Tom Stoyton
@tomstoyton.bsky.social
Minneapolis, cat enthusiast, hates strong mayors and zionism, loves lake of the isles
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Reform this?
In a text message included in the lawsuit, Chicago police Det. Marco Torres allegedly wrote that he wanted his ex-girlfriend’s address “so this guy from gangs can get rid of her,” adding that he “wants a grand.”
Chicago police detective planned hit on female investigator he was convicted of assaulting, lawsuit says
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Reform this?
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"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
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i am once again telling you that democrats support the fascist project
democrats are collaborators who knowingly help usher in fascism
The 351-6 vote margin was hailed by Republicans, who have prioritized banning so-called sanctuary policies in New Hampshire. But the vote was also a dramatic reversal for Democrats, who have tended to loudly oppose bills that force police to cooperate with federal immigration
December 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
i am once again telling you that democrats support the fascist project
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MPD blew through their budget this year… and for what? Women of color like Allison Lussier and Mariah Samuels died after MPD neglected them. MPD left victims of racist violence like Davis Moturi left without answers. Amir Locke’s murderer was promoted to use-of-force training.
Amid criticism from council, Minneapolis police chief defends nearly $20 million in overspending
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a hiring spree is a costly endeavor, while some council members decried a lack of oversight about a large overspend.
www.startribune.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
MPD blew through their budget this year… and for what? Women of color like Allison Lussier and Mariah Samuels died after MPD neglected them. MPD left victims of racist violence like Davis Moturi left without answers. Amir Locke’s murderer was promoted to use-of-force training.
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Read that sentence multiple times and let it sink in
One in every five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces so far in 2025 across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was a child, according to the UN ⬇️
Israel breaks record for killing Palestinian children in WB
One in every five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces so far in 2025 across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was a child, according to the UN.
www.newarab.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Read that sentence multiple times and let it sink in
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Mayor Frey says he is already planning to veto this. A bare minimum policy.
This is in addition to his refusal to implement emergency housing vouchers & the expansion of stable homes stable schools earlier this year.
There’s no plan and no will to implement solutions that are funded.
This is in addition to his refusal to implement emergency housing vouchers & the expansion of stable homes stable schools earlier this year.
There’s no plan and no will to implement solutions that are funded.
The Minneapolis City Council approved new homeless encampment policies that will provide toilets, collect trash and allow more time before forcing out inhabitants, among other changes.
Minneapolis City Council OKs homeless encampment plan requiring bathrooms, fire extinguishers
Proponents call the ordinance more humane, but Mayor Jacob Frey opposes and might veto it.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Mayor Frey says he is already planning to veto this. A bare minimum policy.
This is in addition to his refusal to implement emergency housing vouchers & the expansion of stable homes stable schools earlier this year.
There’s no plan and no will to implement solutions that are funded.
This is in addition to his refusal to implement emergency housing vouchers & the expansion of stable homes stable schools earlier this year.
There’s no plan and no will to implement solutions that are funded.
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Reminder Minnesota: Congresswoman Angie Craig voted for the Lake Riley Act that took away due process from immigrants. She is partly responsible for the kidnapping of immigrants and families being ripped apart.
Trump at the White House congressional ball: "You passed the Laken Riley to get criminal aliens off the street so the don't kill our people, hurt our people, mug our people, slice up our people, which is what they did. They're not doing it so much."
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Reminder Minnesota: Congresswoman Angie Craig voted for the Lake Riley Act that took away due process from immigrants. She is partly responsible for the kidnapping of immigrants and families being ripped apart.
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Hmm. It’s really *interesting * that ICE are behaving similarly to the people who terrorized the twin cities during the George Floyd uprisings. Wonder what that’s about
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hmm. It’s really *interesting * that ICE are behaving similarly to the people who terrorized the twin cities during the George Floyd uprisings. Wonder what that’s about
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115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
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My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
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Twin Cities folks: I cannot stress this enough... if you have capacity, PLEASE get plugged into local organizing efforts.
Resistance and community care comes in all forms and I promise you there's something you can do to help.
DM me if you need help getting connected.
Resistance and community care comes in all forms and I promise you there's something you can do to help.
DM me if you need help getting connected.
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Twin Cities folks: I cannot stress this enough... if you have capacity, PLEASE get plugged into local organizing efforts.
Resistance and community care comes in all forms and I promise you there's something you can do to help.
DM me if you need help getting connected.
Resistance and community care comes in all forms and I promise you there's something you can do to help.
DM me if you need help getting connected.
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Nobody should call these "erroneous" arrests. It's not happening by accident. Flooding cities with poorly trained ICE thugs to harass and racially profile is the entire point.
December 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Nobody should call these "erroneous" arrests. It's not happening by accident. Flooding cities with poorly trained ICE thugs to harass and racially profile is the entire point.
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What irritates the fuck out of me about @governorwalz.mn.gov is that he, that one guy all by his big self, has the ability to stop them but not the will.
It’s ALWAYS my problem with Democrats- forever shoving our pain & sacrifices in our faces but never actually DOING ANYTHING.
It’s ALWAYS my problem with Democrats- forever shoving our pain & sacrifices in our faces but never actually DOING ANYTHING.
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What irritates the fuck out of me about @governorwalz.mn.gov is that he, that one guy all by his big self, has the ability to stop them but not the will.
It’s ALWAYS my problem with Democrats- forever shoving our pain & sacrifices in our faces but never actually DOING ANYTHING.
It’s ALWAYS my problem with Democrats- forever shoving our pain & sacrifices in our faces but never actually DOING ANYTHING.
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Xmas reminder: If GOP didn’t give 800 billionaires a $2T tax cut (again)—we’d have enough for SNAP & to cancel medical & student debt.
GOP sold out 200M Americans for 800 billionaires.
This is what class war on working people looks like. Stop bootlicking billionaires. Tax them out of existence.
GOP sold out 200M Americans for 800 billionaires.
This is what class war on working people looks like. Stop bootlicking billionaires. Tax them out of existence.
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Xmas reminder: If GOP didn’t give 800 billionaires a $2T tax cut (again)—we’d have enough for SNAP & to cancel medical & student debt.
GOP sold out 200M Americans for 800 billionaires.
This is what class war on working people looks like. Stop bootlicking billionaires. Tax them out of existence.
GOP sold out 200M Americans for 800 billionaires.
This is what class war on working people looks like. Stop bootlicking billionaires. Tax them out of existence.
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A Somali man from Minneapolis says officers refused to view his I.D. and drove him to immigration court and ICE offices before releasing him.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
U.S. citizen offered to show I.D. but was arrested by immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside
A Somali U.S. citizen, Mubashir, was arrested by federal immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside Tuesday during a mass enforcement.
sahanjournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A Somali man from Minneapolis says officers refused to view his I.D. and drove him to immigration court and ICE offices before releasing him.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
Written by Katelyn Vue.
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Disavowing AIPAC and supporting Medicare for All should be a must for every candidate.
“I won’t be bribed and I’ll fight to make sure no one goes into debt if they get sick” is a winning message in every neighborhood in America.
And miss me with “purity” nonsense, standards are necessary.
“I won’t be bribed and I’ll fight to make sure no one goes into debt if they get sick” is a winning message in every neighborhood in America.
And miss me with “purity” nonsense, standards are necessary.
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Disavowing AIPAC and supporting Medicare for All should be a must for every candidate.
“I won’t be bribed and I’ll fight to make sure no one goes into debt if they get sick” is a winning message in every neighborhood in America.
And miss me with “purity” nonsense, standards are necessary.
“I won’t be bribed and I’ll fight to make sure no one goes into debt if they get sick” is a winning message in every neighborhood in America.
And miss me with “purity” nonsense, standards are necessary.
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The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security said that Hillary Clinton sought to sweep aside young people’s moral opposition to genocide by incorrectly blaming social media and “propaganda.”
“Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit amount to outright genocide denial.”
“Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit amount to outright genocide denial.”
Genocide Experts Slam Hillary Clinton for “Genocide Denial” in Gaza Remark
Clinton has come under fire for claiming young people only oppose the genocide due to social media “propaganda.”…
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security said that Hillary Clinton sought to sweep aside young people’s moral opposition to genocide by incorrectly blaming social media and “propaganda.”
“Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit amount to outright genocide denial.”
“Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit amount to outright genocide denial.”
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Masked federal agents are storming into neighborhoods, detaining people (regardless of status), assaulting constitutional observers, & pointing live weapons at unarmed civilians - while their lawyers seek to undermine due process.
Nothing about this is about safety.
And it’s costing us *billions*
Nothing about this is about safety.
And it’s costing us *billions*
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Masked federal agents are storming into neighborhoods, detaining people (regardless of status), assaulting constitutional observers, & pointing live weapons at unarmed civilians - while their lawyers seek to undermine due process.
Nothing about this is about safety.
And it’s costing us *billions*
Nothing about this is about safety.
And it’s costing us *billions*
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“Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
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@governorwalz.mn.gov and staff, please pay attention to what's happening here. Thousands of Minnesotans are desperately trying to end the terrible health, economic and equity impacts of Interstate 94 on our loved ones and neighbors. @mndot.mn.gov is doing the least it can toward #RethinkingI94.
Let's talk about today's #Rethinking94 project update, happening now.
MnDOT Commissioner Daubenberger acknowledges receipt of the "at-grade alternative petition," hopes for "respectful dialogue" and "strongly believes we can advance real change in the corridor." Hates to disappoint.
MnDOT Commissioner Daubenberger acknowledges receipt of the "at-grade alternative petition," hopes for "respectful dialogue" and "strongly believes we can advance real change in the corridor." Hates to disappoint.
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov and staff, please pay attention to what's happening here. Thousands of Minnesotans are desperately trying to end the terrible health, economic and equity impacts of Interstate 94 on our loved ones and neighbors. @mndot.mn.gov is doing the least it can toward #RethinkingI94.
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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cannot stress how much better the world would be if billionaires weren't allowed to exist
Each one of them could solve world hunger alone, they choose not to. The very existence of a billionaire is a failing as they only exist via mass scale exploitation
Each one of them could solve world hunger alone, they choose not to. The very existence of a billionaire is a failing as they only exist via mass scale exploitation
This is a disgusting amount of money.
Families are losing healthcare and can't afford food or basic necessities.
And the billionaires keep getting richer.
Families are losing healthcare and can't afford food or basic necessities.
And the billionaires keep getting richer.
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
cannot stress how much better the world would be if billionaires weren't allowed to exist
Each one of them could solve world hunger alone, they choose not to. The very existence of a billionaire is a failing as they only exist via mass scale exploitation
Each one of them could solve world hunger alone, they choose not to. The very existence of a billionaire is a failing as they only exist via mass scale exploitation
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Sigh. Frey wants to take city pay decisions from a democratically elected & accountable body to an unelected Charter Commission, appointed by a single judge. (Remember, Frey hired the last judge to a $330k public safety job where he can’t answer Council questions) www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis council considers giving mayor $46,000 raise and themselves raises in 2 years
The proposal comes two years after a salary survey found the mayor’s salary lags behind other mayors, including St. Paul’s.
www.startribune.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sigh. Frey wants to take city pay decisions from a democratically elected & accountable body to an unelected Charter Commission, appointed by a single judge. (Remember, Frey hired the last judge to a $330k public safety job where he can’t answer Council questions) www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...