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Taylor Carik
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"Originally considered a critical failure, it has since gained a cult following"

Producer of #bienvenidosdystopia, media studies adjunct + writer, former DISPATCH publisher, plays in WRRC MPLS and PARISHES, among other things.

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Of course they fucking did
๐Ÿšจ Dept of Homeland Security is sending tech companies administrative subpoenas for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize ICE agents

Google, Meta & Reddit complied

๐ŸŽ @nytimes.com
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
*new* concentration camps
America has concentration camps.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
if Too #$HORT is in the area blow whistle like this

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJt...
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Sorry, kid, the government cancelled research into a cure for your disease. The man who swims in sewage and snorts cocaine in public restrooms said it's bad for you. Besides, there's no money now that we're locking up your friend's parents and the guys who mowed our lawn.
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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I would love to see some comprehensive reporting on what, exactly, the governor, mayor, police departments and sheriffs DID concede to ICE. Because these negotiations still seem extremely vague and unclear.
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt says her office's policies remain unchanged ("we have not entered into any new agreements despite what some influential leaders have conveyed") and defends her deputies' actions at the Whipple federal building.
www.youtube.com/live/V4SdSVd...
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Friends!

The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.

We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Interested? Fill the interest form here!

www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
World Cup Waitlist โ€” RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES
www.resistancestudiesseries.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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I can think of several dozen historians who would be happy to lecture @jaketapper.bsky.social about why "concentration camp" is, in fact, an apt term.
God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Another way to phrase this is, โ€œICE shot someone and got caught lying about it.โ€
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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This was the attack where they subsequently threw tear gas into a family's car, causing a baby to stop breathing, they blamed the family for it.
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Look, ICE isnโ€™t leaving, itโ€™s a political stunt that news media is helping spread, we all know this.

But I will take this headline all day long lol
How Trump's withdrawal from Minneapolis is being covered abroad.

In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:

"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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โ€œAll along the way, the community has stepped up with our whistles, with our cell phones and with our bodies to defend our neighbors,โ€ Communities United Against Police Brutality president Michelle Gross said.

โ€œBut what do we see from our public officials? They have utterly failed us.โ€
Minneapolis activists press local leaders to respond to federal surge
Minneapolis activists say state leaders have failed to act as federal agents arrest protesters and residents during an ongoing federal surge.
www.mprnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Wow, look at that, you don't just have to roll over like a fucking coward
New York City leaders rehung the Pride flag in front of the Stonewall National Monument in a chaotic scene that included an American flag briefly being removed, a rebuke of the Trump administrationโ€™s efforts to remove the symbol from federal property.
New York leaders, defying Trump, rehang Stonewall Inn Pride flag in chaotic scene
The Trump administration had removed the LGBTQ+ symbol, citing a policy limiting what can be displayed on federal property.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Is Minnesota Trumpโ€™s
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Man thereโ€™s a lot of people replying to @liberalcurrents.com horrified that @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com said the phrase โ€œopen borders.โ€ Please re-traumatize them by sharing this widely www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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judging by comments here and one big challenge aoc is going to face is that a lot of people who like her are worried other people don't like her. this was a barrier for Warren in 2020 too. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/why-aoc-sh...
Why AOC Should Run for President
Two words: Analilia Mejia
www.everythingishorrible.net
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.

In case youโ€™re wondering why so many of us arenโ€™t quite taking Homanโ€™s presser today at face value.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Our summer was planned but now the summer stem program just announced theyโ€™re going from 7 weeks to 4 weeks with no after care. Super. This school district is a joke.
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Also great to get an email that MPS is also collapsing and canโ€™t even do summer programming or care
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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The RR chat is still on fire, folks. Ain't shit happening that looks like a withdrawal.
The ICE surge ending is just false spring! Don't put away the whistles, don't put away the shovels!
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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NUDE ELON MUSK: The invisible clothes I'm wearing are a product of xAthleisure, which will roll out self-dressing outfits within two years at the latest

THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The ICE surge ending is just false spring! Don't put away the whistles, don't put away the shovels!
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM