Police are protecting federal murderers.
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The lie that police protect us has been blown up. Police are protecting federal murderers.
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Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
And the total death count is higher, including detainees, around 40 murder death kills.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
And the total death count is higher, including detainees, around 40 murder death kills.
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"Fascists know that what the American Founders called the 'republican virtues' impede their political agenda, and so they gleefully trash liberal pieties such as reason and reasonableness, civility and civic spirit, toleration and forbearance."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Fascists know that what the American Founders called the 'republican virtues' impede their political agenda, and so they gleefully trash liberal pieties such as reason and reasonableness, civility and civic spirit, toleration and forbearance."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...