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Rev. Magdalen
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I hope someday we defeat fascism and in the far future, No Kings Day is celebrated as a federal holiday, and little children leave out dance mixtapes and cookies for the Resistance Frog, who leaves pocket Constitutions in their shoes.
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A story in two photos, or, why nonviolent resistance is how to win
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's not even possible to have a secret dumpster fire. Everyone living nearby knows there's a dumpster fire. People will film and post about it, "Hey everybody check out this dumpster fire somebody set in my neighborhood."
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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This piece is imperfect but I do appreciate the idea of dissidence laid out here: not so much explicit political / ideological protest, but rather insistence on normal life and community in the face of a regime that is trying to make those things impossible. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
There Is a Word for What Is Happening in Minneapolis
What ICE’s opponents are doing in Minnesota is part of a long and successful historical tradition: dissidence.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Anyone talking about black blocs, or trying to use WTO '99, Occupy, RNC 20xx, or even BLM, as the blueprint for the ICE/DHS resistance in MN is committing a category error.

Your seasoned-activist rules of engagement don't apply. This is not really protest or activism, and its goals are different.
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Everything that happens in these "occupation zones" matters to fighting the fascist bullshit. They've only gotten this far bc they turn everything into Content, you don't think the depraved fucks managing Fox News would sell their own mothers to get footage to run "Minneapolis in chaos" headlines?
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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to be kind of blunt, if the hardcore veteran activist organizer expertise that you bring results in "light a dumpster on fire, get mad that this is filmed" it's not really expertise anyone should respect, sorry. don't care how many little activism merit badges you have.
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Burning Dumpster of Nebulous Origin is my next album name.
What's the point of lighting a dumpster on fire if you're not going to film it? Is it part of some larger strategy that requires a burning dumpster of nebulous origin?
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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What's the point of lighting a dumpster on fire if you're not going to film it? Is it part of some larger strategy that requires a burning dumpster of nebulous origin?
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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"Look, our political project is not very popular, and our tactics are downright unpopular. It's hard to explain to normie libs why things have to be done our way in order to win." 🤔🤔🤔
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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setting a dumpster fire, valorously
And like, the problem of normie libs being instinctive snitches because they fear "provocateurs" when they see someone valorously setting a dumpster fire as a barricade is so universal. Like a fucking ton of normie moms in any movement with sufficient numbers are gonna have the same reaction.
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Posting is essentially nothing, and I think ‘nothing’ puts me substantially ahead in terms of net positive impact than ‘light a garbage can on fire in front of media’ ngl
Anyway yes the people lighting trash cans on fire are doing more for the movement than smug anonymous lib twitter posts
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
People are seriously out here like:

Suckerpunching people on your own side for reasons you invented? Good, praxis.

Telling people not to punch people? Threatening, fed behavior.
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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I am calling on @icegov.bsky.social Director Todd Lyons to immediately confirm or deny the existence of a “domestic terrorist” database. If true, you’re violating the Constitution. If not, maybe talk to your “border czar” to get your stories straight. This isn’t a game–it’s the Constitution.
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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These groups need to have members propose a direct democratic, majority-rule structure for establishing policies and a systematic process for expulsion that can be appealed to the entire group membership

People need to be proposing this in their rapid response groups.
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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It's time for Americans to stop referring to Trump and his cabinet full of lawless thugs as an "administration" and identify them as what they truly are: A REGIME. Only then can the others remove their blinders. It is time to create a pre-midterm election action plan. Time is running out
February 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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NANCY MACE: I don't drink because if I did it could kill me

ALSO NANCY MACE:
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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4/4 why are you, the average resident of Minneapolis clothing, feeding and protecting your neighbors, obligated to tolerate that? Why do you owe deference to that? Why do you have to like arson to be considered an ally? You shouldn't, and I'm glad someone is exposing this bullshit so we can see it.
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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3/x Meanwhile, a bunch of people *on here* then claim that they're the protest experts, that you're doing it all wrong, that arson is a necessary part of protest, that you're obligated to let the arsonists do their thing, and if you don't like it or keep that camera rolling, that makes you a fed.
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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2/x You're taking video of ICE activities in a public area, only to see a handful of people trying to start dumpster fires. You tell them not to do that, because that's not what we're doing. They proceed to punch you in the face for taking video and yelling at you about opsec.
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Imagine you're an average resident of Minneapolis trying to strike a war-life balance. You're spending your money donating essential supplies for mutual aid for people who can't leave the house. You tail an ICE vehicle only for it to drive right by your house and point to it. It's a clear threat. 1x
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Trump says this stuff surrounded by Republican leaders in Congress who are clutching the new MAGA merch he gave them. They love it. Shameful.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---

TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Red hats sweeping the U.S. as resistance knitters embrace 'melt the ICE' pattern - Yahoo News Canada share.google/qjiUYUOO8H5v...
Red hats sweeping the U.S. as resistance knitters embrace 'melt the ICE' pattern
If the marching resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump's first term had a colour, it was probably pussy-hat pink. But knitted protest headwear has a new look in 2026, thanks to the popularity of a ...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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ICE is appearing, in affluent neighborhoods brandishing guns and terrorizing people into submission.

This is what happens when a felon illegitimate president* runs the government.

Minnesota is NOT okay.
#ICEOUTNOW
February 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM