April Gardner
@slignot.bsky.social
Proudly intolerant of intolerance. Formless terror in service of the Old Ones here to doom mankind.
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I don’t want to train the cops more cause then they’d learn not to keep their super secret invasion plans in the backseat of the SUV they are abandoning
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I don’t want to train the cops more cause then they’d learn not to keep their super secret invasion plans in the backseat of the SUV they are abandoning
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The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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This is the disabled women (self-described) who was pulled out of her car for trying to get to her doctor's appointment. She wasn't even a protestor.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This is the disabled women (self-described) who was pulled out of her car for trying to get to her doctor's appointment. She wasn't even a protestor.
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The longer elected officials in Minnesota stand by, do nothing, and lecture people not to "take the bait" as their citizens are brutalized, the more powerless and irrelevant they will become as people take matters into their own hands to protect their community.
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The longer elected officials in Minnesota stand by, do nothing, and lecture people not to "take the bait" as their citizens are brutalized, the more powerless and irrelevant they will become as people take matters into their own hands to protect their community.
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Your failure to protect your state from ICE is the reason people are in the streets protecting each other.
Wagging your finger at them while they do your job is a deep fucking insult.
Wagging your finger at them while they do your job is a deep fucking insult.
State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Your failure to protect your state from ICE is the reason people are in the streets protecting each other.
Wagging your finger at them while they do your job is a deep fucking insult.
Wagging your finger at them while they do your job is a deep fucking insult.
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Oh. Cool. We’ve entered the “deeply unethical to the point of literal evil” medical research on an ethnic out-group phase.
25 years ago I had to take a course on Good Clinical Practices in medical research and this would have been one of the horrible examples used before we had laws against this.
25 years ago I had to take a course on Good Clinical Practices in medical research and this would have been one of the horrible examples used before we had laws against this.
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Oh. Cool. We’ve entered the “deeply unethical to the point of literal evil” medical research on an ethnic out-group phase.
25 years ago I had to take a course on Good Clinical Practices in medical research and this would have been one of the horrible examples used before we had laws against this.
25 years ago I had to take a course on Good Clinical Practices in medical research and this would have been one of the horrible examples used before we had laws against this.
“These investigators will conduct a trial where children who are born to mothers who are HBsAG positive—but don’t know it because they weren’t screened—would not be given a birth dose? That condemns those children to a shorter life.”
For the grant award the CDC could buy a DECADE of vaccine doses!
For the grant award the CDC could buy a DECADE of vaccine doses!
We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol.
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
It’s worse than you thought.
Check it out, first in Inside Medicine…
with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others.
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
insidemedicine.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“These investigators will conduct a trial where children who are born to mothers who are HBsAG positive—but don’t know it because they weren’t screened—would not be given a birth dose? That condemns those children to a shorter life.”
For the grant award the CDC could buy a DECADE of vaccine doses!
For the grant award the CDC could buy a DECADE of vaccine doses!
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January 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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For the folks pointing out that the article about green gas is from 2020, yes it is. You should read an article from 2020 because green gas is being deployed in mpls. Thanks,
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
For the folks pointing out that the article about green gas is from 2020, yes it is. You should read an article from 2020 because green gas is being deployed in mpls. Thanks,
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UNICEF: a child has been killed every day in Gaza by Israel since the start of the 'ceasefire.'
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
![“That’s roughly a girl or a boy killed here every day during a ceasefire,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva.
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones,” he said, speaking from Gaza City. “They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from [remote-controlled] quadcopters.”
Mr. Elder pointed out that more children have also died of hypothermia in the last few days, as harsh winter conditions expose the most vulnerable Gazans.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreib6livc74oika3odkcvfixms7precw2zcn2wlkwsng4wy62lcp574@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
UNICEF: a child has been killed every day in Gaza by Israel since the start of the 'ceasefire.'
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
“These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They’re killed from tank shelling, they’re killed from live ammunition, they’re killed from quadcopters.”
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"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night.
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night.
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
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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.
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the people of MN have been murdered, brutalized and kidnapped for weeks now and have remained *amazingly* peaceful in the face of it. lecturing citizens to not “take the bait” etc is pretty disrespectful after a point and avoids the real question: how long are they supposed to take this, undefended?
State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
the people of MN have been murdered, brutalized and kidnapped for weeks now and have remained *amazingly* peaceful in the face of it. lecturing citizens to not “take the bait” etc is pretty disrespectful after a point and avoids the real question: how long are they supposed to take this, undefended?
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Frey keeps saying "Do not take the bait" IT ISN'T BAIT! SHOOTING AND BEATING AND DISAPPEARING PEOPLE ISN'T BAIT! IT IS THE MAIN EVENT YOU HAPLESS FUCK
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Frey keeps saying "Do not take the bait" IT ISN'T BAIT! SHOOTING AND BEATING AND DISAPPEARING PEOPLE ISN'T BAIT! IT IS THE MAIN EVENT YOU HAPLESS FUCK
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Jacob Frey & Brian O'Hara helping the feds start the probably completely fictive narrative that Twin Cities protestors are doing violence against police and ICE, hard to say if this is a case of useful idiots or active betrayal, fuck them both either way
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Jacob Frey & Brian O'Hara helping the feds start the probably completely fictive narrative that Twin Cities protestors are doing violence against police and ICE, hard to say if this is a case of useful idiots or active betrayal, fuck them both either way
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Jacob Frey says MPD can't combat ICE because they are too busy "preventing murders and car jackings," two things that ICE agents are doing literally tonight, right now.
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Jacob Frey says MPD can't combat ICE because they are too busy "preventing murders and car jackings," two things that ICE agents are doing literally tonight, right now.
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Thinking a lot about the time I spent with elderly Germans who were in their early 20s during WWII and the way folks in the U.S. had always seemed so quick to judge them for not stopping Hitler et. al.
And how are we, collectively, different?
More importantly, how are we going to be different?
And how are we, collectively, different?
More importantly, how are we going to be different?
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Thinking a lot about the time I spent with elderly Germans who were in their early 20s during WWII and the way folks in the U.S. had always seemed so quick to judge them for not stopping Hitler et. al.
And how are we, collectively, different?
More importantly, how are we going to be different?
And how are we, collectively, different?
More importantly, how are we going to be different?
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holy. fucking. shit.
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
holy. fucking. shit.
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For people outside Minneapolis: North is the historically Black part of the city. It's been heavily disinvested from, gutted by the 2008 mortgage crisis, and got hit by a tornado which did damage you can still see from aerial photos. It's no mistake ICE is going after more vulnerable populations.
i feel for the people of north minneapolis if they’re about to become a protest hot spot from outside the neighborhoods. this is an area often neglected and ignored by even its own elected officials. people not from over north should really be judicious in how they act coming over there
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
For people outside Minneapolis: North is the historically Black part of the city. It's been heavily disinvested from, gutted by the 2008 mortgage crisis, and got hit by a tornado which did damage you can still see from aerial photos. It's no mistake ICE is going after more vulnerable populations.
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Yes it's a feat of scholarship in particular because Hinton unearths a previously untapped set of records that she uses as the basis of the research. Folks should definitely read the book: wwnorton.com/books/americ...
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Yes it's a feat of scholarship in particular because Hinton unearths a previously untapped set of records that she uses as the basis of the research. Folks should definitely read the book: wwnorton.com/books/americ...
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ICE holding Natives hostage to get what they want from their Nation.
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE holding Natives hostage to get what they want from their Nation.
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What if, and hear me out, they instead had to wear badges with their names and badge number. Or— stretch goal — we abolish ICE
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
What if, and hear me out, they instead had to wear badges with their names and badge number. Or— stretch goal — we abolish ICE
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nora.jewelry/products/kob...
#glass #fusedglass
i am going to start shipping these out in the next few days!
nora.jewelry/products/kob...
#glass #fusedglass
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
hearts hearts hearts hearts
i am going to start shipping these out in the next few days!
nora.jewelry/products/kob...
#glass #fusedglass
i am going to start shipping these out in the next few days!
nora.jewelry/products/kob...
#glass #fusedglass
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It was so traumatizing for me to experience that as a kid, I'd blocked the memory. So I called my sister, upset and crying... she had to remind me about what happened. Said she remembers it because "Mom was freaking out." She was THREE.
The fact that cops bust folks' windows out daily is VILE.
The fact that cops bust folks' windows out daily is VILE.
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
It was so traumatizing for me to experience that as a kid, I'd blocked the memory. So I called my sister, upset and crying... she had to remind me about what happened. Said she remembers it because "Mom was freaking out." She was THREE.
The fact that cops bust folks' windows out daily is VILE.
The fact that cops bust folks' windows out daily is VILE.
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Police smashed the car windows of Rickia Scott in Philly in 2020. The video was one of the most triggering things I've ever seen... when I was 6, some random threw a brick at my school bus. I got cut on the face (not seriously) and had a million tiny shards in my hair...
www.npr.org/2020/10/30/9...
www.npr.org/2020/10/30/9...
Mom Dragged From SUV, Beaten By Officers With Toddler In Back Seat Filing Suit
Lawyers for Rickia Young, 28, and her son said she was battered, separated from the child for hours, and kept in handcuffs while being treated at a hospital. No charges have been filed against her.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Police smashed the car windows of Rickia Scott in Philly in 2020. The video was one of the most triggering things I've ever seen... when I was 6, some random threw a brick at my school bus. I got cut on the face (not seriously) and had a million tiny shards in my hair...
www.npr.org/2020/10/30/9...
www.npr.org/2020/10/30/9...