Tracy Maher
@tracym.bsky.social
Michigander transplanted to Minneapolis. Always reading, professionally curious.
Minnesota/Twin Cities friends, if you have recommendations for local wedding photographers with availability in April, please send them my way!
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Minnesota/Twin Cities friends, if you have recommendations for local wedding photographers with availability in April, please send them my way!
Reposted by Tracy Maher
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Ever since the last iPhone update, my keyboard autocorrects that to Thanks and will someone please just MAKE IT STOP
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Ever since the last iPhone update, my keyboard autocorrects that to Thanks and will someone please just MAKE IT STOP
Seeing the mutual aid that is happening all around the Twin Cities is restoring a little bit of my very battered faith in humanity
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Seeing the mutual aid that is happening all around the Twin Cities is restoring a little bit of my very battered faith in humanity
This gluten free bread is SHOCKINGLY good
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This gluten free bread is SHOCKINGLY good
“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35
Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos
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Matthew 19:14
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35
Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos
Read full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35
Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos
Read full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Matthew 19:14
“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35
Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos
Read full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by Tracy Maher
Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)
I should have learned by now that it is not worth writing things and putting them on the internet.
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)
My small corner of Minneapolis tonight
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 AM
My small corner of Minneapolis tonight
My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
January 23, 2026 at 4:42 AM
My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!
“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.”
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Columbia Heights Public Schools: 4 students detained by ICE in recent weeks
School leaders in Columbia Heights held a press conference on Wednesday to speak about the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the school district.
kstp.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 AM
“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.”
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
When it’s this cold out, all you can do is bake bread
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
When it’s this cold out, all you can do is bake bread
If you want to instantly spike your blood pressure, try to help your very elderly parent troubleshoot the cable tv remote and tv input over the phone when Wheel of Fortune starts in four minutes
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If you want to instantly spike your blood pressure, try to help your very elderly parent troubleshoot the cable tv remote and tv input over the phone when Wheel of Fortune starts in four minutes
My Gen Z son is aghast and deeply offended because I called him a bucket dipper 🤣
January 18, 2026 at 4:10 AM
My Gen Z son is aghast and deeply offended because I called him a bucket dipper 🤣
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled Friday in a case filed in Decemb...
kstp.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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"Fast Company reached out multiple times this week to General Mills, Target, Best Buy, Cargill, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, and Land O’Lakes for comment. None of them responded." www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...
We asked Minnesota's biggest companies about ICE. None of them responded
In a sign of how far we've come from the summer of 2020, well-known brands have stayed silent as escalating chaos unfolds in their backyard.
www.fastcompany.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"Fast Company reached out multiple times this week to General Mills, Target, Best Buy, Cargill, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, and Land O’Lakes for comment. None of them responded." www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...
From @KSTP - 911 transcripts, dispatch logs, police and fire reports show when paramedics arrived, they found Renée Good unresponsive with a weak pulse. Medics found “two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest,” one to the forearm, and a possible head wound. kstp.com/5-investigat...
Records: Medics found Renee Good had gunshot wounds to chest, forearm, and head
The records reveal that when paramedics arrived, they found Renee Good unresponsive with a weak pulse.
kstp.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
From @KSTP - 911 transcripts, dispatch logs, police and fire reports show when paramedics arrived, they found Renée Good unresponsive with a weak pulse. Medics found “two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest,” one to the forearm, and a possible head wound. kstp.com/5-investigat...
Reposted by Tracy Maher
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
Watching YouTube videos of tsunamis and volcano eruptions to relax
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Watching YouTube videos of tsunamis and volcano eruptions to relax
Finding beauty in small ways
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Finding beauty in small ways
My body’s chemical composition right now
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
My body’s chemical composition right now
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol
Comfort fooding
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
January 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Comfort fooding
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵
I’m not saying you HAVE to have a dedicated tea cupboard, but your life will definitely be better if you do.
January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I’m not saying you HAVE to have a dedicated tea cupboard, but your life will definitely be better if you do.