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Official BlueSky of the Twin Cities Chapter of the International Jewish Labor Bund PFP design Wendy Elisheva Sommerson Website: www.twincitiesbund.org

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 30/09/2026
#OtD 30 Sep 1946 sentencing at the Nuremberg trials began. 12 were sentenced to death, seven received prison sentences from 10 years to life in prison, and three acquitted. But thousands of fascists were reintegrated into society across Europe and the US
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
extraordinary written and visual reporting.
wired.com
How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We are crying out for a thorough overhaul of our entire financial system. And there are few ways to make that easier than by taking the Silicon Valley oligarch class down a peg or three." prospect.org/2026/09/30/h...
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Here’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania - The American Prospect
‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market.
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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just sent money directly to Ashley, and you can too: @ziibiing on venmo and paypal. Ashley is a true heroine, help her out if you can.
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Machine Gun Netiquette @nodurians.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
look, this type of communist talk may go over just fine in Kentucky, but good luck trying it in Washington state
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taber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026
B''H SUNKIST FRUIT GEMS NOT CANCELLED AFTER ALL A SUKKOT MIRACLE
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Skylar Sunset @neonnova321132.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Party fundraising and finances receive attention www.axios.com/2026/07/16/d...
axios.com
Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes
The break from past practice underscored chair Ken Martin's sensitivity about the party's finances.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you live in St Paul, please do me a favor and contact your city councilperson about SPPD's assault of community members and collusion with ICE on Rose Ave on 11/25/25. There has been no accountability. Please. I don't want this forgotten.
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Seth T. Hahne @sethhahne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A stained glass window I did as part of an illustration for a client.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 24/09/2026
Frey talking past the critics here. Question is about MPD financial mismanagement. He insists the overspending is a function of necessary overtime. But MPD overspent it's budget in nearly every category. youtu.be/d9HIZe3g4bQ?...
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Full interview with Mayor Jacob Frey on Minneapolis Police Department spending
Watch 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' full interview with Mayor Jacob Frey on the oversight of Minneapolis Police Department spending.
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit
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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026
“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/09/2026
BREAKING: An ICE agent shoots and wounds a man in Austin, Texas, officials say.
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times.
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💀 Em-balmed Arcadia 💀 @emarcadia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you are trans you are taken to a Catholic hospital, the staff is forbidden from even administering your maintenance medications. The personal beliefs of the staff and your medical history are irrelevant. About 1 in 7 hospital beds in the US are controlled by the Catholic church.
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 20/09/2026
I would simply like to live my quiet little life as a trans woman and buy fruit and sing and walk my dog and wave to my neighbors and watch movies and use restrooms without being the subject of a culture “war” where both political parties agree I’m a disgusting freak who doesn’t deserve civil rights
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🐈‍⬛️כעלעמער קאַץ @orphanim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
may we all be seals in the book of life
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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 19/09/2026
Yes! .. I tried bugging the Peretz people before to do a local screening of this but they basically said many people had already sent it to them🤓come check it out if you're in Vancouver
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Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck | Peretz Centre
Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, potluck, and for October, a screening and community-led discussion of the new documentary from Jewish Currents, “Scenes from the Divide”
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Really wish our leaders wouldn't normalize working while actively sick with COVID.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ICE plans to spend millions more dollars on Tangles, and specifically Webloc. As we revealed, this is a tool that ICE can use to monitor entire neighborhoods. www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
escription: PenLink’s Tangles, supported by the Webloc database, provides ICE Criminal Analysts and law enforcement personnel a centralized capability to search, collect, analyze, and monitor publicly available open-source information from the open web and social media platforms. The service supports HSI criminal investigations by enabling users to develop leads and build subject, company, and commodity profiles using timely open-source data. It includes 100 credentialed user licenses for the Tangles Baseline and Webloc Bundle, access to searches and analyses, dark web sources, image and facial analysis tools, Weaver company sources, monitoring, online training, weekday support, 100 Co-Analyst licenses, one dedicated engineering support, and PenLink Academy training resources. The task order allows INTEL to procure licenses at discounted rates, with annual ordering up to $10 million. The total period of performance is September 25, 2026, through September 24, 2027.
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An extremely thorough investigation that’s very depressing but connects all the dots in case you’re wondering about why clothes suck so much these days
instyle.com
Are Clothes Actually Worse Now? An Investigation
Many shoppers are complaining that fashion (designer, mall brand, and otherwise) seems worse than it was 20 years ago—less natural fabrics, poor fit, a lack of good design—even as prices stay the same...
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איישע @eyshe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If this interests you: I will be teaching an Intermediate-Advanced Yiddish course with the Worker's Circle in November on the Yiddish political writings of the Bund, focusing on their anti-Zionism and writings on Palestine. All levels intermediate+ are very welcome, link below!
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I…don’t understand what happened with Ed Sheeran. Macklemore’s 2 most recent singles are literally named after a little Palestinian preschooler murdered by the IDF. The words Gaza & Palestine are in the songs like a dozen times. Macklemore’s speech on stage was basically a spoken version of his song
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The Office: I Don't Get It
ALT: The Office: I Don't Get It
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Never seen a fried egg bollard? YOU HAVE NOW. #WorldBollardAssociation 🍳
A bollard painted to look like a fried egg.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 15/09/2026
This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well, www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
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חמת תמיד @suzwoehrle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thread of righteousness
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Macklemore has put out an incredible statement about being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour. His removal was engineered by Trump’s bestie Robert Kraft, the owner of the Patriots and Foxborough stadium who rallied other owners to silence Macklemore for speaking out about Palestine.
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Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ed Sheeran gigging with Nina Simone, 1963 (probably) Ed: Look, Nina, I like you and everything but if you keep talking about civil rights and singing Mississippi Goddam then you can't remain on the tour.
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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anyone have luck getting trained to be a poll watcher with @commoncause.org? I tried signing up and never received a link to tune in. I signed up again hoping that it will work the second time?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
huffpost.com
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
John Brown by W.E.B. Du Bois. Free. Du Bois had wanted to write a biography of Nat Turner but ended up with Brown. From reading the book I learned abolition was, for the Browns, a family affair. A bunch of them took action. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62799
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John Brown by W. E. B. Du Bois
John Brown by W. E. B. Du Bois. Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
spending rosh hashanah telling people preemptively i forgive them for their transgressions against me, in a holy and wholly passive aggressive move
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
How Minnesota Became the Front Line in the Fight Over Prediction Markets www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/b...
nytimes.com
How Minnesota Became the Front Line in the Fight Over Prediction Markets
The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who gets to regulate them.
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Yorubarbie presents the ArtJock experience @caladaley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
lolololoolololklolololo)lolll arrest him and seize his assets what the fuck
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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I can’t think of anything else you could say that would make me more likely to vote for your opponent.
An Anders folk text that reads:

I'm running because I've watched politics creep into the County Attorney's Office and ideology come before public safety, the public good, and the impartial pursuit of justice.
It's time for a change. My opponent, Cedrick Frazier, and I are both Democrats, but we could not be more different. He's a politician.
He's never prosecuted a case. He helped get Mary Moriarty elected.
I'm backed by Mayor
Jacob Frey, Congresswoman Angie Craig, Sheriff Dawanna Witt, former U.S. Attorney Andy Luger, and Minnesotans who know Hennepin County is ready for a new direction.
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daviss @daviss.org · 10/09/2026
Excellent read all around.. but this is wild: "One of the agents told Doyle that he liked punk bands, such as Slipknot and Korn."
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 10/09/2026
Resilience describes the ability of a transportation system to prepare for disruptions, withstand their effects, continue providing essential mobility, recover quickly, and adapt to changing conditions. Story: www.theurbanist.org/urbanism-101...
theurbanist.org
Urbanism 101: What Is Transportation Resilience?
Resilience describes the ability of a transportation system to prepare for disruptions, withstand their effects, continue providing essential mobility, recover quickly, and adapt to changing condition...
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just signed up. @aaup.org members - get free issues of In These Times (no subscription, credit card, or anything required) inthesetimes.com/offers/free-...
inthesetimes.com
Special Offer: FREE 12-issue subscription to In These Times magazine
Are you a union member? You can get a FREE 12-issue subscription to In These Times magazine right now.
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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 10/09/2026
I went to their youtube channel and yes as usual YIVO is livestreaming the zoom to youtube and it will stay up at the same link later www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBp...
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Ruth Rubin and the Study of Yiddish Folksong Today
YouTube video by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
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Spooky Tom 🎃🍁 👻 @tomstoyton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Are we not donating to the People’s closet at George Floyd square any longer? Was dropping some stuff off today and a man there politely asked me not to
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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 10/09/2026
Starting presently!
yivo.org
Ruth Rubin and the Study of Yiddish Folksong Today | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Join us for a discussion featuring new scholarship drawing on Ruth Rubin's work by Isabel Frey and Miriam Borden, moderated by Mark Slobin, in honor of what would have been Rubin's 120th birthday.
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reed eliot 🤌 🤌 @reedeliot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I fucking cannot stand how any time any trans person has the fuckin slightest criticism of someone running as a Democrat, all these little creeps come out of the woodwork to tell us we hate our freedoms and we deserve whatever happens to us. Democracy is fucking about making decisions *together*
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 09/09/2026
too many businesses oppose bike lanes when they're proposed & fight them hard then come around to them once they're in... their inability to learn from other parts of city re: economic benefits and only being able to learn from their own experience is such limited thinking. i bike past canteen
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 09/09/2026
Forced car dependency is so wild. Imagine taking a multi ton vehicle multiple miles just to get coffee… & waiting in line behind so many other people doing the same thing.
2 cargo bikes are parked outside a coffee shop walk/bike up window. One has an adult in the passenger area, the other has 2 kids
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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Vote for the person who will do the least harm. And then find a way to get involved in the deeper changemaking. Let’s be strategic, let’s stay organized, and let’s use effective tools to apply *meaningful* pressure while working to make durable cultural change on our issues. We can win. We will.
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Racket @racketmn.com · 09/09/2026
Lizzo's adult album flopped, but her kid book is worth checking out.
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Can a Super-Cute Kids' Book Save Lizzo's Career? (Plus 4 More Books for Young Readers.) - Racket
An important Indigenous story by Ashley Fairbanks, a true story about a bison, and more new books from MN (and MN-adjacent) authors.
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Shocker: people love pedestrian spaces and want it to return next year—including residents, visitors, businesses, and councillors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Vancouver wraps Granville Street pedestrian zone, with hopes it will return | CBC News
Labour Day marks the final day of Vancouver's Granville Street pedestrian zone, but the city is already facing calls to bring it back next summer.
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kaoly Her wasted so much time, money, and good will to get the result that every expert told her would happen, but at least she got to show everyone who is mayor while inflicting needless pain on our neediest neighbors.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door. It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
May 12, 2025 

 MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel

FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director 
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal 

On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)

Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.Arrow) district court judge or magistrate judge in their place of residence.23 ICE immigration officers should consider all available enforcement mechanisms, including the use of a Form 1-205 to arrest an alien in their place of residence, to achieve the requirements of E.O. 14159 in accordance with applicable law and policies. This guidance informs the use of Forms 1-205 and provides to ICE law enforcement personnel a reminder of the general limitations and exceptions that may apply when effectuating arrests in an alien's residence. General Guidelines ICE law enforcement officers receive extensive training on the legal and procedural requirements for making administrative and criminal arrests. ICE personnel must remain cognizant of all existing laws and policies pertaining to arrests when carrying out civil immigration enforcement actions. Prior to entering a residence to conduct an administrative immigration arrest pursuant to Form I-205, officers and agents must ensure the Form 1-205 is properly completed and is supported by a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge, the BIA, a U.S. district court, or a magistrate judge. This is essential because that order establishes probable cause. Officers and agents must also have reason to believe that the subject alien resides at and is currently located in the address where the Form I-205 is to be served.
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bowie deschanel @raisingonebrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’ll tell you why they didn’t make more school arrests: Because we wouldn’t let them get close
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