Even the quilting forums are protesting ICE now

[marmar]

Even the quilting forums are protesting ICE now
We're seeing more "I don't usually get political on here, but" posts than ever

By Heather Digby Parton
Columnist
Published January 29, 2026 9:20AM (EST)


(Salon) At the Golden Globes on Jan. 11, allegedly progressive Hollywood barely mentioned the Immigration and Customs Enforcement siege taking place in Minneapolis. Most didn’t gesture to the Trump administration’s war on free speech, particularly in the media. (In fairness, there were some who spoke out on the red carpet, and others wore pins indicating their support for Renee Good, who had been killed four days before by an ICE agent, but it was a very small contingent.)

The reluctance shouldn’t have been too surprising. America’s elite institutions and wealthy individuals have been among the most cowardly of all stakeholders in the country since Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025. Still, of all of them, Hollywood should have been out there saying something. The film industry has experience with blacklists and government witch hunts, and they should have realized what’s at stake — and how much they could stand to lose.

But Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care unit nurse at a local Veterans Affairs hospital, by Border Patrol officers in Minneapolis seems to have broken the entertainment industry out of its stupor. In the last few days there have been numerous statements from actors and musicians condemning ICE’s actions and demanding that the Trump administration end its mass deportation campaign and hold the perpetrators accountable. Reddit forums like FauxMoi are featuring anti-ICE statements from celebrities over the past few days — including Glenn Close, Billie Eilish, Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Katy Perry, Edward Norton and many others — while also posting videos and commentary usually confined to political sites.

But it’s not just artists who are speaking out. As the Washington Post reported, “influencers devoted to adventure biking, baseball and Lord of the Rings to travel, sewing and women’s personal finance” have posted their outrage at Pretti’s killing, and their followers are weighing in with similar sentiments. Even a sub-Reddit devoted to playing your cat’s behind like a bongo — which has 800,000 participants! — came out swinging against ICE, with its moderator declaring, “If you still support Trump/ICE even slightly, you’re not welcome in this sub. We can no longer tolerate the people who are supporting or making excuses for this.” ............................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/01/29/even-the-quilting-forums-are-protesting-ice-now/

[MiHale]

1. I don't know whether to laugh or cry...you know you've pissed off...

just about everyone when you get the crowd that’s behind a guy that plays his cats ass riled up…800,000?

Big ripples are going through the red community up here in northern Michigan. ICE pisses them off.

[leftstreet]

2. Imagine getting banned from a Cat's Ass Banjo thread

But good on them for drawing a boundary!

[MiHale]

3. 😂

[mwmisses4289]

4. Holy moly!

About bloody damn time!

[Ms. Toad]

5. Quilting had a long and strong history of being used for civil rights.

Suffragettes, AIDS, (maybe) underground railroad.

Not sure why it should surprise anyone.