i’d like for some people to grapple with the fact that “the most important election of our lifetime,” if you actually mean it, implies that the governance period following it is also the most important governance period of our lifetime, and adjust their demands/expectations/behaviors accordingly
Just in case people know, Kobe Bryant's defense lawyers are responsible for inventing the "this rape victim only accused him so she could become famous" defense, which has continued to plague our society in the decades since. Plus, you know, he raped somebody. Fuck Kobe.
An entire generation has been convinced online that Kobe Bryant was “found innocent,” and I cannot express how much that did not happen.
His victim stopped cooperating with prosecutors because she was getting so much harassment, and he begged her to settle.
This is a powerful letter from Minneapolis Legislative Delegation asking Mayor Frey to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives.
16/17 state legislators who represent Minneapolis signed onto this letter. It’s time for Mayor Frey to sign this ordinance and support our immigrant neighbors.
Minnesota Senate Minnesota Senate Building 95 West University Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 Minnesota House State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvo Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 March 10, 2026 Dear Mayor Frey, As elected officials who represent Minneapolis, we ask you to sign Pause Evictions Save Lives (legislative file 2026-00099). Temporarily extending the pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days gives our residents extra time that is desperately needed to help find resources to prevent eviction. We've all been amazed by our shared constituents' resiliency and resolve in the face of ICE's illegal occupation of our City. Our residents banded together to protect one another, even raising millions of dollars in mutual aid funds to help keep their neighbors in their homes. It's our duty as elected officials to match the commitment in our residents to try and keep as many of our neighbors in their homes as possible. We look to Minneapolis to lead the way and are working on similar bills to extend pre-eviction notices statewide to help our neighbors. Signing the Pause Evictions Save Lives measure will bolster our efforts and reinforce our message to our colleagues about the way in which pre-eviction notices help prevent families from being evicted. We've been so proud of the work of the City of Minneapolis to respond to this unprecedented federal invasion. Your work to increase funding for immigration legal services, rental assistance, and creating a small business resiliency fund has shown how elected officials can meet the moment. Signing Pause Eviction Save Lives is the next step in helping our residents recover and ensure none of them are left behind. Sincerely, DoaChh Senator Doron Clark Minnesota Senate District 60 Senator Melissa Wiklund Minnesota Senate District 51
Senator Zaynab Mohamed Minnesota Senate District 63 D. Scott Dibble Senator Scott Dibble Minnesota Senate District 61 Representative Sydney Jordan Minnesota House District 60A Ema Gram Representative Emma Greenman Minnesota House District 63B Representative Mohamud Noor Minnesota House District 60B Senator Omar Fateh Minnesota Senate District 62 Pallay Senator Bobby Joe Champion Minnesota Senate District 59 Katie fores Representative Katie Jones Minnesota House District 61A Samith SimMon Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura Minnesota House District 63A Representative Esther Agbaje Minnesota House District 59B
Representative Fue Lee Minnesota House District 59A Chick Mor Representative Aisha Gomez Minnesota House District 59A Representative Anquam Mahamoud Minnesota House District 62B Representative Michael Howard Minnesota House District 51A
elected officials in the minnesota state senate and house representing minneapolis have sent a letter to mayor jacob frey urging him not to veto the pause evictions, save lives bill which would extend the notice period from 30 days to 60 to address the financial impact of the ICE occupation
My friend, Chaotic Goldy, and others are still out there patrolling for ICE, which is now mostly in the suburbs and exurbs. More driving and higher gas prices make it harder to protect our neighbors. Send Goldy a few bucks for gas if you can. I am sending $200 in Norm Nation funds to help the cause.
as always, your support is appreciated and goes directly to patrollers in the metro who are also trying to cover as much ground as possible in the suburbs (like me)
In the last 24hrs, we've received $155 and got it out the door to support patrol work here.
venmo @quecksilber
the shift in their tactics has necessitated a shift in our patrol tactics. It's why the remaining patrollers are easily doing 50+ miles a day. More ground to cover, much less density, fewer people to do the work.
Our best estimate suggests there are still 600+ ICE agents in MN. Again, for context, Chicago had 500 surge agents at the peak. We had > 3000.
In recent days, ICE has also taken delivery of 100+ new vehicles all lined in perfect rows at their facility near the airport.
The only reason it feels like that in Saint Paul/Minneapolis is because ICE agents are busy terrifying the Suburbs/Exurbs and places further afield more intensely.
e.g., Willmar, Mankato, Chanhassen, Winona etc.
#ICEout #Minnesota
I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as people’s attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.
After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.
Celebrate the wins for real, but don’t get soft-headed about them. As long as ICE has enough assholes to loiter at random school bus stops and parking lots, traumatized families have to hide & the economic siege will keep grinding.
It’s very true that Homan is retreating but it’s also true that 2,300 agents — or even fewer — can continue to inflict state terrorism on a broad scale here. I reject doomerism but also the inevitability of victory based on today’s events. Keep fighting & prepare for the long haul.
“Palestinian children are regularly used by Israeli soldiers as “human shields” when they raid neighbourhoods; their detention and abuse is often used to put pressure on family members to surrender — just as ICE did with Liam Ramos and his father.”
i don't know if it's actually new, but what seems to be new is people getting enraged that they went through all the trouble to put on this unconvincing show (lie) and people weren't considerate enough to pretend to believe them
I voted for Joe & Kamala. Kamala was a xenophobic ghoul that spent a good chunk of her campaign bragging about how she'd be tougher on immigration than Trump & refusing to condemn genocide. At best she was a lesser of the two evils vote. Democrats should start nominating people who don't suck shit.
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Hot comms tip for nonprofits, if you can't make a clear statement that you are against ICE and racially discriminatory kidnappings, don't bother making a statement at all. A mealy mouthed statement that somehow doesn't mention immigration or ICE is not worth putting out.
First, I want to thank everyone who pitched in, yesterday. Your help got us almost halfway to our first benchmark.
This is Ilhan Omar's neighborhood. And her people are targets. Whatever you can do to help them... Please and Thank you. Much love.
NO EVICTIONS UNDER FEDERAL OCCUPATION: Minneapolis, Hennepin County & State of Minnesota Must ACT! Add your name and send your email to Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and State of MN Officials Below:
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For example the video yesterday of "ICE IS GASSING A DAY CARE RIGHT NOW!!" is the daycare right up the street from my house. I about shit my pants and raced out the door until I saw it was actually from Saturday. I already dealt with that daycare gassing, thank you. Please don't lie to me for likes
eviction moratorium NOW >>>>>> platitudes
@governorwalz.mn.gov please. Rise to this moment and put “love thy neighbor” into meaningful action here
i respond to every one of them and offer the small guide of existing rent assistance that @colocharachel.bsky.social kindly assembled. i tell them they can set up a gofundme and we can post it.
i apologize that this is happening to them.
i have a version in english and in spanish.
i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
every day, every time I leave anywhere for somewhere else - it’s a mindfuck
It’s a fine day for an eviction moratorium, @governorwalz.mn.gov!
Our communities need help. You could choose to support our neighbors, but every day this goes on you’ve chosen the money.
rent is the biggest need right now now and this is a great place to give.
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
