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As Homeland Security’s siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts.

Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:
It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis
But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.
www.theverge.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Out of the paywall for today only:

China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.

Read more from @abigailbassett.bsky.social:
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
Rare earth materials aren’t that rare.
www.theverge.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Thanks so much to everyone who has checked in about what it’s like in Minneapolis right now. This should answer most of your questions:
It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis
But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.
www.theverge.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM