Jan 24
Vigils throughout Minneapolis for Alex Pretti:
I think I'm going to go through my apartment building and leave some notes for my neighbors to tell them I'd love to see them at the park nearby this evening.
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Vigils throughout Minneapolis for Alex Pretti:
I think I'm going to go through my apartment building and leave some notes for my neighbors to tell them I'd love to see them at the park nearby this evening.
Minneapolis I'll Love You Forever-
I don't care if it's just the shell of your glorious
Buildings, Would love to take a walk
Through you. Miss you.
Would love to cook you tahdig, use up
The saffron my neighbor gave me. Miss you.
Raise you the way you raised me, before
Stuffed animals in a glove box
Meant something. Would love
To walk to all of your libraries,
Do all of your coffee shop hops.
Bring the ghosts. I'll bus down to 26th,
And you can tell me about what comes after.
Wish You. Wish I could go back for a while.
Don't need to restore yourself to
My childhood memories. I come home
The moment my plane touches down.
You are home, even though I'm taller.
More jaded now. Show me your new tricks.
I want to dance at the block party, if you
Want to be a block party, I'll sweep your
Streets after. Miss your river, your art,
Your vibrant food trucks lining Nicollet.
Miss your DIY shows. They're cool now.
I'll introduce you to everyone I know, if you'll
Be recognizable when I crawl back.
Why'd ICE come? Wish you
Would swallow them whole. Miss you.
Wish I could walk through your door,
Watch fireworks at your parks, run
Inside from your storms. Minneapolis,
I'm so sorry. I'll love you forever.
A Tragedy in Minneapolis: The Death of Renee Nicole Macklin Good
The city of Minneapolis is at the center of a growing national controversy following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by a federal immigration agent. The incident has sparked a fierce standoff between Minnesota state officials and the federal government, raising serious questions about police accountability, the use of force, and the accuracy of government statements. The Fatal Encounter On Wednesday, an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed Renee Good during a confrontation. While the specific details of the initial interaction are still being debated, the federal government and local witnesses provide very different accounts of what happened. Kristi Noem, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, has labeled the incident an "act of domestic terrorism." Read More Details Here
No Different
I’ve read this chapter before.
It starts with a small man,
with an ego so large,
only the world can feed it.
We close our eyes,
and insist that this time
it will be different.
We keep saying this feels like history,
as if that makes it safer.
As if recognising the pattern
means we won’t repeat it.
We watch genocide on TikTok live,
I’ve seen things
I can’t look away from.
I see bodies and bloodstains
on the back of my eyelids.
The illusion of safety
has been shattered.
It’s happening here and now,
it will be no different.
I just can't understand why....
Butchered.
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