✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird
@riotousmuse.bsky.social
diasporic, urban-dwelling Inuk Indigiqueer woman seeking reconnection;
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💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
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Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
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The last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934.
It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25.
Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.
It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25.
Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.
Time for everyone paying attention to Minnesota's General Strike to read up on Aquatennial & Bloody Friday - Minneapolis
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This really is a great picture:
February 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This really is a great picture:
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Today is the day "I first learned about the deportation (or “repatriation”) of a million Mexicans during the Great Depression, and that of those million, an estimated 60 percent were US citizens of Mexican descent."
Counting to 10...
Counting to 10...
This is Michael Torres’s life now, thanks to ICE. He wrote the National Poetry Series-winning collection AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF NAMES. #AbolishICE @literaryhub.bsky.social
Letter From Minnesota: “I Have My Passport With Me.”
I’ve been carrying my US Passport in my backpack lately. Sometimes my coat pocket. Or pants pocket. I pat-pat it as I cross campus; when I walk into the grocery store. I live in a small town over a…
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February 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Today is the day "I first learned about the deportation (or “repatriation”) of a million Mexicans during the Great Depression, and that of those million, an estimated 60 percent were US citizens of Mexican descent."
Counting to 10...
Counting to 10...
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"Observers in both neighborhoods say that agents have been operating in smaller groups to avoid drawing attention to themselves. They also said that agents have been using increasingly deceptive tactics, and have more frequently been seen without masks."
Minnesota residents and lawmakers say the promised drawdown has not materialized, and they are seeing ICE use more covert tactics to continue operations across Twin Cities suburbs.
By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social
By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social
Minnesota suburbs see ‘stealthier’ tactics as ICE stays active
Minnesota residents and lawmakers say the promised drawdown has not materialized, and they are seeing ICE use more covert tactics to continue operations across Twin Cities suburbs.
sahanjournal.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Observers in both neighborhoods say that agents have been operating in smaller groups to avoid drawing attention to themselves. They also said that agents have been using increasingly deceptive tactics, and have more frequently been seen without masks."
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PS - All this is said not to paralyze you, but to encourage you to organize against camp expansions happening now. The threat of camps over time is like a malicious form of compound interest. Getting rid of them quickly minimizes harm and helps detainees while also shoring up the country's future.
February 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
PS - All this is said not to paralyze you, but to encourage you to organize against camp expansions happening now. The threat of camps over time is like a malicious form of compound interest. Getting rid of them quickly minimizes harm and helps detainees while also shoring up the country's future.
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At some point soon, I'll write more about what happened in the US *after* Japanese American detainees (many of whom were citizens) were released and WWII ended. Another set of concentration camps persisted here, but they've often been forgotten, because the country dodged a bullet. [4/4]
February 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
At some point soon, I'll write more about what happened in the US *after* Japanese American detainees (many of whom were citizens) were released and WWII ended. Another set of concentration camps persisted here, but they've often been forgotten, because the country dodged a bullet. [4/4]
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Gitmo went from being for immigration detention to War on Terror detention. French camps for Spaniards fleeing Franco in '30s became enemy alien camps during WWII, many detaining Jews who fled Nazi Germany. After France fell, those camps eventually deported detainees to extermination camps. [3/4]
February 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Gitmo went from being for immigration detention to War on Terror detention. French camps for Spaniards fleeing Franco in '30s became enemy alien camps during WWII, many detaining Jews who fled Nazi Germany. After France fell, those camps eventually deported detainees to extermination camps. [3/4]
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Goals shift and expand. This doesn't typically lead to the kind of extermination camps that arose after almost a decade in Nazi Germany. But it does tend to have other follow-on effects that make subsequent, often worse, forms of camps far more likely to come into existence. [2/3]
February 20, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Goals shift and expand. This doesn't typically lead to the kind of extermination camps that arose after almost a decade in Nazi Germany. But it does tend to have other follow-on effects that make subsequent, often worse, forms of camps far more likely to come into existence. [2/3]
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Two issues I'm pondering. One is that you can't move this many people without inflicting tremendous physical and psychological harm on those deported and on society itself. The second is that left in place for years, mass detention on a whole new level will be normalized. It rarely vanishes. [1/3]
Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...
February 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Two issues I'm pondering. One is that you can't move this many people without inflicting tremendous physical and psychological harm on those deported and on society itself. The second is that left in place for years, mass detention on a whole new level will be normalized. It rarely vanishes. [1/3]
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That's what I worry most about in a sense -- the US has normalized a great deal of incarceration, more than any other country, and now they will normalize more (at a time when people are feeling very carceral).
February 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
That's what I worry most about in a sense -- the US has normalized a great deal of incarceration, more than any other country, and now they will normalize more (at a time when people are feeling very carceral).
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Get so fucking annoying
Go to the municipal meetings
Protest outside of the offices of warehouse owners considering a sale
Be
Fucking
Annoying
Go to the municipal meetings
Protest outside of the offices of warehouse owners considering a sale
Be
Fucking
Annoying
PS - All this is said not to paralyze you, but to encourage you to organize against camp expansions happening now. The threat of camps over time is like a malicious form of compound interest. Getting rid of them quickly minimizes harm and helps detainees while also shoring up the country's future.
February 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Get so fucking annoying
Go to the municipal meetings
Protest outside of the offices of warehouse owners considering a sale
Be
Fucking
Annoying
Go to the municipal meetings
Protest outside of the offices of warehouse owners considering a sale
Be
Fucking
Annoying
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The second part of this is BAD for democracy! Progressives & leftists should oppose anything that takes powers away from the Council (a diverse body elected by smaller communities) and gives to the Mayor (a city-wide office disproportionately elected by wealthy, white areas of the city).
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This package would also entrench the offices of City Operations Officer and Community Safety Commissioner (which were created by ordinance) in the charter and remove the council's authority to confirm any mayoral appointments other than those two offices, City Attorney, Police Chief, and Fire Chief.
February 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The second part of this is BAD for democracy! Progressives & leftists should oppose anything that takes powers away from the Council (a diverse body elected by smaller communities) and gives to the Mayor (a city-wide office disproportionately elected by wealthy, white areas of the city).
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Eric says there will be a public hearing on this, likely on May 6th. Pencil that in on your calendars!
(Thank you Eric for taking on the mostly thankless job of being a commissioner, and taking some load off of @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social to be the internet's sole charter commission translator)
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(Thank you Eric for taking on the mostly thankless job of being a commissioner, and taking some load off of @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social to be the internet's sole charter commission translator)
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February 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Eric says there will be a public hearing on this, likely on May 6th. Pencil that in on your calendars!
(Thank you Eric for taking on the mostly thankless job of being a commissioner, and taking some load off of @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social to be the internet's sole charter commission translator)
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(Thank you Eric for taking on the mostly thankless job of being a commissioner, and taking some load off of @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social to be the internet's sole charter commission translator)
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You don't need an account to watch this video of Minnesota Rep. Aisha Gomez speak on the House floor about the things that the federal government has done to people—including children—here in Minnesota, as well as in other states whether in the streets or in detention centers.
if you still have facebook, please take the time to watch rep. aisha gomez deliver this powerful speech on the house floor today.
www.facebook.com/share/v/182T...
www.facebook.com/share/v/182T...
February 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
You don't need an account to watch this video of Minnesota Rep. Aisha Gomez speak on the House floor about the things that the federal government has done to people—including children—here in Minnesota, as well as in other states whether in the streets or in detention centers.
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This mini 🧵 + conversation in the replies is really important.
Community building is, like, 85-90% maintenance, which requires consistency. It's not about no breaks/absence, but it is about reliability & endurance.
That's what we need to keep winning in the face of empire/ fascism/ capitalism.
Community building is, like, 85-90% maintenance, which requires consistency. It's not about no breaks/absence, but it is about reliability & endurance.
That's what we need to keep winning in the face of empire/ fascism/ capitalism.
Hey, fellow privileged white people... I know we're exhausted but it's really important that if you jump in to volunteer in an ongoing capacity, you do your best to actually show up consistently.
Even if that means having to make some small sacrifices in your personal life for a while.
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Even if that means having to make some small sacrifices in your personal life for a while.
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February 20, 2026 at 3:35 AM
This mini 🧵 + conversation in the replies is really important.
Community building is, like, 85-90% maintenance, which requires consistency. It's not about no breaks/absence, but it is about reliability & endurance.
That's what we need to keep winning in the face of empire/ fascism/ capitalism.
Community building is, like, 85-90% maintenance, which requires consistency. It's not about no breaks/absence, but it is about reliability & endurance.
That's what we need to keep winning in the face of empire/ fascism/ capitalism.
This should get a lot of use
Here's an incredible toolkit for people working to stop ICE buying or leasing warehouses to convert to concentration camps. From the amazing gang at @detentionwatchnetwork.org
Please circulate::
Please circulate::
DHS Expansion of Immigration Detention into Warehouses
This is a live toolkit and will be updated as needed. Table of Contents Introduction & Background Warehouses in Context Impact on Communities National Expansion Map and Status Core Campaign Demands f...
docs.google.com
February 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This should get a lot of use
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Lots I could say on this, noting the *most* crucial race in MN for trans folks is the AG’s.
What we’ve done here is remarkable given national trends, we need to continue that.
And a gentle note that few mainstream journalism outlets have aided and abetted this harm more than the NYT.
What we’ve done here is remarkable given national trends, we need to continue that.
And a gentle note that few mainstream journalism outlets have aided and abetted this harm more than the NYT.
February 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Lots I could say on this, noting the *most* crucial race in MN for trans folks is the AG’s.
What we’ve done here is remarkable given national trends, we need to continue that.
And a gentle note that few mainstream journalism outlets have aided and abetted this harm more than the NYT.
What we’ve done here is remarkable given national trends, we need to continue that.
And a gentle note that few mainstream journalism outlets have aided and abetted this harm more than the NYT.
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Here's an incredible toolkit for people working to stop ICE buying or leasing warehouses to convert to concentration camps. From the amazing gang at @detentionwatchnetwork.org
Please circulate::
Please circulate::
DHS Expansion of Immigration Detention into Warehouses
This is a live toolkit and will be updated as needed. Table of Contents Introduction & Background Warehouses in Context Impact on Communities National Expansion Map and Status Core Campaign Demands f...
docs.google.com
February 20, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Here's an incredible toolkit for people working to stop ICE buying or leasing warehouses to convert to concentration camps. From the amazing gang at @detentionwatchnetwork.org
Please circulate::
Please circulate::
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I really hope we start collectively thinking about all re-entry with the same compassion as we do for those leaving Whipple.
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 20, 2026 at 7:20 AM
I really hope we start collectively thinking about all re-entry with the same compassion as we do for those leaving Whipple.
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Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.
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NEW: Hundreds of Palestinians gathered 800 meters from the yellow line at Abu Hussein School in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip to celebrate the first day of Ramadan together despite what Fouad Al-Mallah said was "the hardship, confinement, and lack of resources we face."
February 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
NEW: Hundreds of Palestinians gathered 800 meters from the yellow line at Abu Hussein School in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip to celebrate the first day of Ramadan together despite what Fouad Al-Mallah said was "the hardship, confinement, and lack of resources we face."
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VW workers have voted by 96% to ratify their first union contract, @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports. Read his piece this month on the deal, which comes with a 20% wage increase (equal to around a $7 wage bump for production workers) over the 4-year contract labornotes.org/2026/02/majo... 1/2
In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto worker...
labornotes.org
February 20, 2026 at 4:40 AM
VW workers have voted by 96% to ratify their first union contract, @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports. Read his piece this month on the deal, which comes with a 20% wage increase (equal to around a $7 wage bump for production workers) over the 4-year contract labornotes.org/2026/02/majo... 1/2
You don't need an account to watch this video of Minnesota Rep. Aisha Gomez speak on the House floor about the things that the federal government has done to people—including children—here in Minnesota, as well as in other states whether in the streets or in detention centers.
if you still have facebook, please take the time to watch rep. aisha gomez deliver this powerful speech on the house floor today.
www.facebook.com/share/v/182T...
www.facebook.com/share/v/182T...
February 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
You don't need an account to watch this video of Minnesota Rep. Aisha Gomez speak on the House floor about the things that the federal government has done to people—including children—here in Minnesota, as well as in other states whether in the streets or in detention centers.
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I had a project planning to canvass early this spring, we definitely aren’t now and I don’t know if or when it will feel right.
My folks are still getting paid but it is having real impacts.
My folks are still getting paid but it is having real impacts.
"Her organization has been receiving reports of agents going door-to-door pretending to be environmental canvassers. These tactics have had an impact on her organization’s canvassing group, who are now at risk of being furloughed while ICE operations continue." sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Minnesota suburbs see ‘stealthier’ tactics as ICE stays active
Minnesota residents and lawmakers say the promised drawdown has not materialized, and they are seeing ICE use more covert tactics to continue operations across Twin Cities suburbs.
sahanjournal.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I had a project planning to canvass early this spring, we definitely aren’t now and I don’t know if or when it will feel right.
My folks are still getting paid but it is having real impacts.
My folks are still getting paid but it is having real impacts.
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Oh no. I forgot about the "ill-advised formation of nonprofit organizations" part of the neoliberal response to crises.
Who's out here helping people not do that? Because...
Who's out here helping people not do that? Because...
February 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Oh no. I forgot about the "ill-advised formation of nonprofit organizations" part of the neoliberal response to crises.
Who's out here helping people not do that? Because...
Who's out here helping people not do that? Because...
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These are each on high-quality, heavy card stock, with matching envelopes, wrapped gently in plastic to keep them safe. Perfect for use in sharing Know-Your-Rights info &/or other related materials.... (which are not included, to be clear, b/c I don't have a printer to print them out with)
February 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
These are each on high-quality, heavy card stock, with matching envelopes, wrapped gently in plastic to keep them safe. Perfect for use in sharing Know-Your-Rights info &/or other related materials.... (which are not included, to be clear, b/c I don't have a printer to print them out with)