Johanna Lapine
@jappl.bsky.social
Mom. Writer. IR and USG SME. Historian. Neurodivergency advocate. Non-violent protester. Believer in better angels.
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Democrats are at the ICE headquarters in D.C. demanding that Kristi Noem be fired immediately.
ICE has executed citizens on our streets and terrorized communities across the country.
I'm proud to stand with @housedemocrats.bsky.social in saying: ICE OUT of Minneapolis & Fire Kristi Noem.
ICE has executed citizens on our streets and terrorized communities across the country.
I'm proud to stand with @housedemocrats.bsky.social in saying: ICE OUT of Minneapolis & Fire Kristi Noem.
February 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I've known @keithellison.bsky.social for a long time. (I won't tell you exactly how long)
He's been on the front lines pushing back against Trump. He knows exactly what kind of leaders we need in this moment - and I'm proud to have his endorsement.
He's been on the front lines pushing back against Trump. He knows exactly what kind of leaders we need in this moment - and I'm proud to have his endorsement.
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Donald Trump is testing our democracy in this moment. Veterans - like the folks @commondefense.bsky.social- are standing up for our freedoms. They know better than anyone what it means to put service over self.
I’m honored to earn Common Defense's endorsement of my campaign for US Senate.
I’m honored to earn Common Defense's endorsement of my campaign for US Senate.
The Oath doesn't expire. Sending @peggyflanagan.bsky.social to the Senate is how we keep it.
While authoritarian "leaders" try to occupy our neighborhoods, Peggy is on the front lines protecting our communities.
Minnesota: Join us in caucusing on Feb 3.
#MNSen
While authoritarian "leaders" try to occupy our neighborhoods, Peggy is on the front lines protecting our communities.
Minnesota: Join us in caucusing on Feb 3.
#MNSen
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Donald Trump is testing our democracy in this moment. Veterans - like the folks @commondefense.bsky.social- are standing up for our freedoms. They know better than anyone what it means to put service over self.
I’m honored to earn Common Defense's endorsement of my campaign for US Senate.
I’m honored to earn Common Defense's endorsement of my campaign for US Senate.
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We cannot fund a government that allows ICE to terrorize our communities and execute citizens at will.
I’m disgusted that Congress voted to continue funding DHS. I’m angry, but I will not give up this fight and I know Minnesotans won't either.
We deserve so much better.
I’m disgusted that Congress voted to continue funding DHS. I’m angry, but I will not give up this fight and I know Minnesotans won't either.
We deserve so much better.
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
We cannot fund a government that allows ICE to terrorize our communities and execute citizens at will.
I’m disgusted that Congress voted to continue funding DHS. I’m angry, but I will not give up this fight and I know Minnesotans won't either.
We deserve so much better.
I’m disgusted that Congress voted to continue funding DHS. I’m angry, but I will not give up this fight and I know Minnesotans won't either.
We deserve so much better.
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Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
Disturbing
@baldwin.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
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@baldwin.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon — The Washington Post
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
apple.news
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The files mention Putin has film of Trump in compromised situations.
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The files mention Putin has film of Trump in compromised situations.
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Law enforcement cannot be lawless.
Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.
apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Law enforcement cannot be lawless.
Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.
apnews.com/article/immi...
I am a University of Minnesota Alumna, and I am very proud of the Golden Gophers who have been leading these efforts.
"We want to bring it to the national stage and see it happen all over the country. We want everyone to feel that solidarity that we felt last week."
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I am a University of Minnesota Alumna, and I am very proud of the Golden Gophers who have been leading these efforts.
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I was there. There were lots of people there with kids. It was a peaceful march then we heard boom boom boom and a cloud of smoke.
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I was there. There were lots of people there with kids. It was a peaceful march then we heard boom boom boom and a cloud of smoke.
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Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
Respect to the people of the UK for properly calling out their Epstein collaborators. Still waiting for the front pages calling out Trump et al. Yeah, anyone paying attention has a pretty solid idea about what’s up - but the “low information” folks need to see it on the front pages.
The Peter Mandelson scandal on the front pages of UK papers. For decades Mandelson has briefed, lobbied & spun his views to senior journalists undermining colleagues in his own party & advocating for corporate interests (who were paying him). Finally the dam has burst.
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Respect to the people of the UK for properly calling out their Epstein collaborators. Still waiting for the front pages calling out Trump et al. Yeah, anyone paying attention has a pretty solid idea about what’s up - but the “low information” folks need to see it on the front pages.
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Tonight, I joined our community in mourning Alex Pretti's life.
He was an ICU nurse, a son, a brother, and a friend. His murder cut an incredible life unnecessarily short.
We will fight for justice for him and for everyone who loved him.
He was an ICU nurse, a son, a brother, and a friend. His murder cut an incredible life unnecessarily short.
We will fight for justice for him and for everyone who loved him.
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Tonight, I joined our community in mourning Alex Pretti's life.
He was an ICU nurse, a son, a brother, and a friend. His murder cut an incredible life unnecessarily short.
We will fight for justice for him and for everyone who loved him.
He was an ICU nurse, a son, a brother, and a friend. His murder cut an incredible life unnecessarily short.
We will fight for justice for him and for everyone who loved him.
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Join me: PeggyFlanagan.com/Caucus
Caucus - Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota
The Minnesota DFL endorsement process is the first step toward sending Peggy to the Senate. Politics these days is dominated by greedy corporations and
PeggyFlanagan.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Join me: PeggyFlanagan.com/Caucus
#Minnesotans! Please #CaucusforPeggyFlanagan tomorrow, Tuesday February 3rd.
Never caucused before? Don’t know how it works? Learn here:
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Never caucused before? Don’t know how it works? Learn here:
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
#Minnesotans! Please #CaucusforPeggyFlanagan tomorrow, Tuesday February 3rd.
Never caucused before? Don’t know how it works? Learn here:
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Never caucused before? Don’t know how it works? Learn here:
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
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Senator Tina Smith knows exactly what it takes to serve Minnesotans well in Washington - and she understands the kind of leadership that this moment demands.
I am so honored and humbled to have earned her endorsement to succeed her in the US Senate.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
I am so honored and humbled to have earned her endorsement to succeed her in the US Senate.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race
The retiring senator is choosing a fellow progressive and lieutenant governor as her successor over moderate Rep. Angie Craig.
www.politico.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Senator Tina Smith knows exactly what it takes to serve Minnesotans well in Washington - and she understands the kind of leadership that this moment demands.
I am so honored and humbled to have earned her endorsement to succeed her in the US Senate.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
I am so honored and humbled to have earned her endorsement to succeed her in the US Senate.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
This must stop! We need a #USNationalGeneralStrike! We need to #ShutItAllDown We need the #Unions & @indivisible.org, @50501movement.bsky.social, etc. to lead the way. We need the @aflcio.org @seiu.org @ufw.bsky.social @iuoe.bsky.social @sagaftra.org etc. There is SO MUCH at stake.
ICE took custody of two children who attend the same Minnesota elementary school as Liam Ramos, the detained five-year-old, according to school officials.
Their mother was first taken into custody during a court appointment for her ongoing immigration case.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Their mother was first taken into custody during a court appointment for her ongoing immigration case.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This must stop! We need a #USNationalGeneralStrike! We need to #ShutItAllDown We need the #Unions & @indivisible.org, @50501movement.bsky.social, etc. to lead the way. We need the @aflcio.org @seiu.org @ufw.bsky.social @iuoe.bsky.social @sagaftra.org etc. There is SO MUCH at stake.
Explain to me how this is different than the Nazi’s. I’ll wait.
Just a heads up if you're in the northern metro around Columbia heights be very careful. It looks like the feds are punishing the city for the audacity of having a child returned.
I've seen more ice agents in the last 15 minutes than Ive seen all last week
I've seen more ice agents in the last 15 minutes than Ive seen all last week
February 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Explain to me how this is different than the Nazi’s. I’ll wait.
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One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
Was he actually approaching Minnesota as a regime change
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
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Please share widely
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Please share widely
The Minnesota Strike WORKED. It worked for a few reasons - one was that Minnesotans are well aware of the severity of the situation. Another, though, was that they had so much support from Unions & from schools/universities. We CAN have a #USNationalGeneralStrike, we just need #Unions to lead.
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The Minnesota Strike WORKED. It worked for a few reasons - one was that Minnesotans are well aware of the severity of the situation. Another, though, was that they had so much support from Unions & from schools/universities. We CAN have a #USNationalGeneralStrike, we just need #Unions to lead.