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Dr. Solomon David
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“The Gar Guy” Fish Scientist & Prof | 🌎Freshwater Conservation | SciComm • GarLab | Views mine | he/him | #GarWeek
📍Saint Paul, Minnesota
Wherever you go, there you gar

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · May 1
My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠

A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!

TO BE CONTINUED…
solomonrdavid.bsky.social
We take brighter notes where we can find them here in the Twin Cities.

Found this note in my kindergartner’s backpack today. I’m tracking down his drawing, and glad they’re learning about diverse scientists!

We say thanks to the volunteer lookouts on the corner every morning walking in to school.
Paper note from a teacher to a student that reads “Great work in science. You carefully drew a bearded dragon.” The student is the post author’s child. Image of scientist Dr. Hayat Sindi, describing her work in creating rapid testing for diseases.
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
solomonrdavid.bsky.social
“in theater”

SMH.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?

HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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atrupar.com
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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punsultant.bsky.social
Bluesky, I know the person who made this is on here. I saw this at the Minnesota State Fair in 2023 and have vowed to find the person who made it so I can be their best friend.

Please help me find this person!
A needlework poem on cloudy white/blue fabric in a white frame. It sits among other colorful fiberworks. At the top is the title, Ode to Spot, styled in the same font as the Star Trek: The Next Generation font. The bulk of the piece is this poem: Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses. I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations, A singular development of cat communications That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection. A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents; You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance. And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion, It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion. O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array. And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend, I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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atrupar.com
In a dense part of south Minneapolis as Homan's "draw down" news conference was occurring: "They took a guy in a red car infront and they stopped traffic and try to take another guy and they hit his car"
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture

(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
Ice rink was a sanctuary for this girls hockey team until ICE touched down in the Twin Cities | Strib Varsity
Hockey Across Minnesota: A youth hockey club dedicated to diversity sees attendance dip amid federal agents’ presence.
varsity.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Tell everyone you know

HALF A BILLION $

apnews.com/article/trum...
Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting
The Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers about $496 million through December.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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brucespringsteen.net
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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normcharlatan.bsky.social
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.

Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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meadekrosby.bsky.social
Moment of calm: tonight's paddle on a darkening Salish Sea.
The calm, steely gray waters of the Salish Sea stretch toward the horizon where they're met by the low, distant hills of Bainbridge Island beneath a cloudy, darkening sky. The pale-blue, pointed nose of a prone paddleboard sits in the foreground, where the paddler has stopped to take the picture. View of West Point Lighthouse from the water. The white lighthouse sits above rocks and a sandy spit, its light aglow in the fading light. View of distant city lights from the water. The lights are reflected in the black, calm water, the pointed nose of a prone paddle board barely visible in the foreground where the paddler has stopped to take the picture.
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.

I don’t let bullies win.

Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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atrupar.com
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
solomonrdavid.bsky.social
The ratio on this is appreciated.
insidehighered.com Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 1d
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards

Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx

#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
A dense mass of protesters against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fill a Minneapolis street. Many hold signs; the largest signs say things like “Killer ICE: Off Our Streets.”
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Boromir from the movie The Fellow ship of the rings thinking out loud about the one ring, with the caption "Perhaps we could give the ring better training."
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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atrupar.com
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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kristenradtke.bsky.social
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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mrtom.uk
Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!
The "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" meme. The Facebook post is from 27th January 2020
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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nickmiroff.bsky.social
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
Wow. Per @priscialva, DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately. He spent yesterday responding to people who were criticizing him and raising questions about his unverified claims about Pretti.
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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atrupar.com
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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mementomorty.bsky.social
As seen on r/nursing

Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
screenshot of a reddit post in r/nursing Photo of a hospital hallway where staff in scrubs stand with their hands clasped and heads bowed
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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solomonrdavid.bsky.social
5/5 Again, GARgantuan thank you to the people out there supporting vulnerable communities and helping protect our kids ❤️
A fish scientist holds a large Alligator Gar with the text “A gargantuan thank you!” on the image.
January 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
A stark moment in this morning's hearing in Minnesota when an attorney for the state is staying this:
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d
Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM