Violet Fox 🦊
@violetbfox.bsky.social
Libraries, zines, liberation. She/her. https://violetbfox.info/
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Violet Fox 🦊
@violetbfox.bsky.social
· Feb 27
📣 New zine! "Radical Books That Aren't a Slog : Leftist Book Recommendations for Newly Radical Folks." If you're a baby leftist looking for a place to start imagining new possibilities, here's 17 books to get you started! violetbfox.info/radicalbooks/ 📚
Trying to organize a zine fest in the midst of a goddamn military invasion. I'm at a loss.
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Trying to organize a zine fest in the midst of a goddamn military invasion. I'm at a loss.
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TWIN CITIES. I'm hosting a zap gathering TOMORROW, 6pm, at my home in Mac-Groveland in St. Paul. Come learn how Loretta's parole denial is connected to the fascist occupation of our cities, leave a voicemail for my nemeses, and learn more about Loretta and the Mississippi Five. DM for address.
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
TWIN CITIES. I'm hosting a zap gathering TOMORROW, 6pm, at my home in Mac-Groveland in St. Paul. Come learn how Loretta's parole denial is connected to the fascist occupation of our cities, leave a voicemail for my nemeses, and learn more about Loretta and the Mississippi Five. DM for address.
Some sun dogs in Minnesota as seen from the Empire Builder. (Current temp: 4°F / -15°C.) 🌈☀️🌈🚆
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Some sun dogs in Minnesota as seen from the Empire Builder. (Current temp: 4°F / -15°C.) 🌈☀️🌈🚆
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Reminder: this event is tomorrow! Help up put together whistle kits for distribution in the Twin Cities. Take what you need or just help prep them for your neighbors! It’s a lowkey way to help, with plenty of food, drinks, and community.
Please share on all socials!
Please share on all socials!
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Reminder: this event is tomorrow! Help up put together whistle kits for distribution in the Twin Cities. Take what you need or just help prep them for your neighbors! It’s a lowkey way to help, with plenty of food, drinks, and community.
Please share on all socials!
Please share on all socials!
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I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
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Thanks to some incredible Twin Cities and Chicago folks, we have a whistle party on Saturday!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Thanks to some incredible Twin Cities and Chicago folks, we have a whistle party on Saturday!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
It's your girl Violet. These Minnesota ICE agents are absolute buffoons.
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's your girl Violet. These Minnesota ICE agents are absolute buffoons.
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Feels like temp: 14° F, but there was a good turnout for the protest in St Cloud. There were tupperware containers full of sambusas passed around. #Minnesota
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Feels like temp: 14° F, but there was a good turnout for the protest in St Cloud. There were tupperware containers full of sambusas passed around. #Minnesota
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Outside the Whipple building in Minneapolis—
Feds just emerged and unleashed pepper spray on demonstrators for approaching the driveway, sprayed one man directly in the face repeatedly. Pepper balls.
Air is toxic, there were children out here in strollers. Reporters caught unprepared.
Feds just emerged and unleashed pepper spray on demonstrators for approaching the driveway, sprayed one man directly in the face repeatedly. Pepper balls.
Air is toxic, there were children out here in strollers. Reporters caught unprepared.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Outside the Whipple building in Minneapolis—
Feds just emerged and unleashed pepper spray on demonstrators for approaching the driveway, sprayed one man directly in the face repeatedly. Pepper balls.
Air is toxic, there were children out here in strollers. Reporters caught unprepared.
Feds just emerged and unleashed pepper spray on demonstrators for approaching the driveway, sprayed one man directly in the face repeatedly. Pepper balls.
Air is toxic, there were children out here in strollers. Reporters caught unprepared.
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The Trump administration now has zine distributors and jail support efforts in its sights.
Amid Trump’s War on Antifa, Activists Face Arrest for Zines and Group Chats
The Trump administration now has zine distributors and jail support efforts in its sights.
buff.ly
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Trump administration now has zine distributors and jail support efforts in its sights.
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Since I started this #GoFundMe, I had a third unexpected trip to the dentist right before Christmas, with an out-of-pocket cost of $1,161 that UnitedHealthcare didn't reimburse me one cent for. Donations so far have helped with my earlier dental debt. Thanks again! 🦷 gofund.me/a9c1d2ecc #MutualAid
Donate to Help Me Erase Unexpected Dental Debt, organized by Gina Murrell
This year, I was hit with unexpected dental debt totaling $4,377 (see attached docum… Gina Murrell needs your support for Help Me Erase Unexpected Dental Debt
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January 11, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Since I started this #GoFundMe, I had a third unexpected trip to the dentist right before Christmas, with an out-of-pocket cost of $1,161 that UnitedHealthcare didn't reimburse me one cent for. Donations so far have helped with my earlier dental debt. Thanks again! 🦷 gofund.me/a9c1d2ecc #MutualAid
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Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
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Ask me why most zine librarians & zinefest organizers who have been at this a while won't have anything to do with Microcosm. But do it via DM so Microcosm doesn't sue me. The CEO loves to sue people (all women/nonbinary I think), which is super punk.
We're launching a zine competition!🎉
ZinePrize is a first-of-its-kind FREE contest for nonfiction zines with the backing of @microcosm.bsky.social & @spj-posts.bsky.social. Eligible zines must have been published in 2025. Winner gets $500 and bragging rights. More details: zineprize.com
ZinePrize is a first-of-its-kind FREE contest for nonfiction zines with the backing of @microcosm.bsky.social & @spj-posts.bsky.social. Eligible zines must have been published in 2025. Winner gets $500 and bragging rights. More details: zineprize.com
ZinePrize
Visit the post for more.
zineprize.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Ask me why most zine librarians & zinefest organizers who have been at this a while won't have anything to do with Microcosm. But do it via DM so Microcosm doesn't sue me. The CEO loves to sue people (all women/nonbinary I think), which is super punk.
Zine awards are bad and represent a misunderstanding of zine culture. I was glad when Broken Pencil zine awards went down with the magazine and I'm sorry to see this one come into being. Unsurprisingly co-sponsored by Microcosm Publishing, which also doesn't give a shit about zinester values.
We're launching a zine competition!🎉
ZinePrize is a first-of-its-kind FREE contest for nonfiction zines with the backing of @microcosm.bsky.social & @spj-posts.bsky.social. Eligible zines must have been published in 2025. Winner gets $500 and bragging rights. More details: zineprize.com
ZinePrize is a first-of-its-kind FREE contest for nonfiction zines with the backing of @microcosm.bsky.social & @spj-posts.bsky.social. Eligible zines must have been published in 2025. Winner gets $500 and bragging rights. More details: zineprize.com
ZinePrize
Visit the post for more.
zineprize.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Zine awards are bad and represent a misunderstanding of zine culture. I was glad when Broken Pencil zine awards went down with the magazine and I'm sorry to see this one come into being. Unsurprisingly co-sponsored by Microcosm Publishing, which also doesn't give a shit about zinester values.
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Teacher friend gave us another way to help:
Rent Relief for South Minneapolis Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Operations
¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
givebutter.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Teacher friend gave us another way to help:
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A graphic for our friends in Minnesota.
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A graphic for our friends in Minnesota.
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Federal agent pulls a sidearm on protesters at ICE HQ in Minnesota.
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Federal agent pulls a sidearm on protesters at ICE HQ in Minnesota.
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Decided to repurpose an old sketch for a new message from our giant pal: Protect Your Neighbors and Abolish ICE. Link in the next post to download and share a high-res version of the artwork, use it however you want. Maybe we’ll do t-shirts or something and donate the proceeds?
#abolishice
#abolishice
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Decided to repurpose an old sketch for a new message from our giant pal: Protect Your Neighbors and Abolish ICE. Link in the next post to download and share a high-res version of the artwork, use it however you want. Maybe we’ll do t-shirts or something and donate the proceeds?
#abolishice
#abolishice
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Dear ICE. Get the fuck out of Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Dear ICE. Get the fuck out of Minneapolis.
*go to a library for an interview*
*they have a dumbwaiter*
*all my questions are now related to the dumbwaiter*
*they have a dumbwaiter*
*all my questions are now related to the dumbwaiter*
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
*go to a library for an interview*
*they have a dumbwaiter*
*all my questions are now related to the dumbwaiter*
*they have a dumbwaiter*
*all my questions are now related to the dumbwaiter*
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there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.