Jonathan Stegall
@jonathanstegall.bsky.social
User experience designer. Faith-rooted organizer and abolitionist. Love design, theology, justice, grace. Enjoy coffee, beer, goth, metal. He/him. Live in Minneapolis.
https://jonathanstegall.com is my oft-ignored website.
https://jonathanstegall.com is my oft-ignored website.
I know it's been said, but when organizers, particularly, ask for accountability from cops they should say what they want to see happen. It's worth having people realize where the differences are, I think.
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I know it's been said, but when organizers, particularly, ask for accountability from cops they should say what they want to see happen. It's worth having people realize where the differences are, I think.
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The point of having a government is to ensure people’s basic needs like housing and food are being met.
Governor Walz needs to stop passing the buck and declare a local state of emergency so we can implement an eviction moratorium to keep families in their homes.
This is clearly an emergency.
Governor Walz needs to stop passing the buck and declare a local state of emergency so we can implement an eviction moratorium to keep families in their homes.
This is clearly an emergency.
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The point of having a government is to ensure people’s basic needs like housing and food are being met.
Governor Walz needs to stop passing the buck and declare a local state of emergency so we can implement an eviction moratorium to keep families in their homes.
This is clearly an emergency.
Governor Walz needs to stop passing the buck and declare a local state of emergency so we can implement an eviction moratorium to keep families in their homes.
This is clearly an emergency.
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These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.
If it’s helpful; I am providing my employees with:
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.
I figured so! I know we didn’t overlap but you’ve probably had to deal with code I wrote.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I figured so! I know we didn’t overlap but you’ve probably had to deal with code I wrote.
I sometimes laugh at (but am also genuinely thankful for) how much I could say publicly when I worked at a news org just because I was the tech person and not a journalist 😂
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I sometimes laugh at (but am also genuinely thankful for) how much I could say publicly when I worked at a news org just because I was the tech person and not a journalist 😂
Definitely @katparent.bsky.social was part of organizing that one!
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Definitely @katparent.bsky.social was part of organizing that one!
“In his Easter sermon at Ebenezer Baptist church in 1962, [King] likened Jesus’ persecution to Black experiences of police brutality: ‘We’ve known our Good Fridays in the fact that we’ve seen with our own eyes police brutality.’”
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
“In his Easter sermon at Ebenezer Baptist church in 1962, [King] likened Jesus’ persecution to Black experiences of police brutality: ‘We’ve known our Good Fridays in the fact that we’ve seen with our own eyes police brutality.’”
Anyway, I just read a thing in “King of the North” that reflects on MLK’s many arrests and experiences of police violence. I know about a lot of those, but I didn’t know this part:
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Anyway, I just read a thing in “King of the North” that reflects on MLK’s many arrests and experiences of police violence. I know about a lot of those, but I didn’t know this part:
The group was outside where people were leaving Maundy Thursday services and had some of those little battery candles, a big banner that said Jesus was killed by the police, and a liturgy of readings. I can’t remember most of them but there was something from “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.”
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The group was outside where people were leaving Maundy Thursday services and had some of those little battery candles, a big banner that said Jesus was killed by the police, and a liturgy of readings. I can’t remember most of them but there was something from “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.”
One year, I think it was 2018, I was part of a small group that organized a Maundy Thursday liturgical direct action designed to connect the death of Jesus to state sponsored gun violence. At the time there was a lot of gun violence talk and not much state violence talk and we wanted to shift a bit.
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
One year, I think it was 2018, I was part of a small group that organized a Maundy Thursday liturgical direct action designed to connect the death of Jesus to state sponsored gun violence. At the time there was a lot of gun violence talk and not much state violence talk and we wanted to shift a bit.
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‘Our opponent is tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services.’
NEW: Amna A. Akbar writes from South Minneapolis
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
NEW: Amna A. Akbar writes from South Minneapolis
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Amna A. Akbar | In South Minneapolis
I live in one of the south Minneapolis neighbourhoods that ICE and CBP have been pummelling for the last few weeks. This...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
‘Our opponent is tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services.’
NEW: Amna A. Akbar writes from South Minneapolis
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
NEW: Amna A. Akbar writes from South Minneapolis
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
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Important connection because this is something Tim Walz can do something about bsky.app/profile/swee...
I can confirm this is true and I can also say that the lack of an eviction moratorium is fueling this trend.
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Important connection because this is something Tim Walz can do something about bsky.app/profile/swee...
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just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
Nice, the amazing @ashoncrawley.bsky.social's upcoming book, "From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church" is up for preorder. bookshop.org/p/books/from...
From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church
The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church
bookshop.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Nice, the amazing @ashoncrawley.bsky.social's upcoming book, "From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church" is up for preorder. bookshop.org/p/books/from...
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existential cookie message from the olympics website
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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I tell people often that it is disproportionately women and queer folks who do the work of running into danger and taking care of people. Men will generally get the disproportionate attention bc patriarchy but there is no reason we can't consistently point it where it needs to be.
for @autostraddle.bsky.social, i wrote about how minnesota's queer-owned businesses (and queer folks in general) are standing up to ICE and defending their communities:
How Minnesota’s Queer-Owned Businesses Are Leading the Fight Against ICE
As the federal occupation continues, community members are committing themselves to standing up to the feds while supporting the state’s immigrant communities in any way possible.
www.autostraddle.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I tell people often that it is disproportionately women and queer folks who do the work of running into danger and taking care of people. Men will generally get the disproportionate attention bc patriarchy but there is no reason we can't consistently point it where it needs to be.
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for @autostraddle.bsky.social, i wrote about how minnesota's queer-owned businesses (and queer folks in general) are standing up to ICE and defending their communities:
How Minnesota’s Queer-Owned Businesses Are Leading the Fight Against ICE
As the federal occupation continues, community members are committing themselves to standing up to the feds while supporting the state’s immigrant communities in any way possible.
www.autostraddle.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
for @autostraddle.bsky.social, i wrote about how minnesota's queer-owned businesses (and queer folks in general) are standing up to ICE and defending their communities:
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So proud of this @thenation.com edge of sports podcast. For folk who think they ahave a base of knowledge about Paul Robeson & Jackie Robinson, because Howard Bryant and I dive into the deep end of the pool. Have a listen please if you find yourself with the time.
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
The Collision Between Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson
Howard Bryant joins Edge of Sports to talk about his new book, Kings and Pawns
www.thenation.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
So proud of this @thenation.com edge of sports podcast. For folk who think they ahave a base of knowledge about Paul Robeson & Jackie Robinson, because Howard Bryant and I dive into the deep end of the pool. Have a listen please if you find yourself with the time.
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
100%. I just figure we can't control either of those things, any more than LA or Chicago or any other place could control them before it was us, or than those other places can while it's us. We can try to respond to them in a good way of course, but I don't think we can control them.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
100%. I just figure we can't control either of those things, any more than LA or Chicago or any other place could control them before it was us, or than those other places can while it's us. We can try to respond to them in a good way of course, but I don't think we can control them.
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Powderhorn Rent Fund. Unfortunately, Governor Walz has refused to enact an eviction moratorium, so we need the help of our community.
gofund.me/335f2d840
gofund.me/335f2d840
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
2.5.26 Update:
Saying “Your rent is covered,” has mattered … Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Powderhorn Rent Fund. Unfortunately, Governor Walz has refused to enact an eviction moratorium, so we need the help of our community.
gofund.me/335f2d840
gofund.me/335f2d840
They certainly know this, and instead their leaders choose to focus on the most frivolous things possible. That should reinforce our knowledge of what they actually think about ICE's activities, and give us focus on what it means and what it takes to push them to defund these entities instead.
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
They certainly know this, and instead their leaders choose to focus on the most frivolous things possible. That should reinforce our knowledge of what they actually think about ICE's activities, and give us focus on what it means and what it takes to push them to defund these entities instead.
I think if Democrats said the only thing they were willing to do about ICE/DHS was cut their budget, they'd certainly still have a struggle on their hands, but at least they wouldn't be struggling for entirely frivolous things.
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I think if Democrats said the only thing they were willing to do about ICE/DHS was cut their budget, they'd certainly still have a struggle on their hands, but at least they wouldn't be struggling for entirely frivolous things.
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From a visceral return to roots from Converge to Cryptic Shift’s epic new death metal space opera, Kez Whelan reviews his first batch of great new metal for 2026
Columnus Metallicus: #HeavyMetal for February
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Columnus Metallicus: #HeavyMetal for February
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
From a visceral return to roots from Converge to Cryptic Shift’s epic new death metal space opera, Kez Whelan reviews his first batch of great new metal for 2026
Columnus Metallicus: #HeavyMetal for February
buff.ly/fNq3tjr
Columnus Metallicus: #HeavyMetal for February
buff.ly/fNq3tjr
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🧵The Dakota and Lakota are now occupying space outside the ICE detention center at the whipple building at ft snelling. ft snelling previously held over 1,700 Dakota prisoners of war, including Elders, women, and children,
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🧵The Dakota and Lakota are now occupying space outside the ICE detention center at the whipple building at ft snelling. ft snelling previously held over 1,700 Dakota prisoners of war, including Elders, women, and children,
Ha well, apparently I posted the second image twice. Here is the one that was supposed to go first.
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Ha well, apparently I posted the second image twice. Here is the one that was supposed to go first.