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A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
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Liam and his father might be released.
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention, source says | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Liam and his father might be released.
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🚨BREAKING: ICE drew guns and POINTED THEM at a retired Minneapolis couple in a church parking lot.
“They were obviously not trained… I've known many police officers….They had the professional demeanor of criminals." This is unreal.
#NoWarrantNoICE
“They were obviously not trained… I've known many police officers….They had the professional demeanor of criminals." This is unreal.
#NoWarrantNoICE
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE drew guns and POINTED THEM at a retired Minneapolis couple in a church parking lot.
“They were obviously not trained… I've known many police officers….They had the professional demeanor of criminals." This is unreal.
#NoWarrantNoICE
“They were obviously not trained… I've known many police officers….They had the professional demeanor of criminals." This is unreal.
#NoWarrantNoICE
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High school students marching against ICE this afternoon in Detroit, Michigan
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
High school students marching against ICE this afternoon in Detroit, Michigan
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After the primary rally in LA today, I dropped on by the MDC.
DHS has dropped a ton of tear gas - I can taste it through the gas mask.
Hundreds of people here, which is a lot for a mid-week midday MDC protest. The main march had thousands, easily. Maybe 10k
DHS has dropped a ton of tear gas - I can taste it through the gas mask.
Hundreds of people here, which is a lot for a mid-week midday MDC protest. The main march had thousands, easily. Maybe 10k
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 AM
After the primary rally in LA today, I dropped on by the MDC.
DHS has dropped a ton of tear gas - I can taste it through the gas mask.
Hundreds of people here, which is a lot for a mid-week midday MDC protest. The main march had thousands, easily. Maybe 10k
DHS has dropped a ton of tear gas - I can taste it through the gas mask.
Hundreds of people here, which is a lot for a mid-week midday MDC protest. The main march had thousands, easily. Maybe 10k
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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Trump's new pick for Fed Chair makes an appearance in today's Epstein Files release:
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Trump's new pick for Fed Chair makes an appearance in today's Epstein Files release:
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The march in Chicago has continued on past Trump Tower and is turning back south into downtown.
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The march in Chicago has continued on past Trump Tower and is turning back south into downtown.
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
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"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
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Cecil Elvir-Quinonez is a human being and a mother. Denying her the care that she needs is cruel and it's dangerous. Cecil—and every other pregnant woman, whether detained or not—deserves access to essential reproductive care.
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
19thnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez is a human being and a mother. Denying her the care that she needs is cruel and it's dangerous. Cecil—and every other pregnant woman, whether detained or not—deserves access to essential reproductive care.
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My wife, a Minneapolis native, reminding me it's dead of night in Minnesota in January, below freezing, and there's thousands of people outside
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 AM
My wife, a Minneapolis native, reminding me it's dead of night in Minnesota in January, below freezing, and there's thousands of people outside
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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This skeet inspired me to learn that striking French union members created special pushable grills so that they could cook, eat, and march all at the same time and boy does that rule
www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
April 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This skeet inspired me to learn that striking French union members created special pushable grills so that they could cook, eat, and march all at the same time and boy does that rule
www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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Aux Etats-Unis, des manifestations massives contre l’administration Trump : « Les gens commencent à souffrir. Ils perdent leur job, leur argent, leur retraite »
Aux Etats-Unis, des manifestations massives contre l’administration Trump : « Les gens commencent à souffrir. Ils perdent leur job, leur argent, leur retraite »
Avec « hands off » (bas les pattes) pour cri de ralliement, des dizaines de milliers de personnes se sont rassemblées dans tous les Etats du pays, samedi, pour protester contre les abus de pouvoir de la Maison Blanche, quelques jours après l’annonce de taxes douanières massives par Donald Trump.
www.lemonde.fr
April 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Aux Etats-Unis, des manifestations massives contre l’administration Trump : « Les gens commencent à souffrir. Ils perdent leur job, leur argent, leur retraite »
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Join the Sewsky Challenge + help us build a sewing community on Bluesky!
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Join the Sewsky Challenge + help us build a sewing community on Bluesky!
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵
1. Challenge runs Feb 1-28.
2. Make a garment using a designer/fabric shop on Bluesky and tag them and use their pattern hashtag.
3. Use the #SewskyChallenge2025 hashtag.
#sewing #sewingsky #sewsky #garmentsewing #sewists 🧵