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On December 3, 2025, Michelle Woster, Executive Director of The Cedar Cultural Center in south Minneapolis, posted the following via social media.

We are saddened that our incredible Somali neighbors are living in fear for their safety and the safety of their loved ones. One way you can support our Cedar-Riverside community at this moment is to activate the block by dining at one of the many immigrant-owned restaurants and showing up for community spaces that make this neighborhood so vibrant. If you plan to attend one of our shows this weekend, we will be excited to welcome you at The Cedar. Our events staff and volunteers are always ready to ensure you enjoy a great evening of live music.

Related Off-site Links:
Trump Calls Somalis “Garbage” He Doesn’t Want in the Country – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Shawn McCreesh (The New York Times, December 3, 2025).
When a President Calls a Black Congresswoman “Garbage,” That’s Genocidal Language – Stacey Patton (Dr. Stacey Patton, December 3, 2025).
Anxiety Grips Minneapolis’s Somali Community as Immigration Agents Zero In on the Twin Cities – Rob Kuznia (CNN, December 4, 2025).
Trump’s Bigoted Attack on Somalis Denounced From Minneapolis to D.C. to Mogadishu – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, December 4, 2025).
Minnesota Lawmakers React to Trump Comments About Somali Immigrants, ICE Confirms Arrests – MPR News (December 4, 2025).
“We Are Here”: In St. Cloud, Somali Community Pushes Back Against Trump’s “Garbage” Comments – Kirsti Marohn (MPR News, December 4, 2025).
Trump’s Current Tirade Targeting Somali Minnesotans Should Come as No Surprise – Jennifer Brooks (Minnesota Star Tribune, December 3, 2025).
Trump Vows to “Permanently Pause” Migration from Poor Nations in Social Media Screed – The Associated Press via NPR News (November 28, 2025). In “Political Attack,” Trump Revokes Protected Status for Minnesota Somalis – Olivia Rosane (Common Dreams, November 23, 2025).
“The Promised Land”: Somali Americans Flip Trump’s Attack Into a Global Meme – Maysa Mustafa (Middle East Eye, December 4, 2025).


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Jason Stanley on How Fascism Works
• James Greenberg on Trumpism: “The Tactics Are Unmistakable”
• “This Is What Fascism Looks Like”
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 20, 2025
• The Declaration of Resistance
• The Choice Before Us
• James Greenberg: “The Choices We Make Matter”
• Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Donald Trump’s Militarization of Law Enforcement
• Jason Duchin: “It’s Here, and We Are Sleepwalking Through It”
• Marianne Williamson: “We’re Moving Into Totalitarianism”
• Garrett Graff: “America Tips Into Fascism”
• James Greenberg on the Identity Politics of MAGA
• Jason Duchin: Quote of the Day – September 24, 2025
• Derek Johnson on the “Courage to Call Fascism by Its Name”
• An Incident That Feels “Ripped from a Dystopian Novel”
• James Greenberg: “I Am in Mourning for America”
• “If a Praying Minister Isn’t Safe, None of Us Are”
• James Greenberg on Trump’s “Larger Design” – the Construction of a Military Dictatorship
• Historian John Lestrange on the Meaning and Manifestations of Fascism, Past and Present
• Protesting Trump’s “Dystopian” Immigration Policies


Image: The marquee of The Cedar Cultural Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of south Minneapolis – Wednesday, December 3, 2025. (Photo: Michael J. Bayly)