HeyRyan
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Minnesota. Dog Parent. Charlotte 49er. "The Transfer Kid." Relentlessly optimistic. Lucky.
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I could not be more proud to live in Minnesota. The Twin Cities standing up for each other is the constant reminder we need to be laser-focused on protecting our rights as humans and neighbors.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
One comfort in the midst of *gestures at everything* is that the "good in a crisis" folks in Minnesota really do stand out. Not flashy, but in the small pockets of time where we show genuine compassion and care to another -- understanding these events will be scar tissue. It'll be a permanent scar.
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 AM
One comfort in the midst of *gestures at everything* is that the "good in a crisis" folks in Minnesota really do stand out. Not flashy, but in the small pockets of time where we show genuine compassion and care to another -- understanding these events will be scar tissue. It'll be a permanent scar.
Finally, college football delivers what a decade of NCAA14 save files proved: *you* CAN win the Championship, school name be damned. And if you don't like that, you don't like college football.
#sportsapp #collegefootball #mendoza
#sportsapp #collegefootball #mendoza
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Finally, college football delivers what a decade of NCAA14 save files proved: *you* CAN win the Championship, school name be damned. And if you don't like that, you don't like college football.
#sportsapp #collegefootball #mendoza
#sportsapp #collegefootball #mendoza
>"It is not an easy time to be in public service."
The best public servants step up when it's hard. They move to act. What residents demand is to not just do the job, but *for the people. If the call to action isn't thundering through you now, when will it? When it's easy? When you need votes or $?
The best public servants step up when it's hard. They move to act. What residents demand is to not just do the job, but *for the people. If the call to action isn't thundering through you now, when will it? When it's easy? When you need votes or $?
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 AM
>"It is not an easy time to be in public service."
The best public servants step up when it's hard. They move to act. What residents demand is to not just do the job, but *for the people. If the call to action isn't thundering through you now, when will it? When it's easy? When you need votes or $?
The best public servants step up when it's hard. They move to act. What residents demand is to not just do the job, but *for the people. If the call to action isn't thundering through you now, when will it? When it's easy? When you need votes or $?
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Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to advocating tirelessly for the justice and equality of Black Americans and resisting elected leaders’ deliberate abuse and neglect of our communities. He was relentlessly targeted by our government for his views and pursuit of equality.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to advocating tirelessly for the justice and equality of Black Americans and resisting elected leaders’ deliberate abuse and neglect of our communities. He was relentlessly targeted by our government for his views and pursuit of equality.
"an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law." MLK Jr
Read: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Read: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
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January 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law." MLK Jr
Read: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Read: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
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HOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT
"how do you share the country with people who don't want to share it with you?"
January 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"how do you share the country with people who don't want to share it with you?"
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It's almost like invading Minneapolis in January is a really stupid idea
January 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It's almost like invading Minneapolis in January is a really stupid idea
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Something important about how regular folks have responded to the occupation in Minnesota is that it has created a permission structure for other people across the country to feel like they can fight this regime. Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a lot of people finally step off the sidelines.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Something important about how regular folks have responded to the occupation in Minnesota is that it has created a permission structure for other people across the country to feel like they can fight this regime. Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a lot of people finally step off the sidelines.
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This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
I could not be more proud to live in Minnesota. The Twin Cities standing up for each other is the constant reminder we need to be laser-focused on protecting our rights as humans and neighbors.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
kermit the frog is shaking hands with a man in a uniform
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January 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I could not be more proud to live in Minnesota. The Twin Cities standing up for each other is the constant reminder we need to be laser-focused on protecting our rights as humans and neighbors.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
Wouldn't be anywhere else.
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"I just want to be out here supporting people who are really scared right now, I can't believe it's happening, I feel like we're being threatened, I'm not gonna sit home and not do anything," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"I just want to be out here supporting people who are really scared right now, I can't believe it's happening, I feel like we're being threatened, I'm not gonna sit home and not do anything," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Abigail Spanberger was told to throw trans youth under the bus during her campaign. She refused to do so.
She won the election by 15 percent. A dominant victory. A landslide.
She was just sworn-in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, the first woman to lead the state.
She won the election by 15 percent. A dominant victory. A landslide.
She was just sworn-in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, the first woman to lead the state.
January 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Abigail Spanberger was told to throw trans youth under the bus during her campaign. She refused to do so.
She won the election by 15 percent. A dominant victory. A landslide.
She was just sworn-in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, the first woman to lead the state.
She won the election by 15 percent. A dominant victory. A landslide.
She was just sworn-in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, the first woman to lead the state.
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Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
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They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
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My family knows what it means to get knocked down and stand back up. From combat missions to Gabby’s long recovery after being shot, we’ve learned that resilience is not about pretending things are easy — it's about doing the right thing even when they're not.
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
My family knows what it means to get knocked down and stand back up. From combat missions to Gabby’s long recovery after being shot, we’ve learned that resilience is not about pretending things are easy — it's about doing the right thing even when they're not.
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This year is going to be like the final boss for optimists
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This year is going to be like the final boss for optimists