This.

"Protest that interferes with routine operations is often treated as illegitimate because it is inconvenient, rather than because it is unlawful. Speech that unsettles donors, boards or political alliances is reframed as a threat to community values."

There comes a time in every freelance book critic’s life when their hand-me-down IKEA bookshelves fail and they must buy the more expensive solid wood IKEA bookshelves (because even in their mid-30s they cannot afford non-IKEA bookshelves)

You go to East Seventh Street, the West Side, Lake Street, University Avenue, etc. You find an immigrant-owned restaurant. You eat. They survive. It’s the best middle finger I can give to the shitstorm that has been 2026…

Judge says most cases brought to him by ICE were for people lawfully in Minnesota More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/judge-says-most-cases-brought-to-him-by-ice-were-for-people-lawfully-in-minnesota

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Genius!

Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746

"Renee Good’s ethic of caring, rooted in her religious faith, started early. Growing up in Colorado Springs, she went on a church mission trip to Northern Ireland as a teenager in the mid-2000s." www.startribune.com/renee-good-f...

Anyone really surprised by this?

Once more, America focuses on Minneapolis because of the horrors of an oppressive government. When will it be enough? Are we just going to let our democracy evaporate?

Accounts for ICE and DHS are attacking Hilton Hotels after a Lakeville location refused to house ICE agents. Sunrise Twin Cities said it’s “heartening” to see the hotel canceling the reservation after the group's protests at hotels housing ICE agents.

I really like this idea.

The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.

It's a Minnesota thing. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

"As the Trump administration sits out an annual United Nations climate change meeting in Brazil that could (maybe) produce a detailed roadmap to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels, local governments in Minnesota and across the U.S. are preparing for more extreme weather to come."

In 2019, Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll published “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy” in which dozens of authors and creative artists presented a retort to the shadow Hillbilly Elegy has cast over the region Snag a copy today at WVU's Mountaineer Week Craft Fair

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For those seeking assistance. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

The human costs of Trump's war on government

"I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words." - Steve Martin #writing

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

Thank you for this, Will! So important for readers to know that trans people aren't dangerous!

In these times of deep political and social divisions, it's comforting to remember a time when a watchful world united in support of a glorious individual goal. #Minnesota #unity #history www.theguardian.com/world/2018/j...

#author #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

On this day, the 90th anniversary of Social Security, every sitting U.S. Senator and House member should be required to describe what measures they will take to ensure its solvency. #accountability

Great to see this event making a comeback!

#writerslife #BookEditor #publishing #authorsky #AuthorUproar

Congressional reps in rural districts kneecap their own constituents through CPB cuts. Local public radio is often the sole source for local news and weather reports, as well as community events, for millions of rural residents nationwide. www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

Congressional reps in rural districts kneecap their own constituents through CPB cuts. Local public radio is often the sole source for local news and weather reports, as well as community events, for millions of rural residents nationwide. www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

Good morning everyone.

Putting together my reading list for a short, summer getaway. Any book recommendations out there--nonfiction preferred? #writingcommunity #booksky #authors

Putting together my reading list for a short, summer getaway. Any book recommendations out there--nonfiction preferred? #writingcommunity #booksky #authors

I first learned an appreciation for classical #music by watching the nightly Huntley-Brinkley Report. #television #writing #retro

Historic American government priorities in 2025🗃️

#WriterSupport #WritingCommunity #WritingGoals #BookEditorJourney #indieauthor

Travelling to cities throughout the state for work assignments over the next few days. Hoping to find inspiration for many good stories along the way. #writing #Minnesota

Congrats to a fellow Coe College grad (though a few years apart)! Angel will be an awesome addition to the state legislature. #Iowa #CedarRapids littlevillagemag.com/angel-ramire...

Trump cabinet members all have red MAGA hats in front of them during today's cabinet meeting

"WIRED found that many of DOGE’s youngest members, all of whom were 25 or younger, have very limited work experience, and none in the government." #journalism #DOGE www.wired.com/story/federa...

"Thousands of orders that used to auto-flow directly to the warehouse floor for same-day shipping now often miscalculate tariff costs. The systems break. Phone calls and emails ensue. And sometimes, DigiKey is left holding the bag." #Minnesota www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...

So, now '90s music is considered to be "classic" rock?? I feel like a walking corpse. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Having Amy Klobuchar in the speaker's list at the St Paul protest tells me the same old tired DFL insiders are still running the show when they should have been kicked to the curb. They're not capable of actual revolution.

A black man just sent a southern white bigot to the ash heap of history. It's just the beginning.

In related news, the Twins have signed free agent Sidd Finch to bolster starting rotation. #baseball #writing

17 hours 53 minutes with no end in sight. This is what “good trouble” looks like. ellieleonard.substack.com/p/cory-booke... #writingcommunity @booker.senate.gov

To celebrate Opening Day week, I picked up this paperback version over the weekend. #baseball #writing #booksky

To celebrate Opening Day week, I picked up this paperback version over the weekend. #baseball #writing #booksky

And so here it is all laid out. The intention to overturn the Civil Rights Act,to dismantle the Dept of Education, to bankrupt leading universities, to replace liberal arts education w/something that conservatives haven’t created & don’t have the educators to create. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/o...