Karen Ernst
@stpkernst.bsky.social
OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. Your favorite fun-sized St Paul girl. Often watching Dateline, concocting adventures, or trying to make flowers grow. Cookie enthusiast.
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Karen Ernst
@stpkernst.bsky.social
· Apr 6
Shot in the Arm
Explore vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of COVID-19.
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Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
Maine Senator Susan Collins said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed her that ICE will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
Collins said in a statement that she had pushed Noem and other Trump administration officials to have ICE “reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.”
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
Reposted by Karen Ernst
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 AM
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
This absolutely this.
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This absolutely this.
You need to stage something large and loud at the Senate. You have the power to do something.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
You need to stage something large and loud at the Senate. You have the power to do something.
Shut down the Senate. We need some serious action at the Senate level so not one more Minnesotan is executed by federal agents. SHUT IT DOWN. Defund ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem. Arrest Little Bovino.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Shut down the Senate. We need some serious action at the Senate level so not one more Minnesotan is executed by federal agents. SHUT IT DOWN. Defund ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem. Arrest Little Bovino.
Sorry about your weather. Meanwhile, my state is being overrun by ICE that is shooting us in the streets. Get out your snow suit and do something. Anything. Take some sort of meaningful action. DO SOMETHING.
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Sorry about your weather. Meanwhile, my state is being overrun by ICE that is shooting us in the streets. Get out your snow suit and do something. Anything. Take some sort of meaningful action. DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING Chuck! We are here in Minnesota trying to hold fascism at bay and getting shot dead in the streets. WE NEED YOUR ACTION. No more words.
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
DO SOMETHING Chuck! We are here in Minnesota trying to hold fascism at bay and getting shot dead in the streets. WE NEED YOUR ACTION. No more words.
I’m so sorry, Dimitri.
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I’m so sorry, Dimitri.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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"They killed a man, created chaos, pushed protestors and threw gas indiscriminately, then left the scene."
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
"They killed a man, created chaos, pushed protestors and threw gas indiscriminately, then left the scene."
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"Thank god we have video, because according to DHS these seven heroic guys ... it's nonsense and its lies."
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Thank god we have video, because according to DHS these seven heroic guys ... it's nonsense and its lies."
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I'm about twenty minutes behind the press conference. Q for Walz - "what are Minnesotans to do?" Walz is fucking furious as he speaks. "They ask us for peace and we give it and we get shot in the streets coming out of a donut shop."
January 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I'm about twenty minutes behind the press conference. Q for Walz - "what are Minnesotans to do?" Walz is fucking furious as he speaks. "They ask us for peace and we give it and we get shot in the streets coming out of a donut shop."
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Say their names. Trump and Vance. They should be impeached and removed immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Say their names. Trump and Vance. They should be impeached and removed immediately.
I remember watching Bill Kristol in the 90s and disagreeing with him about everything. We haven’t changed. The country changed and it’s time to fight for democracy.
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I remember watching Bill Kristol in the 90s and disagreeing with him about everything. We haven’t changed. The country changed and it’s time to fight for democracy.
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
Reposted by Karen Ernst
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
Reposted by Karen Ernst
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
@velshi.com Where are you? Another person was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. Judicial warrants can wait. Get there.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
@velshi.com Where are you? Another person was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. Judicial warrants can wait. Get there.
Reposted by Karen Ernst
THEY WILL NOT BREAK US
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
fear.
they need to demonstrate that resistance is worse than useless, that it will be broken, and that their agents have impunity regardless of their actions.
they need to demonstrate that resistance is worse than useless, that it will be broken, and that their agents have impunity regardless of their actions.
So… what’s the strategic goal for the administration in Minnesota, exactly?
I’m not being cute, I don’t understand the theory of victory here and want someone to explain it to me.
I’m not being cute, I don’t understand the theory of victory here and want someone to explain it to me.
January 24, 2026 at 1:40 AM
THEY WILL NOT BREAK US
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
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Missing the days when the government wanted to prevent children from getting severe infectious diseases and being kidnapped and removed from their families. Seems like those goals should not be a partisan issue.
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Missing the days when the government wanted to prevent children from getting severe infectious diseases and being kidnapped and removed from their families. Seems like those goals should not be a partisan issue.
Reposted by Karen Ernst
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just…didn’t?"
A big question from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/minnesota-...
A big question from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/minnesota-...
What if we just stopped paying taxes?
Where there's a will there (might) be a way.
www.publicnotice.co
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just…didn’t?"
A big question from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/minnesota-...
A big question from @snipy.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/minnesota-...
Reposted by Karen Ernst
Flooding Senators & House members with calls is a great idea. TY!
But asking them to “reform” ICE is weak (& in the weeds).
ICE is beyond reform. It must be disbanded & any legitimate functions should be distributed to other agencies.
The message is simple: Prohibit spending on & Abolish ICE.
But asking them to “reform” ICE is weak (& in the weeds).
ICE is beyond reform. It must be disbanded & any legitimate functions should be distributed to other agencies.
The message is simple: Prohibit spending on & Abolish ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Flooding Senators & House members with calls is a great idea. TY!
But asking them to “reform” ICE is weak (& in the weeds).
ICE is beyond reform. It must be disbanded & any legitimate functions should be distributed to other agencies.
The message is simple: Prohibit spending on & Abolish ICE.
But asking them to “reform” ICE is weak (& in the weeds).
ICE is beyond reform. It must be disbanded & any legitimate functions should be distributed to other agencies.
The message is simple: Prohibit spending on & Abolish ICE.