Tom van de Laarschot
@tlaar.bsky.social
I guess I'm doing this now.
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the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
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hennepin healthcare’s interim leader stepped down this morning while rumors are spreading that HCMC is complying with a DHS request to provide workers’ status and data in the next couple days
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Hennepin Healthcare interim leader steps down; board names 2 interim administrators
The Hennepin County Board dissolved the Hennepin Healthcare System Board in August 2025 due to a severe financial budget deficit and assumed interim oversight of the state’s largest safety-net hospita...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 AM
hennepin healthcare’s interim leader stepped down this morning while rumors are spreading that HCMC is complying with a DHS request to provide workers’ status and data in the next couple days
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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This Instagram post from Urban Village really got to me and Jess. DHS has been targeting Karen people and there are some Karen folks who have already been flown out of state. Jess taught ESL to adult Karen students for years.
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This Instagram post from Urban Village really got to me and Jess. DHS has been targeting Karen people and there are some Karen folks who have already been flown out of state. Jess taught ESL to adult Karen students for years.
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Dear neighbor,
I want to take some time to share 3 different stories regarding racial discrimination perpetuated by ICE in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis.
On January 8th, four unhoused Indigenous men were kidnapped by ICE under a bridge near Little Earth. 1/
I want to take some time to share 3 different stories regarding racial discrimination perpetuated by ICE in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis.
On January 8th, four unhoused Indigenous men were kidnapped by ICE under a bridge near Little Earth. 1/
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Dear neighbor,
I want to take some time to share 3 different stories regarding racial discrimination perpetuated by ICE in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis.
On January 8th, four unhoused Indigenous men were kidnapped by ICE under a bridge near Little Earth. 1/
I want to take some time to share 3 different stories regarding racial discrimination perpetuated by ICE in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis.
On January 8th, four unhoused Indigenous men were kidnapped by ICE under a bridge near Little Earth. 1/
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The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
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Dear neighbor,
We are seeing a lot of immigration enforcement activity in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis this morning. Please be on alert, safe, and make an adequate plan.
We continue to see a need for neighbors to be observers and patrol our neighborhoods. 1/
We are seeing a lot of immigration enforcement activity in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis this morning. Please be on alert, safe, and make an adequate plan.
We continue to see a need for neighbors to be observers and patrol our neighborhoods. 1/
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Dear neighbor,
We are seeing a lot of immigration enforcement activity in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis this morning. Please be on alert, safe, and make an adequate plan.
We continue to see a need for neighbors to be observers and patrol our neighborhoods. 1/
We are seeing a lot of immigration enforcement activity in the Phillips area of South Minneapolis this morning. Please be on alert, safe, and make an adequate plan.
We continue to see a need for neighbors to be observers and patrol our neighborhoods. 1/
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Santa Ana, CA: A 21-year-old man who was protesting the killing of Renee Good by ICE, lost an eye after being shot in the face with a pepper ball by a federal agent.
youtu.be/QTYKz5HfJ6U?...
youtu.be/QTYKz5HfJ6U?...
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Santa Ana, CA: A 21-year-old man who was protesting the killing of Renee Good by ICE, lost an eye after being shot in the face with a pepper ball by a federal agent.
youtu.be/QTYKz5HfJ6U?...
youtu.be/QTYKz5HfJ6U?...
From a Reuters gallery of Minneapolis images. Is this guy real and not AI? Does someone this cool looking actually live here?
www.reuters.com/pictures/ice...
www.reuters.com/pictures/ice...
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
From a Reuters gallery of Minneapolis images. Is this guy real and not AI? Does someone this cool looking actually live here?
www.reuters.com/pictures/ice...
www.reuters.com/pictures/ice...
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Hey folks! We sent 1000 copies of one of these to the twin cities, but there are a bunch of cool options and they can easily be printed locally!
They are free to use & share, on your printer or in bulk! 💓 A million thanks to our generous designer!
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
They are free to use & share, on your printer or in bulk! 💓 A million thanks to our generous designer!
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Hey folks! We sent 1000 copies of one of these to the twin cities, but there are a bunch of cool options and they can easily be printed locally!
They are free to use & share, on your printer or in bulk! 💓 A million thanks to our generous designer!
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
They are free to use & share, on your printer or in bulk! 💓 A million thanks to our generous designer!
drive.proton.me/urls/TKVTS18...
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In Minnesota, ICE is making us all less safe.
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In Minnesota, ICE is making us all less safe.
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WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
WE GOT MORE VIDEO OF ICE FALLING ON ICE
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If 3,000 federal agents land in Minnesota, their footprint will be bigger than the 10 largest metro police departments combined.
ICE's presence in Minnesota dwarf Twin Cities' largest police forces
3,000 agents is more than the 10 largest metro police departments combined.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
If 3,000 federal agents land in Minnesota, their footprint will be bigger than the 10 largest metro police departments combined.
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This is Minneapolis elementary school pick up:
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
2/2
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
2/2
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is Minneapolis elementary school pick up:
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
2/2
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
2/2
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Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
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On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
More stuff that you'd expect to read about East Germany or something.
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
More stuff that you'd expect to read about East Germany or something.
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The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.
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MPR on how "federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota": www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
MPR on how "federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota": www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Guys I think they're instantly getting DVS data.
Pulled up next to this guy on central going south in Columbia heights, followed him, they turned around, got on 694, crossed the river, and went straight to my house in Brooklyn center.
Pulled up next to this guy on central going south in Columbia heights, followed him, they turned around, got on 694, crossed the river, and went straight to my house in Brooklyn center.
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Guys I think they're instantly getting DVS data.
Pulled up next to this guy on central going south in Columbia heights, followed him, they turned around, got on 694, crossed the river, and went straight to my house in Brooklyn center.
Pulled up next to this guy on central going south in Columbia heights, followed him, they turned around, got on 694, crossed the river, and went straight to my house in Brooklyn center.
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
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This is is not normal. ICE at 34th and Park.
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is is not normal. ICE at 34th and Park.