Jeff Swift
@swyphd.bsky.social
DEI hire, PhD in digital media and democracy. Rural Utahn. Amateur welder.
Who could have seen this coming?
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Who could have seen this coming?
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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@usworker.coop's State of the Sector reports on the democratic and worker-owned economy in 2025.
The report showcases a prevalence of diversity and inclusivity in the workforce and in leadership. Workplace democracy is actively empowering the marginalized with a voice in our economy.
The report showcases a prevalence of diversity and inclusivity in the workforce and in leadership. Workplace democracy is actively empowering the marginalized with a voice in our economy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:08 PM
@usworker.coop's State of the Sector reports on the democratic and worker-owned economy in 2025.
The report showcases a prevalence of diversity and inclusivity in the workforce and in leadership. Workplace democracy is actively empowering the marginalized with a voice in our economy.
The report showcases a prevalence of diversity and inclusivity in the workforce and in leadership. Workplace democracy is actively empowering the marginalized with a voice in our economy.
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Re-upping this thread from a year ago because it's very relevant to understanding the resistance in Minnesota and its effects
I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Re-upping this thread from a year ago because it's very relevant to understanding the resistance in Minnesota and its effects
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@EricMGarcia: What do you make of Kristi Noem calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist?
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
@EricMGarcia: What do you make of Kristi Noem calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist?
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.
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TRUMP: "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had": According to reports in The Atlantic and books by journalists, Trump wanted loyalty from his own military leaders, telling John Kelly he wanted "German generals" like those who served Hitler, who were "totally loyal" and "followed orders"
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
TRUMP: "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had": According to reports in The Atlantic and books by journalists, Trump wanted loyalty from his own military leaders, telling John Kelly he wanted "German generals" like those who served Hitler, who were "totally loyal" and "followed orders"
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A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event.
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event.
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
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In this weekend’s @propublica.org Dispatches, @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I wrote about our experiences in Minnesota in the days surrounding the killing of Alex Pretti. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In this weekend’s @propublica.org Dispatches, @peterdicampo.bsky.social and I wrote about our experiences in Minnesota in the days surrounding the killing of Alex Pretti. www.propublica.org/article/minn...
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ICE & CBP are still attacking US Citizens in Minnesota. They have NOT deescalated as this video shows.
Democrats in Congress need to block all funding for these Nazi Storm Trooper tactics.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Democrats in Congress need to block all funding for these Nazi Storm Trooper tactics.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervened and got federal agents to release resident, sources say
Sources tell MPR News that the police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into detention. It is believed to t...
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
ICE & CBP are still attacking US Citizens in Minnesota. They have NOT deescalated as this video shows.
Democrats in Congress need to block all funding for these Nazi Storm Trooper tactics.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Democrats in Congress need to block all funding for these Nazi Storm Trooper tactics.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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“I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE.”
“It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”
“It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”
I'm a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here's what my neighbors are saying about ICE.
The best way to understand what life is like in Minnesota right now is to listen to stories from ordinary residents.
www.americamagazine.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
“I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE.”
“It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”
“It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”
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Reminder that the war against the state of Minnesota is economic not just physical.As of this month,the state is fully cut off from funding for much of their social and economic resources to help the most at risk in the state and because of that we are going to see increasingly large social problems
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Reminder that the war against the state of Minnesota is economic not just physical.As of this month,the state is fully cut off from funding for much of their social and economic resources to help the most at risk in the state and because of that we are going to see increasingly large social problems
I’ve been thinking a lot about why following politics feels worse than it used to.
Not just louder or more intense — but more confusing, more exhausting, and more emotionally destabilizing.
Not just louder or more intense — but more confusing, more exhausting, and more emotionally destabilizing.
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about why following politics feels worse than it used to.
Not just louder or more intense — but more confusing, more exhausting, and more emotionally destabilizing.
Not just louder or more intense — but more confusing, more exhausting, and more emotionally destabilizing.
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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The same day that federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Pam Bondi sent a pointed letter to Gov. Tim Walz stating that if he wanted to “bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” he should hand over the state's voter roll.
This shakedown is just one more attempt by Trump to rig the midterm elections.
This shakedown is just one more attempt by Trump to rig the midterm elections.
The DOJ’s “ransom” letter to Minnesota reveals how Trump plans to rig the midterms
After a Border Patrol agent killed Alex Pretti, US Attorney Pam Bondi tells Minnesota to hand over its voter roll to "bring an end to the chaos."
www.motherjones.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The same day that federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Pam Bondi sent a pointed letter to Gov. Tim Walz stating that if he wanted to “bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” he should hand over the state's voter roll.
This shakedown is just one more attempt by Trump to rig the midterm elections.
This shakedown is just one more attempt by Trump to rig the midterm elections.
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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
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.
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Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Minneapolis has led the way before. In 1934, truck drivers shut down freight movement across the city—not to make a statement, but to demonstrate worker power. That distinction matters as Minneapolis moves toward a general strike again in 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/powermet...
open.substack.com/pub/powermet...
Minneapolis Strikes Again!
Can the strikes of 2026 repeat the city's previous labor victories?
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Minneapolis has led the way before. In 1934, truck drivers shut down freight movement across the city—not to make a statement, but to demonstrate worker power. That distinction matters as Minneapolis moves toward a general strike again in 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/powermet...
open.substack.com/pub/powermet...
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TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
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It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
ICE raids in blue cities feel like a massive power move.
They look dramatic. They dominate headlines.
But most of the time? They don’t actually shift power.
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They look dramatic. They dominate headlines.
But most of the time? They don’t actually shift power.
🧵👇
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
ICE raids in blue cities feel like a massive power move.
They look dramatic. They dominate headlines.
But most of the time? They don’t actually shift power.
🧵👇
They look dramatic. They dominate headlines.
But most of the time? They don’t actually shift power.
🧵👇
A territorial power move doesn’t shift power evenly.
It redistributes it.
Our Greenland analysis shows how one event can strengthen populist politics while weakening economic stability, institutions, and cultural coherence.
That tradeoff matters.
It redistributes it.
Our Greenland analysis shows how one event can strengthen populist politics while weakening economic stability, institutions, and cultural coherence.
That tradeoff matters.
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
A territorial power move doesn’t shift power evenly.
It redistributes it.
Our Greenland analysis shows how one event can strengthen populist politics while weakening economic stability, institutions, and cultural coherence.
That tradeoff matters.
It redistributes it.
Our Greenland analysis shows how one event can strengthen populist politics while weakening economic stability, institutions, and cultural coherence.
That tradeoff matters.
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Trump & Hegseth are building “safe spaces” for themselves away from real reporters- just like the Kremlin! Read @sbg1 who covered Russia: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Dream Palace of Puffery
The Pentagon’s ban on real journalism looks to be a preview of where the White House is headed.
www.newyorker.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trump & Hegseth are building “safe spaces” for themselves away from real reporters- just like the Kremlin! Read @sbg1 who covered Russia: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Chicago being Chicago
Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Chicago being Chicago