Rik Shaw
@rikshaw.bsky.social
Newest endeavor: https://openmobile.us: Trust your phone [again].
Also the creator of https://wastalinux.org, born during years of living in NE Africa, working together with and providing technical support to local language and literacy workers.
Also the creator of https://wastalinux.org, born during years of living in NE Africa, working together with and providing technical support to local language and literacy workers.
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At 507 Indivisible Rochester MN, we promote like-minded groups who have missions that align with ours. With the current duress upon our immigrant neighbors, we’d like to highlight several groups that could use your help right now.
Venmo: @mn50501rochester.bsky.social
venmo.com/u/mn50501rochester
Venmo: @mn50501rochester.bsky.social
venmo.com/u/mn50501rochester
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
At 507 Indivisible Rochester MN, we promote like-minded groups who have missions that align with ours. With the current duress upon our immigrant neighbors, we’d like to highlight several groups that could use your help right now.
Venmo: @mn50501rochester.bsky.social
venmo.com/u/mn50501rochester
Venmo: @mn50501rochester.bsky.social
venmo.com/u/mn50501rochester
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RIP Alex Pretti. U of MN Grad. Nurse. Worked at the VA.
January 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
RIP Alex Pretti. U of MN Grad. Nurse. Worked at the VA.
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There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it.
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it.
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Minneapolis says no to ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Minneapolis says no to ICE.
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The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.
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Going live from Minneapolis airport on my YouTube channel in about 20 minutes. Subscribe now and get notified ✊🏽. youtube.com/qasimrashid
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Going live from Minneapolis airport on my YouTube channel in about 20 minutes. Subscribe now and get notified ✊🏽. youtube.com/qasimrashid
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The Governor has declared tomorrow to be a Day of Truth and Freedom.
May this be a day people celebrate in MN for generations to come.
May this be a day people celebrate in MN for generations to come.
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The Governor has declared tomorrow to be a Day of Truth and Freedom.
May this be a day people celebrate in MN for generations to come.
May this be a day people celebrate in MN for generations to come.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Dated April 5, 2025 -- but still relevant.
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Dated April 5, 2025 -- but still relevant.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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Grateful for the Living Church's coverage of what's happening here in the Twin Cities, and the impact of the ICE operation on Messiah, St. Paul, in particular. We covet your prayers for the most vulnerable in our community in the days ahead ⚓
Lay leaders are monitoring entrances and exits at Messiah Church to protect immigrant members and will soon deliver groceries to those who fear detention.
#TheLivingChurch #News #ICE #Minnesota
#TheLivingChurch #News #ICE #Minnesota
Minnesota Church Responds to Immigrants’ Fears - The Living Church
Lay leaders are monitoring entrances and exits at Messiah Church to protect immigrant members and will soon deliver groceries to those who fear detention.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Grateful for the Living Church's coverage of what's happening here in the Twin Cities, and the impact of the ICE operation on Messiah, St. Paul, in particular. We covet your prayers for the most vulnerable in our community in the days ahead ⚓
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MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland was at the scene of the arrest and said the agents took a teenage girl and boy into custody after rear-ending their SUV. At least two bystanders were arrested as the agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray.
Federal agents detain two teenagers in Minneapolis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers handcuffed and detained two teenagers in south Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon.
www.mprnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
MPR News photojournalist Ben Hovland was at the scene of the arrest and said the agents took a teenage girl and boy into custody after rear-ending their SUV. At least two bystanders were arrested as the agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray.
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I suspect ICE came down on Minneapolis because they thought it would be easy to provoke rioting there & declare martial law.
That has not proved to be the case.
ICE is further escalating now as a last ditch effort to incite civil unrest.
Hang on, Minneapolis.
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
That has not proved to be the case.
ICE is further escalating now as a last ditch effort to incite civil unrest.
Hang on, Minneapolis.
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I suspect ICE came down on Minneapolis because they thought it would be easy to provoke rioting there & declare martial law.
That has not proved to be the case.
ICE is further escalating now as a last ditch effort to incite civil unrest.
Hang on, Minneapolis.
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
That has not proved to be the case.
ICE is further escalating now as a last ditch effort to incite civil unrest.
Hang on, Minneapolis.
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
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While chanting Ps 10 in WI my heart was with my family and community in MN.
"[The wicked] lurk in ambush in public squares... they murder the innocent; they spy out the helpless... they seize the lowly and drag them away...
Rise up, O Lord;
lift up your hand, O God;
do not forget the afflicted."
"[The wicked] lurk in ambush in public squares... they murder the innocent; they spy out the helpless... they seize the lowly and drag them away...
Rise up, O Lord;
lift up your hand, O God;
do not forget the afflicted."
January 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
While chanting Ps 10 in WI my heart was with my family and community in MN.
"[The wicked] lurk in ambush in public squares... they murder the innocent; they spy out the helpless... they seize the lowly and drag them away...
Rise up, O Lord;
lift up your hand, O God;
do not forget the afflicted."
"[The wicked] lurk in ambush in public squares... they murder the innocent; they spy out the helpless... they seize the lowly and drag them away...
Rise up, O Lord;
lift up your hand, O God;
do not forget the afflicted."
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According to Bishop Andrew Waldo, who was a priest colleague of mine in the Episcopal Diocese of MN and is now retired there, this terrorized man, ChongLy Thao, is a cousin of one of the priests at the Hmong-majority Episcopal congregation in the Twin Cities. Oh, and Thao is indeed a U.S. citizen. ⚓️
ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow
A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and...
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
According to Bishop Andrew Waldo, who was a priest colleague of mine in the Episcopal Diocese of MN and is now retired there, this terrorized man, ChongLy Thao, is a cousin of one of the priests at the Hmong-majority Episcopal congregation in the Twin Cities. Oh, and Thao is indeed a U.S. citizen. ⚓️
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Even if you have a pretty good idea of what it would take to turn a classic car into a Leaf-powered EV, it's still fun to watch the whole thing come together.
Watch This Madman Spend 2 Years Leaf-Swapping A 1962 Mercury Comet - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Even if you have a pretty good idea of what it would take to turn a classic car into a Leaf-powered EV, it's still fun to watch the whole thing come together.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Too often, a promotion is a precursor to problems. They are frequently used to reward past performance, not to select for future success econ.st/3LrCm0b
Illustration: Paul Blow
Illustration: Paul Blow
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Too often, a promotion is a precursor to problems. They are frequently used to reward past performance, not to select for future success econ.st/3LrCm0b
Illustration: Paul Blow
Illustration: Paul Blow
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Living in the USA and wanting to be able to trust your phone again by being more in control of your privacy? A device from us comes with #iodéOS preinstalled ready for your new #degoogled lifestyle.
We have recently added Pixel 9 series devices to our store!
openmobile.us/store/
We have recently added Pixel 9 series devices to our store!
openmobile.us/store/
October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Living in the USA and wanting to be able to trust your phone again by being more in control of your privacy? A device from us comes with #iodéOS preinstalled ready for your new #degoogled lifestyle.
We have recently added Pixel 9 series devices to our store!
openmobile.us/store/
We have recently added Pixel 9 series devices to our store!
openmobile.us/store/
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ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.
This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.
1/2
This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.
1/2
October 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.
This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.
1/2
This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.
1/2
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In times of tumult, in times of calamity, Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. ⚓️
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
In times of tumult, in times of calamity, Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. ⚓️
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🚨 NEW from Drop Site News: Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda
The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.
Story by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang
www.dropsitenews.com/p/google-you...
The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.
Story by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang
www.dropsitenews.com/p/google-you...
Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda
Google is in the middle of a six-month, $45 million contract to amplify propaganda with Netanyahu’s office. The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.
www.dropsitenews.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🚨 NEW from Drop Site News: Google’s $45 Million Contract With Netanyahu's Office to Spread Israeli Propaganda
The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.
Story by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang
www.dropsitenews.com/p/google-you...
The contract describes Google as a “key entity” supporting the prime minister’s messaging.
Story by Jack Poulson and Lee Fang
www.dropsitenews.com/p/google-you...