@mn-papa-bear.bsky.social
MN father of Nordic/Somali kids, husband of naturalized refugee, former S. Mpls resident, current small scale farmer and technical engineering manager. My opinions here are exclusively my own.
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I've never been so disappointed in my federal government yet so inspired by my fellow Minnesotans and former neighbors in Minneapolis.
I've spent 30 years doing my part to build up Minnesota communities, and though I've never been a social media person I must now do whatever I can to lend my voice.
I've spent 30 years doing my part to build up Minnesota communities, and though I've never been a social media person I must now do whatever I can to lend my voice.
They are anyway.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
They are anyway.
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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Brave Minnesotans are channeling some Greatest Generation anti-Nazi energy right now, in the cold and ice. Solidarity and love from up north!
a soldier in a helmet sits in the snow
Alt: a World War 2 GI soldier in a helmet sits in the snow at Bastogne. When surrounded and asked to surrender by Nazis, Us General McAuliffe's response was one word: "Nuts."
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January 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Brave Minnesotans are channeling some Greatest Generation anti-Nazi energy right now, in the cold and ice. Solidarity and love from up north!
Ok, gun nuts. You're right, I was wrong. The unhinged federal jackbooted thugs will take our guns and then shoot us anyway.
Will you stand with us now that I said I'm sorry?
Will you stand with us now that I said I'm sorry?
They killed him just after taking his legal gun away.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Ok, gun nuts. You're right, I was wrong. The unhinged federal jackbooted thugs will take our guns and then shoot us anyway.
Will you stand with us now that I said I'm sorry?
Will you stand with us now that I said I'm sorry?
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I don’t think murdering middle-aged white mothers and nurses in the Midwest is going to be popular
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I don’t think murdering middle-aged white mothers and nurses in the Midwest is going to be popular
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Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
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Minnesota is never voting for a Republican again this generation.
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Minnesota is never voting for a Republican again this generation.
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On one side is a nurse and a poet dying while saying “Are you okay?” and “I'm not even mad at you dude"
And on the other side are armed officers of the state saying “Boo hoo” and “Fucking bitch.”
And they want you to believe the first side are the domestic terrorists.
And on the other side are armed officers of the state saying “Boo hoo” and “Fucking bitch.”
And they want you to believe the first side are the domestic terrorists.
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 8:31 PM
On one side is a nurse and a poet dying while saying “Are you okay?” and “I'm not even mad at you dude"
And on the other side are armed officers of the state saying “Boo hoo” and “Fucking bitch.”
And they want you to believe the first side are the domestic terrorists.
And on the other side are armed officers of the state saying “Boo hoo” and “Fucking bitch.”
And they want you to believe the first side are the domestic terrorists.
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For this, the state decided to execute him.
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
For this, the state decided to execute him.
Let's hope this is true, and she is getting support and legal representation.
I’ve seen several reports that the up front recorder lady in pink/red jacket hasn’t been detained and that she is safe.
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Let's hope this is true, and she is getting support and legal representation.
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WHERE IS THE LADY IN THE PINK JACKET AND HER VIDEO????
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
WHERE IS THE LADY IN THE PINK JACKET AND HER VIDEO????
Thank you @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Thank you @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
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"Witnesses transported to the Federal Building."
They are trying to control the narrative before more videos circulate.
Dollars to donuts, I bet if they knew about the video made in the donut shop, they would have confiscated it.
They are trying to control the narrative before more videos circulate.
Dollars to donuts, I bet if they knew about the video made in the donut shop, they would have confiscated it.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Witnesses transported to the Federal Building."
They are trying to control the narrative before more videos circulate.
Dollars to donuts, I bet if they knew about the video made in the donut shop, they would have confiscated it.
They are trying to control the narrative before more videos circulate.
Dollars to donuts, I bet if they knew about the video made in the donut shop, they would have confiscated it.
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Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
This is insane, but a predictable escalation.
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This is insane, but a predictable escalation.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
So are they actually that incompetent, or did they purposely lie to the Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office in a premeditated plan to create this bullshit narrative?
ICE is too busy harassing children to pick up the criminals our sheriffs are asking them to take.
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
MN sheriff says ICE was too busy in Twin Cities to pick man accused of sex crime
"Wholly inaccurate." The Cottonwood County Sheriff is firing back after ICE accused them of ignoring a detainer. The sheriff says they called ICE, but agents said they were too busy in the Twin Cities...
www.fox9.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
So are they actually that incompetent, or did they purposely lie to the Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office in a premeditated plan to create this bullshit narrative?
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes."
Fred Rogers
Meghan,
You assholes made being kind "political".
Fred Rogers
Meghan,
You assholes made being kind "political".
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes."
Fred Rogers
Meghan,
You assholes made being kind "political".
Fred Rogers
Meghan,
You assholes made being kind "political".
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Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
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So proud of our hometown paper. When this is all over, few newspapers and TV news channels will have as much integrity and honor as the Star Tribune has.
This is the way.
This is the way.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 AM
So proud of our hometown paper. When this is all over, few newspapers and TV news channels will have as much integrity and honor as the Star Tribune has.
This is the way.
This is the way.
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This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
5-year-old boy among four students detained by ICE, according to school leaders
School district leaders argue ICE agents are following students and their parents while driving to and from school.
www.kare11.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Unclear to me if this fucking five year old kid getting kidnapped is breaking through outside of the Twin Cities and I don’t want to speak for anyone else but this has really steeled my resolve. This shit cannot be allowed to stand.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Unclear to me if this fucking five year old kid getting kidnapped is breaking through outside of the Twin Cities and I don’t want to speak for anyone else but this has really steeled my resolve. This shit cannot be allowed to stand.
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I would rather die, murdered by my own government in a high-viz vest, than live in a country where this shit is normalized.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I would rather die, murdered by my own government in a high-viz vest, than live in a country where this shit is normalized.
After the clear and intentional escalation of provocations today, I am struggling with a powerful anger this evening.
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM
After the clear and intentional escalation of provocations today, I am struggling with a powerful anger this evening.
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject:
I decided to see what the reverend Martin Luther King Jr had to say on the subject: