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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 29/09/2026
New video from AG Ellison! Spread the word www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lO1...
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Know Your Rights: Voting in Minnesota's 2026 General Election
YouTube video by MN Attorney General Keith Ellison
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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Twin Ports Rapid Response @twinportsrapidresponse.org · 27/09/2026
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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 26/09/2026
“There are simply no reforms that would bring this agency into alignment with United States right human rights obligations,” Fischer said in a press call Thursday. minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/24/a...
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Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE for the first time in new report • Minnesota Reformer
International human rights organization Amnesty International has called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump adminis...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 13/09/2026
The latest NCDN newsletter is available online. Thanks for reading & sharing with friends. ncdn.work/newsletter20...
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NCDN News 2026-09-13
Rooted resistance and spirited revival
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/09/2026
While tech oligarchs grandstand about the existential danger AI poses to humanity, ex-EPA officials say we should be worried about a more immediate threat to our health: the data centers that power those AI models.
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Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 12/09/2026
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News digest: Appleton ICE Detention Center Prayer Vigil coverage
Meanwhile, state representative Paul Anderson doesn't hear their prayers
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
DHS is stealing Haitians money while they deport them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...
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Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded (Gift Article)
Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 05/09/2026
minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/02/c...
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CoreCivic offers to pay Appleton $1.2 million annually to cover lost tax revenue • Minnesota Reformer
CoreCivic, the private prison company opening a new immigrant detention center in Appleton, Minnesota, has offered to pay the city more than $1.2 million per year. CoreCivic sold the Prairie Correctio...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 05/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris
Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 05/09/2026
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A group exhibition celebrating the website as an artistic medium. Armory Week, New York City, September 2026.
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datapoets @datapoets.com · 05/09/2026
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120 Attention Is the Last Frontier: Bernard Stiegler and the Age of Distraction
Listen now | Bernard Stiegler warned that technology steals our attention and erodes care. This episode explores his life, philosophy, and urgent legacy.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 04/09/2026
Hold the date! ncdn.work/wakingthegia...
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Waking the Giant
Waking the Giant — Northwoods Solidarity Revival
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 03/09/2026
"Are you going to lift your beautiful baritone in dirge of distress, or are you going to organize?” – T-Bone Slim
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 03/09/2026
"History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgment on tyrants and vindicates those who fought, suffered, were imprisoned, and died for human freedom, against political oppression and economic slavery." — Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 03/09/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Months after ICE raids, Fridley starts new school year with more kids, new concerns
Fridley was among the Twin Cities districts most affected by the surge of federal immigration agents into the Twin Cities earlier this year. While the doors open this week with growing enrollment, lea...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 02/09/2026
Tuesday, September 8th, Hermantown City Hall -Pre-agenda meeting at 430pm -City Council Meeting at 630pm Bring a friend, make a sign, wear red, get your voices heard! Let's fill the building with red shirts! We encourage everyone to bring a 🌹RED FLOWER🌹
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington. What the fuck are we doing here? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 02/09/2026
RSVP for a FREE Talon Comment Workshop in Duluth on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 5:00-7:00pm @ Zeitgeist! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 02/09/2026
posted elsewhere: "Shout out to Monarca/UnidosMN and Smitten Kitten, who represented Minnesota superbly at the human rights awards ceremony in Germany (you can see their acceptance speech starting at about 1:22 in this recording: www.youtube.com/live/bthG34x... ) POWERFUL TESTIMONY "
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Verleihung des Aachener Friedenspreises 2026
YouTube video by Aachener Friedenspreis
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 31/08/2026
Our latest newsletter is available online. Thanks for reading & sharing! Let us know if you have anything to include in future editions. ncdn.work/newsletter20...
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NCDN News 2026-08-30
Protecting our community
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 30/08/2026
www.youtube.com/@MinnesotaTr...
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Minnesota Truth Council
The Governor’s Council to Record the Truth of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS (“Minnesota Truth Council”) was established by Executive Order 26-05 on March 25, 2026, to create a comprehensi...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 29/08/2026
"Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 28/08/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Photos: See the record number of crop art pieces at the Minnesota State Fair
Numerous pieces focused on the federal immigration-enforcement surge last winter in Minnesota.
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Twin Ports Rapid Response @twinportsrapidresponse.org · 28/08/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Operation Metro Surge resistance takes center stage in State Fair art
Whistles, rebel loons and protest signs emerge as a major theme in this year’s crop art and fine arts exhibitions.
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AILA @aila.org · 28/08/2026
“A second deportation flight since the termination of TPS for Haitian migrants landed on Thursday in Haiti. On board, according to Haitian officials, were 57 people, including families [and] children born in the U.S.” bit.ly/4xqsFSx
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'No one is safe': Inside a Maryland Haitian community grappling with ICE raids
A second deportation flight since the termination of TPS for Haitian migrants landed on Thursday in Haiti.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/08/2026
The Orwellian company behind ICE’s new electric shock gloves www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves
“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 28/08/2026
"Nvidia, a chip maker with some 42,000 employees, is valued at over $5 trillion, roughly the gross domestic product of Germany...The way these companies control crucial global choke points echoes the political and economic power of the East India Company" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World (Gift Article)
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 27/08/2026
www.startribune.com/under-new-pl...
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Revised northern Minnesota mine plan would destroy more wetlands than previous proposal
The open-pit hardrock mine near Babbitt lacks three key permits and is asking for a new wetland destruction permit from the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 26/08/2026
@mustaarautaa.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New data shows record number of arrests and deportations of immigrants in the US
Trump administration has moved away from high-profile, militarized raids as its deportation spree has ramped up
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 26/08/2026
www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/minneso...
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CURE sues to obtain past Appleton, Minnesota, prison review documents
The rural advocacy organization says the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has not complied with a Freedom of Information Act request made in January for a 2014 environmental and economic assessment.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 25/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Revealed: How undercover agents spied on anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota
DHS officers posed as concerned citizens, joining Signal groups and taking photos of community meetings
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 25/08/2026
www.wired.com/story/the-co...
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The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants
Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 24/08/2026
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Groups targeted by Homeland Security surveillance call on big companies to condemn tactics
Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance — including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges — gathered in downtown Minneapo...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 24/08/2026
𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮!
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datapoets @datapoets.com · 21/08/2026
"Hyperscale data centers can require millions of gallons of water annually for cooling and vast amounts of energy to power their high-tech operations. They also carry implications for sulfide mining, and can generate significant noise and light pollution ..." www.mncenter.org/data-centers
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Data Centers | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
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datapoets @datapoets.com · 21/08/2026
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North Loop residents blast developer’s data center plans for former Star Tribune printing plant
Legacy Investing envisions a mixed-use development on the prime downtown Minneapolis property.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 20/08/2026
"In the aftermath of the Stop Cop City movement in 2025, organizations across Atlanta joined forces to organize People’s Movement Assemblies to define and build real community safety " wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/atla...
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Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary
By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Darth Vader spoke in favor of Flock cameras at a San Diego city council meeting yesterday
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'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting
"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 20/08/2026
"In an actual concentration camp regime, the machinery of abduction and detention at some point develops a large enough bureaucracy and budget that it no longer relies on the energy of the malice of individuals at the top ..." degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/the-busine...
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The business of barbed wire
And thoughts on breaking up the torturers' club.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 20/08/2026
How can we pull on the radical traditions of our ancestors, of generations of political movement before us–from the work of Emery Douglas, Minister of Culture of the Black Panthers, to the artists featured by Tricontinental Magazine?" convergencemag.com/articles/mak...
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Making Class Consciousness Appealing: A Conversation with Fresco Steez of Dream Defenders
Fresco Steez has helped shape the visual language of modern Black liberation movements. Learn how Fresco approaches making the revolution irresistible.
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Northern Action @northernaction.org · 18/08/2026
"Governor Walz issues Executive Order, taking a monumental step for Boundary Waters protections" www.savetheboundarywaters.org/action-center
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Action Center
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 18/08/2026
www.justsecurity.org/153773/admin...
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No Warrant, No Problem: Administrative Subpoena Powers and an Outdated Fourth Amendment Doctrine
Numerous federal agencies possess statutory authority to obtain sensitive data without advance judicial approval or probable cause of illegal activity.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 17/08/2026
www.nilc.org/resources/so...
nilc.org
Solidarity Guide for Defending Immigrant Communities
This solidarity guide is designed to help everyone continue to fight back with practical guidance to help protect your immigrant neighbors, your community, and yourself.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 17/08/2026
Our latest newsletter is now available online. Thanks for reading. ncdn.work/newsletter20...
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NCDN News 2026-08-16
Protecting our community
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Northern Action @northernaction.org · 16/08/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Feds spying in Minneapolis church may have violated court order
Homeland Security spied on a Minneapolis church in May as part of an investigation into alleged anti-ICE activities, potentially violating a court order barring federal agents from enforcing civil imm...
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 15/08/2026
Immigration detention camps “are entities with physical buildings and plots of land that require concrete services and contracts, zoning permits and tax breaks, licenses and utility hookups. “Every one of these nodes is a potential pressure point,” newrepublic.com/article/2134...
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“Closing a Detention Center Is Rarely a Single Strike. It’s a Siege.”
John Washington’s How to Close a Camp is a practical guide to opposing ICE and a strong moral argument for action.
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Northern Civil Defense Network @ncdn.work · 15/08/2026
www.startribune.com/pelican-rapi...
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Pelican Rapids, a turkey plant town of 2,600, saw itself as welcoming to all. Then came ICE.
Immigrants turned Otter Tail County town into one of Minnesota’s most diverse. But America’s divisions disrupted small-town harmony in Pelican Rapids.
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