The Gray Sage
@walterdgreason.bsky.social
Historian. Economist. Professor. UX Designer.
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Twin Cities: Community Support for Families & Workers in the Twin Cities: This is direct aid for community members affected by ICE & CBP to help them with rent, missed wages, groceries, utility bills, and other needs. This money goes directly to help these families.
Community Support for Families & Workers in the Twin Cities
We are a grassroots group of community members based in Minneapolis who are raising funds for community members & families in the Twin Cities who are being targeted by ICE and CBP actions, especially…
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January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Twin Cities: Community Support for Families & Workers in the Twin Cities: This is direct aid for community members affected by ICE & CBP to help them with rent, missed wages, groceries, utility bills, and other needs. This money goes directly to help these families.
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There are 3,000 ICE agents deployed in the Twin Cities — more than three times the size of the Minneapolis Police Department. Unions, faith leaders and community groups are organizing mass resistance.
‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Lived Through Before’: Labor’s Role in Minnesota’s ICE Resistance - Truthdig
A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis.
www.truthdig.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
There are 3,000 ICE agents deployed in the Twin Cities — more than three times the size of the Minneapolis Police Department. Unions, faith leaders and community groups are organizing mass resistance.
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On 1 February 1979, The Guardian first reported on the gynaecological examinations conducted by UK border control officials upon South Asian women. Often called ‘virginity testing’, we wrote this article on the Home Office archival records on this practice.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Uncovering the ‘Virginity Testing’ Controversy in the National Archives: The Intersectionality of Discrimination in British Immigration History
This article explores the practice of ‘virginity testing’ by British immigration officers in the late 1970s through the internal documents of the Home Office held at the National Archives in London. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
On 1 February 1979, The Guardian first reported on the gynaecological examinations conducted by UK border control officials upon South Asian women. Often called ‘virginity testing’, we wrote this article on the Home Office archival records on this practice.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Wow, buckle up.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Wow, buckle up.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Statement on "State Violence & Civics Education in a Democracy" from the Big City Social Studies Group.
"Civics education in a democracy bends towards liberty and justice, not of its own accord, but through the efforts of educators and students."
"Civics education in a democracy bends towards liberty and justice, not of its own accord, but through the efforts of educators and students."
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Statement on "State Violence & Civics Education in a Democracy" from the Big City Social Studies Group.
"Civics education in a democracy bends towards liberty and justice, not of its own accord, but through the efforts of educators and students."
"Civics education in a democracy bends towards liberty and justice, not of its own accord, but through the efforts of educators and students."
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Lag. The federal judiciary is catching up — this is a remarkable order, it's only three pages. I recommend reading it. I have, in all of my time practicing law, never seen a judge do anything like this:
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Lag. The federal judiciary is catching up — this is a remarkable order, it's only three pages. I recommend reading it. I have, in all of my time practicing law, never seen a judge do anything like this:
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Never mind jobs, what are 5 classes you took in college?
Marxism (Marshall Berman)
The Artist as Activist
Autobiography (Michele Wallace)
Land, Power & Culture in the Americas
Comparative Africana Fiction
Bonus grad course:
The Chicano Novel and the Politics of Form
Marxism (Marshall Berman)
The Artist as Activist
Autobiography (Michele Wallace)
Land, Power & Culture in the Americas
Comparative Africana Fiction
Bonus grad course:
The Chicano Novel and the Politics of Form
Never mind jobs? Only five (weird) classes?
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. Life in extreme environments
2. Parasitism and mariculture
3. Oceanic processes
4. Environmental ethics
5. Evolutionary genetics
1. Life in extreme environments
2. Parasitism and mariculture
3. Oceanic processes
4. Environmental ethics
5. Evolutionary genetics
January 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Never mind jobs, what are 5 classes you took in college?
Marxism (Marshall Berman)
The Artist as Activist
Autobiography (Michele Wallace)
Land, Power & Culture in the Americas
Comparative Africana Fiction
Bonus grad course:
The Chicano Novel and the Politics of Form
Marxism (Marshall Berman)
The Artist as Activist
Autobiography (Michele Wallace)
Land, Power & Culture in the Americas
Comparative Africana Fiction
Bonus grad course:
The Chicano Novel and the Politics of Form
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Noah, a US Army veteran and member of About Face and Veterans for Peace was violently arrested today.
The crime? Protesting a Minnesota detention facility.
Noah needs medical attention and prescribed medication.
Please call 612-289-0037 and demand Sheriff Witt release Noah immediately.
The crime? Protesting a Minnesota detention facility.
Noah needs medical attention and prescribed medication.
Please call 612-289-0037 and demand Sheriff Witt release Noah immediately.
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Noah, a US Army veteran and member of About Face and Veterans for Peace was violently arrested today.
The crime? Protesting a Minnesota detention facility.
Noah needs medical attention and prescribed medication.
Please call 612-289-0037 and demand Sheriff Witt release Noah immediately.
The crime? Protesting a Minnesota detention facility.
Noah needs medical attention and prescribed medication.
Please call 612-289-0037 and demand Sheriff Witt release Noah immediately.
Never mind jobs? Only five (weird) classes?
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. Life in extreme environments
2. Parasitism and mariculture
3. Oceanic processes
4. Environmental ethics
5. Evolutionary genetics
1. Life in extreme environments
2. Parasitism and mariculture
3. Oceanic processes
4. Environmental ethics
5. Evolutionary genetics
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Never mind jobs? Only five (weird) classes?
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
1. History of mathematics
2. Intro to Computer Science
3. Mysticism: East and West
4. American Indian Philosophies
5. Medieval African historiography
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If you're new to resistance training, your local Indivisible is a good place to start. In Charlottesville, @indivisiblecville.bsky.social.
If you're curious about starting a resistance training routine and not sure to begin, start with these expert-recommended movements. n.pr/46qa9Oq
Want to get stronger? Start with these 6 muscle-building exercises
If you're curious about starting a resistance training routine and not sure where to begin, start with these expert-recommended movements.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
If you're new to resistance training, your local Indivisible is a good place to start. In Charlottesville, @indivisiblecville.bsky.social.
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Once again, it’s all Male Fantasies (lots of Reich in it)
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Once again, it’s all Male Fantasies (lots of Reich in it)
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Epstein survivors joint statement condemning the latest release.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Epstein survivors joint statement condemning the latest release.
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If you’re not reading up on @moltbook.bsky.social this morning, you probably should be.
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you’re not reading up on @moltbook.bsky.social this morning, you probably should be.
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Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
WASHINGTON—Urging locals to “fully cooperate” with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. “The brave ...
theonion.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
We walk through the violence to find peace on the other side. #TwinCities
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We walk through the violence to find peace on the other side. #TwinCities
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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If you think they’re building more detention facilities, increasing mass surveillance, and growing the size of ICE just to deport undocumented immigrants, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 PM
If you think they’re building more detention facilities, increasing mass surveillance, and growing the size of ICE just to deport undocumented immigrants, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
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"QAnon is a propaganda operation and QAnon is a cult.
"But above all, QAnon is an alibi."
-- THEY KNEW (published 2022
"But above all, QAnon is an alibi."
-- THEY KNEW (published 2022
January 31, 2026 at 11:49 AM
"QAnon is a propaganda operation and QAnon is a cult.
"But above all, QAnon is an alibi."
-- THEY KNEW (published 2022
"But above all, QAnon is an alibi."
-- THEY KNEW (published 2022
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In an interview with MPR News, Liam's mother gave an update on her son and her own safety. She said Liam asks again and again, “Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?” Or “Mommy, we don’t want to be here anymore. This place is ugly.”
‘Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?’: Mother of Liam Conejo Ramos shares her story from hiding
Liam and his father are currently being held by federal authorities in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, an hour plus drive southwest of San Antonio.
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
In an interview with MPR News, Liam's mother gave an update on her son and her own safety. She said Liam asks again and again, “Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?” Or “Mommy, we don’t want to be here anymore. This place is ugly.”
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statement from anika bowie, st. paul city council member, on the arrest of her husband jamael lundy this morning by federal agents for the protest at a church in st. paul led by an ICE agent. she calls his arrest “militarized and traumatic”
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
statement from anika bowie, st. paul city council member, on the arrest of her husband jamael lundy this morning by federal agents for the protest at a church in st. paul led by an ICE agent. she calls his arrest “militarized and traumatic”
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This revelatory thread is frightening and confirms this meme!
January 30, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This revelatory thread is frightening and confirms this meme!
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
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After Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by federal immigration agents, Ben and Sam Luhmann, 17 and 16 years old, traveled to Minneapolis, where they continue to observe and record U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents' aggressive tactics.
Suburban teen brothers on ICE watch in Minneapolis: 'This is nothing like Chicago. This is so much worse.’
chicago.suntimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 PM
After Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by federal immigration agents, Ben and Sam Luhmann, 17 and 16 years old, traveled to Minneapolis, where they continue to observe and record U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents' aggressive tactics.