Just checking to see if anyone out there is feeling similarly…

Federal agents arrived here in early Dec, and we all lived through a lot ever since. I live in what was a highly-impacted area, as a moderately vulnerable person (US citizen, visible minority). For a few months there, I devoted relentless energy - alongside neighbors, friends, and strangers - to keeping people more vulnerable than me safe and alive. That was the only thing that really mattered, and to say I have zero regrets is an understatement. Things have changed a bit, at least here in the Twin Cities proper. I know agents are still present locally and across the region (and that’s not even addressing what’s happening in airports nationwide as of today), but it’s not what we were experiencing at the height of things, 1-2 months ago.

But now, I feel totally drained. No energy to focus on my job or other responsibilities. Is anyone else feeling this way? A post-survival-mode numbness/depletion?

this piece is absolutely a work in progress but it’s brought me so much joy i wanted to share it here even though it’s not finished. i am still waiting to get some of the bricks i ordered to complete things as well as some vinyl decals i had made with the post modern times signage. and more black & brown ppl (plus hands for the ones i have)

i have a long ways to go. but have been enjoying this play therapy immensely.

I just moved up here from an urban southern city. Over the last week, I have seen at least 10 turkeys in various areas, including 7 of them a block from my house in Nokomis. They strut around like they own the place (do they?). A few people in my old city had chickens in their backyard so seeing them wasn’t unheard of but turkeys? What gives?

Edit: damn those were some quick-ass responses. I have it noted to not fuck with the turkeys. Like bigger, scarier geese. Excellent.

To the guy operating the snow plow on East Franklin and Bloomington around midnight last night, thank you. I was out doing a quick errand in socks and slippers (don’t ask) when I saw an elderly man in a motorized wheelchair completely stuck on the sidewalk snowbank

I didn't even notice him at first... I just saw him waving his hands and drove up only to see him stuck. The sidewalks were not plowed at all and he couldn't even get on to the plowed streets because of the snowbanks

I tried to help push him out myself and failed miserably. I was desperate and honestly didn’t know what I was going to do. It would be mad weird and embarrassing for me to leave him in the cold alone and drive way

Then I flagged you down and asked if you can help. You ain't even say a word just a thumbs up lmao. And just like that the path was clear for the elderly man. You were back to your parking lot job before I could even get a real thank you out, just gave you a quick wave that didn’t feel like nearly enough

My feet are still frozen but worth it. I just hope this finds you somehow king

** Violent & Chaotic imagery, but no killings are shown *\*

March 17, 2026 - Evident Media, Bellingcat, and CalMatters. Here’s the full 12-minutes on YouTube (it shows the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti): Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol's Year of Unchecked Force (Warning: Violent & Chaotic imagery, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti)

Here's a synopsis:

For the past year, Border Patrol agents far from their home bases have been moving city to city across America, and so have their tactics. Aggressive enforcement has escalated into a documented pattern of questionable detentions and use of force that grew more brazen with each deployment. This visual investigation from Evident Media, Bellingcat, and CalMatters tracks that pattern, confirming for the first time the identities of some of the agents whose conduct likely violated use-of-force policies and constitutional limits. It also includes conversations with former DHS officials sounding the alarm on an agency that currently operates with no formal accountability.

Read more at Bellingcat: bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/17/border-patrol...

Here's the Unraveled article: Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest - Unraveled - Feb 4, 2026

Cal Matters: calmatters.org

Evident Media: evidentmedia.org

The Agents in this clip are Timothy Donahue, Kristopher Hewson, Edgar Enrique Vazquez (EZ-17), and Michael Sveum (EZ-2). Georgy Simeon wasn’t in Minneapolis.

A lengthier synopsis is in the YouTube description, and in my comment below.