Peter Guy Witzig
@peterguywitzig.bsky.social
poet | artist | bisexual | ⟟ minneapolis | (he/him)
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I made a hybrid collection of poems and photos and I'd love for you to have a copy • link in bio to order 🩵
'blue sonnets'
chapbook, 16 pages, saddle stitched, 8.5"x7"
big shoutout to The Workshop for Independent Publishing and Sho Nikaido 💙 🙏
'blue sonnets'
chapbook, 16 pages, saddle stitched, 8.5"x7"
big shoutout to The Workshop for Independent Publishing and Sho Nikaido 💙 🙏
WCCO is having greg bovino on again
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Block instantly.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Block instantly.
💚🔥 may the gods protect @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
💚🔥 may the gods protect @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social
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I disagreed a lot with @minnesotareformer.com in the past year because I feel they haven’t been tough enough against authoritarianism, but editor JP Coolican delivers a wallop to Blois Olson‘s smug complicity that‘s a must-read. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/w...
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I disagreed a lot with @minnesotareformer.com in the past year because I feel they haven’t been tough enough against authoritarianism, but editor JP Coolican delivers a wallop to Blois Olson‘s smug complicity that‘s a must-read. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/w...
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Minneapolis woman has her home torn up after federal agents serve search warrant on the wrong address.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Minneapolis woman has her home torn up after federal agents serve search warrant on the wrong address.
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💚 you Aurin • standing with you
Minneapolis Council Member Aurin Chowdhury: "Today as a council member, as a daughter of immigrants, I have a whistle around my neck and in my coat pocket I have my passport. That is not the regular moment of peace time."
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
💚 you Aurin • standing with you
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Testimony: "To the financial concerns about an eviction moratorium. If landlords are harmed financially in this moment, they should be looking to the federal government to end the circumstances that are causing them harm."
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Testimony: "To the financial concerns about an eviction moratorium. If landlords are harmed financially in this moment, they should be looking to the federal government to end the circumstances that are causing them harm."
my god where is this court order? @kyledcheney.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
my god where is this court order? @kyledcheney.bsky.social
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A blatant act of authoritarianism. This is the playbook of a wannabe dictator to rationalize even more extreme abuses of power.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A blatant act of authoritarianism. This is the playbook of a wannabe dictator to rationalize even more extreme abuses of power.
this is exactly right, imo
and it's a whole mood out here
I've met so many neighbors and we're all pissed as hell and activated
and it's a whole mood out here
I've met so many neighbors and we're all pissed as hell and activated
The other thing is, in 2020, the locus of anger was internal, which is destabilizing. But this time, we ARE UNDER ATTACK. We are INVADED. All my neighbors are friends. All the feds are the enemy. No one wants to turn their rage on local streets or businesses; we are, specifically, protecting them.
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
this is exactly right, imo
and it's a whole mood out here
I've met so many neighbors and we're all pissed as hell and activated
and it's a whole mood out here
I've met so many neighbors and we're all pissed as hell and activated
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"Tuesday's development, where six dedicated public servants feel the need to resign their positions abruptly," said Doug Kelley, a former U.S. assistant attorney with Minnesota. "That's the darkest day in my 51 years of practicing law in this state."
Former U.S. attorney: Wave of prosecutor resignations the 'Darkest day in my 51 years of practicing law'
A former U.S. assistant attorney said Minnesota’s recent wave of prosecutor exits creates a significant leadership gap.
www.mprnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Tuesday's development, where six dedicated public servants feel the need to resign their positions abruptly," said Doug Kelley, a former U.S. assistant attorney with Minnesota. "That's the darkest day in my 51 years of practicing law in this state."
and yet they shot the person they were pursuing hmm 🧐
Ambushed by two individuals with a snow shovel and a broom handle. So preposterous I'm inclined to believe it.
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
and yet they shot the person they were pursuing hmm 🧐
FUCK ICE
"He had six kids loaded into his car, including a six month old, when law enforcement threw a flash bang at his car. He has told us all six of his kids were transported to the hospital."
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January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
FUCK ICE
also because that would spark a constitutional crisis and maybe a state vs. federal armed conflict aka a civil war??? 🧐
people can call for whatever they want, but I don't always know if they are clocking that reality
I think people are desperate for immediate relief, so this seems like the way
people can call for whatever they want, but I don't always know if they are clocking that reality
I think people are desperate for immediate relief, so this seems like the way
To the people out of state who keep saying “why won’t the local cops stop ICE” you need to understand that ICE is overwhelmingly the largest force on the ground in Minneapolis. They outnumber Minneapolis cops four to one. They’re more likely to stop the cops than the other way around
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
also because that would spark a constitutional crisis and maybe a state vs. federal armed conflict aka a civil war??? 🧐
people can call for whatever they want, but I don't always know if they are clocking that reality
I think people are desperate for immediate relief, so this seems like the way
people can call for whatever they want, but I don't always know if they are clocking that reality
I think people are desperate for immediate relief, so this seems like the way
not my personal risk tolerance or choice but, boy, it must've felt great to get ahold of one of the cars that those thugs have been using as their own roving fascist fortresses while they brutalize and terrorize this city
A number of people were seen breaking into, defacing and ransacking at least three vehicles parked near scene of an ICE shooting in north Minneapolis.
Crowd members said they were government-owned and belonged to federal agents. bit.ly/45y9n1J
Crowd members said they were government-owned and belonged to federal agents. bit.ly/45y9n1J
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM
not my personal risk tolerance or choice but, boy, it must've felt great to get ahold of one of the cars that those thugs have been using as their own roving fascist fortresses while they brutalize and terrorize this city
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Ambushed by two individuals with a snow shovel and a broom handle. So preposterous I'm inclined to believe it.
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Ambushed by two individuals with a snow shovel and a broom handle. So preposterous I'm inclined to believe it.
she actually thinks their resignations won't be seen as a badge of honor across this great state 😅
Bondi: "What happened in Minnesota -- we had 6 prosecutors who suddenly decided they didn't want to support the men and women in ICE. One of them was busy doing a photo shoot with the New York Times while ICE was out there risking their lives ... breaking news tonight: I fired them all."
January 15, 2026 at 2:47 AM
she actually thinks their resignations won't be seen as a badge of honor across this great state 😅
hell yeah amber
respect to park board commissioner amber frederick for responding to the ICE involved shooting over north now. she’s been impressing me since her inauguration day
@amberforparks.bsky.social
@amberforparks.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
hell yeah amber
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I’ll say what Mayor Frey doesn’t want to say.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) declared he does not support abolishing ICE in a preview of a Fox News interview set to air on Wednesday morning.
The post Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I’ll say what Mayor Frey doesn’t want to say.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
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UPDATE: Judge Menendez makes it clear she intends to rule on the emergency motion by protesters — seeking to halt key police tactics by ICE in Minnesota — by Thursday afternoon.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
UPDATE: Judge Menendez makes it clear she intends to rule on the emergency motion by protesters — seeking to halt key police tactics by ICE in Minnesota — by Thursday afternoon.
I hate when I have to agree with will stancil but I agree on this one
It is, but an obsession with opsec is a real hindrance for activists. If you're out there confronting ICE, I assure you they can figure out who you are if they really wanted. The key is to not do anything illegal (taking or sharing video is not) and to understand there's safety in numbers.
seems riskier to take the video than to share it
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I hate when I have to agree with will stancil but I agree on this one
my city 💚
"Audience members saw ICE agents pull up and detain two individuals outside the neighboring Supermercado Latino market, prompting the club’s young music fans to quickly exit onto the street and protest the agents’ actions."
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January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
my city 💚
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Hakeem Jeffries is afraid of a bad poll, meanwhile the observers and neighbors here on the ground in Minneapolis are afraid of being beaten senseless, dragged into a car, and raced out of their neighborhood. They’re not yielding but he is. Consider new leaders, Democrats
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Hakeem Jeffries is afraid of a bad poll, meanwhile the observers and neighbors here on the ground in Minneapolis are afraid of being beaten senseless, dragged into a car, and raced out of their neighborhood. They’re not yielding but he is. Consider new leaders, Democrats
flat out lie. I've seen with my own eyes neighbors upon neighbors come streaming out of houses, running across slippery, icy sidewalks from halfway down the block to respond to an alert whistle.
It's not a minority. It's a majority.
And we stand together.
It's not a minority. It's a majority.
And we stand together.
Bovino says "rhetoric does cause violence" and characterizes protesters as "almost like cannon fodder"
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
flat out lie. I've seen with my own eyes neighbors upon neighbors come streaming out of houses, running across slippery, icy sidewalks from halfway down the block to respond to an alert whistle.
It's not a minority. It's a majority.
And we stand together.
It's not a minority. It's a majority.
And we stand together.
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Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."