✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird
@riotousmuse.bsky.social
diasporic, urban-dwelling Inuk Indigiqueer woman seeking reconnection;
💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social
💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social
💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
Pinned
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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@lindseyportmn.bsky.social has this in the Senate, let’s give her our support!
February 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
@lindseyportmn.bsky.social has this in the Senate, let’s give her our support!
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This bills senate companion goes to committee *tomorrow* where it has a better chance to pass.
Let’s keep pushing.
Thanks to @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social for carrying this.
Elections *matter* let’s make sure we don’t have a tie in 2027.
Let’s keep pushing.
Thanks to @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social for carrying this.
Elections *matter* let’s make sure we don’t have a tie in 2027.
DFL has the gavel for the first House housing committee meeting of the year. Rep. Liish Kozlowski introduced the first bill, which would allocate $50 million in one-time funding for emergency rent assistance (via FHPAP, if that means anything to you). Bill failed on a party line vote.
February 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This bills senate companion goes to committee *tomorrow* where it has a better chance to pass.
Let’s keep pushing.
Thanks to @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social for carrying this.
Elections *matter* let’s make sure we don’t have a tie in 2027.
Let’s keep pushing.
Thanks to @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social for carrying this.
Elections *matter* let’s make sure we don’t have a tie in 2027.
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This morning we held a press conference to update the public about the legal proceedings related to the shootings of Alex Pretti and Julio Sosa-Celis.
Hiding evidence and obstructing our investigation is unacceptable and indicates a total lack of confidence in their agents’ actions
Our work will reflect our commitment to transparency and accountability even as the federal government tries to avoid both
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Our work will reflect our commitment to transparency and accountability even as the federal government tries to avoid both
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
February 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This morning we held a press conference to update the public about the legal proceedings related to the shootings of Alex Pretti and Julio Sosa-Celis.
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4:00 PM Winter weather service advisory: With snow falling and our false spring now officially over, about 52% of buses are experiencing delays, with an average delay of about 7 minutes. There are currently no weather-related light rail delays and no routes on snow reroute. metrotransit.org/snow -JN
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
4:00 PM Winter weather service advisory: With snow falling and our false spring now officially over, about 52% of buses are experiencing delays, with an average delay of about 7 minutes. There are currently no weather-related light rail delays and no routes on snow reroute. metrotransit.org/snow -JN
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The next 3-6 months will be the most challenging for youth gender affirming care.
There is good reason to be optimistic about what things look like after that, but we need to buckle up and do the work.
Be hard on systems, gentle on people.
There is good work happening.
There is good reason to be optimistic about what things look like after that, but we need to buckle up and do the work.
Be hard on systems, gentle on people.
There is good work happening.
In disheartening news, NYU Langone, one of New York's biggest hospitals, announced it will no longer administer gender-affirming care to minors. This is in direct opposition to the law set by the NY Attorney General.
🔗 https://www.them.us/story/nyu-langone-end-gender-affirming-care-trans-minors
🔗 https://www.them.us/story/nyu-langone-end-gender-affirming-care-trans-minors
NYU Langone Announces End to Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors
The hospital cited the “current regulatory environment” for the move.
www.them.us
February 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The next 3-6 months will be the most challenging for youth gender affirming care.
There is good reason to be optimistic about what things look like after that, but we need to buckle up and do the work.
Be hard on systems, gentle on people.
There is good work happening.
There is good reason to be optimistic about what things look like after that, but we need to buckle up and do the work.
Be hard on systems, gentle on people.
There is good work happening.
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Roads are terrible and rapidly getting worse. Be careful out there, Twin Cities
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Roads are terrible and rapidly getting worse. Be careful out there, Twin Cities
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Just awful. People (like Ryan mentioned in the article, who is living out of his van) have been staying awake all night for weeks keeping watch over the memorial for this exact reason.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage from a burning pile of wood was minimal but police are investigating.
www.startribune.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Just awful. People (like Ryan mentioned in the article, who is living out of his van) have been staying awake all night for weeks keeping watch over the memorial for this exact reason.
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““The love I have received is stronger than the hate I have faced,” said Ali. “Minnesota has set such a strong example of how we love each other, how we support each other, how we feed each other.”
Gonna get sambusas a few times in the next couple weeks.
Gonna get sambusas a few times in the next couple weeks.
The sambusa underground: how Minneapolis’ Somalis feed community and resistance
A fried snack sustained protesters, and the aid continues amid fear and promises that ICE will leave the city
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
““The love I have received is stronger than the hate I have faced,” said Ali. “Minnesota has set such a strong example of how we love each other, how we support each other, how we feed each other.”
Gonna get sambusas a few times in the next couple weeks.
Gonna get sambusas a few times in the next couple weeks.
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correct. Those days are DONE.
telling library people to 'be patient' like we're not told that every single moment of every single budget cycle at every single level........
February 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
correct. Those days are DONE.
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#OtD 18 Feb 2004 the Hunting Act came into force in the UK banning fox hunting with hounds. While supporters claimed it as a rural pursuit, in fact it was primarily an activity for the rich, with origins in the theft of communal lands by the wealthy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8974...
February 18, 2026 at 7:40 AM
#OtD 18 Feb 2004 the Hunting Act came into force in the UK banning fox hunting with hounds. While supporters claimed it as a rural pursuit, in fact it was primarily an activity for the rich, with origins in the theft of communal lands by the wealthy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8974...
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#OtD 18 Feb 1925 maritime and railway workers in Mollendo, Peru, launched a general strike against the unjustified sacking of three workers at the British-owned Peruvian Corporation. A week later, the workers were reinstated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8967...
February 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
#OtD 18 Feb 1925 maritime and railway workers in Mollendo, Peru, launched a general strike against the unjustified sacking of three workers at the British-owned Peruvian Corporation. A week later, the workers were reinstated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8967...
Truly.
The legitimacy of a state is measured by how it protects society’s children. By that standard, America is failing.
February 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Truly.
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This is important —>
In departure from norm, Coast Guard demands immigration papers on Louisiana docks
In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps – not by ICE, but the Coast Guard
lailluminator.com/2026/02/18/c...
In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps – not by ICE, but the Coast Guard
lailluminator.com/2026/02/18/c...
In departure from norm, Coast Guard demands immigration papers on Louisiana docks • Louisiana Illuminator
Seafood workers say that the Coast Guard, in a departure from the norm, has conducted about seven sweeps since early November, resulting in multiple arrests.
lailluminator.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is important —>
What a cool deal!
This month to celebrate Black History Month, we're giving out free calendars with each purchase of a Black History Poster-Pack!
Get yours here: www.rlmartstudio.com/product/blac... or by visiting our website RlmArtStudio.com and searching "Black History".
Get yours here: www.rlmartstudio.com/product/blac... or by visiting our website RlmArtStudio.com and searching "Black History".
February 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
What a cool deal!
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Despite the terrible living conditions that persist in the current moment, many in Gaza see this Ramadan as a chance to reclaim some of the joys of the holy month that were lost over the past two years.
Our Mosques Are Rubble, But We Are Determined to Create Joy for Ramadan in Gaza
This year families are creating makeshift spaces for prayer and planning communal meals on the wreckage of our homes.
truthout.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Despite the terrible living conditions that persist in the current moment, many in Gaza see this Ramadan as a chance to reclaim some of the joys of the holy month that were lost over the past two years.
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Rest in power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
February 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Rest in power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.
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"...Coeur d’Alene...is a bellwether...if you see something like authoritarians shutting down speech at a town hall —or even a maniac ambushing firefighters—you should take it seriously, because it could be coming to your city next."
Latest from @michaelehayden.bsky.social on @motherjones.com.
Latest from @michaelehayden.bsky.social on @motherjones.com.
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"...Coeur d’Alene...is a bellwether...if you see something like authoritarians shutting down speech at a town hall —or even a maniac ambushing firefighters—you should take it seriously, because it could be coming to your city next."
Latest from @michaelehayden.bsky.social on @motherjones.com.
Latest from @michaelehayden.bsky.social on @motherjones.com.
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Even when prisons & immigration detention centers are mandated to provide essential menstrual products, they still fail to do so.
Some menstruating folks behind bars are forced to use dirty rags or the filling from mattresses to make their own tampons:
Some menstruating folks behind bars are forced to use dirty rags or the filling from mattresses to make their own tampons:
People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them
A new federal report spurred a call for better oversight of how pads and tampons are made available in detention and prisons.
19thnews.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Even when prisons & immigration detention centers are mandated to provide essential menstrual products, they still fail to do so.
Some menstruating folks behind bars are forced to use dirty rags or the filling from mattresses to make their own tampons:
Some menstruating folks behind bars are forced to use dirty rags or the filling from mattresses to make their own tampons:
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...also, I've mentioned this, but both the workshop and the video/panel thing are connected to getting more eyes on (and hopefully donations to) CTUL's emergency + rapid relief fund.
You don't have to engage with any of my niche poetry content to contribute to the fund:
You don't have to engage with any of my niche poetry content to contribute to the fund:
EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe
The ICE occupation in the Twin Cities is ongoing, and low-wage and immigrant workers continue to face urgent threats to their safety and livelihoods. This campaign has met its original rent fund goal,...
chuffed.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
...also, I've mentioned this, but both the workshop and the video/panel thing are connected to getting more eyes on (and hopefully donations to) CTUL's emergency + rapid relief fund.
You don't have to engage with any of my niche poetry content to contribute to the fund:
You don't have to engage with any of my niche poetry content to contribute to the fund:
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Your library needs people who care enough to show up. For The People’s new Friends & Foundations Network is connecting community members across the country who want to support their local libraries in practical ways. Learn more at on Feb 19 at 6:30p ET via
FTP Friends and Foundations Network Open House — For The People
Strengthen and protect your library by getting involved with a Friends of the Library or Foundation group! FTP is launching a Friends and Foundations Network to help folks get involved in these local…
buff.ly
February 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Your library needs people who care enough to show up. For The People’s new Friends & Foundations Network is connecting community members across the country who want to support their local libraries in practical ways. Learn more at on Feb 19 at 6:30p ET via
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Man, expectations are so low and I understand. People have been so beaten down politically that they think that nothing will be changed. But WE are the ones who have to push them to enact the policies they commit to. Nothing will 'just happen.'
February 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Man, expectations are so low and I understand. People have been so beaten down politically that they think that nothing will be changed. But WE are the ones who have to push them to enact the policies they commit to. Nothing will 'just happen.'
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Tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 18) at 8 p.m. ET: Stewards' Workshop on "Thinking like an Organizer"
Sign up now! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Sign up now! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 18) at 8 p.m. ET: Stewards' Workshop on "Thinking like an Organizer"
Sign up now! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Sign up now! labornotes.org/events/2026/...
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As the public realizes the government is starting to arrest people speaking out against datacenters at public events. People should understand that is because the data centers are an integral part of fascist infrastructure, they are needed to target civilians for the next phase of ethnic cleansing.
Community activist arrested at data center meeting in Claremore
Community members in Claremore expressed shock when a man was arrested after speaking in opposition to a data center proposal."It all goes back to this idea of
ktul.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
As the public realizes the government is starting to arrest people speaking out against datacenters at public events. People should understand that is because the data centers are an integral part of fascist infrastructure, they are needed to target civilians for the next phase of ethnic cleansing.
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question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it
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Posting youth zines as we find them here... first up, two mini zines from The Cartoonist Conspiracy Of San Francisco! docpop.org/2025/06/anti...
Anti-ICE Zines By The Cartoonist Conspiracy Of San Francisco - Doc Pop's Weblog
Some Anti-ICE jam comics created by the Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco. Download and print them out for friends.
docpop.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Posting youth zines as we find them here... first up, two mini zines from The Cartoonist Conspiracy Of San Francisco! docpop.org/2025/06/anti...