the mellow tigger's musings

ICE is still in Minnesota and Minneapolis. If you had any doubt, based on the lack of coverage in national news, just see these Reddit posts showing photographs of trucks delivering loads of new vehicles to the Whipple building. March 9th (#1, I'm not sure where post #2 went, #3, #4, #5, #6, also #6, #7), March 5th (#1 and this video saying there were 3 more), March 2nd (#1 and also #1, I think). ICE is definitely not gone. I don't know if these delivered vehicles were then driven out individually or on trucks, or if they still remain there.

We know that ICE is stealing license plates from cars of observers, making it more difficult for USA citizens to use their cars for anything. It's reasonable to suspect that ICE will use those plates on their own vehicles, as a disguise to hide their true identity. It's not unreasonable, since we know they are doing illegal plate swaps on vehicles, even using duplicated plates. We know that local law enforcement doesn't care when ICE commits crimes, even when it happens right in front of them.

We know that ICE steals children then tries to bureaucratically hide them. Fuck ICE for terrorizing young people. I don't use language like that lightly. I only ever do it when it's important. Like when children keep getting killed in this shithole country where 1/3 of the population worships greed and violence, defending it and voting for it. I still join my patrols, hoping to dissuade ICE from abducting more children, or at least to record the event, so people are not forgotten amongst the lies that ICE and this Republican administration tell.

You can see maps of known ICE abductions at this webpage, below. It's 238 days until the 2026 elections in the USA. Trump will use ICE violently and massively again before that date arrives.

https://iceout.org/

Sadly, Mni Owe Sni will disband this week, due to it being located on a documented Dakota burial site, so they'll remove the prayer camp. This article (MPR News) has good reporting on the tribal discussion about the presence of the camp.

This article is the only objective evidence I have for the observer abductions that happened on Friday last week. I'm disappointed that more mainstream outlets aren't picking up the story.

Yes, I've heard that Homan spoke words claiming that ICE will now stop the extreme escalation in Minnesota that was called "Operation Metro Surge". You do know that this Republican administration lies, right? I'll believe it when I see it on the streets here. And whoever you are, reading this blog post, you had better hope those agents aren't reassigned to your area. What's happening here will happen in other areas of the USA. We haven't defunded or dismantled ICE yet. It still has a bigger budget than most of the world's military forces, although not quite yet bigger than the U.S. Marines. It's still an absurd budget, of course. All of this "action" is so unnecessary.

In more practical good news, I saw that Ring will cancel its business partnership that allows ICE (and other law enforcement) access to home camera footage. Flock confirms it. That's good.

I've slept a whole lot of hours last night and today. Sleep debt is real. I wish it were possible for me to retire someday, because I'm just plain tired. I guess I'll rest when I finally land in one of those spiffy new concentration camps.

For those who don't know the history of Fort Snelling, here in Minneapolis, there is this good page by our state historical society. If you ever visit Minneapolis, the museum and site is worth a visit. You may, however, have heard of Dred Scott. Fort Snelling also features prominently in that historical lesson too, with videos available at this page.

I mentioned earlier that I emailed my Minnesota state senator and representative, asking them to convert our National Guard into a state defense force, which the federal government could never command against the interests of our people.

Today, I emailed them again with the following message:

subject: return land of Fort Snelling to the Dakota nation
body:

I've seen the news that the federal government intends to take over Fort Snelling. This move is bad in the long term for the interests of Minnesota's citizens.

It is my understanding that the land area of Fort Snelling is still Minnesota territory, though not organized with smaller authorities like counties or cities.

Could Minnesota gift that land (or sell it for $1 or something similarly trivial that the Dakota people still value) to a native tribe, granting it sovereign nation status, so the federal government loses the right to station troops or materiel there?

If so, then please craft the necessary legislation. As a condition of the sale, ask the Dakota nation to continue allowing the Minnesota Historical Society to continue operation there with their excellent museum that does not shy away from the fort's dark history. Never forget.

Please, do SOMETHING to resist this federal occupation.

resident of district [district #]
[name, address, phone]

I wish I could take credit for the core idea, but I saw it somewhere on social medial in the firehose of resistance information out there.