Winston
@skewedcharles.bsky.social
Making independent original performance since the 1990s as part of Skewed Visions (skewedvisions.org). Sclerotic and neurotic. Minneapolis lurker, watching the world and making experiences for others that I would want to witness. I don't know anything.
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Winston
@skewedcharles.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Just not interesting enough to follow.
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Here is the GoFundMe for Marco and Geovanny who were forced to brace below freezing temperature by ICE. They need help with funding for lawyers, food, and medical bills. Please share.
gofund.me/443327b8d
gofund.me/443327b8d
Ayuda para Marco y Geovanny, organized by Maria Chicaiza
Hola mi nombre es Maria Chicaiza Estamos pidiendo ayuda ala comunidad Estubieron hoy en pel… Maria Chicaiza necesita tu apoyo para Ayuda para Marco y Geovanny
gofund.me
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Here is the GoFundMe for Marco and Geovanny who were forced to brace below freezing temperature by ICE. They need help with funding for lawyers, food, and medical bills. Please share.
gofund.me/443327b8d
gofund.me/443327b8d
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Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
Elvis Costello - Tramp The Dirt Down
YouTube video by alexredcloud
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December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I did it. I did it! I finally dumped Spotify!!
I started here www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete... (TY @bcmerchant.bsky.social!!)
Then used soundiiz.com for free to transfer EVERYthing to www.qobuz.com/us-en/, where they pay artists a lot more, don't support ICE, & HAVE BETTER SOUND QUALITY.
I started here www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete... (TY @bcmerchant.bsky.social!!)
Then used soundiiz.com for free to transfer EVERYthing to www.qobuz.com/us-en/, where they pay artists a lot more, don't support ICE, & HAVE BETTER SOUND QUALITY.
Fascism Wrapped just dropped in NYC — and more cities are coming soon. Don’t use Spotify until they stop running recruitment ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I did it. I did it! I finally dumped Spotify!!
I started here www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete... (TY @bcmerchant.bsky.social!!)
Then used soundiiz.com for free to transfer EVERYthing to www.qobuz.com/us-en/, where they pay artists a lot more, don't support ICE, & HAVE BETTER SOUND QUALITY.
I started here www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete... (TY @bcmerchant.bsky.social!!)
Then used soundiiz.com for free to transfer EVERYthing to www.qobuz.com/us-en/, where they pay artists a lot more, don't support ICE, & HAVE BETTER SOUND QUALITY.
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Yo, if you’re wondering what you can do to support people in Minneapolis right now, this is a place to start. Unidos MN helped run the legal observer training months ago, they’re legit and doing so much good.
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Yo, if you’re wondering what you can do to support people in Minneapolis right now, this is a place to start. Unidos MN helped run the legal observer training months ago, they’re legit and doing so much good.
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Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
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Starting with the rest of our congressional delegation please.
@amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @angiecraigmn.bsky.social @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social @mccollum.house.gov
(Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad are too busy applauding to do anything else)
@amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @angiecraigmn.bsky.social @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social @mccollum.house.gov
(Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad are too busy applauding to do anything else)
I would really like to see more Ds speaking up to defend her. this is ridiculous and horrific.
Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
December 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Starting with the rest of our congressional delegation please.
@amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @angiecraigmn.bsky.social @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social @mccollum.house.gov
(Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad are too busy applauding to do anything else)
@amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @angiecraigmn.bsky.social @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social @mccollum.house.gov
(Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad are too busy applauding to do anything else)
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New filings find hundreds of migrant children held in US custody far past the 20-day legal limit — some for over five months aje.io/caanlp
US authorities acknowledge immigrant children held beyond court-set limit
Court filings indicate that several children were held for up to 168 days, far surpassing the 20-day limit on custody.
aje.io
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
New filings find hundreds of migrant children held in US custody far past the 20-day legal limit — some for over five months aje.io/caanlp
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"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..."
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..."
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
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Dear neighbor,
I wanted to give an update on the Minneapolis Separation Ordinance being authored by myself, CM @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and CVP @aishaforward10.com. There is a public hearing at tomorrow’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30PM. It’s open to the public, so feel free to testify. 1/
I wanted to give an update on the Minneapolis Separation Ordinance being authored by myself, CM @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and CVP @aishaforward10.com. There is a public hearing at tomorrow’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30PM. It’s open to the public, so feel free to testify. 1/
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Dear neighbor,
I wanted to give an update on the Minneapolis Separation Ordinance being authored by myself, CM @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and CVP @aishaforward10.com. There is a public hearing at tomorrow’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30PM. It’s open to the public, so feel free to testify. 1/
I wanted to give an update on the Minneapolis Separation Ordinance being authored by myself, CM @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and CVP @aishaforward10.com. There is a public hearing at tomorrow’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30PM. It’s open to the public, so feel free to testify. 1/
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At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
‘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.
share.google
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
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We encountered an ICE immigration enforcement action on Park Ave. in Minneapolis today. When my colleague Ben Hovland and I arrived there were only a couple observers, but there were dozens blowing whistles by the time ICE agents left without making an arrest.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR3DO1I...
www.instagram.com/reel/DR3DO1I...
MPR News on Instagram: "Nearly two dozen community members surrounded a house on the 3100 block of Park Avenue in Minneapolis when Homeland Security Investigations officers detained an East African ma...
Residents of Minneapolis's Park Avenue neighborhood respond to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation with a community watch, as reported by MPR News. The community watches as federal agents...
www.instagram.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We encountered an ICE immigration enforcement action on Park Ave. in Minneapolis today. When my colleague Ben Hovland and I arrived there were only a couple observers, but there were dozens blowing whistles by the time ICE agents left without making an arrest.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR3DO1I...
www.instagram.com/reel/DR3DO1I...
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Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Neighbors: if you need 1-2 whistles, please pick them up at one of these great neighborhood businesses hosting whistles!
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
Minneapolis: Bichota Coffee, May Day Cafe, Sisters Sludge Coffee, Nice Time Market, Moon Palace, Arbieter, A Bar of Their Own, Bench Pressed, Boneshaker Books, Color Wheel
1/2
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Don’t lie, Lisa. I’ve got receipts.
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Don’t lie, Lisa. I’ve got receipts.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Minneapolis is closely monitoring credible reports that the Trump admin will target Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities this week. Mayor Frey, St Paul Mayor Carter, Council Member Osman, Chief O’Hara responded to these reports: www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/december/city-response
Minneapolis responds to reports that Trump administration will target Somali immigrants
The City of Minneapolis is closely monitoring credible media reports that the Trump administration will target Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities beginning this week.
www.minneapolismn.gov
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Minneapolis is closely monitoring credible reports that the Trump admin will target Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities this week. Mayor Frey, St Paul Mayor Carter, Council Member Osman, Chief O’Hara responded to these reports: www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/december/city-response
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This Trump media weasel was apparently back in Minneapolis recently making another video to rile up Trump and his base. It was released a few days ago. Very likely all coordinated
If you see this guy during what’s next, do not engage and encourage those around you to do the same
If you see this guy during what’s next, do not engage and encourage those around you to do the same
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This Trump media weasel was apparently back in Minneapolis recently making another video to rile up Trump and his base. It was released a few days ago. Very likely all coordinated
If you see this guy during what’s next, do not engage and encourage those around you to do the same
If you see this guy during what’s next, do not engage and encourage those around you to do the same
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I want to point out a new resource page on Monarca website.
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Resources — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I want to point out a new resource page on Monarca website.
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.
Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.
PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.
monarcamn.org/resources
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Somali translation: 5/
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Somali translation: 5/
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When the president sends federal agents after a class of people who are mostly citizens, the vast majority with permanent legal status, calls them "garbage" and says, "let them go back to where they came from." It makes you suspect this could be a racial thing.
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When the president sends federal agents after a class of people who are mostly citizens, the vast majority with permanent legal status, calls them "garbage" and says, "let them go back to where they came from." It makes you suspect this could be a racial thing.