Will Mari
@willthewordguy.bsky.social
Media historian/dog/human dad/husband/flawed Christian/hiker/dancer
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This is democracy: Thousands march, scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Thousands march, scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement
Restaurants, museums, schools and nonprofits closed their doors as part of an “ICE Out” demonstration. Despite the frigid weather, a large crowd of protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is democracy: Thousands march, scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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The local sheriff was horrified by the arrest of his recruit, and said the federal government is telling a different story of what’s really happening. trib.al/gbJ2xIU
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The local sheriff was horrified by the arrest of his recruit, and said the federal government is telling a different story of what’s really happening. trib.al/gbJ2xIU
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
In the video, the man can be heard shouting, “What’s wrong? I’m just coming from work. I don’t understand this.”
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Also the call for submissions for the Electronic Literature Collection Vol 5 is still open until January 31st. Get your e-lit works in!
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Also the call for submissions for the Electronic Literature Collection Vol 5 is still open until January 31st. Get your e-lit works in!
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Scholar & advocate Maria Stephan will be on The Late Show w/ Colbert tonight!
"Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show"
"Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show"
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Scholar & advocate Maria Stephan will be on The Late Show w/ Colbert tonight!
"Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show"
"Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show"
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A federal judge has prohibited federal immigration agents in Minnesota from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
A federal judge has prohibited federal immigration agents in Minnesota from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
New semester underway @manshipschool.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social and with a fun bonus class in/for Honors
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
New semester underway @manshipschool.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social and with a fun bonus class in/for Honors
Excited for this new article w/ my good friend and colleague Dr. Juliette De Maeyer now out in ‘Information & Culture’— it’s been in the works since 2021; In it, we examine the origins of mobile work w/ computers in journalism in the 1970s & 1980s in Canada and the US: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Excited for this new article w/ my good friend and colleague Dr. Juliette De Maeyer now out in ‘Information & Culture’— it’s been in the works since 2021; In it, we examine the origins of mobile work w/ computers in journalism in the 1970s & 1980s in Canada and the US: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...
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The Minnesota woman who died today was apparently a mother. Someone close to the family and who has access to a lawyer should help set up GoFundMe. IMO, the money should go directly into a trust, which should go directly to the child when they are 18 years old, not an intermediary family member.
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The Minnesota woman who died today was apparently a mother. Someone close to the family and who has access to a lawyer should help set up GoFundMe. IMO, the money should go directly into a trust, which should go directly to the child when they are 18 years old, not an intermediary family member.
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
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If you are a Minnesotan, I need you to call or write your state lawmakers today. People are, as of today, not making payroll, declaring bankruptcy, wondering where they or their kids are going to live, losing their jobs. I know the politics are tricky, but this is the wrong approach.
You've probably been following the story about fraud in MN. I wrote about the people who provide services who are being driven into bankruptcy, thanks to the Walz' administration decision to hire Optum AI to screen all payments. It's a disaster.
Perry: Trusted providers are being unfairly swept up in Minnesota’s fraud crackdown
As the state's new anti-fraud screening system went into effect, the Holland Center expected to receive $212,000 in payments. It instead received $22,000, David M. Perry writes. If nothing changes soo...
www.startribune.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
If you are a Minnesotan, I need you to call or write your state lawmakers today. People are, as of today, not making payroll, declaring bankruptcy, wondering where they or their kids are going to live, losing their jobs. I know the politics are tricky, but this is the wrong approach.
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Yes, Melendez knocks it out of the park!
From 1991, my friend Maurice Noble, who designed How the Grinch Stole Christmas, on A Charlie Brown Christmas. (The rest of the interview: harrymccracken.com/blog/steppin...)
December 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Yes, Melendez knocks it out of the park!
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Congratulations to all our fall 2025 @lsu.bsky.social @manshipschool.bsky.social graduates!
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Congratulations to all our fall 2025 @lsu.bsky.social @manshipschool.bsky.social graduates!
grading ... done (*makes note to self to not save so much of this for the very very end of the semester*)
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
grading ... done (*makes note to self to not save so much of this for the very very end of the semester*)
love this photo of Toni Frissell during c. WW2, that one of my students included in their final research paper for my media-history class @manshipschool.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
love this photo of Toni Frissell during c. WW2, that one of my students included in their final research paper for my media-history class @manshipschool.bsky.social