Mike Hicks
@mulad.bsky.social
Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a streets.mn person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
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February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Three months of ICE flight observations at MSP: since November 10 there have been 84 known ICE Air flights operating through Twin Cities, with an estimated 3,563 detainees, in shackles, sent away from their homes in and around Minnesota.
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Three months of ICE flight observations at MSP: since November 10 there have been 84 known ICE Air flights operating through Twin Cities, with an estimated 3,563 detainees, in shackles, sent away from their homes in and around Minnesota.
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"Using local government courthouses for federal civil immigration enforcement interferes with the administration of justice, prevents witnesses from testifying and robs victims of their opportunity to seek justice."
Full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"Using local government courthouses for federal civil immigration enforcement interferes with the administration of justice, prevents witnesses from testifying and robs victims of their opportunity to seek justice."
Full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Full statement here: www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
Ah yes, the $599 rotisserie chickens are really doing a numb—
I'm sorry, that's $5.99
I'm sorry, that's $5.99
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Ah yes, the $599 rotisserie chickens are really doing a numb—
I'm sorry, that's $5.99
I'm sorry, that's $5.99
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The County Board has to get HCSO under control. It can’t be that if you send your kid to show up for a court date and take accountability they risk being abducted by these federal thugs.
An 18 year old was taken today in the Hennepin County Government Center.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The County Board has to get HCSO under control. It can’t be that if you send your kid to show up for a court date and take accountability they risk being abducted by these federal thugs.
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There's a national media event unveiling our new Amtrak Cascades trains in DC today. Here are some photos for you to enjoy! The Cafe Car is even stocked with our PNW favorites.
February 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There's a national media event unveiling our new Amtrak Cascades trains in DC today. Here are some photos for you to enjoy! The Cafe Car is even stocked with our PNW favorites.
Ivan Miranda's dudes rock effort to get a marble clock updating every second has turned into an engineering discipline all its own
youtu.be/nt032aKP_WU
youtu.be/nt032aKP_WU
The Marble Clock Seconds got a Marble feeder (for now)
YouTube video by Ivan Miranda
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Ivan Miranda's dudes rock effort to get a marble clock updating every second has turned into an engineering discipline all its own
youtu.be/nt032aKP_WU
youtu.be/nt032aKP_WU
Is our ham sandwiches learning?
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Is our ham sandwiches learning?
Never heard of this organization, so I assume it's a push poll or phishing expedition. It came in between two other texts a few minutes before and after.
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Never heard of this organization, so I assume it's a push poll or phishing expedition. It came in between two other texts a few minutes before and after.
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A 2022 lawsuit accused G.Skill of misleading advertising because the company claimed that its RAM could "run at the advertised speed out of the box."
Got G.Skill RAM? How to Get a Cut of Its $2.4M Deceptive Advertising Settlement
A 2022 lawsuit accused G.Skill of misleading advertising because the company claimed that its RAM could "run at the advertised speed out of the box." However, "trying to get the advertised speed requires altering the PC firmware," the lawsuit claimed. "And there is a substantial risk that the memory will not achieve the advertised speed or will not run stably."
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February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
A 2022 lawsuit accused G.Skill of misleading advertising because the company claimed that its RAM could "run at the advertised speed out of the box."
Several commercial space companies started up around the same time, so it could easily be crossed wires with another one. Jeff Bezos has BlueOrigin, John Carmack had Armadillo Aerospace, etc. Maybe something rings a bell here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of private spaceflight companies - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Several commercial space companies started up around the same time, so it could easily be crossed wires with another one. Jeff Bezos has BlueOrigin, John Carmack had Armadillo Aerospace, etc. Maybe something rings a bell here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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An 18 year old was taken today in the Hennepin County Government Center.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
An 18 year old was taken today in the Hennepin County Government Center.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
Any leader thinking collaborating with ICE will be good and help end this surge is forgetting that no one in our community is expendable.
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"It is a service that the Villager spends over $49,000 on annually, and we decidedly are not getting what we pay for." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/terr...
“Terribly frustrating”: After USPS changes, more newspapers aren’t reaching subscribers on time
Newspaper delays are just one consequence of cost cuts and changes to a fraying 250-year-old system.
www.niemanlab.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"It is a service that the Villager spends over $49,000 on annually, and we decidedly are not getting what we pay for." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/terr...
Go block \@shimanti.bsky.social ("Hopeful in AZ") -- copying other people's posts
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Go block \@shimanti.bsky.social ("Hopeful in AZ") -- copying other people's posts
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Why the fuck have you copied my post exactly and posted it as if it is your own? Complete with typos? What the fuck is wrong with you?
I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Why the fuck have you copied my post exactly and posted it as if it is your own? Complete with typos? What the fuck is wrong with you?
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Can't believe not one DFL politician is going to just go for it and challenge Klobuchar for governor. We're going to sleepwalk in the middle of this crisis because nobody wants to take on the big dog.
Minnesota is currently under an economic blockade. So @amyklobuchar.com what are you gonna do? How many businesses are we going to lose without a bailout?
Local businesses across the Twin Cities are suffering and owners say ‘ Metro Surge’ could be worse than Covid-19
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Can't believe not one DFL politician is going to just go for it and challenge Klobuchar for governor. We're going to sleepwalk in the middle of this crisis because nobody wants to take on the big dog.
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Being placed in a car by a masked stranger who asks what your favorite music is and promises a trip to McDonald's is an exact scenario from our elementary school stranger danger training in the 80s.
Seriously the ICE chief is touting how nice the ICE agents were to the PRESCHOOLER they nabbed as his dad ran from them:
"He was obviously upset, we comforted him, they had officers actually place him in one of our vehicles, played his favorite song, fave music, then they took him to McDonalds." 🤯
"He was obviously upset, we comforted him, they had officers actually place him in one of our vehicles, played his favorite song, fave music, then they took him to McDonalds." 🤯
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Being placed in a car by a masked stranger who asks what your favorite music is and promises a trip to McDonald's is an exact scenario from our elementary school stranger danger training in the 80s.
It'll be funny if it turns out that Amodei is a Russian asset of some sort
I keep getting annoyed at how much Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks like Matthew Rhys
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
It'll be funny if it turns out that Amodei is a Russian asset of some sort
I keep getting annoyed at how much Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks like Matthew Rhys
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I keep getting annoyed at how much Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks like Matthew Rhys
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Anyone in Minnesota will tell you that this matches the eye test. They are simply grabbing anyone who's not white. Full stop. There is no other strategy to this at all. It's a racist, heinous federal occupation.
Dismantle the agencies.
Prosecute everyone involved.
Redistribute all the funding.
Dismantle the agencies.
Prosecute everyone involved.
Redistribute all the funding.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Anyone in Minnesota will tell you that this matches the eye test. They are simply grabbing anyone who's not white. Full stop. There is no other strategy to this at all. It's a racist, heinous federal occupation.
Dismantle the agencies.
Prosecute everyone involved.
Redistribute all the funding.
Dismantle the agencies.
Prosecute everyone involved.
Redistribute all the funding.
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Ironic, since Frey shouted “fuck” and got a bunch of national media interviews, but has done fuck-all since.
In the Skyway 20 minutes after an ice abduction, mayor Frey walks through the government center. A lady yells at him "what are you doing to stop this? Fuck you." He responds, "is that helpful?" With a smirk on his face.
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Ironic, since Frey shouted “fuck” and got a bunch of national media interviews, but has done fuck-all since.
Bloomington PD out here reminding me of Jack Prescott www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXi...
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Bloomington PD out here reminding me of Jack Prescott www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXi...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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(me, menacingly): you've read your last free article
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
(me, menacingly): you've read your last free article