Matthew Vinge
@mvinge.bsky.social
Turning your kids into rock stars, chasing the northern lights and exploring Minnesota. I dig music, guitars, ukulele, Prince, and stargazing.
📸🎸🔭🌹DSA
St. Paul/Minneapolis/North Shore
📸🎸🔭🌹DSA
St. Paul/Minneapolis/North Shore
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Matthew Vinge
@mvinge.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Where my Minnesota, Twin Cities, North Shore/Woods people at??
I wanna follow you!
15yrs building community on Twitter, but...here we are.
I'm a music teacher, classical 🎸, MN explorer, aurora chaser, and nightscape 📸.
These are pics I've taken around MN in the last 30 days.
Let's be friends??
I wanna follow you!
15yrs building community on Twitter, but...here we are.
I'm a music teacher, classical 🎸, MN explorer, aurora chaser, and nightscape 📸.
These are pics I've taken around MN in the last 30 days.
Let's be friends??
I took the ice road out to the middle of Lake Mille Lacs last night to wait her out. The wild data was hard to forecast. If you went to bed early, you missed it! The best was after 4am when we hit a strong G4! That's when my phone (my camera) died from cold 😭 Brutal -22°F windchill on the lake! 🥶
January 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I took the ice road out to the middle of Lake Mille Lacs last night to wait her out. The wild data was hard to forecast. If you went to bed early, you missed it! The best was after 4am when we hit a strong G4! That's when my phone (my camera) died from cold 😭 Brutal -22°F windchill on the lake! 🥶
Ok let's post positive stuff today...
Dude, She's back & a'roarin.
The aurora is back, just hit hard.
If it were dark right we'd be seeing an acid trip. Wild data.
Just beginning! We need it to go until dark😭🤞Gotta wait, monitor, hope doesnt fizzle out. Anything pssble. Subzero aurora tnght 👀🥶??
Dude, She's back & a'roarin.
The aurora is back, just hit hard.
If it were dark right we'd be seeing an acid trip. Wild data.
Just beginning! We need it to go until dark😭🤞Gotta wait, monitor, hope doesnt fizzle out. Anything pssble. Subzero aurora tnght 👀🥶??
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Ok let's post positive stuff today...
Dude, She's back & a'roarin.
The aurora is back, just hit hard.
If it were dark right we'd be seeing an acid trip. Wild data.
Just beginning! We need it to go until dark😭🤞Gotta wait, monitor, hope doesnt fizzle out. Anything pssble. Subzero aurora tnght 👀🥶??
Dude, She's back & a'roarin.
The aurora is back, just hit hard.
If it were dark right we'd be seeing an acid trip. Wild data.
Just beginning! We need it to go until dark😭🤞Gotta wait, monitor, hope doesnt fizzle out. Anything pssble. Subzero aurora tnght 👀🥶??
Twin Town Guitars, one of the best guitar shops in Minnesota for 30 years, representing the good guys.
They are a small but highly respected mom & pop shop that could stay silent but they won't.
We love it. Reward them with a visit.
3400 Lyndale Ave South, Mpls
@twintownguitars.bsky.social
They are a small but highly respected mom & pop shop that could stay silent but they won't.
We love it. Reward them with a visit.
3400 Lyndale Ave South, Mpls
@twintownguitars.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Twin Town Guitars, one of the best guitar shops in Minnesota for 30 years, representing the good guys.
They are a small but highly respected mom & pop shop that could stay silent but they won't.
We love it. Reward them with a visit.
3400 Lyndale Ave South, Mpls
@twintownguitars.bsky.social
They are a small but highly respected mom & pop shop that could stay silent but they won't.
We love it. Reward them with a visit.
3400 Lyndale Ave South, Mpls
@twintownguitars.bsky.social
Middle finger mask guy welcomes ICE agents back to HQ.
Whipple Federal Building,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
01/17/26
Whipple Federal Building,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
01/17/26
January 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Middle finger mask guy welcomes ICE agents back to HQ.
Whipple Federal Building,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
01/17/26
Whipple Federal Building,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
01/17/26
Minnesota, Minnesota.
Unafraid 💪🫡
Unafraid 💪🫡
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Minnesota, Minnesota.
Unafraid 💪🫡
Unafraid 💪🫡
Here's the plan folks:
Quote this court ruling verbatim as the agents spray your open yelling mouth full of bear mace.
Quote this court ruling verbatim as the agents spray your open yelling mouth full of bear mace.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Here's the plan folks:
Quote this court ruling verbatim as the agents spray your open yelling mouth full of bear mace.
Quote this court ruling verbatim as the agents spray your open yelling mouth full of bear mace.
100 ICE & DHS came out to arrest seeming to only arrest the flag guy this afternoon. They rushed, chased him. As far as I know, he got away. Officers returned to the building with only his flag after about 10min. Not surprising they called the chase off quickly. Brutal wind, dangerous -5° windchill
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
100 ICE & DHS came out to arrest seeming to only arrest the flag guy this afternoon. They rushed, chased him. As far as I know, he got away. Officers returned to the building with only his flag after about 10min. Not surprising they called the chase off quickly. Brutal wind, dangerous -5° windchill
Take a break, take a breath...
Take a moment to watch Gwar's brand new cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club.
Then get back to the fight.
Take a moment to watch Gwar's brand new cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club.
Then get back to the fight.
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Take a break, take a breath...
Take a moment to watch Gwar's brand new cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club.
Then get back to the fight.
Take a moment to watch Gwar's brand new cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club.
Then get back to the fight.
Another insane fact is while these wrongfully detained ppl are being interrogated, they are being offered $ in exchange for info on "illegals" they know personally or for ID'ing "activists."
This was revealed in an interview by @janashortal.bsky.social w 2 ppl arrested/released earlier this week.
This was revealed in an interview by @janashortal.bsky.social w 2 ppl arrested/released earlier this week.
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Another insane fact is while these wrongfully detained ppl are being interrogated, they are being offered $ in exchange for info on "illegals" they know personally or for ID'ing "activists."
This was revealed in an interview by @janashortal.bsky.social w 2 ppl arrested/released earlier this week.
This was revealed in an interview by @janashortal.bsky.social w 2 ppl arrested/released earlier this week.
ICE is lying.
The man was running and made it home.
He got inside his house and ICE shot him through the door!
bsky.app/profile/thet...
The man was running and made it home.
He got inside his house and ICE shot him through the door!
bsky.app/profile/thet...
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE is lying.
The man was running and made it home.
He got inside his house and ICE shot him through the door!
bsky.app/profile/thet...
The man was running and made it home.
He got inside his house and ICE shot him through the door!
bsky.app/profile/thet...
Reports coming in that the Feds shot someone in Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Reports coming in that the Feds shot someone in Minneapolis.
MINNESOTA: Info you need to be aware of.
ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists.
Scary stuff but Minnesotans will not be intimidated.
ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists.
Scary stuff but Minnesotans will not be intimidated.
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
www.mprnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
MINNESOTA: Info you need to be aware of.
ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists.
Scary stuff but Minnesotans will not be intimidated.
ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists.
Scary stuff but Minnesotans will not be intimidated.
Tonight.
The Feds back off after shooting irritant at a peaceful assembly...
And a woman walks forward raising an American flag.
Let this be our metaphor for the week as Minnesota is invaded.
She is us.
The Feds back off after shooting irritant at a peaceful assembly...
And a woman walks forward raising an American flag.
Let this be our metaphor for the week as Minnesota is invaded.
She is us.
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Tonight.
The Feds back off after shooting irritant at a peaceful assembly...
And a woman walks forward raising an American flag.
Let this be our metaphor for the week as Minnesota is invaded.
She is us.
The Feds back off after shooting irritant at a peaceful assembly...
And a woman walks forward raising an American flag.
Let this be our metaphor for the week as Minnesota is invaded.
She is us.
America is always a work in progress. Shaped by those willing to stand on the dangerous edges
Don't be afraid of the solitude that comes with doing what is right. Even the strongest souls start out tiny & the hardiest trees are often found where the resistance is greatest
I will not be intimidated
Don't be afraid of the solitude that comes with doing what is right. Even the strongest souls start out tiny & the hardiest trees are often found where the resistance is greatest
I will not be intimidated
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
America is always a work in progress. Shaped by those willing to stand on the dangerous edges
Don't be afraid of the solitude that comes with doing what is right. Even the strongest souls start out tiny & the hardiest trees are often found where the resistance is greatest
I will not be intimidated
Don't be afraid of the solitude that comes with doing what is right. Even the strongest souls start out tiny & the hardiest trees are often found where the resistance is greatest
I will not be intimidated
I have so much to share, but I am being targeted. I am being encouraged to lay low, which is testing me greatly…
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I have so much to share, but I am being targeted. I am being encouraged to lay low, which is testing me greatly…
Since Saturday, I have been a target of a right-wing harassment & stalking campaign. I have been followed and intimidated by ICE agents including local police.
My parents, employers, the building I live in that houses 30 other local artists, are now known to very dangerous accounts online.
My parents, employers, the building I live in that houses 30 other local artists, are now known to very dangerous accounts online.
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Since Saturday, I have been a target of a right-wing harassment & stalking campaign. I have been followed and intimidated by ICE agents including local police.
My parents, employers, the building I live in that houses 30 other local artists, are now known to very dangerous accounts online.
My parents, employers, the building I live in that houses 30 other local artists, are now known to very dangerous accounts online.
Scenes from the Whipple Federal Building tonight in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
January 12, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Scenes from the Whipple Federal Building tonight in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
ICE is out in West/South St Paul now. 4 unmarked SUVs, tinted windows and no front license plates. They're planning something in empty Hobby Lobby lot while West St. Paul police sit at lot entrances.
They drive so crazy I lost them before could even pull out of parking lot.
They drive so crazy I lost them before could even pull out of parking lot.
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE is out in West/South St Paul now. 4 unmarked SUVs, tinted windows and no front license plates. They're planning something in empty Hobby Lobby lot while West St. Paul police sit at lot entrances.
They drive so crazy I lost them before could even pull out of parking lot.
They drive so crazy I lost them before could even pull out of parking lot.
I figured out the new hotel ICE is staying at but one of them caught on, chased me for 30min along 94E at 70+ mph.
Eventually, Maple Grove police joined, followed me until I exited into St. Paul & they both backed off
So, I guess MGPD helps ICE intimidate civilians now?
This all happened 2hrs ago
Eventually, Maple Grove police joined, followed me until I exited into St. Paul & they both backed off
So, I guess MGPD helps ICE intimidate civilians now?
This all happened 2hrs ago
January 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I figured out the new hotel ICE is staying at but one of them caught on, chased me for 30min along 94E at 70+ mph.
Eventually, Maple Grove police joined, followed me until I exited into St. Paul & they both backed off
So, I guess MGPD helps ICE intimidate civilians now?
This all happened 2hrs ago
Eventually, Maple Grove police joined, followed me until I exited into St. Paul & they both backed off
So, I guess MGPD helps ICE intimidate civilians now?
This all happened 2hrs ago
Nothing is stopping Minnesotans from showing up today.
Even if that means sliding down a hill on your butt to get there.
We show up.
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.
Even if that means sliding down a hill on your butt to get there.
We show up.
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Nothing is stopping Minnesotans from showing up today.
Even if that means sliding down a hill on your butt to get there.
We show up.
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.
Even if that means sliding down a hill on your butt to get there.
We show up.
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.
The old get old
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
THEY GOT THE GUNS
BUT, WE GOT THE NUMBERS
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
THEY GOT THE GUNS
BUT, WE GOT THE NUMBERS
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!
January 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The old get old
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
THEY GOT THE GUNS
BUT, WE GOT THE NUMBERS
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
THEY GOT THE GUNS
BUT, WE GOT THE NUMBERS
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!
Gonna try to sleep. It'll be restless like every day of new year has been, each day progressively worse.
I'm scared for us but...
I'll see ya out there in afternoon/ evening
Heads on a swivel, know your exits, don't bring a dog
I would suggest not bringing children
This isn't No Kings protest.
I'm scared for us but...
I'll see ya out there in afternoon/ evening
Heads on a swivel, know your exits, don't bring a dog
I would suggest not bringing children
This isn't No Kings protest.
January 10, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Gonna try to sleep. It'll be restless like every day of new year has been, each day progressively worse.
I'm scared for us but...
I'll see ya out there in afternoon/ evening
Heads on a swivel, know your exits, don't bring a dog
I would suggest not bringing children
This isn't No Kings protest.
I'm scared for us but...
I'll see ya out there in afternoon/ evening
Heads on a swivel, know your exits, don't bring a dog
I would suggest not bringing children
This isn't No Kings protest.
Please Minneapolis, to all the people outside hotels occupied by ICE
You NEED to STAY OUTSIDE
The law is very clear that once someone occupies a hotel room, that is now their home, it can defended with deadly force. This pertains to the room's but ICE doesnt follow law to the letter
Stay outside
You NEED to STAY OUTSIDE
The law is very clear that once someone occupies a hotel room, that is now their home, it can defended with deadly force. This pertains to the room's but ICE doesnt follow law to the letter
Stay outside
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Please Minneapolis, to all the people outside hotels occupied by ICE
You NEED to STAY OUTSIDE
The law is very clear that once someone occupies a hotel room, that is now their home, it can defended with deadly force. This pertains to the room's but ICE doesnt follow law to the letter
Stay outside
You NEED to STAY OUTSIDE
The law is very clear that once someone occupies a hotel room, that is now their home, it can defended with deadly force. This pertains to the room's but ICE doesnt follow law to the letter
Stay outside
We are witnessing a collective descent into the mass psychosis of the American Right.
Millions performing a scripted delusion, pretending to see an "assault" on an ICE agent by a car moving at a 1 mph. Frothing at the mouth, spitting with curated rage, all to defend a reality that does not exist 🧵
Millions performing a scripted delusion, pretending to see an "assault" on an ICE agent by a car moving at a 1 mph. Frothing at the mouth, spitting with curated rage, all to defend a reality that does not exist 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
We are witnessing a collective descent into the mass psychosis of the American Right.
Millions performing a scripted delusion, pretending to see an "assault" on an ICE agent by a car moving at a 1 mph. Frothing at the mouth, spitting with curated rage, all to defend a reality that does not exist 🧵
Millions performing a scripted delusion, pretending to see an "assault" on an ICE agent by a car moving at a 1 mph. Frothing at the mouth, spitting with curated rage, all to defend a reality that does not exist 🧵
I was told to stop fear-mongering this afternoon after I correctly predicted they would start shooting us and whatdoyaknow... 2 hours later, ICE shoots 2 more ppl.
This ain't a game anymore.
If you're going to be at a protest this weekend, you need carry a tourniquet, bleed stop & a first aid kit
This ain't a game anymore.
If you're going to be at a protest this weekend, you need carry a tourniquet, bleed stop & a first aid kit
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I was told to stop fear-mongering this afternoon after I correctly predicted they would start shooting us and whatdoyaknow... 2 hours later, ICE shoots 2 more ppl.
This ain't a game anymore.
If you're going to be at a protest this weekend, you need carry a tourniquet, bleed stop & a first aid kit
This ain't a game anymore.
If you're going to be at a protest this weekend, you need carry a tourniquet, bleed stop & a first aid kit