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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Feds just cited the phrase “we must become ungovernable” as evidence that Minnesota activists being charged are dangerous.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Criminalization is the fuel of fascism. And the people who have been saying this for decades are the PIC abolitionists so many deride.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is an absolutely terrifying escalation by the regime. They have now criminalized our freedom to fight the crimes they commit against us and our neighbors. These protesters acted with extraordinary courage and moral clarity.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Roberts Court majority may be pretending they don't know the Voting Rights Act is what ended Jim Crow and their decision to gut it is license to take us back ("again") to stealing power from Black voters, but Americans do:
60% of voters believe that it's likely that if Supreme Court strikes down the Voting Rights Act, (Callais decision), "politicians redraw districts strictly to protect their own political party, at the direct expense of minority voters."
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 29/04/2026
Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of "cosplaying" as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.
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ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes
Activists accuse Minnesota House candidate Matt Little of "cosplaying" as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/04/2026
“To say that President Trump is corrupt is to somehow understate the size, scope and magnitude of his corruption. It is as if you were to describe a modern thermonuclear device as a ‘bomb.’ That is true enough, but it is not quite the truth. It does not capture the nature of the thing in full.”
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Opinion | Trump Corrupts, and Absolute Trump Corrupts Absolutely
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 19/03/2026
Minnesota didn’t stumble into January 23. It was built through years of alignment between labor, immigrant, faith & community organizers. @alexhan.bsky.social on what the Left can learn from the first large-scale collective economic action of the second Trump era.
inthesetimes.com
A Snapshot of the Possible
Since the financial crisis and Great Recession of the early Obama era, a core group of community and union organizers in Minnesota had been building what they called “alignment.” January 23 was one fr...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20/03/2026
"The denial that this is not a complete, frankly, about-face or volte-face from what Trump was saying in 2016 and 2024 particularly, it just defies credulity," Curt Mills says. "It's a campaign betrayal for the ages." to.pbs.org/4lKF0fm
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Iran war creates growing cracks within Trump's MAGA movement
Polls show more than half of Americans do not support U.S. military action in Iran, despite the Trump administration’s efforts. To discuss this more, Liz Landers spoke with Curt Mills, the executive d...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This came out last weekend and feels only too timely as equipment to contemplate yesterday's revelations about Cesar Chavez, notably about why so few victims came forward in the past and why so many old crimes have been exhumed and addressed because something changed (and feminism changed it).
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The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism
People love to declare the death of the women’s movement, pointing to the ‘failure’ of #MeToo or the Epstein files, but don’t give up the fight just yet, writes Rebecca Solnit
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The why and the how from visionary organizer Daniel Hunter.
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It’s time to oust Stephen Miller
Noem’s firing shows our power, and now we must remove the real architect of Trump's deportation machine and so many other harmful policies.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Essential reading. "We in the U.S. need to reckon with the fact that so much of our state wealth, capacity, and technology goes toward burying children in rubble."
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As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need to Reckon With the American War Machine
We cannot afford to slip into despair. We must push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
New from @pamherd.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?: The SAVE Act is a truly extreme voter suppression bill, but in ways that might surprise you. White Christian Nationalism is driving the bill more than a cynical focus on maximizing GOP vote share. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-save-a...
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The SAVE Act is Christian Nationalism in Action
Gendered Burdens and the Right to Vote
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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Data Centers Are the Enemy We’ve All Been Waiting For
The startling rapidity of the bottom-up revolt against Big Tech shows people will indeed get off the sofa for the right fight.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses? Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch
An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/02/2026
New Jersey has proposed the F.U.C.K.I.C.E Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
When I talk about more people turning out in spite of repression (or in response to it), people who've read a few articles about nonviolence say, "That's what happens! Violent efforts to repress nonviolent movements backfire!" But they often don't. It's special when people respond by showing up.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.
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“We Belong to Each Other Now”: Lessons from Minneapolis
“This extreme closeness, togetherness and intimacy — you cannot infiltrate your way into a space where you'll understand that," says May, a rapid responder in Minneapolis.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We need more stories that help people learn from what’s working. Not just what’s going wrong. Not just what “has to happen by 2050.” Real examples of action that others can see, understand & build on. Here's a 🧵on advice & tips for sharing #climate stories that actually inspire action.
Its a cycle. 

Actions-> Results-> Beliefs -> Actions
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Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If you ever wanted an actual hard copy of the book that I wrote with @doylecanning.bsky.social on narrative strategy for building transformative movements... now is your chance! 👇 36 hour sale at PM Press means it has been temporarily dropped from $22 to only $5! 🥳💥🌈✊ pmpress.org/index.php?l=...
book cover of RE:IMAGINING CHANGE: How to use story-based strategy to win campaigns, build movements, and change the world
by Patrick Reinsborough & Doyle Canning
Forward by Jonathan Matthew Smucker

UPDATED AND EXPANDED 2nd edition

Image is of a bunch of people walking together to form a light bulb and there is an inspiring blurb by Naomi Klein about how great the book is.
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is beautiful. Thank you, @laurajedeed.bsky.social , and thank you to everyone who was interviewed.
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Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why.
ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Democrats are suggesting reforms for ICE, but the reality is: abolition is the way forward, not reform. Read the latest from our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie in @thenation.com!
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Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 09/02/2026
🚨WEBINAR: As calls for criminal justice reform grow louder, advocates are increasingly up against "carceral humanism" – a harmful strategy that offers only the appearance of change. Get tips & tools to resist these narratives at our upcoming webinar👇 zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Caging Compassion:
Recognizing & resisting carceral Humanist narratives in criminal justice reform

This webinar will offer useful tips for advocates seeking to avoid superficial carceral humanist reforms in their quest to make genuine, lasting systemic change.

Sarah Staudt
Policy and Advocacy Director, Prison Policy Initiative
Emmett Sanders
Policy and Advocacy Associate, Prison Policy Initiative
Mon Mohapatra
Organizing Coordinator, Community Justice Exchange
James Kilgore
Building Power Fellow, Community Justice Exchange
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 04/02/2026
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US. Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records. Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Screenshot of a map and table listing ICE warehouse purchase data.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 02/02/2026
"I was just doing my job." Independent journalist Georgia Fort faces federal charges stemming from her reporting on a January 18 demonstration at a St. Paul church, where a senior ICE official works as a pastor.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
And all good trekkies should remember the wisdom of Darok: "If they succeed, you can drink to their courage. And if they fail, you can still drink to their courage."
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tonight, most (if not all) the Zipps bar locations throughout Maricopa were raided by federal agents. Community members arrived to legally observe and agents pepper sprayed the crowd least one location. Workers were taken.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.
nonviolent-conflict.org
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/01/2026
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
inthesetimes.com
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are. And MAGA knows it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
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Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 23/01/2026
The Minnesota shutdown is underway. Faith leaders block MSP Airport as workers picket—and protesters demand answers after ICE used a 5-year-old as “bait,” then detained him & his father 1,300 miles away. Margaret Vail Palmquist illustrates the moment. inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
Illustration of a young child in winter clothes holding an adult's hand, accompanied by the text "No one needs protection from 5 year olds." The tone is thought-provoking.
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The Horizons Project @horizonsprjt.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Last night, our Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to discuss strategic nonviolent resistance against authoritarianism. Watch, share, and take action! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Mg... #NonviolentAction #NonviolentResistance #CollectiveAction
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How Blowing A Whistle Is An Act Of Nonviolent Resistance - Maria J. Stephan
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The 22nd Century Initiative @22ci.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The infrastructure authoritarians are using was built to destroy Black freedom. You cannot resist it effectively without understanding that. And you cannot understand it while remaining silent about race. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/why-you-ca...
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Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
Or: How the War on Black Freedom Became the Infrastructure for War on All of Us
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/01/2026
The police are using machine guns on protesters. Doctors are warning about hospitals not having capacity. And everything that's happening is told through a Western lens. Iranians have agency—they have been protesting against this regime from its very beginning. trib.al/1jUKQ4l
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
“Abolish ICE” isn’t radical, it doesn’t go far enough. Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray
It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 18/01/2026
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition in Minnesota is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on January 23.
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“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
For those that don’t know, Minneapolis unions called for a statewide strike
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