Steve (How to live in an empire in rapid decline) Katz
@stevenkatz.bsky.social
Twenty five years or so raising money for indy and nonprofit journalism and now at UC Berkeley doing the same for the Journalism School. Picked up a PhD in sociology along the way. Pals with a fish named Bob.
Pinned
“Love is a buttress against everything: Love is everything and releases magic and the marvelous in the face of gravest tragedy. It is the shelter in which the miracle and honesty and power of visions and continuity are housed.” Beauford Delaney to James Baldwin, August 22, 1954.
Happy New Year.
Happy New Year.
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
UC Berkeley (and Berkeley High!) students heading to San Francisco’s Dolores Park today #ICEOutofEverywhere
January 30, 2026 at 8:47 PM
UC Berkeley (and Berkeley High!) students heading to San Francisco’s Dolores Park today #ICEOutofEverywhere
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
Solution to ICE/Palantir face recognition situation
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Solution to ICE/Palantir face recognition situation
Co-sign
I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit.
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Co-sign
This is Georgia Fort, one of the journalists along with Don Melon, siezed by Trump regime thugs. And there’s a donation page on her site to help deal with this. www.georgiafort.com/about
Georgia Fort | Independent Journalist
Emmy Nominated Independent Journalist is changing the narrative by amplifying the humanity of those often misportrayed in mainstream media
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is Georgia Fort, one of the journalists along with Don Melon, siezed by Trump regime thugs. And there’s a donation page on her site to help deal with this. www.georgiafort.com/about
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Baby shampoo mixed with water recommended as optimal treatment for pepper spray by an ophthalmologist, which speaking as a maker of soap & “personal care products” makes total sense. Milk products not recommended primarily due to risk of infection. Plain water is fine & much better than nothing!
The guy who makes funny doctor videos (who actually is an ophthalmologist) just made a couple on pepper spray generally and with contacts. We live in weird times.
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Baby shampoo mixed with water recommended as optimal treatment for pepper spray by an ophthalmologist, which speaking as a maker of soap & “personal care products” makes total sense. Milk products not recommended primarily due to risk of infection. Plain water is fine & much better than nothing!
If this happens, it is 1850 Fugitive Slave Act level state power. It’s that bad.
They have advance notice. They can do this. Or they can tweet “don’t take the bait, grocery prices!” and then go hide under their covers hoping nobody on the ground does anything remotely violent.
Leading democratic politicians should make plans to be in Springfield on February 4th
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 AM
If this happens, it is 1850 Fugitive Slave Act level state power. It’s that bad.
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If you have not yet read @adamserwer.bsky.social on Minnesotans' heroics, you are going to feel way better when you do. He went there. He talked to the people doing the work. Then he thought about it and produced something rare. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... [gift link]
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
If you have not yet read @adamserwer.bsky.social on Minnesotans' heroics, you are going to feel way better when you do. He went there. He talked to the people doing the work. Then he thought about it and produced something rare. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... [gift link]
"It is not normal for the public to move 50 points on an issue in just a little over a year."
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"It is not normal for the public to move 50 points on an issue in just a little over a year."
In Feb 1944, my uncle parachuted out his B-17 before it crashed into the Belgian countryside. He was rescued/hidden by a farm family that was also hiding a Jewish family including a 14 year old girl. Given a new name and identity card in order to survive. She was “illegal.”
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
In Feb 1944, my uncle parachuted out his B-17 before it crashed into the Belgian countryside. He was rescued/hidden by a farm family that was also hiding a Jewish family including a 14 year old girl. Given a new name and identity card in order to survive. She was “illegal.”
Looks like the messaging has changed, but the on-the-ground reality is not as Hegseth and Homans may lead the Siege of Minneapolis. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
Exclusive: Hegseth boosts Minneapolis immigration siege, approving use of military base
In an email obtained by the Chronicle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection asked for use of Fort Snelling to house federal immigration agents, weapons, vehicles and aircraft.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Looks like the messaging has changed, but the on-the-ground reality is not as Hegseth and Homans may lead the Siege of Minneapolis. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
And now: Maine. #ICEOutforGood
With ICE thugs surging in Maine, the Portland @pressherald.com joins The Minnesota @startribune.com in publishing a non-paywalled live blog for breaking news. www.pressherald.com/2026/01/26/l...
Live updates: More than 200 in Maine arrested by ICE so far, DHS says
The uptick in federal immigration activity in Maine continues to unfold after a 2nd U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minnesota.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM
And now: Maine. #ICEOutforGood
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We salute these VA workers for honoring #AlexPretti.
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
youtube.com/shorts/bgCcE...
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
youtube.com/shorts/bgCcE...
Honoring Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Unite 4 Veterans
youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We salute these VA workers for honoring #AlexPretti.
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
youtube.com/shorts/bgCcE...
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
youtube.com/shorts/bgCcE...
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A major newspaper publishing guide to help people identify the munitions their government is using against them is a real "Late Republic America" timepeice that future historians will comment on.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A major newspaper publishing guide to help people identify the munitions their government is using against them is a real "Late Republic America" timepeice that future historians will comment on.
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Wolves fans making their feelings known
January 26, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Wolves fans making their feelings known
George Will and Rachel Maddow #deepfakes showing up on newsfeeds at the local gym. Word for word identical. Impossible to tell they’re fake.
Will deepfake: youtu.be/L3XHM2fUn7w...
Maddow deepfake:youtu.be/OISWE22kLBA...
Snopes from earlier this month: www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Will deepfake: youtu.be/L3XHM2fUn7w...
Maddow deepfake:youtu.be/OISWE22kLBA...
Snopes from earlier this month: www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Deepfake videos of George Will on Trump, Supreme Court spread misinformation
Online users discussed numerous videos allegedly showing the conservative columnist sounding off about Trump's administration and court opinions.
www.snopes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
George Will and Rachel Maddow #deepfakes showing up on newsfeeds at the local gym. Word for word identical. Impossible to tell they’re fake.
Will deepfake: youtu.be/L3XHM2fUn7w...
Maddow deepfake:youtu.be/OISWE22kLBA...
Snopes from earlier this month: www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Will deepfake: youtu.be/L3XHM2fUn7w...
Maddow deepfake:youtu.be/OISWE22kLBA...
Snopes from earlier this month: www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
825 people in suburban Marin showed up on short notice today to get #ICEOutforGood. And the other night we heard that our county rapid response organizing group has trained 900 people as legal observers.
We were there: www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
We were there: www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
825 people in suburban Marin showed up on short notice today to get #ICEOutforGood. And the other night we heard that our county rapid response organizing group has trained 900 people as legal observers.
We were there: www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
We were there: www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
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Our count was about 825 at our #ICEoutforGood protest in honor of Alex Pretti and all of those dead at the hands of ICE.
Grateful, as always, to @probonophoto.bsky.social for covering it.
www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
Grateful, as always, to @probonophoto.bsky.social for covering it.
www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
25 Jan 2026 San Rafael: Protest against ICE Killings in Minnesota - ProBonoPhoto
A protest against the killings by ICE agents in Minnesota, held at the Marin County Civic Center. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Jan26ICE/...
www.probonophoto.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Our count was about 825 at our #ICEoutforGood protest in honor of Alex Pretti and all of those dead at the hands of ICE.
Grateful, as always, to @probonophoto.bsky.social for covering it.
www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
Grateful, as always, to @probonophoto.bsky.social for covering it.
www.probonophoto.org/2026/24-25Ja...
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there we go
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
there we go
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Photograph by Jeff Wheeler/@startribune.com
(pls credit in the post, not only alt text. so most will see it. 🙏🏼)
(pls credit in the post, not only alt text. so most will see it. 🙏🏼)
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Photograph by Jeff Wheeler/@startribune.com
(pls credit in the post, not only alt text. so most will see it. 🙏🏼)
(pls credit in the post, not only alt text. so most will see it. 🙏🏼)