Kate Hopper

You can still donate to Foothold (They are an amazing all-volunteer 501c3, so all donations go straight to families in need. footholdtwincities.org

What an amazing event on Sunday! Thank you again to all the incredible musicians who volunteered their time and talent. Thank you to the Hook & Ladder! And thank you to everyone who was there. 1/2.

Join me at the The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge 4-8 pm today, 3/8, for the Rock Out for Rent Relief! Help support our neighbors who need rent assistance due to ICE's occupation. Five amazing local bands, food, beverages, and community. You can buy tickets at the door!

I'm co-hosting this fundraiser for rent relief for those affected by ICE on Sunday at the @thehookmpls, 4-8 pm.

Doors open at 4; music starts at 4:30; there will be food and beverages for sale.
Buy tickets: thehookmpls.com/event/rock-o...

Bloomington police arrest federal contractor in prostitution sting The man was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.

A man who does background checks for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.

Neighbors came together again today to honor Renee Good and the others murdered by ICE. It was a beautiful ceremony led by Chief Arvol Looking Horse.

#iceout
#mnstrong
#lovewins

Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots.

I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.

Thank you! Aren't they? ❤️ And yes, fuck ICE!!!

Here's a picture of a few of my beautiful fucking orchids as an example. #icemurderers #iceout #dobetter

To people posting business-as-usual book releases, marketing content, concert pics, birthday/anniversary posts, STOP unless you're also shining a light on the atrocities being perpetrated by ICE in MN. Just stop. You're either standing with us now or you're part of the fucking problem!! 1/2

I'm so proud to be a Minnesotan! It was cold beyond belief and we STILL showed up to march for human and Constitutional rights, to demand justice. GTFO of MN, ICE!

Do the goons at DHS think we're stupid? What are they trying to achieve here, other than making themselves look like a mob of racist morons?

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son

Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.

Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 miles of the U.S. border. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdic...

Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.

I love it!

Merry Christmas! Sending love!

I love it so much, Rob!

Dad would be proud and also horrified about me using so much electricity! #bringthelight #christmastree

The last couple of weeks have been a doozy and I wasn’t sure I was up for my usual lighting extravaganza, but in the end, I could not resist bringing the light. Pro tip this year: instead of greasing my hands with aquaphor, I used some gloves left-over from when my dad was in hospice.

Join me and a slew of amazing MN #authors to celebrate the grand opening of ModernWell's new Wayzata location. 4-7 pm 10/28 Book signings abd beverages and community!

#mnauthors
#coworking
#writingcommunity

The Long Route It’s about to happen. The delirious fan moans above Pramila. It is going to detach from its rusty holder on the ceiling. Whatever is going on in her viscous dream will float still and jiggle to a ...

"Trudging through the cold tunnel of keeping things afloat, paying bills, saving up for unseen contingencies. This is what it must feel like to be dead, to be a ghost, and not know it."

from Deepthi Krishnamurthy's story, "The Long Route," in our Sept/Oct issue:

Right?!

I went on an @umnenglish.bsky.social MFA book buying spree this week! Can't wait to read @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social's A Catalogue of Burnt Objects, Cheri Johnson's Annika Rose, & Kevin Fenton's brand new Cyan Magenta Yellow Black!
#amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity
#booksky

In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.

Love this piece by @sarifordham.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...

From alum Kate Hopper, author of Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood and Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers:

I still have a few spots open in my Motherword & Words online class starting next week, including two scholarships for BIPOC women. Join me and write the stories you need to write!

#writersky
#motherhood
#writingcommunity
#amwriting

I've got my pour-over in (one of my) favorite mugs and Winston snuggled next to me, so I'm ready. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying

I love it so much, Joy! "I thought I saw your mom the other morning, when I was in the bedroom. She was wearing a yellow dress, and she walked past me. I wanted to close the door to keep her in the room with me.” Tears!

Patricia, I just saw the news that it's longlisted for the National Book Award!! Huge congratulations!!