Reposted by Heather M
In a win for Trump's mass deportation program, a devastating court ruling now allows for indefinite immigration detention without bond hearings. With ICE looking to scale up its detention facility capacity, people are fighting back.
The ICE Prisons and Camps Are About To Get A Lot Worse
A head-spinning appellate decision just greenlit detentions without end, supercharging an already horrific human rights crisis.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
In a win for Trump's mass deportation program, a devastating court ruling now allows for indefinite immigration detention without bond hearings. With ICE looking to scale up its detention facility capacity, people are fighting back.
Reposted by Heather M
ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
Reposted by Heather M
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China’s Solar Power Capacity on Course to Surpass Coal This Year
China’s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country’s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country’s long-standin...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Heather M
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
Reposted by Heather M
ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
Minneapolis' Community-Driven Anti-ICE Organizing Is Showing The Way
What Minneapolis activists have to teach us about organizing communities to resist ICE
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:07 PM
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
Reposted by Heather M
Public executions will continue until the citizenry is silent.
Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability?
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Public executions will continue until the citizenry is silent.
Reposted by Heather M
What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
Reposted by Heather M
"Ultimately, the encounter was brief: The woman, who the pastors said appeared to be pregnant, had citizenship papers with her."
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Ultimately, the encounter was brief: The woman, who the pastors said appeared to be pregnant, had citizenship papers with her."
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
Reposted by Heather M
ICE ALERT: MINNESOTA 🚨🚨
CALL TO ACTION.
Send it down the line.
CALL TO ACTION.
Send it down the line.
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reposted by Heather M
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Heather M
#HennepinCounty Sheriff has declared protest at Whipple unlawful assembly & gave dispersal order at noon & gave orders to unblock access road. Deputies explained what would happen. 3 dispersal orders given. Protesters have been & will continue to be arrested - from @fox9mn.bsky.social #TheOccupation
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
#HennepinCounty Sheriff has declared protest at Whipple unlawful assembly & gave dispersal order at noon & gave orders to unblock access road. Deputies explained what would happen. 3 dispersal orders given. Protesters have been & will continue to be arrested - from @fox9mn.bsky.social #TheOccupation
Reposted by Heather M
So... Minnesota State Police may be clearing the Whipple.
Per State Patrol Facebook post
Per State Patrol Facebook post
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
So... Minnesota State Police may be clearing the Whipple.
Per State Patrol Facebook post
Per State Patrol Facebook post
Reposted by Heather M
Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Reposted by Heather M
Looking for something to do in solidarity with Minneapolis? Join this training session on Tuesday, January 20th at 8pm EST/5pm PST
Link: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
Link: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
![Black background, with white text [Solidarity Mobilization Training]. Black background with orange text [ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA AND OUT OF EVERYWHERE]. Black background with orange [Tuesday, Jan 20, 8PM ET | 5PM PT]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n4shlxjavt4rqgcnblots7wk/bafkreiepgtt4w3loaxz5nol3bx72iilpgxdxyrexvaqmq36c4obo7amlr4@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Looking for something to do in solidarity with Minneapolis? Join this training session on Tuesday, January 20th at 8pm EST/5pm PST
Link: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
Link: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
Reposted by Heather M
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
Reposted by Heather M
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Reposted by Heather M
Minnesota’s proposed January 23 statewide shutdown didn’t materialize overnight.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
The Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need
A strategic alignment of major networks of unions and community groups in Minnesota have worked together for more than a decade to leverage their collective power.
inthesetimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Minnesota’s proposed January 23 statewide shutdown didn’t materialize overnight.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
Reposted by Heather M
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Reposted by Heather M
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
Reposted by Heather M
Hilarity ensues.
Gold star, Minneapolis. 5/5 stars. Excellent work.
Gold star, Minneapolis. 5/5 stars. Excellent work.
Minneapolis police officers are in the street outside the Hotel Indigo downtown where counterprotesters are lingering after chasing conservative influencer Jake Lang from City Hall.
Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis
Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Hilarity ensues.
Gold star, Minneapolis. 5/5 stars. Excellent work.
Gold star, Minneapolis. 5/5 stars. Excellent work.
Reposted by Heather M
Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
Reposted by Heather M
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
Reposted by Heather M
Something that’s not nearly being talked about enough is the detention by ICE of Native Americans. It is something that has been continually seen as ICE has terrorized neighborhoods and families
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Something that’s not nearly being talked about enough is the detention by ICE of Native Americans. It is something that has been continually seen as ICE has terrorized neighborhoods and families
Reposted by Heather M
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.