Silmaria 🏳️🌈
@silmaria.bsky.social
Transfem queer, partner of @wiredferret.bsky.social. Human-shaped.
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Like 75% of my feed are posts giving context to random historical photos in Hennepin County. You've been warned.
Like 75% of my feed are posts giving context to random historical photos in Hennepin County. You've been warned.
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I’m such a sappy xer nerd but I was imagining our jub jub Ewok celebration when they all leave and our friends can come out of hiding.
And then Liam Rosa and his dad arrive. And Renee and Alex are Jedi ghosts watching over us because they would love it.
I’m so sorry they’ve been taken from us.
And then Liam Rosa and his dad arrive. And Renee and Alex are Jedi ghosts watching over us because they would love it.
I’m so sorry they’ve been taken from us.
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I’m such a sappy xer nerd but I was imagining our jub jub Ewok celebration when they all leave and our friends can come out of hiding.
And then Liam Rosa and his dad arrive. And Renee and Alex are Jedi ghosts watching over us because they would love it.
I’m so sorry they’ve been taken from us.
And then Liam Rosa and his dad arrive. And Renee and Alex are Jedi ghosts watching over us because they would love it.
I’m so sorry they’ve been taken from us.
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!!!!!!!!!
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 PM
!!!!!!!!!
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Reminder: Bovino was a symptom, he was not the disease! Just because he is gone does not mean this is over #Minneapolis. #TheOccupation
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reminder: Bovino was a symptom, he was not the disease! Just because he is gone does not mean this is over #Minneapolis. #TheOccupation
The mob strikes again!
I haven't looked this up super recently, but iirc Stouffer's (yes the company that now does frozen food) said no to the mafia and this happened. Like several mob-related things (iirc) they knew who did it but couldn't actually pin it in him. He went down for something else.
I haven't looked this up super recently, but iirc Stouffer's (yes the company that now does frozen food) said no to the mafia and this happened. Like several mob-related things (iirc) they knew who did it but couldn't actually pin it in him. He went down for something else.
Stouffer's Restaurant Bombing (1946)
89 7th St. S (Stouffer's restaurant)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Minneapolis fire fighter walks through the destroyed revolving doors that once served as the entrance to Stouffer's restaurant before the bombing. At least a dozen sticks of dynamite, just ...
89 7th St. S (Stouffer's restaurant)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Minneapolis fire fighter walks through the destroyed revolving doors that once served as the entrance to Stouffer's restaurant before the bombing. At least a dozen sticks of dynamite, just ...
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The mob strikes again!
I haven't looked this up super recently, but iirc Stouffer's (yes the company that now does frozen food) said no to the mafia and this happened. Like several mob-related things (iirc) they knew who did it but couldn't actually pin it in him. He went down for something else.
I haven't looked this up super recently, but iirc Stouffer's (yes the company that now does frozen food) said no to the mafia and this happened. Like several mob-related things (iirc) they knew who did it but couldn't actually pin it in him. He went down for something else.
This. There are folks who yelled about this when DHS was formed. Department of Homeland Security sounded fascist and Bush made it sound doubly so.
People seem to have forgotten that the establishment of Homeland Security was highly controversial as it was seen as a danger to democracy. It was feared that it would one day be used AGAINST the American people. And here we are.
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This. There are folks who yelled about this when DHS was formed. Department of Homeland Security sounded fascist and Bush made it sound doubly so.
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Minnesota, my home, is carrying a heavy burden right now.
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Minnesota, my home, is carrying a heavy burden right now.
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
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MAGA guy noticing his wife packing lunch for the kids: Holy shit I am married to a highly trained ANTIFA sleeper agent.
January 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
MAGA guy noticing his wife packing lunch for the kids: Holy shit I am married to a highly trained ANTIFA sleeper agent.
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If you are out there trying to rub Minnesota's face in Kamala Harris's loss because you're too idiotic to realize that Minnesota voted overwhelmingly for her fuck you, go fuck yourself, and go fuck off.
The condescension of people on the coasts against people in the Midwest is disgusting
The condescension of people on the coasts against people in the Midwest is disgusting
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you are out there trying to rub Minnesota's face in Kamala Harris's loss because you're too idiotic to realize that Minnesota voted overwhelmingly for her fuck you, go fuck yourself, and go fuck off.
The condescension of people on the coasts against people in the Midwest is disgusting
The condescension of people on the coasts against people in the Midwest is disgusting
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The question media should be asking: if Minneapolis only needs 600 police officers to perform all general law enforcement activities in the city, why did Trump send 3,000 federal agents to execute a statutorily and constitutionally *much* smaller task?
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The question media should be asking: if Minneapolis only needs 600 police officers to perform all general law enforcement activities in the city, why did Trump send 3,000 federal agents to execute a statutorily and constitutionally *much* smaller task?
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
I cannot even begin to fathom the amount of damage my abusive mother would have made with another 3-7 years to abuse me.
By 21 I was married and we were building a life (we're still together). None of that would have happened had this fucknut had their way.
By 21 I was married and we were building a life (we're still together). None of that would have happened had this fucknut had their way.
The age of adulthood should be raised to like 21-25. Holy goddamn shit, 18-year-olds are just babies! Why are we treating them as adults?! Why are we letting them into the military?! This is so fucked.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I cannot even begin to fathom the amount of damage my abusive mother would have made with another 3-7 years to abuse me.
By 21 I was married and we were building a life (we're still together). None of that would have happened had this fucknut had their way.
By 21 I was married and we were building a life (we're still together). None of that would have happened had this fucknut had their way.
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Absolutely the fuck not.
I was working as a toddler, then again as a teen, and desperately wanted emancipation at 16 but the legal hurdles (and expense!) were too significant. You’re proposing continuing a status that is somewhere between property and live stock and that only leads to abuse.
I was working as a toddler, then again as a teen, and desperately wanted emancipation at 16 but the legal hurdles (and expense!) were too significant. You’re proposing continuing a status that is somewhere between property and live stock and that only leads to abuse.
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Absolutely the fuck not.
I was working as a toddler, then again as a teen, and desperately wanted emancipation at 16 but the legal hurdles (and expense!) were too significant. You’re proposing continuing a status that is somewhere between property and live stock and that only leads to abuse.
I was working as a toddler, then again as a teen, and desperately wanted emancipation at 16 but the legal hurdles (and expense!) were too significant. You’re proposing continuing a status that is somewhere between property and live stock and that only leads to abuse.
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If you’re younger than I am (more people every day…) you may not be aware that people were very concerned about civil liberties being eroded by the legislation that passed establishing the Department of Homeland Security.
Even those who voted for it expressed concern.
Even those who voted for it expressed concern.
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
If you’re younger than I am (more people every day…) you may not be aware that people were very concerned about civil liberties being eroded by the legislation that passed establishing the Department of Homeland Security.
Even those who voted for it expressed concern.
Even those who voted for it expressed concern.
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MPD JUST ANNOUNCED MASS ARRESTS OVER LRAD.
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 AM
MPD JUST ANNOUNCED MASS ARRESTS OVER LRAD.
Okay sorry I can't stop myself.
I'm the 1970s, the city wanted to tear down all of the houses on Milwaukee Ave as part of their urban renewal campaign. Like most urban renewal, this meant dispossessing the poor and redistributing their assets. However, they didn't count on a neighborhood being... 🧵
I'm the 1970s, the city wanted to tear down all of the houses on Milwaukee Ave as part of their urban renewal campaign. Like most urban renewal, this meant dispossessing the poor and redistributing their assets. However, they didn't count on a neighborhood being... 🧵
What's that street in South Minneapolis around Seward with the closed off to cars area between the two rows of houses?
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Okay sorry I can't stop myself.
I'm the 1970s, the city wanted to tear down all of the houses on Milwaukee Ave as part of their urban renewal campaign. Like most urban renewal, this meant dispossessing the poor and redistributing their assets. However, they didn't count on a neighborhood being... 🧵
I'm the 1970s, the city wanted to tear down all of the houses on Milwaukee Ave as part of their urban renewal campaign. Like most urban renewal, this meant dispossessing the poor and redistributing their assets. However, they didn't count on a neighborhood being... 🧵
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Hey @womensmarch.com: your ads fundraising off what's happening in MN keep popping up in my FB feed. You say contributions "will go directly toward local organizers, legal defense funds, and critical resources on the ground" but the link goes to a generic "support our organizing work" ActBlue page.
January 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Hey @womensmarch.com: your ads fundraising off what's happening in MN keep popping up in my FB feed. You say contributions "will go directly toward local organizers, legal defense funds, and critical resources on the ground" but the link goes to a generic "support our organizing work" ActBlue page.
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Pregame moment of silence for Alex Pretti, followed by several yells of "Fuck ICE!"
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Pregame moment of silence for Alex Pretti, followed by several yells of "Fuck ICE!"
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As an ex-vangelical, this makes me think of what I believe is more likely the real story (if there is one) of Jesus feeding the masses: he didn't magic that shit-ton of loaves & fish into existence from a handful, he drew on a community's good will to short-notice feed and care for each other.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
As an ex-vangelical, this makes me think of what I believe is more likely the real story (if there is one) of Jesus feeding the masses: he didn't magic that shit-ton of loaves & fish into existence from a handful, he drew on a community's good will to short-notice feed and care for each other.
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Having every fear from the Global War On Terror era just come true all at once is doing my head in
being 13 during the GW bush years and watching so many rotten adults around me lecture me on why I should stop worrying so much and that it sounds worse than it actually is while getting basic facts wrong put me in a state of political anger I haven’t gotten a chance to exit yet in my entire life.
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Having every fear from the Global War On Terror era just come true all at once is doing my head in
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"Sometimes the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the pain and start standing inside it."
With alt text
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"Sometimes the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the pain and start standing inside it."
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
I'm not surprised that the fascists can't understand people coming together to help their neighbors. We're also seeing this same reaction, if slightly less extreme, among the left-leaning political class as well. I'm reminded of that fundraiser who thought MNs were bots because we called him out.
January 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I'm not surprised that the fascists can't understand people coming together to help their neighbors. We're also seeing this same reaction, if slightly less extreme, among the left-leaning political class as well. I'm reminded of that fundraiser who thought MNs were bots because we called him out.
"But we don't need OSHA telling us how to do our jobs! People did them just fine before!"
Floyd Duffee (1940)
4749 4th Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Duffee, janitor at South High School, is in fair condition at General hospital after falling from a stepladder while washing windows.
4749 4th Ave. S
Source: Hennepin County Library
Duffee, janitor at South High School, is in fair condition at General hospital after falling from a stepladder while washing windows.
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"But we don't need OSHA telling us how to do our jobs! People did them just fine before!"
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What’s happening is much closer to a neighborhood watch program than a protest, except who is being watched for is agents of the federal government
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
What’s happening is much closer to a neighborhood watch program than a protest, except who is being watched for is agents of the federal government
I woke up to the sound of whistles. Guess they're out to kill more of us today.
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I woke up to the sound of whistles. Guess they're out to kill more of us today.