Scott Piatkowski
@scottpiatkowski.bsky.social
WRDSB Trustee (2018-2026). Board Chair (2021-2022). Affordable housing champion. Opinions are my own. He/Him.
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I’m a School Trustee, and Doug Ford Wants to Eliminate My Job | The Walrus
What parents will lose: no one to answer their emails, fight for safe crosswalks, hold the system to account
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Around the world, Minneapolis emerges at the hero-city that stands its ground defiantly against violent fascism, while holding strong to a very simple credo: Love thy neighbor, and protect him. www.ft.com/content/ab0c...
Trump shifts tone on immigration raids — but Minneapolis remains defiant
Sceptical activists say they will keep protesting until enforcement agents leave the city
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Around the world, Minneapolis emerges at the hero-city that stands its ground defiantly against violent fascism, while holding strong to a very simple credo: Love thy neighbor, and protect him. www.ft.com/content/ab0c...
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⚡️ HAPPENING NOW — KNOXVILLE students shake off discipline warnings and walk out to protest ICE…
We’re told 1000+ are there 👀 💪🏽
www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...
We’re told 1000+ are there 👀 💪🏽
www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
⚡️ HAPPENING NOW — KNOXVILLE students shake off discipline warnings and walk out to protest ICE…
We’re told 1000+ are there 👀 💪🏽
www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...
We’re told 1000+ are there 👀 💪🏽
www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...
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In the 1770s, “Minnesota tactics” made America great.
On March 5, 1770, the Redcoats tried ICE tactics in Boston.
They failed. “Minnesota tactics” defeated them.
“Minnesota tactics” is the volunteerism of peaceful neighbors who care about each other. ...
On March 5, 1770, the Redcoats tried ICE tactics in Boston.
They failed. “Minnesota tactics” defeated them.
“Minnesota tactics” is the volunteerism of peaceful neighbors who care about each other. ...
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
In the 1770s, “Minnesota tactics” made America great.
On March 5, 1770, the Redcoats tried ICE tactics in Boston.
They failed. “Minnesota tactics” defeated them.
“Minnesota tactics” is the volunteerism of peaceful neighbors who care about each other. ...
On March 5, 1770, the Redcoats tried ICE tactics in Boston.
They failed. “Minnesota tactics” defeated them.
“Minnesota tactics” is the volunteerism of peaceful neighbors who care about each other. ...
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"We're not with the activists we're just reporting on them."
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"We're not with the activists we're just reporting on them."
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
This is from Don Lemon's reporting at the St. Paul church. Arresting journalists for simply highlighting what's happening in this country is a gross violation of our First Amendment rights.
He must be released immediately.
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Lol, basically the quack raw milk producer hates the Trump immigration crackdown and the newly aggressive US imperialism. People really do contain multitudes.
NEW: RFK Jr. promised to stop "suppressing" raw milk and possible changes to federal raw milk policy. That hasn't happened. In the meantime, the CEO of the biggest raw milk producer in the U.S. has become disturbed by a lot of what the Trump admin is doing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. was raw milk’s biggest fan. Now he won’t return industry calls.
Mark McAfee owns America's largest raw milk dairy. He thought he’d be advising the Trump administration. What happened?
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Lol, basically the quack raw milk producer hates the Trump immigration crackdown and the newly aggressive US imperialism. People really do contain multitudes.
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I see we're at the 'arresting opposition journalists' phase of I Can't Believe It's Not Fascism!
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I see we're at the 'arresting opposition journalists' phase of I Can't Believe It's Not Fascism!
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With ALT text.
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Someone sent me this photo, which must have been taken while I was writing the column below about “Seeing People.”
Without Dorothea’s work we’d know much less about the last time our country ran en masse concentration camps.
Please read it to understand why now we know, we must Document Everything.
Without Dorothea’s work we’d know much less about the last time our country ran en masse concentration camps.
Please read it to understand why now we know, we must Document Everything.
January 30, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Someone sent me this photo, which must have been taken while I was writing the column below about “Seeing People.”
Without Dorothea’s work we’d know much less about the last time our country ran en masse concentration camps.
Please read it to understand why now we know, we must Document Everything.
Without Dorothea’s work we’d know much less about the last time our country ran en masse concentration camps.
Please read it to understand why now we know, we must Document Everything.
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WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
Conservative Christians don't really want to know.
Jesus would stand in the street between ICE and those it seeks to terrorize.
Jesus would defy the politicians openly preying upon God’s people...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/jesus-turn...
Conservative Christians don't really want to know.
Jesus would stand in the street between ICE and those it seeks to terrorize.
Jesus would defy the politicians openly preying upon God’s people...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/jesus-turn...
Jesus Turned Over Tables. He Would Have Interrupted That Minneapolis Church Service, Too.
What Would Jesus Do?
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
Conservative Christians don't really want to know.
Jesus would stand in the street between ICE and those it seeks to terrorize.
Jesus would defy the politicians openly preying upon God’s people...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/jesus-turn...
Conservative Christians don't really want to know.
Jesus would stand in the street between ICE and those it seeks to terrorize.
Jesus would defy the politicians openly preying upon God’s people...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/jesus-turn...
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Trump's Agriculture Secretary brags about removing 1.75 million people from SNAP
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trump's Agriculture Secretary brags about removing 1.75 million people from SNAP
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As I tell my students on a near daily basis, the most important terms in politics are inevitably contested, and finding the most useful definition depends on purpose and context.
Article quoting @stewartprest.ca & myself discussing whether or not what is happening in Alberta constitutes "treason". I am coming from a very legal/natsec understanding of the term & Stewart is talking about the need for clear language in this fragile political moment - which is absolutely fair.
Experts say treason definition depends if you’re holding Criminal Code or dictionary
B.C. Premier David Eby made headlines Thursday by saying Alberta separatists reportedly meeting with U.S. officials are committing treason — but experts say the word means different things in differen...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
As I tell my students on a near daily basis, the most important terms in politics are inevitably contested, and finding the most useful definition depends on purpose and context.
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Breakdown of what the felon is going on about with this Decertification - simplified
Transport Canada is currently reviewing the certification of Gulfstream US jets that were certified in the US, once the review is completed, they then certify their use in Canada.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Transport Canada is currently reviewing the certification of Gulfstream US jets that were certified in the US, once the review is completed, they then certify their use in Canada.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Trump threatens Canadian aviation industry with heavy tariffs, decertification of Bombardier planes | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Breakdown of what the felon is going on about with this Decertification - simplified
Transport Canada is currently reviewing the certification of Gulfstream US jets that were certified in the US, once the review is completed, they then certify their use in Canada.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Transport Canada is currently reviewing the certification of Gulfstream US jets that were certified in the US, once the review is completed, they then certify their use in Canada.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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HRM: The budget is tight and we need austerity. No nice to haves!
How about we cut $250,000 in planned spending for unproven technology?
HRM: Absolutely not, that's essential.
How about we cut $250,000 in planned spending for unproven technology?
HRM: Absolutely not, that's essential.
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
HRM: The budget is tight and we need austerity. No nice to haves!
How about we cut $250,000 in planned spending for unproven technology?
HRM: Absolutely not, that's essential.
How about we cut $250,000 in planned spending for unproven technology?
HRM: Absolutely not, that's essential.
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TARIFFS ARE HURTING THE US ECONOMY.
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
TARIFFS ARE HURTING THE US ECONOMY.
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Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
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In 2020 I found out the feds were watching me due to my journalism
"Descriptions of the journalist and his work were nestled among security reports detailing bloody terrorist attacks and far-right threats, in documents prepared by a private railway industry group and shared with law enforcement."
"Descriptions of the journalist and his work were nestled among security reports detailing bloody terrorist attacks and far-right threats, in documents prepared by a private railway industry group and shared with law enforcement."
Amid Terror Warnings, Railroad Industry Group Passed Intel on Environmental Journalist to Cops
Groups like the Association of American Railroads can influence what law enforcement view as threats — including targets like journalist Justin Mikulka.
theintercept.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In 2020 I found out the feds were watching me due to my journalism
"Descriptions of the journalist and his work were nestled among security reports detailing bloody terrorist attacks and far-right threats, in documents prepared by a private railway industry group and shared with law enforcement."
"Descriptions of the journalist and his work were nestled among security reports detailing bloody terrorist attacks and far-right threats, in documents prepared by a private railway industry group and shared with law enforcement."
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The "documentary" Melania is being panned as a farce, but more serious analysts see something else: a thin pretext used by Jeff Bezos to make a $40 mn payment straight into the pocket of the president's wife—which under federal law is viewed as a payment to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
At ‘Melania’ Premiere, the President Sees ‘Glamour’ and Others See Graft
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The "documentary" Melania is being panned as a farce, but more serious analysts see something else: a thin pretext used by Jeff Bezos to make a $40 mn payment straight into the pocket of the president's wife—which under federal law is viewed as a payment to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
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Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
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Holy shit. Trump's secret police just arrested journalist Don Lemon, apparently after he reported on an anti-ICE protest in a church.
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Holy shit. Trump's secret police just arrested journalist Don Lemon, apparently after he reported on an anti-ICE protest in a church.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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How ICE Turned Immigration Into a Church-State Power Struggle
Trump’s immigration crackdown is testing church-state boundaries, as faith leaders mobilize to shield migrants and warn of escalating conflict.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s immigration crackdown is testing church-state boundaries, as faith leaders mobilize to shield migrants and warn of escalating conflict.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
How ICE Turned Immigration Into a Church-State Power Struggle
Trump’s immigration crackdown is testing church-state boundaries, as faith leaders mobilize to shield migrants and warn of escalating conflict.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s immigration crackdown is testing church-state boundaries, as faith leaders mobilize to shield migrants and warn of escalating conflict.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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maybe we shouldnt have put right wing podcasters in charge of the world
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
maybe we shouldnt have put right wing podcasters in charge of the world
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What I find so demoralizing is starting with an end goal of finding a way to keep government open rather than finding a way to use the threat of shutdown to end ICE; Possible? Perhaps not. But "abolish ICE" must be the starting position. Reforms are just putting a cup full of diarrhea on a doily.
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
What I find so demoralizing is starting with an end goal of finding a way to keep government open rather than finding a way to use the threat of shutdown to end ICE; Possible? Perhaps not. But "abolish ICE" must be the starting position. Reforms are just putting a cup full of diarrhea on a doily.
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The violence in Nigeria’s Plateau state has killed thousands and displaced whole communities. It has also quietly fueled child trafficking, reports Ajifa Solomon.
How Parents’ Dreams of Safety Fuel Child Trafficking in Nigeria
Escalating violence in Plateau state is driving families to make impossible choices — and feeding a growing pipeline of exploitation
newlinesmag.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The violence in Nigeria’s Plateau state has killed thousands and displaced whole communities. It has also quietly fueled child trafficking, reports Ajifa Solomon.
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Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids