Andy Solages
@sological.bsky.social
Tout moun se moun. Vi moun se mezi a pou tout bagay.
Here for comics, Africana, Haiti, the Black Atlantic, buildings, constructive politics, fungi, trees, oceans, climate, space, Hip-Hop, and appreciating historians, writers, artists, scientists, etc.
Here for comics, Africana, Haiti, the Black Atlantic, buildings, constructive politics, fungi, trees, oceans, climate, space, Hip-Hop, and appreciating historians, writers, artists, scientists, etc.
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The day before I was arrested, I did this sit down interview with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. I asked her if she will make a decision on charging the agents who shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti before her term ends.
Full interview at www.georgiafort.com/post/pressur...
Full interview at www.georgiafort.com/post/pressur...
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The day before I was arrested, I did this sit down interview with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. I asked her if she will make a decision on charging the agents who shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti before her term ends.
Full interview at www.georgiafort.com/post/pressur...
Full interview at www.georgiafort.com/post/pressur...
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DON LEMON: “I will not be intimidated. I will not back down. I will not be silenced.”
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
DON LEMON: “I will not be intimidated. I will not back down. I will not be silenced.”
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A group of Twin Cities restaurant workers are asking the state's hospitality business association to step up protections for workers amid the federal immigration operation. They say some employers aren't doing enough to support their immigrant staff.
'86 ICE': Campaign asks restaurant owners to protect immigrant staff
A group of Twin Cities restaurant workers say some employers aren't doing enough to support their immigrant staff.
www.mprnews.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
A group of Twin Cities restaurant workers are asking the state's hospitality business association to step up protections for workers amid the federal immigration operation. They say some employers aren't doing enough to support their immigrant staff.
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I watched last night and these are three of the smartest people on the planet from whom I have learned a lot. If you listen, you'll learn too.
LIVE NOW!
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Stream here:
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, & @reallandsend.bsky.social of @deathpanel.bsky.social for a discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Stream here:
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join Harsha Walia, Silky Shah, and Beatrice Adler-Bolton of Death Panel for an urgent discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond, and why resistance calls…
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I watched last night and these are three of the smartest people on the planet from whom I have learned a lot. If you listen, you'll learn too.
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The U.S. Department of Justice, citing evidence inconsistent with its earlier allegations, dropped felony charges against two men accused of assaulting an ICE agent before the agent shot one of the men in the leg.
DOJ Drops Charges Against Two Minneapolis Men It Accused of Attacking ICE Agents
The federal government has shifted its view on the January 14 incident, when an agent shot one of the men.
truthout.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice, citing evidence inconsistent with its earlier allegations, dropped felony charges against two men accused of assaulting an ICE agent before the agent shot one of the men in the leg.
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Douglass was the most photographed American of the nineteenth century! Here he is in images with others. We love seeing this for #DouglassDay! @douglassday.bsky.social!
Images of Frederick Douglass on display in the 360 room of the Digital Scholarship Lab at the Main Library at MSU! #DouglassDay
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Douglass was the most photographed American of the nineteenth century! Here he is in images with others. We love seeing this for #DouglassDay! @douglassday.bsky.social!
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This is just like UBI. Every study shows it works and is more cost effective but societies‘ hatred of poor people means we‘d rather pay more to make them suffer.
Anderson Cooper: “So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?”
Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst
Answer: “Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…” #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This is just like UBI. Every study shows it works and is more cost effective but societies‘ hatred of poor people means we‘d rather pay more to make them suffer.
I reverted to type this morning with excitement about Jill Scott's new album and the Floetry reunion tour.
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I reverted to type this morning with excitement about Jill Scott's new album and the Floetry reunion tour.
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my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved
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incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
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Trump lied about immigrants in 2016 too. He then defeated an official from the administration that holds the deportation record.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Trump lied about immigrants in 2016 too. He then defeated an official from the administration that holds the deportation record.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
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🚨BODY CAM BOMBSHELL
"Do something b*tch!" Border Patrol agent says as they target U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez's vehicle. Despite BP claim they shot her 5x in self defense, one agent is seen w/ his finger preemptively on trigger—another aiming gun. "Time to get aggressive!"⬇️
"Do something b*tch!" Border Patrol agent says as they target U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez's vehicle. Despite BP claim they shot her 5x in self defense, one agent is seen w/ his finger preemptively on trigger—another aiming gun. "Time to get aggressive!"⬇️
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
🚨BODY CAM BOMBSHELL
"Do something b*tch!" Border Patrol agent says as they target U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez's vehicle. Despite BP claim they shot her 5x in self defense, one agent is seen w/ his finger preemptively on trigger—another aiming gun. "Time to get aggressive!"⬇️
"Do something b*tch!" Border Patrol agent says as they target U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez's vehicle. Despite BP claim they shot her 5x in self defense, one agent is seen w/ his finger preemptively on trigger—another aiming gun. "Time to get aggressive!"⬇️
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"The Battle for Minneapolis and smaller skirmishes across the country have revealed that Americans will defend their immigrant neighbors...inhuman monsters from ICE, CBP and DHS are a malevolent occupying force"
Interesting @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Interesting @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"The Battle for Minneapolis and smaller skirmishes across the country have revealed that Americans will defend their immigrant neighbors...inhuman monsters from ICE, CBP and DHS are a malevolent occupying force"
Interesting @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Interesting @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
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this country hates women, children, and families so much
Mother Whose Infant Died After Drinking Cow’s Milk During Hurricane Katrina Denied Parole
Mother Whose Infant Died After Drinking Cow’s Milk During Hurricane Katrina Denied Parole
Tiffany Woods denied parole for infant son's death after feeding him cow's milk during Hurricane Katrina crisis.
newsone.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
this country hates women, children, and families so much
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A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
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i went to minneapolis and wrote about what i saw (a massive, robust mutual aid network that is ultimately just a bunch of regular people) and what i didn’t see (thousands of people who are terrified to leave their homes)
ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
Scenes from a city under siege
www.theverge.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
i went to minneapolis and wrote about what i saw (a massive, robust mutual aid network that is ultimately just a bunch of regular people) and what i didn’t see (thousands of people who are terrified to leave their homes)
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Must read for today (though I might be biased 😊): Liz and Sam Theoharis writing on the young organizers survival corps that the @kairoscenter.org has pulled together: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Meet the Young Organizers Survival Corps
Young organizers from around the country gathered at Haley Farm to study past social movements and train in the tactics of nonviolent resistance and grassroots organizing.
www.thenation.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Must read for today (though I might be biased 😊): Liz and Sam Theoharis writing on the young organizers survival corps that the @kairoscenter.org has pulled together: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
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Democrats keep saying there is nothing they can do. In the Senate, they can begin by refusing to allow unanimous consent to advance anything, for any reason. It does not stop everything, but it would render the Senate almost unworkable. They don’t, because it will make their jobs harder.
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Democrats keep saying there is nothing they can do. In the Senate, they can begin by refusing to allow unanimous consent to advance anything, for any reason. It does not stop everything, but it would render the Senate almost unworkable. They don’t, because it will make their jobs harder.
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Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
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"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh
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Black people were hunted so thoroughly, that one had to craft a "masterwork of deliberate concealment" to protect them.
Generations before Anne Frank
Generations before Anne Frank
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Black people were hunted so thoroughly, that one had to craft a "masterwork of deliberate concealment" to protect them.
Generations before Anne Frank
Generations before Anne Frank
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Lots of bomb threats there today
I wanna drive up to Springfield. Because it doesnt feel like anyone is covering Springfield.
Sure TPS cancelation has been delayed, but that doesn't mean anything.
Something doesnt feel right
Sure TPS cancelation has been delayed, but that doesn't mean anything.
Something doesnt feel right
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Lots of bomb threats there today