Mel Podiceps
@podiceps.bsky.social
Federal worker, recreational cat wrangler, South MPLS.
Good start. Now let's talk about state funding during the upcoming legislative session and an eviction moratorium.
Rental assistance hotlines in the state say calls for help have skyrocketed this year. Some callers say they’re not going to work because they’re afraid they’ll be detained by ICE if they leave the house. Others say a family breadwinner was detained, leaving them struggling to pay the bills.
Minneapolis allocates additional $1 million for rental assistance
The City of Minneapolis will allocate $1 million in funds for emergency rental assistance, as families impacted by the ongoing federal immigration operation seek help paying bills.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Good start. Now let's talk about state funding during the upcoming legislative session and an eviction moratorium.
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Yes, I’m buying groceries for multiple families now.
Do people broadly feel things have gotten much more unaffordable under Trump?
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Yes, I’m buying groceries for multiple families now.
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our hennepin county delegate is the guy who measures the ice at lakes on his bike and posts it to reddit
www.southwestvoices.news/stories/meet...
www.southwestvoices.news/stories/meet...
Meet Steven the Ice Guy - Southwest Voices
Steven Glasford measures ice across Southwest lakes and records it online
www.southwestvoices.news
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
our hennepin county delegate is the guy who measures the ice at lakes on his bike and posts it to reddit
www.southwestvoices.news/stories/meet...
www.southwestvoices.news/stories/meet...
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extremely funny to do this with a 14 seat restaurant that’s been open for 75 years
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
extremely funny to do this with a 14 seat restaurant that’s been open for 75 years
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
Fascinating, DOE is working around regulation by editing Department Orders, apparently without opportunity for public comment.
EXCLSUVIE: The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules and shared them with the companies they're meant to regulate, without making the new rules publicly available.
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
We've obtained a copy of the new rules and here's what we found.
www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Fascinating, DOE is working around regulation by editing Department Orders, apparently without opportunity for public comment.
Absolutely. I have never, ever, heard anyone say this in real life. It's a myth (a RACIST myth) that gets repeated by national news only. People call the neighborhood Cedar Riverside, full stop.
THIS, ALL DAY. We call it Cedar Riverside. Everyone just calls it Cedar Riverside. And we go there, regularly, for all sorts of reasons: there are theaters in that same neighborhood, there's a college, there's a music venue, and there are some excellent restaurants.
We go through this every few years: NO ONE HERE CALLS CEDAR RIVERSIDE LITTLE MOGADISHU
(today in the NYT / a twitter exchange from over seven years ago, though this has been going on for ages)
(today in the NYT / a twitter exchange from over seven years ago, though this has been going on for ages)
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Absolutely. I have never, ever, heard anyone say this in real life. It's a myth (a RACIST myth) that gets repeated by national news only. People call the neighborhood Cedar Riverside, full stop.
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Judge Schlitz is not exactly a firebrand and in no way a liberal judge. This is remarkable.
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Judge Schlitz is not exactly a firebrand and in no way a liberal judge. This is remarkable.
In case you missed it, Congress passed funding for most federal science agencies, with most receiving shallow cuts, just slightly less than under Biden. This is a HUGE repudiation of the administration's war on publicly-funded science (and a repudiation of DOGE in particular).
President Trump signed the CJS-Energy/Water-Interior minibus into law yesterday (Friday, Jan 23). CJS includes NASA and NOAA.
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Congressional Bill H.R. 4323 and H.R. 6938 Signed into Law
On Friday, January 23, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 4323, the "Trafficking Survivors Relief Act," which establishes a process to allow human
www.whitehouse.gov
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In case you missed it, Congress passed funding for most federal science agencies, with most receiving shallow cuts, just slightly less than under Biden. This is a HUGE repudiation of the administration's war on publicly-funded science (and a repudiation of DOGE in particular).
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
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ICE *and* emerald ash borers OUT
-21° at MSP is the coldest temperature since the end of January 2019 (3 straight lows of -25°, -28°, -23°)
It’s been -20° or -21° for 7 straight hours.
The coldest wind chill was -47° around 2am and 4am.
It’s been -20° or -21° for 7 straight hours.
The coldest wind chill was -47° around 2am and 4am.
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
ICE *and* emerald ash borers OUT
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Can’t believe this even has to be said but peaceful protects are legal. These arrests are complete bullshit.
Confirmed w civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong's lawyer that she & Chauntyll Allen were arrested by federal agents this morning in downtown Minneapolis. Armstrong participated in the protest Sunday at a church where a pastor leads the local ICE field office. Pam Bondi tweeted the arrest.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Can’t believe this even has to be said but peaceful protects are legal. These arrests are complete bullshit.
Help these ladies keep their neighborhood safe and warm up with a cup of tea! They could really use it today, while their neighborhood is blighted by white supremacists. The Venmo ID for Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance is CRwork26. Thanks @wedge.live for the great suggestion and Venmo info.
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Help these ladies keep their neighborhood safe and warm up with a cup of tea! They could really use it today, while their neighborhood is blighted by white supremacists. The Venmo ID for Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance is CRwork26. Thanks @wedge.live for the great suggestion and Venmo info.
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If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
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Note: Minnesota is full of great writers who need work. Stop putting your dudes on planes and start hiring local writers. I've now connected two folks. I can find you more.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Note: Minnesota is full of great writers who need work. Stop putting your dudes on planes and start hiring local writers. I've now connected two folks. I can find you more.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
*I do not want this work I have a syllabus to finish this ain't about me.
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Immigration attorney: The arrest "during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever, was a “blatant constitutional violation,” since the agents did not have a proper warrant..." www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
Attorney: No proper warrant for Minneapolis man's arrest in home
The arrest of Garrison Gibson came in a city increasingly on edge after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Good last week.
www.minnpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Immigration attorney: The arrest "during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever, was a “blatant constitutional violation,” since the agents did not have a proper warrant..." www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
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Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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ICE is making the police department’s job borderline impossible. They’re actively causing a lot of chaos AND they’re frightening people into a level of non-cooperation that is unsustainable. MPD has issues but has spent years trying pretty hard to rebuild some trust; feds are torching it for fun.
If you're a cop, you probably also are concerned about how shitty things are going to be for you entirely because of these assholes, even after they're gone.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
ICE is making the police department’s job borderline impossible. They’re actively causing a lot of chaos AND they’re frightening people into a level of non-cooperation that is unsustainable. MPD has issues but has spent years trying pretty hard to rebuild some trust; feds are torching it for fun.
National treasure is right! Let's keep Goddard Spaceflight Center funded and functional. (Including their library!)
Proud to welcome Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Grace Meng to Maryland’s NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for a tour of the work that keeps America leading in space and science. Goddard is a national treasure. @meng.house.gov @lofgren.house.gov
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
National treasure is right! Let's keep Goddard Spaceflight Center funded and functional. (Including their library!)
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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These peaceful observers I spoke to had ICE show up at their homes in what they see as attempts at intimidation. ICE has somehow been accessing Minnesotans' private data in likely violation of state law, according to privacy advocates.
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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...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
These peaceful observers I spoke to had ICE show up at their homes in what they see as attempts at intimidation. ICE has somehow been accessing Minnesotans' private data in likely violation of state law, according to privacy advocates.
share.google/J00lpWzPzOu2...
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I live in Ward 11, and was wondering why she challenged the DFL-endorsed candidate last election. Guess now we know why.
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I live in Ward 11, and was wondering why she challenged the DFL-endorsed candidate last election. Guess now we know why.
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Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
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DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/