Ryan Ricard
@firewally.bsky.social
When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"
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This was only about two time-lapsed minutes of the Alex Pretti memorial ride in Minneapolis today. I'd guess there were at least 5x more people there than this, and probably significantly more than that. Absolutely mind blowing love and support showing up on bikes today.
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This was only about two time-lapsed minutes of the Alex Pretti memorial ride in Minneapolis today. I'd guess there were at least 5x more people there than this, and probably significantly more than that. Absolutely mind blowing love and support showing up on bikes today.
Our cold toes won’t bring back Alex and Renée but all of standing together means they will never win. ICE Out Now!
January 31, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Our cold toes won’t bring back Alex and Renée but all of standing together means they will never win. ICE Out Now!
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HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Amazing turnout for our streets
January 31, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Amazing turnout for our streets
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Amazing numbers of cyclists out for the Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis 🚲💙
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Amazing numbers of cyclists out for the Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis 🚲💙
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This is Minneapolis.
So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice.
So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice.
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This is Minneapolis.
So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice.
So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice.
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Just moments ago the parkway was TAKEN OVER by winter cyclists. At first I thought hundreds, but they just kept coming. Thousands and thousands! I almost cried. I’m so dang proud of MN right now.
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Just moments ago the parkway was TAKEN OVER by winter cyclists. At first I thought hundreds, but they just kept coming. Thousands and thousands! I almost cried. I’m so dang proud of MN right now.
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Cyclists pass through the Alex Pretti memorial on Nicollet Avenue during a memorial bike ride. Pretti was an avid cyclist.
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📽️ Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📽️ Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Cyclists pass through the Alex Pretti memorial on Nicollet Avenue during a memorial bike ride. Pretti was an avid cyclist.
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📽️ Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📽️ Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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discovering that lot of people online seem to think general strikes operate in a “Michael Scott declares bankruptcy” way
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
discovering that lot of people online seem to think general strikes operate in a “Michael Scott declares bankruptcy” way
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over,” Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. “In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution.”
“We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over,” Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. “In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution.”
Opinion | Senator Tina Smith: I Won’t Vote to Fund ICE Until It Gets Out of My State
Minnesotans have stood up for common decency and our founding principles.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over,” Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. “In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution.”
“We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over,” Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. “In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution.”
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Do you want a ride to the ride? Let's go there together! Meet the Joyful Riders at Brackett Park at 12 p.m., this Saturday.
cc: @keepingitriehl.bsky.social @puzosuperelli.bsky.social @deveric.net
cc: @keepingitriehl.bsky.social @puzosuperelli.bsky.social @deveric.net
ICYMI, the bike shop Angry Catfish has organized a memorial ride for Alex Pretti meeting this Saturday!
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Do you want a ride to the ride? Let's go there together! Meet the Joyful Riders at Brackett Park at 12 p.m., this Saturday.
cc: @keepingitriehl.bsky.social @puzosuperelli.bsky.social @deveric.net
cc: @keepingitriehl.bsky.social @puzosuperelli.bsky.social @deveric.net
Shout out to @megl.bsky.social , putting up better numbers than both Morgan Freeman and Christmas
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Shout out to @megl.bsky.social , putting up better numbers than both Morgan Freeman and Christmas
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My dear friend @megl.bsky.social won with a +91 margin. +91!
At her victory party, I showed her the ward breakdown on my phone.
Meg identified the ones where she got only 94% of the vote instead of 95% and she pledged to do more outreach.
At her victory party, I showed her the ward breakdown on my phone.
Meg identified the ones where she got only 94% of the vote instead of 95% and she pledged to do more outreach.
Last night, in the wake of tragedy, Minnesota voters came together to end the Republican majority in the Minnesota House, electing Democrats Shelley Buck in District 47A and Meg Luger-Nikolai in District 64A.
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My dear friend @megl.bsky.social won with a +91 margin. +91!
At her victory party, I showed her the ward breakdown on my phone.
Meg identified the ones where she got only 94% of the vote instead of 95% and she pledged to do more outreach.
At her victory party, I showed her the ward breakdown on my phone.
Meg identified the ones where she got only 94% of the vote instead of 95% and she pledged to do more outreach.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
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This is a gift article from the superb @racketmn.com
Listen to the voices of Minnesotans who are defeating fascism every day.
racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
Listen to the voices of Minnesotans who are defeating fascism every day.
racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is a gift article from the superb @racketmn.com
Listen to the voices of Minnesotans who are defeating fascism every day.
racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
Listen to the voices of Minnesotans who are defeating fascism every day.
racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
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When one says "this is un-American," it's less history than a normative exhortation. You're saying "this violates the principles America claims to stand for, and should stand for in a just world."
It's not erasing the evils of slavery or Native genocide: it's calling the country to account.
It's not erasing the evils of slavery or Native genocide: it's calling the country to account.
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
When one says "this is un-American," it's less history than a normative exhortation. You're saying "this violates the principles America claims to stand for, and should stand for in a just world."
It's not erasing the evils of slavery or Native genocide: it's calling the country to account.
It's not erasing the evils of slavery or Native genocide: it's calling the country to account.
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