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@skewedcharles

Making independent original performance since the 1990s as part of Skewed Visions (skewedvisions.org). Minneapolis. I don't know anything.

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Don’t talk about how much you support immigrants or want ICE out if you support throwing my community out into the cold.

You’re now responsible for people self deporting, not having enough money to feed their families, and their displacement. You’re just like ICE.

12.03.2026 00:19 👍 112 🔁 32 💬 0 📌 1

I know they're two very different things but it's still wild that this administration was so surprised to see Minnesotans standing up for neighbors with whistles and Signal chats and then the same administration was like "Now let's attack Iran, surely THEY won't fight back in any way"

11.03.2026 02:42 👍 93 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 0

Unfuckingbelievable.

10.03.2026 02:07 👍 352 🔁 153 💬 33 📌 5
South Minneapolis, Lowry Hill neighborhood. 
Two posters on a post supporting a billboard. 

Top: A laminated page with large type featuring a Rebel Loon as a watermark.
Text: derived from writings of Karis Nemik, The Trail of Political Consciousness, featured in the season finale of Andor season 1,
“The frontier of the rebellion is everywhere. The smallest act of resistance pushes our lines forward.
The fascist need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”

Bottom: A Minnesota flag laser loon holding a snake in its beak having sliced the head off with its laser eyes.
Text: “Don’t Tread On Us”

South Minneapolis, Lowry Hill neighborhood. Two posters on a post supporting a billboard. Top: A laminated page with large type featuring a Rebel Loon as a watermark. Text: derived from writings of Karis Nemik, The Trail of Political Consciousness, featured in the season finale of Andor season 1, “The frontier of the rebellion is everywhere. The smallest act of resistance pushes our lines forward. The fascist need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.” Bottom: A Minnesota flag laser loon holding a snake in its beak having sliced the head off with its laser eyes. Text: “Don’t Tread On Us”

09.03.2026 02:32 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Video: We caught Elon Musk's AI company flouting EPA rules using a thermal drone xAI’s Grok chatbot is powered by unpermitted gas turbines at a Mississippi power plant. Here's how we know.

You may have read Evan's groundbreaking investigation into Elon Musk's AI power plant last month. Now we've released a 12-minute mini-doc that dives deep into how the plant is affecting local residents — and what happened in Southaven following our initial report.

07.03.2026 19:14 👍 86 🔁 52 💬 0 📌 1
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Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy

www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

09.03.2026 00:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
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Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections. These States Are Prime Targets.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

08.03.2026 18:53 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Today we observed six shackled detainees being loaded onto the ICE Air flight at MSP. They're heading to El Paso, where conditions are so horrific, staff gamble on who the next prisoner to commit suicide will be.

The man walking from right to left at the beginning of the clip is dragging shackles.

08.03.2026 02:26 👍 866 🔁 522 💬 24 📌 22
Take heart! / Watch out!

Yes. Needed the characters.
mailchi.mp/543845916422...

05.03.2026 18:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Take heart! / Watch out!

Speaking of dehumanization, we've got a new show coming up and we have almost enough to pay all our bills.

This is not a good time to ask for money, but here we are.

tinyurl.com/4eutx2ns

05.03.2026 17:12 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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The Minneapolis council member on the front lines of the resistance to ICE • Minnesota Reformer When heavily-armed federal agents and Minneapolis police officers surrounded a Lake Street taco shop in June, Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez was incensed.  “This is completely wrong,” Ch...

“You have to have conversations with your loved ones, saying that we just live in a government system that dehumanizes people,” @jchavezmpls.bsky.social said. "I’m going to make sure that the voices of our community are not left off the table.”
shorturl.at/tThyl

05.03.2026 16:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No country in history that has concentration camps has ever wanted to call them concentration camps. That’s who we are now.

05.03.2026 12:57 👍 322 🔁 135 💬 4 📌 1

Worth 3 minutes. There is no plan. There was no reason for war, other than Trump wanted to do it

05.03.2026 12:58 👍 21 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Yeah it’d be a good step in the right direction

03.03.2026 20:18 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

If you were definitely not running a concentration camp, you might avoid using phrases like “daily burn rate.”

02.03.2026 20:57 👍 456 🔁 200 💬 12 📌 2

How do we wrap up the 100th Black History Month? For me Black History is every day, but February is the BLACKEST history month.

So I guess I wanna talk Black self-determination throughout our sojourn here.

Believe or not, it starts in 1526.

Sure, 1619 is the year we acknowledge but...

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01.03.2026 03:48 👍 152 🔁 72 💬 2 📌 19
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 👍 37043 🔁 11958 💬 499 📌 798
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Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a pro-ICE promotional video featuring a version of its song “Let Down” without permission.

Full statement from the band:

27.02.2026 19:23 👍 6288 🔁 1566 💬 72 📌 139

Lots of activity at Whipple this morning, more than usual. Supposed early morning activity in Saint Paul as well. Head on a swivel.

27.02.2026 14:55 👍 203 🔁 78 💬 4 📌 1
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MINNEAPOLIS! Come out March 14! I’m speaking on Chain of Ideas, my new book that examines the conspiracy theory justifying ICE’s occupation. The event is hosted by the Black Collective Foundation MN, which has rapidly responded to support immigrant communities. ✨

Tour 🎟️ www.ibramxkendi.com/events

26.02.2026 22:59 👍 31 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
ConneQT Host Home Info Session Thursday March 12 5:30p-7p 1105 Greenbriar St Saint Paul MN

ConneQT Host Home Info Session Thursday March 12 5:30p-7p 1105 Greenbriar St Saint Paul MN

LGBTQI+ youth are more than 2x as likely to experience homelessness as their peers, and for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and other youth of color, those risks are compounded by discrimination and systemic barriers. Hosting is one tangible form of mutual aid and a way to be part of the solution.”

26.02.2026 22:59 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

(One of) the next points for resistance

26.02.2026 21:28 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
Graph showing how extreme the metro surge was compared to other states

Graph showing how extreme the metro surge was compared to other states

I mean look at this graph. It was an occupation. And all the stress and tension just doesn't go away as things have improved. It takes time for that to unwind and process. Pic from this article in the Strib. www.startribune.com/is-ice-reall...

24.02.2026 17:31 👍 41 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1

Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"

Here is a long list of lawless, authoritarian, ongoing things that require his immediate impeachment & removal. What in G-d's name are you talking about here?

bsky.app/profile/mcop...

24.02.2026 21:47 👍 196 🔁 51 💬 18 📌 4

Henceforth, I will be describing the way that U.S. men’s hockey spectacularly squandered good will, brand recognition, and fan loyalty as “pulled a Target.”

They pulled a Target.

24.02.2026 15:08 👍 11883 🔁 2357 💬 66 📌 134

This is exactly right

24.02.2026 15:17 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: An @npr.org investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Other documents that mention Trump have been taken down (and some restored).

More:

24.02.2026 10:27 👍 1049 🔁 440 💬 19 📌 35
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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

23.02.2026 22:50 👍 26712 🔁 12709 💬 887 📌 956

Love, baby, love. It’s a strength.

23.02.2026 07:35 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0