bcmcdowell
@bcmcdowell.bsky.social
Soccer, cats, coffee. Loons, Crows, Aurora, YNWA.
Managing Editor: Northland Soccer Journal / Editor: Northern Lights Football / Cofounder: Switch the Pitch Soccer
All opinions my own.
Managing Editor: Northland Soccer Journal / Editor: Northern Lights Football / Cofounder: Switch the Pitch Soccer
All opinions my own.
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bcmcdowell
@bcmcdowell.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Graffiti can be funny but it can also be powerful.
"Love the marginalized more than you hate bigots."
"Motivate your anger with compassion - Solidarity forever."
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"Love the marginalized more than you hate bigots."
"Motivate your anger with compassion - Solidarity forever."
@blackhartstp.com
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
People on my local Nextdoor page (yeah, I know) are recommending that if the door of your local taco shop is locked, you can just bang on the door to be let in.
The fucking entitlement.
The fucking entitlement.
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM
People on my local Nextdoor page (yeah, I know) are recommending that if the door of your local taco shop is locked, you can just bang on the door to be let in.
The fucking entitlement.
The fucking entitlement.
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A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
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ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM
ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
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If you’re outraged about protests in churches i wonder if you know what ICE is doing there www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268977/...
January 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
If you’re outraged about protests in churches i wonder if you know what ICE is doing there www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268977/...
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
KARL: Watch this video of a woman who says she's disabled getting dealt with by ICE. What do you think?
McCAUL: Well, the optics aren't good
K: They smashed her windows & threw her to the ground
M: It appears to be a little overzealous, but what about the actions of murderers & drug traffickers?
McCAUL: Well, the optics aren't good
K: They smashed her windows & threw her to the ground
M: It appears to be a little overzealous, but what about the actions of murderers & drug traffickers?
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Not going gently into their good night, tyvm.
'The city has a new infrastructure now...This is not a professional operation. “It is just ordinary people that are doing this,” he said. “This isn’t fun. It’s middle-aged parents who would rather be playing with their kids at home.”
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'The city has a new infrastructure now...This is not a professional operation. “It is just ordinary people that are doing this,” he said. “This isn’t fun. It’s middle-aged parents who would rather be playing with their kids at home.”
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Read this if you want to feel really good about the bravery and decency of regular Americans
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
What Trump and ICE Are Doing in Minneapolis Is Obvious. They Don’t Seem to Grasp What’s Happening Instead.
ICE declared war on Minneapolis. The city had its own ideas.
slate.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Not going gently into their good night, tyvm.
'The city has a new infrastructure now...This is not a professional operation. “It is just ordinary people that are doing this,” he said. “This isn’t fun. It’s middle-aged parents who would rather be playing with their kids at home.”
🧵
'The city has a new infrastructure now...This is not a professional operation. “It is just ordinary people that are doing this,” he said. “This isn’t fun. It’s middle-aged parents who would rather be playing with their kids at home.”
🧵
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3rd death at this facility. 2nd this month. They claim suicide. This is state sponsored murder.
Imagine what is happening in these camps for this to be the case.
Imagine what is happening in these camps for this to be the case.
Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
3rd death at this facility. 2nd this month. They claim suicide. This is state sponsored murder.
Imagine what is happening in these camps for this to be the case.
Imagine what is happening in these camps for this to be the case.
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Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
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Oh hey— it's after 8pm somehow already in Minnesota. Have you had an evening meal yet? Taken your meds? Drank some water?
Do the things you need to do, I know it's really easy right now to get caught up in things & lose track of time.
Do the things you need to do, I know it's really easy right now to get caught up in things & lose track of time.
a drawing of a pill bottle with the words take your meds written on it
Alt: a drawing of a pill bottle with the words take your meds written on it
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Oh hey— it's after 8pm somehow already in Minnesota. Have you had an evening meal yet? Taken your meds? Drank some water?
Do the things you need to do, I know it's really easy right now to get caught up in things & lose track of time.
Do the things you need to do, I know it's really easy right now to get caught up in things & lose track of time.
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20% faster than a regular sled!
And finally, as this team went, they yelled to the crowd, "WE'RE THE B LINE."
January 18, 2026 at 2:18 AM
20% faster than a regular sled!
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I'm sure everyone will be SHOCKED to hear that the videos do not show the whole "people came out and attacked ICE with snow shovels" thing that ICE claimed was what happened. This was not a remotely defensive gunshot.
Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/v...
Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week • Minnesota Reformer
Two videos add new details to what happened before and after an immigration agent shot a man in the leg in the Hawthorne neighborhood in north Minneapolis Wednesday night. One video, a livestream of a...
minnesotareformer.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I'm sure everyone will be SHOCKED to hear that the videos do not show the whole "people came out and attacked ICE with snow shovels" thing that ICE claimed was what happened. This was not a remotely defensive gunshot.
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...it's January 16th
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
...it's January 16th
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I talked to four east metro small businesses about how they're fighting back against ICE. Here's my column (gift link). Please share!
Ross Raihala: How four small businesses are speaking out about ICE
It comes with risk, but some businesses feel they need to speak out.
www.twincities.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Things are going great, y’all
January 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Things are going great, y’all
Take a bow, Wirtz.
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Take a bow, Wirtz.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune has reporters write about the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, then emails the next day’s layouts to Des Moines, Iowa, to be printed, then trucks the printed papers back to Minnesota for delivery, then can’t get the newspapers delivered because of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune has reporters write about the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, then emails the next day’s layouts to Des Moines, Iowa, to be printed, then trucks the printed papers back to Minnesota for delivery, then can’t get the newspapers delivered because of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota
"You're not in it, why are you stressed?"
I have medical reasons to avoid the action but being on alert is taxing.
1. It's everywhere, all the time;
2. Friends and family are affected, either directly or because they're helping those affected directly;
3. I will take risks if needed.
I have medical reasons to avoid the action but being on alert is taxing.
1. It's everywhere, all the time;
2. Friends and family are affected, either directly or because they're helping those affected directly;
3. I will take risks if needed.
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"You're not in it, why are you stressed?"
I have medical reasons to avoid the action but being on alert is taxing.
1. It's everywhere, all the time;
2. Friends and family are affected, either directly or because they're helping those affected directly;
3. I will take risks if needed.
I have medical reasons to avoid the action but being on alert is taxing.
1. It's everywhere, all the time;
2. Friends and family are affected, either directly or because they're helping those affected directly;
3. I will take risks if needed.
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Do not donate to the DFL. Donate to a GoFundMe for rent or immigration fees, donate to a food shelf — use your dollars to help the community, not the state party apparatus. The DFL isn’t gonna save us from ICE. We are all we have
So friends, I launched a campaign to raise money for the Democratic Party of Minnesota (@dfl.org) to help them combat ICE's lawless assault. MN Dem Party Chair Richard Carlbom joined me for the kickoff. Learn more, donate, and let's rally for the courageous people of Minnesota, together! 👇
We launched a new campaign to help the courageous people of Minnesota. Learn more and join us 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-new-camp...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-new-camp...
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Do not donate to the DFL. Donate to a GoFundMe for rent or immigration fees, donate to a food shelf — use your dollars to help the community, not the state party apparatus. The DFL isn’t gonna save us from ICE. We are all we have
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You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
CNN airs a compilation of escalating ICE aggression towards peaceful protesters.
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.