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@thequeengeek.bsky.social
Disability self-advocate, PTA mom, political strategist, Minnesotan(ish), collector of cats. she/her
I cry a lot, but I am so productive. It’s an art. (Taylor Swift)
I cry a lot, but I am so productive. It’s an art. (Taylor Swift)
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I'm in my Bartleby Era.
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Whistles at the Renee Good Memorial in Minneapolis. The whistle has really become a sound of day to day life on the south side.
The whistles along with car horns are used to warn others of ICE or federal agents in the area.
The whistles along with car horns are used to warn others of ICE or federal agents in the area.
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Whistles at the Renee Good Memorial in Minneapolis. The whistle has really become a sound of day to day life on the south side.
The whistles along with car horns are used to warn others of ICE or federal agents in the area.
The whistles along with car horns are used to warn others of ICE or federal agents in the area.
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it might be the chinese century but this shit has definitively been the minneapolis decade
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
it might be the chinese century but this shit has definitively been the minneapolis decade
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I wish National Media would go the fuck away. But also LOL I love when national media try to make some level of sense out of Minneapolis.
CNN in Minneapolis: You can literally see someone is playing on the drum set right here outside the entrance of the hotel right now.
January 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I wish National Media would go the fuck away. But also LOL I love when national media try to make some level of sense out of Minneapolis.
Look for the helpers is a way to explain bad things to children. But as adults it's time to realize that WE are the helpers our children look for.
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Look for the helpers is a way to explain bad things to children. But as adults it's time to realize that WE are the helpers our children look for.
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"i asked chatgpt" well I asked amy klobuchar and she threw a stapler at my head
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
"i asked chatgpt" well I asked amy klobuchar and she threw a stapler at my head
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Hey - do you guys remember that night we all stood outside and took pictures of the aurora and then we all shared them on here and everyone was commenting on everyone else’s pics and it was so amazing and many of us were brought to tears?
25 years ago, today. Pretty sure that’s how long ago it was.
25 years ago, today. Pretty sure that’s how long ago it was.
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Hey - do you guys remember that night we all stood outside and took pictures of the aurora and then we all shared them on here and everyone was commenting on everyone else’s pics and it was so amazing and many of us were brought to tears?
25 years ago, today. Pretty sure that’s how long ago it was.
25 years ago, today. Pretty sure that’s how long ago it was.
Wait, is THIS the reason I spend my tween years reading books about teen girls during the Holocaust?
January 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Wait, is THIS the reason I spend my tween years reading books about teen girls during the Holocaust?
I have spent so little time with my kids. I have spent so much time at this desk. I feel like when I walk away, there's no one watching. I don't want to turn away from my neighbors who need me. I know we all need rest, but I don't know how to look away when people are out there needing to be seen
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I have spent so little time with my kids. I have spent so much time at this desk. I feel like when I walk away, there's no one watching. I don't want to turn away from my neighbors who need me. I know we all need rest, but I don't know how to look away when people are out there needing to be seen
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I-94 and Wilson, Chicago, IL
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I-94 and Wilson, Chicago, IL
It's wild to watch my parents who were burning draft cards and protesting Kent State spout Fox News nonsense at me. What the fuck happened to these hippy Boomers? My god.
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
It's wild to watch my parents who were burning draft cards and protesting Kent State spout Fox News nonsense at me. What the fuck happened to these hippy Boomers? My god.
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the purpose of a system is what it does
Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
the purpose of a system is what it does
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ICYMI: Minneapolis Public Schools will offer a virtual option for students until February 12th, starting next week. Educators, staff, and administration will begin to work to stand up this option for students tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
ICYMI: Minneapolis Public Schools will offer a virtual option for students until February 12th, starting next week. Educators, staff, and administration will begin to work to stand up this option for students tomorrow.
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Meanwhile near where they killed Renee Good ICE was terrorizing a high school — and now Minneapolis has canceled school for the week.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Meanwhile near where they killed Renee Good ICE was terrorizing a high school — and now Minneapolis has canceled school for the week.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
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Thousands protest in Minneapolis after 37-year old Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Many holding up screen captured images from the viral video that showed the federal agent who shot and killed Good.
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Thousands protest in Minneapolis after 37-year old Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Many holding up screen captured images from the viral video that showed the federal agent who shot and killed Good.
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I spent a bunch of this evening picturing this Venn Diagram in my head. I feel like all my local peeps will understand.
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I spent a bunch of this evening picturing this Venn Diagram in my head. I feel like all my local peeps will understand.
Shout out to the parents who have had enough childhood trauma to be real good at compartmentalizing and disassociating that they can pull off a calm and loving bedtime before returning to the hellscape. I see you.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Shout out to the parents who have had enough childhood trauma to be real good at compartmentalizing and disassociating that they can pull off a calm and loving bedtime before returning to the hellscape. I see you.
What does community mean? What are we willing to risk to protect it? What is fair for my children?
Questions that are echoing in my mind today.
Questions that are echoing in my mind today.
I learned she’s a local mom, my friends knew her.
And this morning fellow moms at my kid’s elementary began mobilizing to help our members of our school community living in fear.
I don’t know what sense to make of any of this but it’s making me so emotional.
All we have is each other.
And this morning fellow moms at my kid’s elementary began mobilizing to help our members of our school community living in fear.
I don’t know what sense to make of any of this but it’s making me so emotional.
All we have is each other.
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
What does community mean? What are we willing to risk to protect it? What is fair for my children?
Questions that are echoing in my mind today.
Questions that are echoing in my mind today.
I want you all to know that this is a very intense day to be day two of my period.
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I want you all to know that this is a very intense day to be day two of my period.
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Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
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Given ICE’s violent, impunity-drenched core, at a moment when the Trump regime is leaning heavily into a vision of dominance grounded in aggression and lawlessness, such a killing (certainly not ICE's first) was all but inevitable. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/07/i...
This Isn’t the First Killing by ICE — and It Won’t Be the Last
ICE shot a woman point-blank in Minneapolis. The agency’s raids and impunity were always going to lead to death.
theintercept.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Given ICE’s violent, impunity-drenched core, at a moment when the Trump regime is leaning heavily into a vision of dominance grounded in aggression and lawlessness, such a killing (certainly not ICE's first) was all but inevitable. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/01/07/i...
People like us took down Hitler. People like us have led revolutions. People like us have fought the bosses and the despots and time after time people like us have won.
People like us can fight and can win and it is trauma and it is fucking brutal. But it is.
People like us can fight and can win and it is trauma and it is fucking brutal. But it is.
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
People like us took down Hitler. People like us have led revolutions. People like us have fought the bosses and the despots and time after time people like us have won.
People like us can fight and can win and it is trauma and it is fucking brutal. But it is.
People like us can fight and can win and it is trauma and it is fucking brutal. But it is.
They think that killing us will scare us. But we are rugged and we are strong and we don't let people push us around.
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
They think that killing us will scare us. But we are rugged and we are strong and we don't let people push us around.
They're killing us now. I'm so tired and we just started. The Twin Cities are occupied.
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
They're killing us now. I'm so tired and we just started. The Twin Cities are occupied.
What is happening in the Twin Cities is very serious and intense and I’m having trouble processing what is happening as real life. I keep randomly bursting into tears. But pushing through this is essential.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
What is happening in the Twin Cities is very serious and intense and I’m having trouble processing what is happening as real life. I keep randomly bursting into tears. But pushing through this is essential.