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 hovering over Powderhorn. I left that area at 8:30 to go home and there was *no one* around. Literally just silence and one or two cars passing through.
But there are some people keeping vigil at the site of a murder, so I guess we gotta terrorize a neighborhood more!
But there are some people keeping vigil at the site of a murder, so I guess we gotta terrorize a neighborhood more!
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 AM
It's hovering over Powderhorn. I left that area at 8:30 to go home and there was *no one* around. Literally just silence and one or two cars passing through.
But there are some people keeping vigil at the site of a murder, so I guess we gotta terrorize a neighborhood more!
But there are some people keeping vigil at the site of a murder, so I guess we gotta terrorize a neighborhood more!
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Saw these large wheat pasted posters tonight around the south side. These particular ones are on boards that went up on the new development at Nicollet/31st. This was the site of a Wells Fargo bank that burned in 2020.
RENEE NICOLE GOOD
AMERICAN MOM
MURDERED
BY ICE
Minneapolis, January 2026
RENEE NICOLE GOOD
AMERICAN MOM
MURDERED
BY ICE
Minneapolis, January 2026
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Saw these large wheat pasted posters tonight around the south side. These particular ones are on boards that went up on the new development at Nicollet/31st. This was the site of a Wells Fargo bank that burned in 2020.
RENEE NICOLE GOOD
AMERICAN MOM
MURDERED
BY ICE
Minneapolis, January 2026
RENEE NICOLE GOOD
AMERICAN MOM
MURDERED
BY ICE
Minneapolis, January 2026
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One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
This was incredible. We fed 40 families today. Thank you to @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for helping fundraise, @elitalksmpls.bsky.social for organizing with me, and the dozen people who helped us pack and shop. And thank you to everyone who donated. I have no words.
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
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I love getting snow overnight and having both of your sidewalks cleared by 7:30am the next day.
Real cities plow their sidewalks.
Real cities plow their sidewalks.
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I love getting snow overnight and having both of your sidewalks cleared by 7:30am the next day.
Real cities plow their sidewalks.
Real cities plow their sidewalks.
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Frey: "I think the initial impetus to come to MN was to arrest & deport a bunch of Somali people. They got here & realized the Somali people that would be deported are all citizens. Then they turned their ire toward our Latino community & others. These are communities that make Mpls a better place."
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Frey: "I think the initial impetus to come to MN was to arrest & deport a bunch of Somali people. They got here & realized the Somali people that would be deported are all citizens. Then they turned their ire toward our Latino community & others. These are communities that make Mpls a better place."
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This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
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Powderhorn park today. Thousands showed up to stand up against the heinous and inhumane actions of ICE. My neighbors give me hope. ❤️
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Powderhorn park today. Thousands showed up to stand up against the heinous and inhumane actions of ICE. My neighbors give me hope. ❤️
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I fear that Walz and the national Dem leadership are stuck in a world of obsession over optics. Obsessed with keeping the left/activist/mob in check.
And optics do matter!
But I think the optics that matter now are authenticity, courage, and meaningfully caring for each other. Agency.
And optics do matter!
But I think the optics that matter now are authenticity, courage, and meaningfully caring for each other. Agency.
January 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I fear that Walz and the national Dem leadership are stuck in a world of obsession over optics. Obsessed with keeping the left/activist/mob in check.
And optics do matter!
But I think the optics that matter now are authenticity, courage, and meaningfully caring for each other. Agency.
And optics do matter!
But I think the optics that matter now are authenticity, courage, and meaningfully caring for each other. Agency.
Some folks claim they could never live in a city bc it’s too loud, esp overnight.
Minneapolis is quiet at night!
The only things that have interrupted my sleep in 6 years of living here are
1) fireworks around the 4th and
2) incessant helicopters after George Floyd was murdered and now.
Minneapolis is quiet at night!
The only things that have interrupted my sleep in 6 years of living here are
1) fireworks around the 4th and
2) incessant helicopters after George Floyd was murdered and now.
The fed helicopter is flying off the tracker and it’s so low it’s literally shaking my house. I’m going insane
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Some folks claim they could never live in a city bc it’s too loud, esp overnight.
Minneapolis is quiet at night!
The only things that have interrupted my sleep in 6 years of living here are
1) fireworks around the 4th and
2) incessant helicopters after George Floyd was murdered and now.
Minneapolis is quiet at night!
The only things that have interrupted my sleep in 6 years of living here are
1) fireworks around the 4th and
2) incessant helicopters after George Floyd was murdered and now.
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The fed helicopter is flying off the tracker and it’s so low it’s literally shaking my house. I’m going insane
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
The fed helicopter is flying off the tracker and it’s so low it’s literally shaking my house. I’m going insane
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Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
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Outside of the Twin Cities?
Feeling helpless?
You can raise funds! Get your friends and neighbors to donate.
Families are too afraid to leave their homes. Teachers and social workers know which families have the most need.
Fundraise so we can focus on being in the streets.
Feeling helpless?
You can raise funds! Get your friends and neighbors to donate.
Families are too afraid to leave their homes. Teachers and social workers know which families have the most need.
Fundraise so we can focus on being in the streets.
🧵 of mutual aid for Minneapolis area:
Teachers are setting up gfm’s for families too afraid to leave their homes
bsky.app/profile/maur...
Teachers are setting up gfm’s for families too afraid to leave their homes
bsky.app/profile/maur...
Right. Mutual aid needs on the ground in Minneapolis:
Our kids are out of school. Many families are too afraid to leave their homes.
Who’s delivering groceries today? Any donations needed?
Our kids are out of school. Many families are too afraid to leave their homes.
Who’s delivering groceries today? Any donations needed?
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Outside of the Twin Cities?
Feeling helpless?
You can raise funds! Get your friends and neighbors to donate.
Families are too afraid to leave their homes. Teachers and social workers know which families have the most need.
Fundraise so we can focus on being in the streets.
Feeling helpless?
You can raise funds! Get your friends and neighbors to donate.
Families are too afraid to leave their homes. Teachers and social workers know which families have the most need.
Fundraise so we can focus on being in the streets.
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One way to a Minnesotans heart is to see us. I feel seen.
I love us too.
I love us too.
I love this so much. I love this place. I love us. And they will never break us. Never.
On The Resolve of Minnesota
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
One way to a Minnesotans heart is to see us. I feel seen.
I love us too.
I love us too.
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This is what leadership looks like in my ward.
2 more people were abducted from our Ward today. No one should have to live like this.
Help protect your neighbors defend612.com
Help protect your neighbors defend612.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is what leadership looks like in my ward.
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Canada could annex us tomorrow and 95% of us would be absolutely thrilled.
Please take us, we're basically Canadian already anyways.
Please take us, we're basically Canadian already anyways.
January 11, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Canada could annex us tomorrow and 95% of us would be absolutely thrilled.
Please take us, we're basically Canadian already anyways.
Please take us, we're basically Canadian already anyways.
This is Minneapolis:
Local bookstore has masks & a sign noting that they’re great for pepper spray.
Local bookstore has masks & a sign noting that they’re great for pepper spray.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is Minneapolis:
Local bookstore has masks & a sign noting that they’re great for pepper spray.
Local bookstore has masks & a sign noting that they’re great for pepper spray.
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What is the Minneapolis/St. Paul feed? It’s a private list of verified locals only. There’s nothing on there that you wouldn’t see by following the same people, but it’s a way to see a lot of locals at once.
People need to be checked and added to this feed manually, so you need to fill out a form.
People need to be checked and added to this feed manually, so you need to fill out a form.
Hey MSP people who want to join the MSP feed, here are instructions! If you ever DM'd or tagged Ian asking to be added, that won't work -- you need to fill out the form.
Here’s a link to the instructions! Note that turnaround is not immediate, this is a volunteer labor of love 💕
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
What is the Minneapolis/St. Paul feed? It’s a private list of verified locals only. There’s nothing on there that you wouldn’t see by following the same people, but it’s a way to see a lot of locals at once.
People need to be checked and added to this feed manually, so you need to fill out a form.
People need to be checked and added to this feed manually, so you need to fill out a form.
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THIS.
This is four minutes of something that helped.
Definitely worth a listen.
Especially if you think you don't have time for it.
This is four minutes of something that helped.
Definitely worth a listen.
Especially if you think you don't have time for it.
I love this so much. I love this place. I love us. And they will never break us. Never.
On The Resolve of Minnesota
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
THIS.
This is four minutes of something that helped.
Definitely worth a listen.
Especially if you think you don't have time for it.
This is four minutes of something that helped.
Definitely worth a listen.
Especially if you think you don't have time for it.
Longer view of how much harassment this helicopter has been up to.
Weee.
Not like any of us need to sleep, right?
Weee.
Not like any of us need to sleep, right?
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Longer view of how much harassment this helicopter has been up to.
Weee.
Not like any of us need to sleep, right?
Weee.
Not like any of us need to sleep, right?
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I’ve been dorking out on flight radar for years and I haven’t seen this many circles since the George Floyd was murdered
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I’ve been dorking out on flight radar for years and I haven’t seen this many circles since the George Floyd was murdered
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for real though. this is ridiculous
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
for real though. this is ridiculous
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It’s day 40 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today Powderhorn Park was packed with thousands upon thousands of Minnesotans, remembering Renee, and saying ICE OUT of Minnesota.
As so many of us were there together, many others were out protecting neighbors, delivering groceries, and giving rides.
Today Powderhorn Park was packed with thousands upon thousands of Minnesotans, remembering Renee, and saying ICE OUT of Minnesota.
As so many of us were there together, many others were out protecting neighbors, delivering groceries, and giving rides.
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
It’s day 40 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today Powderhorn Park was packed with thousands upon thousands of Minnesotans, remembering Renee, and saying ICE OUT of Minnesota.
As so many of us were there together, many others were out protecting neighbors, delivering groceries, and giving rides.
Today Powderhorn Park was packed with thousands upon thousands of Minnesotans, remembering Renee, and saying ICE OUT of Minnesota.
As so many of us were there together, many others were out protecting neighbors, delivering groceries, and giving rides.
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Reminder for Mpls & beyond:
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Reminder for Mpls & beyond:
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
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Hey, Tim and Jacob, if you have any say, leave people alone
This is Minneapolis:
Our kids asked that their white noise machine be turned up to try to drown out the noise of the helicopter that’s been nonstop since we woke up this morning.
Our 7yo asked “Isn’t it past their bedtime, too? They should go home & stop being so noisy.”
Our kids asked that their white noise machine be turned up to try to drown out the noise of the helicopter that’s been nonstop since we woke up this morning.
Our 7yo asked “Isn’t it past their bedtime, too? They should go home & stop being so noisy.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Hey, Tim and Jacob, if you have any say, leave people alone