Tara E. Jenson
@tejenson.bsky.social
Compassionate nihilist & gender traitor | Queer AF 🏳️🌈 | Postdoc @ BUSPH | Located in Mpls | Occasionally actual environmental epidemiology content (dementia/Alz) but mostly jaded cynicism & swears | she/they
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Tara E. Jenson
@tejenson.bsky.social
· Jan 20
“I am, as you say, relentlessly cheerful because it’s the best fuck you I can think of to this terrible world.” - Senior Chief Petty Officer Jenks Khan, from “And the Mighty Will Fall”
Thank you @kbwagers.com for another joyful read, and the perfect encapsulation of feels I’m holding close today❤️
Thank you @kbwagers.com for another joyful read, and the perfect encapsulation of feels I’m holding close today❤️
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this is my heated rivalry 👀🥵🏈🇵🇷🔥
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
this is my heated rivalry 👀🥵🏈🇵🇷🔥
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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The children see you, Ring
That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The children see you, Ring
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
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"In Minnesota, a community is coming together to push back against ICE and support their neighbors. It should surprise no one that much of this work is being led by women. Glamour reports from the front lines."
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo... @glamour.com
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo... @glamour.com
The Women Holding Minneapolis Together
In Minnesota, a community is coming together to push back against ICE and support their neighbors. It should surprise no one that much of this work is being led by women. Glamour reports from the fron...
www.glamour.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"In Minnesota, a community is coming together to push back against ICE and support their neighbors. It should surprise no one that much of this work is being led by women. Glamour reports from the front lines."
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo... @glamour.com
www.glamour.com/story/the-wo... @glamour.com
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I've met men who literally told me they didn't know how to talk to me once they found out I wasn't single
Didn't
Know
How
To
Talk
To me
Asshole, just say words! *tears own head off and throws it at him*
Didn't
Know
How
To
Talk
To me
Asshole, just say words! *tears own head off and throws it at him*
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I've met men who literally told me they didn't know how to talk to me once they found out I wasn't single
Didn't
Know
How
To
Talk
To me
Asshole, just say words! *tears own head off and throws it at him*
Didn't
Know
How
To
Talk
To me
Asshole, just say words! *tears own head off and throws it at him*
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video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
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There is no way to really separate these two parts of the Minnesota occupation (the ethnic cleansing and the ideological terror). Both of these two things are central to how ICE operates, so we’re going to see Homan saying how ICE is normalizing to make everyone forget about the ideological terror.
Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
There is no way to really separate these two parts of the Minnesota occupation (the ethnic cleansing and the ideological terror). Both of these two things are central to how ICE operates, so we’re going to see Homan saying how ICE is normalizing to make everyone forget about the ideological terror.
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Goddamn
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Goddamn
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February 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.
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The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives
Slow news day or something as BBC reported today (paraphrased): "Giant planet Jupiter has a diameter that is actually 24 km shorter than originally estimated." My brother in christ that is like saying rather than 5ft 8in tall as I've always claimed to be that well actually I'm 5ft 7.98 in tall.
A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / John Downing)
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Slow news day or something as BBC reported today (paraphrased): "Giant planet Jupiter has a diameter that is actually 24 km shorter than originally estimated." My brother in christ that is like saying rather than 5ft 8in tall as I've always claimed to be that well actually I'm 5ft 7.98 in tall.
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AEW & its fanbase is, at its core, anti-fascist. ❤️✊
We've been going to bat for human rights and dignity from the very beginning, with many of us joining in at protests against ICE, at NO KINGS, and raising nearly $100K with Brody King for families affected by ICE
Fuck Fascism
Fuck Nazis
Fuck ICE
We've been going to bat for human rights and dignity from the very beginning, with many of us joining in at protests against ICE, at NO KINGS, and raising nearly $100K with Brody King for families affected by ICE
Fuck Fascism
Fuck Nazis
Fuck ICE
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 AM
AEW & its fanbase is, at its core, anti-fascist. ❤️✊
We've been going to bat for human rights and dignity from the very beginning, with many of us joining in at protests against ICE, at NO KINGS, and raising nearly $100K with Brody King for families affected by ICE
Fuck Fascism
Fuck Nazis
Fuck ICE
We've been going to bat for human rights and dignity from the very beginning, with many of us joining in at protests against ICE, at NO KINGS, and raising nearly $100K with Brody King for families affected by ICE
Fuck Fascism
Fuck Nazis
Fuck ICE
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When Minnesota beats ICE and MAGA everyone has to get Minnesota tattoos.
February 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
When Minnesota beats ICE and MAGA everyone has to get Minnesota tattoos.
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minneapolis city council vice president jamal osman says “the people you’re calling agitators, they’re fighting for our people. they’re out there in the cold, sniffing gas, dealing with all kinds of stuff. people have lost their lives… our president calls us garbage. those people are our heroes.”
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
minneapolis city council vice president jamal osman says “the people you’re calling agitators, they’re fighting for our people. they’re out there in the cold, sniffing gas, dealing with all kinds of stuff. people have lost their lives… our president calls us garbage. those people are our heroes.”
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the whistle to adult ratio in Minneapolis has got to be at least 50:1
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 AM
the whistle to adult ratio in Minneapolis has got to be at least 50:1
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Axios had a story today about how hard Minnesota’s economy is being hit and how slow the recovery could be. So, I’m going to take this opportunity to say that if you want to support the Twin Cities, you should plan a visit for this summer, spend some money here, & see how amazing it is for yourself.
February 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Axios had a story today about how hard Minnesota’s economy is being hit and how slow the recovery could be. So, I’m going to take this opportunity to say that if you want to support the Twin Cities, you should plan a visit for this summer, spend some money here, & see how amazing it is for yourself.
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Abolish ICE. Salt the earth.
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Abolish ICE. Salt the earth.
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Crimes against humanity, y'all. We're not fucking kidding.
Staff at the Center for Victims of Torture said that some conditions their clients face in the United States would qualify them for their services had they happened overseas. That includes clients who were recently detained by federal agents.
Asylum-seekers at the Center for Victims of Torture say ICE reminds them of what they escaped
The torture rehabilitation clinic has pivoted to helping people process trauma from Operation Metro Surge.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Crimes against humanity, y'all. We're not fucking kidding.
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Observers all over are bad ass but I give so much respect to those in the burbs and greater Minnesota who have less widespread community support compared to those in the cities and inner ring burbs.
We will win. ICE OUT.
We will win. ICE OUT.
Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Observers all over are bad ass but I give so much respect to those in the burbs and greater Minnesota who have less widespread community support compared to those in the cities and inner ring burbs.
We will win. ICE OUT.
We will win. ICE OUT.
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
so tired of the hyper aggro anti-Will Stancil discourse. So much awesome effective networking & collab going on here in MN with efforts to combat being under siege by the actual enemies: Trump/ICE/feds. Yet as per uzh we seem to land back at stance that Stancil is history's greatest monster ffs.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
so tired of the hyper aggro anti-Will Stancil discourse. So much awesome effective networking & collab going on here in MN with efforts to combat being under siege by the actual enemies: Trump/ICE/feds. Yet as per uzh we seem to land back at stance that Stancil is history's greatest monster ffs.
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turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
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[Near end]
Observer: Are they threatening you with handguns?
🧊: Yeah
Obs: oh you mean like hand symbols?
🧊: pulling them out and trying to engage us
Obs: pulling out literal guns?
🧊: no! making...[gestures with hands motion of pulling gun out of waistband]...assuming we're going to to do something
Observer: Are they threatening you with handguns?
🧊: Yeah
Obs: oh you mean like hand symbols?
🧊: pulling them out and trying to engage us
Obs: pulling out literal guns?
🧊: no! making...[gestures with hands motion of pulling gun out of waistband]...assuming we're going to to do something
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
[Near end]
Observer: Are they threatening you with handguns?
🧊: Yeah
Obs: oh you mean like hand symbols?
🧊: pulling them out and trying to engage us
Obs: pulling out literal guns?
🧊: no! making...[gestures with hands motion of pulling gun out of waistband]...assuming we're going to to do something
Observer: Are they threatening you with handguns?
🧊: Yeah
Obs: oh you mean like hand symbols?
🧊: pulling them out and trying to engage us
Obs: pulling out literal guns?
🧊: no! making...[gestures with hands motion of pulling gun out of waistband]...assuming we're going to to do something