Dakota Sillyman
@thesillyman.bsky.social
Here to chat all things hope-punk, cassettes, and soccer.
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“Before Present,” a new comic. My partner was prepping slides for a intro to Archaeology lecture on “time." She had a slide showing that the oldest recorded human footprints in North America (21-23k years BP) are just south of the Trinity Test site. Both in New Mexico. About 60 miles apart.
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“Before Present,” a new comic. My partner was prepping slides for a intro to Archaeology lecture on “time." She had a slide showing that the oldest recorded human footprints in North America (21-23k years BP) are just south of the Trinity Test site. Both in New Mexico. About 60 miles apart.
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One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
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Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
One day this will be in reprinted text books and museums. An incredible example of the courage and care that everyday people are currently displaying in the midst of fascist state violence.
Sending so much love to every single person standing against ICE in ways visible and not.
Sending so much love to every single person standing against ICE in ways visible and not.
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM
One day this will be in reprinted text books and museums. An incredible example of the courage and care that everyday people are currently displaying in the midst of fascist state violence.
Sending so much love to every single person standing against ICE in ways visible and not.
Sending so much love to every single person standing against ICE in ways visible and not.
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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the video of another person being murdered by the state on the streets of minneapolis shows exactly what people are saying it shows. make your own choices but don’t feel like you are obligated to bear witness to it. reading a description is enough.
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
the video of another person being murdered by the state on the streets of minneapolis shows exactly what people are saying it shows. make your own choices but don’t feel like you are obligated to bear witness to it. reading a description is enough.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
I won't repost the video, which is incredibly disturbing, but it looks like ICE just murdered another person in Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I won't repost the video, which is incredibly disturbing, but it looks like ICE just murdered another person in Minneapolis.
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Extreme cold didn’t stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed out of work, & an estimated 50,000+ marched through downtown Minneapolis.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social reporting.
#ICEOUT
inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
@sarahlazare.bsky.social with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social reporting.
#ICEOUT
inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Extreme cold didn’t stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed out of work, & an estimated 50,000+ marched through downtown Minneapolis.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social reporting.
#ICEOUT
inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
@sarahlazare.bsky.social with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social reporting.
#ICEOUT
inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
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Setting the tone from Day 1 😤
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Setting the tone from Day 1 😤
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
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Did you hear? Dakota thinks we’re cool 😎
We meet every Friday, 10:30-2 at Common Power in downtown Seattle. All welcome, for however much time you can spare
We meet every Friday, 10:30-2 at Common Power in downtown Seattle. All welcome, for however much time you can spare
I went to a @wawhistles.bsky.social kit building event earlier today with and it was one million times better than sitting around doom scrolling and honestly more fun than most things. Lot's of cool people and great energy.
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
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Our purpose is to spread whistles throughout WA to help communities protect themselves against ICE.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Did you hear? Dakota thinks we’re cool 😎
We meet every Friday, 10:30-2 at Common Power in downtown Seattle. All welcome, for however much time you can spare
We meet every Friday, 10:30-2 at Common Power in downtown Seattle. All welcome, for however much time you can spare
I went to a @wawhistles.bsky.social kit building event earlier today with and it was one million times better than sitting around doom scrolling and honestly more fun than most things. Lot's of cool people and great energy.
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
WA Whistles | Instagram | Linktree
Our purpose is to spread whistles throughout WA to help communities protect themselves against ICE.
linktr.ee
January 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I went to a @wawhistles.bsky.social kit building event earlier today with and it was one million times better than sitting around doom scrolling and honestly more fun than most things. Lot's of cool people and great energy.
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
Get involved here! linktr.ee/wa.whistles
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Abolish ICE. They are monsters.
Shawn and Destiny Jackson's 6 children were endangered when ICE threw flash bangs and tear gas at their car. 911 instructed Destiny on how to do CPR.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
"When we did finally get out the car, of course, my baby was lifeless. So, I did the CPR and mouth to mouth."
An extraordinarily composed couple.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Abolish ICE. They are monsters.
Seattle friends @waisn.bsky.social and @wawhistles.bsky.social are two accounts you should check out! Lot's of people doing good work out here.
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Seattle friends @waisn.bsky.social and @wawhistles.bsky.social are two accounts you should check out! Lot's of people doing good work out here.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.