Puff the Magic Hater
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Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”
“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.
truthout.org
I talked with three Minneapolis organizers, including Andrew Fahlstrom and Susan Raffo, about community defense in Minneapolis, the social fabric of collective care under federal occupation, and how people around the country should be gearing up for the long struggle ahead. Audio + transcript:
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October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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fantastic listen
I talked with three Minneapolis organizers, including Andrew Fahlstrom and Susan Raffo, about community defense in Minneapolis, the social fabric of collective care under federal occupation, and how people around the country should be gearing up for the long struggle ahead. Audio + transcript:
Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”
“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.
truthout.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
fantastic listen
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again: you can openly pursue a policy of ethnic cleansing and be received as engaging in "racially charged rhetoric" so long as you are not sufficiently rude about it. and yet the present administration cannot manage even this
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
again: you can openly pursue a policy of ethnic cleansing and be received as engaging in "racially charged rhetoric" so long as you are not sufficiently rude about it. and yet the present administration cannot manage even this
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in the elite circles of the US, racism is treated less as a matter of social stratification with direct implications for political stakes and more as a matter of moral etiquette. it is even more notable, then, that this administration can't constrain themselves to the meager associated standards
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
in the elite circles of the US, racism is treated less as a matter of social stratification with direct implications for political stakes and more as a matter of moral etiquette. it is even more notable, then, that this administration can't constrain themselves to the meager associated standards
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All three are saying it now, or so it seems to me.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
All three are saying it now, or so it seems to me.
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jane Addams worked together. They differed on topic of lynching. Both condemned it but Addams considered it an excessive punishment. Like many other critics, Addams did not challenge the racist-sexist explanation for why lynchings were being carried out. Wells-Barnett did.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jane Addams worked together. They differed on topic of lynching. Both condemned it but Addams considered it an excessive punishment. Like many other critics, Addams did not challenge the racist-sexist explanation for why lynchings were being carried out. Wells-Barnett did.
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Wait so they're asking JAG lawyers to do this shit? Is that because they can't just walk off the job? I know shit about shit here. Lawyer types, what's the play here for the DOJ? Why do this?
JUST IN: Despite moves by Trump to ease the surge in Minnesota, military lawyers have started taking over for civilian prosecutors in federal court there. More in POLITICO Playbook
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Wait so they're asking JAG lawyers to do this shit? Is that because they can't just walk off the job? I know shit about shit here. Lawyer types, what's the play here for the DOJ? Why do this?
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Yo, we’re so cooked on this one.
If he wins we’re going to need a SERIOUS primary opponent when he goes for re-election. He CANNOT become a lifer in this seat. He will sell us all down the digital river.
If he wins we’re going to need a SERIOUS primary opponent when he goes for re-election. He CANNOT become a lifer in this seat. He will sell us all down the digital river.
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Yo, we’re so cooked on this one.
If he wins we’re going to need a SERIOUS primary opponent when he goes for re-election. He CANNOT become a lifer in this seat. He will sell us all down the digital river.
If he wins we’re going to need a SERIOUS primary opponent when he goes for re-election. He CANNOT become a lifer in this seat. He will sell us all down the digital river.
Juliana Stratton is the obvious pick. I hate even having to weigh in here. It's plain as day, and the frontrunner is so bad. Folks, this needs to get turned around. Like desperately. Phone bank for Stratton, talk to your friends, anything, just please, Illinois, NO.
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Juliana Stratton is the obvious pick. I hate even having to weigh in here. It's plain as day, and the frontrunner is so bad. Folks, this needs to get turned around. Like desperately. Phone bank for Stratton, talk to your friends, anything, just please, Illinois, NO.
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If you want to donate to us, please donate to the heat fund instead right now, it is getting dangerously and critically low
Venmo electric-tumbleweed
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Hi everyone, with no eviction moratorium happening in Minnesota, mutual aid organizations like @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social could always use more donations (I mean they always could be, but the need is getting ever bigger): linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
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Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors
linktr.ee
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If you want to donate to us, please donate to the heat fund instead right now, it is getting dangerously and critically low
Venmo electric-tumbleweed
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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Excellent, necessary episode of an excellent, necessary #podcast.
"Yeah, I definitely resonate with the heaviness. There’s this public escalation of the nervous system, but also there is so much like, 'Okay, what is the strategy? How do we move?'"
#movements #organizing #minneapolis #justice
"Yeah, I definitely resonate with the heaviness. There’s this public escalation of the nervous system, but also there is so much like, 'Okay, what is the strategy? How do we move?'"
#movements #organizing #minneapolis #justice
I talked with three Minneapolis organizers, including Andrew Fahlstrom and Susan Raffo, about community defense in Minneapolis, the social fabric of collective care under federal occupation, and how people around the country should be gearing up for the long struggle ahead. Audio + transcript:
Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”
“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.
truthout.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Excellent, necessary episode of an excellent, necessary #podcast.
"Yeah, I definitely resonate with the heaviness. There’s this public escalation of the nervous system, but also there is so much like, 'Okay, what is the strategy? How do we move?'"
#movements #organizing #minneapolis #justice
"Yeah, I definitely resonate with the heaviness. There’s this public escalation of the nervous system, but also there is so much like, 'Okay, what is the strategy? How do we move?'"
#movements #organizing #minneapolis #justice
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The horrors persist, but sometimes you just have to stop and reflect on certain moments.
This guy with a "LICK MY BUTTHOLE FEDS" sign has been standing on top of his car this whole time.
Confirmed at least one protester snatched by ICE in the chaos.
Confirmed at least one protester snatched by ICE in the chaos.
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The horrors persist, but sometimes you just have to stop and reflect on certain moments.
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Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
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Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
gizmodo.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
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City and state police mass arresting peaceful protestors in Minneapolis tonight
🚨Police BOX IN and ARREST multiple protesters during an ICE protest outside their hotel in Minneapolis, right before pushing press to the other side of the road.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 AM
City and state police mass arresting peaceful protestors in Minneapolis tonight
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We murdered two more people in a boat today
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
We murdered two more people in a boat today
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
Watched the DS9 episode of Starfleet Academy. Nope, nope, nope. Hated it. They shouldn't have touched my most beloved trek. They don't have the range.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Watched the DS9 episode of Starfleet Academy. Nope, nope, nope. Hated it. They shouldn't have touched my most beloved trek. They don't have the range.
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excerpt from the keynote speech at the annual Rape Traffickers Convention
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
excerpt from the keynote speech at the annual Rape Traffickers Convention