Funes on the NW Side
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Winter is particularly revealing for disabled people.
"Winter is revealing. It shows whose safety is prioritized. It shows whose mobility matters. It shows who is expected to adapt, and who isn’t. If accessibility disappears the moment conditions change, then it was never truly embedded to begin with."
When Winter Turns Our Communities into Obstacle Courses: Accessibility, Snow, and Being Disabled in Public Spaces | Northeast Arc
Winter has a way of exposing everything that’s already broken.
ne-arc.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Winter is particularly revealing for disabled people.
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Just talked to someone organizing Minneapolis nurses. They're channeling their anger into action.
Going to start doing house calls to care for immigrant neighbors this week and needed some advice.
Our solidarity with others in a shared struggle keeps us strong. 🖤
Going to start doing house calls to care for immigrant neighbors this week and needed some advice.
Our solidarity with others in a shared struggle keeps us strong. 🖤
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Just talked to someone organizing Minneapolis nurses. They're channeling their anger into action.
Going to start doing house calls to care for immigrant neighbors this week and needed some advice.
Our solidarity with others in a shared struggle keeps us strong. 🖤
Going to start doing house calls to care for immigrant neighbors this week and needed some advice.
Our solidarity with others in a shared struggle keeps us strong. 🖤
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There's another way to look at this. ICE is doing everything the military manual tells you not to do to civilian populations because it creates insurgencies where none existed before.
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From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
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The nurses are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The nurses are pissed
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Also:
• Visa and deportation controversies in the second Trump administration
• List of deaths in ICE detention
• List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration
• Targeting of political opponents and civil society under the second Trump administration
• Visa and deportation controversies in the second Trump administration
• List of deaths in ICE detention
• List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration
• Targeting of political opponents and civil society under the second Trump administration
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
WHO removing Us Flag
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This is awesome!
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This is awesome!
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my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
my Blackest opinion is that the presumption of conflict between "America has a long and deeply rooted history of violence" and "we can and should fight against today's version of that, as did those who came before us" is less a philosophical debate about how to treat the past and more a skill issue
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Great video going into why power strips/extension cords can be stupidly dangerous if used improperly
youtu.be/K_q-xnYRugQ
youtu.be/K_q-xnYRugQ
Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Great video going into why power strips/extension cords can be stupidly dangerous if used improperly
youtu.be/K_q-xnYRugQ
youtu.be/K_q-xnYRugQ
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Markus Stitz wrote & photographed a stunning story about his 677km (420 mi) bike ride across Norway in mid-winter. Includes my favorite photo in the entire issue.
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
More inspiring stories on the power of cargo bikes available here: cargobikefestival.com/product/carr...
@cargobikefest.bsky.social
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While the world sometimes seems metaphorically on fire right now, global warming is still progressing as well.
In 2025, global warming delivered the 3rd warmest year since measurements began. A modest step down from 2024's records, but still well above 20th century norms.
🧪🧵
In 2025, global warming delivered the 3rd warmest year since measurements began. A modest step down from 2024's records, but still well above 20th century norms.
🧪🧵
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
While the world sometimes seems metaphorically on fire right now, global warming is still progressing as well.
In 2025, global warming delivered the 3rd warmest year since measurements began. A modest step down from 2024's records, but still well above 20th century norms.
🧪🧵
In 2025, global warming delivered the 3rd warmest year since measurements began. A modest step down from 2024's records, but still well above 20th century norms.
🧪🧵
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
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“I know, we’ll take this one American city, regarded as a hotbed of seditious sentiment, and subject it to a heavy-handed punitive crackdown. and that will cow the rest of the Americans into quiet submission and snuff out the embers of opposition at their source”
the ghost of General Thomas Gage:
the ghost of General Thomas Gage:
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
“I know, we’ll take this one American city, regarded as a hotbed of seditious sentiment, and subject it to a heavy-handed punitive crackdown. and that will cow the rest of the Americans into quiet submission and snuff out the embers of opposition at their source”
the ghost of General Thomas Gage:
the ghost of General Thomas Gage:
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I think that her being a white woman "mouthing off" to him is part of the trigger. He already likely felt "disrespected" by her wife earlier. To me, this explains some white people's "she had it coming" attitude. How DARE a white woman not submit to his authority? He had to put her in her place.
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I think that her being a white woman "mouthing off" to him is part of the trigger. He already likely felt "disrespected" by her wife earlier. To me, this explains some white people's "she had it coming" attitude. How DARE a white woman not submit to his authority? He had to put her in her place.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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lol the issue is not "lack of training" it's lack of conscience.
ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
lol the issue is not "lack of training" it's lack of conscience.
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