Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7hOSSOFF: Mike Collins called for killing immigrants by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters. I'd like to hear if Mike Collins stands by that statement. Do you still believe in the extrajudicial killing of immigrants? MIKE COLLINS: *changes topic* 10336951035
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Rally for @ilhanmn.bsky.social at Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis this evening @teamilhan.bsky.social @repilhan.bsky.social 0387
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansonjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 03/10/2026i hate digger and i love how much i hate digger. i am going to see the movie again in two days with more friends. it is climate change freddy got fingered 2628445
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" 511153703427
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonNPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030. trib.al/m96Iu6Utrib.alCOMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030. 813060
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansongeoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 413186772
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Maybe he can talk to his based senator about it. 070
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Election 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1 naomikritzer.com/2026/09/30/e...naomikritzer.comElection 2026: Constitutional Amendment 1This is a statewide vote, and there’s only one constitutional amendment on the ballot despite the number. Here’s the question as it appears: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 Increasing fundin… 55825
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonWes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026FUCK ICE. Pay us back. 932772
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonNew York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Our editorial board on proposed I.R.S. rules that could strip tax-exempt status from school support for Black students. #Editorial #DEIamsterdamnews.comEDITORIAL: Weaponizing the IRS is another egregious attempt at systemic racismTrump administration weaponizes the I.R.S. to revoke tax-exempt status from schools supporting minority students. 021
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonMinnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 15/09/2026In today's newsletter: The MN Chamber of Commerce congratulates itself on an award it received for "deescalating tensions" during Metro Surge; a historic Allina doctor walkout; ACLU members talk surveillance. newsletters.minnesotareformer.com/p/daily-refo... 2205
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026the man who lunged at dr. amy acton had two guns and a taser. how is that not an assassination attempt?cleveland.comAmy Acton was attacked at the Canfield Fair — and both campaigns are respondingDemocratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton was attacked Sunday afternoon while visiting the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County, according to her campaign. 22999218
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In some professional/personal news, I am part of the 2026-2027 Humphrey Policy Fellows cohort! Looking forward to going back to a bit of school and connecting with this group. www.hhh.umn.edu/cspg/policy-...hhh.umn.eduCurrent Policy FellowsMeet the newest class of Policy Fellows at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. 140
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Anyway! A marvelous State Fair adventure with (L-R) @chuckwendig.bsky.social, @staciaann.bsky.social, @catiyas.bsky.social, @yocum137.bsky.social, and me. Yes, it was sunny. That’s why we’re squinting. 3523
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused. 4049152533
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I believe that AI will be helpful to cure cancer, but that’s not lucrative to tech companies, and me, I, personally, am not going to use it to cure cancer. I need AI for literally nothing critical on the consumer end of things that keep on getting pushed onto me. 040
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador. 55932702127
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"The wrong kind of American: The Trump White House needed me—until the fact I am trans became public." In @theatlantic.com (gift) By my @lawfaremedia.org colleague @juliacurlee.bsky.social . www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Wrong Kind of AmericanThe Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public. 17379144
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonNBC News @nbcnews.com · 16/08/2026Because of global cuts to foreign aid, the Gates Foundation has predicted that 2025 will be the first year this century where child deaths will increase.nbcnews.toUSAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dyingThe U.S. government has repeatedly insisted that no one — and, particularly, no children — have died because of its funding cuts. But the AP has documented the deaths of women and children from Myanmar to Nigeria. 44890552
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Dipshit 1 was crazyyyy 753599326
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonPBS News @pbsnews.org · 16/08/2026Larger theater companies, music venues and museums typically get more attention, but it’s smaller arts organizations that are often closest to and addressing the needs of their local communities. Facing tougher economic pressures today, many are struggling to do that. to.pbs.org/4fNoCInto.pbs.orgLocal arts groups that shape community culture face financial pressureLarger theater companies, venues and museums typically get more attention. But in cities and rural areas, it’s smaller arts organizations that are closest to and address the needs of their communities... 15926
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonJohn Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Senate primary here in MN tomorrow. Peggy Flanagan wants to dismantle ICE. Angie Craig supported a resolution thanking ICE for their service. Wants to reform ICE. Voted yes on Laken Riley Act, then said whoops. Given what’s happened here in 2026, it’s not all that complicated a choice. 632991
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This race is going to be close. Uncomfortably close. You can early vote every day through (and including) Monday and then vote in person on Tuesday. I’ve started to early vote for every election, just in case something comes up on Election Day, and they’ll still give you a sticker. 1217
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonRacket @racketmn.com · 07/08/2026See how much $ our staffers made.racketmn.comRacket’s Year in Review: August 2025-July 2026 - RacketLet’s dig into the facts and figures from Racket’s fifth year of operation. 161
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonWes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If Iran sent a bomb that disabled our water infrastructure, it would be massive news. If the President then took Iran’s side and blamed Minnesota, it would be treason. Why is this buried 2/3 down the @startribune.com page? 11475155
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonEast Bank Neighborhoods @eastbankmpls.bsky.social · 31/07/2026MPLS Park & Recreation Board seeks input over potential change of use at the Nicollet Island Pavilion Attend our meeting on Tuesday, August 25 at 6 pm and share your thoughts with them. Details: www.eastbankmpls.org/calendar/nic... 63216
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026What did I know, what did I know Of love’s austere and lonely offices? I mutter to myself as I get on the 8AM Teams call while the rest of my family sleeps. 020
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonDara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Goddamn. Look at this fucking map. I live in the dead center of one of those tear gas clusters; we can now get our soil tested for poisonous tear gas residues. 24821
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansonphoenix @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Aliveness Project announced the federal government is not renewing one of their largest grants, $450k per year TAP took on most of the fallout following Rainbow Health's closure in 2024, which followed the African American AIDS task force closure earlier that year aliveness.org/cdc_hiv_fund...aliveness.orgStatement on the CDC's Decision Not to Renew Aliveness Project's Community-Based HIV Prevention Funding - The Aliveness ProjectAliveness Project is deeply concerned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision not to renew the Comprehensive High-Impact HIV Prevention Programs for Community-Based Organizations ... 11615
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonMonster Mash (10 Minute Version) @randballsstu.bsky.social · 22/07/2026You can talk about butter sculptures and Machinery Hill all you want, but the dark, beating heart of the Minnesota State Fair is this: It's Bourbon Street, by and for Lutherans. There's even hotdish. Free to all subscribers.midwest-excellence.ghost.ioA Guide to the New State Fair BeersMidwest Excellence, a newsletter by RandBall's Stu (from the internet) 43310
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i... 535226576861
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 13/07/20266,731 days sober today. Sometimes when life gets chaotic and busy, it’s good to remember that I’ve done something consistently, quietly, for quite a long time now. I can, abs you can too. 040
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonCorin Hoggard @corinhoggard.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A fellow @uh.edu alum mourns his father, killed by ICE. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h... 086
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Let’s gooooo mobilize.us/s/l9CKOkmobilize.usMany over the Money Rally in Saint Paul with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan · Peggy Flanagan for MinnesotaJoin Senator Elizabeth Warren and Lt. Governor & U.S. Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan for a rally in Saint Paul! Doors open at 6pm. Rally begins at 7pm. Please allow time to move through security ch... 293
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/07/2026oh yeah this is a weekend at bernie’s situation 2166495927
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I’m old and online enough to remember Leeds fans getting really pissy about a Minnesota Twins rewrite of Marching on Together. www.balls.ie/football/lee...balls.ieLeeds Fans Cry Foul over Minnesota Twins Version of Marching On Together | Balls.ie[youtube]]File this one under bizarre. According to a report in the Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds United fans are up in arms after some dastardly Minnesota Twin... 000
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonGabriela Lozada @gabrielalozada.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I’ve asked my English friends: the Wonderwall after an England win is new…they stole this from MNUFC 1213815
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansonhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“67% of profits went to just 0.1% of accounts” That is all you gotta say 61156399
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonMPLSART.COM @mplsart.com · 03/07/2026New Article! @catiyas.bsky.social stopped by After Hours Gallery to check out their latest exhibition. In GUEST, artist Dylan Chazin-Bowman transforms paintings using collaged fabric at After Hours Gallery. Give it a look: www.mplsart.com/written/2026... #mplsart #contemporarycollage #stpaulmnmplsart.comDylan Chazin-Bowman at After Hours GalleryIn GUEST, Dylan Chazin-Bowman transforms paintings using collaged fabric. 021
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swansonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/07/2026would love to see a hostile audit of Freedom 250. hell, would love to see hostile audits of everything even tangentially related to trump. this will produce endless material. you could conceivably bring the administration to an effective halt! 14985701740
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonRacket @racketmn.com · 01/07/2026This is how right-wing “legal scholarship” works.racketmn.comCongrats? Clarence Thomas Repeatedly Quotes U of M Law School Hack in Birthright Citizenship Dissent. - RacketPlus outside money in MN, protecting history, and a day without "awoo" in today's Flyover news roundup. 0248
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Yan Diomande is very good at football, isn’t he? 010
Carl Atiya Swanson @catiyas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026After the visual cluster that was Japan-Brazil (both in light shirts and dark shorts) these game of bright orange (Netherlands, Côte d’Ivoire) against white (Morocco, Norway) are very pleasing. 010
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/06/2026As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors and youth. 382317366
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonJason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Trans lives matter. Trans people will always be here. I’m sending a ton of love to every trans person. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ I’m sickened to see the deliberate, coordinated, & federal assault on the lives of trans people. The SCOTUS ruled 6-3 to uphold state bans on trans athletes, but it doesn’t require them. 1/ 727369
Reposted by Carl Atiya SwansonSahan Journal @sahanjournal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Somali community will come together this weekend for Somali Day celebrations, including an all-day street fair on Lake Street, after a winter in the crosshairs of Operation Metro Surge. By Sara Husseinsahanjournal.comA guide to Somali Independence Day celebrations in MinnesotaThe Somali community will come together this weekend for Somali Day celebrations, including an all-day street fair on Lake Street, after a winter in the crosshairs of Operation Metro Surge. 07023
Reposted by Carl Atiya Swanson🐈Rex Parker🐈⬛ ✏️ 🧐 @rexparker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This is like someone coming up to you, patting you on the back, and saying “I know, I see it too, you’re not insane” (Alex Ross, “The Dream of Reason,” New Yorker 6/22/26) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 1247