Mike Kadow
@hurrikadow.bsky.social
minneapolis. mostly chatting about tv & taylor swift; also interested in pop culture, gender/labor/disability history, basketball, & tennis. He/him.
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Mike Kadow
@hurrikadow.bsky.social
· Oct 30
treating bluesky like an ancient social media where i just tweet banal things like “what i would give to no longer look at my email inbox this monday morning”
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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There are just the loveliest little candlelight vigils for Alex Pretti being held all over Uptown right now. People building little candle memorials on street corners in the snow. This city is in pain but we will win together
January 25, 2026 at 1:41 AM
There are just the loveliest little candlelight vigils for Alex Pretti being held all over Uptown right now. People building little candle memorials on street corners in the snow. This city is in pain but we will win together
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
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Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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People keep shouting at Walz to do something and this is what he does: unleashes cops to punish people for protecting their neighbors
State troopers in riot gear are protecting ICE agents who have long guns. People yelling at the state troopers, “turn around and arrest them! They just killed a Minnesotan!”
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
People keep shouting at Walz to do something and this is what he does: unleashes cops to punish people for protecting their neighbors
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Rapid responders still out there, tracking ICE. In spite of everything, even now. Heroes
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Rapid responders still out there, tracking ICE. In spite of everything, even now. Heroes
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They can't shoot all of us, but they're determined to try.
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
They can't shoot all of us, but they're determined to try.
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There’s video now. Worst thing I’ve ever seen. The entire ICE contingent needs to be arrested
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
There’s video now. Worst thing I’ve ever seen. The entire ICE contingent needs to be arrested
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
happy strike day to all who celebrate, abolish ICE
January 23, 2026 at 2:31 PM
happy strike day to all who celebrate, abolish ICE
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ping’s in loring park are giving out a whistle, a know your rights card, and a zine on using whistles to alert your community of ICE in 4 languages with their takeout orders, if you’re looking for a family run, chinese restaurant that is supportive of the mission here. take out only
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Ping's Szechuan Bar & Grill
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January 23, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ping’s in loring park are giving out a whistle, a know your rights card, and a zine on using whistles to alert your community of ICE in 4 languages with their takeout orders, if you’re looking for a family run, chinese restaurant that is supportive of the mission here. take out only
pingsmpls.com
pingsmpls.com
*stumbles out of the theater after having a life altering experience*
now what if i said the testament of ann lee was my favorite movie of this awards season
now what if i said the testament of ann lee was my favorite movie of this awards season
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
*stumbles out of the theater after having a life altering experience*
now what if i said the testament of ann lee was my favorite movie of this awards season
now what if i said the testament of ann lee was my favorite movie of this awards season
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
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Impossible to describe what a raw nerve the rapid response channels are when you’re NOT on patrol. ICE sighted everywhere, all over the neighborhood. Silence and then swarming.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Impossible to describe what a raw nerve the rapid response channels are when you’re NOT on patrol. ICE sighted everywhere, all over the neighborhood. Silence and then swarming.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.
listening to gang of youth’s album ‘angel in realtime.’ sprawled out on my floor to escape the bleakness for a bit
January 20, 2026 at 4:05 AM
listening to gang of youth’s album ‘angel in realtime.’ sprawled out on my floor to escape the bleakness for a bit
tonight’s episode of industry…yah okay i’m locked IN.
we love to watch a miserable british aristocracy roleplaying lady/macbeth hit rock bottom and still find a way to spiral down more all while dressed like marie antoinettes.
the adrenaline hit when frankie valli roared in!
we love to watch a miserable british aristocracy roleplaying lady/macbeth hit rock bottom and still find a way to spiral down more all while dressed like marie antoinettes.
the adrenaline hit when frankie valli roared in!
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
tonight’s episode of industry…yah okay i’m locked IN.
we love to watch a miserable british aristocracy roleplaying lady/macbeth hit rock bottom and still find a way to spiral down more all while dressed like marie antoinettes.
the adrenaline hit when frankie valli roared in!
we love to watch a miserable british aristocracy roleplaying lady/macbeth hit rock bottom and still find a way to spiral down more all while dressed like marie antoinettes.
the adrenaline hit when frankie valli roared in!
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There's misinformation about there so: there was a bomb threat for every MN library called in today. It's non-credible, people are not being evacuated at the U from buildings including HSEC. There will be a slightly increased cop presence there, that's all.
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There's misinformation about there so: there was a bomb threat for every MN library called in today. It's non-credible, people are not being evacuated at the U from buildings including HSEC. There will be a slightly increased cop presence there, that's all.
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am I "falling for the bait" or am I "having a proportionate and reasonable reaction to a racially motivated pogrom being carried out against my neighbors" can someone please help me figure that out
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
am I "falling for the bait" or am I "having a proportionate and reasonable reaction to a racially motivated pogrom being carried out against my neighbors" can someone please help me figure that out
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My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.