Laura G Mitchell
@lauragmitchell.com
Parent & safe streets advocate 🚲🚶🏻🚌
Founder of the @mplscargobikelibrary.com
League Certified Cycling Instructor
Minneapolis, MN
lauragmitchell.com
Founder of the @mplscargobikelibrary.com
League Certified Cycling Instructor
Minneapolis, MN
lauragmitchell.com
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Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
The needs have intensified x10 since I shared this fundraiser earlier in Dec.
Help us help our neighbors in Minneapolis:
PayPal.me/lyndalepto
Help us help our neighbors in Minneapolis:
PayPal.me/lyndalepto
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It’s day 41 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
This weekend we’ve given away 8,000 whistles.
Whistles are a ubiquitous part of daily life now - because an errand as simple as walking down the block is often interrupted by ICE sightings.
This weekend we’ve given away 8,000 whistles.
Whistles are a ubiquitous part of daily life now - because an errand as simple as walking down the block is often interrupted by ICE sightings.
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
It’s day 41 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
This weekend we’ve given away 8,000 whistles.
Whistles are a ubiquitous part of daily life now - because an errand as simple as walking down the block is often interrupted by ICE sightings.
This weekend we’ve given away 8,000 whistles.
Whistles are a ubiquitous part of daily life now - because an errand as simple as walking down the block is often interrupted by ICE sightings.
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We need to hold on to hope. Things are bad! We are under siege. But things are happening. Folks are coming out of the woodwork. More and more folks are joining response. Northside turned out today.
We can't doom. We have to have hope for a Better future.
The worst doesn't last forever.
We can't doom. We have to have hope for a Better future.
The worst doesn't last forever.
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We need to hold on to hope. Things are bad! We are under siege. But things are happening. Folks are coming out of the woodwork. More and more folks are joining response. Northside turned out today.
We can't doom. We have to have hope for a Better future.
The worst doesn't last forever.
We can't doom. We have to have hope for a Better future.
The worst doesn't last forever.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Sambusas = Love
Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Sambusas = Love
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Picked one of these up at moon palace today (free!) when I dropped off some whistles. If you have a big window like I do, that’s a great place to put it up!
THIS GOES SO HARD. The rad folks at BRLSQ have done it again.
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Picked one of these up at moon palace today (free!) when I dropped off some whistles. If you have a big window like I do, that’s a great place to put it up!
Also… assuming the optimist in me is right and we can protect our neighbors to make it through this together, watch out future electeds:
Neighbors are more connected than ever before and will be even more powerful in our collective advocacy to make Minneapolis better for *all*
of us moving forward.
Neighbors are more connected than ever before and will be even more powerful in our collective advocacy to make Minneapolis better for *all*
of us moving forward.
Positive thought to end the day:
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Also… assuming the optimist in me is right and we can protect our neighbors to make it through this together, watch out future electeds:
Neighbors are more connected than ever before and will be even more powerful in our collective advocacy to make Minneapolis better for *all*
of us moving forward.
Neighbors are more connected than ever before and will be even more powerful in our collective advocacy to make Minneapolis better for *all*
of us moving forward.
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Definitely a message elected officials have to send out in a "great" country that's not at all an authoritarian police state, yep yep yep yep.
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Definitely a message elected officials have to send out in a "great" country that's not at all an authoritarian police state, yep yep yep yep.
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Jason has been on the street protecting community members every day. This is the first time I’ve heard him issue a warning for folks at risk of deportation to stay home 😔
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Jason has been on the street protecting community members every day. This is the first time I’ve heard him issue a warning for folks at risk of deportation to stay home 😔
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I beg you to please take precaution and work with vulnerable neighbors who may need help with planning.
Jason 4/
Jason 4/
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
I beg you to please take precaution and work with vulnerable neighbors who may need help with planning.
Jason 4/
Jason 4/
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It is important to let you know that these agents have been particularly targeting our Latino neighbors as they head to work, putting on gas while they are running errands, and dropping off kids at school or daycare. 3/
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
It is important to let you know that these agents have been particularly targeting our Latino neighbors as they head to work, putting on gas while they are running errands, and dropping off kids at school or daycare. 3/
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Please make an adequate plan to stay safe, find safe rides if you need to work, and learn your rights.
While they say these operations are focused on “fraud,” we know this is a racist lie, and they are specifically targeting our immigrant community. 2/
While they say these operations are focused on “fraud,” we know this is a racist lie, and they are specifically targeting our immigrant community. 2/
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Please make an adequate plan to stay safe, find safe rides if you need to work, and learn your rights.
While they say these operations are focused on “fraud,” we know this is a racist lie, and they are specifically targeting our immigrant community. 2/
While they say these operations are focused on “fraud,” we know this is a racist lie, and they are specifically targeting our immigrant community. 2/
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Good night community,
I wanted to let you know that Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, pledged to send hundreds more federal agents to Minnesota today and tomorrow. I am expecting an increase in immigration enforcement targeting our communities. 1/
I wanted to let you know that Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, pledged to send hundreds more federal agents to Minnesota today and tomorrow. I am expecting an increase in immigration enforcement targeting our communities. 1/
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Good night community,
I wanted to let you know that Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, pledged to send hundreds more federal agents to Minnesota today and tomorrow. I am expecting an increase in immigration enforcement targeting our communities. 1/
I wanted to let you know that Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, pledged to send hundreds more federal agents to Minnesota today and tomorrow. I am expecting an increase in immigration enforcement targeting our communities. 1/
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They are attacking legal observers at such a higher level becusd they are losing.
Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
They are attacking legal observers at such a higher level becusd they are losing.
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the organizing happening now will form the foundation of future political action
Positive thought to end the day:
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
January 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
the organizing happening now will form the foundation of future political action
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Positive thought to end the day:
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Positive thought to end the day:
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
The amount of organizing & mutual aid happening in Minneapolis right now is NEXT LEVEL.
We will protect our neighbors & get through this as best we can.
We are so much stronger together. And we are SO together right now.
I ❤️ you, MPLS.
I wish I could share all of the positive things that are happening here between neighbors and our local electeds.
There is SO much good alongside the horrors.
There is SO much good alongside the horrors.
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I wish I could share all of the positive things that are happening here between neighbors and our local electeds.
There is SO much good alongside the horrors.
There is SO much good alongside the horrors.
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they can't take the sunsets
South Minneapolis, January 2026
South Minneapolis, January 2026
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
they can't take the sunsets
South Minneapolis, January 2026
South Minneapolis, January 2026
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Me at community meetings in 2026: "we need more bike lanes so the bikers and scooter riders tracking the paramilitary goon squads can do so safely."
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Me at community meetings in 2026: "we need more bike lanes so the bikers and scooter riders tracking the paramilitary goon squads can do so safely."
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Cracking up at this bike parking situation. 10/10 no notes
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Cracking up at this bike parking situation. 10/10 no notes
“We are Minneapolitans and we don’t bike much.”
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January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“We are Minneapolitans and we don’t bike much.”
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Everyone,
There are PLENTY of documented, legit, real horrifying things happening in the Twin Cities right now.
We don’t need anonymous, unverified, engagement bait rumors, whether of the “I heard that” or just bullshit variety.
Reality is hard. Don’t make it harder.
Thanks.
There are PLENTY of documented, legit, real horrifying things happening in the Twin Cities right now.
We don’t need anonymous, unverified, engagement bait rumors, whether of the “I heard that” or just bullshit variety.
Reality is hard. Don’t make it harder.
Thanks.
January 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Everyone,
There are PLENTY of documented, legit, real horrifying things happening in the Twin Cities right now.
We don’t need anonymous, unverified, engagement bait rumors, whether of the “I heard that” or just bullshit variety.
Reality is hard. Don’t make it harder.
Thanks.
There are PLENTY of documented, legit, real horrifying things happening in the Twin Cities right now.
We don’t need anonymous, unverified, engagement bait rumors, whether of the “I heard that” or just bullshit variety.
Reality is hard. Don’t make it harder.
Thanks.
You are spot on. It's the moms. I'm in awe of how much they/we are holding together right now.
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
You are spot on. It's the moms. I'm in awe of how much they/we are holding together right now.
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Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/