@mn-papa-bear.bsky.social
MN father of Nordic/Somali kids, husband of naturalized refugee, former S. Mpls resident, current small scale farmer and technical engineering manager. My opinions here are exclusively my own.
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I've never been so disappointed in my federal government yet so inspired by my fellow Minnesotans and former neighbors in Minneapolis.
I've spent 30 years doing my part to build up Minnesota communities, and though I've never been a social media person I must now do whatever I can to lend my voice.
I've spent 30 years doing my part to build up Minnesota communities, and though I've never been a social media person I must now do whatever I can to lend my voice.
After the clear and intentional escalation of provocations today, I am struggling with a powerful anger this evening.
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM
After the clear and intentional escalation of provocations today, I am struggling with a powerful anger this evening.
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
Fuck this guy
Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Fuck this guy
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They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
:%s/suspects/assholes
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 PM
:%s/suspects/assholes
When a massive group of Twin Cities metro law enforcement comes to the consensus to stand with the lefties dancing in animal costumes, you can be damn sure the other side is in the wrong.
Thank you to both groups. This is how we stand up for Minnesota.
Thank you to both groups. This is how we stand up for Minnesota.
Today I talked with police chiefs from across the metro area. This isn’t just happening in Mpls and St. Paul. The 3000 ICE agents are in the suburbs and across our state. The surge is disrupting the work of local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
When a massive group of Twin Cities metro law enforcement comes to the consensus to stand with the lefties dancing in animal costumes, you can be damn sure the other side is in the wrong.
Thank you to both groups. This is how we stand up for Minnesota.
Thank you to both groups. This is how we stand up for Minnesota.
I'm really praying someone starts playing "Baby Shark" on speaker, every time he is in public in non-emergent situations, as suggested by Radley Balko. Take the wind right out of his sails. "Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo"
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
TEMU Tactical.
it looks like you covered fat guys in glue and rolled them in a dumpster full of the tactical gear they sell on the ACC network
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
TEMU Tactical.
A submarine is not a fishing boat.
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A submarine is not a fishing boat.
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Trump is now being nakedly, Nazi level racist about Somalians at Davos, and this will not get a mention from the world’s press.
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Trump is now being nakedly, Nazi level racist about Somalians at Davos, and this will not get a mention from the world’s press.
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
If a Gish gallop is telling lots of lies really fast, what the hell is this slurring incoherent mess?
Trump, making stuff up: "We have steel plants being built all over the country. Nobody thought they'd see that."
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
If a Gish gallop is telling lots of lies really fast, what the hell is this slurring incoherent mess?
Worth a read.
Not completely sure co-opting right wing iconography will work, but might be worth considering, perhaps with a design spin of some type.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-so...
Not completely sure co-opting right wing iconography will work, but might be worth considering, perhaps with a design spin of some type.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-so...
Why Some Protests Work and Others Fail: Lessons From Marketing
What social movements and marketing campaigns get right about strategy, language, and discipline. Like marketing campaigns, some protests succeed and others fail.
www.linkedin.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Worth a read.
Not completely sure co-opting right wing iconography will work, but might be worth considering, perhaps with a design spin of some type.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-so...
Not completely sure co-opting right wing iconography will work, but might be worth considering, perhaps with a design spin of some type.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-so...
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ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
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Renee Good tried this tactic. Smiling, “I’m not mad at you bro”
Didn’t work.
Didn’t work.
Bessent: "Everyone take a deep breath. Do not escalate. Do not escalate. President Trump has a strategy here. Hear him out and then everything will be fine."
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Renee Good tried this tactic. Smiling, “I’m not mad at you bro”
Didn’t work.
Didn’t work.
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This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
So proud of my fellow Minnesotans and happy to contribute where I can.
Minnesota is more than what you see on TV.
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Donations pour in for Minnesota families impacted by ICE, Border Patrol surge
At Moth Oddities in northeast Minneapolis, volunteers moved through stacks of boxes as donations continued to pour in for families impacted by the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
www.cbsnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 AM
So proud of my fellow Minnesotans and happy to contribute where I can.
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"In a moment of irony, it was Black Lives Matter protesting for white woman, Renee Good, but the ppl from the All Lives Matter crowd gave $1M to her killer." - DL Hughley
January 20, 2026 at 1:36 AM
"In a moment of irony, it was Black Lives Matter protesting for white woman, Renee Good, but the ppl from the All Lives Matter crowd gave $1M to her killer." - DL Hughley
Somali food pairs nicely with cheap bourbon when you're already tired and pissed off.
ICE get the fuck out of my state.
ICE get the fuck out of my state.
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Somali food pairs nicely with cheap bourbon when you're already tired and pissed off.
ICE get the fuck out of my state.
ICE get the fuck out of my state.
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An Arab Muslim man, a Black man, and a transgender woman saved this Nazi's life.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur
Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger’s car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
An Arab Muslim man, a Black man, and a transgender woman saved this Nazi's life.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
We all dressed warm and I wore my outdoor work clothes since I couldn't be sure we wouldn't have to spend time outside. Unfortunately my Duluth Trading multi-pocket kakis and steel toe work boots results in a lot of double takes from the ladies in the Somali mall ..
Today my family and I went to deliver food for families keeping their heads down at Cedar Riverside and Karmel mall. The resilience in these communities is real.
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 AM
We all dressed warm and I wore my outdoor work clothes since I couldn't be sure we wouldn't have to spend time outside. Unfortunately my Duluth Trading multi-pocket kakis and steel toe work boots results in a lot of double takes from the ladies in the Somali mall ..
And yet he learned nothing.
NEW: Black and Muslim Men Save Extremist Jake Lang as He’s Chased Out of Minneapolis for Holding Hate Rally
Thousands of counter-protesters gathered on Jan. 17 in downtown Minneapolis outside the City Hall, quashing an Islamophobic rally before it was able to even begin.
Full story at our website.
Thousands of counter-protesters gathered on Jan. 17 in downtown Minneapolis outside the City Hall, quashing an Islamophobic rally before it was able to even begin.
Full story at our website.
Black and Muslim Men Save Extremist Jake Lang as He’s Chased Out of Minneapolis for Holding Hate Rally
Thousands of counter-protesters gathered on Jan. 17 in downtown Minneapolis outside the City Hall, quashing an Islamophobic rally before it was able to even begin. Edward…
vimeo.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
And yet he learned nothing.