Reposted by Gretchen PfauFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 7hSoldiers positioned at voting locations is not legal behavior. These are Mississippi National Guard troops at a DC ballot dropbox yesterday. We demand the governors of Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia get your soldiers OUT NOW. 13211127
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They're bringing back the fucking middle passage. 194
Reposted by Gretchen Pfaually @inaneenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In Ray Bradbury's story "The Veldt", a couple allow their fully automated house, complete with a nursery that brings to life anything it's occupants imagine, to raise their children. Eventually the children imagine lions into existence to eat their parents. 13813
Reposted by Gretchen Pfaucharlie @charliestdennis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My name is Charlie “Chuck” St. Dennis, and I’m asking that you write me in on your ballot this November. I don’t have experience as a law enforcement officer, nor am I old enough to file to run. Those are two things that Bob has that I don’t. 23011
Reposted by Gretchen Pfaucharlie @charliestdennis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ramsey County, we have a problem. His name is Bob Fletcher. 34119
Reposted by Gretchen PfauThe Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor. 412496942
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 571214784185
Reposted by Gretchen PfauJon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“ICE never left. Things became less public, became less of a spectacle, but immigrants are still being targeted and persecuted,” Barham said. “And from rumors I'm hearing, things I've seen, I suspect that they're about to amp up again.” story via Cait Kelley www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...mprnews.orgCatch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tacticMultiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal buildin... 1180103
Reposted by Gretchen Pfaupublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas IWillVote.com 19471
Reposted by Gretchen PfauSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column. 771587647
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 02/10/2026Will is 100% right. Has happened to multiple clients of mine. One judge (not my case) has said that this isn't really release and ordered the person *actually* released. But it's forcing us habeas attorneys to win our cases twice (or more) 22872295
Reposted by Gretchen PfauJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve been saying for a while, someone needs to estimate the net cost of millions of people having to spend a chunk of every day worrying about what the insane president has done or will do. 7686158
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICE has learned to go to where people are less likely to resist. WY. TX. FL. AZ. Infuriating. 1169
Reposted by Gretchen PfauI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026A lot of people are responding with the idea that real judges wouldn’t conduct themselves in this manner and y’all should volunteer for CourtWatch. 618649
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauutopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 25/09/2026rolled out of my bed this morning and barreled down Linwood for 10 minutes to have the privilege of watching a neighbor get kidnapped with his son in front of a YMCA and high school, busses full of kids watching, while a kcpd officer joyfully cooperated. It was a car crash. How did ICE know? 14899334
Reposted by Gretchen PfauAmy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people. 172059806
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722981004
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 22/09/2026We're now well outside the rolling window from when St. Paul's 60-day eviction notice ordinance went into effect, two full 60-day cycles beyond it, and St. Paul evictions are down 13% year over year, while Minneapolis is up 7%. Sure seems like the alleged glut of delayed evictions never came to be 1425
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDan Wade @dwade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is a big part of why I don't put much stock in the KSTP poll showing a dead heat between Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya. I'm not buying that in Minnesota, a state that felt the full weight of the Trump administration's malice, is 10ish points redder than the national average. 111
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.npr.orgFederal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, TexasThe person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference. 3732181281
Reposted by Gretchen PfauChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hi if you are in Minneapolis and are this 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog, get medical attention immediately! 22617326
Reposted by Gretchen PfauPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ICE activity has been picking up again in Chicago A LOT. If you were previously involved with ICE watch efforts, now is a good time to reengage. I’m going to start wearing a whistle again. 3769366
Reposted by Gretchen PfauKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or carearstechnica.comUnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit allegesFor the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. 7944651582
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMeredith Rose (from the grave) 👻 @mrose.ink · 16/09/2026In any first-past-the-post electoral system, voting is *always* about harm reduction. That's it. 13310
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15/09/2026we are all macklemore* *kind of cringe, morally righteous 1046038
Reposted by Gretchen PfauNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Minnesotans who want to know what to do with their PCR: I've got you. Here's a list of a bunch of close legislative races you can donate to (or volunteer in! some are close to the metro!) naomikritzer.com/2026/09/12/e...naomikritzer.comElection 2026: Where To Spend Money/TimeEvery year, Minnesota residents can each make a $75 political contribution to a state or local candidate (or major party), fill out a form, and get that money refunded. This is called the Political… 46030
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The measurable impact of Minnesotans helping neighbors during the height of the ICE occupation. Holy shit. 06317
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected 3031001153
Reposted by Gretchen PfauSarah ⚧ ✡︎ @sarahkorse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My 16-year-old Korean friend was picked up by the cops for walking by a middle school. "Anyone from the Middle East is an Ay-rab." They dumped him at the edge of town, and told him not to do it again... 016345
Gretchen Pfau @mariliel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is your regular reminder that if survey results are published, it is almost never a push poll. Push polls are pure marketing to try to trick the "respondents" into listening to messaging. No one is running one of any length, or trying to analyze the data. 000
Reposted by Gretchen PfauKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Possibly the most American news of all timelocal12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 280173834948
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie 1272207233993
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauprimevil @primordial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026For the non-Minnesotans: yes, there was also a shooting in Minneapolis tonight. We are keeping eyes on both things. We've been living in this weird liminal space between joy & horror for months now. You do just have to take the joy when you can. 424539
Reposted by Gretchen PfauAlice @nolas-socks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Every one of those brave and inspiring people you hear about on the news was exhausted and terrified the whole time. They were sad and angry and wanted to crawl into a hole and not come out. They wished they could have stayed in bed. Then they did it anyway. But they did it scared and sad and tired. 4656218
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMinnesotan Kaiju @whisperingpines.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When the story of Metro Surge is told in media, don't for a moment, through the outpouring of solidarity and community building, despite the heroism, forget that it sucked ass every single day and some days it was like the sun had been blocked from the world 5800161
Reposted by Gretchen PfauDavid Zeller @texaszeller.bsky.social · 30/08/2026From a loss, to a draw that would feel like a win, to an actual win, to a draw that feels like a loss. The #MNUFC experience! 36312
Reposted by Gretchen PfauRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584482882
Reposted by Gretchen PfauWes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This one hadnt made it to my feed and hit me pretty hard. Amazing @athenahollins.bsky.social 7934202
Reposted by Gretchen PfauNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Minnesotans love our third spaces, we love our special events, we love our little treats, we love Doing Our Civic Duty, and we love anything we can claim is *distinctly Minnesotan* whether it is or not, and the MN State Fair is like the center of allllllllllll those Venn Diagram circles at once. 835759
Reposted by Gretchen PfauAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099393825
Reposted by Gretchen PfauAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026An incredible story. The Iranian Christian woman who wrote “help” on the glass on the hotel in Panama has finally found permanent safety; in Canada. The Trump admin deported her to Panama soon after taking office, rather than let her seek asylum. Read her story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...nytimes.comChristian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home (Gift Article)Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum. 331954653
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract. 9052052614
Reposted by Gretchen PfauClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026but the nice thing is that you don't have to be rich to do it like you can be the Dolly Parton of wherever you are just by supporting your local library or donating to nonprofits that serve trans kids or putting food in free fridges or wearing a mask when you fly 3922156
Reposted by Gretchen Pfauashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/08/2026ICE shot civilians in the street. 411223
Reposted by Gretchen PfauJaime Fear Her 👻 @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Happy first day of school to my kiddo and thousands more here in occupied DC, right? This is just a little over 30mins ago in front of Wheatley Education Campus, PK3-8th, where we’ve been pushing back against the NG and federal agents (FBI today) staging at and patrolling around our school. #FreeDC 59548
Reposted by Gretchen PfauMaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026🪣 Please share💧 I'm calling on every resident of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to select one or more boulevard trees and to give them a big, slow drink of water today via jars, buckets or hoses. Our trees are in crisis and you can make a huge difference. ❤️👍🌳🌲🍁 48047