Looking at what national news outlets are up to right now, one might not realize a whole major US metropolitan area is, you know, sort of under attack by paramilitary forces. Wild.

im sorry the What is being What now???

While it's not going unreported entirely, what's been happening in Minnesota and in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in particular since Renee Good was murdered is not getting the attention it should be.

There are already 2000 gangsters from DHS deployed, and "hundreds" or "1000" more are on the way, depending on which Trumpland person you ask. As a point of reference, the Twin Cities' actual police total just under 1200 (600 in Minneapolis and 590 in Saint Paul according to the depts' sites).

The feds there are more or less attacking people at random. They've gone door-to-door for "citizenship checks" (completely illegal). They've knocked doors down when residents haven't complied (obviously also completely illegal). In addition to abducting and brutalizing the immigrants they come across during their rampages, they've done the same to US citizens of color and are also harassing, stalking and physically attacking observers.

Here are some local sources:

ICE intensifies Twin Cities operation after killing of Renee Good, protests (MPR News—link won't embed)

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists (MPR News—link won't embed)

Below are some videos from observers. I'm linking to Bluesky because that's where I saw them, though many are originally from/also available elsewhere. I apologize for the rancid formatting below but it was the best I could do quickly-ish. The images are previews; click the links in the timestamps to watch.

Elliott Payne (@elliottpayne.org) January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM

Mickey Kuhns (@mickeykuhns.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM

Dumb Meg (@dmbmeg.bsky.social) Jan 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM (You need to be logged in to see this—while it's unclear what happened to the victim in this one, there's no reported death so far; CW for heightened violence)

Dom Ervolina (@dominicervolina.com) Jan 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM (You need to be logged in to see this)

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM

Sundae Gurl (@sundaedivine.lol) January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM

Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM

SaltyBitchables (@saltybitchables.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM

News2Share has more on YouTube:

I also recommend checking out this guy's work:

Schools had to cancel classes due to threats from ICE, and the city districts are offering virtual learning for children who are scared to leave the house.

High schoolers had classes canceled all last week because hours after Good was murdered, Border Patrol gents attacked them as school was getting out, tackled, beat and handcuffed staff, and tear gassed students.

Just a note of the scale/how it’s affecting people at every level and in every context.

Mix of agencies too: CPB, DHS, ICE.

what this fandom needs

What fandom, you ask? All of them. There’s not enough in any fandom.

Commissions Closed

every day I learn bot comments on ao3 are stooping lower and lower

anyway if you get a comment like this, chances are that they are bot and their goal is to do whatever it takes to get you to delete your work, most certainly (from what I’ve heard) it’s because they want to “safely” steal your work, use it to train their ai without you being able to rightfully claim ownership of your work since “there’s no proof that the work was stolen/was posted elsewhere first by you” because the original source has already been deleted.

THEY ARE ALL BOTS. at first it was “ao3 is deleting fics and your entire account will be affected unless you delete the fics yourself” then it was “this work contains contents that are illegal and they have already reported you and your fic to the police” (yes, that’s how desperate these bots are), and now it’s this.

report their comments to ao3 for spam—in this case, specifically, I think you may be able to report them for harassment too—and don’t pay attention to them, most importantly don’t delete your works, don’t feel discouraged by their comments. remember that they are bots and they mass comment something like this on people’s works at random to get people to delete their works. (or even if they’re not bot, they are still pathetic bullies who don’t deserve your time or attention.)

[Announcement] we're back for 2026!

This has already technically been announced but new year new yuri so we're making it totally official 🪻✨

For those not in the know, the femslash big bang is a multi-fandom big bang event that focuses on getting creators (artists and writers) to make more femslash works! Beginning in 2014, taking an accidentally too long hiatus between 2018 to 2024, the Femslash Big Bang is back again for our SIXTH big bang.

It's a labour of love of the game (yuri) and a desire to see more fannish works that are femslash-centric. Please come join us for another fun year of femslash!

Sign ups open on Saturday the 10th of January 2026

We also do prompt-based monthly challenges happening during the year, along with a few rollover weeks for those who may have missed out on a monthly challenge or want another go at an old prompt.

Important Links:

Excited to see you all join us for another great year of femslash!!

Teaching the Captain to Love

Written by: Priyasan Illustrated by: Goombi

Nine years after her disastrous debut, Yali Trevelyan is forced back to the city where it all went wrong, Val Royeaux.

While chaperoning her younger cousin, Yali has a single goal—do not let the same scandals that ruined her hurt her cousin. But when she meets the awkward yet handsome Captain Rutherford, she’s disarmed. Drawn together despite all the reasons they should stay apart, will the two finally put aside their duties for love?

More from Priyasan: @priya-san | AO3 More from Goombi: @goobigoombi

Sorrows Like Sea Billows

Written by: Nebulous_Bounds_of_Bad_Taste Illustrated by: starsabounded

It should have been over. Corypheus was gone. Defeated. Vivienne was the new Divine and would be settling into her new role soon. But, when Cullen collapses in the war room, Faelyn Lavellan has to face a beast she cannot fight.

An examination of love, grief, and inter-faith relationships.

Title taken from Nearer My God to Thee.

#fandom big bang#2025#dragon age fanfic#dragon age fanart#dragon ageMore from Nebulous_Bounds_of_Bad_Taste: AO3 More from starsabounded: @starsabounded | Twitter/X | Instagram

You've been hit by

You've been struck by a

to love me is to suffer me

Written by: Rosella Illustrated by: Yomi

The Lighthouse has taken in Evanthia Ingellvar, better known as Rook, and her ragtag group of friends… but is it safe? To make sure, Rook requests the help of her childhood friend from the Mourn Watch, Rosamund. As Rosamund studies this strange pocket of the Fade, she grows close to each member of the Veilguard, then helps them mourn and process their unique, individual losses… all while denying her own unrequited, secret love for Rook.

More from Rosella: @rosella-writes | AO3 More from Yomi: @y00ms | AO3

Sign ups are now open for Super Santa Femslash 2025!

SIGN UP FORM: HERE

To keep the exchange manageable, only season one ships and smaller ships from later seasons will be included.

Fic, art, edits, gifsets, and fanvids are all welcome. Minimum fic length is 1000 words. Sign ups close on November 5th, and prompts will be sent out by November 9th. The deadline to complete your prompt is December 20th.

Follow this blog (supersantafemslash) for more updates, and message me if you have any further questions.

Literally any other colour would’ve been a better choice guys.

I’d like to point out that the colour red has more positive than negative meanings.

im sorry but this reply absolutely killed me

red can mean whatever the heck you want it to mean, that is never going to change that this straight up looks like they DRAGGED A BLOODY BODY ACROSS THE FUCKING FLOOR 😂

Hi fun fact, colors do have meaning and there is a legit thing called color theory. Red does has more positive connotations than negative like the @mintymaiden said. Red is associated with more love, lust, passion than blood and death just like the chart shows you but If you want, here’s a link for you to check it out yourself. Also, check out “The Designer’s Dictionary of Color” by Sean Adams. Have fun learning something

Xoxo

-Designer

I think y’all are missing the point here.

You can theorize to Nebraska and back but that doesn’t change my immediate reaction which is that someone is literally dragging a corpse around

I like that the presumption here is that “No One On Tumblr Has Heard of Color Theory, Let Me Explain in Depth” rather than simply acknowledging that the VISUAL EFFECTS of this particular color choice, applied in the manner it was, can still amount to “this is a hospital and that looks like blood”

like, color theory doesn’t exist in a vacuum. If your design of choice for Blood Red Paint is asymmetric splatters and sploches against the wall, or in this case, a snail trail on the hallway’s floor, an infographic won’t override the viewers’ instinct.

this post is the perfect summation of tumblr’s reading comprehension and critical thought abilities

Reblogging because there’s a lot of new people on here and you need some context for the jokes.

Help a newcomer, reblog Children’s Hospital Colour Theory

Tumblr required reading.

Faithbane: The Last Myth of Elvhenan

Written by: fenrelmercar Illustrated by: nateeseart

Born of a god and raised as a weapon, Lanalath was not meant to kneel—until betrayal drives her into the forbidden woods of the Dread Wolf. Bound by blood and a promise made, she awakens in the Lighthouse, a sanctuary between worlds where Solas rules as both rebel and her jailor. As war stirs and gods prepare to regain control once and for all, the line between captor and companion begins to blur—and with it, the end of an empire draws near its final reckoning.

More from fenrelmercar: @fenrelmercar | AO3 | BlueSky More from nateeseart: @nateeseart | BlueSky | Twitter/X

Rook As Companion Template

*below is the phrase used for the bond level as it progresses*

*feel free to include an image of rook*

*feel free to include specific dialogue examples as well*

*feel free to include spite as well*

special shout-out to @ellstersmash for helping me with this.

Luin’s 2025 Monthly Giveaway

No themes, just drawing. Be a follower, likes and reblogs count, yada yada etc. You know the drill. Winner will be picked on Wednesday 5th around 12 gmt. You’ll have a day to reply or I’ll move on to the next.

Good luck :3

Hey friends.

I try to help as many folx as I can, and now I'm asking for y'all to help one of mine. James is one of my ride-or-dies — one of six people whose calls ring through no matter the hour.

Their dog Goshé has been in their life since two days after his birth. They've been an inseparable team... and Goshé's been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Please help me help James pay for his treatment. We need Goshé here as long as it's good for him to be and to give him as many good days as we can. Donate if you can, reblog either way.

(If like 1/3 of my followers were able to toss in $1, we could cover all of his care at the Cadillac level with zero financial worries.)

I know we're all struggling. Thank you for your time. 💗

So I guess that you can't donate less than $5 via GFM, so if you want to chip in, go to Paypal.me/vaspider & put "for James" in the notes, and I'll get those funds into the GFM.

water doesn't make rocks smooth. they hired me to go down to the beach with a sander every night and smooth them myself. it's not much and it's not honest work.