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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,409 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:47 PM 6 hrs ago

Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD.

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southpaw
‪@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social‬

These are DHS agents not MPD according to their uniforms. What federal crime was the dancing fox reasonably suspected of?

‪Madison Swart‬
‪@madisonswart.bsky.social‬
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Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD[sic. They're DHS.]. Protests have been consistent outside of this building since the ramped up ICE presence.

7:58 PM · Jan 17, 2026

These are DHS agents not MPD according to their uniforms. What federal crime was the dancing fox reasonably suspected of?

southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) 2026-01-18T00:58:19.828Z


Madison Swart
‪@madisonswart.bsky.social‬

Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD [sic. They're DHS.]. Protests have been consistent outside of this building since the ramped up ICE presence.

2:04 PM · Jan 16, 2026

Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD. Protests have been consistent outside of this building since the ramped up ICE presence.

Madison Swart (@madisonswart.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T19:04:23.858Z
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Outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Building in Minneapolis a person dancing in a fox costume is arrested by the MPD. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago OP
We are no longer a free people. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #1
According to your first copy/paste, it's DHS, not MPD. TommyT139 5 hrs ago #2
The problem is I'm quoting both skeets verbatim. I provide text for people with mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago #4
Any wrongful arrest lawsuits? cbabe 5 hrs ago #3

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,409 posts)
4. The problem is I'm quoting both skeets verbatim. I provide text for people with
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:12 PM
5 hrs ago

slow connections or visual disabilities.

They get linked from top down, which is in reverse chronological order. The later skeet appears first. It's sort of unavoidable Blue sky artifact.

The personnel are DHS and not MPD.

Thanks for writing.

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