Jess Schomberg
@schomj.bsky.social
Librarian, disability, union member 🏳️🌈
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Contact info and various socials: https://linktr.ee/schomj
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Contact info and various socials: https://linktr.ee/schomj
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A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
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ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
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It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.
On the Friday afternoon before a three-day weekend, the Department of Education announces that borrowers will not have their wages or tax refunds garnished for being in default on their student loans. This could be driven by political considerations or difficulties in actually collecting funds.
U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements
ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Departm...
www.ed.gov
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It’s the latter. And it answers a question I kept posing: how do you punish people with complex bureaucracy if you dismantle…the complex bureaucracy that can punish?
You can’t.
You can’t.
If we switch to fully online without federal approval, all our international students could lose their visas
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
If we switch to fully online without federal approval, all our international students could lose their visas
Glad the provost sent out this message about "how do we maybe switch to an online teaching modality to keep our students safe while not endangering their visa status" but also oof this is a lot to deal with the first week of classes.
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Glad the provost sent out this message about "how do we maybe switch to an online teaching modality to keep our students safe while not endangering their visa status" but also oof this is a lot to deal with the first week of classes.
oh thank dog, I thought I was the only one!
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
oh thank dog, I thought I was the only one!
Based on the increased frequency of calls I'm getting from the Red Cross, I think there may be another blood shortage. If you are someone who can give, now's the time!
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Based on the increased frequency of calls I'm getting from the Red Cross, I think there may be another blood shortage. If you are someone who can give, now's the time!
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We are in fact DESPERATE for winter coats, waterproof gloves, and good boots. We get so many wonderful donations but it is so cold and the numbers of unhoused unsheltered people are going up at the absolute worst time for it, and we run out of coats weekly.
The frigid Twin Cities temperatures will hurt the homeless; so do not gloat about the impact on ICE without also stepping up here:
If you're still able to help Minnesota, @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social is always accepting donations. $10 buys a pack of handwarmers. If you were given Amazon gift cards this year for Christmas, you can shop their Amazon wishlist: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
We are in fact DESPERATE for winter coats, waterproof gloves, and good boots. We get so many wonderful donations but it is so cold and the numbers of unhoused unsheltered people are going up at the absolute worst time for it, and we run out of coats weekly.
I think that's a scam? I was getting those calls last month and looked up the number and saw (a reddit?) post about it
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I think that's a scam? I was getting those calls last month and looked up the number and saw (a reddit?) post about it
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Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
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Avelo Airlines’ decision to drop its ICE contract shows that immigration enforcement isn’t inevitable; when communities organize, target corporate complicity, and refuse to normalize deportations, even powerful agencies can be forced to back down.
Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE
ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Avelo Airlines’ decision to drop its ICE contract shows that immigration enforcement isn’t inevitable; when communities organize, target corporate complicity, and refuse to normalize deportations, even powerful agencies can be forced to back down.
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I just donated. By the way GoFundMe tries to charge a predatory 17.5% which is way beyond their administrative costs but you can opt out if you notice they're doing that. GoFundMe is a venture-capital-backed private company.
His family identified the injured detainee as Orbin Mauricio Henríquez Serrano; he was dumped in Texas and the family set up a GoFundMe. www.gofundme.com/f/justice-an...
CBP official Bovino also got a softball interview on Monday from Esme Murphy (WCCO – 1/11).
CBP official Bovino also got a softball interview on Monday from Esme Murphy (WCCO – 1/11).
Donate to Justice and Freedom for Mauricio Henríquez Serrano, organized by Maritere Gonzalez
I am posting this fundraiser on behalf of his family, I am in dir… Maritere Gonzalez needs your support for Justice and Freedom for Mauricio Henríquez Serrano
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I just donated. By the way GoFundMe tries to charge a predatory 17.5% which is way beyond their administrative costs but you can opt out if you notice they're doing that. GoFundMe is a venture-capital-backed private company.
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think it’s time to start treating cbs news links the way sensible people treat free press links, by which i mean ignoring them and not spreading them
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
think it’s time to start treating cbs news links the way sensible people treat free press links, by which i mean ignoring them and not spreading them
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GoFundMe for Kaden Rummler, the young trans man blinded by ICE agents this week.
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Help ICE Protestor After being shot by Feds, organized by Sarah Gallimore
Posting on behalf of my friend:
On Friday, 1/9, hundreds protester… Sarah Gallimore needs your support for Help ICE Protestor After being shot by Feds
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 AM
GoFundMe for Kaden Rummler, the young trans man blinded by ICE agents this week.
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
I've been disturbed for years about how libraries have handed their patrons over to Libby etc without any real debate or public disclosure of privacy risks, and this tech dystopia we're in is so bleak
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I've been disturbed for years about how libraries have handed their patrons over to Libby etc without any real debate or public disclosure of privacy risks, and this tech dystopia we're in is so bleak
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another layer: Libby (OverDrive) is owned by KKR, the private equity firm that also owns Instructure—the company that produces learning management system Canvas—and publisher Simon & Schuster.
KKR is a recent customer of Palantir: investors.palantir.com/news-details...
KKR is a recent customer of Palantir: investors.palantir.com/news-details...
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
another layer: Libby (OverDrive) is owned by KKR, the private equity firm that also owns Instructure—the company that produces learning management system Canvas—and publisher Simon & Schuster.
KKR is a recent customer of Palantir: investors.palantir.com/news-details...
KKR is a recent customer of Palantir: investors.palantir.com/news-details...
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Econ textbooks talk about Brazil and Argentina as places where manufacturers got complacent because they were so sheltered from foreign competition but the US auto industry is going to be such a bigger case study in a decade
If they ever lift those tariffs on Chinese EVs you’ll be able to pick one up for the price of a big TV
January 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Econ textbooks talk about Brazil and Argentina as places where manufacturers got complacent because they were so sheltered from foreign competition but the US auto industry is going to be such a bigger case study in a decade
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
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Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org