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 (DIR) Post #B247jduVAiuHjbASau by anildash@me.dm
       2026-01-08T04:12:40Z
       
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       I wanted to just share one story about a kid who spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good died today. Prince got married at Park United Methodist just down the street from 34th & Portland; he went to high school at Central High a few blocks in the other direction over on 35th. Prince spoke several times about a particularly formative memory of growing up: During a march against police violence in 1967, the cops responded brutally, leading to uprisings all over the city…
       
 (DIR) Post #B247jfNFjJV0H3cw2y by vic@shitpost.cloud
       2026-01-08T05:42:42.227620Z
       
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       wuz he a gud boi wut dindu nuffin rong?
       
 (DIR) Post #B247jj4byYxrkOw6Xw by anildash@me.dm
       2026-01-08T04:12:57Z
       
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       Three straight days of protest that only ended when the National Guard was brought in. That era of unrest would last a long time; smaller uprisings had happened the year before, and similar ones happened again the next year, and the year after that. So neighbors on the north side responded by making a safe place for kids to gather outside of the reach (and the watch) of the cops, coming together to build a community center called The Way.
       
 (DIR) Post #B247joZdWdkio4US6C by anildash@me.dm
       2026-01-08T04:13:09Z
       
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       It was at The Way where many of the brilliant musicians who created Minneapolis' signature sound first met, and where they first learned their instruments. I've talked to more than one alum of the scene who said that it was The Way and its community that kept them from getting hassled by the cops, and also where they met lifelong friends who would change the course of their lives.
       
 (DIR) Post #B247jtZSwhaSIzRt1k by anildash@me.dm
       2026-01-08T04:13:30Z
       
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       So, my heart hurts for Minneapolis, but I also believe in its people, and I believe in the good neighbors of Powderhorn, and I know that they have a lot more heart than these ICE monsters have hate. We've seen the people of Minneapolis endure and persist or a long, long time. "If there ain't no justice, then there ain't no peace." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLI7LFf84w
       
 (DIR) Post #B247k17krcArjMXrwe by anildash@me.dm
       2026-01-08T04:13:51Z
       
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       This is a report from the time. Be sure to hear the difference between the “official” story and what the people from the neighborhood say. https://youtu.be/S5swH1_r9OI