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.
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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.
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
existential cookie message from the olympics website
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...
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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
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
buff.ly/fNq3tjr
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,
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It takes 3-5 business days and the soul of your first born child to cancel your cable subscription but the Epstein Class can pay the equivalent of less than a minute’s wages for the privilege of permanently poisoning us all.
I woke up at 4:18 am and said, “we took all the friction out of the systems that poor people use to survive and gave rich people all the luxury of their frictionlessness.”
I will make it make sense later.
I will make it make sense later.
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
It takes 3-5 business days and the soul of your first born child to cancel your cable subscription but the Epstein Class can pay the equivalent of less than a minute’s wages for the privilege of permanently poisoning us all.
On FB, @susanraffo.bsky.social wrote a brilliant reflection the other day about the Bovino vs Homan flavors of bullying and what they say about whiteness. www.facebook.com/share/p/17pF...
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
On FB, @susanraffo.bsky.social wrote a brilliant reflection the other day about the Bovino vs Homan flavors of bullying and what they say about whiteness. www.facebook.com/share/p/17pF...
I sent somebody a long message and tried to give them a TLDR at the beginning and instead of actually summarizing the answer to their question I summarized one of the underlying ideas that leads to the answer and totally forgot to name the answer. I was definitely a TLDR failure in that case.
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I sent somebody a long message and tried to give them a TLDR at the beginning and instead of actually summarizing the answer to their question I summarized one of the underlying ideas that leads to the answer and totally forgot to name the answer. I was definitely a TLDR failure in that case.
I generally think whirlwind organizing is not meant to be long term organizing, but that what people do in the whirlwind creates possibilities for what they will do when it lessens. For Minneapolis, I think it’s very important that we realize that when we think people have stopped paying attention.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I generally think whirlwind organizing is not meant to be long term organizing, but that what people do in the whirlwind creates possibilities for what they will do when it lessens. For Minneapolis, I think it’s very important that we realize that when we think people have stopped paying attention.
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When Aaron Henry & others from NAACP organized a Christmas shopping boycott in Clarksdale, Miss, because the white store owners refused to hire African Americans for anything but menial work, they were arrested & convicted for “Conspiring to withhold trade.”
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www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ch...
Dec. 1961: Christmas Shopping Boycott
Aaron Henry (Mississippi state NAACP president, pharmacist, drugstore owner) and the Coahoma County NAACP organized an effective Christmas shopping boycott in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
When Aaron Henry & others from NAACP organized a Christmas shopping boycott in Clarksdale, Miss, because the white store owners refused to hire African Americans for anything but menial work, they were arrested & convicted for “Conspiring to withhold trade.”
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ch...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ch...
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Yes, a must read on Dr. King with a lot also on Coretta Scott King.
King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South by Jeanne Theoharis.
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www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South by Jeanne Theoharis.
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www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South
Book — Non-fiction. 2025. By Jeanne Theoharis. 400 pages. Illustrates how King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — outside Dixie — was at the heart of his campaign for racial justic...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Yes, a must read on Dr. King with a lot also on Coretta Scott King.
King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South by Jeanne Theoharis.
⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South by Jeanne Theoharis.
⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
In 1963 MLK supported a nationwide boycott of Xmas shopping. @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social notes that the NYT editorial board wrote a piece slamming the effort called “Strike Against Santa Claus” which they said would “put civil rights activists on the same level as those who did the church bombing.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
In 1963 MLK supported a nationwide boycott of Xmas shopping. @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social notes that the NYT editorial board wrote a piece slamming the effort called “Strike Against Santa Claus” which they said would “put civil rights activists on the same level as those who did the church bombing.”
A number of Native orgs host a missing and murdered indigenous relatives march each February 14. This year’s is a Saturday, and the march runs from 11am-2pm, starting at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
A number of Native orgs host a missing and murdered indigenous relatives march each February 14. This year’s is a Saturday, and the march runs from 11am-2pm, starting at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.
I was looking for something else and saw this quote from last year’s Socialism Conference. Whew.
In a panel about resisting carceral infrastructure, @silkys13.bsky.social said something about how the Overton window is so shot right now that if we are able to take any opportunities that emerge, we could go really far if we hold to our values and resist that anyone should be criminalized.
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was looking for something else and saw this quote from last year’s Socialism Conference. Whew.