Lydia Polgreen
@polgreen.bsky.social
New York Times Opinion Columnist. The world, especially the global south, migration, inequality, the human future, queer stuff. Reachable via email or on Signal @lpolgreen.39
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
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January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
The world is terrible but the kids (of St. Paul, MN) are alright.
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The world is terrible but the kids (of St. Paul, MN) are alright.
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This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
Just landed in Minneapolis. Anyone working on ICE watch or other mutual aid efforts, hit me up. Contacts are in my bio.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Just landed in Minneapolis. Anyone working on ICE watch or other mutual aid efforts, hit me up. Contacts are in my bio.
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incredibly clear to me that they released the video not because they necessarily think it shows the officers innocence, but because it shows two gay women confronting a man
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
incredibly clear to me that they released the video not because they necessarily think it shows the officers innocence, but because it shows two gay women confronting a man
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Alpha News is a far-right site run by the wife of the former head of the Minneapolis police union.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
(Warning: Disturbing.)
(Warning: Disturbing.)
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Alpha News is a far-right site run by the wife of the former head of the Minneapolis police union.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
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This sharp essay by @polgreen.bsky.social examines Trump’s “imperial boomerang.” It’s been clear to me many of his voters were angry about a post-9/11 “imperial boomerang” of other leaders — embodied by the toll of troop deaths and deployments, and wars leading to waves of refugees to the US.
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This sharp essay by @polgreen.bsky.social examines Trump’s “imperial boomerang.” It’s been clear to me many of his voters were angry about a post-9/11 “imperial boomerang” of other leaders — embodied by the toll of troop deaths and deployments, and wars leading to waves of refugees to the US.
Trump has transformed the imperial boomerang into a Mobius Strip that feeds his insatiable and seemingly unstoppable lust for power. Be very afraid. My latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
Opinion | This Is Trump’s Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy
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January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Trump has transformed the imperial boomerang into a Mobius Strip that feeds his insatiable and seemingly unstoppable lust for power. Be very afraid. My latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
This is incredibly well done, and totally damning. Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is incredibly well done, and totally damning. Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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When the cop murdered Philando Castile his girlfriend and her 4 year old daughter were also in the car.
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
When the cop murdered Philando Castile his girlfriend and her 4 year old daughter were also in the car.
After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
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NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
Our latest:
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This is how far from where George Floyd was murdered by police to where Renee Good was murdered by ICE -- two-thirds of a mile
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
This is how far from where George Floyd was murdered by police to where Renee Good was murdered by ICE -- two-thirds of a mile
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
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surreal times
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Imperial boomerang: I live a block from the courthouse where Maduro is to be tried and the cops have blocked off all the places my 7 month old puppy likes to poop.
January 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Imperial boomerang: I live a block from the courthouse where Maduro is to be tried and the cops have blocked off all the places my 7 month old puppy likes to poop.
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Lucy Dacus….doesn’t even go here? Was it hard to find a musician in New York?
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Lucy Dacus….doesn’t even go here? Was it hard to find a musician in New York?