Mark Snyder
@snyde043.bsky.social
Pollution prevention is my jam. Union rabble-rouser, curmudgeon-in-training, biking enthusiast, pro wrestling fan, crazy cat guy. Minneapolis
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A crowd of hundreds gathered at a St. Cloud strip mall parking lot to observe more than two dozen ICE officers near some Somali-owned businesses.
📷️: Jenny Berg
📷️: Jenny Berg
Do you know how bad you have to fuck up to radicalize St. Cloud?
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Tim Walz,',s fortunes plunged when he stopped talking to Peggy Flanagan. She was obviously the conscience of that pairing.
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Tim Walz,',s fortunes plunged when he stopped talking to Peggy Flanagan. She was obviously the conscience of that pairing.
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Civil Disobedience: An American Tradition, by Lewis C. Perry (2013)
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yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Civil Disobedience: An American Tradition, by Lewis C. Perry (2013)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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"Nobody feels like it's safe to ride the public transport, the buses, the light rail" because federal agents are stalking transit stops.
"We shouldn’t have to worry if we’re going to have guns pulled on us on the way to work at all, but this is our reality.”
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"We shouldn’t have to worry if we’re going to have guns pulled on us on the way to work at all, but this is our reality.”
www.youtube.com/shorts/b9Rnd...
Famed Indigenous chef Sean Sherman: My employee was taken.
“We were just trying to get him medication… But he was already gone.”
Last week, the internationally renowned Indigenous chef Sean Sherman told reporter Nate Halverson that federal agents detained…
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February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"Nobody feels like it's safe to ride the public transport, the buses, the light rail" because federal agents are stalking transit stops.
"We shouldn’t have to worry if we’re going to have guns pulled on us on the way to work at all, but this is our reality.”
www.youtube.com/shorts/b9Rnd...
"We shouldn’t have to worry if we’re going to have guns pulled on us on the way to work at all, but this is our reality.”
www.youtube.com/shorts/b9Rnd...
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I have never understood rural Minnesota’s hate for the Twin Cities. A huge percentage of the Twin Cities population is people who grew up in rural or exurban MN. They are hating their own sons, daughters, brothers & sisters — figuratively and literally.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I have never understood rural Minnesota’s hate for the Twin Cities. A huge percentage of the Twin Cities population is people who grew up in rural or exurban MN. They are hating their own sons, daughters, brothers & sisters — figuratively and literally.
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Walking briskly — a pace of about 3 to 4.5 mph — for an extra five minutes every day was linked to an estimated 10 percent fewer deaths in the follow-up period — an average of 8.2 years, a new study found.
Adding even a 5-minute walk to your daily activity may help boost longevity
Using activity tracker data, researchers found that just a bit more exercise could save one in 10 people from an earlier death.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Walking briskly — a pace of about 3 to 4.5 mph — for an extra five minutes every day was linked to an estimated 10 percent fewer deaths in the follow-up period — an average of 8.2 years, a new study found.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer…
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February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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New: Key Minnesota DFL Leader Resigns After Vehicular Homicide Charge; Party Under Pressure Risks Major Rifts
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Key Minnesota DFL Leader Resigns After Vehicular Homicide Charge; Party Under Pressure Risks Major Rifts - UNICORN RIOT
Cyndy Martin, the former chair of the Democratic Party across the vast 8th Congressional District, is awaiting a grim vehicular homicide trial, after being charged in Itasca County with killing Carter...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
New: Key Minnesota DFL Leader Resigns After Vehicular Homicide Charge; Party Under Pressure Risks Major Rifts
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Turkey traffic calming on East River Parkway.
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Turkey traffic calming on East River Parkway.
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my studio used to be on the corner of 31st and Cedar and I moved my desk from the window to the opposite wall because I witnessed car accidents so frequently that I was convinced a car would drive through the wall one day.
February 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
my studio used to be on the corner of 31st and Cedar and I moved my desk from the window to the opposite wall because I witnessed car accidents so frequently that I was convinced a car would drive through the wall one day.
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this is also amazing because the neighborhoods that Cedar goes through have been begging the county for traffic calming for years. commuters use it like a freeway to get across the city and the neighbors of it suffer the consequences.
Some in South Minneapolis have created what they call “filter blockades” on Cedar Ave. A handout says the roundabout like blockade is meant to bring neighbors together to strategize against ICE while also identifying traffic coming into the area.
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
this is also amazing because the neighborhoods that Cedar goes through have been begging the county for traffic calming for years. commuters use it like a freeway to get across the city and the neighbors of it suffer the consequences.
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My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
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February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
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i feel like some of the folks with the big Fuck You trucks in our neighborhood should be cool and go get some big concrete blocks to use for the filter blockades
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
i feel like some of the folks with the big Fuck You trucks in our neighborhood should be cool and go get some big concrete blocks to use for the filter blockades
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If the Park Police aren’t going to help enforce the rules that the Park Board enacts, then maybe we don’t need a separate police force for parks? I mean they drive up and down the street I live on quite a bit (a Parkway where their lobbyist also lives) but I think we’d be ok without that service.
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
If the Park Police aren’t going to help enforce the rules that the Park Board enacts, then maybe we don’t need a separate police force for parks? I mean they drive up and down the street I live on quite a bit (a Parkway where their lobbyist also lives) but I think we’d be ok without that service.
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It's hard to overstate how NORMAL it was to sexualize teen girls when I was growing up.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's hard to overstate how NORMAL it was to sexualize teen girls when I was growing up.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
"Jailbait" jokes were everywhere, I was constantly sexually harassed by men in cars when walking to school in 6th grade.
Epstein is of an cohort where it was GENERALLY maybe a little edgy but not extreme.
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Target is Minnesota’s 4th largest employer. For months Target has stayed silent as ICE abducts our neighbors and murders legal observers–all while looking the other way as ICE stages in Target parking lots.
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Target is Minnesota’s 4th largest employer. For months Target has stayed silent as ICE abducts our neighbors and murders legal observers–all while looking the other way as ICE stages in Target parking lots.
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Scenes of South Mpls
Two blocks away, my neighbors are roasting marshmallows over a bonfire in the street where we’ve blocked off traffic
Parents wear whistles around their necks and FUCK ICE buttons on their coats as we all check in on each other and add one another to stray signal chats
Two blocks away, my neighbors are roasting marshmallows over a bonfire in the street where we’ve blocked off traffic
Parents wear whistles around their necks and FUCK ICE buttons on their coats as we all check in on each other and add one another to stray signal chats
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Scenes of South Mpls
Two blocks away, my neighbors are roasting marshmallows over a bonfire in the street where we’ve blocked off traffic
Parents wear whistles around their necks and FUCK ICE buttons on their coats as we all check in on each other and add one another to stray signal chats
Two blocks away, my neighbors are roasting marshmallows over a bonfire in the street where we’ve blocked off traffic
Parents wear whistles around their necks and FUCK ICE buttons on their coats as we all check in on each other and add one another to stray signal chats
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We need the community’s help in the immediate and I will keep pushing the government to step up and stop evictions and get rental assistance to community members.
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We need the community’s help in the immediate and I will keep pushing the government to step up and stop evictions and get rental assistance to community members.
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We celebrate the return of Liam & his father Adrian, while also knowing that ICE has been as active as ever staging at Powderhorn & Folwell park today.
Rent is due today for so many families and we have a big need at NE middle.
Donate to NE middle school families in need: givebutter.com/neschool
Rent is due today for so many families and we have a big need at NE middle.
Donate to NE middle school families in need: givebutter.com/neschool
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We celebrate the return of Liam & his father Adrian, while also knowing that ICE has been as active as ever staging at Powderhorn & Folwell park today.
Rent is due today for so many families and we have a big need at NE middle.
Donate to NE middle school families in need: givebutter.com/neschool
Rent is due today for so many families and we have a big need at NE middle.
Donate to NE middle school families in need: givebutter.com/neschool
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🤝 Businesses support the community
Community supports the businesses 🤝
Cretin and Marshall Avenue 🧇🧇🧇 Black Coffee and Waffles
Community supports the businesses 🤝
Cretin and Marshall Avenue 🧇🧇🧇 Black Coffee and Waffles
February 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
🤝 Businesses support the community
Community supports the businesses 🤝
Cretin and Marshall Avenue 🧇🧇🧇 Black Coffee and Waffles
Community supports the businesses 🤝
Cretin and Marshall Avenue 🧇🧇🧇 Black Coffee and Waffles
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stop fucking shopping at target everyone. starve the money vampire of money and it might shrivel back and die if we're lucky
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
stop fucking shopping at target everyone. starve the money vampire of money and it might shrivel back and die if we're lucky
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Love your neighbors as yourself, but treat Nazis like Nazis
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Love your neighbors as yourself, but treat Nazis like Nazis
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i just wanna point out you can be white and have a hispanic sounding name. there are white mexicans, they just usually aren't the ones that come up here (remember?? mexico was colonized by spanish people???)
i wanna see more info about these fuckheads before i jump to conclusions based on names
i wanna see more info about these fuckheads before i jump to conclusions based on names
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
i just wanna point out you can be white and have a hispanic sounding name. there are white mexicans, they just usually aren't the ones that come up here (remember?? mexico was colonized by spanish people???)
i wanna see more info about these fuckheads before i jump to conclusions based on names
i wanna see more info about these fuckheads before i jump to conclusions based on names
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THIS. ⬇️
It is both impressive & *absurd* how much money average middle class Minnesotans are scrounging together to pay our neighbors’ rent so they aren’t made homeless during a federal occupation (in winter) where they can’t work & need to shelter in place to stay safe from abduction and abuse.
It is both impressive & *absurd* how much money average middle class Minnesotans are scrounging together to pay our neighbors’ rent so they aren’t made homeless during a federal occupation (in winter) where they can’t work & need to shelter in place to stay safe from abduction and abuse.
I think if regular folks are donating hundreds of dollars to mutual aid in the span of a few weeks, then landlords could maybe have a heart and not evict vulnerable families in this time of extraordinary crisis
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
THIS. ⬇️
It is both impressive & *absurd* how much money average middle class Minnesotans are scrounging together to pay our neighbors’ rent so they aren’t made homeless during a federal occupation (in winter) where they can’t work & need to shelter in place to stay safe from abduction and abuse.
It is both impressive & *absurd* how much money average middle class Minnesotans are scrounging together to pay our neighbors’ rent so they aren’t made homeless during a federal occupation (in winter) where they can’t work & need to shelter in place to stay safe from abduction and abuse.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.