Tom van de Laarschot
@tlaar.bsky.social
I guess I'm doing this now.
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Chief Bruley on seeking accountability for ICE misconduct against his officers: When you call leadership they can't tell you what their people were doing that day. They give a website to file complaints. Complaint form requires you give agents' identity-but agents cover faces, don't wear name tags.
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Chief Bruley on seeking accountability for ICE misconduct against his officers: When you call leadership they can't tell you what their people were doing that day. They give a website to file complaints. Complaint form requires you give agents' identity-but agents cover faces, don't wear name tags.
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In the years since George Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis has worked to repair both public safety and community trust. But community leaders worry that this latest high-profile shooting of Renee Macklin Good could erode the fragile gains in trust between residents and law enforcement.
Public safety was in a good place in Minneapolis, then ICE showed up
The fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good could upend a period of stability in Minneapolis, years after the George Floyd unrest.
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In the years since George Floyd’s murder, Minneapolis has worked to repair both public safety and community trust. But community leaders worry that this latest high-profile shooting of Renee Macklin Good could erode the fragile gains in trust between residents and law enforcement.
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This is Minneapolis:
There are retirees, child-free 20-somethings, and parents standing outside the local elementary schools in -10°F (-23°C) to keep watch and make sure there aren't any abductions by the federal government at school drop off & pick up.
There are retirees, child-free 20-somethings, and parents standing outside the local elementary schools in -10°F (-23°C) to keep watch and make sure there aren't any abductions by the federal government at school drop off & pick up.
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is Minneapolis:
There are retirees, child-free 20-somethings, and parents standing outside the local elementary schools in -10°F (-23°C) to keep watch and make sure there aren't any abductions by the federal government at school drop off & pick up.
There are retirees, child-free 20-somethings, and parents standing outside the local elementary schools in -10°F (-23°C) to keep watch and make sure there aren't any abductions by the federal government at school drop off & pick up.
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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As the federal government targets Minnesota, I’m staying in this race to defend our state as Attorney General.
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
As the federal government targets Minnesota, I’m staying in this race to defend our state as Attorney General.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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In MN the Star Tribune is, generously, a centrist news organization. (From my pov they’re absolutely center-right. No bigger defenders of wealth and the status quo.) But even their stodgy editorial board is starting to get what this moment truly is. www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
www.startribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In MN the Star Tribune is, generously, a centrist news organization. (From my pov they’re absolutely center-right. No bigger defenders of wealth and the status quo.) But even their stodgy editorial board is starting to get what this moment truly is. www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
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Celebrity vehicles ranked:
1️⃣Batmobile
2️⃣Wienermobile
3️⃣ANTI-ICE, FUCK ICE, ICE GET THE FUCK OUT OF MPLS, FUCK ICE-mobile
1️⃣Batmobile
2️⃣Wienermobile
3️⃣ANTI-ICE, FUCK ICE, ICE GET THE FUCK OUT OF MPLS, FUCK ICE-mobile
January 20, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Celebrity vehicles ranked:
1️⃣Batmobile
2️⃣Wienermobile
3️⃣ANTI-ICE, FUCK ICE, ICE GET THE FUCK OUT OF MPLS, FUCK ICE-mobile
1️⃣Batmobile
2️⃣Wienermobile
3️⃣ANTI-ICE, FUCK ICE, ICE GET THE FUCK OUT OF MPLS, FUCK ICE-mobile
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I was assured that the courts said they can't do this
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I was assured that the courts said they can't do this
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The problem of expanding the smash and grabs to include all people who don't look American enough, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is it becomes obvious we're not debating immigration policy. It's a government campaign of racialized, militarized street thuggery and harassment.
Nasra Ahmed, a U.S. citizen raised in St. Paul, recounts the encounter with a dozen ICE agents that led to two days at the Sherburne County Jail. She was taken for an MRI in arm and leg restraints, and then released Friday night without charges:
January 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The problem of expanding the smash and grabs to include all people who don't look American enough, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is it becomes obvious we're not debating immigration policy. It's a government campaign of racialized, militarized street thuggery and harassment.
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I mean also, the vast majority of Somalis in the US are citizens, it's weird how noone really wants to use the term "ethnic cleansing" because that's exactly the language Republicans use (they're garbage, our country is better off without them, we have to rid ourselves of them)
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I mean also, the vast majority of Somalis in the US are citizens, it's weird how noone really wants to use the term "ethnic cleansing" because that's exactly the language Republicans use (they're garbage, our country is better off without them, we have to rid ourselves of them)
To the extent the law still matters: a federal judge has enjoined Operation Metro Surge from retaliating against, arresting, pepper-straying, or stopping the vehicles of peaceful protestors.
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/f...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/f...
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
To the extent the law still matters: a federal judge has enjoined Operation Metro Surge from retaliating against, arresting, pepper-straying, or stopping the vehicles of peaceful protestors.
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/f...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/f...
If someone could change "abort" to "deport," that'd be cool.
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
If someone could change "abort" to "deport," that'd be cool.
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Right wing extremist and pardoned J6 rioter Jake Lang attempts to lead a march into our vulnerable neighborhoods and gets utterly humiliated on the streets of downtown Minneapolis before he can get one step anywhere.
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Right wing extremist and pardoned J6 rioter Jake Lang attempts to lead a march into our vulnerable neighborhoods and gets utterly humiliated on the streets of downtown Minneapolis before he can get one step anywhere.
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“I’ll take my horchata warm cuz fuck ice” But it’s the cubes that make this art.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
“I’ll take my horchata warm cuz fuck ice” But it’s the cubes that make this art.
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CHUD WATCH IS LIVE: www.youtube.com/live/TZOOpU5...
January 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
CHUD WATCH IS LIVE: www.youtube.com/live/TZOOpU5...
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NO ICE GESTAPO graffiti seen on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis on January 16, 2026.
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
NO ICE GESTAPO graffiti seen on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis on January 16, 2026.
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The great state of Minnesota welcomes this proposal. L'Étoile du Nord!
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The great state of Minnesota welcomes this proposal. L'Étoile du Nord!
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Minneapolis Council President Elliott Payne: "I've lost my voice screaming at fascists and getting gassed."
Do city leaders need to tone down the rhetoric and lower the temperature? Doesn't screaming at fascists make them want to gas you harder?
Do city leaders need to tone down the rhetoric and lower the temperature? Doesn't screaming at fascists make them want to gas you harder?
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Minneapolis Council President Elliott Payne: "I've lost my voice screaming at fascists and getting gassed."
Do city leaders need to tone down the rhetoric and lower the temperature? Doesn't screaming at fascists make them want to gas you harder?
Do city leaders need to tone down the rhetoric and lower the temperature? Doesn't screaming at fascists make them want to gas you harder?
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Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
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Twin Cities local here -- Strib is literally owned by a billionaire. Strongly urge contributions to these outlets instead:
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@minnpost.bsky.social
@racketmn.com
@mprnews.org
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@minnpost.bsky.social
@racketmn.com
@mprnews.org
2/ lots of people on here decry paywalls and insist they’d pay something if only there was a lower price point. Ok, donate to their news fund. Their reporting (and @mprnews.org) is undergirding much of what you read anywhere www.startribunecompany.com/donate/
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January 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Twin Cities local here -- Strib is literally owned by a billionaire. Strongly urge contributions to these outlets instead:
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@minnpost.bsky.social
@racketmn.com
@mprnews.org
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@minnesotareformer.com
@minnpost.bsky.social
@racketmn.com
@mprnews.org
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Fox 9 livestream appears to show civilians piecing through documents next to busted up federal vehicles. (2:13:15)
www.youtube.com/live/YK74amy...
www.youtube.com/live/YK74amy...
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Fox 9 livestream appears to show civilians piecing through documents next to busted up federal vehicles. (2:13:15)
www.youtube.com/live/YK74amy...
www.youtube.com/live/YK74amy...
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Minneapolis tonight.
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Minneapolis tonight.
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At 25th and Lyndale Ave N., Minneapolis, the very residential scene where an ICE agent shot and wounded a man last night. Smells strongly of tear gas. I started coughing as soon as I got here. Police tape everywhere. A CS gas canister and smashed computer on the ground.
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
At 25th and Lyndale Ave N., Minneapolis, the very residential scene where an ICE agent shot and wounded a man last night. Smells strongly of tear gas. I started coughing as soon as I got here. Police tape everywhere. A CS gas canister and smashed computer on the ground.