Indigiqueer Hummingbird
@riotousmuse.bsky.social
she/her; diasporic, urban-dwelling Inuk Indigiqueer woman seeking reconnection;
💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social
bookshop: riotousmuse
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💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social
bookshop: riotousmuse
linktr.ee/support_SEIU_RHworkers
💸 V: HumanHummingbird
Cover 📸: Christian Spencer
Pinned
This is dazzlingly timely & blessedly grounding.
Minneapolis, we're sintering
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Gofundme for him and his family. A million of these out there.
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Gofundme for him and his family. A million of these out there.
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Leaders of neither the Senate nor the House (nor, of course, the White House) can bring themselves to condemn a declaration of war, mass expulsion, and revoking citizenship of people based on their religion.
Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims
Comments from Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) reflect a brazen Islamophobic sentiment being voiced by some in the party.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Leaders of neither the Senate nor the House (nor, of course, the White House) can bring themselves to condemn a declaration of war, mass expulsion, and revoking citizenship of people based on their religion.
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Ah shit Klob gotta go
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Dick Durbin (IL), John Fetterman (PA), Ruben Gallego (AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Maggie Hassan (NH), Martin Heinrich (NM), John Hickenlooper (CO), Mazie Hirono (HI), Tim Kaine (VA), Mark Kelly (AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Ben Ray Lujan (NM), ->
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Ah shit Klob gotta go
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@klobuchar.senate.gov what the fuck is wrong with you actually, I’ll forever laugh at the story of my ex’s shitty mother getting you to cry over bringing up that your kids didn’t attend public school in MN years when she ran against you. Congrats on being in alliance with that Trumper now, I guess.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
@klobuchar.senate.gov what the fuck is wrong with you actually, I’ll forever laugh at the story of my ex’s shitty mother getting you to cry over bringing up that your kids didn’t attend public school in MN years when she ran against you. Congrats on being in alliance with that Trumper now, I guess.
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This here is POETRY
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This here is POETRY
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The wind keeps whispering “This is what the ruling class has decided will be normal”
It just keep getting louder everyday
It just keep getting louder everyday
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The wind keeps whispering “This is what the ruling class has decided will be normal”
It just keep getting louder everyday
It just keep getting louder everyday
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Jon Collins is really providing top-notch coverage lately. My favorite detail: the ICE dude who got pepper sprayed by the other ICE dude.
Hennepin County dispatch got a panicked call from a Department of Homeland Security supervisor in Minneapolis requesting assistance because “we only have a few officers but we have 60-70 agitators fighting them.” Hennepin deputies didn’t witness any attacks on agents.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
ICE agents call for backup during Minneapolis traffic stop, bystanders hurl insults and snowballs
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for help from an agent who said 60 to 70 “agitators” were “fighting them.”
www.mprnews.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Jon Collins is really providing top-notch coverage lately. My favorite detail: the ICE dude who got pepper sprayed by the other ICE dude.
That last 3 sentences.
When hate and gun violence struck a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, Ahmed al Ahmed rushed toward danger and saved lives. His courage stands as a powerful reminder of our shared humanity. But no community should depend on heroics to feel safe. Safety and dignity must be guaranteed for all.
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
That last 3 sentences.
Hey anyone who ever travels in the United States--
Gift link 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/us/politics/immigration-tsa-passenger-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U8.T0bz.u0ZEJ2keWzFD&smid=url-share
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Hey anyone who ever travels in the United States--
Relatedly, has anyone heard a damn thing from the governor about... honestly anything?
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Know Your History
Know your history.
"We’ve had these protections since the 1970s and all these fears that they might have … just never came to fruition.”"
19thnews.org/2025/12/minn...
"We’ve had these protections since the 1970s and all these fears that they might have … just never came to fruition.”"
19thnews.org/2025/12/minn...
50 years ago, Minneapolis redefined LGBTQ+ rights
On December 30, 1975, just before the New Year, the city council passed trans-inclusive protections unlike anything the U.S. has been able to achieve.
19thnews.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Know Your History
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Outnumbering your enemy is not enough. *Strength* in numbers requires a shared sense of purpose. That must be cultivated. Understanding and relationships must be built. This is the work most people don't want to do. To turn moments into lasting movements, we need organization.
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Outnumbering your enemy is not enough. *Strength* in numbers requires a shared sense of purpose. That must be cultivated. Understanding and relationships must be built. This is the work most people don't want to do. To turn moments into lasting movements, we need organization.
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Immigrant-owned businesses are a vital part of Minneapolis. Across our city, small businesses are hurting, as fear from recent federal activity is keeping people home. Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-latino-somali-businesses-struggling-ice-operation-metro-surge
Twin Cities Latino, Somali businesses struggling amid ICE's Operation Metro Surge: "What did we do?"
Some members of the Twin Cities' immigrant community say Operation Metro Surge is not only striking fear in the Latino and Somali communities, but it's also harming their small businesses.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Immigrant-owned businesses are a vital part of Minneapolis. Across our city, small businesses are hurting, as fear from recent federal activity is keeping people home. Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-latino-somali-businesses-struggling-ice-operation-metro-surge
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MY STUDENTS FINAL PROJECTS (zines) WERE SO GOOD YOU GUYS
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
MY STUDENTS FINAL PROJECTS (zines) WERE SO GOOD YOU GUYS
Let's move together.
Get mad, but use it. Sitting and reading more things to make you more mad is just going to hurt.
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Let's move together.
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Great to close out the year with @ilhanmn.bsky.social and Rep Esther Agbaje at Ward 2's own Memory Lanes! Looking forward to ensuring we re-elect Congresswoman Ilhan Omar next year.
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Great to close out the year with @ilhanmn.bsky.social and Rep Esther Agbaje at Ward 2's own Memory Lanes! Looking forward to ensuring we re-elect Congresswoman Ilhan Omar next year.
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Great writing by @parkermolloy.com here. The word ‘Hypocrisy’ just doesn’t cover it anymore and it’s almost futile to continuously point out the double standards — but this was a thorough and well-written breakdown, well worth the read.
Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
The Rules of Grief
The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.
www.readtpa.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Great writing by @parkermolloy.com here. The word ‘Hypocrisy’ just doesn’t cover it anymore and it’s almost futile to continuously point out the double standards — but this was a thorough and well-written breakdown, well worth the read.
Staying whole is going to be very important 💗
Folks are really grabbing up my time for book chats this winter. That availability will be all booked up soon. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I get into it in a section of this edition of my newsletter.
Must-Reads and Some Notes on Taking Action and Staying Whole in 2026
As we close out a year of crisis and courage, I’m thinking about what sustains us — and what comes next.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Staying whole is going to be very important 💗
Good advice
One of the things the President is so masterful at is controlling the narrative.
I would argue that it is always to our advantage to *not* share his words/posts/clips - unless it's really, critically, necessary for context.
Reframe the narrative.
I would argue that it is always to our advantage to *not* share his words/posts/clips - unless it's really, critically, necessary for context.
Reframe the narrative.
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Good advice
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Folks are really grabbing up my time for book chats this winter. That availability will be all booked up soon. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I get into it in a section of this edition of my newsletter.
Must-Reads and Some Notes on Taking Action and Staying Whole in 2026
As we close out a year of crisis and courage, I’m thinking about what sustains us — and what comes next.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Folks are really grabbing up my time for book chats this winter. That availability will be all booked up soon. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I get into it in a section of this edition of my newsletter.
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This is going to be a very rough week for trans folks - especially trans youth and their families. Buckle up. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is going to be a very rough week for trans folks - especially trans youth and their families. Buckle up. 🧵
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On Wed the House is going to vote on two bills, one that would ban Medicaid funding for youth gender affirming care (HR498), the second that would criminalize that care (HR3492) - I expect *at least one* will pass the House, potentially both.
Action alerts are already going out.
Action alerts are already going out.
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
On Wed the House is going to vote on two bills, one that would ban Medicaid funding for youth gender affirming care (HR498), the second that would criminalize that care (HR3492) - I expect *at least one* will pass the House, potentially both.
Action alerts are already going out.
Action alerts are already going out.
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Rules will have a comment window where we can speak up; and later, I assume, litigate before they take effect. But either way, they will cause further disruption.
No matter what happens re: bills & rules, the damage caused by uncertainty and the threat of shifts in funding is real.
No matter what happens re: bills & rules, the damage caused by uncertainty and the threat of shifts in funding is real.
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Rules will have a comment window where we can speak up; and later, I assume, litigate before they take effect. But either way, they will cause further disruption.
No matter what happens re: bills & rules, the damage caused by uncertainty and the threat of shifts in funding is real.
No matter what happens re: bills & rules, the damage caused by uncertainty and the threat of shifts in funding is real.
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I would not be surprised to see more clinics limiting care access, closing programs, or otherwise adopting more risk averse practices.
More crucially, I know that all of this will come with a torrent of really awful and stigmatizing rhetoric.
It's going to be a heavy and hard time in a hard year.
More crucially, I know that all of this will come with a torrent of really awful and stigmatizing rhetoric.
It's going to be a heavy and hard time in a hard year.
December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I would not be surprised to see more clinics limiting care access, closing programs, or otherwise adopting more risk averse practices.
More crucially, I know that all of this will come with a torrent of really awful and stigmatizing rhetoric.
It's going to be a heavy and hard time in a hard year.
More crucially, I know that all of this will come with a torrent of really awful and stigmatizing rhetoric.
It's going to be a heavy and hard time in a hard year.
Mpls Action
Action Steps:
Everyone: Call your House Reps and urge them to vote no.
Trans folks: Please, please, please, take care of yourselves on Wednesday and Thursday especially. Don't let the hate sink in. Stay strong, stay in community, and remember that we can do this.
& allies...
Everyone: Call your House Reps and urge them to vote no.
Trans folks: Please, please, please, take care of yourselves on Wednesday and Thursday especially. Don't let the hate sink in. Stay strong, stay in community, and remember that we can do this.
& allies...
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Mpls Action