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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

ICE kidnapped a neighbor in Phillips today along with others in MN. They are still the same rogue, abhorrent, & illegitimate organization meant to terrorize & separate families. As I said yesterday, I am still asking the community to remain cautious & vigilant. We still need help. Jason Chavez 1/

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

They literally dragged a minor employee out of a Target as he was wailing that he was a US citizen, roughed him up in their car, and then dropped him off bloodied and bruised in the freezing cold a couple of miles away, so miss us with this.

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Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Now it’s: -RETURN our neighbors -REPARATIONS for inflicting terror -ROT in The Hague

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Anders @derzquist.net · 12/02/2026

I'll believe it when I hear from likely targeted folks that *they* believe it's over If it is true (or whenever it finally happens) then we have a mountain of subsequent questions; Big one is how do we get people back who've been abducted?

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I mean, I'm still going to all the school patrol shifts I'm signed up for, because I don't believe jack shit outta that guy's mouth.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I can watch a little olympic curling while I do my emails as a treat and a temporary distraction from The Horrors.

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

This morning, federal agents arrested my friend Jamael Lundy for exercising his first amendment rights along with members of the media. He was violently awakened by federal agents, and I’m disappointed to see the Trump administration weaponize the justice system. 1/

Jason, Jamael and Carlos Mariani taking a photo in the house chambers

Jamael, Carlos Mariani, Robert and Jason in a committee hearing

A photo of Jason, Carlos Mariani and Jamael in a committee hearing.

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Here’s a free tip to electeds from a contracts director: when entering a deal always open by asking for the best possible terms. Don’t immediately undercut yourself by trying to compromise out the gate or diminish your value. So in this particular case the opener you’re looking for is “ABOLISH ICE.”

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Which part of this sequence can be reformed

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

In videos posted on social media, one employee can be heard saying: “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

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Update from Max Bearak

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

before you take any of the "Trump is pivoting/lamenting/lowering the temperature after the Pretti murder" stories too seriously, absolutely nothing has changed in Minneapolis: "an absolutely brutal day of raids and abductions" says one friend

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Worth a couple minutes of your time

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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Ben Dowsett @bendowsett.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Let's be clear about what he's actually saying: "We're going to dox American citizens who have not committed any actual crimes because they got in our way."

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Another day harassing random people on the street in Minneapolis. It’s time for me to deliver the badass threat I’ve been rehearsing in my head. I’m going to say it clearly and without my voice breaking at all. Okay, here goes:

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis

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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

User @backintimeag:
The text “Kirsten will be happy when ICE gets the fuck out of Minnesota” over a picture of 1850s immigrant and Minnesota-dwelling doll character Kirsten Larson in the snow.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Photo by Jeff Wheeler of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Photo of man in protective gear and goggles holding the US flag amid tear gas clouds, with sparks from flares on the pavement.

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Trying to parent my kid in all this is insane. She’s 12. She’s angry and scared and is looking to me to help her regulate those justified emotions and I can barely regulate myself.

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princess bubblegum 🏳️‍⚧️ @vvv.gay · 25/01/2026

Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Boston is my hometown and Minneapolis is now my home and I’m crying.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

it is a regular thing where i see a post about an awful current event which is like "this is terrible! someone should do something!" & i'm like hell yeah, & then i see it was posted by chuck schumer

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

You need to understand that there are not lengthy standoffs between protesters and ICE in Minneapolis. Alex Pretti was not a “protester” in a conventional sense. ICE lurks around the city and occasionally takes aggressive actions, and bystanders and observers document it and raise the alarm

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Drew @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hundreds of Mothers and Children. HUNDREDS OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I feel fucking insane. They are not going to stop. So what the fuck needs to happen next?

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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 24/01/2026

An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting. Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... 📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Videos analyzed by NYT appear to contradict accounts given by Homeland Security. They said the man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to "massacre" them. Footage of the encounter shows the man holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground.

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Here’s the latest.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 24/01/2026

Republicans: everyone must be able to carry any gun at all times, up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street

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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 24/01/2026

All the ways ICE is going to rationalize an execution in the streets will be how cops always do it. They had a gun. They were no angel. They had health issues. All common tactics used by cops for years to discredit someone after they killed them.

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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Yesterday felt so fucking powerful and then they just go out this morning and shoot someone first thing, like. What the actual fuck.

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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

A picture of the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown Minneapolis, depicting the iconic moment from the show where she throws her hat in the air. But the hat has been covered over with a protesters cardboard sign, reading “FUCK ICE.”

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onion person @junlper.beer · 23/01/2026

minnesota coming together to show us all how to stand up against ICE is such a beautiful display of what solidarity looks like

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Cathy Wurzer @cathywurzer.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Photo of anti-ICE rally and march in downtown Mpls in frigid weather. Haven’t heard crowd size estimates yet. www.mprnews.org for live updates.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

💯 The downtown march is a fraction of anti-ICE Minnesota. There are thousands more doing organizing, observing and patrolling, and leading smaller protests.

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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

When you see how many people are out today for the strike in Minneapolis, remember that this is the temperature

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Kelly Van Sant @agentkellyvansant.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Did my kid and I watch Newsies to amp up for tommorrow's strike? Hell yes we did.

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