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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Official statement on today's DOJ press conference.
The DOJ came to Minnesota with accusations and a narrative already written.

But ten individual cases aren’t proof that Minnesota’s elections are broken. Charges are allegations, not convictions, and Minnesotans won’t let isolated cases be weaponized to cast doubt on millions of lawful votes.

Their obsession with Minnesota is telling. We are diverse, educated, civically engaged, and loudly opposed to authoritarianism.

They hate us because they ain’t us.

And they still can’t stop us.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The SCOTUS ruling in favor of resuming deportations of migrants to unknown countries is an abomination. As Pope Francis often said: “Migrants are not pawns of the chessboard of humanity; they are people with stories who deserve our love and care.”
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Susan Collins has abandoned the mandate of the Catholic faith she professes to believe by funding the killing and inhumane incarceration of legal residents of this country." #MEpolitics
Press Herald letter.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‪“Jesus weeps. We can pass by no more. We must must act now, or replace those who enact these policies.”‬
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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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no one (spooky👻) @gregory-c-leavitt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
you really aren’t angry enough they poison the air and water, drive species into extinction, force slaves to exploit natural resources, traffic children for sex, and bomb schools and hospitals these people are traitors to creation and it’s time we stop being politic about it be serious people
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Live Laugh Listen to opera
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 11/09/2026
There are ~65,000 people in ICE detention right now. ~70% don't have a criminal conviction. Per habeasflightwatch.org, over the last 24 hours, 4pm Thu - 4pm Fri CDT, detainees were flown on these tracks by about two dozen aircraft.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Because they're "serious journalists," Maggie and Swan treat DHS' bullshit number about assaults of goons as if it MIGHT BE real. If you can't recognize THIS as propaganda, how much else can't you see for what it is?
The conspiracy Miller described was so vast that it evoked the anti-communist “Red Scare” of the mid-twentieth century. He was not basing his crackdown entirely on a hallucination; data showed there had been a recent uptick in left-wing violence, including an elevenfold increase in physical violence against ICE officers in 2025 compared with 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 24/08/2026
"ICE tactics, already sadistic, are looking increasingly like torture," writes @judith-levine.bsky.social. "The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."
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ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine
Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're living in the darkest moment www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRkH...
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Wake Up Before It's Too Late! Richard Gere's Powerful Plea: Stay Vigilant Against Authoritarianism
YouTube video by The World
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you want to know what is happening to the $1B being withheld, it's going to Peter Thiel's little buddy Michael Kratsios who was installed at Trump's science advisor, so that he can give it to corporations.Your tax dollars, that Congress allocated for science, are being given away.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Target has shown that its leadership can change course. But it still refuses to call for an end to ICE’s occupation of the Twin Cities. Until Target stands with its own community, we’re asking members and allies to shop local instead. shopsmart.aft.org
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 20/08/2026
Those who raise their hand to serve deserve the best care our nation can provide. The Trump Administration cut 35,000 jobs at the VA last year - now our veterans are left with longer wait times for the care they need. www.startribune.com/staffing-sho...
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Staffing shortfall disrupting surgeries at Minneapolis VA
“Is the VA leadership allowing the hospital to fail?” one provider asked.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 18/08/2026
The state of Minnesota has sued the state of Texas, seeking to compel Gov. Greg Abbott to extradite an ICE agent who has been charged with shooting a Minneapolis resident and falsifying a report about the incident.
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Minnesota Sues Texas to Extradite ICE Agent Accused of Shooting Resident, Falsifying Report
It’s been over two months since ICE agent Christian Castro was arrested in Texas for shooting a Minneapolis resident.
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"tRUmp 2: The Fast-Track Shithole-ization of America"
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 18/08/2026
I’m using my executive authority to ban nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters.    As far as my administration is concerned, the fight for the future of the Boundary Waters is over. The verdict is in. The decision is made. We will protect this place.
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daviss @daviss.org · 16/08/2026
"“We Rise” was created as a reflection on resilience and renewal. The mural combines bold lettering with flourishing flowers, using growth as a visual metaphor for the strength of a community that continues to move forward through hardship." -- SHEVA
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Sara Nelson @flyingwithsara.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here is another article from @labornotes.bsky.social that’s more comprehensive on the issue. 2/2 labornotes.org/2026/08/fede...
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Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity
Yesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of n...
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Grifter-in-Chief siphoning off America's wealth like Putin pocketed Russia's rubles.
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
How much of that $875 million is going right into the Grifter-in-Chief's pocket?
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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
They started out quieter abut this. They’ve been getting more brazen. We’ve gone from tens of millions with no paper trail to authorized transfers or almost $1B in a little more than a year. bsky.app/profile/samh...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2026
Peggy Flanagan: "We need to rip ICE apart and stop from them from terrorizing our communities"
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
TB Centennial today. Here he is with another departed giant. People who don't spend a lot of their lives listening to these dudes need their head examined. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LIW...
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Bill Evans Tony Bennett Together Again
YouTube video by James Kauffman
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The craziest thing about Fauci’s diary is that Donald Trump is illegally refusing to release further evidence that he participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
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daviss @daviss.org · 14/07/2026
On this day 6 months ago in Minneapolis: Signs of resistance to ICE on utility poles, side of businesses and on schools seen 6 days after Renee Good was killed. Alex Pretti was killed 9 days later. chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10/07/2026
After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Stock trades by President. The blatant corruption is just staggering
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daviss @daviss.org · 01/07/2026
“ABORT SUPREME COURT” on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis, June 2022
Abort Supreme Court
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 23/06/2026
Minnesotans are living through a coordinated campaign of retribution from the Trump Administration. Funding cuts. Lawsuits. Terrorizing our citizens. Today, I filed 16 FOIA requests to find out how far this campaign reaches.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
ICE picking up legal observers today in Minneapolis, swarming through the city like we haven’t seen in months. Very aggressive: watched a heavily armed platoon take an observer, then ran into a four-car convoy that kept intentionally veering in front of me on the highway. STAY SAFE MN PEOPLE
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Mistake #1, listening to NPR.
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daviss @daviss.org · 12/06/2026
"ONE SOLUTION! REVOLUTION!" written on a fist standing at 39th Street and Chicago Avenue while the street gets ripped up around it. Minneapolis, George Floyd Square, June 2026
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Pope Leo to those who exploit migrants: “For every life lost, every family deceived, every body subjugated, every woman threatened, every worker exploited, you will have to appear before divine justice. Break those chains and free those you hold under your dominion.”
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Now we know Vice-President Vance has been helping lead the Epstein cover-up from the Situation Room. The VP owes the survivors and the American people answers.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Did not expect to tear up when reading the first page of my kid's yearbook but here we are
Community

This year, our community experienced tragedy. Some of us were targeted, and collectively we felt all the fear, anger, and despair. Through that trauma, something beautiful happened. Our community blossomed as we came together to support one another and keep people safe. Kids were able to go to school, and burdens were lightened so many could feel more secure.

While it is impossible to understand the experiences of our neighbors, we hope everyone felt loved, respected, and valued. Every person in this community should be sc proud for showing up and resisting together

Thank you!

This yearbook contains many drawings of our amazing community done by our incredible students.
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 10/06/2026
During Operation Metro Surge, the Minneapolis community showed extraordinary care, courage and peaceful resistance. We're honored to share the stories of residents, small businesses and community partners shaping our city's recovery.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Pope Leo: “Peace, not merely the absence of war, is justice at work. But when technology undermines our critical sense, peace itself is at risk. Disarming, however, is not enough. We must build.”
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
How dare they try to put a kooky little 'gadfly' label on a Kremliny troll who votes against Ukraine. Screw Mother Jones.
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Cancel your media & streaming subscriptions TODAY! Stop shopping anywhere but local. Turn your back on the clown show. Show oligarchs the people have the power. #BoycottEverythingButEssentials
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 05/05/2026
CNN reported Tuesday morning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has opened investigations into employees who attended Alex Pretti memorials and spoke to the press.
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Report: VA investigated employees who spoke publicly about Alex Pretti • Minnesota Reformer
In the days following the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, his colleagues at Department of Veterans Affairs clinics and hospitals across the country held vigils in his honor. The VA opened invest...
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
To all those who bafflingly feel the need to bloviate about the most recent bit of non-news in the unfortunately ongoing clown show, I think I speak for most when I say the only thing I want to read about tRUmp is that this chud administration of his is finally over.
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Putin and tRUmp have broken everything in this country that can be corrupted by money. We need to divest ourselves of everything but the incorruptible, starting with (as MPLS has shown) community and compassion.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pope Leo to EU lawmakers: “Pursuing an ideal does not mean glorifying an ideology.  Indeed, ideology is always the result of a distortion of reality and a kind of violence imposed upon it.  Every ideology twists ideas and subjugates people to its own agenda.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 18/04/2026
Trump/Russia rears its ugly head again.
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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I'd read a book about the extraordinary behind-the-scenes meetings and decision making and power-broker arm twisting that went into many media outlets deciding to lie each and every day, one after another, for year after year after year.
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gsirc.bsky.social @gsirc.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Ignore the oligarch-owned, disinformation media. It thrives on your sputtering outrage because that shows them they are still your world. It's a clown show. Walk away. Might I suggest Shakespeare? Hollywood film, 1932 - 1951? You'll get better, truer news, I swear.
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
On the eve of the Palm Sunday in Ukraine, demonic russia destroyed one more church. The invaders again directly shelled the Greek-Sophia Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kherson, causing significant damage there. Supporting russia means supporting the evil. 📸 Vitaliy Malaniy
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
‪“We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people. Indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to economic and social consequences they produce, which we all feel.”
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