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Friends and supporters stood outside the St.Paul courthouse yesterday in support of Ian Austin, who is a U.S Veteran of ...
07/24/2026

Friends and supporters stood outside the St.Paul courthouse yesterday in support of Ian Austin, who is a U.S Veteran of and has served 6 tours.

Austin was part of the righteous 39; A group of individuals that interrupted a Cities Church service. David Easterwood is the pastor of Cities Church, and is also a director for U.S Immigrations and Customs.

Since then he has been a loud and supporting voice in the community, sending his vocals in Minnesota, and recently at Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ.

While friends and family waited, many of Ian's friends shared their own experiences with him, or how they had met. Once Austin got out of court, he explained the new restrictions and what it meant for him.

07/21/2026

Humanizing Through Story is currently in Ely Minnesota covering first hand at how the Ely community is coming together and helping out with mutual aid and educational information to the public.

07/19/2026

July 18th - The Twin Cities branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation held a rally to demand justice for the recent killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.

This was part of a national call to action across the country, with over 70 other events being held on Saturday.

In this clip, Wes from MN50501 speaks to the crowd.

Durán Guerrero was killed near his home in Biddeford, Maine by David Brouillette, an ICE agent who we have recently found out has a history of violence. Joan had his 3 year old daughter in the car when this happened.

Araujo was killed in Houston, Texas, and the officer who murdered him still has not been identified. Lorenzo was simply driving to work that morning, when unidentified vehicles and masked men approached him. Lorenzo leaves behind his three adult sons.

Both of these men should still be alive today. DHS has even said that these men were not the intended targets, and even if they were, death should not be the end result.

07/17/2026

A few more views around Minneapolis from yesterday.

Over 55,000 acres have burned so far due to the wildfires in Northeastern Minnesota. There are currently over 14 fires burning in Minnesota, and over 800 fires in Canada. The current fear in Minnesota is having any of the fires join, which is likely.

Smoke from the fires had rolled into the Twin Cities on the evening of Wednesday (July 15th), and was still lingering around yesterday (July 16th). Air quality numbers read above 450 in some areas of the city. Hazardous is anything 300 and above. (Ely, MN was nearly 800 on Thursday)

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) closed on Tuesday and campers had to be evacuated. Over 2,000 campsites had to be checked by 8 rangers; 4 canoes, two rangers each.

Climate change and resources being gutted by our administration have been contributors to these disasters. We only have one earth, and we must take care of it.

We thank everyone battling the fires up north, both in Minnesota and Canada.

In the first clip we should have a clear view of the skyline, but it's nearly invisible. If you look closely you can barely make out an outline. As we get closer we can see a silhouette of the cities with busy highways. Lastly, a 360 view to show the visibility with the wildfire smoke.

07/08/2026

On July 4th hundreds of people gathered in downtown Minneapolis to help create a human mural of the Statue of Liberty.

Volunteers registered-in for the event under the shade of a tent, and with the help of team leads, were choreographed into a large human artwork.

This event and art piece was made possible by Big Animal Productions, and are the same folks that organized the 1000 person butterfly, the Kaleidoscope of Love, in Powderhorn Park back at the end of February. Brass Solidarity were also there to give us some fantastic tunes and keep the spirits lifted.

From Christopher D Lutter-Gardella - "Under the direction of Big Animal Productions and associates, hundreds of people gathered to form a massive rendering of Lady Liberty, upholding the principle that our nation was founded as a place of safety for ALL people of the world seeking refuge from the ravages of tyranny, repression, war and poverty. We raised our torches high for Liberty for ALL, most especially our immigrant, refugee, BIPOC and Indigenous neighbors. This nation is NOT the property of the authoritarians, their white supremacist followers, their ICE goons, nor the billionaire class throwing their capitalist weight around. This nation belongs to US, THE PEOPLE, most especially to our Indigenous family, friends and neighbors, whose land we inhabit."

Thank you Christopher D Lutter-gardella for creating this amazing opportunity for the community!

On the morning of July 4th, a Mass Funeral March was held to demand justice and accountability for the 52 known people t...
07/06/2026

On the morning of July 4th, a Mass Funeral March was held to demand justice and accountability for the 52 known people that have died in ICE detention centers. This also includes justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti who were murdered earlier this year by federal ICE agents.

Attendees wore black to show solidarity, and were asked not to bring signs because of the somber nature of the march. Pallbearers carried 52 cardboard coffins to represent each migrant that had died in ICE concentration camps, while the singing resistance led everyone in song. The nearly two mile march took protesters across the Mississippi and ended at the United States District Court. The coffins were then laid in front of the federal building while speakers addressed the crowd.

07/05/2026

This morning a Mass Funeral March was held to demand justice and accountability for the 52 known people that have died in ICE detention centers. This also includes justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti who were murdered earlier this year by federal ICE agents.

Attendees wore black to show solidarity, and were asked not to bring signs because of the somber nature of the march. Pallbearers carried 52 cardboard coffins to represent each migrant that had died in ICE concentration camps, while the singing resistance led everyone in song. The nearly two mile march took protesters across the Mississippi and ended at the United States District Court. The coffins were then laid in front of the federal building while speakers addressed the crowd.

07/02/2026

Yesterday, instead of covering the protest and rally outside of the arraignment of the Minnesota 15, I decided to instead sit in on the hearing with a friend to watch the process. (Besides this video)

U.S. District Judge David Schultz oversaw the hearing, and 14 of the 15 people pleaded not guilty. They are being charged with federal charges alleging they engaged in a conspiracy to impede or injure federal agents.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sommer Honeycutt said there are 20 terabytes of data, with about 16TB are Signal chats. Not all of it relates to the 15 defendants because more people may be charged in the future.

The prosecution asked the court to allow them to redact the names and addresses of all the witnesses, law enforcement and unidentified co-conspirators from discovery evidence before handing it over to the defense. Schultz denied the motion because it was too “broad.”

July 10th was the date Schultz gave the prosecution and defense to further discuss whether the data should be redacted.

Prosecutors said the data in their possession consists of surveillance footage from drones, body-worn cameras and cameras on-site at the Whipple Building. When Schultz asked if there were any other categories of video, there were, but declined to say where it fell into.

Schultz also said it’s likely some of the data in the government’s possession may have been obtained without a warrant.

June 24th was the ninth annual Wedge Cat Tour!From Wedge Live:"The cat tour concept was originated by John Edwards in 20...
07/01/2026

June 24th was the ninth annual Wedge Cat Tour!

From Wedge Live:

"The cat tour concept was originated by John Edwards in 2017 in the Wedge neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. After years of walking the neighborhood and posting window cat photos to social media, he recognized an opportunity for the world’s first cat walking tour."

This was my first time attending this event, and I'm happy I went! It's a nice change of pace compared to what we have been experiencing here in the Twin Cities, so I'll happily take it.

Since I didn't have to dodge tear gas and pepper spray, I decided to throw on my 105mm Macro lens, for the cats!

This lens isn't the quickest for focusing, and having it being a fixed focal length adds another layer of issues. But I have my wits and I have my legs so it worked out fine!

Thank you Wedge Neighborhood!

Stay Safe, F**k Ice, Power to the Kitties!

Wedge LIVE

Justice for Jonathan O'Shaughnessy"On July 3, 2017, 24-year-old Jonathan O’Shaughnessy was walking home with family memb...
06/25/2026

Justice for Jonathan O'Shaughnessy

"On July 3, 2017, 24-year-old Jonathan O’Shaughnessy was walking home with family members from the City of Richfield Street Dance. At approximately 11:15pm at 64th Street and 4th Avenue, a van pulled up and fired at them, killing Jonathan.

These assailants were unknown to Jonathan or the family and they still have not been caught. Jonathan and his family were blocks from his childhood home. Jonathan grew up in Richfield and is an alumni of the Academy of Holy Angels and Blessed Trinity Schools’ in Richfield, Minnesota. A memorial bench is located at the site of his death to remember Jonathan."

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to join Jonathan's parents and friends with their ninth annual adopt a highway cleanup. The stories I heard about him were amazing. He enjoyed many activities including boating with his father near Red Wing.

July 3rd will be Jonathan's ninth Angelversary. Friends and family will be meeting at his memorial bench to remember him.

Currently the Justice for Jonathan O'Shaughnessy Community Pantry is still open and collecting food and sanitary item donations. It will be ending July 3rd. The locations are at two Richfield Liquor stores: 6444 Lyndale Ave. S. and 6600 Cedar Ave.S. Look for the orange collection box by the entry.

The goal is 250 items to go along with the 250 - USA Year Celebration. Help us reach that goal.

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