$500 million in taxpayer money to carry out state-sanctioned ethnic cleansing. We’re here because of democrats like Angie Craig who voted for the Laken Riley Act and helped Trump carry all this out. Minnesota can’t send Trump a helping hand in the Senate and must defeat Angie Craig next Tuesday

Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 3h ago

Breaking: CoreCivic has announced they've sold the 1,600 bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., to the U.S. through the Department of Homeland Security for $495.6 million. CoreCivic will still manage the facility, which is expected to start receiving ICE detainees this fall.

Abdul El-Sayed has never held elected office and just won the primary for a senate seat in the biggest battleground state in the country by beating a congresswoman who was endorsed by the current Senator, Governor, and Schumer & the DSCC while being outspent over 10 to 1. That win is plenty big.

Politico@politico.com · 13h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Over $60 million in superpac spending couldn’t buy the election for Haley Stevens. Unlimited spending can’t cover up the liability of being against abolishing ICE and voting to thank them. Next Tuesday Minnesota can send the same message by voting against Laken Riley Act supporter Angie Craig.

The worst people alive love coming to MPLS and getting humiliated. They can’t get enough

Liam Davis Temple@liam2manynames.bsky.social · 3d ago

Riley Gaines came all the way to Minnesota today just to watch Sophie Cunningham make only 1 shot and her team lose to the Lynx. Riley & Sophie are proof cancel culture isn’t real because they both are deeply mediocre athletes that only have big followings due to their bigotry.

Riley Gaines came all the way to Minnesota today just to watch Sophie Cunningham make only 1 shot and her team lose to the Lynx. Riley & Sophie are proof cancel culture isn’t real because they both are deeply mediocre athletes that only have big followings due to their bigotry.

Cheryl Reeve’s shirt today:

This morning we celebrated Recovery Bike Shop now officially owning the cook house! They are going to be working hard with neighbors to turn this into a true community asset. Learn how to get involved at recovery.bike/johncookhouse/

John Cook House Celebration @liam2manynames.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @johncookhouse.org

The Sophie Cunningham inspired hate rally against Trans kids today at Target Center really shows how lucky we have been to have Cheryl Reeve representing the Lynx and our state. She’s truly a model for using your platform for good.

Please stop using AI to make community event flyers. It burns my eyes and I can’t then read the information.

Everyday you can read numerous articles like this about how bad the DOJ is and how they routinely lie & don’t follow the law. And yet 7 members of the Minneapolis City Council voted yesterday to apply for a grant with the DOJ when the stated purpose of funding was to arrest “illegal aliens”

madi mcvan@madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 5d ago

NYT reports that 29 of the 40 people indicted in the cities church protest have been offered plea deals with downgraded charges — and the defendants aren't taking them.

Working it @ 37th & Central tonight

I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.

ICE’s Secret Weapon Is in Your Community

While attempting to maintain a relatively lower profile, ICE is managing to arrest record numbers of people. Here’s how it’s doing that.

newrepublic.com

Not the point of the post, but I feel so much pride in the place where I live when I think about the fact that not only did we do so much to protect our immediate neighbors, but northeasters were also all over Columbia Heights & Fridley everyday too because they needed help.

Ali D.@aliinmpls.bsky.social · 6d ago

My name is Ali Daniels. I took the photo of Liam Ramos, and the PAC North Star Dawn is using that photo in paid advertisement to spread lies about Peggy Flanagan. They do not have my consent to use the image, and I am prepared to take legal action if it is not taken down. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social

Here’s what the DOJ says the purpose of this funding is. The City of Minneapolis partnering with the federal government on a grant when this is their stated purpose of funding is a non-starter for me. Read the whole document here: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...

Today the City Council voted on whether or not MPD should apply for a grant with the DOJ for National Integrated Ballistic Information Modernization program. This would give the City $300,000 to upgrade our technology connected to the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network.

Let’s use our brains here. Does it make sense for *Minneapolis* to partner with the federal government when their stated purpose of funding is to do immigration enforcement of “illegal aliens”. Obviously not. It’s uncomfortable to accept that we have a fascist regime but time to act accordingly.

Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 6d ago

Council Member Jason Chavez spoke passionately against applying for the $300,000 federal grant because of references to “criminal illegal aliens” in the government’s notice about the funding.

I’m at Edgewater Park for my office’s monthly office hours! I’ll be down at Edgewater until 7 PM, come join me!

Good morning to this guy only. (NE hero)

Tonight Windom Park had their annual community BBQ. The most popular response to the question of “what’s missing in our neighborhood?” was by far “privacy from surveillance”

My office is hosting office hours tomorrow Thursday July 23rd from 5-7 PM at Edgewater Park. Looking forward to connecting with constituents tomorrow night!

I’ve always loved this video of @melvincarter.bsky.social talking about shotspotter. Whether it’s shotspotter or drones, we have to stop just pursuing the perception of safety through expensive toys and actually invest in violence prevention programs that are proven to keep people safe.

Love to see the always stylish @liam2manynames.bsky.social wearing @dbrauer.net

Elliott Payne@elliottpayne.org · 2w ago

My office is here tabling at Northeast Park Fest! Come stop by this great annual event at NE park until 8:30 tonight!

My office is here tabling at Northeast Park Fest! Come stop by this great annual event at NE park until 8:30 tonight!

Shows if you open up the door to this technology in your city, it will be exploited by ICE and other local jurisdictions also using it. Fridley’s camera footage was searched 390,000+ times just in January alone. Thank god we didn’t bring Skydio to Minneapolis. www.startribune.com/police-searc...

Police searched Twin Cities license plate cameras for immigration enforcement during ICE surge

Federal agencies were able to access the typically confidential data through partnerships with law enforcement around the country.

startribune.com

Beautiful new memorial on Central Ave honoring Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and all those murdered by ICE. At this very spot someone was taken the morning Tom Homan announced a “draw down” in Minnesota. To this day, ICE continues to operate here.

Thanks to everyone for reaching out about how important it is to them for Pilllar to stay open. I’m happy to report that we’ve found a path forward for them to open back up their venue side tomorrow!! The massive show of community support all across the city for Pilllar was so heartening to see.

Mara Abolish I.C.E.@mauratwit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our beloved neighborhood cafe & music venue Pillar Forum has been shut down by the City for fire code violations. They were working on the problem but the City decided they can’t host music anymore. Pillar was there for us every day during the Surge. Chip in a couple bucks so they can pay staff.

Today I voted against contracting with the drone company Skydio and I was proud the City Council voted down working with a company that contracts with ICE. Metro Surge was a test of our constitutional rights. Opening up the door to further erosions of our civil liberties would be a massive mistake.

The argument is being made that we need to have mass surveillance drones that work with ICE because every City will be going this direction & not having drones will cause Minneapolis residents to be “collateral damage” Maintaining civil liberties while other cities get rid of them is a good thing!

I've seen enough! In City Hall, I'm working on transit improvements and decarbonization buildings right now. We know that gas in buildings and oil from cars and trucks are the two biggest sources of carbon pollution. Transit and electrification of buildings are our way out.