Peg Kerr
@pegkerr.bsky.social
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I'm going to promote the heck out of this:
The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.
More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...
The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.
More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...
Economic Response Fund Grant Guidelines
Small businesses in Minnesota that have experienced operational disruptions in recent weeks may now apply for emergency financial support through the Economic Response Fund.
www.minneapolisfoundation.org
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm going to promote the heck out of this:
The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.
More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...
The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.
More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...
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Right-wing racists are convinced that everyone is as feckless, cowardly, racist, and evil as they are, and they are simply wrong.
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Right-wing racists are convinced that everyone is as feckless, cowardly, racist, and evil as they are, and they are simply wrong.
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Yeah, this is pretty much exactly what I thought about when I saw Musk's stupid racist tweet: Minnesotans have spent the last month and a half saying we will die to defend our multicultural community.
It's also part of a very direct negation of the latest stupid tweet by Musk: people have given so much, two of them their lives, to defend a multicultural city and the rights of people not exactly like them. And that multiculturalism is American culture.
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Yeah, this is pretty much exactly what I thought about when I saw Musk's stupid racist tweet: Minnesotans have spent the last month and a half saying we will die to defend our multicultural community.
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After we abolish ICE we need to bulldoze Whipple.
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 AM
After we abolish ICE we need to bulldoze Whipple.
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Wonderfully written NY Times piece by a local dad involved in the resistance, really echoes with a lot of what we’re feeling: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o... (gift link)
Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Wonderfully written NY Times piece by a local dad involved in the resistance, really echoes with a lot of what we’re feeling: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o... (gift link)
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This is great. #MinnesotaStrong
Don't Invade a Winter People in the Winter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfm...
Don't Invade a Winter People in the Winter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfm...
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This is great. #MinnesotaStrong
Don't Invade a Winter People in the Winter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfm...
Don't Invade a Winter People in the Winter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xfm...
I feel like I should really go to church tomorrow night, because it’s been particularly a comfort lately. But with this rotten head cold, I’m like to let loose a ferocious sneeze at the wrong moment and scatter the ashes everywhere.
February 18, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I feel like I should really go to church tomorrow night, because it’s been particularly a comfort lately. But with this rotten head cold, I’m like to let loose a ferocious sneeze at the wrong moment and scatter the ashes everywhere.
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Here's Last Week Tonight's segment on ICE and DHS from last night
youtu.be/5-KDUOHEZFk
youtu.be/5-KDUOHEZFk
ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Here's Last Week Tonight's segment on ICE and DHS from last night
youtu.be/5-KDUOHEZFk
youtu.be/5-KDUOHEZFk
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February 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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fellow helicopter haters: my hepa filter does a very good job of drowning out the noise. it does this with a different, louder noise, yes, but i've found it's less distressing because it's a useful noise (cleaning my apartment's air)
February 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
fellow helicopter haters: my hepa filter does a very good job of drowning out the noise. it does this with a different, louder noise, yes, but i've found it's less distressing because it's a useful noise (cleaning my apartment's air)
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
I really gotta get out and take more pictures of all the variations of these anti-ICE signs. They’re everywhere.
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I really gotta get out and take more pictures of all the variations of these anti-ICE signs. They’re everywhere.
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Wish I'd seen this sooner but think there are folks here who will be interested... Search by zip code/location to find local MN businesses.
www.iceoutshoplocal.com
www.iceoutshoplocal.com
Shop Local Minnesota - Support Small Businesses
Find local stores in Minnesota and discover what they carry. Support small businesses and build a resilient local economy.
www.iceoutshoplocal.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Wish I'd seen this sooner but think there are folks here who will be interested... Search by zip code/location to find local MN businesses.
www.iceoutshoplocal.com
www.iceoutshoplocal.com
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with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
There were only three left in the basket at Needle & Skein until the knitters fill it up again, but I snagged one! The total raised is now over $750,000.
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
There were only three left in the basket at Needle & Skein until the knitters fill it up again, but I snagged one! The total raised is now over $750,000.
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i can’t stop laughing
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
i can’t stop laughing
Several hundred people gathered here tonight. Organized by the Nokomis Neighborhood Association and New Branches, a consortium of three churches sharing a building: Lake Nokomis Lutheran, Living Table UCC, and St. Stephen Catholic Community.
February 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Several hundred people gathered here tonight. Organized by the Nokomis Neighborhood Association and New Branches, a consortium of three churches sharing a building: Lake Nokomis Lutheran, Living Table UCC, and St. Stephen Catholic Community.
On 50th street in front of New Branches in Minneapolis.
February 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
On 50th street in front of New Branches in Minneapolis.
Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
A year of Spanish lessons on Duolingo means I could eat lunch at Tacos el Kevin and go up to the counter afterward and say “Es mi primera vez y la comida es muy buena. Gracias.” Duolingo for the win.
February 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
A year of Spanish lessons on Duolingo means I could eat lunch at Tacos el Kevin and go up to the counter afterward and say “Es mi primera vez y la comida es muy buena. Gracias.” Duolingo for the win.
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It only took me a month, but I finally made a volunteer page on Stand With Minnesota. Because we are about to need a lot of freaking volunteers. Help us keep Minnesota housed!
Volunteer — Stand With Minnesota
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It only took me a month, but I finally made a volunteer page on Stand With Minnesota. Because we are about to need a lot of freaking volunteers. Help us keep Minnesota housed!
Hang in there, everyone. Spring is coming.
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Hang in there, everyone. Spring is coming.
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Some of you seem to have forgotten that there's still 98 Luftballoons to worry about
February 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Some of you seem to have forgotten that there's still 98 Luftballoons to worry about