Michele

It’s been a wild 24 hours for me on BlueSky and I’m getting so many messages asking what can be learned from Brazil and applied globally on top of the below. Once again, I’m not a political expert but this is what I’ve seen as a consensus amongst specialists and voters so far 🧵

Dear CNN: That was NOT a heated debate. That was Abdul calmly and masterfully dismantling a bigoted GOP talking point and so thoroughly handling a GOP implant, the guy opted to leave.

In every county in Minnesota, there are 3 weekend voting days this year: - Saturday, Oct. 24 - Saturday, Oct. 31 - Sunday, Nov. 1 Find your early voting location here. www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...

Flanagan: "My opponent went on a podcast the day Renee Good was killed and basically blamed her for her own death. We can absolutely do better, and Michele Tafoya is not it."

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

#BREAKING U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe, accused of a series of sexual assaults in 2022, has been convicted. The verdict is still being read.

The world’s leading crop art website did a feature on resistance crop art this year: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf

Want to keep her memory alive? Do a lot of kind things, for a lot of people, no matter who they are. And do it with a happy and humble heart.

Dolly Parton and Patti LaBelle playing their acrylics. Two icons.

What Donald Trump is doing to innocent children is morally abhorrent.

I voted, Minnesota! Have you? This race is about a choice: Do we want our leaders to serve the many, or the money? Make your voice heard and cast your ballot by 8PM: MNVotes.org

I spoke to Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes. I told him to keep his chin up.

"Trump is cultural heroin. . . . Trump’s promises are the needle in America’s collective vein." By JD Vance. @theatlantic.com re-runs Vance's 2016 article. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Spirit of 2026 anntelnaes.substack.com/p/spirit-of-...

The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

Emergency Rally: Prosecute ICE, Not Activists WHEN: Tuesday, June 16 5pm WHERE: Warren E Berger Federal Building, 316 Robert St N, St. Paul

Click through for a playlist of songs slated for the sing along in Minneapolis on Saturday 6/6. The only surprise for me was "Sometimes it snows in April" #prince #minneapolismusic #paisleypark #MSP

Today, you might see a TV ad starring something that... kind of looks like me. My opponent's super PAC is using an AI deepfake of me to mislead voters. They can't win with the truth - so they're resorting to lies. It's disgusting. Minnesotans deserve better.

A political cartoon in the Chattanooga Times Free Press

Decision Desk HQ projects the VA Congressional Redistricting Referendum will Pass. While No currently has the lead, based on the location and size of the remaining vote, Yes will take the lead as soon as the remaining counties report. #DecisionMade: 8:25 PM EDT

This Dude rocks hard www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Because he sacrificed his NFL career for his conscience, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is the Colin Kaepernick of punters. Now he's running for office. My story for @theathletic.com (FREE LINK)... www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

Two chained women are inspected before being loaded onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. Empty shackles, returning from El Paso, will be brought to Whipple. The number of people loaded here this week, 67, is the highest since Feb 7-13, when Homan announced the end of Metro Surge.

The thing that has moved me the most recently is watching the compilations of Plumes, a French musician who sings to animals. To see bears, lions, foxes, giraffes all approach him with such gentleness and curiousity. The closest thing to spellcasting I’ve ever seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuk...

In Minnesota, we’ve seen the federal government at its worst -- and showed the world how to fight back. Now, I'm honored that the flagship No Kings protest will be held here in the Twin Cities. Together, we'll show Donald Trump that we don't do kings.

Absolutely gutting story on Annunciation parents pouring their souls into enlightening legislators, knowing they’d the GOP brick wall. But the piece contains one of the most horrifying paragraphs an American parent could read; it will stay with me: www.startribune.com/in-living-ro... (gift)

Justice for Cricket, indeed

I’d really like to see this particular fund- for the neighborhood where Renee Good was murdered and ICE goons abducted many- infused with funds. 🌻🌻🌻

Democrats should run this year on returning tariff revenue to Americans. Trump already said today he’s going to fight this in the courts. An easy mode way to be on the right side of the affordability issue.

This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆

Minnesota restaurants could use your support! Make a monetary contribution to the Salt Cure Fund or your favorite spot, or dine out tomorrow 2/18. Not local and want a restaurant’s name? DM me mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund supports MN restaurants affected by our continuing federal occupation. Donate directly. Dine out Wednesday Feb 18 to support your local places and the fund. Applications open Monday for businesses seeking financial support. salt-cure-fund.lovable.app

Absolutely beautiful Steve Sack

Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles

I’m relieved that this violent paramilitary force will be removed from our streets, but I won’t believe it until they're actually gone. Minnesotans deserve justice and accountability, and I won’t stop until we get it.

Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.

So joyful. What a vibe!!

In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc. A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.

Dear ICE/DHS/CBP you have no idea what level of compassion and love for our neighbors you have opened up in Minnesota! 3,000+ cyclists in 20° weather biked seven miles for a man we loved, a city we love, and ALL of our neighbors that we love. Whose Streets? Our Streets!

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

So it’s another blackmail effort.

Do not fall for this garbage. DHS came into my city with an offensive posture, conducted itself as an invader, often attacked residents without any plausible connection to immigration enforcement, violently seized people off the streets. Now it’s our fault people died?