David Cantwell
@cantkill.bsky.social
Music critic. Husband. Dog Lover. Author of “The Running Kind: Listening to Merle Haggard.” Cofounder No Fences Review. Midwesterner
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January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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the population of Minneapolis is about 425,000
A windchill of around -30F didn’t stop what organizers say was 50,000 from marching through Minneapolis in one of, if not the largest, march in Minnesota history.
Protesters demand accountability in the killing of Renee Good and removal of the federal agents that have upended daily life in MN.
Protesters demand accountability in the killing of Renee Good and removal of the federal agents that have upended daily life in MN.
January 24, 2026 at 12:55 AM
the population of Minneapolis is about 425,000
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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When the camera turns a corner at the 30-second mark & you see how far back the wave of people goes ❄️❤️
January 24, 2026 at 12:21 AM
When the camera turns a corner at the 30-second mark & you see how far back the wave of people goes ❄️❤️
So much respect for James Bernard as a music journalist, editor and critic. Thank you, James…
James Bernard, a Founding Editor of a Hip-Hop ‘Bible,’ Dies at 58
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
So much respect for James Bernard as a music journalist, editor and critic. Thank you, James…
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imagine the moral black hole it takes to read this litany of stories and the takeaway from dem leadership is "we cant say abolish ice, people will say we're soft on crime, how about we just endorse retraining the brown shirts instead?"
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
imagine the moral black hole it takes to read this litany of stories and the takeaway from dem leadership is "we cant say abolish ice, people will say we're soft on crime, how about we just endorse retraining the brown shirts instead?"
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one thing i’ll note is that the administration is desperate for a repeat of 2020 and the targeted jurisdictions refuse to give it to them
One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
one thing i’ll note is that the administration is desperate for a repeat of 2020 and the targeted jurisdictions refuse to give it to them
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NO GODS NO MASTERS NO PAYWALL
LET'S GET THIS STRIKE GOING
LET'S GET THIS STRIKE GOING
Racket Is Observing the ICE Out! Protest Today: No Work, No School, No Spending... No Paywall! - Racket
You won't find any new stories here as we joint hundreds of other Minnesota businesses in Friday's general-strike-ish movement. But! Today only, you can read our vast archives free of paywall interfer...
racketmn.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 AM
NO GODS NO MASTERS NO PAYWALL
LET'S GET THIS STRIKE GOING
LET'S GET THIS STRIKE GOING
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I don’t believe in hell but these people really make me wish I did.
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I don’t believe in hell but these people really make me wish I did.
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
#FourComics that made me fall in love with comics.
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#FourComics that made me fall in love with comics.
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Just shared this one Facebook, because I had to get the words out. Sharing here in case its in any way useful to you.
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Just shared this one Facebook, because I had to get the words out. Sharing here in case its in any way useful to you.
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A small note: terrible things are happening in Minneapolis. But also in Saint Paul. And in the suburbs. And though most of the push is in the metro, things are happening all over the state.
I've been trying to refer to the events as happening in the Twin Cities or in Minnesota.
I've been trying to refer to the events as happening in the Twin Cities or in Minnesota.
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
A small note: terrible things are happening in Minneapolis. But also in Saint Paul. And in the suburbs. And though most of the push is in the metro, things are happening all over the state.
I've been trying to refer to the events as happening in the Twin Cities or in Minnesota.
I've been trying to refer to the events as happening in the Twin Cities or in Minnesota.
At No Fences Review, @charleshughes2.bsky.social pays tribute to the late Bob Weir
Turn It Up - Bob Weir edition
Charles pays tribute to the late co-founder of the Grateful Dead
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
At No Fences Review, @charleshughes2.bsky.social pays tribute to the late Bob Weir
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I cannot express how widespread the idea that “immigrants ruin social cohesion” is on this part of the right. In Theobro/Doug Wilson land, it is the foundational belief that can never be challenged. They draw on 1920s sources to back it up, and it’s crazy how disconnected they are from reality!
Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I cannot express how widespread the idea that “immigrants ruin social cohesion” is on this part of the right. In Theobro/Doug Wilson land, it is the foundational belief that can never be challenged. They draw on 1920s sources to back it up, and it’s crazy how disconnected they are from reality!
Lending a hand w/ the timeline cleanse (and also playing catch up on National Basset Hound Day, a thing I didn’t even know existed that apparently the rest of you celebrated Wednesday)
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Lending a hand w/ the timeline cleanse (and also playing catch up on National Basset Hound Day, a thing I didn’t even know existed that apparently the rest of you celebrated Wednesday)
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On the one hand, have strong self esteem.
On the other hand, never have so much self esteem that you casually send a stranger a voice memo.
So somewhere between “don’t let that man cheat on you” and “let me drop this 6 minute brain fart on a human being I haven’t bothered to break bread with”…
On the other hand, never have so much self esteem that you casually send a stranger a voice memo.
So somewhere between “don’t let that man cheat on you” and “let me drop this 6 minute brain fart on a human being I haven’t bothered to break bread with”…
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
On the one hand, have strong self esteem.
On the other hand, never have so much self esteem that you casually send a stranger a voice memo.
So somewhere between “don’t let that man cheat on you” and “let me drop this 6 minute brain fart on a human being I haven’t bothered to break bread with”…
On the other hand, never have so much self esteem that you casually send a stranger a voice memo.
So somewhere between “don’t let that man cheat on you” and “let me drop this 6 minute brain fart on a human being I haven’t bothered to break bread with”…
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a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
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these are numbers that would have previous administration heads rolling.
yet congress doesn't act because the GOP is all Trump.
yet national media continues to treat everything as normal (at best; or carries water for the admin, at worst) because they think it's good content/business.
yet congress doesn't act because the GOP is all Trump.
yet national media continues to treat everything as normal (at best; or carries water for the admin, at worst) because they think it's good content/business.
Trump Net-Approval On:
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
January 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
these are numbers that would have previous administration heads rolling.
yet congress doesn't act because the GOP is all Trump.
yet national media continues to treat everything as normal (at best; or carries water for the admin, at worst) because they think it's good content/business.
yet congress doesn't act because the GOP is all Trump.
yet national media continues to treat everything as normal (at best; or carries water for the admin, at worst) because they think it's good content/business.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...