Bill Lindeke
@blindeke.bsky.social
Urban Geographer @ UMN. Cityscape columnist @ Minnpost. Skyway Don Quixote. Tread lightly on earth. he/him Author of "St. Paul: Urban Biography”
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The schoolmates of Liam Conejo Ramos wrote letters to ICE.
This is just gutting. And also such a reminder that hate is taught. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
This is just gutting. And also such a reminder that hate is taught. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The schoolmates of Liam Conejo Ramos wrote letters to ICE.
This is just gutting. And also such a reminder that hate is taught. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
This is just gutting. And also such a reminder that hate is taught. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Walking briskly — a pace of about 3 to 4.5 mph — for an extra five minutes every day was linked to an estimated 10 percent fewer deaths in the follow-up period — an average of 8.2 years, a new study found.
Adding even a 5-minute walk to your daily activity may help boost longevity
Using activity tracker data, researchers found that just a bit more exercise could save one in 10 people from an earlier death.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Walking briskly — a pace of about 3 to 4.5 mph — for an extra five minutes every day was linked to an estimated 10 percent fewer deaths in the follow-up period — an average of 8.2 years, a new study found.
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“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?!
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?!
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
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This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
Photojournalists are the most badass people. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What We Saw in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Photojournalists are the most badass people. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
No matter what's happening in your life, you shoudl see this photo of a German potato warehouse. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 AM
No matter what's happening in your life, you shoudl see this photo of a German potato warehouse. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling — and it's squeezing the middle class out of Chicago.
Chicago’s Middle Class Is Disappearing
The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.
buff.ly
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling — and it's squeezing the middle class out of Chicago.
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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Must read: "Holding facilities were so crowded that immigrants in one cell had to take turns lying down because there was no space, according to a refugee detained there for one night in January. Basic human needs like food and medical care were sometimes denied."
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Must read: "Holding facilities were so crowded that immigrants in one cell had to take turns lying down because there was no space, according to a refugee detained there for one night in January. Basic human needs like food and medical care were sometimes denied."
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
NY Times reports from Fridley. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
NY Times reports from Fridley. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Correct. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Trump Called for ‘De-Escalation’ in Minneapolis. It Didn’t Last Long.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Correct. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Dan Rice seems like he sucks, but it's interesting he blames the terrible alerts sent out by the UMN that fearmonger about race and crime. www.startribune.com/bar-brava-cl...
Bar Brava closes indefinitely after fallout from owner’s social media posts
Tensions bubbled over after Dan Rice made comments linking the Somali community and crime that led its chef in residence to leave.
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Dan Rice seems like he sucks, but it's interesting he blames the terrible alerts sent out by the UMN that fearmonger about race and crime. www.startribune.com/bar-brava-cl...
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1/4 of students in a rural Minnesota town aren’t going to school
ICE is quietly reshaping daily life in greater MN, too.
In Willmar, more than 1,200 of 4,000 students were absent recently -- both white and BIPOC, teacher Tammy Knapper says. ICE detained a 19-year-old student for five days. Trauma takes the place of learning. Something must change. #edmnvotes
In Willmar, more than 1,200 of 4,000 students were absent recently -- both white and BIPOC, teacher Tammy Knapper says. ICE detained a 19-year-old student for five days. Trauma takes the place of learning. Something must change. #edmnvotes
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 AM
1/4 of students in a rural Minnesota town aren’t going to school
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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 4:53 PM
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
Anti-Summit regional trail HQ
I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
The pro-ICE church is worse than you think
Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted
www.salon.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Anti-Summit regional trail HQ
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DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
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Why does Pam Bondi hate Georgia Fort? "Georgia Fort is a three-time Midwest Emmy award-winning journalist who was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd." www.startribune.com/who-is-georg...
Who is Georgia Fort? Minnesota journalist arrested after covering anti-ICE church protest
Fort is a Midwest Emmy award-winning independent reporter.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Why does Pam Bondi hate Georgia Fort? "Georgia Fort is a three-time Midwest Emmy award-winning journalist who was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd." www.startribune.com/who-is-georg...
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ha this is wild. Manhattan congestion pricing actually reduced traffic more *outside* of the toll zone than inside it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
ha this is wild. Manhattan congestion pricing actually reduced traffic more *outside* of the toll zone than inside it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Springsteen song is pretty good.
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Springsteen song is pretty good.
Get thee to Eat Street. www.startribune.com/best-food-dr...
12 great things our food writers ate on Nicollet Avenue this week
From Jamaican curries and Szechuan wontons to generous-sized margaritas and destination-worthy doughnuts, it’s called Eat Street for a reason.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Get thee to Eat Street. www.startribune.com/best-food-dr...
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After childhood under dictatorship, 97-year-old Detroit Lakes woman has a warning for America
Masked federal agents dragging people from homes reminds her of growing up in Austria in the late 1930s.
Tolkkinen has stepped up and deserves kudos for it
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-af...
Masked federal agents dragging people from homes reminds her of growing up in Austria in the late 1930s.
Tolkkinen has stepped up and deserves kudos for it
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-af...
Tolkkinen: After childhood under dictatorship, 97-year-old Detroit Lakes woman has a warning for America
Masked federal agents dragging people from homes reminds her of growing up in Austria in the late 1930s.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
After childhood under dictatorship, 97-year-old Detroit Lakes woman has a warning for America
Masked federal agents dragging people from homes reminds her of growing up in Austria in the late 1930s.
Tolkkinen has stepped up and deserves kudos for it
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-af...
Masked federal agents dragging people from homes reminds her of growing up in Austria in the late 1930s.
Tolkkinen has stepped up and deserves kudos for it
www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-af...
Read this story if you want to know what's happening in the Twin Cities. www.startribune.com/valley-view-...
Detained asylum-seeking mother asks principal to bring her two young children to Whipple
The children go to the same school as 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father earlier this month.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Read this story if you want to know what's happening in the Twin Cities. www.startribune.com/valley-view-...
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Has the organization of Save Our Street, the rich NIMBYs who want to stop the Summit Avenue bike lane, said anything about the church they hold their meetings in being led by the director of the local ICE field office?
Since Cities Church are in the news again, reupping on this. They are anti-christian, pathetic, and hateful.
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Letter from an Occupied Minnesota, Pt 2.
Tom Emmer and Cities Church will never understand Real Minnesotans
substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Has the organization of Save Our Street, the rich NIMBYs who want to stop the Summit Avenue bike lane, said anything about the church they hold their meetings in being led by the director of the local ICE field office?
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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 11:55 AM
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.
You're Not From Here, Are You? this month features Omaha, El Paso, and Beaverton. Live from the Black Hart bar on Wednesday 2/4. I hope to see you there!
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You're Not From Here #9: El Paso, Omaha, and Beaverton; Wednesday 2/4 at Black Hart
A good time to be had by all. Boy it's been a month. I'm sure glad 2026 is almost over! Oh boy. At any rate, I'm hosting another You're Not...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
You're Not From Here, Are You? this month features Omaha, El Paso, and Beaverton. Live from the Black Hart bar on Wednesday 2/4. I hope to see you there!
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...
tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2026/01/your...