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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 6h
We won’t let outsider politics stir up trouble in our state and divide us. As Minnesotans, we know who we are. Somali Minnesotans are our neighbors, coworkers, business owners, and fellow citizens. They are part of our community and this state. Art by Sean Lim @seanlimmn.bsky.social
Words "We love our Somali neighbors" with monarch butterflies in a blue background
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 8h
After having a great time at Sequoya State Park, I'm charging up in Muskogee, OK before heading north.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
After driving down from Kansas City, I'm charging up in Broken Arrow, OK (near Tulsa)
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 10/10/2026
After President Trump urged people to "fight back" against Somali immigrants in Minn., mosque leaders and neighbors are taking steps to protect their communities. They're renewing patrols that started during Operation Metro Surge and reminding worshipers about emergency exits and safety procedures.
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Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans
Clergy and some elected officials around the state are calling for additional security at mosques after President Donald Trump called on non-Somali Minnesotans to “fight back” against the Somali commu...
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm driving to Kansas City today, on my way to Oklahoma. My first stop is in Albert Lea, to see these guys.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Somali Minnesotans are our neighbors. They are part of Minnesota. And the Minnesota I know and love is so much better than this bigotry.
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We've seen what Trump's government coming to the "rescue" looks like. It ended with two Minnesotans shot dead by federal agents, racial profiling, assaults, and the violation of our rights. Never again. If Trump tries, I'll drag him back to court.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Jesus Christ, I didn't think we'd actually get to the "public executions" stage of Trump's project to roll back the last 100 years of societal development.
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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If your politics depend on making it harder for black and brown people to vote, you don’t believe in democracy. You only believe in power. October 17 2 to 5PM The Commons, 425 Portland Ave S. Vote early. Bring people with you. Ensure their suppression attempt fails.
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Elena @misseleneous.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Attorney General race is a REALLY critical one in MN this fall. We need Keith back in office to keep protecting Minnesotan's rights around healthcare and free speech, support our trans and immigrant neighbors, and keep suing the Trump administration!
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 07/10/2026
The spots, which began airing in September, already have cost more than $12 million to run, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact, and a total of $20 million in Homeland Security Department funding has been tapped to pay for them.
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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the ads are illegal government-sponsored propaganda and accuses Trump of personally directing them.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee sues the Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded television ads violate propaganda law.
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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law
The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026
We may cover this tomorrow, but I just wanted to signal boost this. After months of pushing the administration to make good on its promises for trans youth, NYC appears to be taking steps to do so. I do believe the city can be doing much more, but this is a wonderful start from Mayor Mamdani.
gothamist.com
NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors
The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At the Oakdale Band Shell this evening for a Taiko performance by Ensō Daiko!
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨New AD🚨 When Trump tried to take over our streets with armed, masked ICE agents, he found out what Minnesotans were made of.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 06/10/2026
Not all arrests by federal agents were loud. Some happened early in the morning with no one around. Marjorie Flores and her husband Luis Caiza were on their way to work at McDonald's in Maple Grove when they were pulled out of their vehicle and "thrown to the ground."
mprnews.org
Minneapolis family shares story of ‘violent’ ICE detainment and 10 months of separation
About 3,700 people were arrested by federal law enforcement in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. For one family, the resulting family separation has caused financial and emotional stress.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
At the #SaintPaul Curling Club for the Fall Membership Meeting. The club room has been upgraded with acoustic paneling, and the new kitchen operator is providing free samples.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Back at the Afton Apple Orchard to get some apples and pumpkins, to kick-start the autumn! #Minnesota
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/10/2026
Minnesota’s economy is among the strongest in the nation. There’s never been a better time to move here. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...
newsweek.com
Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
The Bureau of Economic Analysis said that 44 states saw their economies grow in the second quarter of 2026.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump’s insider trading is, on its own, the worst corruption scandal in US history, with $$$ dwarfing Teapot Dome. So are Trump’s bribes-for-pardons. So is the Qatar bribe plane. So is all the Saudi money he (and Kushner) have pocketed. And the ballroom. And more. Each alone would be the worst.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Again, you can always detect some faint embarrassment from Democrats when they talk about the ballroom, but “the president demolished a big part of the White House to build himself a palace with bribes from enemy powers” is, by an order of magnitude, the worst corruption scandal in US history
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I took a sunset Onewheel ride this evening, down to Tanners Lake, and arrived just in time for this amazing view! #Minnesota
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump tried to cut 7.3 billion in public funding for Minnesota, and I sued and protected the funding. Trump implemented extreme tariffs, and I sued to stop them. Every time Trump does something illegal, I'm the first one standing in his way to protect Minnesotans.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good morning with good news: France's September Full-EV sales reach 42% of auto sales. Full-EV sales skyrocket 108% in September! Full-EV and Plug-In Hybrid were 48% of auto sales! Petrol-only cars were just 13% and diesel collapsed to 2.4%! www.aaa-data.fr/actualites/i... #energysky
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the USS Makin Island Amphibious Group are headed to the Middle East. ... A U.S. official told the Associated Press that some 7,000 sailors and 2,000 U.S. Marines were on their way as part of the deployment."
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Live Updates: Trump vows Iran war will end "right after the election" or sooner, as 9,000 troops head to Mideast
Some 9,000 more U.S. forces head for the Middle East as Trump vows the war will end "right after the election," if not sooner.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One thing non-Minnesotans don’t quite get (understandably) is that the murders were not even the thing that pushed the city into mass mobilization. It was that you could sit on the street corner and watch half a dozen cars full of masked cretins drive by in 30 minutes.
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October 17th Minnesotans will come together for music, speakers, family fun and voting information sharing. Every donation supports an inclusive and secure event to amplify our urgent message: America has NO KING- Vote Early! secure.actblue.com/donate/nokin...
No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns, Vote Early
October 17, 2-5pm, Voting fest, MN Music, inspiring speakers, fun for kids, not a march! The Commons, 425 portland av south, mpls
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
At the Laugh Camp Comedy Club in Saint Paul for the Nobody's Ok showcase!
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are six people running for Oakdale City Council this November, for two available seats. In order to figure out who to vote for, I went to the Candidate Forum this evening.
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Allen Orr @allenorr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump did not retreat on mass deportation. He refined it. There are outsourced arrests, rushed hearings, and hidden cruelty. In darkness is the new strategy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot
After switching tactics, federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people from the US
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/09/2026
Minnesotans have not forgotten the violence that the Trump Administration brought to our streets. We will continue to seek accountability and justice.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 27/09/2026
Lol Ben Shapiro’s “news” org tried to do DHS a favor pretending the “worst of the worst” lie had been reimposed, and DHS went out of its way to knock that down. “No one is off the table.” Show this to everyone you know.
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meet at The Commons in Mpls from 2-5pm for nonpartisan voter participation: coming together for music, speakers, family fun and voting information. Plan to join us then plan to vote! Hosted by ITC, @womensmarchmn.bsky.social , @mnaflcio.org , and @mn50501.bsky.social www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...
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No Kings: Vote Early - Twin Cities, Minnesota · Indivisible Twin Cities
People in the Twin Cities and the state of Minnesota are still feeling the effects of Operation Metro Surge and we showed the world that we reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, o...
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here in the Twin Cities, ICE has shifted back to doing jump-out street abductions much more frequently than in the months following Metro Surge. We won the battle of Minneapolis but they updated their tactics and took the war nationwide.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
nytimes.com
‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 24/09/2026
“Our report documents a chilling pattern of human rights violations across the U.S. intended to instill fear within migrant, asylum seeker and refugee communities,” said Nadia Daar, executive director of Amnesty International USA. It’s the first time the organization has called to abolish ICE.
mprnews.org
Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report
The organization documented a pattern of human rights violations in the Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge. Researchers recommend abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/09/2026
No president has ever gone into a midterm election as unpopular as Trump is today. Not even George W. Bush in 2006. Trump's net approval is twice as low as it was at this point in 2018. blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/no-preside...
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Democrats hit midterm high as Trump approval reaches new low
No president has gone into a midterm election this unpopular. Not even George W. Bush in 2006.
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colmmcsky.bsky.social @colmmcsky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At the Guthrie Theater tonight to see Waiting For Godot!
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I sued the insulin cartel and cut the cost of insulin from hundreds per month to just $35. That’s making life more affordable. If you don't think you can make life more affordable, you shouldn't be running, Ron.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The president of the United States standing in front of the world and saying "To the victor belong the spoils" is just beyond comprehension. The fool is going to end the world unless we end his tyrannical reign first
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 22/09/2026
"Let’s call it Angell’s dilemma. It doesn’t matter how obviously insane wars are; some politicians will always be stupid enough to start one." prospect.org/2026/09/22/i...
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War Has Never Been More Irrational - The American Prospect
Yet right-wing leaders like Trump and Putin keep starting them.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When we stand as one, we stop the abuse of power. It is time to act again with No Kings. Mark your calendars to vote early an join us at The Commons in Downtown Minneapolis on October 17. Be the movement. #NoKings share.indvs.org/s/EFDlAoLr
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No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE wants to deport Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a DoorDash driver who they just shot in Austin yesterday. The federal government can't shoot someone and then try to make them disappear to escape scrutiny. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez needs a doctor right now, not a deportation.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
evanstonnow.com
Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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