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babski
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· Feb 20
no king but biking
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Join us today to ride in memory of Alex Pretti and in solidarity with Minnesota in the fight against fascism.
Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Join us today to ride in memory of Alex Pretti and in solidarity with Minnesota in the fight against fascism.
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Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.
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Make sure you have a safe way to bail if the road conditions worsen. This will be a 5-mile ride ending in the Illinois Medical District. If anyone wipes out, we'll be pausing the ride to make sure you get back on your feet safely.
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Make sure you have a safe way to bail if the road conditions worsen. This will be a 5-mile ride ending in the Illinois Medical District. If anyone wipes out, we'll be pausing the ride to make sure you get back on your feet safely.
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Today at 1:15! The roads are a mess but we're still riding. We'll be rolling extra cautiously and will have marshals to help us get through intersections
Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
January 31, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Today at 1:15! The roads are a mess but we're still riding. We'll be rolling extra cautiously and will have marshals to help us get through intersections
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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“Grandpa what did you do in Winter of ‘26?”
“I made sure ICE could move the kids to the concentration camps as quickly as possible”
“I made sure ICE could move the kids to the concentration camps as quickly as possible”
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“Grandpa what did you do in Winter of ‘26?”
“I made sure ICE could move the kids to the concentration camps as quickly as possible”
“I made sure ICE could move the kids to the concentration camps as quickly as possible”
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Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
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A timeless classic:
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
A timeless classic:
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Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy performing "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from A MIGHTY WIND at the 2004 Oscars🌈💔
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy performing "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from A MIGHTY WIND at the 2004 Oscars🌈💔
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It's crazy how the president is a pedophile and everyone knows it
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's crazy how the president is a pedophile and everyone knows it
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Good god Tom Morello doing a singalong (yellalong?) of Killing in the Name Of
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Good god Tom Morello doing a singalong (yellalong?) of Killing in the Name Of
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BREAKING — Multiple Social Security Administration (SSA) buildings have been evacuated because of an "unconfirmed threat received." I've confirmed the Harold Washington Building in Chicago and the Bolling Building in Kansas City evacuated and working to confirm others.
Msg sent to Chicago office:
Msg sent to Chicago office:
January 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING — Multiple Social Security Administration (SSA) buildings have been evacuated because of an "unconfirmed threat received." I've confirmed the Harold Washington Building in Chicago and the Bolling Building in Kansas City evacuated and working to confirm others.
Msg sent to Chicago office:
Msg sent to Chicago office:
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Seems like a good time to ask parents to not drive their kids to school if there’s an alternative. 25-40% of morning traffic is now the school run. And to advocate for safe separated infrastructure to allow active transport to school for kids.
Joy.
From the Reframe Road Safety campaign (Fall ‘23) developed with NOYS calling out those who design, approve & implement inequitable transportation systems that disproportionately affect youth + BIPOC communities.
From the Reframe Road Safety campaign (Fall ‘23) developed with NOYS calling out those who design, approve & implement inequitable transportation systems that disproportionately affect youth + BIPOC communities.
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Seems like a good time to ask parents to not drive their kids to school if there’s an alternative. 25-40% of morning traffic is now the school run. And to advocate for safe separated infrastructure to allow active transport to school for kids.
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4/4 out of the shooters of Martinez, Pretti and Good are current or former Border Patrol agents
I think it’s nice ICE is the proxy for immigration enforcement reform, but pretty clear border patrol has become a lawless mess over several more lawless administrations and we need to rebuild that from the ground up even more urgently than ICE
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
4/4 out of the shooters of Martinez, Pretti and Good are current or former Border Patrol agents
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The same people protecting pedophiles want to kill your kids.
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The same people protecting pedophiles want to kill your kids.
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Do not underestimate how much this context adds to these arrests for Minnesotans.
We lost one of our treasured leaders last year because she was tragically murdered and the tactics are being repeated. bsky.app/profile/atru...
We lost one of our treasured leaders last year because she was tragically murdered and the tactics are being repeated. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Do not underestimate how much this context adds to these arrests for Minnesotans.
We lost one of our treasured leaders last year because she was tragically murdered and the tactics are being repeated. bsky.app/profile/atru...
We lost one of our treasured leaders last year because she was tragically murdered and the tactics are being repeated. bsky.app/profile/atru...
sitting on a letter to my dad begging him to have an ounce of shame
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
sitting on a letter to my dad begging him to have an ounce of shame
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Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
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Note to @mayor.nyc.gov:
*Chief savings officers* will agree: Cheap to implement & maintain, saves wear & tear and generate revenue!
@nyc.streetsblog.org
*Chief savings officers* will agree: Cheap to implement & maintain, saves wear & tear and generate revenue!
@nyc.streetsblog.org
Open Streets are Business Incubators, Yet Another Report Shows - Streetsblog New York City
Want jobs? Keep out the cars.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Note to @mayor.nyc.gov:
*Chief savings officers* will agree: Cheap to implement & maintain, saves wear & tear and generate revenue!
@nyc.streetsblog.org
*Chief savings officers* will agree: Cheap to implement & maintain, saves wear & tear and generate revenue!
@nyc.streetsblog.org
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This right here is the beginnings of the result of what DOGE was really up to. Not *really* slashing stuff, but getting access to as many government citizen databases and joining them to be able to target people quickly and comprehensively across all their exposure to the federal government.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This right here is the beginnings of the result of what DOGE was really up to. Not *really* slashing stuff, but getting access to as many government citizen databases and joining them to be able to target people quickly and comprehensively across all their exposure to the federal government.
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In addition to Don Lemon, agents arrested Emmy-winning St. Paul journalist Georgia Fort this morning because she covered the ICE church protest.
This is an assault on the 1st Amendment and an attack on Black journalists by an out-of-control DOJ. We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
This is an assault on the 1st Amendment and an attack on Black journalists by an out-of-control DOJ. We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In addition to Don Lemon, agents arrested Emmy-winning St. Paul journalist Georgia Fort this morning because she covered the ICE church protest.
This is an assault on the 1st Amendment and an attack on Black journalists by an out-of-control DOJ. We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
This is an assault on the 1st Amendment and an attack on Black journalists by an out-of-control DOJ. We must condemn it in the strongest possible terms.