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Eric Holthaus
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Meteorologist & climate journalist. Dad. Birder. Minnesotan. Optimistic to a fault.

Science news with attitude for The Guardian. Author of The Future Earth.

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Correction: This is no longer *only* about immigration. Many people of color and other vulnerable people in our neighborhood and across our city are terrified, kids are staying home from school, people are in hiding. The rest of the community has risen up to protect them and to force ICE out.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This is no longer about immigration, it's about armed intimidation of a whole community, of US citizens, and especially of women.
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Consensus is this was a flashlight and not the gun firing. Which of course makes it even more funny.
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
or several things very wrong
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Can confirm
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Also spotted: The best Minneapolis City Council member, @elliottpayne.org, serving as a legal observer.
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This is what it looks like when the entire neighborhood is willing to defend each other.

I love Northeast Minneapolis with all my heart.
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This convoy ended up passing right by my house. One legal observer was taken near 24th and Central.
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM