ER's Candle
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"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
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Staff at 211 Greater Twin Cities United Way, a line that connects Minnesotans with resources, report calls have increased more than 1,600 percent. Calls requesting rent assistance more than tripled in mid-January. Local officials are pushing for an eviction moratorium.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Staff at 211 Greater Twin Cities United Way, a line that connects Minnesotans with resources, report calls have increased more than 1,600 percent. Calls requesting rent assistance more than tripled in mid-January. Local officials are pushing for an eviction moratorium.
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Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP
The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.
sfstandard.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
To the "law & order" folks ... if ICE was following the law, you wouldn't be seeing these massive protests in the streets.
To the "lock up criminals" folks, most of the people being arrested and detained have no criminal record, nor are they filing charges against them.
#AbolishICE
To the "lock up criminals" folks, most of the people being arrested and detained have no criminal record, nor are they filing charges against them.
#AbolishICE
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 AM
To the "law & order" folks ... if ICE was following the law, you wouldn't be seeing these massive protests in the streets.
To the "lock up criminals" folks, most of the people being arrested and detained have no criminal record, nor are they filing charges against them.
#AbolishICE
To the "lock up criminals" folks, most of the people being arrested and detained have no criminal record, nor are they filing charges against them.
#AbolishICE
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NEW: Minnesota BCA was denied access to the crime scene. They got a WARRANT and DHS STILL BLOCKED THEM. So DHS doesn’t need a warrant to enter your house, but an actual warrant to enter the crime scene is denied?
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
NEW: Minnesota BCA was denied access to the crime scene. They got a WARRANT and DHS STILL BLOCKED THEM. So DHS doesn’t need a warrant to enter your house, but an actual warrant to enter the crime scene is denied?
Tomorrow, Minnesota will offer an invitation to America and the world: "Come and see" the good that people can and will do for one another. But also "don't look away" from the evil wrought by power and greed.
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Come and see ... but don't look away
Minnesota offers a Gospel of Love in the face of cruelty
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January 23, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Tomorrow, Minnesota will offer an invitation to America and the world: "Come and see" the good that people can and will do for one another. But also "don't look away" from the evil wrought by power and greed.
erscandle.substack.com/p/come-and-s...
erscandle.substack.com/p/come-and-s...
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Gov. Walz to MS NOW:
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Gov. Walz to MS NOW:
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
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Yep, we are weighing in, and we hope you agree the best course of action is let the haters know how insignificant they are by doing other things on Saturday.
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Yep, we are weighing in, and we hope you agree the best course of action is let the haters know how insignificant they are by doing other things on Saturday.
We cannot be the land of the free where people are unduly detained.
We cannot be the home of the brave if citizens are not allowed to protest freely.
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We cannot be the home of the brave if citizens are not allowed to protest freely.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
We cannot be the land of the free where people are unduly detained.
We cannot be the home of the brave if citizens are not allowed to protest freely.
erscandle.substack.com/p/her-very-n...
We cannot be the home of the brave if citizens are not allowed to protest freely.
erscandle.substack.com/p/her-very-n...
Her very name was Good.
That would be enough in medieval morality plays to ID her as the protagonist, the hero, the one who'd be tested by the evils of this world.
And she was … tested and executed by the state. It happened in 1692. And last week. #ReneeGood
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That would be enough in medieval morality plays to ID her as the protagonist, the hero, the one who'd be tested by the evils of this world.
And she was … tested and executed by the state. It happened in 1692. And last week. #ReneeGood
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Her very name was Good ...
A 21st Century Morality Play
erscandle.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Her very name was Good.
That would be enough in medieval morality plays to ID her as the protagonist, the hero, the one who'd be tested by the evils of this world.
And she was … tested and executed by the state. It happened in 1692. And last week. #ReneeGood
erscandle.substack.com/p/her-very-n...
That would be enough in medieval morality plays to ID her as the protagonist, the hero, the one who'd be tested by the evils of this world.
And she was … tested and executed by the state. It happened in 1692. And last week. #ReneeGood
erscandle.substack.com/p/her-very-n...