LynnP
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Why hasn’t every outlet shown this ICE agent mooning protestors?
The fact that he does this and faces no repercussions shows exactly how lawless and unserious this racist regime’s operation is.
The fact that he does this and faces no repercussions shows exactly how lawless and unserious this racist regime’s operation is.
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Why hasn’t every outlet shown this ICE agent mooning protestors?
The fact that he does this and faces no repercussions shows exactly how lawless and unserious this racist regime’s operation is.
The fact that he does this and faces no repercussions shows exactly how lawless and unserious this racist regime’s operation is.
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Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
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The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
Agree. This is not a situation we should expect (or frankly, want) state and local officials to have expertise in handling. I'm not sure I would have believed anyone ten years ago who said this would be happening today. Silly me.
To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Agree. This is not a situation we should expect (or frankly, want) state and local officials to have expertise in handling. I'm not sure I would have believed anyone ten years ago who said this would be happening today. Silly me.
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He yells, “I’m a corrections officer”, but ICE didn’t give a sh*t.
MAINE: 7 ICE agents against one “squeaky clean” corrections recruit.
The sheriff said, “They all took off leaving his car with the windows down, the lights on, unsecured and unoccupied. Folks, that’s bush league policing.”
MAINE: 7 ICE agents against one “squeaky clean” corrections recruit.
The sheriff said, “They all took off leaving his car with the windows down, the lights on, unsecured and unoccupied. Folks, that’s bush league policing.”
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
He yells, “I’m a corrections officer”, but ICE didn’t give a sh*t.
MAINE: 7 ICE agents against one “squeaky clean” corrections recruit.
The sheriff said, “They all took off leaving his car with the windows down, the lights on, unsecured and unoccupied. Folks, that’s bush league policing.”
MAINE: 7 ICE agents against one “squeaky clean” corrections recruit.
The sheriff said, “They all took off leaving his car with the windows down, the lights on, unsecured and unoccupied. Folks, that’s bush league policing.”
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Please pinkie promise that when ICE/CBP leaves the Twin Cities you'll think about taking a three-day vacation there, maybe help out all the good businesses that have been hurt by the occupation.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Please pinkie promise that when ICE/CBP leaves the Twin Cities you'll think about taking a three-day vacation there, maybe help out all the good businesses that have been hurt by the occupation.
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If you are in the path of this weekend's winter storm, & you are predicted to face power outages, turn your heat up in advance. All of the surfaces of your interior will absorb that energy. When the power fails, that energy will radiate back into the room buying you as much as 8 extra hours of warm.
January 24, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If you are in the path of this weekend's winter storm, & you are predicted to face power outages, turn your heat up in advance. All of the surfaces of your interior will absorb that energy. When the power fails, that energy will radiate back into the room buying you as much as 8 extra hours of warm.
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Be forewarned. Trump cronies now own TikTok and are busy collecting personal data. Not good.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Be forewarned. Trump cronies now own TikTok and are busy collecting personal data. Not good.
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Caught directly in a lie
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Caught directly in a lie
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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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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ICE’s new policy directing agents to ignore the 4th Amendment is one of the most frightening things we’ve seen yet. And there’s no telling where it could end up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Breaking the Fourth Amendment
Last night, we learned from a report in the Associated Press that ICE, contrary to longstanding Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, is taking the position that it can enter people’s homes without a judici...
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 AM
ICE’s new policy directing agents to ignore the 4th Amendment is one of the most frightening things we’ve seen yet. And there’s no telling where it could end up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
I feel like we have reached a point where everyone needs to post a copy of the Bill of Rights in their front window and cities need permanent billboards displaying them. www.billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sour...
Bill of Rights | What is the Bill of Rights | Amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights is a founding documents written by James Madison. It makes up the first ten amendments to the Constitution including freedom of speech and due process.
www.billofrightsinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I feel like we have reached a point where everyone needs to post a copy of the Bill of Rights in their front window and cities need permanent billboards displaying them. www.billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sour...
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ICE agents pose as utility workers to get inside immigrants’ homes to detain them. The utility company has posted guidelines on how to recognize real utility employees. I have no words!
ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, in December received reports of his constituents getting detained by people posing as utility workers.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
ICE agents pose as utility workers to get inside immigrants’ homes to detain them. The utility company has posted guidelines on how to recognize real utility employees. I have no words!
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New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
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“Talk to your neighbors today. Do not wait until things get as bad as they are in Minneapolis, until ICE agents numbering in the thousands are openly marauding your streets and causing chaos.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-orga...
We Have Organized, and More Must Do So
Minneapolis has shown us the path.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
“Talk to your neighbors today. Do not wait until things get as bad as they are in Minneapolis, until ICE agents numbering in the thousands are openly marauding your streets and causing chaos.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-orga...
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We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
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Please read this thread and share. 👇
We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Please read this thread and share. 👇
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strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
PRACTICAL TIPS ON FILMING IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - Library
This slide deck is from a training session on “Practical Tips on Filming Immigration and Law Enforcement”, created in collaboration between WITNESS and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). The s...
library.witness.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
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Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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How is Trump pardoning a republican rep's meth dealer son not a major story at every media outlet right now? Given the pearl clutching over the pardon of Hunter Biden, has the GOP and corporate media suddenly started caring about addiction? Or is there just a double standard? (Rhetorical)
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
How is Trump pardoning a republican rep's meth dealer son not a major story at every media outlet right now? Given the pearl clutching over the pardon of Hunter Biden, has the GOP and corporate media suddenly started caring about addiction? Or is there just a double standard? (Rhetorical)
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