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Myrl Beam

@myrlbeam.bsky.social
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Teacher, nerd about south Minneapolis and the queer and trans left; wrote Gay Inc: The Nonprofitization of Queer Politics.

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Flan @flanknits.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Freaking out about the MPS Transformation Plan? Come join the MFPS call on Sunday! (This call is in English, they are working to schedule calls in Spanish and Somali.)
Flyer with MFPS logo
Text:

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE TRANSFORMATION PLAN?
Emergency call for impacted schools & concerned community
4-5:30pm Sunday, 9/20
on Zoom

REGISTER:
linktree.com/mn_fps
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The MPS transition plan is legitimately very bad. We’ve been told all this time that “hard choices” are necessary to fix the budget crisis. Now they are saying closures don’t really save money and anyway they aren’t doing this to save money. Goalposts changing much?
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I want “disgruntled lesbian” printed on a shirt to wear to Lynx games.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
No one is doing this in Minneapolis. ICE isn’t just out walking the streets right now for one, second this seems fairly obviously to be a fed plant account laying the groundwork for something. Don’t do this. And don’t spread this.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Palate cleanser:
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functional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
this story is a really really important one and i would ask everyone to please read the whole thing and share it. if you have been opposed to secret police you should know that our sheriffs are doing a lot of basically the same stuff.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Support UR by donating to our Legal Fund. We're still attempting to recoup the $50,000+ we spent on our legal team vs Energy Transfer who wanted source materials. We fought for press freedoms & won at the MN Supreme Court, help us dig out of the hole. donorbox.org/unicorn-riot...
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Unicorn Riot DAPL Legal Defense Fund | Unicorn Riot (Powered by Donorbox)
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Unicorn Riot DAPL SubpoenaUnicorn Riot’s long legal battle in Minnesota to protect newsgathering materials from attorneys working for Energy Transfer reached yet anoth...
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Experience as many potatoes as you can.
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Chris Meyer @chrisjohnmeyer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I strongly support the sales tax increase to fund HCMC. We can't let our safety net hospital close. But I am intensely opposed to the $7 million per year that SF 4986 would also give to the Twins Stadium. It's a major expansion of corporate welfare. The Pohlads should pay for it!
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 13/04/2026
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful. It's not antisemitic to compare the IDF to the Nazis when they keep doing depraved, violent, dehumanizing Nazi shit. I just — there are no words, my God.
Text from Middle East Eye
Ahmed said that most of the victims he spoke to were men, as women who experience sexual violence face a much deeper and more complex stigma in Palestinian society, "making it nearly impossible for a woman or her family to disclose that she has been assaulted".

He noted that, while the sexual violence used against men and women is largely similar, women's bodies in particular were used as a means to blackmail men.

"We documented several cases of sexual assault against women due to their familial ties to wanted individuals," Ahmed said.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Remember when Frey folks said there wasn’t an eviction crisis that necessitated city action? It’s here…
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 08/04/2026
Aaliyah is a teen activist from Minnesota whose mother and sister were both deported. This campaign to help her maintain stability has only been able to raise 25% of its goal in the last week. If you can afford to contribute, it is so needed. Read more about her: www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
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Support Aaliyah
By Aaliyah
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I can’t wait to vote for her.
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Racket @racketmn.com · 31/03/2026
We were told by Chicago organizers that no one was coming to save us when ICE arrived in Minneapolis to do their terrible work, and no one did.
racketmn.com
After the ICE Invasion, We Must Invest in Public Schools - Racket
The priorities of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and MPD reveal 'a kind of moral rot that must be addressed head on.'
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
sorry i know it's supposed to be a scandal but there is literally nothing you could do that is more embarrassing than being married to that woman
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Just unfailingly wrong all the time.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This is keeping me going today.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The war crimes, tho.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 02/03/2026
it’s way too late for angie craig to FINALLY admit she regrets voting for the laken riley act. being unable to recognize it as harmful at the time & only changing her mind after the terror her vote helped bring to minnesota isn’t good enough. the damage was done www.startribune.com/ice-agent-su...
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Angie Craig: I regret my vote on the Laken Riley Act
That regret has "only strengthened my resolve to stand up to the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies, call out my spineless Republican colleagues and impeach Homeland Security Secretary ...
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This is all so unfuckingnecessary. Trump is preemptively waving away the upcoming deaths of American soldiers. Literally WHY. Trump — nor any administration yahoo — have given even a well crafted *lie* as to why we’re at war. There’s no money for our healthcare but there’s money for a damn war?!
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Aren Aizura @incommensurati.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Central is still at only 10% of the amount they think they need for Match rent relief. But they have cute new images to send around! www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-ren...
Orange woodcut print with text and a circular floral design in the center. Text reads, March rent. Central Neighbor & Resist. Goal: $500,000
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Where is Minnesota philanthropy? McKnight Foundation? Minneapolis Foundation? Cargill? Borealis? Bush? There is so much hoarded wealth in this state. Now is the time to demand that this wealth be spent down. What are they saving it for if not this?!
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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.
organizingmythoughts.org
“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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Kay Carvajal Moran @kayforparks.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It is with sad news that the occupation forced for these businesses to close. Please help me is showing support to this family. Any support is welcome; if you can share this GoFundMe or support in the capacity you can. Thank you!!
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SHOEGAZE COMMANDO @bornwithatail.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
every American reading the UK news this morning
Jesus, I see what you’ve done for other people, and I want that for me
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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 18/02/2026
hi! barnraising for @offalcute.bsky.social’s mom, who is recently in remission from bowel cancer & is facing hardship re: medication costs & bills, plus the possibility of losing her home Currently $2055/$4500 $2445 to go (just $195 to halfway!) Venmo: @offalcute Paypal: @allisonannecollage ♥️🌞♥️
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Community elder needs $4500 to meet basic needs

Venmo:
offalcute
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 16/02/2026
Along these lines: if you live in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Attorney we elect this fall is going to be the lawyer in charge of prosecuting ICE agents for the murders and atrocities they committed against us. That's why I'm supporting Cedrick Frazier.
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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This visualization of daily activity of ICE is unreal.
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Carin @mrotzie.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
With the announcement that the ICE surge in MN is ending, I’m thinking about how so many people thought the child in Bad Bunny’s halftime performance was Liam Ramos and how our need for Hollywood endings and satisfying payoffs might hinder us from dealing with the painful and traumatic aftermath.
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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/
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Willy Lee (they/them) @advicepig.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Watching every other small immigrant owned business suffer while we bust our asses to make sure landlords get paid. 🤬
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 05/02/2026
gooooood morning! I have rents between $1018 and $2030 available for adoption today. Let's keep on keeping people out of eviction court! You can dm me on signal asiniiwiikwe.72 if you would like to pay someone's rent.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I mean, 2000 agents is a lot, actually.
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daviss @daviss.org · 04/02/2026
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan. It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash. “ICE GTFO OF MN” Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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Davis Senseman @thatbaba.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Hey, not that anyone asked us, but we folks here on the ground in Minnesota don't give a rip that the agents terrorizing us will now wear body cams. We have enough footage of ourselves being brutalized and we'd really just like them to get out of here. It was a stupid ask and accomplishes nothing.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Scenes of South Mpls Two blocks away, my neighbors are roasting marshmallows over a bonfire in the street where we’ve blocked off traffic Parents wear whistles around their necks and FUCK ICE buttons on their coats as we all check in on each other and add one another to stray signal chats
Homemade lawn sign in the snow: ICE WILL NOT BREAK US
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something. Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We need an eviction moritorium now. Today the judge in the lawsuit against DHS did not issue a preliminary injunction to halt Operation Metro Surge. While we are not done with litigation, this is deeply troubling for our community that will continue to suffer.
Aurin Chowdhury - Minneapolis Ward 12
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We need an eviction moritorium now. Today the judge in the lawsuit against DHS did not issue a preliminary injunction to halt Operation Metro Surge. While we are not done with litigation, this is deeply troubling for our community that will continue to suffer.
Countless families are sheltering in place, they fear to leave their homes, and have lost their incomes. 7,000 kids in Minneapolis public schools are attending school virtually. This is not normal. Relying on community based mutual aid alone is not what this moment calls for. We need government to act when has the ability to.
I am working at the city level to move forward additional rental assistance dollars.
We are in an emergency. We need an eviction moratorium now. Please join me in calling the Governor's office today: 651-201-3400
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andrea @andreawaves.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Like I said, if Amy wants my vote, she’s driving to Texas and she’s coming back with Liam.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Can Minnesota pay Tom Homan $50,000 to get ICE out?
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Aren Aizura @incommensurati.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Read this
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Good @adamserwer.bsky.social. Trump banded the morally depraved together, but they’re still badly outnumbered.
theatlantic.com
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
So thrilled about this! Christin is someone I’ve learned so much from and whose politics and insight I look to and trust.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 26/01/2026
Reminder: - Nothing being reported on ICE withdrawing - By govt’s own admission, 2,000 ICE invaders here, a still-astounding number - Unclear how many CPB agents will be removed - Tom Homan, the new Bovino, was the force behind ICE’s family separation policy, a bribe-taker, and a monster
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Myrl Beam @myrlbeam.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Yes
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 26/01/2026
"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 26/01/2026
love note #1422 came from eli in burlington vermont
LOVE NOTES
by Eli Clare
We may not survive
the decade, much less century. Yet
when deluge descends
this time
and this time and this time,
surface erupting in silver tury,
we invite each other down to the murky bottom.
Fill our ears, throats, bellies with the stories we most need.
Swim among sunken trees and drowned rivers, join the loons, dive for our next meal, find love notes buried in the muck.
Thank you for every single note of love, connection, ferocity, and rebellion. eli, burlington vermont
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