Fascinating!
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December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fascinating!
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Gender-affirming care helps trans kids live happy, healthy lives.
Health care decisions belong to families and our doctors, not politicians.
Health care decisions belong to families and our doctors, not politicians.
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Gender-affirming care helps trans kids live happy, healthy lives.
Health care decisions belong to families and our doctors, not politicians.
Health care decisions belong to families and our doctors, not politicians.
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis
For weeks ICE has focused enforcement in the Twin Cities as part of ‘Operation Metro Surge.’
www.startribune.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a new set of rules attempting to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth nationwide.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
Tell HHS: Hands Off Our Care
Take action with ACLU People Power!
act.aclu.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a new set of rules attempting to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth nationwide.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
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287(g) agreements essentially turn local law enforcement into ICE agents. In March 2025, the Freeborn County sheriff unilaterally entered into one of these illegal agreements.
Now, we're suing — these agreements are harmful & waste taxpayer money.
https://ow.ly/Tesv50XLKfF
Now, we're suing — these agreements are harmful & waste taxpayer money.
https://ow.ly/Tesv50XLKfF
ACLU-MN, Maslon LLP Clients Sue Freeborn County for Illegal Use of 287(g) Agreements - ACLU of Minnesota
ow.ly
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
287(g) agreements essentially turn local law enforcement into ICE agents. In March 2025, the Freeborn County sheriff unilaterally entered into one of these illegal agreements.
Now, we're suing — these agreements are harmful & waste taxpayer money.
https://ow.ly/Tesv50XLKfF
Now, we're suing — these agreements are harmful & waste taxpayer money.
https://ow.ly/Tesv50XLKfF
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Thank you @ag.state.mn.us
Minnesota is not giving up on any of us. 🌈
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
Minnesota is not giving up on any of us. 🌈
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
Attorney General Ellison issues statement in response to Trump Administration’s latest attacks on gender affirming care
Gender-affirming care is healthcare. It is evidence-based, backed by the American Medical Association, and helps transgender individuals live their lives with the dignity we all deserve. Gender-affirm...
www.ag.state.mn.us
December 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thank you @ag.state.mn.us
Minnesota is not giving up on any of us. 🌈
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
Minnesota is not giving up on any of us. 🌈
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
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With two deeply anti-trans bills on the calendar for the House today, and tomorrow's HHS press conference, just giving a gentle reminder to trans folks:
Unless it's your literal job, you don't need to tune in and you don't need to read or watch clips of the bad things they say.
Unless it's your literal job, you don't need to tune in and you don't need to read or watch clips of the bad things they say.
December 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
With two deeply anti-trans bills on the calendar for the House today, and tomorrow's HHS press conference, just giving a gentle reminder to trans folks:
Unless it's your literal job, you don't need to tune in and you don't need to read or watch clips of the bad things they say.
Unless it's your literal job, you don't need to tune in and you don't need to read or watch clips of the bad things they say.
"...bystanders and activists hurled insults and snowballs..."
'As the federal agents departed the scene, protesters sang the chorus to “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”'
'As the federal agents departed the scene, protesters sang the chorus to “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”'
Agents used pepper spray, pepper balls and tasers on bystanders, according to the videos. One is seen wildly swinging a baton to keep protesters at bay before apparently getting hit by a colleague’s pepper spray.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not respond to a request for comment.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not respond to a request for comment.
ICE agents call for backup during Minneapolis traffic stop, bystanders hurl insults and snowballs
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for help from an agent who said 60 to 70 “agitators” were “fighting them.”
www.mprnews.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"...bystanders and activists hurled insults and snowballs..."
'As the federal agents departed the scene, protesters sang the chorus to “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”'
'As the federal agents departed the scene, protesters sang the chorus to “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”'
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On December 17, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for youth.
Tell Congress to protect health care for trans youth and their families NOW.
Tell Congress to protect health care for trans youth and their families NOW.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On December 17, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for youth.
Tell Congress to protect health care for trans youth and their families NOW.
Tell Congress to protect health care for trans youth and their families NOW.
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The cruel irony of Republicans voting down ACA subsidies is that it will end up hurting Trump voters the most.
57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The cruel irony of Republicans voting down ACA subsidies is that it will end up hurting Trump voters the most.
57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
57% of ACA Marketplace enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican.
They're selling out their own voters.
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Folks! We did it! The Onion has 60,000 subscribers!
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Folks! We did it! The Onion has 60,000 subscribers!
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
We're that much closer to reaching our goal of beating The Washington Post's print circulation by the end of next year. (They were last reported at 97k, but it's probably lower now.)
Thank you all. Democracy died in darkness but we're still here.
Faisa Ahmed speaks truth in this opinion piece. Somali people are a great asset to our community.
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
He called us 'garbage.' Here is the Somali community I know. • Minnesota Reformer
I am an American and a member of the Minnesota Somali community. President Donald Trump called me and my 221,000 fellow Somali Americans “garbage.” The secretary of defense, who is Minnesota born, eag...
minnesotareformer.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Faisa Ahmed speaks truth in this opinion piece. Somali people are a great asset to our community.
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/h...
It is good to know our true history.
“Jingle Bells” Was Written by a Racist Confederate Soldier to Mock Black People open.substack.com/pub/historyc...
“Jingle Bells” Was Written by a Racist Confederate Soldier to Mock Black People open.substack.com/pub/historyc...
“Jingle Bells” Was Written by a Racist Confederate Soldier to Mock Black People
America's most popular holiday song has its origins in Blackface minstrelsy, but many myths have tried whitewash its true history.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It is good to know our true history.
“Jingle Bells” Was Written by a Racist Confederate Soldier to Mock Black People open.substack.com/pub/historyc...
“Jingle Bells” Was Written by a Racist Confederate Soldier to Mock Black People open.substack.com/pub/historyc...
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When Minnesota Republican elected officials can’t condemn what Nazis take credit for and celebrate, we have a big problem.
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
When Minnesota Republican elected officials can’t condemn what Nazis take credit for and celebrate, we have a big problem.
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ICYMI. The MPLS police chief has told his officers that if they see ICE breaking the law, arrest them…or lose their jobs.
www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-p...
www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-p...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ICYMI. The MPLS police chief has told his officers that if they see ICE breaking the law, arrest them…or lose their jobs.
www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-p...
www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-p...
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Across the Twin Cities residents are volunteering to make ICE’s job in Minnesota as difficult as possible. ICE watchers say the ultimate goal is to prevent ICE agents from arresting, jailing and deporting their neighbors.
‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
www.mprnews.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Across the Twin Cities residents are volunteering to make ICE’s job in Minnesota as difficult as possible. ICE watchers say the ultimate goal is to prevent ICE agents from arresting, jailing and deporting their neighbors.
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Donald Trump’s disgraceful attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community are injecting more of his poisonous racism into our beloved home state. Hearing him single out our people based solely on their race and country of origin is downright disgusting.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Donald Trump’s disgraceful attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community are injecting more of his poisonous racism into our beloved home state. Hearing him single out our people based solely on their race and country of origin is downright disgusting.
Our Somali community is great!
After years of pushing for it, Mohamoud O. Mohamed has secured the first-ever Somali dance performance at a Timberwolves game, with the Somali Museum Dance Troupe set to take the Target Center floor for the Saturday pre-show performance.
First Somali dance performance ‘such an honor’ at Timberwolves game Saturday
After years of pushing for it, Mohamoud O. Mohamed has secured the first-ever Somali dance performance at a Timberwolves game, with the Somali Museum Dance Troupe set to take the Target Center floor f...
www.mprnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Our Somali community is great!
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WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
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This Saturday 11/22, join us for a mindful gathering outside Signature Aviation as the ICE vans come through and the plane takes off.
These deportation flights are ramping up in frequency. Support immigrants. Let ICE know
WE ARE WATCHING.
3800 E 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55450
8:30-10:30am
These deportation flights are ramping up in frequency. Support immigrants. Let ICE know
WE ARE WATCHING.
3800 E 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55450
8:30-10:30am
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This Saturday 11/22, join us for a mindful gathering outside Signature Aviation as the ICE vans come through and the plane takes off.
These deportation flights are ramping up in frequency. Support immigrants. Let ICE know
WE ARE WATCHING.
3800 E 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55450
8:30-10:30am
These deportation flights are ramping up in frequency. Support immigrants. Let ICE know
WE ARE WATCHING.
3800 E 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55450
8:30-10:30am
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ICE raided a workplace in my district today. Two unmarked vans stole away an unknown number of workers from Bro-Tex.
Rapid responders were in force. There was clash. Pepper spray.
All the folks I spoke to at the scene were shook but resolve was fierce.
No quarter for ICE in Saint Paul.
Rapid responders were in force. There was clash. Pepper spray.
All the folks I spoke to at the scene were shook but resolve was fierce.
No quarter for ICE in Saint Paul.
Federal law enforcement operation draws protests in St. Paul
A federal law enforcement operation at a St. Paul manufacturer prompted a large response by observers and protesters on Tuesday morning.
www.mprnews.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
ICE raided a workplace in my district today. Two unmarked vans stole away an unknown number of workers from Bro-Tex.
Rapid responders were in force. There was clash. Pepper spray.
All the folks I spoke to at the scene were shook but resolve was fierce.
No quarter for ICE in Saint Paul.
Rapid responders were in force. There was clash. Pepper spray.
All the folks I spoke to at the scene were shook but resolve was fierce.
No quarter for ICE in Saint Paul.