☃️ Snowball Ca-pow-cio ❄️⛷️ [Feral #FreeLink Edition]
@virtuistic.bsky.social
Advocate. Bi. Genderqueer. Green thumb.
Disabled. Vaxxed. Boosted. Masked.
Editor. Journalist. Producer. Writer.
(she/they)
linktr.ee/virtuistic
PFP: purple-tinted pic of me with hair down, wearing glasses, and smiling.
Banner: The shore of gichi-gami
Disabled. Vaxxed. Boosted. Masked.
Editor. Journalist. Producer. Writer.
(she/they)
linktr.ee/virtuistic
PFP: purple-tinted pic of me with hair down, wearing glasses, and smiling.
Banner: The shore of gichi-gami
Pinned
UPDATE: $225/1,800
#MutualAid links: linktr.ee/virtuistic
I hate to ask, but please help two very stressed Minneapolitans and our two cats stay housed. 🙏 Applied for a job yesterday, a grant today, and I swear I'm trying everything I can to get us back on our feet in spite of *gestures outside*
#MutualAid links: linktr.ee/virtuistic
I hate to ask, but please help two very stressed Minneapolitans and our two cats stay housed. 🙏 Applied for a job yesterday, a grant today, and I swear I'm trying everything I can to get us back on our feet in spite of *gestures outside*
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This is absolutely disgusting.
Crews today dismantled plaques telling the stories of enslaved people who lived in the President's House in Philadelphia following orders by President Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum to remove content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the US. 6abc.com/post/philade...
Slavery exhibits at President's House in Philadelphia removed after Trump administration directive
Crews dismantled plaques telling the stories of the nine enslaved people who lived in the President's House and were owned by George Washington.
6abc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is absolutely disgusting.
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i designed this sign yesterday and i normally don’t like…claim my work, but i just want to talk about the power of a good podium sign.
put your message there! it ends up in every photo! have it mounted on foam so it stays straight for photos!
put your message there! it ends up in every photo! have it mounted on foam so it stays straight for photos!
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
i designed this sign yesterday and i normally don’t like…claim my work, but i just want to talk about the power of a good podium sign.
put your message there! it ends up in every photo! have it mounted on foam so it stays straight for photos!
put your message there! it ends up in every photo! have it mounted on foam so it stays straight for photos!
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Again, this is literally the scenario the right wing militia types describe to justify why they need compounds and military-grade arsenals to defend themselves from tyranny, and then the day push finally comes to shove *for real*, they run right to the side of the tyrannical government to join in.
One thing I apparently didn't learn in law school is that "checks and balances" means the Executive can issue a secret memorandum authorizing it to sign its own warrants to search people's homes and seize people and items within them.
Gosh, who knew?
Gosh, who knew?
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Again, this is literally the scenario the right wing militia types describe to justify why they need compounds and military-grade arsenals to defend themselves from tyranny, and then the day push finally comes to shove *for real*, they run right to the side of the tyrannical government to join in.
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This is a great thread.
The year is 2004. Google has just announced an exciting new venture: Google Print. With the blessing of five major libraries, Google sets out to digitalize the world's print material.
There was only one, teeny tiny problem— they didn't ask permission. 🧵👇
There was only one, teeny tiny problem— they didn't ask permission. 🧵👇
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is a great thread.
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*soundgarden voice*
Currently -11° feels like -29°.
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
*soundgarden voice*
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It’s 3 PM and we’re seeing a big increase of ICE and border patrol cars throughout the Ward. We need people out with eyes on the streets right now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
It’s 3 PM and we’re seeing a big increase of ICE and border patrol cars throughout the Ward. We need people out with eyes on the streets right now.
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look what we've been able to do together 😭💘 i know that there is so much need and so much going on. this money is going directly to folks who really need it, with more disbursements being made today. i know this is a marathon, let's keep going. i love you all
Total amount of mutual aid funds that we've raised together with the community, including some funds donated from our business that we hadn't reported in previous totals for other needs: $12,405
Amount disbursed to community as now: $12,230
Current fund amount: $175 towards a goal of $4200
Amount disbursed to community as now: $12,230
Current fund amount: $175 towards a goal of $4200
January 22, 2026 at 8:55 PM
look what we've been able to do together 😭💘 i know that there is so much need and so much going on. this money is going directly to folks who really need it, with more disbursements being made today. i know this is a marathon, let's keep going. i love you all
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from saying fuck ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from saying fuck ICE.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Well, I just stubbed the hell out of my toes and launched the lunch I've been struggling to eat due to the appetite-suppressing combo of Federal Occupation Stress and Couch Fucker Press Junket, spilling all the food across the floor and shattering the plate, making it all inedible. Fun times.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Well, I just stubbed the hell out of my toes and launched the lunch I've been struggling to eat due to the appetite-suppressing combo of Federal Occupation Stress and Couch Fucker Press Junket, spilling all the food across the floor and shattering the plate, making it all inedible. Fun times.
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📢ICE GET THE HELL OUT OF MINNESOTA.
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
📢ICE GET THE HELL OUT OF MINNESOTA.
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
Minnesotans please join tomorrow’s ICE Out of Minnesota Day of Truth & Freedom here: iceoutnowmn.com
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Wrote down some thoughts I had while staring at a Dodge Durango full of Border Patrol dudes. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Rules of the road are at the center of ICE occupation, resistance
Whenever the ICE occupation finally ends — and it’s no longer necessary to track agents with cars — laws must be enforced.
www.minnpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote down some thoughts I had while staring at a Dodge Durango full of Border Patrol dudes. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
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Seriously, if people file to run for office we should be able to counterfile a "lol no" petition and if we get enough signatures they don't get on the ballot and have to go away forever.
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Seriously, if people file to run for office we should be able to counterfile a "lol no" petition and if we get enough signatures they don't get on the ballot and have to go away forever.
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Thank you to my Rep. for speaking out
Minnesotans are being racially profiled on a mass scale, assaulted on our streets, and kidnapped from our communities.
Not one penny of our taxpayers' dollars should go to DHS while our constitutional rights are being violated.
Not one penny of our taxpayers' dollars should go to DHS while our constitutional rights are being violated.
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Thank you to my Rep. for speaking out
Cry harder. These whiney pissbabies ain't welcome here. They can quit and go home if they want to eat, sleep, or use the bathroom in peace.
ICE whines that protesters in Minnesota won’t even let agents take bathroom breaks in peace
Department of Homeland Security appeals for sympathy by claiming its officers are harassed by ‘agitators’ wherever they go, even when trying to use gas station restrooms
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Department of Homeland Security appeals for sympathy by claiming its officers are harassed by ‘agitators’ wherever they go, even when trying to use gas station restrooms
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE whines that protesters in Minnesota won’t even let agents take bathroom breaks
Department of Homeland Security appeals for sympathy by claiming its officers are harassed by ‘agitators’ wherever they go, even when trying to use gas station restrooms
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Cry harder. These whiney pissbabies ain't welcome here. They can quit and go home if they want to eat, sleep, or use the bathroom in peace.
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Holy shit, MULBERRIES, the super Bougie dry cleaner, is closing for the strike?!
January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Holy shit, MULBERRIES, the super Bougie dry cleaner, is closing for the strike?!
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Federal Agents cracked my ribs yesterday in the process of violating my 1st amendment right to observe and protest ICE enforcement activity in Minneapolis. I was detained for about 7 hours, and released without charges. They kept my cell phone.
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Federal Agents cracked my ribs yesterday in the process of violating my 1st amendment right to observe and protest ICE enforcement activity in Minneapolis. I was detained for about 7 hours, and released without charges. They kept my cell phone.
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Reclaiming the old racist flag has become a pathetic cause for the most loser dead-enders out there so of course Vance plays along.
Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Reclaiming the old racist flag has become a pathetic cause for the most loser dead-enders out there so of course Vance plays along.
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still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
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Yes!!
Some good shitty news.
Quite literally.
🤜🤛
Some good shitty news.
Quite literally.
🤜🤛
En route: bamboo toilet paper donation from Repurpose—maker of quite a few sustainable and compostable housegoods.
✌🏻❤️🧻
✌🏻❤️🧻
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Yes!!
Some good shitty news.
Quite literally.
🤜🤛
Some good shitty news.
Quite literally.
🤜🤛
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St Paul exists as a full-fledged city in its own right.
And they're being brutalized too.
And they're being brutalized too.
Good morning from Occupied St Paul. Yesterday ICE agents smashed into a vehicle and drove another off the road one block from my house, then kidnapped three people from the vehicles.
This morning we have identified an AirBnB a mile from me hosting ICE and are reporting it as a nuisance rental.
This morning we have identified an AirBnB a mile from me hosting ICE and are reporting it as a nuisance rental.
January 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
St Paul exists as a full-fledged city in its own right.
And they're being brutalized too.
And they're being brutalized too.
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*pounding silverware on table* general strike! general strike! general strike!
Update: Now 120 cities are holding Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions
paydayreport.com/minneap/
paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 120 Cities on Friday
At least 80 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
paydayreport.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
*pounding silverware on table* general strike! general strike! general strike!
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Every time I click on the news or turn the radio on in the car, and I don't hear updates or conversation about the federal occupation of my home, I feel like I am losing my mother fucking mind. They're stealing babies from their homes and you're talking about fucking Greenland and Jensen Huang?
I don't understand how the occupation of Minneapolis is not a full-blown, all-hands-on-deck national talking point, as it surely would be if a Democrat were in the White House and federal troops were in a standoff in, I don't know, some random conservative compound in Idaho
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Every time I click on the news or turn the radio on in the car, and I don't hear updates or conversation about the federal occupation of my home, I feel like I am losing my mother fucking mind. They're stealing babies from their homes and you're talking about fucking Greenland and Jensen Huang?