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smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · Feb 23
I made that pickle fountain I saw on instagram
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aaronblackshear.bsky.social
This is why everyone in Minneapolis was telling you not to trust our mayor even though he was all cool and edgy and said a naughty word on TV
ward8.minneapolismn.gov Soren Stevenson - Minneapolis Ward 8 @ward8.minneapolismn.gov · 11h
Hosting the border czar and ICE agents in City Hall (and its parking areas) is a violation of the City’s separation ordinance and broader City policy. These are in place to protect our residents and City staff.
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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bbwolfevox.com
Jesus fucking what
ward8.minneapolismn.gov Soren Stevenson - Minneapolis Ward 8 @ward8.minneapolismn.gov · 11h
Hosting the border czar and ICE agents in City Hall (and its parking areas) is a violation of the City’s separation ordinance and broader City policy. These are in place to protect our residents and City staff.
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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ward8.minneapolismn.gov
Following this incident I followed up with Mayor Frey to ask for more information about what had happened. His chief of staff confirmed that the Mayor and his administration had a meeting with border czar Tom Homan. I assume the ICE vehicles outside were part of Homan’s convoy.
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
smcgee.bsky.social
Standing watch at the neighborhood school, a woman pulls up to offer hot chocolate. Last week it was someone offering donuts. 🍩
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump: “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.”
Trump: As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just "take advantage of America!" What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We'll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
smcgee.bsky.social
Stocked up on these at Smart Set today 💕
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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lizziebb.bsky.social
The need is not ending. If anything, it’s getting worse the longer this occupation goes on. Families are self-deporting out of desperation. Please try to make your giving and your attention sustainable. This may be a long process — and rebuilding will be lengthy even after 🧊 leaves.
ziibiing.com ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 17h
it’s weird, to run this website and have a very distinct marker for how much people care about what’s happening in Minnesota

it feels especially not great to look at as eviction notices start to get served for families are still locked down hiding from ICE, who are still roving the streets
graph of traffic on standwithminnesota.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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dwade.bsky.social
Things are demonstrably less true if you have tell someone than if they see it for themselves:

- I'm sexy
- This is a fun party
- We're winning
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
Don’t Be a Panican. We’re Winning — and We’re Not Slowing Down. Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, this Administration is smashing through the chaos and destruction left by Democrats and unleashing the most aggressive pursuit of the America First agenda in history. While the Fake News and Radical Left collude to distract, depress, and divide, they’re simply lying to mask the undeniable truth: America is safer, stronger, richer, and more secure than at any point in decades. Don’t take the bait. New victories pour in daily as President Trump delivers on his promises and rebuilds the foundation for long-term success in the greatest nation on Earth. Here are a few things to celebrate from just the past few days:
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
Just realized that The Guardian has a whole clickable topic for my state and it's just "Minnesota" and it's all ICE

www.theguardian.com/us-news/minn...
Guardian screenshot Topic listed above headline in orange letters: Minnesota Headline: The Minnesotans trapped at home, too terrified of ICE to go outside: 'Our house is like a jail'
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
smcgee.bsky.social
Anyone know why a helicopter is circling town and country club today?
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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smcgee.bsky.social
I was just telling a neighbor this morning that it's been weeks since I wore my wedding rings.
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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kjhealy.co
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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notmylinkedin.bsky.social
TikTok may or may not have been primarily intended as a tool to spy on Americans. That is definitely what it's for now.
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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mearn.me
Oh I’m supposed to take health advice from Mike Tyson? That guy eats ears.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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pamdorra.bsky.social
Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
A multicolored quilt made of of scraps with the words WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW staggered down it with a large beautiful eye centered between the words. The eye has a rainbow camera aperture as the iris. It is quilted densely.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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jesseltaylor.bsky.social
a bit late, but why did a rapist tell me I should eat apples
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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mattmfm.bsky.social
Closing jumbotron Super Bowl Halftime Show message from Bad Bunny: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
the main thing I have to say about this game so far is that "Sam Darnold" sounds like it came from this list
list of fake American names from a 90s Japanese baseball game, including "Willie Dustice", "Mike Truk", "Todd Bonzalez" and "Bobson Dugnutt"
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
smcgee.bsky.social
Trying to remember to bring our chipper to school patrol this week!
happify.bsky.social happify @happify.bsky.social · 1d
Bopping in to say that clearing ice from corners and bus stops is excellent community care and also good for getting out some kind of energy and connecting with strangers.
A person stands at an icy streetcorner facing away from the camera holding a giant ice chunk above their head in a victory pose. The back of their shirt reads “end ice”
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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mikenietzel.bsky.social
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
A Flurry Of Higher Ed Bills Prompts The Question: What’s Up With Iowa?
The Iowa legislature is considering several bills that together represent one of the most dramatic makeovers of higher education any state has attempted in recent years.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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stevemullis.net
They don’t have inner lives.
February 8, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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steveportigal.bsky.social
Among *all this* here's a reminder that the monsters aren't simply the ones with the vests and guns and skeleton masks, they are also the petty heartless bureaucratic functionaries. As there are in every authoritarian regime.
scavendish.bsky.social Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 3d
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.

DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
nashvillebanner.bsky.social Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 3d
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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jaspar.bsky.social
So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
We found at least 18 of the drugs on TrumpRx have cheaper generics available ranging from potential savings of over $600 for Tikosyn to just around $2 for Diflucan. Most of the drugs are made by Pfizer.
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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farnaby.xyz
ITs remarkable that Angie is at least trying to go to Whipple when @amyklobuchar.com won't
mccollum.house.gov Congresswoman Betty McCollum @mccollum.house.gov · 3d
Today, @repangiecraig.bsky.social and I were denied entry into the Whipple Building to conduct congressional oversight over the life, health, and safety conditions at the ICE & CBP detention facility. Oversight of taxpayer-funded facilities is not only our legal right, but our constitutional duty.
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM