Jonathan C Slaght
@jonathanslaght.com
Author. Tigers Between Empires (2025). Owls of the Eastern Ice (2020, Best Book per NYT/WSJ, PEN America winner, Nat Book Award longlist). Work: Regional Director Temperate Asia @wcs.org. Home: Mpls https://linktr.ee/jslaght
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TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES has earned a "rave" score at Book Marks, @literaryhub.bsky.social's review aggregator! Nice to see all these reviews in one place. bookmarks.reviews/reviews/tige... 💙📚🐅🌍
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
this is tonight! please come if you can get past the ICE goons
Tuesday, January 13th at 7 PM join The Saint Paul University Club for a book discussion between @jonathanslaght.com and Kawai Strong Washburn on Slaghts latest book, TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: subtextbooks.com/events/49022
Jonathan C Slaght & Kawai Strong Washburn - Tigers Between Empires | SubText Bookstore
Downtown Saint Paul's Independent Bookstore
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January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
this is tonight! please come if you can get past the ICE goons
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As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
really fun to be threatened by the President of the United States
Trump: "Minnesota Democrats love the unrest that anarchists and professional agitators are causing because it gets the spotlight off of the 19 Billion Dollars that was stollen by really bad and deranged people. FEAR NOT, GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING!"
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
really fun to be threatened by the President of the United States
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Author event tomorrow night! @jonathanslaght.com in conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn (author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors) about Slaghts latest book, Tigers Between Empires.
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Author event tomorrow night! @jonathanslaght.com in conversation with Kawai Strong Washburn (author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors) about Slaghts latest book, Tigers Between Empires.
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
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Tuesday, January 13th at 7 PM join The Saint Paul University Club for a book discussion between @jonathanslaght.com and Kawai Strong Washburn on Slaghts latest book, TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: subtextbooks.com/events/49022
Jonathan C Slaght & Kawai Strong Washburn - Tigers Between Empires | SubText Bookstore
Downtown Saint Paul's Independent Bookstore
subtextbooks.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Tuesday, January 13th at 7 PM join The Saint Paul University Club for a book discussion between @jonathanslaght.com and Kawai Strong Washburn on Slaghts latest book, TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES: subtextbooks.com/events/49022
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Crowd yells ‘cowards!’ after federal agents crash into a car and fire tear gas in Minneapolis apnews.com/article/minn...
Crowd yells 'cowards!' after federal agents crash into a car and fire tear gas in Minneapolis
Federal officers in Minneapolis have fired tear gas to break up a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders who showed up to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Crowd yells ‘cowards!’ after federal agents crash into a car and fire tear gas in Minneapolis apnews.com/article/minn...
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
great, now Minneapolis public schools are getting bomb threats. Feds needs to lower the heat & get out of town
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
great, now Minneapolis public schools are getting bomb threats. Feds needs to lower the heat & get out of town
In the midst of all this ugliness it's hard to think books, but consider coming to The University Club in St. Paul tomorrow Tues, Jan 13, 7pm, to hear me & author Kawai Strong Washburn talk Tigers Between Empires, about people from different backgrounds enacting change & saving a species. Free.
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In the midst of all this ugliness it's hard to think books, but consider coming to The University Club in St. Paul tomorrow Tues, Jan 13, 7pm, to hear me & author Kawai Strong Washburn talk Tigers Between Empires, about people from different backgrounds enacting change & saving a species. Free.
There are online learning options at Minneapolis Public Schools through February 12 because people here do not feel safe. To be clear: the U.S. federal government continues to punish the children of Minneapolis because the president doesn't like that we voted against him in the last election.
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
There are online learning options at Minneapolis Public Schools through February 12 because people here do not feel safe. To be clear: the U.S. federal government continues to punish the children of Minneapolis because the president doesn't like that we voted against him in the last election.
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More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
January 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
ICE Out of Minnesota rally today
January 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
ICE Out of Minnesota rally today
On the same day in Minneapolis that ICE murdered a woman and released pepper-sprayed at a high school, they also abducted two young children at morning drop off. ICE Out of Our Schools.
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
On the same day in Minneapolis that ICE murdered a woman and released pepper-sprayed at a high school, they also abducted two young children at morning drop off. ICE Out of Our Schools.
a benefit of being really late at gift giving is that I can still use @theonion.com wrapping paper from the December print edition
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
a benefit of being really late at gift giving is that I can still use @theonion.com wrapping paper from the December print edition
Four Amur tiger cubs waiting for their mother along the Terney-Amgu road in Russia last week. Anyone who read my book Owls of the Eastern Ice will be familiar with this road! 🌍🐅
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22 reactions · 3 comments | Утром 5 января 2026 года на трассе Амгу — Терней в Приморском крае были замечены четверо маленьких амурских тигрят, находившихся на обочине без матери. Очевидцы сообщили, ...
Утром 5 января 2026 года на трассе Амгу — Терней в Приморском крае были замечены четверо маленьких амурских тигрят, находившихся на обочине без матери. Очевидцы сообщили, что тигрята совсем...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Four Amur tiger cubs waiting for their mother along the Terney-Amgu road in Russia last week. Anyone who read my book Owls of the Eastern Ice will be familiar with this road! 🌍🐅
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It's Mailbag Monday! The holiday weeks were good to me (can you tell I put nonfiction on my wishlist?) & we have some real treats to celebrate! Epic fantasy, ecology, horror & Canadiana, snakes, cats, waterways, & the places that introduce so many of us to the world of animals. What are you reading?
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It's Mailbag Monday! The holiday weeks were good to me (can you tell I put nonfiction on my wishlist?) & we have some real treats to celebrate! Epic fantasy, ecology, horror & Canadiana, snakes, cats, waterways, & the places that introduce so many of us to the world of animals. What are you reading?
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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An otherwise peaceful standoff between protesters and federal agents in Minneapolis had brief flashpoints as armed agents moved towards the crowd, with some deploying tear gas.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tear-gas-briefly-used-as-protesters-federal-agents-face-off-in-minneapolis
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tear-gas-briefly-used-as-protesters-federal-agents-face-off-in-minneapolis
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
An otherwise peaceful standoff between protesters and federal agents in Minneapolis had brief flashpoints as armed agents moved towards the crowd, with some deploying tear gas.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tear-gas-briefly-used-as-protesters-federal-agents-face-off-in-minneapolis
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tear-gas-briefly-used-as-protesters-federal-agents-face-off-in-minneapolis
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I can’t remember being angrier.
I'm just so angry. I've been angry all day
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I can’t remember being angrier.
At this moment, ICE is at the home of a teacher from my daughter's school. She is a US citizen, born in Colombia, married to an American, worked here for 8 years. They are saying her papers aren’t right. She can’t leave her house for fear of deportation. Right now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
At this moment, ICE is at the home of a teacher from my daughter's school. She is a US citizen, born in Colombia, married to an American, worked here for 8 years. They are saying her papers aren’t right. She can’t leave her house for fear of deportation. Right now.
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
those ICE fuckers also swarmed my neighborhood high school today, taking a few people and pepper spraying students, per @mprnews.org: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
those ICE fuckers also swarmed my neighborhood high school today, taking a few people and pepper spraying students, per @mprnews.org: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...