Martha McNeill
@martharmc.bsky.social
Support legislation to reduce poverty, promote human dignity, improve public health.Wife, mom, grandma, retired attorney. Progressive, nonviolent communication/activism. I won't glorify or laugh about violence committed against people with whom I disagree.
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Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. cnn.it/45ypFaR
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. cnn.it/45ypFaR
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Leading up to that.. Eric Lee Atty
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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It’s about the midterm elections.
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It’s about the midterm elections.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them."
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them."
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Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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Someone in the GOP with principles, who is willing to state them publicly, to incur the wrath of Trump, and to take a hit to his political ambitions.
Thank you. May others in your party follow your example.
Thank you. May others in your party follow your example.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Someone in the GOP with principles, who is willing to state them publicly, to incur the wrath of Trump, and to take a hit to his political ambitions.
Thank you. May others in your party follow your example.
Thank you. May others in your party follow your example.
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I was in a training last night on a Zoom channel with a 5,000 participant capacity.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I was in a training last night on a Zoom channel with a 5,000 participant capacity.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
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And C19 is bad for kids. Plenty of other airborne viruses are dreadful for kids too. Measles. Influenza. And respies are one tool amongst many that are effective.
There is no reason kids can’t know about and learn to use respies or other well fitted masks.
There is no reason kids can’t know about and learn to use respies or other well fitted masks.
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
And C19 is bad for kids. Plenty of other airborne viruses are dreadful for kids too. Measles. Influenza. And respies are one tool amongst many that are effective.
There is no reason kids can’t know about and learn to use respies or other well fitted masks.
There is no reason kids can’t know about and learn to use respies or other well fitted masks.
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The lying is the story
The lying ensures it will happen again
The lying ensures it will happen again
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The lying is the story
The lying ensures it will happen again
The lying ensures it will happen again
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People magazine with a more accurate header than most of the "papers of record."
“ICU nurse Alex Pretti killed by feds in Minn. held phone, not a gun, video shows.” people.com/icu-nurse-al...
ICU Nurse Alex Pretti Killed by Feds in Minn. Held Phone, Not a Gun, Video Shows
Witnesses have shared footage of the moment ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24. A video verified by 'The New York Times' appears to show P...
people.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
People magazine with a more accurate header than most of the "papers of record."
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Where are the resignations from ICE and CBP??? I guarantee you there are at least *some* who know this is wrong but arectaking the path of least resistance (“following orders”). They need to step down and speak up
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Where are the resignations from ICE and CBP??? I guarantee you there are at least *some* who know this is wrong but arectaking the path of least resistance (“following orders”). They need to step down and speak up
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The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti. His parents told The Associated Press that Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse. https://to.pbs.org/4bNkSWH
Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say
The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.
www.pbs.org
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti. His parents told The Associated Press that Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse. https://to.pbs.org/4bNkSWH
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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In Rwanda in the early 90s the Hutu Power genocidal militia, the interahamwe targeted Hutu resistors as well as Tutsis just as Trump’s white supremacist interahamwe is doing here — the accompanying propaganda and impunity are also of a piece.
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
In Rwanda in the early 90s the Hutu Power genocidal militia, the interahamwe targeted Hutu resistors as well as Tutsis just as Trump’s white supremacist interahamwe is doing here — the accompanying propaganda and impunity are also of a piece.
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Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
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Agree.
No one outside the US, who has a choice, should be enabling a lawless and lying regime. Which has become a threat to its own people and the entire world.
(Speaking as an American patriot.)
No one outside the US, who has a choice, should be enabling a lawless and lying regime. Which has become a threat to its own people and the entire world.
(Speaking as an American patriot.)
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Agree.
No one outside the US, who has a choice, should be enabling a lawless and lying regime. Which has become a threat to its own people and the entire world.
(Speaking as an American patriot.)
No one outside the US, who has a choice, should be enabling a lawless and lying regime. Which has become a threat to its own people and the entire world.
(Speaking as an American patriot.)
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A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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As a frequent NYT critic, I am going to say that you shouldn’t jump on them for *very* early reporting, because it requires a level of checking and rechecking that posting doesn’t. This is still a very fast turn.
Sometimes it takes a bit for national (or really, any) media to catch up with a story but now the New York Times is noting the video did not show Alex Pretti brandishing a gun as ICE has claimed. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
As a frequent NYT critic, I am going to say that you shouldn’t jump on them for *very* early reporting, because it requires a level of checking and rechecking that posting doesn’t. This is still a very fast turn.
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Spread the word.
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Spread the word.