Dr AbsP
@absp.bsky.social
Former academic, current UX research lead focused on how people communicate online, forever a sociolinguist. Small and loud. She/her
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YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
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If you’re able, here are a list of ways offer financial support to folks under siege in Mpls right now: linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
If you’re able, here are a list of ways offer financial support to folks under siege in Mpls right now: linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
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And Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood is named for Wendell Phillips, a fervent abolitionist. He was once asked why he couldn't turn down the heat in his rhetoric: why are do you always have to be so firery? Phillips' reply: "Yes, I'm on fire--becuase I have mountains of ice to melt!"
Mountains of Ice
When you listen to the song you can hear below you might doubt me – but it is not a topical song written about recent events. It was written by Parlando alternative voice Dave Moore in 2014. Dave’s…
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January 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
And Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood is named for Wendell Phillips, a fervent abolitionist. He was once asked why he couldn't turn down the heat in his rhetoric: why are do you always have to be so firery? Phillips' reply: "Yes, I'm on fire--becuase I have mountains of ice to melt!"
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The thing about telling people *not* to call their Senators is that it takes 5 minutes and doesn’t stop you from also engaging in literally every other available tactic and may reduce resource access for your enemy
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The thing about telling people *not* to call their Senators is that it takes 5 minutes and doesn’t stop you from also engaging in literally every other available tactic and may reduce resource access for your enemy
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
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I called Schumer and Gillibrand. I ranted. I told them to rise to the moment. Ordinary people in Minneapolis are dragging furniture into the streets. Put on a coat and get out there with them. Grind the government to a halt. Nothing happens until this ends.
It really do recommend making your shitty day the problem of your shitty senator's voicemail every night, it doesn't have to be a chore. It is a actually cathartic
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I called Schumer and Gillibrand. I ranted. I told them to rise to the moment. Ordinary people in Minneapolis are dragging furniture into the streets. Put on a coat and get out there with them. Grind the government to a halt. Nothing happens until this ends.
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HUGE vigil at Whittier International Elementary, up the street from where Alex Pretti was murdered.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 PM
HUGE vigil at Whittier International Elementary, up the street from where Alex Pretti was murdered.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
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This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
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Join Light up the Night tonight, not a mass gathering in any one place but to get people out of their houses with candles and flashlights in every neighborhood at 7:00. Please spread the word.
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Join Light up the Night tonight, not a mass gathering in any one place but to get people out of their houses with candles and flashlights in every neighborhood at 7:00. Please spread the word.
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Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all
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The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The whole interview is worth it
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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There is a significant body of research about how playing Tetris and other flow-state inducing puzzle games after a trauma can minimize a lot of long term PTSD effects.
If you watch a video of a murder please make that your next step
If you watch a video of a murder please make that your next step
Go play some Tetris or some other matching type game, now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:22 PM
There is a significant body of research about how playing Tetris and other flow-state inducing puzzle games after a trauma can minimize a lot of long term PTSD effects.
If you watch a video of a murder please make that your next step
If you watch a video of a murder please make that your next step
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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!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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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it’s not surprising to learn afterwards Renee and Alex were good people, because they died doing something objectively good: protecting more vulnerable people from ICE, putting their white bodies on the line
but it’s soul-crushing that their morality needs to matter more than the shooter’s does
but it’s soul-crushing that their morality needs to matter more than the shooter’s does
January 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM
it’s not surprising to learn afterwards Renee and Alex were good people, because they died doing something objectively good: protecting more vulnerable people from ICE, putting their white bodies on the line
but it’s soul-crushing that their morality needs to matter more than the shooter’s does
but it’s soul-crushing that their morality needs to matter more than the shooter’s does
I love the twin cities. I just drove past someone on a very tiny scooter scooting down the street, one hand on the handlebars, the other holding a full-sized cake, waiter-style. It's -1F out.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I love the twin cities. I just drove past someone on a very tiny scooter scooting down the street, one hand on the handlebars, the other holding a full-sized cake, waiter-style. It's -1F out.
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Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
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REMINDER: If you want Dem senators to shut down ICE/DHS funding here are the Senators to focus on:
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Kaine is engaging in performance art and it’s bullshit kabuki. Murray is already touting it so Dems are gonna offer the votes with wink and nods.
Dems likely to collaborate:
CCM
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Cowards.
Dems likely to collaborate:
CCM
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Cowards.
👀 Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., one of 8 Senate Dems who voted for the November deal, slams the House-passed approps package. His concerns include ICE. As a bundle, he doesn’t support it “without significant amendment.”
This still needs 60 senators to avert a shutdown next Friday. Stay tuned.
This still needs 60 senators to avert a shutdown next Friday. Stay tuned.
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
REMINDER: If you want Dem senators to shut down ICE/DHS funding here are the Senators to focus on:
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA until ICE murdered him today.
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA until ICE murdered him today.
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Sorry for Xposting today, but the president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the general counsel of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus not only says Alex Pretti never touched his firearm, he was disarmed before he was shot. Big, since he has a media megaphone. x.com/robdoar/stat...
x.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Sorry for Xposting today, but the president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the general counsel of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus not only says Alex Pretti never touched his firearm, he was disarmed before he was shot. Big, since he has a media megaphone. x.com/robdoar/stat...
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Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.
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The last time ICE executed a Minnesotan, they immediately went to a local school and tear-gassed parents and students at dismissal. So folks beware today
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The last time ICE executed a Minnesotan, they immediately went to a local school and tear-gassed parents and students at dismissal. So folks beware today
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Do this now.
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Do this now.
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If initial reports are true, they shot someone who they'd wrestled to the ground. Potentially an observer. These agents must be arrested and brought to justice.
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 PM
If initial reports are true, they shot someone who they'd wrestled to the ground. Potentially an observer. These agents must be arrested and brought to justice.
I'm obviously not mad at Bernie for not wanting to potty outside when it's -20 actual degrees but if she is only going to do one outside why is it poop and not pee. 😭 (Thankfully we have a big stash of pee pads from when we had an incontinent elderly dog)
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I'm obviously not mad at Bernie for not wanting to potty outside when it's -20 actual degrees but if she is only going to do one outside why is it poop and not pee. 😭 (Thankfully we have a big stash of pee pads from when we had an incontinent elderly dog)
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Meanwhile while tens of thousands of folx marched downtown, untold numbers kept up patrols and mutual aid runs, clergy shut down part of the airport, little protests all over the metro, businesses closed everywhere...and these folx barricaded ICE from going in or out of Whipple for over half an hour
Today is #ICEout day in MN with high temps reaching -11°F & masses are protesting at MSP Airport while hundreds are outside the Whipple Fed Building. On one side a blockade prevents ICE vehicles from driving thru while ice balls are thrown at vehicles on the other side. At least 2 arrests so far.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Meanwhile while tens of thousands of folx marched downtown, untold numbers kept up patrols and mutual aid runs, clergy shut down part of the airport, little protests all over the metro, businesses closed everywhere...and these folx barricaded ICE from going in or out of Whipple for over half an hour