Michael Walker
@micwalker1.bsky.social
Retired educator, hiking enthusiast and advocate for social justice issues.
Pinned
Michael Walker
@micwalker1.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Midwest Mike On A Hike: Learnings from the Trail
I am a retired educator, and life-long learner, who loves hiking and sharing. I hope you learn from these videos as much as I do. I know I will make mistakes, and hopefully through them, will learn an...
youtube.com
Since I retired, I now spend time hiking around the Midwest and beyond. You can see my content here:
youtube.com/@midwestmike...
youtube.com/@midwestmike...
Reposted by Michael Walker
I love my friend the Lyn Lake sign guy.
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I love my friend the Lyn Lake sign guy.
Reposted by Michael Walker
When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
Reposted by Michael Walker
It has been more than 30 days since the Department of Justice was required by federal law to make all of the Epstein Files public. According to the DOJ’s own estimates, it has released less than 1% so far. The last time the Department of Justice released any documents was Dec. 23, 2025.
The DOJ offers only excuses as the Epstein Files remain secret
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
It has been more than 30 days since the Department of Justice was required by federal law to make all of the Epstein Files public. According to the DOJ’s own estimates, it has released less than 1% so far. The last time the Department of Justice released any documents was Dec. 23, 2025.
Reposted by Michael Walker
The easy part is done. Minneapolis passed a largely symbolic resolution calling on Gov. Tim Walz to pause evictions until President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown ends in Minnesota. spokesman-recorder.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The easy part is done. Minneapolis passed a largely symbolic resolution calling on Gov. Tim Walz to pause evictions until President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown ends in Minnesota. spokesman-recorder.com/2026/01/23/i...
Reposted by Michael Walker
A few dead Minnesotans is nothing compared to my ICE contracts, Minnesota executives say
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A few dead Minnesotans is nothing compared to my ICE contracts, Minnesota executives say
Reposted by Michael Walker
AFSCME is heartbroken and outraged by the senseless murder of fellow union member Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the violence and intimidation enacted by this administration.
We will not let fear destroy the bonds that hold our communities together.
We will not let fear destroy the bonds that hold our communities together.
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
AFSCME is heartbroken and outraged by the senseless murder of fellow union member Alex Jeffrey Pretti and the violence and intimidation enacted by this administration.
We will not let fear destroy the bonds that hold our communities together.
We will not let fear destroy the bonds that hold our communities together.
Reposted by Michael Walker
I'm old enough to remember when some of these companies stood up for their workers and helped oppose the state gay marriage amendment
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
General Mills Gets Huge Outpouring of Support for Marriage Equality…
Online petitions in support of Minnesota company get nearly five times more signatures than anti-equality petition
www.hrc.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I'm old enough to remember when some of these companies stood up for their workers and helped oppose the state gay marriage amendment
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
www.hrc.org/press-releas...
Reposted by Michael Walker
Sure, Minnesotans are being murdered on the streets by the Federal government in cold blood, but what's really important is to protect shareholder value.
INBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE in the letter.
No mention of ICE in the letter.
January 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Sure, Minnesotans are being murdered on the streets by the Federal government in cold blood, but what's really important is to protect shareholder value.
Reposted by Michael Walker
Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Reposted by Michael Walker
$83 billion over 10 years = amount Republicans refused to spend on subsidies to keep millions of Americans on their health insurance
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
$83 billion over 10 years = amount Republicans refused to spend on subsidies to keep millions of Americans on their health insurance
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
Reposted by Michael Walker
We are asking community to please submit any photo or video evidence here: hennepinprosecutor.evidence.com/axon/communi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We are asking community to please submit any photo or video evidence here: hennepinprosecutor.evidence.com/axon/communi...
Reposted by Michael Walker
All those people downtown yesterday, no ICE involvement, and not one incident. ICE shows up in a neighborhood and now another Minnesotan is dead. It's pretty obvious who the violent outside agitators are.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
All those people downtown yesterday, no ICE involvement, and not one incident. ICE shows up in a neighborhood and now another Minnesotan is dead. It's pretty obvious who the violent outside agitators are.
Reposted by Michael Walker
These people are our employees and they mock us for caring when they murder one of us
"After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them 'cowards' and telling them to go home.
One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: 'Boo hoo.'”
One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: 'Boo hoo.'”
Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
A 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. Gov.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
These people are our employees and they mock us for caring when they murder one of us
Reposted by Michael Walker
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
Reposted by Michael Walker
2/3 of our City Council is out thereevery day. Jason Chavez, Aisha Chughtai, Elliott Payne, Aurin Chowdhury, Robin Wonsley, Soren Stevenson, and more. At the state level, Aisha Gomez and Doron Clark are out there every day.
Be so specific. It’s the mayor and the governor not doing anything.
Be so specific. It’s the mayor and the governor not doing anything.
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
2/3 of our City Council is out thereevery day. Jason Chavez, Aisha Chughtai, Elliott Payne, Aurin Chowdhury, Robin Wonsley, Soren Stevenson, and more. At the state level, Aisha Gomez and Doron Clark are out there every day.
Be so specific. It’s the mayor and the governor not doing anything.
Be so specific. It’s the mayor and the governor not doing anything.
Reposted by Michael Walker
Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Really, really recommend that Minnesotans in particular disable autoplay, I know it's annoying to have to click to see a GIF but it's not worth the mental health costs of seeing the first seconds (before you scroll by) of murders in our city over and over and over.
Reposted by Michael Walker
Next call should be to Chuck Schumer.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Next call should be to Chuck Schumer.
Reposted by Michael Walker
The mayor needs to arrest the murderer right now, no excuses
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The mayor needs to arrest the murderer right now, no excuses
Reposted by Michael Walker
The priest @ my family's episcopal church said today before he was arrested: “I think what we’re seeing stands directly against the core tenets of our faith, the dignity of every human being, loving our neighbors. Jesus himself was a migrant who fled for his life.” www.twincities.com/2026/01/23/i...
Tens of thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE surge in Minnesota
Organizers say more than 700 businesses pledged to close for the day, including dozens in greater Minnesota.
www.twincities.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The priest @ my family's episcopal church said today before he was arrested: “I think what we’re seeing stands directly against the core tenets of our faith, the dignity of every human being, loving our neighbors. Jesus himself was a migrant who fled for his life.” www.twincities.com/2026/01/23/i...
Reposted by Michael Walker
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
Reposted by Michael Walker
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
Reposted by Michael Walker
Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
Reposted by Michael Walker
A big, organized list of Minnesota organizations and mutual aid funds where you can direct donations. Includes rent and food relief for people in hiding.
bsky.app/profile/ziib...
bsky.app/profile/ziib...
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A big, organized list of Minnesota organizations and mutual aid funds where you can direct donations. Includes rent and food relief for people in hiding.
bsky.app/profile/ziib...
bsky.app/profile/ziib...
Reposted by Michael Walker
NEW: Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen was arrested and held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This is perfectly sums up what ICE is. It must not just be abolished, these agents MUST be Prosecuted!
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
NEW: Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen was arrested and held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This is perfectly sums up what ICE is. It must not just be abolished, these agents MUST be Prosecuted!
Reposted by Michael Walker
I cannot emphasize this enough. If you live in a city, ICE IS COMING TO YOU. Get to know your neighbors now. Start signal chats now. Figure out what you can do well and get to it. See what other cities have done and well and replicate it.
This is also where you have to get your seeds of community in the ground while the ground is soft. Don’t wait until the goons are at your neighborhood schools to figure out who’s going to walk your dog/mind your baby/get everybody fed.
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I cannot emphasize this enough. If you live in a city, ICE IS COMING TO YOU. Get to know your neighbors now. Start signal chats now. Figure out what you can do well and get to it. See what other cities have done and well and replicate it.