Feb 8, 2026
50 arrests outside of Whipple, cops bulldoze block filters
Yesterday:
- Truthout writes how indigenous-let communities are keeping people safe from ICE. ICE has detained many native americans who live in the Twin Cities.
To protect and serve (fascism):
- NYT reports at least 50 arrested outside of the Whipple Building yesterday where many detainees are kept in inhumane conditions. Once again, the cops help ICE.
- Minneapolis Spring interviewed several neighbors about filter blockades. They weren’t even obstructing traffic, just causing a minor inconvenience. And the cops sent bulldozers. Probably the same ones they use to raze homeless encampments to the ground…