Shawn Swanson
@sagejedi.bsky.social
Proud Minnesotan, born n raised.
Storm chaser, martial artist, writer, geek.
I comment on stuff. Sometimes it's even funny.
He/Him
Storm chaser, martial artist, writer, geek.
I comment on stuff. Sometimes it's even funny.
He/Him
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Knowledge is power.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Knowledge is power.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Knowledge is power.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
That power is useless without the wisdom to know how to wield it.
And it doesn't matter how much power you gather, or gain.
What matters is what you do with the power that you have.
Same.
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Same.
Yup. Because that's what professionals do.
Cops find guns on people all the time without any shots fired or anyone dying.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Yup. Because that's what professionals do.
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Minnesota National Guard warmly greeting and handing out snacks to peaceful protesters!
🫶 👏 ✊
🫶 👏 ✊
January 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Minnesota National Guard warmly greeting and handing out snacks to peaceful protesters!
🫶 👏 ✊
🫶 👏 ✊
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
I have a headache...
Fuck ICE.
Fuck Bondi.
Fuck Miller.
Fuck Trump.
MAGA needs to be stopped.
Now.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck Bondi.
Fuck Miller.
Fuck Trump.
MAGA needs to be stopped.
Now.
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I have a headache...
Fuck ICE.
Fuck Bondi.
Fuck Miller.
Fuck Trump.
MAGA needs to be stopped.
Now.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck Bondi.
Fuck Miller.
Fuck Trump.
MAGA needs to be stopped.
Now.
Hello there.
a man in a suit is sitting in a dark room .
ALT: a man in a suit is sitting in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Hello there.
.....Huh. Fascinating.
I cant help but notice that Trump's most aggressive ICE deployments have occurred in places run by Dems in the 2028 mix; Chicago and Pritzker, Los Angeles and Newsom, and Minnesota and Walz.
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
.....Huh. Fascinating.
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Does anyone have any idea how we break the echo chambers? No Trump voter in my family will ever know what actually happened to Alex Pretti or Renee Good. They will believe the officers were justified. They will watch Fox News and that will be the end of it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Does anyone have any idea how we break the echo chambers? No Trump voter in my family will ever know what actually happened to Alex Pretti or Renee Good. They will believe the officers were justified. They will watch Fox News and that will be the end of it.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a news conference he has activated the state’s National Guard and said the federal government could “not be trusted to lead this investigation” of the shooting.
Follow for live updates:
Follow for live updates:
Live updates: Man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis believed to be U.S. citizen
Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the incident, and Gov. Tim Walz provided few details.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a news conference he has activated the state’s National Guard and said the federal government could “not be trusted to lead this investigation” of the shooting.
Follow for live updates:
Follow for live updates:
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Drone footage showing the sprawling sea of people that came out in subzero temperatures for the Ice Out General
Strike
Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.
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Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Drone footage showing the sprawling sea of people that came out in subzero temperatures for the Ice Out General
Strike
Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.
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Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.
Agreed.
They need to get the fuck out of our state.
N-O-W
They need to get the fuck out of our state.
N-O-W
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Agreed.
They need to get the fuck out of our state.
N-O-W
They need to get the fuck out of our state.
N-O-W
True. I knew this. Geo-politically, the Arctic in the coming years is only going to grow more and more important as the ice melts, freeing up northern water passages for commercial shipping, possible resource gathering, etc.
That's partly a reason why. That doesn't absolve the Trump admin at all..
That's partly a reason why. That doesn't absolve the Trump admin at all..
The Arctic is warming around four times faster than the rest of the globe.
The changing landscape created a region ripe for opportunity factors that may play a role in President Trump’s sudden quest to obtain Greenland.
The changing landscape created a region ripe for opportunity factors that may play a role in President Trump’s sudden quest to obtain Greenland.
Melting ice may raise Greenland’s value. Trump’s fight may be just the start.
Trump has said he wants the territory because of its strategic location. Maps show how a melting Arctic is affecting geopolitics.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 PM
True. I knew this. Geo-politically, the Arctic in the coming years is only going to grow more and more important as the ice melts, freeing up northern water passages for commercial shipping, possible resource gathering, etc.
That's partly a reason why. That doesn't absolve the Trump admin at all..
That's partly a reason why. That doesn't absolve the Trump admin at all..
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ABC reports two Army battalions are on alert for possible deployment to Minnesota, a move only the president can authorize. At the same time, the governor has already activated the National Guard under state control.
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 AM
ABC reports two Army battalions are on alert for possible deployment to Minnesota, a move only the president can authorize. At the same time, the governor has already activated the National Guard under state control.
Woooooow. That's insane...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Woooooow. That's insane...
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This guy was an Army Ranger and is FED UP!!!
January 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This guy was an Army Ranger and is FED UP!!!