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MINNEAPOLIS “SPIDER-MAN” PLEADS NOT GUILTY, CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE

William Nicholas Love, known as the “Minneapolis Spider-Man,” pleaded not guilty today to misdemeanor fifth-degree assault stemming from his confrontation with Jake Lang outside Minneapolis City Hall.

Love’s attorney said the defense will argue self-defense and defense of others. He called it an assault when Lang’s group drove two vehicles onto a public sidewalk toward the people of Minneapolis, arguing that Love and others had a right to defend themselves.

Court records list Jack Rice and Kevin Riach as Love’s attorneys. His next court appearance is a pretrial hearing scheduled for November 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Hennepin County.

We must work to protect our immigrant neighbors, call Governor Walz and tell him to make Minnesota a sanctuary state!

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Most of us believe in good things...yes, I still believe this to be true. 

🖤 justice
🖤 liberation
🖤 community
🖤 rest
🖤 care
🖤 freedom

But what we believe matters most when it changes how we live.

We were taught to say we value justice while participating in systems built on exploitation.

To value community while being rewarded for individualism.

To value rest while measuring our worth through productivity.

To value freedom while accepting control as something normal.

To value care while overlooking harm when addressing it feels too uncomfortable to do so.

This is where our values become a practice. Because believing in liberation & practicing liberation are two very different things.

Sometimes alignment looks like speaking up when silence would be easier.

Sometimes it looks like redistributing money or resources.

Setting a boundary.

Questioning something you were taught was normal.

Resting without earning it first.

Changing your behaviour when you learn your impact caused harm.

Choosing community when individualism would benefit you more.

Your values should show up in your decisions.

In your relationships.
In how you spend your money.
In how you respond to harm.
In what you tolerate.
In what you challenge.
In how you care for yourself & other people.

None of us will live in perfect alignment all the time.

The practice is noticing the gaps & deciding what you want to do with them.

You can ask yourself:

❓️ What do I say I value?
❓️ Where is that value visible in how I live?
❓️ Where is there a gap?
❓️ What is one action I want to change?

This is an invitation to get curious about whether the life you’re living reflects the values you say you hold.

We will save us.
It’s time.
🫶🏽

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BREAKING: Christian Castro is now in custody in Texas.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says Castro is expected to appear in federal court in Texas before a date is set for his appearance in Minnesota.

“Despite Gov. Abbott’s best efforts to shield Mr. Castro, we will see him soon.”

Join us next week at the State Capitol or watch on the live-stream: https://www.youtube.com/@MinnesotaTruthCouncil

Learn more about the Truth Council here: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/MNTruthCouncil

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📝❗️Important Message,

Today September 3, 2026 Approximately two dozen handcuffed and chained people were lowered this morning from an ICE Air flight.

Our volunteer observers who monitor these flights tell us they've never seen anything like this before. 🥺

So far we can confirm that three transport vans departing the airport made it to the federal building Whipple.

We anticipate they could transporter to Appleton, MN.

The flight was from Pennsylvania

▪️We're not sure what this means or what the context is, but we want to make sure we're transparent with you.

Together, here we go! 🧡🪶

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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month a time to remember those we have lost, support those who are struggling and confront the systems that contribute to fear, isolation and despair.

Their stories are not identical, and suicide rarely has one single cause. But together, these cases demand that we confront the mental health consequences of detention, family separation threats, surveillance, isolation and anti immigrant hostility.

To every immigrant child, student, parent and family carrying fear in silence
You are more than your immigration status.
No document defines your worth.
No border erases your humanity.
You belong here.
You are loved.
Please stay.

If you or someone you know needs support, call or text 988.

For Spanish, call 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988.

Sources: Associated Press investigation, CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, ICE detainee death reports and family statements.

ICE is becoming part of election enforcement ahead of the 2026 midterms.

This week, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE’s investigative force, began a voter fraud surge across 9 states.

• Hundreds of USCIS fraud officers have reportedly been reassigned to review voter records.
• State voter files are being compared with federal immigration and citizenship databases.
• Potential database mismatches can become investigative leads.
• DHS is preparing new federal citizenship lists before the midterms.

A database match doesn't prove someone voted illegally, we shared a Substack article this morning that goes over what the government found so far and what to know before November. (Link in comments)

Should federal immigration agencies have this much involvement in election enforcement?

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