Freddie Brooks
@childsplease.bsky.social
I swear man I'm like Huey mixed with Riley, Thursday I be trying to save the world then on Friday, I hit the club. 30. MN. Escaping Elon Musty. Views are my own.
Pinned
My Bluesky name is the name of a fictional black woman from television. This is a friendly reminder that the TV character is fake, is not the creator of the television show and has not been accused of any crimes. Thank you.
I dropped ~20 off at the Corner Coffee on Nicollet Mall. I talked to the cashier and found out about this food drive! It's one of the only places to get an espresso tonic downtown and they are excellent. The art and plants create an amazing ambiance. Support them! The workers are artists!
![Presented by the Minneapolis Global Shapers
COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE
In response to ongoing events around the Twin Cities we're coming together to support families from public schools through direct donations.
Drop off food and essentials at:
All 5 Corner Coffee Locations
Where your support go[es]:
Twin Cities Schools 100%
Most needed items:
Non-perishable foods (rice, canned beans, canned meat, etc)
Sanitary items (Shampoo/Conditioner; etc.)
Visit your nearby immigrant market for more ideas
Can't bring anything?
Learn more about the project and how you can donate directly here (arrow pointing to QR CODE)
*donations are non-tax deductible
Bridging-stories.com/about
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January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I dropped ~20 off at the Corner Coffee on Nicollet Mall. I talked to the cashier and found out about this food drive! It's one of the only places to get an espresso tonic downtown and they are excellent. The art and plants create an amazing ambiance. Support them! The workers are artists!
Don Lemon has completely transformed his public image in the last 15 years. He really seems like a whole new person
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Don Lemon has completely transformed his public image in the last 15 years. He really seems like a whole new person
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Free all of them. This the stupidest dictatorship EVER. Goofies.
Free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Free all of them. This the stupidest dictatorship EVER. Goofies.
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Free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Free Don Lemon.
My coworker made these. I gave out 25 already and have 25 more to give out. I'm going to try to give them out today.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
My coworker made these. I gave out 25 already and have 25 more to give out. I'm going to try to give them out today.
We have our first farmer's meeting this Sunday. I already have a big list of stuff I wanna grow. I feel like I don't have the patience for root vegetables but I wanna try
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
We have our first farmer's meeting this Sunday. I already have a big list of stuff I wanna grow. I feel like I don't have the patience for root vegetables but I wanna try
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If nothing else comes of this moment I really need BW to be about power gathering and wielding for collective ends. Repaying Seats At The Table with grateful incrementalism was never enough. It's never going to BE enough.
Running this back because I just saw a "No, not THAT one, this other BW is more "relatable," a general election still 3 years away.
I want the collective effort BW put into propping up a system that turns on us the second we have access to real power to be applied to something that loves us back.
I want the collective effort BW put into propping up a system that turns on us the second we have access to real power to be applied to something that loves us back.
One of the most bewildering things about not stanning politicians of any variety, and being critical of an electoral only solution to the current political environment?
How often I'm irritated as much or more by people wrap all that up in misogynoir because y'all cannot extend full humanity to BW.
How often I'm irritated as much or more by people wrap all that up in misogynoir because y'all cannot extend full humanity to BW.
January 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
If nothing else comes of this moment I really need BW to be about power gathering and wielding for collective ends. Repaying Seats At The Table with grateful incrementalism was never enough. It's never going to BE enough.
He likes 2, I like 6 but we always end up at 1
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM
He likes 2, I like 6 but we always end up at 1
Apparently something is going on right now at HCMC. Tons of cops. ICE vehicles in the ambulance bay
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Apparently something is going on right now at HCMC. Tons of cops. ICE vehicles in the ambulance bay
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The news about HCMC (Hennepin Healthcare, I know, but I just cannot) cutting departments, staff and programs is scary, man. They provide so much care to people who wouldn't have it otherwise, and the implications of that going away are massive.
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The news about HCMC (Hennepin Healthcare, I know, but I just cannot) cutting departments, staff and programs is scary, man. They provide so much care to people who wouldn't have it otherwise, and the implications of that going away are massive.
My fave studio here in S. Minneapolis, 612 Jungle (Black owned) is doing a donation based yoga class with a virtual option. Donations are going to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. It's Sunday 3-5. After, they will be sharing resources and action items www.instagram.com/p/DT8TJLkige...
kirstendehaven on Instagram: "Dear 612 Jungle Community, Yesterday, Alex Pretti was shot and killed by an ice agent within one mile of the studio. Due to safety …"
Dear 612 Jungle Community, Yesterday, Alex Pretti was shot and killed by an ice agent within one mile of the studio. Due to safety & accessibility concerns, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule Move for Change.We will be rescheduling the class for:🗓 Sunday, February 1st🕒 3-5pm📍 In-person + Virtual options still availableMove for Change will continue to be a donation-based class benefiting the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. If you’d like to support from home, you can donate to Venmo @jungle612 (pay what you can).Thank you for your understanding, care, and solidarity — especially during times like these.With love,❤️ 612 JungleView all comments
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January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My fave studio here in S. Minneapolis, 612 Jungle (Black owned) is doing a donation based yoga class with a virtual option. Donations are going to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. It's Sunday 3-5. After, they will be sharing resources and action items www.instagram.com/p/DT8TJLkige...
I hate when I'm being nosy and reading y'all's arguments and then you go and block the other person before I can finish 😞
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I hate when I'm being nosy and reading y'all's arguments and then you go and block the other person before I can finish 😞
I understand there are new GCP outlines and everybody wants staff to be trained in on the new standards but I have done at least 4 different GCP trainings in the last 4 months and I am tired.
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I understand there are new GCP outlines and everybody wants staff to be trained in on the new standards but I have done at least 4 different GCP trainings in the last 4 months and I am tired.
It's almost February so I'll be ordering my 50lb promix bag to start some plants this weekend. I bought a little indoor greenhouse for them. We're selling starter plants in April/ May. We're also probably leaving the Midtown Farmers Market for The People's Market and maybe a market in the W Suburbs
January 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
It's almost February so I'll be ordering my 50lb promix bag to start some plants this weekend. I bought a little indoor greenhouse for them. We're selling starter plants in April/ May. We're also probably leaving the Midtown Farmers Market for The People's Market and maybe a market in the W Suburbs
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I wish I knew. His story is appalling and yet few media outlets have covered it.
He’s been in the US since he was two years old.
Wasting away in an ICE camp for a year.
They really hate disabled people.
He’s been in the US since he was two years old.
Wasting away in an ICE camp for a year.
They really hate disabled people.
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I wish I knew. His story is appalling and yet few media outlets have covered it.
He’s been in the US since he was two years old.
Wasting away in an ICE camp for a year.
They really hate disabled people.
He’s been in the US since he was two years old.
Wasting away in an ICE camp for a year.
They really hate disabled people.
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His crime was a burglary when he was 16 and he received a full pardon.
ICE refuses to acknowledge it. It’s despicable.
There’s more information about solitary and his health here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE refuses to acknowledge it. It’s despicable.
There’s more information about solitary and his health here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Health of double amputee detained in Georgia ICE jail worsens
Rodney Taylor says detention ‘draining on my body’ as Democratic senator Raphael Warnock lends support to case
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
His crime was a burglary when he was 16 and he received a full pardon.
ICE refuses to acknowledge it. It’s despicable.
There’s more information about solitary and his health here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE refuses to acknowledge it. It’s despicable.
There’s more information about solitary and his health here:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
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Ah ça a avait commencé comme ça aussi la dernière fois. Et dire qu'il y a des personnes qui sont encore contre les vaccins.
Ça pourrait réduire les décès, sauver des vies.
Ça pourrait réduire les décès, sauver des vies.
An outbreak of Nipah virus has been confirmed in West Bengal, India. Nipah has a fatality rate of 40 to 70 percent, according to the CDC, and no cure or vaccine.
Here's what to know about the virus:
Here's what to know about the virus:
What to know about the deadly Nipah virus, amid outbreak in India
Some airports in Asia are on alert after confirmed cases in West Bengal of the Nipah virus, which has no cure. South Asia sees outbreaks nearly every year.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Ah ça a avait commencé comme ça aussi la dernière fois. Et dire qu'il y a des personnes qui sont encore contre les vaccins.
Ça pourrait réduire les décès, sauver des vies.
Ça pourrait réduire les décès, sauver des vies.
5-6 is the sweet spot
January 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM
5-6 is the sweet spot
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Nicki Minaj has received Donald Trump’s Gold Card, which grants her U.S. residency.
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Nicki Minaj has received Donald Trump’s Gold Card, which grants her U.S. residency.
Is getting citizenship as a really rich person worth the risk of drying up your revenue streams by turning against your most supportive fan base?
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Is getting citizenship as a really rich person worth the risk of drying up your revenue streams by turning against your most supportive fan base?
"It's hard for her to point fingers because they're feathers" 😂😂😂😂 - Matty from @realitygayspod.bsky.social about Jenny. I'm screaming rn
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"It's hard for her to point fingers because they're feathers" 😂😂😂😂 - Matty from @realitygayspod.bsky.social about Jenny. I'm screaming rn
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Fuck Nicki Minaj. And that’s with my whole chest.
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Fuck Nicki Minaj. And that’s with my whole chest.