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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Right, it’s such a huge deal, and so bad, so far-reaching, so beyond anything that’s come before that…we should just keep it shut. To preserve the wonderful peace & security we’re enjoying right now. BY THE WAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOPE IS BY EMPTYING PANDORA’S BOX.

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 05/02/2026

“Residents have every right and should be demanding that, ‘Hey, state authorities, police, local police: Protect us. Arrest people who kill us, who batter us, who point guns at us and threaten and assault us without legal cause to do so.’” www.propublica.org/article/why-...

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“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

My musical contribution to the times. It's to the melody of The Rambling Rover, my favorite version of which was done by the late great Andy Stewart.

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Together We'll Change The World

YouTube video by Fred Keller

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

That means ~815k Minnesotans participated in the shutdown and ~310k in the strike. That would make Minnesota’s January 23 general strike one of the largest in history.

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MisterMPLS @mistermpls.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny! I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 31/01/2026

if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here. we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Who wore it better?

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

18 people demonstrating out in the cold this evening in Sandstone, MN...Stauber country.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.

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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner: “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.” #ICEoffOurStreets

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 29/01/2026

With so much info flying around, just want to uplift this link to specific calls-to-action from a coalition of *Minnesota* immigrant rights orgs: iceoutnowmn.com (resharing without the image; that's a longer conversation but the link is still worth amplifying)

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Pete Stauber: Had you 1/100th of the bravery & conviction of Ilhan Omar, you'd pull your turtle head out of Trump's ass & answer some questions. Quit selling us out. Get your grubby hands off the Boundary Waters. Dismantle DHS, remove Noem, Miller, and the rest, and get in line with the state.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“I think it’s time to pull out of Minnesota, that battle is lost," a Border Patrol agent said in a private chat I obtained: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads

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ICE Unloads

Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.”

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Anton Treuer @antontreuer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Ningizo = S/he melts Bonus sentence: Ningizo mikwam = the ice melts Ojibwe word of the day! Learning languages is fun and honors our ancestors and future generations. Follow #Ojibwe WOD: www.youtube.com/@anton.treuer Miigwech (thank you)! #ice #melt

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Even in Minnesota's hinterlands the organizing strengthens. Took part in a marvelous training and community building call last night and I'm energized. Every step leads us closer to the mountain top.

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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Whittier, Minneapolis vibe check

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

You think you need to just break the Twin Cities and you'll have us. MF'ers, there's waves of us.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 25/01/2026

They’re losing

From the New York Times: Representative James Comer, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said on Fox News that President Trump should consider removing ICE agents from Minneapolis and sending them to another state. If "there's a
chance of losing more innocent lives or whatever," Comer said, "then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis
decide: Do we want to continue to have all of these illegals?"

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Can we in MN turn ICE Barbie's unhinged demands into our version of the Epstein Files? Promise to deliver them, get ICE the fuck out, and then say...uhhh...ope? Not sure where those little buggers got to

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I wrote a book of true stories from MN History and the songs that I wrote to go with them. Many of these show how people came together when times were tough. It's un-Minnesotan to brag on oneself so I'll undercut the pitch by saying I didn't make the cut in the MN Book Awards

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Drifting Down the Kettle – Book | The Deep North - The Skally Line

Minnesota History in Stories and Songs with words and music by Fred Keller Minnesota History in Stories and Songs with words and music by Fred Keller

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The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Mood in minneapolis right now

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We may have to absorb this now so people across the country can see and learn. But there will be a reckoning one day.

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Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

BREAKING: Federal agent shoots man in south Minneapolis bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/b…

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

So proud of you folks on the front lines in the Twin Cities. We live in outstate MN and are supporting with $$, with training, and community building here. But if you need a refuge, a respite, or restoration, DM me. We have a place for you.

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I could not be more proud to be from Minnesota. We may be flyover country be we sure as hell ain't fuckover country.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Here's a thing I can do. Go to my shop and order either a digital copy of my new book "Drifting Down The Kettle" or a digital copy of the recording of the same name, I will donate all the proceeds to one of the organizations listed on standwithminnesota.com.

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Stand With Minnesota

A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Anecdotal info suggests ICE is using Treasure Island casino hotel to stage in that area. Tribe is scared of Fed $$ being cut so they're allowing it. Cannot confirm this--can anyone else?

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 14/01/2026

"Artists have more to offer than our art." Thanks to the hundreds of people who shared ideas and examples at our event focused on practical, down-to-earth ways artists can show up. Here is the post-event report-back: notes, slides, collaborative "padlets," and more resources. Please put it to use:

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What Can Artists Do? What Are We Doing?

A landing page for resources from the virtual discussion "What Can Artists Do? What Are We Doing?"

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We know this is punishment for not bowing down. We can take it. We will fight, we will rally, and we--like Chicago, Portland, California, and elsewhere--will show others what's coming and how to fight it. We will learn from our Ojibwe and Dakota elders and our own labor leaders of the past. 🖕🧊

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march

Sign held up with handwritten text: "If they are going to shoot us and then call us fucking bitches, then we need to be bigger fucking bitches"

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Fred the mando picker @mandofred.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I have a hard time writing songs about current events and/or overtly personal topics. That said, the songs I do write about Minnesota history, people, and events, often resonate with my personal feelings or topical events. Here's one I haven't performed out yet or recorded.

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Another Day On The Picket

YouTube video by Fred Keller

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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