Andrew Kohan
@akohan.bsky.social
Bike mafia lobbyist
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Andrew Kohan
@akohan.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Six months ago this morning, I was out with my kids, on the way to the park. I knew the collection of police vehicles along Wellington Cres signaled tragedy on a dangerous stretch of road, but my heart sank when I saw Rob Jenner’s mangled bike laying alongside a stretch we traveled regularly.
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fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
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<wipes away tear, salutes>
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
<wipes away tear, salutes>
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America will blow up NATO, go to war with our European allies, become weaker, poorer and more isolated just because an old, dying vulgarian is angry he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize he doesn't deserve and he wants a big piece of land that doesn't belong to him and Republicans refuse to act.
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 PM
America will blow up NATO, go to war with our European allies, become weaker, poorer and more isolated just because an old, dying vulgarian is angry he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize he doesn't deserve and he wants a big piece of land that doesn't belong to him and Republicans refuse to act.
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Again: some of us will only understand a punch in the face. It is what it is.
We’ve grown terrible at imposing limits or consequences on ourselves. Others may now see to imposing them for us.
We’ve grown terrible at imposing limits or consequences on ourselves. Others may now see to imposing them for us.
i think that you're being an absolute wiener if your key complaint as an American right now is "the Europeans on this niche social media site are being mildly rude to me over the prospect of our mad king going to war with them."
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Again: some of us will only understand a punch in the face. It is what it is.
We’ve grown terrible at imposing limits or consequences on ourselves. Others may now see to imposing them for us.
We’ve grown terrible at imposing limits or consequences on ourselves. Others may now see to imposing them for us.
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"it is believed"
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January 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"it is believed"
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The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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“ICE might not break into my house & try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white. But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, & it’s sinful, honestly.”
--Jesse Fee, high school junior
--Jesse Fee, high school junior
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“ICE might not break into my house & try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white. But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, & it’s sinful, honestly.”
--Jesse Fee, high school junior
--Jesse Fee, high school junior
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Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
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“Illegal alien” will in retrospect be understood as the dehumanizing language that preceded ethnic cleaning. A disgusting thing to call someone but completely normal among our political elite.
Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“Illegal alien” will in retrospect be understood as the dehumanizing language that preceded ethnic cleaning. A disgusting thing to call someone but completely normal among our political elite.
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My friends. We are going to win. Hold strong. Keep fighting. We are going to win.
January 19, 2026 at 1:09 AM
My friends. We are going to win. Hold strong. Keep fighting. We are going to win.
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Incredibly emotional to hear my poem has been turned into a song of resistance and is being sung in Minneapolis right now. Please do not give up.
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Incredibly emotional to hear my poem has been turned into a song of resistance and is being sung in Minneapolis right now. Please do not give up.
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As someone whose whole thing is child care, who has led meetings with Senator Schumer for the American Rescue Plan and Build Back Better, I would not appreciate him continuing to neglect the most important parts of his leadership role in order to also half ass child care.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
As someone whose whole thing is child care, who has led meetings with Senator Schumer for the American Rescue Plan and Build Back Better, I would not appreciate him continuing to neglect the most important parts of his leadership role in order to also half ass child care.
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What other conclusion can we draw than that these politicians do not oppose what Trump is doing but want to appear as though they do?
January 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
What other conclusion can we draw than that these politicians do not oppose what Trump is doing but want to appear as though they do?
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The Public Has Turned on ICE - Dems Have a Clear Field talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/very-...
Very Important Moment
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Public Has Turned on ICE - Dems Have a Clear Field talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/very-...
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There must’ve been a different political right that I wasn’t aware back then when I was paying very close attention
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM
There must’ve been a different political right that I wasn’t aware back then when I was paying very close attention
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anyway, I assume the way you get to this is either:
1) memory distortion of some kind
or
2) spending 2000-2004 exclusively reading from the Lieberman<->Buchanan bands of the opinion spectrum, thus never being exposed to liberals or leftists
1) memory distortion of some kind
or
2) spending 2000-2004 exclusively reading from the Lieberman<->Buchanan bands of the opinion spectrum, thus never being exposed to liberals or leftists
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
anyway, I assume the way you get to this is either:
1) memory distortion of some kind
or
2) spending 2000-2004 exclusively reading from the Lieberman<->Buchanan bands of the opinion spectrum, thus never being exposed to liberals or leftists
1) memory distortion of some kind
or
2) spending 2000-2004 exclusively reading from the Lieberman<->Buchanan bands of the opinion spectrum, thus never being exposed to liberals or leftists
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Me, 31 years old during 9/11...
a man with long hair is making a funny face and saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''
Alt: a man with long hair is making a funny face and saying `` i was there gandalf i was there 3000 years ago ... ''
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Me, 31 years old during 9/11...
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The only way to buy into the idea that no one was worried until now that DHS could become what it is, is to ignore the furor around the Patriot Act and FISA in the 00s. Given media and politicians' propensity to ignore the left, I guess it's not surprising they've memory holed all of that pushback.
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The only way to buy into the idea that no one was worried until now that DHS could become what it is, is to ignore the furor around the Patriot Act and FISA in the 00s. Given media and politicians' propensity to ignore the left, I guess it's not surprising they've memory holed all of that pushback.
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I keep thinking about them saying "haven't you learned [from Renee Good's murder]" and... they don't understand why people are still coming out after they've shown they can and will kill us, because they're cowards, and they don't understand what it's like not to be a coward
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I keep thinking about them saying "haven't you learned [from Renee Good's murder]" and... they don't understand why people are still coming out after they've shown they can and will kill us, because they're cowards, and they don't understand what it's like not to be a coward
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we are going to win
A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
we are going to win
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Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
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if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
The G-forces this post pulls on the turn after the word “but” made me black out for a second
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The G-forces this post pulls on the turn after the word “but” made me black out for a second
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Read for the point about how lesbians are being targeted, and stay for this (quote truncated for bsky):
“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again.”
“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again.”
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Read for the point about how lesbians are being targeted, and stay for this (quote truncated for bsky):
“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again.”
“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again.”