Big River Pizza

03/30/2026

Anyone catch the cowboy junkies while in town?

03/19/2026

The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday.

03/17/2026

https://youtu.be/tG0nWylreE4

02/06/2026

Who would’ve thought a trip to the taqueria would one day feel like entering a dispensary—
locked doors, a side entrance, a guard standing watch.

The next day, the East Side. Same ritual.
Doors closed. One barber. A wide smile that says you’re remembered.
Clippers humming in a dim room, time slowed.
When it’s done, I’m guided quietly through a back hallway,
exiting through a coffee shop like a secret kept safe.

There’s a warmth in these moments that’s hard to name—
a connection with friends and neighbors built on trust,
familiarity, and shared understanding.

An unbreakable bond.

And something sacred in knowing
the doors are still open for me—
and for my fellow Americans.

02/02/2026

This is a good read (terrible situation)
Adds historical context.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUOtyA4ClDa/?igsh=MXBtYThrcnN3aWppZA==

01/31/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/187WLg1RSe/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The Karen community is being ruthlessly targeted by the ICE surge. They are refugees and asylum seekers on the path to earning their green cards.

ICE is now using a deceptive new tactic to detain them. Individuals receive “call-in” letters instructing them to report to the Whipple Building, warned that failure to appear could jeopardize their legal status. But when they do exactly what they’re told, they are detained on the spot — without an interview, without a case review.

It’s a trap that puts people who came to this country seeking safety in an impossible position. These detainment tactics are cruel, deceptive, and deeply un-American.

I recently visited the Karen community to pray together and to make clear that they are not alone — and that I will continue to stand with them.

01/24/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EHs3S8fRp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A little cold doesn't scare us — especially from a protest against injustice. We’re seasoned experts.

ICE out of Minnesota. Now.

01/16/2026

01/16/2026

Others helping others

12/16/2025

Pictures from the evening by Lou R. R. Zurn

11/07/2025