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Minneapolitan turned Seattleite

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no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita

09.02.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 3702 πŸ” 894 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 9
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They β€˜Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.

We profiled refugees who:

Arrived in the country legally.

Applied for green cards.

Were arrested by ICE and detained.

One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.

This is an unprecedented operation.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

27.01.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 2840 πŸ” 1005 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 49

"Neighborism" is how we beat these fascists. I could not be more proud of Minnesota for demonstrating the best of community during this horrific time

27.01.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live.

β€œWe had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. β€œWe had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, β€˜That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”

Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live. β€œWe had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. β€œWe had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, β€˜That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”

The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

26.01.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 3674 πŸ” 1060 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 24

The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.

25.01.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 1885 πŸ” 517 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 35

I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.

21.01.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 9900 πŸ” 2518 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 74

Jesus.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

16.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 21169 πŸ” 8504 πŸ’¬ 1006 πŸ“Œ 860
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Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...

People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

13.01.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 3377 πŸ” 1139 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 56

Every post from Pompeo, Trump et al sound like Iranian regime propaganda about the protesters being US/mossad stooges attempting foreign regime change.

13.01.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 670 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 3

its reprehensible. its blatantly illegal, reckless to the point of outright depravity, for the government to reflexively defend every outrage committed by its personnel prior to gathering the facts. to spit in the faces of its citizens and blame the people it mows down in the streets. fucked

07.01.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 1232 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
an image of the article headline and feature photo of Katie Wilson talking to a constituent. the headline reads Seattle's new mayor on her sewer socialist mentality

an image of the article headline and feature photo of Katie Wilson talking to a constituent. the headline reads Seattle's new mayor on her sewer socialist mentality

an excerpt from the article that reads: if we are trying to make the case for socialism, but our government is failing to deliver basic services, that's a problem- we are not making our case well. there's an opportunity here to demonstrate that competence

an excerpt from the article that reads: if we are trying to make the case for socialism, but our government is failing to deliver basic services, that's a problem- we are not making our case well. there's an opportunity here to demonstrate that competence

another excerpt of the article

another excerpt of the article

another excerpt of the article

another excerpt of the article

Good politics is about providing good public services that enable workers to achieve their potential --> both on and off the clock.

@mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson outlines how she intends to do just that with @jacobinmag.bsky.social

READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/mayo...

06.01.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it

06.01.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 19023 πŸ” 4712 πŸ’¬ 182 πŸ“Œ 175

yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among β€œserious” people.

04.01.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 13745 πŸ” 2928 πŸ’¬ 342 πŸ“Œ 153

Protected bus lane on Denny. Let's make the 8 great!

05.01.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:

05.01.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 4268 πŸ” 1674 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 82
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

03.01.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 12133 πŸ” 3459 πŸ’¬ 213 πŸ“Œ 222

Shame on you.

27.12.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0Β°F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE.

β€œICE Out of Minnesota!”
"MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!"
"Immigrants are not the problem"

20.12.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 411 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.

From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

05.12.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 1655 πŸ” 884 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 53
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.

Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.

paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...

05.12.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 4377 πŸ” 1295 πŸ’¬ 184 πŸ“Œ 158

beyond beautiful!

29.11.2025 00:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE AN ARSENAL FAN ❀️

23.11.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 786 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 12

My mayor! So proud of Mayor-Elect Wilson and her amazing campaign.

13.11.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know when ballots will be posted?

10.11.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so embarrassing we are funding these asinine programs that are not based in evidence.

08.11.2025 02:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that

05.11.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 3398 πŸ” 748 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 35

A proper city! Gorgeous

02.11.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

straight up every single member of ice needs to be put in prison bare minimum

23.10.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5