Thomas Leeper
@thosjleeper.bsky.social
Minnesota, data, transit/urbanism, miscellaneous ramblings
Well I certainly wasn't alive then! Minneapolis had a major general strike in 1934, as well.
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Well I certainly wasn't alive then! Minneapolis had a major general strike in 1934, as well.
I guess this post escaped containment, so here's the local media with the partial, constantly updated list of closures.
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I guess this post escaped containment, so here's the local media with the partial, constantly updated list of closures.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
Both of my local liquor stores are closed. Liquor stores. In winter. In Minnesota. On a Friday.
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Both of my local liquor stores are closed. Liquor stores. In winter. In Minnesota. On a Friday.
Also mentally note the places saying "We would rather be open but we're forced to close" to never visit (again).
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Also mentally note the places saying "We would rather be open but we're forced to close" to never visit (again).
Hopefully our out of town visitors take some time to enjoy Minnesota's famous great outdoors.
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Hopefully our out of town visitors take some time to enjoy Minnesota's famous great outdoors.
Each of us was a child once: a child innocent of everything, guilty of nothing. A state we can take away but never restore.
Every child deserves their childhood, wrapped in care, safety, and love.
We are a fallen society for what is being done to these kids. Our government is wretched.
Every child deserves their childhood, wrapped in care, safety, and love.
We are a fallen society for what is being done to these kids. Our government is wretched.
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Each of us was a child once: a child innocent of everything, guilty of nothing. A state we can take away but never restore.
Every child deserves their childhood, wrapped in care, safety, and love.
We are a fallen society for what is being done to these kids. Our government is wretched.
Every child deserves their childhood, wrapped in care, safety, and love.
We are a fallen society for what is being done to these kids. Our government is wretched.
Body cameras and training don't stop a fundamentally unjust system that would allow this to happen to a child.
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Body cameras and training don't stop a fundamentally unjust system that would allow this to happen to a child.
Reposted by Thomas Leeper
Terrorizing our kids is not going to make our communities safer. ICE needs to end this surge in Minnesota – and I refuse to vote to send more funding to DHS and ICE when they continue to trample on the rights of Minnesotans and make our communities less safe.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Terrorizing our kids is not going to make our communities safer. ICE needs to end this surge in Minnesota – and I refuse to vote to send more funding to DHS and ICE when they continue to trample on the rights of Minnesotans and make our communities less safe.