Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
Feminist political geographer, peace studies prof (views my own), solidarity activist. #Colombia.
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Sara Koopman
@spaceforpeace.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, and Decolonial Approaches
Peace is often represented as a matter of time, as a political state that happens after war. This special issue contests this linear and binary view by giving an account of being and thinking betwe...
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🧵⬇️Check out the great papers in our new special issue of Geopolitics (29, 5: 2024): Making Space for Peace in Contexts of ‘Non-war’ Violence: Challenging War-Peace Binaries Through Feminist, Spatio-Temporal, & Decolonial Approaches doi.org/10.1080/1465...
friends I have been to a LOT of ice watch trainings online in the last few days. The one from States at the Core was hands down the best. They are doing it again tomorrow night (28th). Sign up at zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:09 PM
friends I have been to a LOT of ice watch trainings online in the last few days. The one from States at the Core was hands down the best. They are doing it again tomorrow night (28th). Sign up at zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW
As DHS takes over the federal investigation, current and former law enforcement agents warn that Trump’s DOJ isn’t committed to facts or fairness.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
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I thought doxxing was a the worst thing you could do to someone?
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I thought doxxing was a the worst thing you could do to someone?
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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If Senate Republicans refuse to strip out the DHS bill to put real constraints on ICE — and hold hostage the vast majority of government funding — then Republicans are complicit in the chaos and own the potential government shutdown.
It’s time to stop ICE’s violence.
It’s time to stop ICE’s violence.
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
If Senate Republicans refuse to strip out the DHS bill to put real constraints on ICE — and hold hostage the vast majority of government funding — then Republicans are complicit in the chaos and own the potential government shutdown.
It’s time to stop ICE’s violence.
It’s time to stop ICE’s violence.
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There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
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Also, the primary purpose of law enforcement body cams, functionally speaking, will always be the surveillance and criminalization of members of the public, not law enforcement themselves. Extraordinary exceptions confuse people about this.
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Also, the primary purpose of law enforcement body cams, functionally speaking, will always be the surveillance and criminalization of members of the public, not law enforcement themselves. Extraordinary exceptions confuse people about this.
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Laughing at the senate dems and their request that DHS & ICE engage in a tasteful amount of ethnic cleansing.
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Laughing at the senate dems and their request that DHS & ICE engage in a tasteful amount of ethnic cleansing.
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Body cams are definitely going to fix this.
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Body cams are definitely going to fix this.
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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It is inconceivable to me that any Democrat would vote for a DHS funding bill that fails to include a mandate that requires these federal goons to take their masks off.
No more Secret Police in America!
No more Secret Police in America!
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It is inconceivable to me that any Democrat would vote for a DHS funding bill that fails to include a mandate that requires these federal goons to take their masks off.
No more Secret Police in America!
No more Secret Police in America!
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Neil Young pulled his music from Amazon a while ago after Bezos started sucking Trump's taint.
Now he's giving all of Greenland access to his music for free as an additional fuck you.
Well done, sir.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Now he's giving all of Greenland access to his music for free as an additional fuck you.
Well done, sir.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free
Neil Young has escalated his fight against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.
www.rollingstone.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Neil Young pulled his music from Amazon a while ago after Bezos started sucking Trump's taint.
Now he's giving all of Greenland access to his music for free as an additional fuck you.
Well done, sir.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Now he's giving all of Greenland access to his music for free as an additional fuck you.
Well done, sir.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Felon is giving 'lip service' in MN, firing & moving his thugs around to try to quiet the backlash.
Hopefully for MN, chaos is relatively ⬇️. Massive kudos to them for their efforts
"Our response to the [Felon's TACO dance] must be to increase the pressure on Trump & the Senate"
Do not back down.
Hopefully for MN, chaos is relatively ⬇️. Massive kudos to them for their efforts
"Our response to the [Felon's TACO dance] must be to increase the pressure on Trump & the Senate"
Do not back down.
A victory by the people of Minnesota and a tactical retreat by Trump. Do not relent!
January 27, 2026
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January 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Felon is giving 'lip service' in MN, firing & moving his thugs around to try to quiet the backlash.
Hopefully for MN, chaos is relatively ⬇️. Massive kudos to them for their efforts
"Our response to the [Felon's TACO dance] must be to increase the pressure on Trump & the Senate"
Do not back down.
Hopefully for MN, chaos is relatively ⬇️. Massive kudos to them for their efforts
"Our response to the [Felon's TACO dance] must be to increase the pressure on Trump & the Senate"
Do not back down.
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Firing Greg Bovino is BS! We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem! Renee Good and Alex Pritti deserve justice- firing Bovino does nothing! Charging all involved from Miller to the agents is justice. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/firing-gre...
Firing Greg Bovino is BS! We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem!
Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve this!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Firing Greg Bovino is BS! We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem! Renee Good and Alex Pritti deserve justice- firing Bovino does nothing! Charging all involved from Miller to the agents is justice. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/firing-gre...
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RP • @joyannreid ***PLEASE SHARE***
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#fuckice🖕❄️ #midwest #minneapolis #solidarity
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#fuckice🖕❄️ #midwest #minneapolis #solidarity
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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#fuckice🖕❄️ #midwest #minneapolis #solidarity
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#fuckice🖕❄️ #midwest #minneapolis #solidarity
Overall, Minnesota union density is about 16%, while the national number is just below 10%. Unions matter.
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Overall, Minnesota union density is about 16%, while the national number is just below 10%. Unions matter.
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Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
January 26, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
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Ideas are silly and impossible and unrealistic until they're not
Germany's paper of record (not exactly a paragon of progressiveness) comes out in favor of boycotting the World Cup.
Fußball-WM 2026: Sollte der DFB über einen Boykott nachdenken?
Die Fußballwelt als Staffage: An Donald Trumps Politik wird auch die Weltmeisterschaft nichts ändern. Die Positionierung des DFB scheint klar.
www.faz.net
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Ideas are silly and impossible and unrealistic until they're not
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“The green dyed smoke suggests high toxicity to protesters, but the effect is more psychological.”
What's the deal with that scary-looking green gas ICE is using in Minneapolis?
There are toxic ingredients in all of this stuff, but looks may be deceiving.
www.motherjones.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“The green dyed smoke suggests high toxicity to protesters, but the effect is more psychological.”
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Target is based in Minneapolis and ICE is using their stores.
Hilton is lodging ICE officers, and cut ties with a local operator who kicked ICE out.
And Enterprise is renting the cars that ICE uses in their raids.
Tell their CEOs to stop their cooperation: FreeDCproject.org/ice-out
Hilton is lodging ICE officers, and cut ties with a local operator who kicked ICE out.
And Enterprise is renting the cars that ICE uses in their raids.
Tell their CEOs to stop their cooperation: FreeDCproject.org/ice-out
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Target is based in Minneapolis and ICE is using their stores.
Hilton is lodging ICE officers, and cut ties with a local operator who kicked ICE out.
And Enterprise is renting the cars that ICE uses in their raids.
Tell their CEOs to stop their cooperation: FreeDCproject.org/ice-out
Hilton is lodging ICE officers, and cut ties with a local operator who kicked ICE out.
And Enterprise is renting the cars that ICE uses in their raids.
Tell their CEOs to stop their cooperation: FreeDCproject.org/ice-out
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Video of Alex Pretti reading final honors for a veteran he cared for at the VA.
Rest in Power 🇺🇸
Rest in Power 🇺🇸
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Video of Alex Pretti reading final honors for a veteran he cared for at the VA.
Rest in Power 🇺🇸
Rest in Power 🇺🇸
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I think one aspect of the importance of communication, trackers, & observers with cameras on the ground is that ICE/CBP haven't been able to do the 'fake black bloc' thing and throw Molotov cocktails through windows to create the illusion of violent protest.
Yes, I think they absolutely do that.
Yes, I think they absolutely do that.
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I think one aspect of the importance of communication, trackers, & observers with cameras on the ground is that ICE/CBP haven't been able to do the 'fake black bloc' thing and throw Molotov cocktails through windows to create the illusion of violent protest.
Yes, I think they absolutely do that.
Yes, I think they absolutely do that.
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Would be great to see his life and sacrifice acknowledged in some way at the AAG meeting in SF
@geographers.bsky.social
@geographers.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Would be great to see his life and sacrifice acknowledged in some way at the AAG meeting in SF
@geographers.bsky.social
@geographers.bsky.social
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This is a minor point perhaps, but it adds to the heartbreak.
The Univ of Minnesota is where I became a geographer and where I first became interested in migration studies.
You'd be surprised how many people involved in justice work are human geographers.
Que la tierra te sea leve, compañero 🔥
The Univ of Minnesota is where I became a geographer and where I first became interested in migration studies.
You'd be surprised how many people involved in justice work are human geographers.
Que la tierra te sea leve, compañero 🔥
Geographers, in case you missed this detail, Alex Pretti graduated from the Minnesota Geography department in 2011.
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is a minor point perhaps, but it adds to the heartbreak.
The Univ of Minnesota is where I became a geographer and where I first became interested in migration studies.
You'd be surprised how many people involved in justice work are human geographers.
Que la tierra te sea leve, compañero 🔥
The Univ of Minnesota is where I became a geographer and where I first became interested in migration studies.
You'd be surprised how many people involved in justice work are human geographers.
Que la tierra te sea leve, compañero 🔥