Lori Thorp

Retired nonprofit and retail executive. Lover of all things chocolate, red wine and running.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@Suzierizzo1 Pete, no contest.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@TheOnlyEsta2 👍🏻

[Michael Tracey @mtracey]

Thanks again to all the "anti-establishment," pro-Trump podcaster guys who provided such an accurate view of the 2024 election when they assured us that Trump would get in and vanquish the "neocons," end the wars, defeat the Deep State, and release the files. You guys rock!

[Stephanie "LB" 🟧 @LincolnsBible]

posted on substack by a person named Teri Leigh

I’m writing this from Minnesota.

These are just a few things that may not be making the national or international news.

a beloved local donut shop Glam Doll Donuts across the street from where Alex Pretti died turned into a warming house and medic center for protestors building and maintaining the memorial site.

a 70yo independent bookstore owner DreamHaven Books down the street expressed his pain on camera, walked through a tear gas cloud, and his website crashed less than 24 hours later from too much business and donations.

the day after tear gas bombs destroyed a N-Mpls neighborhood sending a 6mo old baby to the hospital, at daybreak, a small church community cleaned up the mess of pepper balls, tear gas containers and trash so the neighbors didn’t have to wake up to the memories.

a local independent journalist Mercado Media pounding the streets everyday reporting things from the ground had a testicle removed and showed up two days later to walk with 75,000+ community members to walk the streets in -20 degree weather.

a local sex-positive adult-store The Smitten Kitten has completely transformed into a donation and distribution center.

a local pizza place Wrecktangle Pizza raised over $83K in less than a few days to support families that are sheltering in place.

tow-truck companies are donating their services to clean up the accidents and abandoned vehicles left by ICE and the city is waiving impound fees.

local multi-faith spiritual leaders are spearheading sit-ins at corporate headquarters such as Target and USBank to have deeper conversations with CEOs and boards of directors about community relief.

social workers are taking in children who came home from school with both their parents “disappeared.”

animal shelters and pet-fostering agencies are rescuing pets left alone for days or weeks after their humans were detained.

every restaurant, church, karate dojo, dance studio, school, barber shop, and other small business has created their own underground grassroots supportive network to protect their neighbors, get people to and from work, and raise funds to pay everyday bills.

women who are moms and work full-time jobs are donning reflective vests in shifts to stand watch at bus stops, city parks, and grocery store parking lots ini sub-zero temps to bear witness before going home to tuck their babies in at night.

the MN National Guard offered donuts, coffee, and hot cocoa to peaceful protesters the day after Alex Pretti died, reminding community that we are all in this together and they are here to keep the peace.

These are just a few examples. Stories like this are happening in the hundreds here, every single day!

Community is EVERYTHING!

This Substack community and the MN-Strong resistance has saved my mental health these last weeks.

Thank you for reading.

Thank you for giving a shit.

I love you.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@DeRushaJ @wccoradio Kind of hard to do when the feds lie about everything and won’t let the BCA participate in the investigations.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@jonathanalter Please let this be true. We in MN just can’t take anymore.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@rubytubee @harryjsisson Fuck you. I was there. No one was paid. We stand up for what is right and just in our community. ICE OUT.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@krassenstein I was there. MN showed up for our city!

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@elonmusk @thehoffather Fuck you!

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

questions for Republican senators:

killing desperately-poor kids in Africa by cutting lifesaving USAID programs wasn't too much for you?

slaughtering helpless men clinging to boat wreckage in the ocean wasn't too much?

how about ICE agents murdering a woman in her car?

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@GOPMajorityWhip @ICEgov Fuck you. It was murder and you know it you piece of shit.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@GrageDustin You’re a fucking idiot.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@elonmusk @paulg Fuck you Elon. The video doesn’t lie. You are a piece of shit. It was murder and you know it.

[Fred Guttenberg @fred_guttenberg]

Hey @KristiNoem, your existence in our Democracy is an act of domestic terrorism.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@tiffanylloree @megynkelly Fuck you. It was murder you POS.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@megynkelly you are nothing but a piece of shit. It was murder and you know it. The video doesn’t lie.

[Lori Thorp @lori_thorp]

@Sec_Noem you are a lying POS! How do you sleep at night. That was murder and you know it.

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller
and Kristi Noem are evil people

if you support what happened in Minneapolis today, you are evil too

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Mayor Jacob Frey to ICE: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

RETWEET if you stand with @MayorFrey against Trump and ICE!

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

Everything the Trump administration is saying about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis is a LIE.

The woman did NOT “weaponize her vehicle.” She did NOT “attempt to run over law enforcement officers.”

She was trying to drive away from the scene. ICE shot and killed her.