Charlie Rybak
@charlierybak.bsky.social
Lover of local news and Minnesota sports. VP of Innovation @ MSP Communications (Twin Cities Business & Mpls.St Paul Magazine). Co-founded Southwest Voices & Downtown Voices in Minneapolis.
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Today at Lake MakaSka, #Minneapolis. The inbound flight approach to MSP Airport includes the southern end of the lake. So flights coming in at dusk would have a clear view.
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Today at Lake MakaSka, #Minneapolis. The inbound flight approach to MSP Airport includes the southern end of the lake. So flights coming in at dusk would have a clear view.
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
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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.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Get thee to Eat Street. www.startribune.com/best-food-dr...
There is a level of alarm coming from many great small businesses in Minneapolis & St. Paul that I haven’t heard since COVID.
This weekend - pick a locally-owned business or three that you love and go spend some money if you can. We’ve all got to look out for one another and they need our help.
This weekend - pick a locally-owned business or three that you love and go spend some money if you can. We’ve all got to look out for one another and they need our help.
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
There is a level of alarm coming from many great small businesses in Minneapolis & St. Paul that I haven’t heard since COVID.
This weekend - pick a locally-owned business or three that you love and go spend some money if you can. We’ve all got to look out for one another and they need our help.
This weekend - pick a locally-owned business or three that you love and go spend some money if you can. We’ve all got to look out for one another and they need our help.
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“The people of Minnesota have forced the Trump administration into a strategic retreat—one inflicted not as rioters or insurgents, but as neighbors.” This sentence from @adamserwer.bsky.social made me unexpectedly get choked up. It’s weird what does that these days. But still …
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“The people of Minnesota have forced the Trump administration into a strategic retreat—one inflicted not as rioters or insurgents, but as neighbors.” This sentence from @adamserwer.bsky.social made me unexpectedly get choked up. It’s weird what does that these days. But still …
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Here are four photos I took this weekend without leaving the boundaries of Minneapolis:
August 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Here are four photos I took this weekend without leaving the boundaries of Minneapolis:
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Target Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Target Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
Thank god the Vikings aren’t playing today. Can you even imagine?
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Thank god the Vikings aren’t playing today. Can you even imagine?
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photographer is Jeff Wheeler at the Star Tribune. guy with the flag is Curtis Evans, a Marine veteran.
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
photographer is Jeff Wheeler at the Star Tribune. guy with the flag is Curtis Evans, a Marine veteran.
We are going to win.
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 AM
We are going to win.
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Video of the rally in Boston. I legit teared up. Minnesota, we're going to win.
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Video of the rally in Boston. I legit teared up. Minnesota, we're going to win.
There are hundreds of people (maybe more?) in this photo. Not only is this not the main vigil, the main vigil is only a few blocks away. There will be tens of thousands of people in Minneapolis lighting a candle for our neighbor tonight.
HUGE vigil at Whittier International Elementary, up the street from where Alex Pretti was murdered.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
This is in addition to the huge gatherings at the site of his killing and at the nearest intersection (26th and Nicollet). Three gatherings within a few blocks.
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
There are hundreds of people (maybe more?) in this photo. Not only is this not the main vigil, the main vigil is only a few blocks away. There will be tens of thousands of people in Minneapolis lighting a candle for our neighbor tonight.
It is really the best part of the city. Prodigal Pub is my favorite bar. They have taken a beating and we’ve got to show up for them whenever we can.
The pride I have long taken living on Eat Street.
Quang's, Pimento, Little Tijuana probably get 80% of my takeout/dine-in business.
Little Tijuana is damn near "our" spot.
Glam Doll is our constant.
Quang's is such a casual date spot.
The pride I will always take living on Eat Street.
Quang's, Pimento, Little Tijuana probably get 80% of my takeout/dine-in business.
Little Tijuana is damn near "our" spot.
Glam Doll is our constant.
Quang's is such a casual date spot.
The pride I will always take living on Eat Street.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It is really the best part of the city. Prodigal Pub is my favorite bar. They have taken a beating and we’ve got to show up for them whenever we can.
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🕯️ SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
🕯️ SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
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Please share this far and wide. beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/support-ea...
Support Eat Street Right Now
Our restaurants need you.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Please share this far and wide. beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/support-ea...
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Scenes from 26th and 27th and Nicollet. The state troopers are at 26th and very calm. The feds are at 27th and wildly shooting gas into the street.
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Scenes from 26th and 27th and Nicollet. The state troopers are at 26th and very calm. The feds are at 27th and wildly shooting gas into the street.
I would not recommend watching the video. This was an execution. And it looks like an attempt to provoke violence from what has been an extremely peaceful protest movement so far.
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I would not recommend watching the video. This was an execution. And it looks like an attempt to provoke violence from what has been an extremely peaceful protest movement so far.
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Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
Packed bus stop in The Wedge headed towards downtown Minneapolis. A totally full bus just pulled out. People waiting with their signs in -12 degrees.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Packed bus stop in The Wedge headed towards downtown Minneapolis. A totally full bus just pulled out. People waiting with their signs in -12 degrees.
Pineda Tacos Plus this evening. So good.
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Pineda Tacos Plus this evening. So good.