Adam Smith
@adamnsmith.bsky.social
Minneapolitan; transit rider and worker; CPFC and MNUFC supporter; habitable climate enthusiast.
Opinions are mine but I’m good at sharing.
Opinions are mine but I’m good at sharing.
Ironically (appropriately?) the County currently has a survey posted in advance of a programmed 2028 reconstruction project on this stretch of Cedar:
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Ironically (appropriately?) the County currently has a survey posted in advance of a programmed 2028 reconstruction project on this stretch of Cedar:
The joy of the Lake Harriet Art Shanties—this year more than ever.
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The joy of the Lake Harriet Art Shanties—this year more than ever.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Unity Ride in memory of Alex Pretti, Madison.
January 31, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Unity Ride in memory of Alex Pretti, Madison.
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Our cold toes won’t bring back Alex and Renée but all of standing together means they will never win. ICE Out Now!
January 31, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Our cold toes won’t bring back Alex and Renée but all of standing together means they will never win. ICE Out Now!
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It’s not hyperbole to say that thousands of riders turned out for the Minneapolis Pretti Unity Ride. Bikes as far down and back as you could see.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It’s not hyperbole to say that thousands of riders turned out for the Minneapolis Pretti Unity Ride. Bikes as far down and back as you could see.
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LIAM & His Dad are GOING HOME!!!
Now do the other 5 kids from his school, all the other kids in Dilley, & the rest of the kids everywhere... & the adults!
Now do the other 5 kids from his school, all the other kids in Dilley, & the rest of the kids everywhere... & the adults!
BREAKING: Federal judge orders Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R., released.
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
![Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to
their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more
orderly and humane policy than currently in place.
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February [sic], 2026.
Fred Biery
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
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January 31, 2026 at 8:58 PM
LIAM & His Dad are GOING HOME!!!
Now do the other 5 kids from his school, all the other kids in Dilley, & the rest of the kids everywhere... & the adults!
Now do the other 5 kids from his school, all the other kids in Dilley, & the rest of the kids everywhere... & the adults!
Amazing numbers of cyclists out for the Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis 🚲💙
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Amazing numbers of cyclists out for the Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis 🚲💙
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January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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This is Minneapolis:
Message from our superintendent
Message from our superintendent
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is Minneapolis:
Message from our superintendent
Message from our superintendent
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Cities play a pivotal role in fighting fascism and, coincidentally, NACTO is meeting in Minneapolis, May 12-15. This should be a real one. events.bizzabo.com/DesigningCit...
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Cities play a pivotal role in fighting fascism and, coincidentally, NACTO is meeting in Minneapolis, May 12-15. This should be a real one. events.bizzabo.com/DesigningCit...
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There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
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What kills kids in America:
1. cars
2. guns
Guess what the GOP has worked relentlessly to support for half a century now?
1. cars
2. guns
Guess what the GOP has worked relentlessly to support for half a century now?
Gov. Landry: "I like to ask Democrats if they like their communities to be dangerous or safe. Do they want their children to be able to walk to school or do they want to worry if they send them on the sidewalks, that unfortunate violent things are going to happen to them?"
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
What kills kids in America:
1. cars
2. guns
Guess what the GOP has worked relentlessly to support for half a century now?
1. cars
2. guns
Guess what the GOP has worked relentlessly to support for half a century now?
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MLS's Minnesota United is missing out on players due to ICE.
"The current immigration enforcement actions—which has led directly to the shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti—[have] hurt MNUFC’s ability to bring in new players."
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
"The current immigration enforcement actions—which has led directly to the shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti—[have] hurt MNUFC’s ability to bring in new players."
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
Federal immigration raids put ‘fear’ into many Minnesota United players
The Loons also have had foreign players say no to contracts because of the current situation.
www.twincities.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
MLS's Minnesota United is missing out on players due to ICE.
"The current immigration enforcement actions—which has led directly to the shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti—[have] hurt MNUFC’s ability to bring in new players."
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
"The current immigration enforcement actions—which has led directly to the shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti—[have] hurt MNUFC’s ability to bring in new players."
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
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immigrant children lead uprising at texas detention center
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
immigrant children lead uprising at texas detention center
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Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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Tonight, my Minneapolis neighborhood gathered on street corners and in our local park to mourn Alex Pretti.
This is our FOURTH vigil in eight months. No community should have to go through what we're going through.
This is our FOURTH vigil in eight months. No community should have to go through what we're going through.
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Tonight, my Minneapolis neighborhood gathered on street corners and in our local park to mourn Alex Pretti.
This is our FOURTH vigil in eight months. No community should have to go through what we're going through.
This is our FOURTH vigil in eight months. No community should have to go through what we're going through.
Overheard from someone patrolling an intersection in south Minneapolis: “I try not to think about it because if I cry I’m going to get frostbite on my face”
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Overheard from someone patrolling an intersection in south Minneapolis: “I try not to think about it because if I cry I’m going to get frostbite on my face”
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I am the grandson of a man who came to the United States for intellectual freedom, the freedom to worship, and to ensure that his children could share in those freedoms and prosper - a country that welcomed the newcomer, and had the infrastructure to get them on their feet. 1/
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I am the grandson of a man who came to the United States for intellectual freedom, the freedom to worship, and to ensure that his children could share in those freedoms and prosper - a country that welcomed the newcomer, and had the infrastructure to get them on their feet. 1/
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Extreme cold isn't keeping people from using the bus to get downtown for the ICE Out march. Packed E Line on Hennepin Ave.
January 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Extreme cold isn't keeping people from using the bus to get downtown for the ICE Out march. Packed E Line on Hennepin Ave.
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing