429 Too Many Requests
world-outlook.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41890395

January 18, 2026

[contains 3 parts: an editorial by World-Outlook; an article from In These Times and Workday Magazine; and a press release from the Minneapolis Regional Federation of #Labor, AFL-CIO.]

MINNEAPOLIS — #Unions and community groups gathered in front of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, this morning to announce a day of ​“no work, no school, no shopping” on January 23 to oppose the ferocious assault on the state by federal #immigration authorities.

“We are facing a tsunami of hate from our own federal government,” Abdikarim Khasim, a Minnesota rideshare driver, told the crowd. ​“We’re going to shut it down on the 23rd. We’re going to overcome this.”

  • jaycifer@lemmy.world
    1·
    7 hours ago

    How about a moratorium on evictions so endangered families can stay safe at home? Done.

    How about volunteers delivering food to those families at home so they don’t have to leave? Done.

    How about schools pivoting to allow remote learning options so endangered students can continue to receive an education without having to risk leaving the house? Done or almost done depending on district.

    If you think this march is the only thing we are doing, then you haven’t done your research. This march draws national eyes, but it also allows local organizers to recruit new people to take steps to weather this siege in a fashion that increases national (and international) support instead of stepping on it through violent means.

    • jim@lemmy.org
      2·
      7 hours ago

      Ahhh weathering the siege is your plan.

      That’s perfectly fine bud. But stop telling people that doing something besides hiding is a bad thing. I know you won’t stand up for yourself, but lots of people will stand up for you… and they just need encouragement.

      So when you see people suggesting fight instead of flight… just don’t comment.

      • jaycifer@lemmy.world
        11·
        7 hours ago

        Wow, everything you just said could be mirrored right back at you. So here is the mirror:

        Ahhh fighting the federal government is your plan.

        That’s perfectly fine, pal. But stop telling people that doing something besides shooting is a bad thing. I know you won’t protect the folks around you, but lots of people will stand up to protect you… and they just need encouragement.

        So when you see people suggesting non-violent fighting instead of killing people… just don’t comment.