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amb

@amb.fyi

in the absence of a green new deal, libraries and public transit are going to be america's de facto cooling centers, keeping large number of people alive during climate disasters for the indefinite future

ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · Aug 21

the bus network in austin is like a circulating distributed AC system and i think i would die without it

August 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM

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Nenookaasi Ozhige

@nenookaasi.bsky.social

We're bringing together unhoused neighbors to see what's needed right now. Can you help us raise some funds to make it happen?

Venmo: Nenookaasi612
Cashapp: South012

Thank you!

Flier with donuts and sprinkles. Text: "Donuts With Neighbors Donut Party. Help us raise funds to buy donuts and beverages. We would like to hold a gathering with unhoused neighbors to see what their needs are. Venmo: Nenookaasi612. Cashapp: South012"

August 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM

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Bill Lindeke

@blindeke.bsky.social

All day, every day, for years... www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

July 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Community Kitchen MPLS

@commkitchenmpls.bsky.social

Abolition is the only way.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 14

ICE killed another person.

Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · Jul 14

NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

July 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM

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Sanctuary Supply Depot

@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social

$9300!!! Getting closer!!

Sanctuary Supply Depot @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social · Jul 11

This is NOT how we treat our neighbors. No one involved has been able to answer what "alternative housing" will be available for the people they are intentionally displacing in preparation for a Minnesota winter. Shelters are full, and not every shelter is suited for every person... Please help 💕💸

July 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM

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Mara Abolish I.C.E.

@mauratwit.bsky.social

Minneapolis stands in solidarity with Houston and Biddeford.

Rally on Thursday

July 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM

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Sanctuary Supply Depot

@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social

This is NOT how we treat our neighbors. No one involved has been able to answer what "alternative housing" will be available for the people they are intentionally displacing in preparation for a Minnesota winter. Shelters are full, and not every shelter is suited for every person... Please help 💕💸

We need to buy 200 tent sets. St. Paul is evicting the biggest encampment in the city. Can you help by donating? Sanctuary Supply Depot is a fiscally sponsored project of GMCC, (EIN 41-0693933) a Minnesota non-profit corporation that is described in internal revenue code section 501(c)(3)

Pig's Eye Park has been a stable encampment for years. People will lose everything.

We have been offered access to warehouse space so we can order wholesale pallets of tents, sleeping bags, and tarps to meet needs following the eviction.

To make this happen, we need to raise $15,000 by next week. Can you share? Can you donate? Links in bio. Sanctuary Supply Depot is a fiscally sponsored project of GMCC, (EIN 41-0693933) a Minnesota non-profit corporation that thank you is described in internal revenue code section 501(c)(3)

July 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM

Community Kitchen MPLS

@commkitchenmpls.bsky.social

This is murder, plain and simple. If you live in St. Paul, call the mayor's and your CM's offices and tell them you don't want this to happen.

Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · Jul 8

Beginning Aug. 5, the city of St. Paul will start clearing ALL of its major homeless encampments on a rolling basis, beginning with Fish Hatchery Road/Pig's Eye Park. Here's why, and why some service providers say they're taken by surprise: www.twincities.com/2026/07/08/s...

St. Paul to begin clearing city’s largest homeless encampments Aug. 5

The encampment clearings, prompted by overdoses, fires and sexual assaults, will continue on a rolling basis throughout the summer.

www.twincities.com

July 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM

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Molly Coleman

@mollycoleman.bsky.social

To say that our city is not going to have encampments requires us to first say that we have an alternative plan in place to ensure that every single person who currently lives in an encampment will receive the housing and support that they need.

July 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P

@clairezagorski.bsky.social

- body wipes that *don’t require rinsing*
- good, durable backpacks
- versatile repair tools like a roll of duct tape, super glue, similar
- a smile, a warm bit of conversation, and eye contact

Cash is always a winner. But if you have the above ^ on hand, please share!

July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P

@clairezagorski.bsky.social

- bus passes (check w your local public transit about buying)
- Uber/Lyft credits
- popsicles or ice cream on a hot day!
- entertainment like books, magazines, and puzzles
- solar phone chargers (businesses love refusing to allow unhoused people to charge their phone, so this can be an issue)

July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P

@clairezagorski.bsky.social

- tents (even the $20 specials are helpful!)
- sleeping bags/sleeping bag mats
- underwear (bonus for sweat-wicking or anti-odor)
- socks (THICK socks. A few pairs of thick durable socks >>> a ton of those thin $1 socks)
- foot spray/powder
- packets of medicine like Advil and Zyrtec
- Monistat

July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P

@clairezagorski.bsky.social

Things your unhoused neighbors can use this summer, aside from the obvious:

- candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything)
- sunscreen (high SPF pls!)
- lip balm (bonus for SPF)
- electrolyte packets for water
- cash
- gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores

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July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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Daddy Rex

@katyrex.meatjacker.social

Homeless people don't produce more garbage than housed people DESPITE often needing to treat things they can't wash as disposable. But nobody is collecting their trash. There aren't bins and disposal services. Similarly, homeless people aren't more high than housed people, they're just outside.

July 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM

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Daddy Rex

@katyrex.meatjacker.social

People associate drugs with homelessness partly because they're told to, because it makes it easier to throw people away and dismiss the problem, but also for the same reason people associate accumulated garbage with homeless people - there's nowhere to hide it. Housed people just do drugs inside.

July 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM

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Anne Kosseff-Jones

@annekosseffjones.bsky.social

Minneapolis, hit me up if you know families in need of car booster seats. We collected a lot of donated boosters for transporting kids to school last winter/spring and would like them to be put to good use. All are used but not expired!

July 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM

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Éireann

@eireannmor.bsky.social

write things down
cook food
post flyers
learn to use a copier
learn to use a film camera
learn to lay out a bulletin
make zines and share them
collect seeds and share them
teach people what you know

another world is possible! make it together, by hand

June 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM

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Nenookaasi Ozhige

@nenookaasi.bsky.social

Both unhoused residents and organizers have expressed their concerns at recent government hearings about what the city can do to improve the housing crisis, and also about the escalating rhetoric and violence around encampments and shelters, in light of recent incidents being carried out by housed people. A 2022 report shows that unhoused people are more likely than the general population to be victims of crime. Crabtree concluded, “We need city leadership to take unhoused residents’ safety seriously, and act with urgency to provide housing and resources for those who are struggling.” (5 of 5)

January 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM

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Nenookaasi Ozhige

@nenookaasi.bsky.social

Nenookaasi Coalition's press release about the encampment fires on January 6, 2025.

Thank you to everyone who has been showing up to support!

Visit nenookaasi.com to view the full press release with contact info and links to additional sources.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Unhoused residents and housed neighbors respond to multiple encampment fires amidst chronic shortage of safe places to seek shelter

A growing network of community-led groups and outreach organizations are continuing to support unhoused residents transitioning into stable living conditions, while city, county and state governments are falling short.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (January 7, 2025) — Fires broke out at two Southside Minneapolis encampments within minutes of each other on January 6, 2025. On a day with below freezing temperatures, over 230 residents of these encampments were left searching for shelter after police cleared the camps. (1 of 5)

According to Christin Crabtree, a local organizer who was assisting the response efforts, “at one camp residents were able to put out the fire and police subsequently evicted them. The fire destroyed the other camp and police evicted residents, letting only a few retrieve their belongings. In both cases, outreach and neighbors were prevented by MPD from helping our neighbors move and salvage what little they own.”

A resident who asked to be identified as L stated, “This isn’t the first time that multiple fires broke out around the same time and we were forced to move again. We have been facing constant harassment from strangers who want to do us harm. The source of the fires should really be looked into.” (2 of 5)

Several organizations provided meals, transportation, warming supplies and other resources, however it proved to still be insufficient given the scale of the need. Around 55 residents were able to find adequate shelter for the night, leaving many still left facing the frigid elements outside.

“Sanctuary Supply Depot was able to provide tents, sleeping bags, and other survival supplies to more than 75 of our neighbors last night. Our hosts at GMCC provided a temporary warming shelter, and community members showed up with food, coats, and other supplies,” said Flannery Clark, an organizer with the mutual aid group. (3 of 5)

Community members have been working with the Minneapolis City Council on “Housing First” policies that would help alleviate the compounding crises residents are facing, including Councilmembers Jason Chavez, Robin Wonsley, Aisha Chughtai, Aurin Chowdhury, Jeremiah Ellison, Elliott Payne, and Jamal Osman. However, these measures have been met with resistance and vetoes from Mayor Jacob Frey and will still take time to implement if passed. (4 of 5)

January 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM

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Flan

@flanknits.bsky.social

What it was like to be at @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social yesterday, managing fire response:

Cars pulling into the parking lot constantly, with neighbors bringing food, warm coats, hats, and gloves. (Short 🧵)

Sanctuary Supply Depot @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social · Jan 7

You amazing beautiful and incredible humans. Thank you to everyone who showed up, to everyone who donated hats and time and to everyone who donated online. Today you helped us give out 78 tents in the wake of that fire. Fires are indiscriminately devastating, and we keep going because of you ❤️

Sanctuary Supply Depot @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social · Jan 5

Omg neighbors you're fucking amazing!!! This was all YOUR donations and volunteering, we still are donation based and mutual aid based with every dollar and item going directly to the people who need it ❤️❤️ thank you!!!

January 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM

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CZEdwards

@czedwards.bsky.social

Additional pro-tip:
Unlike with N95s for infection control, you cannot re-use them in rotation or over several days. You wanna throw them away when they get dirty, which will happen fast (same dayish) with smoke and particulates. Plus, they’ll stink. Guarantee it.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · Jan 7

Pro tip from someone who used to cover fires all the time: N95s and KN95s (and other masks) will protect against the particulate matter that will otherwise potentially get into your throat, lungs, and bloodstream and make you feel like total shit.