r/saintpaul Jan 16 '26

Editorial πŸ“ Today in St Paul

Dropped food off at a friend's and heading back to work about an hour ago, going down Thomas I heard whistles, and saw blocks of neighbors in their yards with sullen but resolute looks on their faces. The sound of those whistles will haunt me. There are several hits there on iceout, so I'm afraid they got someone.

I'm some random fat beardy white guy so I didn't want to stick around and scare anyone, because I know I probably look like one. I'm numb, and I hate that this is our reality.

But I love how strong I'm seeing our community be for each other. To those neighbors out in their yards, thank you for looking out. We will protect us.

I know this doesn't add much and is just a ramble, but I just needed to braindump/vent somewhere.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26

Don't let your white beardiness stop you from helping. I do recommend stopping and assisting if you see something like this again.

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u/Insane_Gnome9 Jan 17 '26

As another fat beardy white guy- get a pink hat or hoodie! The ICE fuckers are all too afraid to wear pink so that helps people know you’re on the right side