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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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
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I need you all to watch this. If this isn’t the most Minnesota ass thing on the planet i don’t know what is
youtu.be/pTiS5xwcyx0?...
youtu.be/pTiS5xwcyx0?...
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I need you all to watch this. If this isn’t the most Minnesota ass thing on the planet i don’t know what is
youtu.be/pTiS5xwcyx0?...
youtu.be/pTiS5xwcyx0?...
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This ice “fish-fluencer” wants ICE to get out of Minnesota.
Nate Pischke has turned his indignation and outrage about the largest deployment of masked and armed ICE agents in US history into a call for hunters and fishermen to speak out.
"Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city."
Nate Pischke has turned his indignation and outrage about the largest deployment of masked and armed ICE agents in US history into a call for hunters and fishermen to speak out.
"Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city."
February 11, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This ice “fish-fluencer” wants ICE to get out of Minnesota.
Nate Pischke has turned his indignation and outrage about the largest deployment of masked and armed ICE agents in US history into a call for hunters and fishermen to speak out.
"Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city."
Nate Pischke has turned his indignation and outrage about the largest deployment of masked and armed ICE agents in US history into a call for hunters and fishermen to speak out.
"Nobody wants these ding dongs in our fucking city."
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
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Cottage Grove MN is on here
Towns & cities with ICE/CBP contracts, many up for renewal soon. Now's the time to tell local leaders you want ICE out!
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @indivisiblekc.bsky.social
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @indivisiblekc.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Cottage Grove MN is on here
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Building a Snow Horse (1950)
3108 20th Ave. S (Barnard); 3102 20th Ave. S (Boushard)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Astride the horse is Billy Barnard, age 3. His sister Sharon (left), age 12, and Diane Boushard (right), age 12, put on the finishing touches. Brother Gerald Barnard, age 8, is ...
3108 20th Ave. S (Barnard); 3102 20th Ave. S (Boushard)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Astride the horse is Billy Barnard, age 3. His sister Sharon (left), age 12, and Diane Boushard (right), age 12, put on the finishing touches. Brother Gerald Barnard, age 8, is ...
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Building a Snow Horse (1950)
3108 20th Ave. S (Barnard); 3102 20th Ave. S (Boushard)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Astride the horse is Billy Barnard, age 3. His sister Sharon (left), age 12, and Diane Boushard (right), age 12, put on the finishing touches. Brother Gerald Barnard, age 8, is ...
3108 20th Ave. S (Barnard); 3102 20th Ave. S (Boushard)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Astride the horse is Billy Barnard, age 3. His sister Sharon (left), age 12, and Diane Boushard (right), age 12, put on the finishing touches. Brother Gerald Barnard, age 8, is ...
We're often too precious about our city borders, but it matters when anything government-related is involved. Different city, different county, different mayors, different police departments and sheriff's offices
Note to non-Minnesotans: St. Paul is not Minneapolis
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We're often too precious about our city borders, but it matters when anything government-related is involved. Different city, different county, different mayors, different police departments and sheriff's offices
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THEY ARE ANSWERING IN BOTH SMITH AND KLOBUCHAR OFFICES SO CALL NOW
Actual, sympathetic human answered in Amy’s office. Call now. Abolish ICE, Dismantle DHS
Actual, sympathetic human answered in Amy’s office. Call now. Abolish ICE, Dismantle DHS
Hey, Americans of good conscience!
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND BOTH SENATORS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK.
TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING DHS AND ICE
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
THEY ARE ANSWERING IN BOTH SMITH AND KLOBUCHAR OFFICES SO CALL NOW
Actual, sympathetic human answered in Amy’s office. Call now. Abolish ICE, Dismantle DHS
Actual, sympathetic human answered in Amy’s office. Call now. Abolish ICE, Dismantle DHS
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MnDOT plow name finalists. Voting open through Friday!
Lots of good puns here.
(No, *that one* isn't on the list.)
www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/
Lots of good puns here.
(No, *that one* isn't on the list.)
www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/
Name a Snowplow Contest - MnDOT
Cast your vote for MnDOT’s 2025-26 Name a Snowplow contest.
www.dot.state.mn.us
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
MnDOT plow name finalists. Voting open through Friday!
Lots of good puns here.
(No, *that one* isn't on the list.)
www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/
Lots of good puns here.
(No, *that one* isn't on the list.)
www.dot.state.mn.us/nameasnowplow/
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My defense of the traffic calming checkpoints in South Minneapolis. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
In occupied Minneapolis, citizen barricades rightly slow injustice
With masked men routinely violating both constitutional rights and traffic laws, local law enforcement should let the barricades stand.
www.minnpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
My defense of the traffic calming checkpoints in South Minneapolis. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
I *may* have seen Star Trek (1979) to form some of my earliest memories, but it was likely a later showing
I remember getting scared by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
12 Monkeys (1995) was one of my first R-rated movies in the theater
I remember getting scared by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
12 Monkeys (1995) was one of my first R-rated movies in the theater
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I *may* have seen Star Trek (1979) to form some of my earliest memories, but it was likely a later showing
I remember getting scared by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
12 Monkeys (1995) was one of my first R-rated movies in the theater
I remember getting scared by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
12 Monkeys (1995) was one of my first R-rated movies in the theater
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Big news for Havre and the Empire Builder Line
Havre Terminal Passenger & Freight Efficiency Project submitted to FRA’s NRPP. If awarded: ~6 miles of a second mainline track east of the Havre station, separating freight inspections from the passenger platform and improving safety and reliability.
Havre Terminal Passenger & Freight Efficiency Project submitted to FRA’s NRPP. If awarded: ~6 miles of a second mainline track east of the Havre station, separating freight inspections from the passenger platform and improving safety and reliability.
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Big news for Havre and the Empire Builder Line
Havre Terminal Passenger & Freight Efficiency Project submitted to FRA’s NRPP. If awarded: ~6 miles of a second mainline track east of the Havre station, separating freight inspections from the passenger platform and improving safety and reliability.
Havre Terminal Passenger & Freight Efficiency Project submitted to FRA’s NRPP. If awarded: ~6 miles of a second mainline track east of the Havre station, separating freight inspections from the passenger platform and improving safety and reliability.
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Glad Sheila wrote about censored snow sculptures. www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
Twin Cities artists grapple with censorship in a time of turmoil - MinnPost
Several incidents in the Twin Cities art world have opened up a debate over what qualifies as censorship and what qualifies as curation.
www.minnpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Glad Sheila wrote about censored snow sculptures. www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
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Hey, a maskless ICE at the Selby/Western chaos this morning.
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Hey, a maskless ICE at the Selby/Western chaos this morning.
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Open questions remain, and we're in communication with witnesses & SPPD to get those questions answered. If the city finds that any laws—at all—were broken by ICE, SPPD needs to hold those agents accountable. If you have any information, please share it with us here or at [email protected].
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Open questions remain, and we're in communication with witnesses & SPPD to get those questions answered. If the city finds that any laws—at all—were broken by ICE, SPPD needs to hold those agents accountable. If you have any information, please share it with us here or at [email protected].
This feels really bad, although a simple yes/no approval poll for a politician who is in charge of a thousand different things is also one of the dumbest concepts in the world
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting thi…
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This feels really bad, although a simple yes/no approval poll for a politician who is in charge of a thousand different things is also one of the dumbest concepts in the world
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
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i’m at the hennepin county government center for a press conference by CPAC (civilian police accountability commission) against sheriff dawanna witt after federal agents abducted another person here yesterday. nekima levy armstrong is here too
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
i’m at the hennepin county government center for a press conference by CPAC (civilian police accountability commission) against sheriff dawanna witt after federal agents abducted another person here yesterday. nekima levy armstrong is here too
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This is still going on in Minnesota. For all of you seeing my curling posts, this is a couple blocks from the Saint Paul Curling club, home club for Tara and Tabitha Peterson and Rich Ruohonen.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is still going on in Minnesota. For all of you seeing my curling posts, this is a couple blocks from the Saint Paul Curling club, home club for Tara and Tabitha Peterson and Rich Ruohonen.
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“I plead the 50,000th”
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“I plead the 50,000th”
I feel the more important quote from this is about the anti-drone laser weaponry apparently being used there
I was kind of hoping an FAA controller had decided to quit because of ICE flights into the area
I was kind of hoping an FAA controller had decided to quit because of ICE flights into the area
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I feel the more important quote from this is about the anti-drone laser weaponry apparently being used there
I was kind of hoping an FAA controller had decided to quit because of ICE flights into the area
I was kind of hoping an FAA controller had decided to quit because of ICE flights into the area
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ICYMI: We @propublica.org set up a tracker for immigration-related habeas cases, which means it tracks the number of suits filed by immigrants claiming they are detained illegally. The number has hit historic highs. We'll update it regularly with new data. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
projects.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
ICYMI: We @propublica.org set up a tracker for immigration-related habeas cases, which means it tracks the number of suits filed by immigrants claiming they are detained illegally. The number has hit historic highs. We'll update it regularly with new data. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
My age verification in two words:
Novell NetWare
Novell NetWare
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
My age verification in two words:
Novell NetWare
Novell NetWare
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for any one else confused about the news this morning, i looked it up. el paso means "the pass" in a language called spanish
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
for any one else confused about the news this morning, i looked it up. el paso means "the pass" in a language called spanish
I'm not sure what the flight restriction west of El Paso might have been for, although it seems to be near or overlap with a field of volcanoes (dormant for ~16,000 years, as far as I can tell).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrill...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrill...
Potrillo volcanic field - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I'm not sure what the flight restriction west of El Paso might have been for, although it seems to be near or overlap with a field of volcanoes (dormant for ~16,000 years, as far as I can tell).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrill...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrill...