Stacey Burns
@wentrogue.bsky.social
Once inspired the NYT Science Times to "try harder.” Now I post about my cats from my perch in the Witch District of Minneapolis. she/her
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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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we are never getting over this
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“The frog is accused of rabble-rousing. The National Guard is deployed to subdue the frog. You try to turn off the stove. Twenty masked men in body armor hit you with rubber bullets and tear gas.”
This was published last June.
This was published last June.
Signs the Frog Has Been Boiled
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it.
Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT F...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
“The frog is accused of rabble-rousing. The National Guard is deployed to subdue the frog. You try to turn off the stove. Twenty masked men in body armor hit you with rubber bullets and tear gas.”
This was published last June.
This was published last June.
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I LOVE WARD 9. I went to another one in Powderhorn today and it literally allowed kids to play safely outside with their families. ❤️
Minneapolis is trying out new forms of resistance. They're doing pop-up blockade block parties. This one is on Cedar and 34th, a main route into the city. They have a stereo, food & a fire. MPD is present but not interfering. Lots of honks of support. ICE agents have been reported detouring around.
February 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I LOVE WARD 9. I went to another one in Powderhorn today and it literally allowed kids to play safely outside with their families. ❤️
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At Cedar Riverside - E Building where there was an overnight flood. Nearly 200 units impacted with dirty water in units that include elderly and disabled residents. Working with Commissioner Conley on the ground—City of Minneapolis refusing to inspect the units, protecting their donors.
February 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
At Cedar Riverside - E Building where there was an overnight flood. Nearly 200 units impacted with dirty water in units that include elderly and disabled residents. Working with Commissioner Conley on the ground—City of Minneapolis refusing to inspect the units, protecting their donors.
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some good news buried among the horrible behavior listed:
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
some good news buried among the horrible behavior listed:
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
holy bastet do I loathe this guy
Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro condemns inflammatory ICE rhetoric from DA Larry Krasner as 'abhorrent'
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decried anti-ICE remarks from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, telling "Special Report" that such rhetoric is "unacceptable."
www.foxnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
holy bastet do I loathe this guy
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"JUDICIAL FINGER IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL DIKE" IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER READ
January 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"JUDICIAL FINGER IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL DIKE" IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER READ
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It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
I've personally had barely any ICE encounters. I've done patrolling when I can. And my body is just yelling at me that it's wrecked.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Brandy Zadrozny’s educated guess on DHS’s next target: Springfield, Ohio. with its large population of Haitian refugees about to lose protected status.
📻 Tune into this week’s show, featuring: @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, @eliothiggins.bsky.social on-the-media.visitlink.me/16Iibw
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Brandy Zadrozny’s educated guess on DHS’s next target: Springfield, Ohio. with its large population of Haitian refugees about to lose protected status.
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I cannot stress enough to people who are not from Minneapolis that the news you have seen in the past week about things calming, and messaging from our electeds at *every level higher than City Council* that local agencies will protect us... That's all fucking LIES.
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt needs to stop assisting ICE. It’s very clear that the sheriff’s department has been harassing, intimidating, arresting and coming out in force to assist ICE. They have been using force against neighbors who are working to protect our immigrant neighbors. 2/
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I cannot stress enough to people who are not from Minneapolis that the news you have seen in the past week about things calming, and messaging from our electeds at *every level higher than City Council* that local agencies will protect us... That's all fucking LIES.
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The court has denied the preliminary injunction to end Operation Metro Surge and relieve Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota of this occupation by the federal government. While this is infuriating, it will not stop the tremendous efforts by our community. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The court has denied the preliminary injunction to end Operation Metro Surge and relieve Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota of this occupation by the federal government. While this is infuriating, it will not stop the tremendous efforts by our community. 1/
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.
standwithminnesota.com/read
standwithminnesota.com/read
Organizing Reading List — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
standwithminnesota.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.
standwithminnesota.com/read
standwithminnesota.com/read
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This is a great question. I think for me it is about teaching them to handle experiences of boredom, frustration, and confusion. Sitting with uncertainty, finding your way through an opaque image, letting go of your need to be better than the film, etc., are all skills that can be taught.
If there’s a short answer, how do you teach someone how to watch a movie? It strikes me even with that sentence that our language is not up to the present task: “how to watch a film” has always meant interpretation, not “how to look in one consistent direction for about 100 minutes”
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This is a great question. I think for me it is about teaching them to handle experiences of boredom, frustration, and confusion. Sitting with uncertainty, finding your way through an opaque image, letting go of your need to be better than the film, etc., are all skills that can be taught.
"My hope is to be the Benjamin Harrison of chief judges: one that no one remembers.” — Patrick J Schiltz, District of Minnesota's chief judge, back when he was appointed in 2022
An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"My hope is to be the Benjamin Harrison of chief judges: one that no one remembers.” — Patrick J Schiltz, District of Minnesota's chief judge, back when he was appointed in 2022
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In case you wonder what human tears look like.
Micrograph by Jean Langevin (polarized light)
Micrograph by Jean Langevin (polarized light)
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
In case you wonder what human tears look like.
Micrograph by Jean Langevin (polarized light)
Micrograph by Jean Langevin (polarized light)
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There’s a whole meal in this 18th century medical treatment for stomach pain – unfortunately to be rubbed on the skin rather than eaten – bread, eggs, milk, vinegar and saffron
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
There’s a whole meal in this 18th century medical treatment for stomach pain – unfortunately to be rubbed on the skin rather than eaten – bread, eggs, milk, vinegar and saffron
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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...
you say “pogrom,” they say they’re just rounding up “collateral aliens”
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:39 PM
you say “pogrom,” they say they’re just rounding up “collateral aliens”
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Y'all, my cats are for sure getting me through a significant amount of this.
January 31, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Y'all, my cats are for sure getting me through a significant amount of this.
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i once bought a new blazer for a schitts creek panel, and when i walked into the green room, catherine o'hara complimented me on it, and also noted that i had forgotten to cut all the threads off the vents.
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
i once bought a new blazer for a schitts creek panel, and when i walked into the green room, catherine o'hara complimented me on it, and also noted that i had forgotten to cut all the threads off the vents.
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"
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Things are moving so quickly now, The Boss's photo appears but it's not about him -- it's developments that have happened since he performed a couple hours ago
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Things are moving so quickly now, The Boss's photo appears but it's not about him -- it's developments that have happened since he performed a couple hours ago
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Pam Bondi already promised us some version of this was going to happen. Earlier this year, after Trump pardoned FACE Act violators who blockaded clinics and injured clinic workers, Bondi promised a "taskforce" on "anti-Christian bias" in government.
WATCH: Bondi launches taskforce on 'anti-Christian policies' in government and regulations
Trump signed an executive order in February directing the task force to identify unlawful policies, practices, or conduct by all executive departments and agencies, and recommend any additional presid...
www.pbs.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Pam Bondi already promised us some version of this was going to happen. Earlier this year, after Trump pardoned FACE Act violators who blockaded clinics and injured clinic workers, Bondi promised a "taskforce" on "anti-Christian bias" in government.