Taylor Carik
@taylorcarik.bsky.social
"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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Producer of #bienvenidosdystopia, media studies adjunct + writer, former DISPATCH publisher, plays in WRRC MPLS and PARISHES, among other things.
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Two words: wealth tax
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Two words: wealth tax
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I once saw a panel of a wonder woman comic where, in a big brawl fight scene where Etta has brought her fellow student friends in as the cavalry, in the background, was a student playing a trombone.
Whenever I see musicians playing during actions of all kinds I think of that panel.
Whenever I see musicians playing during actions of all kinds I think of that panel.
If you're not in Minneapolis, in addition to the real work of patrols and food drops, this is what the resistance has looked like:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Minneapolis brass band bringing joy amid grief: ‘When people see us playing, it gives them hope’
Brass Solidarity was formed after George Floyd’s murder, and now also marks the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at its weekly meetup
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I once saw a panel of a wonder woman comic where, in a big brawl fight scene where Etta has brought her fellow student friends in as the cavalry, in the background, was a student playing a trombone.
Whenever I see musicians playing during actions of all kinds I think of that panel.
Whenever I see musicians playing during actions of all kinds I think of that panel.
If you're not in Minneapolis, in addition to the real work of patrols and food drops, this is what the resistance has looked like:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Minneapolis brass band bringing joy amid grief: ‘When people see us playing, it gives them hope’
Brass Solidarity was formed after George Floyd’s murder, and now also marks the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at its weekly meetup
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
If you're not in Minneapolis, in addition to the real work of patrols and food drops, this is what the resistance has looked like:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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In my latest article, I write about how ICE raids in Minnesota echo the imprisonment of our ancestors at Fort Snelling, at Bdote, and the execution of the Dakota 38. This isn’t new. The land remembers. So do we. #iceout @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
ICE is still rampaging in Minnesota. For Native Americans, it’s history repeating itself
OPINION: For my tribes, the Dakota and Diné people, seeing federal agents disappear people from their communities isn’t a new crisis. It is a recurring nightmare, Jacqueline Keeler writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
In my latest article, I write about how ICE raids in Minnesota echo the imprisonment of our ancestors at Fort Snelling, at Bdote, and the execution of the Dakota 38. This isn’t new. The land remembers. So do we. #iceout @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Radio K has been so good today god damn
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Radio K has been so good today god damn
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Geolocating Trump's Gulag Archipelago DetentionReports.com now includes an interactive map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots, & publicly available contracts archive. Designed to support empirical research and institutional accountability.
February 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Geolocating Trump's Gulag Archipelago DetentionReports.com now includes an interactive map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots, & publicly available contracts archive. Designed to support empirical research and institutional accountability.
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They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement
In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
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Starting on Central soon
Placing hearts where ppl were taken. 💜
Placing hearts where ppl were taken. 💜
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Starting on Central soon
Placing hearts where ppl were taken. 💜
Placing hearts where ppl were taken. 💜
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ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
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This visualization of daily activity of ICE is unreal.
February 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This visualization of daily activity of ICE is unreal.
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As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
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On Tuesday, the Minneapolis City Council will be voting on a resolution urging Congress to adopt the Abolish ICE Act and Melt ICE Act.
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
lims.minneapolismn.gov
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
On Tuesday, the Minneapolis City Council will be voting on a resolution urging Congress to adopt the Abolish ICE Act and Melt ICE Act.
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
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"Folks like to say that no one believed my warnings. I wish that were the case. The hard truth is officials believed them and let the worst happen anyway."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
The Confluence
I’ve been right so long, I’ve been done wrong.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"Folks like to say that no one believed my warnings. I wish that were the case. The hard truth is officials believed them and let the worst happen anyway."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...
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I know there are a lot of mutual aid asks coming out of Minneapolis right now, but both of my kids graduated from South High and it would mean a lot to me for people to contribute to this rent fund for my fellow South families. I’ll match the first $1000 if you post receipts. Tiger Pride 🧡🖤
South High gofundme reports they are low on funds w new requests every day: www.gofundme.com/f/support-so...
Donate to Support South High School Families, organized by R S
South High School (Minneapolis, MN) parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for S… R S needs your support for Support South High School Families
www.gofundme.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I know there are a lot of mutual aid asks coming out of Minneapolis right now, but both of my kids graduated from South High and it would mean a lot to me for people to contribute to this rent fund for my fellow South families. I’ll match the first $1000 if you post receipts. Tiger Pride 🧡🖤
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My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going.
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler
A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going.
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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We're planning to expand the database to include more ICE profiteers' donations to congress. We'd love to hear your suggestions about what companies we should include! Feel free to comment below or DM me. inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress
Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.
inthesetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
We're planning to expand the database to include more ICE profiteers' donations to congress. We'd love to hear your suggestions about what companies we should include! Feel free to comment below or DM me. inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
Just asking for a MN Gov candidate w ICE messaging as strong as *checks again* Bill Kristol
C’mon, Chuck. You’re fighting to “rein in” ICE? DEFUND ICE.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Just asking for a MN Gov candidate w ICE messaging as strong as *checks again* Bill Kristol
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Day 3 of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour brings us three more beautifully restored films for Valentine's Day! 💘 🎞 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
• WHY NOT!, 2 PM mspfilm.org/show/why-not/
• DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON, 7 PM mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...
• WINTER KEPT US WARM, 9 PM mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
• WHY NOT!, 2 PM mspfilm.org/show/why-not/
• DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON, 7 PM mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...
• WINTER KEPT US WARM, 9 PM mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Day 3 of Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour brings us three more beautifully restored films for Valentine's Day! 💘 🎞 🇫🇷 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
• WHY NOT!, 2 PM mspfilm.org/show/why-not/
• DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON, 7 PM mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...
• WINTER KEPT US WARM, 9 PM mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
• WHY NOT!, 2 PM mspfilm.org/show/why-not/
• DOÑA HERLINDA AND HER SON, 7 PM mspfilm.org/show/dona-he...
• WINTER KEPT US WARM, 9 PM mspfilm.org/show/winter-...
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They should try mutual aid fundraising
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shuts down due to lack of funding
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
They should try mutual aid fundraising
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Of course they fucking did
🚨 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
🎁 @nytimes.com
Google, Meta & Reddit complied
🎁 @nytimes.com
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Of course they fucking did
*new* concentration camps
America has concentration camps.
👇👇
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
*new* concentration camps
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
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.
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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...
www.youtube.com/live/V4SdSVd...
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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.