Artie Vierkant
@avierkant.bsky.social
Death Panel podcast @deathpanel.bsky.social
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wrote Health Communism (Verso, 2022) with Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social // forthcoming ALL CARE FOR ALL PEOPLE (Haymarket, 2027)
Minneapolis
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wrote Health Communism (Verso, 2022) with Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social // forthcoming ALL CARE FOR ALL PEOPLE (Haymarket, 2027)
Minneapolis
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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I can confirm this is true and I can also say that the lack of an eviction moratorium is fueling this trend.
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I can confirm this is true and I can also say that the lack of an eviction moratorium is fueling this trend.
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just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
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Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
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"When you stand on the law, you're standing on something that's not yours." -- @nhold.bsky.social
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
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February 8, 2026 at 5:27 AM
"When you stand on the law, you're standing on something that's not yours." -- @nhold.bsky.social
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Listen to this!!!
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
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February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Listen to this!!!
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Death Panel continues to be essential listening during these unprecedented times. Don’t let the law set the horizon of your political imagination.
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
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February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Death Panel continues to be essential listening during these unprecedented times. Don’t let the law set the horizon of your political imagination.
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When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her Lawyers Say They Can't Find Her.
The Columbia University protester had a fever when lawmakers tried to visit her last month — and her health is declining fast.
thebarbedwire.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
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don't miss this::
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Thursday at 7 PM ET
events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
don't miss this::
@reallandsend.bsky.social & @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social on the fascist cultures surrounding looksmaxxing, Mar-A-Lago face, peptide shots, Make America Healthy Again, and more
In our latest, @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social joins us to discuss “anti-aging” trends and longevity influencers as symptoms of imperial decline and the role the wellness industry has played in producing this moment of heightened fascism
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
Late Empire Life Extension w/ Ayesha Siddiqi (02/09/26) | The Death Panel
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February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
@reallandsend.bsky.social & @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social on the fascist cultures surrounding looksmaxxing, Mar-A-Lago face, peptide shots, Make America Healthy Again, and more
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In our latest, @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social joins us to discuss “anti-aging” trends and longevity influencers as symptoms of imperial decline and the role the wellness industry has played in producing this moment of heightened fascism
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
Late Empire Life Extension w/ Ayesha Siddiqi (02/09/26) | The Death Panel
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February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
In our latest, @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social joins us to discuss “anti-aging” trends and longevity influencers as symptoms of imperial decline and the role the wellness industry has played in producing this moment of heightened fascism
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
www.patreon.com/posts/150271...
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Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
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this episode with @nhold.bsky.social on @deathpanel.bsky.social is really animating
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
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February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
this episode with @nhold.bsky.social on @deathpanel.bsky.social is really animating
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My IRL friend's dad, a Laotian refugee, was seized by ICE and sent to a concentration camp in El Paso. His family is fundraising to afford legal fees. I'd really appreciate it if you could help. gofund.me/383933317
Donate to Bring Korey Home to His Family and Community, organized by Lily Moua
This is our brother, Korey.
Korey is one of the gentlest people we know. He… Lily Moua needs your support for Bring Korey Home to His Family and Community
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February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
My IRL friend's dad, a Laotian refugee, was seized by ICE and sent to a concentration camp in El Paso. His family is fundraising to afford legal fees. I'd really appreciate it if you could help. gofund.me/383933317
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In our latest, we speak with Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore about the rapid escalation of police forces and carceral logics on US streets and why abolition is the only way
www.patreon.com/posts/149118...
www.patreon.com/posts/149118...
The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (01/26/26) | The Death Panel
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January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In our latest, we speak with Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore about the rapid escalation of police forces and carceral logics on US streets and why abolition is the only way
www.patreon.com/posts/149118...
www.patreon.com/posts/149118...
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In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
Deportation Is State Violence w/ Nate Holdren (Unlocked)
This episode was originally released December 1st for Death Panel patrons and is being unlocked today for the first time. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a pa
soundcloud.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In today’s episode, @nhold.bsky.social returns to discuss how deportation is unjustifiable state violence no matter one’s immigration status or citizenship, and how that violence is naturalized when demands are framed around who or what is “legal”
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
on.soundcloud.com/HjCstFKypwOY...
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Really reflecting on "dream of spring" as a reminder that a post-ICE world has existed long before this winter, and will exist again
February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Really reflecting on "dream of spring" as a reminder that a post-ICE world has existed long before this winter, and will exist again
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The massive growth of deportation infrastructure has been uneven & inadequate to meet the administration's goals. The bottlenecks of not enough ICE lawyers in MN (see article below) is partly solved by denying detainees the right to appeal (see 2nd article below). 1/
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The massive growth of deportation infrastructure has been uneven & inadequate to meet the administration's goals. The bottlenecks of not enough ICE lawyers in MN (see article below) is partly solved by denying detainees the right to appeal (see 2nd article below). 1/
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Hence the value of thinking about HOW systems of oppression work, where their weak points are, where we might intervene, especially to disrupt or destroy any pieces key to its operation, and prevent new facilities, staffing or policies that will increase its capacity. 5/5
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Hence the value of thinking about HOW systems of oppression work, where their weak points are, where we might intervene, especially to disrupt or destroy any pieces key to its operation, and prevent new facilities, staffing or policies that will increase its capacity. 5/5
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"Industrial" in "Prison-Industrial Complex" refers to an assembly line of incarceration that could handle the massive increase in cases. Growth of the system depended on not just more spending. Overcharging & oversentencing led to plea deals freeing up court time, greasing the wheels. 4/
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"Industrial" in "Prison-Industrial Complex" refers to an assembly line of incarceration that could handle the massive increase in cases. Growth of the system depended on not just more spending. Overcharging & oversentencing led to plea deals freeing up court time, greasing the wheels. 4/
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A number of abolitionists have worked for years to successfully close a number of jails and prisons in the US. Too bad *reformers* have nothing to learn from them especially in this moment.
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A number of abolitionists have worked for years to successfully close a number of jails and prisons in the US. Too bad *reformers* have nothing to learn from them especially in this moment.
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I tried to go to my favorite cafe with my kid this morning, but we had to turn around because the cops were tearing this down and I didn’t trust them not to teargas everyone. Truly, you cannot spell police without ICE! We keep each other safe.
Beautiful blockade at 35th and Bloomington already being surrounded by MPD :(.
Really can't spell police without ICE
Really can't spell police without ICE
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I tried to go to my favorite cafe with my kid this morning, but we had to turn around because the cops were tearing this down and I didn’t trust them not to teargas everyone. Truly, you cannot spell police without ICE! We keep each other safe.
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This is incredibly awful, heartbreaking stuff. I also think it's very important that the response to this be long lasting. Our response to conditions worsening for immigrants under Trump should be to raise our standards for today and in perpetuity.
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is incredibly awful, heartbreaking stuff. I also think it's very important that the response to this be long lasting. Our response to conditions worsening for immigrants under Trump should be to raise our standards for today and in perpetuity.
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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.