There's a lot of chatter here in Minneapolis about a far-right group staging a hate rally / “march” / attack on Saturday — and a lot of confusion about what the targeted community is asking in response.

If you want to rush in and play hero, STOP.

If you heard “don't go downtown, don't do anything,” also STOP.

The targeted community has a specific and nuanced request for us all. The information here is the best summary I've heard. Please take a moment to read.

#Minneapolis #MSP https://hachyderm.io/@alter_kaker/115906410015463575

@toba 🫂

@freya @futurebird I'm not saying the Brads of the world are blameless, but we gotta at least throw some shade at the product managers as well, especially if we're talking about ever l-shifting UX.

My team at Bookshop.org is hiring a junior software developer. #GetFediHired
Edit: this is a remote, US-based position.

https://bookshop.org/info/careers/associate-software-engineer

The kids who are sheltering at home right now and not coming in to school…my heart is with them and their families. If you’re out there reading this post: you are not forgotten. Your neighbors are with you.

Finally finished writing up my thoughts on 2025. The last few months of the year made it really difficult for me to think of anything else that happened (at first), which is a shame, because there were some pretty good things in my life in 2025. Hit the link below if you want more details:

https://ashanan.com/2026/01/13/wrapping-up-2025.html

The ProPublica Guild stands in solidarity with our colleagues at the VT Digger Guild as they fight for common sense guardrails around AI implementation. Lend them a hand by signing their petition 👇
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/1f19226e44c96c04e2902673bf3d5b4c6b52c188

@futurebird 🤔 maybe you already do something like this, but I wonder if some sort of preamble to set expectations around errors will help? Something like "computer programming can look like math but the the instant feedback makes it feel very different. Eventually that will feel like a good thing, but know that you may get error messages when you dont expect them and that a large part of learning to code is learning how to read and understand what those error messages are saying."

I very much appreciated this essay by Sarah Jeong this morning. It's a reminder that reality and truth still matters, even in the face of blatant and brazen lies.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/859055/minneapolis-renee-good-ice-shooting

With the federal government threatening to send ICE "door to door", here's a reminder:

"If an officer knocks on your door: Do not open the door. Teach your children not to open the door. Officers must have a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home. ICE “warrants” are not signed by judges; they are ICE forms signed by ICE officers and they do not grant authority to enter a home without consent of the occupant(s)."

https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/vance-ice-door-to-door

#USPol #immigration #immigrants #ICE #KnowYourRights

Ten years ago, if someone had told me that tech policy bloggers would be calling for ICE to be abolished, I would have thought it very unlikely.

"Abolish ICE" is an increasingly mainstream and extremely correct position.

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/08/abolish-ice-before-they-kill-again-impeach-trump-noem-before-they-incite-more-murder/

Send this to all the Substack folks in your life who want to move to Ghost: https://luma.com/mp1i5386

Lex knows so much about this and can help (and you might end up working with me too in your Ghost migration) (I help out at Outpost coz they are really cool)

#Ghost #Substack

@nora good luck!

What happened to Renee Nicole Good is not an anomaly or a rare phenomenon.

The only unusual factor is that she was white.

A Black man named Keith Porter was shot & killed by ICE on New Year’s Eve.

Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. She survived but has a hole in her arm forever.

Silverio Villegas González was shot dead in Franklin Park Illinois when he panicked and tried to run.

Then there’s the more than 30 people who’ve died in the camps.

No accountability. No punishment.

Keep speaking out. Let’s make sure this officer is held responsible.

#abolishice #ice #uspol #minneapolis #fascism #immigration #reneenicolegood

#Via Congresswoman Robin Kelly / robinkelly.house.gov‬
7:00 PM · Jan 7, 2026

"I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, an incompetent leader and disgrace to our democracy.

She wreaked havoc in Chicago area & brought reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot & killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

She breaks rule of law and terrorizes communities. Impeaching her for violating public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing:"

https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-kelly-announces-plans-impeach-secretary-kristi-noem

A masked man shot and killed a 37-year-old white woman, a U.S. citizen, in broad daylight on an American street today.

Trump hired and armed the shooter.

Then sent him to Minneapolis to commit his crime.
https://unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/in-cold-blood/

There is something deeply wrong with this country and I think I've found the source. A totem, a moment, and artifact that has poisoned the American psyche since our nation's inception.

I speak of course of "The Mammoth Cheese of Thomas Jefferson."

Basically this "founding father" had a big mansion called Monticello and in it, for a time, he had a big wheel of cheese someone gave to him. It was 1200 lbs. He had a room for it. Made people go look at it.

You had to "view the great cheese"

Neither •law• nor •order• is anywhere in sight.

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What do I want you to know, watching from far away?

I want you to know that if you are not hearing about ICE swarming all the hell over my city, you are not hearing the actual news.

I want you to know that if all you see is video of ICE marching off Very Dangerous Criminals in an orderly and authoritative way, you are not hearing the actual news.

I want you to know that these turds act tough, but run away • every • time • they think too many people are watching or there might be video.

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What is it like to live here now?

A message comes through from a neighbor about a swarm of ICE agents in a home just a few blocks away — gone by the time I was there to check it out. Nobody knows whether ICE abducted anyone there.

A message comes through from another neighbor trying to find support for a pregnant woman whose husband was just abducted. She cannot even figure out what she wants to ask for; she is in shock. I have no way to verify this story.

Group of vehicles at this restaurant, at that library, in this suburb. On and on.

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