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Milesofsmiles51

@milesofsmiles51.bsky.social
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I smile a lot. Involuntarily often, authentic me always. Wanderer, community seeker and educator, he/him I also am a lifelong Timberwolves fan! howwwlll

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is the rape culture btw. the one women have been warning you about, and were told we were hysterical and over-sensitive and couldn't take a joke, and that rape allegations ruin men's lives, and now we live in a meritocracy where the only "merit" is who has hurt the most women
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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My Top Shows — the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
Survivor, The Wire, Avatar: The Last Airbender and 7 more.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
i 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
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Social media is fun because you’ll post a reasoned response and then another person gets enraged, intentionally misreads and twists your comment for their own purposes, and responds like you have personally harmed them. Was silence not an option?
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 28/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: ICE returned to its warehouse scheme, awarding GardaWorld $17.3 million Thursday to convert an agency-owned warehouse in San Antonio into a detention and processing facility. It used the Navy WEXMAC TITUS contracting program Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in June DHS had stopped using.
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ICE Awards GardaWorld $17.3 Million to Convert San Antonio Warehouse Into a Service Processing Center
ICE bought the work through a Navy program the Department of Homeland Security said in June it had abandoned.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Olivia Miles! One of my favorite Miles’. The anti Julius Randle palette cleanser we need post game 5!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
11,000 children who don’t know if they’ll ever get to see their parents again. Who are forced to live with friends or even strangers. Whose lives will never be the same again. This is Trump’s legacy. www.propublica.org/article/trump-fa…
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Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It is quite telling that since the horrific story of Cesar Chavez re: sexual abuse broke earlier this week and calls to change the names of schools and other public spaces named in his honor, not one conservative voice has stepped forward to object that this would be tantamount to erasing history.
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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Temple Israel released photos of the devastation from last week’s attack. It’s hard to look at these photos and not feel like it could have easily been my synagogue instead — an attack on any Jewish community is an attack on all of us. Support their rebuilding: www.temple-israel.org/home.html?fb...
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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
How do white people delude themselves into believing that they can identify anti-Black racism better than a Black person? Enough to refute the validity of a Black person’s claim of anti-Black racism??? Like…how does one get to that level of ability to lie to themselves?
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
What does he mean by this? Finch has benched Rudy at times situationally and won. He benched D’Lo in the Memphis series. Can he cite examples where benching a player bc of low effort does not work? What informs his philosophy and why does his way work so well?
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I’d love to see Julius or Ant benched when they get lazy or don’t follow the game plan consistently. Finch protects them and deserves to be called out for not sitting them out ala D’Lo in the Memphis series.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Wolves post deadline fantasy rotation: Ant Donte Jaden Naz Giannis Bench: Bones Ayo Beringer Kyle Anderson One can dream!
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yes. Embarrassing but on brand for Dems
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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/01/2026
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ton of factors at play here and trying to boil it down to any one on it’s own will be inherently missing stuff- but it really is hard not to notice that once the victim is an average looking white man all the average looking white men in charge of the news realized they can just tell the truth
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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/01/2026
Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025. A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf. Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/01/2026
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
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j garcia @jasoncomix.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Please read and share with anyone who might be planning on counterprotesting in Cedar-Riverside this weekend
A flyer from the West Bank business association.

Text reads:

WEST *BANK
MPLS
Community Notice - Cedar-Riverside | Saturday, January 17
Community leaders in Cedar-Riverside, including elected officials, rapid response teams, faith leaders, community organizations, and residents, are sharing the following information to ensure safety and clarity this weekend.
We have been made aware that a small group of racist and anti-Muslim agitators may attempt to come into the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood on Saturday, January 17. Their intention appears to be to provoke disruption and create fear. Our community will not be drawn into that.
To support safety and stability, trained community patrollers wearing yellow vests, faith leaders wearing orange vests, and local law enforcement, including the Sheriff's Office and the Minneapolis Police Department, will be present to monitor and respond to any potential concerns.
Guidance for Cedar-Riverside Community Members
• Do not be afraid
• Go about your day as usual.
• If you see protest activity or offensive behavior, do not engage, argue, confront, or respond
• Avoid conversations with strangers, individuals recording video, or members of the media.
• If you have concerns or feel unsafe, approach a community patroller or call
911.
Guidance for Those Outside the Community
No protest activity is needed, welcomed, or appropriate inside Cedar-Riverside.
• If you wish to support the community, please coordinate with your local neighborhood rapid response network rather than coming into the area.
Cedar-Riverside is strong, resilient, and united. We look out for one another, and we continue keeping our community safe together.
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
ICE shot a Latino on the leg in Minneapolis today. It’s despicable. Being Latino is not a crime. The color of your skin is not a crime. Being in this country is not a crime. Our entire community is in complete & utter pain. Sending the family and our community a ton of love tonight.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 14/01/2026
the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis. #FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 08/01/2026
your softness will be what saves you
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating loss of their wife and mother. gofund.me/9e987aead
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/01/2026
“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin ... don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told. “It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another. Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
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Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The US is illegally attacking another nation for no reason other than the mental and character defects of our President and his aides. Our military is carrying out those strikes apparently without hesitation. What we are doing is indefensibly, undeniably and deeply wrong.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun! We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The roughest of endings 2025 lynx. Salute to a wonderful year! Beautiful basketball!!!! Sports are cruel
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Lynx epic collapse Oof.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The daily doing 2 straight episodes on Kirk when there was another school shooting yesterday on the day after 9/11s anniversary is dystopian
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Transgender people need our support and solidarity more than ever. We either come together or we all fall. That’s where we are.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The race towards the middle after the Kirk shooting is disheartening! People getting shot is terrible full stop. But he was a Nazi. He promoted violence. I will not choose to canonize him.
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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I'm really having trouble processing the relative silence from Barack Obama about a colleague who he'd hosted at the White House, the Minnesota State House Speaker, being assassinated, but rushing to get out a weepy statement about Charlie fucking Kirk.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Manipulating media and language on the other platform in the wake of yesterday to demonize the trans community is vile and violent. This was a devastating blow to our community. Still mourning.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The Electoral College is not democratic. So all 2028 election forecast doomers, please remember that! Good night and sweet dreams!
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
It’s funny seeing Zohrans bench press “scandal” get zero traction on this app among secure people who could not give less of a shit about how many metal plates a human can lift VS the responses on the other app. Broken people.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 21/08/2025
Hardly anything could be dirtier & grimier than a relatively small group, hundreds of city residents, gathering in an auditorium to decide a local DFL endorsement. Except a committee of outstate bigwigs overturning that endorsement bc their guy needed it bad. That seems dirtier.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/08/2025
Public schools receive billions each year in reimbursements for services such as counseling and speech therapy — and those programs are at risk following President Trump's cuts to Medicaid.
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Schools brace for potential cuts to special education funding
Medicaid cuts could impact special education services in public schools, leaving districts to find alternative funding sources.
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The way wealthy conservatives talk about “using MY tax dollars” while not substantially being affected will never not be hilarious. AHH government waste! Just say you care about your money more than other people and save us the charade! (Older MN peers rant)
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Please donate/share! For a sweet and kind student from this past yr! Ambria can beat this! anything helps! www.gofundme.com/f/help-ambri...
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Donate to Help Ambria Battle Stage 4 Cancer, organized by Wayne Hughes
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this! My name’s Wayne Hughes, Jr., and… Wayne Hughes needs your support for Help Ambria Battle Stage 4 Cancer
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Good wolves season! I’m in Italy so this is a bookmark essentially. I like our team and any crashouts are laughable. Like, we lost to a 68 win team with a historic defense and overachieved. It’s fine, in TC we trust. Great learning experience for Ant!
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Milesofsmiles51 @milesofsmiles51.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
This is a hilarious story after last night. We’ll see if it changes! #wolvesback www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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What's behind this stifling, confusing LeBron-led Lakers defense
For months, the Lakers have confused and angered some the NBA's biggest offensive stars with a defensive scheme no one can quite figure out. It'll be tested again Saturday, when they face off against ...
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