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A Brandt

@wrenchesabound.bsky.social
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🧠 Research Associate, she/her. The person in your friend group constantly making those clicky noises that makes everyone grimace, just a little bit. Nail polish enthusiast, colleague to 3 furballs. I poke brains for employment reasons, ask me how!

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Twin Cities DSA 🌹 @twincitiesdsa.org · 8h
It’s spooky season so it’s time to help people with the scariest thing of all… cops pulling folks over for garbage reasons. 🙀 Come out to the Brake Light Clinic - be fixing community members’ head and tail lights free of charge. No experience needed! buff.ly/KhNLGQa
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good for you if you missed this but if you want to be in the know: MAGA right has been pushing a conspiracy theory all day on X that Talarico checked into a mental health facility in Ohio. A MAGA activist appears to have lied to the facility about being a relative to get info & posted a recording.
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Jay @jaynine.bsky.social · 5h
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Testify Cute
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 6h
Once again: We should give Congresswoman Omar a Gundam.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 9h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12/10/2026
and still no statement from mayor jacob frey or the city of minneapolis as a massive fire burns on a cultural corridor and threatens dakota archives at the chippewa tribe building on the eve of indigenous people’s day at that
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 11h
"I'm too smart to have my brain pickled by the X algorithm" is exactly the kind of thinking that leads to getting your brain pickled by the X algorithm
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 09/10/2026
Grocery store prices in rural Alaska right now. Most goods here come by barge or plane, so life here has always cost more. But this? This is as bad as it's ever been. This is what the price-hiking war in Iran is costing Alaskans. Dan Sullivan has now voted for it 14 times.
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 8h
this really is crucial, there is no utility to demanding 'proof' or 'evidence' for an explicit witch-hunt
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9h
Ilhan Omar: 'Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced'
"I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.

I will not be silenced."
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David C Bell @moviehooligan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you’re wondering what the vibe is going into the midterms the New England fall fair I went to today had a crochet guillotine for sale.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 11h
This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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A hot dog hollers @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 20h
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 10h
First Indigenous Peoples Day where I can say: If you are not fully aware of how the US government has terrorized Indigenous people and our children from its inception, read my book.
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Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story by Ashley Fairbanks | Moon Palace Books
Created in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here's the harrowing true story of America's history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families.
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026
People also cant believe there is such a thing as “cell rent.” 41 states have it & even if you leave early states like FL make you pay the TOTALITY of your original stay. One Black woman was billed $127,000 ($50 a day for 2,555 days) for the full 7 years of her sentence despite only staying 10 mos
She Only Served 10 Months Behind Bars. Florida Still Slapped Her With A $127,000 Bill.
Under Florida's "pay-to-stay" law, inmates are charged $50 for every day of their sentence—including time they never spent incarcerated.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Florida is, once again, a core battleground. I have 5 school boards I'm watching there. California, too: 4 boards with very heated debates. Also watching key boards in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Texas.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A major battle I'll flag: In Georgia’s SECOND LARGEST school district, the GOP risks losing its narrow 4-3 school board majority. Check this all out, and let me know what you think I missed if you care about a board deeply in your backyard!
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Target has been allowing CBP and ICE to use their bathrooms and parking lots since the beginning. It was a huge issue in MN and internally among Target employees.
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Target Says It’s Not Working With ICE Amid Uproar Over Parking Lot Use
The retailer came under attack for being a staging area for immigration officers after Thursday’s shooting in New York City.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.
Trump wearing a blue suit on stage. He is flashing his jacket open, such that you can see the interior labels. One label says Jos. A. Bank. A product shot from Jos. A. Bank's website. This is from the Traveler line. It appears to match the label in Trump's suit. A photo from the product page touts that the suit is made from a new "fabric technology" that has "ultimate stretch performance" and "anti-microbial/ reduce moisture and odor" qualities. There is a photo of a man wearing the suit. From the product page: "Product Details & Care
Stay comfortable and confident with this Traveler® Collection suit separates jacket, powered by innovative 37.5 © technology. Designed to maintain your body's ideal microclimate, the fabric removes moisture at the vapor stage to keep you dry before sweat even forms. Plus, 37.5 helps absorb and trap odor molecules, keeping you fresh and ready for every occasion. Offering maximum mobility with built-in stretch, this jacket moves effortlessly with you throughout your day. As part of the suit separates collection, it allows you to customize your fit by selecting jacket, vest, and pant sizes individually, ensuring a tailored look that's perfect for you.
Traditional Fit
Two button
Natural stretch fabric
Water- and stain-resistant
Performance stretch lining
66% wool, 30% 37.5 polyester, 4% spandex
Dry clean only
Imported

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Shop worry-free knowing returns are free on every purchase. Return within 90 days from original date of purchase at any Jos. A. Bank store or by mail at no cost. See our Return Policy for more details."
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USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh is it crashout time
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 09/10/2026
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 09/10/2026
A good time to remind people that Chris Van Hollen is the only Member of Congress to have ever called for European states to sanction the President and Secretary of State, in this case specifically in response to their attempts to destroy the ICC in order to protect Israel.
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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 09/10/2026
In Minneapolis and in the State of Minnesota, we love, support, and stand in solidarity with our Somali and immigrant neighbors. 🩵 Artwork by @SeanLimMN.bsky.social
Text reading “We love our Somali neighbors” with blue butterflies over a blue backgroundText reading “We love our immigrant neighbors” with orange butterflies over an orange background
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Excuse me. We JUST HAD a shit-tastic summer. WHAT DO YOU MEAN STI related diarrhea??? www.sciencealert.com/sexually-tra...
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Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea Is Exploding in The US. And It's Growing Resistant to Medicine
A gut pathogen that causes diarrhea and vomiting is morphing into a dangerous and difficult-to-treat sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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K, here and there @khereandthere.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I do, we do.
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We Love Our Somali Neighbors
We Love Our Somali Neighbors These 12” x 18” porch posters are designed and printed by local community organizer, artist, and mutual aid practitioner Sean Lim! Each poster is screen-printed by hand, using ink and paper sourced from local small businesses in South Minneapolis. Also available for purchase: We Love Our Im
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@npr.org , @apnews.com , & @washingtonpost.com this thread is also for you. It's enraging that no major media outlet thinks the President of the United States calling for violent conflict between his followers and the Minneapolis Somali community is front page, banner news. There is no excuse.
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
YES YES FUCKING YES. Say his fucking name.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A list of things Rebecca Good says USG has never returned after seizing the car she owned with Renee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A list of items including last year's Halloween costume, 12-foot jumper cables, and a metal dog kennel.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/10/2026
ICE has quietly launched a 45-day immigration crackdown in California ahead of the midterm elections, instructing its officers to “go after anybody.” trib.al/9oMFlt8
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Horrifying that we are literally being brought intentional, government produced snuff films.
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#OnThisDay Oct 8 1926: The Heights Theatre opens on Central Avenue NE in Columbia Heights, MN. Built by brewery heir Arthur Gluek as a real estate venture during Prohibition, the small Beaux Arts theater was designed by famous Minneapolis architects Liebenberg & Kaplan.
exterior of the 2 story 1920sd brick heights theater at night with HAPPY HOLIDAYS on the marquis. Courtesy Music Box Theatre group, which bought the Heights in 2025.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 08/10/2026
ICE is fighting voluntary departures tooth and nail because it permits someone to seek legal re-entry to the United States. If someone is deported and they've been in the U.S. for > a yr unlawfully then there's a statutory 10-year bar on reentry. I've seen ICE *appeal* a grant of voluntary departure
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Common senior cat problem of needing to make sure a nap is actually a nap, but he’s zooted on higher levels of antiepileptics edition.
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Within the last hundred years we jailed black children as young as 5 for “crimes” or simply existing in poverty or for being homeless or orphaned, and then swept their existence under the rug by burying them in a remote area. Now we have immigrant children at similar risk; it’s a feature. Not a bug.
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Curious to know how Boetler plans to defend his not guilty plea in the state case given that he just plead guilty to the Feds. abcnews.com/US/suspect-m...
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Vance Boelter, suspect in Minnesota political killings, pleads guilty in federal case
Vance Boelter, the man charged in the attacks against Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, changed his plea to guilty in his federal case on Thursday.
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A Brandt @wrenchesabound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Lucille Bluth: What Could a Banana Cost?
ALT: Lucille Bluth: What Could a Banana Cost?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not beating the eugenics accusations
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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This explains the Trump administration’s change to the human subjects review/institutional review policy last month.
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Baltimore’s public markets are treasures that have served the city for centuries baltimorebeat.com/the-citys-ma...
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The city's markets
Baltimore’s public markets are treasures that have served the city for centuries, but in the era of “public/private partnerships,” many of them are struggling. Some, such as Cross Street, are no…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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Eric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They started texting with a 16-year-old. After two years, they offered to sell him a gun. They consider that "stopping a terrorist attack." And they are calling it heroic. What an absolute embarrassment.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez, who helped set off the Delaney Hall hunger strike, is free. "I don’t have words,” he said while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed in prayer.” religionnews.com/2026/10/07/i...
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Immigrant who helped set off Delaney Hall hunger strike released from ICE custody
ELIZABETH, New Jersey (RNS) — “I don’t have words,” Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez said, in Spanish, while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed i...
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Issue 89 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover photo was designed by Wide Angle Youth Media baltimorebeat.com
Baltimore Beat cover declaring the headline "THE CITY DEPENDS ON FOOD WORKERS" with Spanish translation, featuring a pot on a stove, vegetables and spices, a spatula, and a stylized city silhouette to highlight essential food-service workers.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 07/10/2026
ICE is slamming far northern Illinois for a second day in a row. Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families. From a local immigration attorney:
From Sara Dady Facebook page

Image of black pathfinder SUV

Sprayed plates like on this vehicle currently parked at the Radisson on Bell School Road in Rockford are illegal. FLOCK can't read ICE's sprayed plates but can read law-abiding drivers' plates.
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💀 dave 🎃 @daverson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🎵 out on the road today i saw a cybertruck with a keffiyeh wrap, a little voice inside my head said don't look back it's still a piece of crap
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