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Making the rounds this week among Christian progressives: new poem by Rob Hardy, poet laureate, Northfield, MN. Yes, the protests and all the work being done to throw sand in the gears and provide aid to those at home and being released from Whipple are a kind of liturgy — “work of the people.” ⚓️
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Concentration camps:

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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I am sorry @schumer.senate.gov but the Baileys are dead these are your Baileys now
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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i cannot stress enough that the phillips folks are freaking miracle workers. they are getting shit done, your money will move fast with them.
We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.

We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.

You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
February 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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This is incredibly illuminating. I don’t know how people manage to keep track of these things but I’m so grateful that they do. Everything is rigged against equality & freedom, f✨ these oligarchs.
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:

Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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I'm a Columbia Heights resident. ICE is still here, terrorizing, breaking laws, harassing people, causing chaos. Tell your family and friends. No matter what this administration's minions report: Nothing Has Changed.
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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A little bit of normal Minneapolis, for a treat. This is a public city park, and this is our God given perfect snow. ICE out now, go home please, we never wanted you and you’ve outstayed your welcome. Go home please! So ICE can be abolished and you’ll be home already. Thanks, bye!
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Might start pronouncing Aristotle like Chipotle, just to feel something
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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This is the gofundme for Alberto Castañeda Mondragón, who suffered multiple skull fractures at the hands of ice officers and then shackled to the bed while being treated at HCMC (against the wishes of hospital staff)
Here is an article that mentions it

bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This deserves to be spread as far and wide as what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

apnews.com/article/immi...
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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With the utmost respect, we as white people don't get applause for doing the bare minimum for this shit.
February 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Yup. And that 4000 number is ARRESTED, which is not a useful measure of anything besides the chaos being inflicted on our region.

Like yeah, we know you've arrested great quantities of innocent people. That's what secret police *do*
I'm really asking: What is the math on all of this? If Metro Surge started Dec 1, and they claim to have deported 4,000 people, at a cost of $18 million a week, and it's been ten weeks, they show no sign of leaving, and we leave out the murders—$2billion to destroy us?

kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis
There are concerns in the City of Minneapolis that Operation Metro Surge could lead to higher property taxes.
kstp.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.

This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.

They hate the helpers.

Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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JD Vance is only at the Olympics to cheer on Max Schmeling.
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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February 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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Breaking MS NOW:

The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.

At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family
Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”
www.ms.now
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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BREAKING: 4 students at the University of Minnesota are currently chained to Morrill Hall, demanding that their school end all cooperations with ICE and establish itself as a sanctuary campus.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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LawHelpMN is building out a clearinghouse of resources for people who are detained or at risk of detention by ICE. It'll be continually updated as new resources come online. Available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali
www.lawhelpmn.org/detained
Resources for People Detained or Worried About Being Detained
This fact sheet talks about resources for people who were detained by ICE or think they might be detained.If you are worried about being detained, use this form to record information that might help y...
www.lawhelpmn.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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UPDATE: The court granted Ramos' family a continuance at today’s asylum hearing, per school officials in his district.

"Today’s ruling provides additional time, and with that, continued uncertainty for a child and his family," says Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights public schools.
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM