Stephanie Zvan
@stephaniezvan.bsky.social
Former feral child figuring out community. Unpredictably abled activist. Remarkably successful dilettante. Sometimes very silly.
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They're clearing unhoused folks from Cedar Ave under the bridges today. Talked to one of the garbage guys who says the city didn't even let them come by and pick up garbage bags for the last month.
The city created a health crisis by refusing to help the unhoused with their trash.
The city created a health crisis by refusing to help the unhoused with their trash.
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
They're clearing unhoused folks from Cedar Ave under the bridges today. Talked to one of the garbage guys who says the city didn't even let them come by and pick up garbage bags for the last month.
The city created a health crisis by refusing to help the unhoused with their trash.
The city created a health crisis by refusing to help the unhoused with their trash.
I don't think anything new was discovered since this reporting: www.startribune.com/could-minnes...
Could Minnesota officials have stopped Feeding our Future fraud sooner?
Minnesota's attorney general questions why the federal investigation took so long. But a spokesman said the office could have done more investigating itself.
www.startribune.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I don't think anything new was discovered since this reporting: www.startribune.com/could-minnes...
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Contrast this β¬οΈ
With this: bsky.app/profile/jcha...
On the day of the "Mission Accomplished" announcement, @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social is off centering himself on national media, while actual leaders (@jchavezmpls.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @doronclark.bsky.social) are still here defending us.
With this: bsky.app/profile/jcha...
On the day of the "Mission Accomplished" announcement, @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social is off centering himself on national media, while actual leaders (@jchavezmpls.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @doronclark.bsky.social) are still here defending us.
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Contrast this β¬οΈ
With this: bsky.app/profile/jcha...
On the day of the "Mission Accomplished" announcement, @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social is off centering himself on national media, while actual leaders (@jchavezmpls.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @doronclark.bsky.social) are still here defending us.
With this: bsky.app/profile/jcha...
On the day of the "Mission Accomplished" announcement, @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social is off centering himself on national media, while actual leaders (@jchavezmpls.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @doronclark.bsky.social) are still here defending us.
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The next time anyone tells you that someone subject to law enforcement action "must have been doing something wrong," remember this moment.
February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The next time anyone tells you that someone subject to law enforcement action "must have been doing something wrong," remember this moment.
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If it goes away when you remember to take your meds, it's probably not a character flaw.
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If it goes away when you remember to take your meds, it's probably not a character flaw.
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The work of repair is going to be hard, long, and quiet.
The ripples of this will be with us for years to come.
May we stay in the work.
The ripples of this will be with us for years to come.
May we stay in the work.
With the announcement that the ICE surge in MN is ending, Iβm thinking about how so many people thought the child in Bad Bunnyβs halftime performance was Liam Ramos and how our need for Hollywood endings and satisfying payoffs might hinder us from dealing with the painful and traumatic aftermath.
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The work of repair is going to be hard, long, and quiet.
The ripples of this will be with us for years to come.
May we stay in the work.
The ripples of this will be with us for years to come.
May we stay in the work.
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Anyone who survived the Winter of 2026 is now an official Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Anyone who survived the Winter of 2026 is now an official Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Y'know I had a guy the other day who found out I was a science journalist, and was asking are there really aliens?! What about the Loch Ness Monster! Yetis?
I was, at least, able to give him giant squid (he was thrilled).
But it made me sad. We don't NEED aliens or Nessie.
BUGS CAN DO THIS!!
I was, at least, able to give him giant squid (he was thrilled).
But it made me sad. We don't NEED aliens or Nessie.
BUGS CAN DO THIS!!
Sounds about right. I mean, Iβm not even a bug person but somehow get 500 results when I search βbugβ in my iPhone photos. Hereβs one of my weird bug moments. Look at him working those mouthparts!
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Y'know I had a guy the other day who found out I was a science journalist, and was asking are there really aliens?! What about the Loch Ness Monster! Yetis?
I was, at least, able to give him giant squid (he was thrilled).
But it made me sad. We don't NEED aliens or Nessie.
BUGS CAN DO THIS!!
I was, at least, able to give him giant squid (he was thrilled).
But it made me sad. We don't NEED aliens or Nessie.
BUGS CAN DO THIS!!
'88. Theater and physics geek. Last name was Rosa then.
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
'88. Theater and physics geek. Last name was Rosa then.
You went to Stillwater too?
Thanks. I realized when I saw the question, I have no idea how fame works for non-nerds.
Thanks. I realized when I saw the question, I have no idea how fame works for non-nerds.
February 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
You went to Stillwater too?
Thanks. I realized when I saw the question, I have no idea how fame works for non-nerds.
Thanks. I realized when I saw the question, I have no idea how fame works for non-nerds.
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So, the folks detained at Whipple are largely being released. Their phones, wallets, and often their winter clothes are confiscated. They are dumped out the front gate with nothing.
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
Donate to Haven Watch MN β Support at the gate, care beyond it, organized by Haven Watch
Haven Watch was created to help individuals released from ICE detentiβ¦ Haven Watch needs your support for Haven Watch MN β Support at the gate, care beyond it
gofund.me
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
So, the folks detained at Whipple are largely being released. Their phones, wallets, and often their winter clothes are confiscated. They are dumped out the front gate with nothing.
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
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My coworker returned recently. He's finally starting to talk like his normal self. We have absolutely avoided the topic, and stick to things like music, where to shop, and our kids. Been here 25yrs.
Doing therapy for people on the fly is a hard thing, but I am working it into our conversations.
Doing therapy for people on the fly is a hard thing, but I am working it into our conversations.
I donβt really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
Iβll call it βlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.β
1/
Iβll call it βlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.β
1/
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
My coworker returned recently. He's finally starting to talk like his normal self. We have absolutely avoided the topic, and stick to things like music, where to shop, and our kids. Been here 25yrs.
Doing therapy for people on the fly is a hard thing, but I am working it into our conversations.
Doing therapy for people on the fly is a hard thing, but I am working it into our conversations.
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Y'all, I just got the call for quilters:
"Hiya... Hope you're well.
I am working with my sisters to organise a couple of collaborative resistance quilts.
Although, it's still very much under construction, I finally have the site pages where the Calls For Participation mostly up & functioning."
"Hiya... Hope you're well.
I am working with my sisters to organise a couple of collaborative resistance quilts.
Although, it's still very much under construction, I finally have the site pages where the Calls For Participation mostly up & functioning."
Patchwork of Resistance β Stitching what power tries to erase
patchworkofresistance.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Y'all, I just got the call for quilters:
"Hiya... Hope you're well.
I am working with my sisters to organise a couple of collaborative resistance quilts.
Although, it's still very much under construction, I finally have the site pages where the Calls For Participation mostly up & functioning."
"Hiya... Hope you're well.
I am working with my sisters to organise a couple of collaborative resistance quilts.
Although, it's still very much under construction, I finally have the site pages where the Calls For Participation mostly up & functioning."
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Isolation is deadly. I shudder to think about people in already stressed families in hiding right now.
What happens to someone who might normally be able to secretly get abortion pills without an abusive partner knowing, for example? A lot harder to hide if youβre also hiding from ICE.
from 2020:
What happens to someone who might normally be able to secretly get abortion pills without an abusive partner knowing, for example? A lot harder to hide if youβre also hiding from ICE.
from 2020:
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Will Rise During Quarantines. So Will Neglect of At-Risk People, Social Workers Say.
Patchwork social service departments are scrambling to address the fallout of coronavirus restrictions, and social workers say vast numbers of at-risk, elderly, sick and disabled Americans will be imp...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Isolation is deadly. I shudder to think about people in already stressed families in hiding right now.
What happens to someone who might normally be able to secretly get abortion pills without an abusive partner knowing, for example? A lot harder to hide if youβre also hiding from ICE.
from 2020:
What happens to someone who might normally be able to secretly get abortion pills without an abusive partner knowing, for example? A lot harder to hide if youβre also hiding from ICE.
from 2020:
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Need to stress that, like the Pretti killing, this terrorism is happening in extremely mixed use residential neighborhoods. Cafes and restaurants just down the street. The St. Paul Curling Club that's put out so many Olympians competing *this week* is like two blocks away.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulβan hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Need to stress that, like the Pretti killing, this terrorism is happening in extremely mixed use residential neighborhoods. Cafes and restaurants just down the street. The St. Paul Curling Club that's put out so many Olympians competing *this week* is like two blocks away.
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Due to an unfortunate typo, I have now promised to only use my powers for goo.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Due to an unfortunate typo, I have now promised to only use my powers for goo.
If you want to know how things are going in Minnesota, the volunteer at my (routine) mammogram, whose job seems to involve soothing everyone, answered, "And how are you doing?" with, "Well, I'm here."
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
If you want to know how things are going in Minnesota, the volunteer at my (routine) mammogram, whose job seems to involve soothing everyone, answered, "And how are you doing?" with, "Well, I'm here."
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Hi, we're journalists. We asked the company that claims to be making artificial intelligence whether they're making artificial intelligence and they said yes.
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating resultsβand raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Hi, we're journalists. We asked the company that claims to be making artificial intelligence whether they're making artificial intelligence and they said yes.
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me: sorry i need to cancel our 10AM, i got a little guy on me
city worker: what?
me: i. got. a. little. guy. on. me.
city worker: what?
me: i. got. a. little. guy. on. me.
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
me: sorry i need to cancel our 10AM, i got a little guy on me
city worker: what?
me: i. got. a. little. guy. on. me.
city worker: what?
me: i. got. a. little. guy. on. me.
Mine were, but mostly about (entirely justified and good) divorce rates.
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Mine were, but mostly about (entirely justified and good) divorce rates.
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Good morning. Abolish ICE.
Iβm going to highlight some fundraisers with low numbers in the thread.
Iβm going to highlight some fundraisers with low numbers in the thread.
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
Standwithminnesota.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Good morning. Abolish ICE.
Iβm going to highlight some fundraisers with low numbers in the thread.
Iβm going to highlight some fundraisers with low numbers in the thread.
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The secret to belly fur, says Bobo, is volume.
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The secret to belly fur, says Bobo, is volume.
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Chat, is it good when your newspaper says GUTHRIE'S 'MACBETH' SIGNIFIES EVERYTHING: A PLAY THAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR TIMES
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Chat, is it good when your newspaper says GUTHRIE'S 'MACBETH' SIGNIFIES EVERYTHING: A PLAY THAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR TIMES