Natalie
@nataliesnotinit.bsky.social
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Natalie
@nataliesnotinit.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Ghost Tropic
Music ephemera newsletter
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Well, I'm finally doing it: I'm starting a music newsletter
Starting next week, I'll be posting and sending out exclusive artist interviews, essays, book updates, and more.
Welcome to Ghost Tropic, hope you enjoy your stay <3 ghost-tropic.ghost.io
Starting next week, I'll be posting and sending out exclusive artist interviews, essays, book updates, and more.
Welcome to Ghost Tropic, hope you enjoy your stay <3 ghost-tropic.ghost.io
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A beloved workers' rights organizer in Minnesota, known for *successfully* fighting against wage theft and labor trafficking, has been detained by federal immigration agents and is now locked up in New Mexico. His family is calling for his urgent release. inthesetimes.com/article/work...
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
A beloved workers' rights organizer in Minnesota, known for *successfully* fighting against wage theft and labor trafficking, has been detained by federal immigration agents and is now locked up in New Mexico. His family is calling for his urgent release. inthesetimes.com/article/work...
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Quick reminder everything they say is a fucking lie.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Quick reminder everything they say is a fucking lie.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
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Today, I am matching donations to any org in this list, up to $1000. Reply here or DM me with receipt. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Today, I am matching donations to any org in this list, up to $1000. Reply here or DM me with receipt. www.standwithminnesota.com
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
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This morning people I know saw ICE agent vehicles following school buses with kids in them. Fewer agents since Homan arrived? Maybe. More aggressive behavior towards observers and responders, absolutely. His comments warn observers to expect aggression and violence.
100% yes -- Homan signaled a shift in the suburbs, and it was to (more) aggression towards observers, (more) stalking kids at bus stops, (more) lurking on school grounds.
Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
This morning people I know saw ICE agent vehicles following school buses with kids in them. Fewer agents since Homan arrived? Maybe. More aggressive behavior towards observers and responders, absolutely. His comments warn observers to expect aggression and violence.
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North Minneapolis is crawling with ICE today and sheriff deputies harassing observers asking why they are out there.
Never believe this administration and their talk of draw downs.
Never believe this administration and their talk of draw downs.
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
North Minneapolis is crawling with ICE today and sheriff deputies harassing observers asking why they are out there.
Never believe this administration and their talk of draw downs.
Never believe this administration and their talk of draw downs.
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While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.
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If anyone was wondering, the ~23% reduction in ICE agents in Minnesota apparently doesn't include the ones down the street that are lurking, now as I type this, as vulnerable folks are getting their kids to the school bus this morning.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If anyone was wondering, the ~23% reduction in ICE agents in Minnesota apparently doesn't include the ones down the street that are lurking, now as I type this, as vulnerable folks are getting their kids to the school bus this morning.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
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It’s very true that Homan is retreating but it’s also true that 2,300 agents — or even fewer — can continue to inflict state terrorism on a broad scale here. I reject doomerism but also the inevitability of victory based on today’s events. Keep fighting & prepare for the long haul.
3,000 wasn’t enough to break Minnesota and they’re removing 23% without any concessions.
Homan has already talked about how they needed to rotate agents because it’s tough being “in the theater”. And they’re cutting their forces 23%? Might as well pull them all out.
They are so cooked.
Homan has already talked about how they needed to rotate agents because it’s tough being “in the theater”. And they’re cutting their forces 23%? Might as well pull them all out.
They are so cooked.
Trump's border czar Tom Homan announces he's removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota, effective immediately.
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It’s very true that Homan is retreating but it’s also true that 2,300 agents — or even fewer — can continue to inflict state terrorism on a broad scale here. I reject doomerism but also the inevitability of victory based on today’s events. Keep fighting & prepare for the long haul.
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
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*Everyone* I know in MN is exhibiting telltale signs of trauma response to the occupation at this point; whether directly impacted or feeling the impacts of secondary and indirect trauma.
This is a reminder to care for the helpers and front line folks. To get rest and pace yourself.
Hang in there.
This is a reminder to care for the helpers and front line folks. To get rest and pace yourself.
Hang in there.
February 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
*Everyone* I know in MN is exhibiting telltale signs of trauma response to the occupation at this point; whether directly impacted or feeling the impacts of secondary and indirect trauma.
This is a reminder to care for the helpers and front line folks. To get rest and pace yourself.
Hang in there.
This is a reminder to care for the helpers and front line folks. To get rest and pace yourself.
Hang in there.
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Free them all
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Free them all
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Pow Wow Grounds is still in need of donations, they are serving free coffee and soup, and giving observers, rapid response, etc a safe place to rest.
If you are far from Minneapolis you can donate on Venmo or Paypal: @powwowgrounds
If you are far from Minneapolis you can donate on Venmo or Paypal: @powwowgrounds
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Pow Wow Grounds is still in need of donations, they are serving free coffee and soup, and giving observers, rapid response, etc a safe place to rest.
If you are far from Minneapolis you can donate on Venmo or Paypal: @powwowgrounds
If you are far from Minneapolis you can donate on Venmo or Paypal: @powwowgrounds
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if you are in MN and hear of anyone in need of a flight home from detention please send them my way ([email protected])
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
if you are in MN and hear of anyone in need of a flight home from detention please send them my way ([email protected])
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This is how Tom Homan reacts to losing a court case to free a medically fragile 5-year-old who was used as bait to lure his dad so they could be imprisoned in a measles factory. Fuck any de-escalation stories that come out.
Columbia Heights (Liam's school district) cancelled school today because of a credible bomb threat at Liam's elementary and multiple ICE vehicles parking in the high school staff parking lot at 6:15am.
February 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is how Tom Homan reacts to losing a court case to free a medically fragile 5-year-old who was used as bait to lure his dad so they could be imprisoned in a measles factory. Fuck any de-escalation stories that come out.
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A Powderhorn Park neighbor who has lived in the U.S. since 2003 was kidnapped by ICE because he had to go to work. His wife and 15- and 12-year-old daughters are hoping for his safe return. We are raising donations to help cover the legal fees.
gofund.me/840703938
gofund.me/840703938
Donate to Help Rosa's Family with Legal Fees for Luis, organized by Malia Burkhart
Hola, me llamo Rosa.
Vivo en Estados Unidos desde 2003 con mi espos… Malia Burkhart needs your support for Help Rosa's Family with Legal Fees for Luis
gofund.me
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
A Powderhorn Park neighbor who has lived in the U.S. since 2003 was kidnapped by ICE because he had to go to work. His wife and 15- and 12-year-old daughters are hoping for his safe return. We are raising donations to help cover the legal fees.
gofund.me/840703938
gofund.me/840703938
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Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
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Some in South Minneapolis have created what they call “filter blockades” on Cedar Ave. A handout says the roundabout like blockade is meant to bring neighbors together to strategize against ICE while also identifying traffic coming into the area.
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Some in South Minneapolis have created what they call “filter blockades” on Cedar Ave. A handout says the roundabout like blockade is meant to bring neighbors together to strategize against ICE while also identifying traffic coming into the area.
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
Minneapolis February 1, 2026
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They're still around every block planning to assault your neighbors. Families still cannot leave their homes to get groceries or work to pay their rent. There is no sign of change - don't let your guard down and keep supporting those in need.
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
They're still around every block planning to assault your neighbors. Families still cannot leave their homes to get groceries or work to pay their rent. There is no sign of change - don't let your guard down and keep supporting those in need.
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This place is a treasure. A little mall filled with vendors - delicious food, fun wares, kind people. A real heartbeat of a place. If you care about saving immigrant heritage in this fucking monstrous thing, please help them. I am.
Mercado Central says the cooperative is in danger of losing the building ☹️ gofund.me/cf76f8dcb
Donate to Help Save Mercado Central from Closure, organized by Cooperativa Mercado Central
Mercado Central, a cooperative founded by latino entrepeneurs
with… Cooperativa Mercado Central needs your support for Help Save Mercado Central from Closure
gofund.me
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This place is a treasure. A little mall filled with vendors - delicious food, fun wares, kind people. A real heartbeat of a place. If you care about saving immigrant heritage in this fucking monstrous thing, please help them. I am.
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Trump’s DOJ is arresting Black journalists
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trump’s DOJ is arresting Black journalists
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“Agents can identify people on the street through facial recognition, trace their movements through license-plate readers and, in some cases, use commercially available phone-location data to reconstruct daily routines and associations.” All surveillance tools people have pushed back on for ages…
DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign.
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“Agents can identify people on the street through facial recognition, trace their movements through license-plate readers and, in some cases, use commercially available phone-location data to reconstruct daily routines and associations.” All surveillance tools people have pushed back on for ages…
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It is literally false that the Jews being hunted by Nazis were citizens, because the first step toward genocide was stripping them of citizenship and making them stateless. As Arendt reminds us, citizenship is a legal category created to facilitate a machinery of exclusion of the out-group.
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 AM
It is literally false that the Jews being hunted by Nazis were citizens, because the first step toward genocide was stripping them of citizenship and making them stateless. As Arendt reminds us, citizenship is a legal category created to facilitate a machinery of exclusion of the out-group.
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One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
Was he actually approaching Minnesota as a regime change
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
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One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.