CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.

The government can't be allowed to kill people without cause and say it was, um, terrorism later. It happened to the Venezuelan fisherman. It happened to Renee Good. It happened to Alex Pretti. It is a lie. www.axios.com/2026/01/25/t...

Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head. There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this

A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.

Reminder: The Minnesota @startribune.com is providing real-time, non-paywalled coverage of the latest ICE shooting death on its live blog at www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. 📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org

“After a sweeping, Republican-led review of more than 2 million voter registrations, Utah election officials identified just one apparent noncitizen in their voter rolls — who never voted.” But that wont stop Trump from lying about “voter fraud.” Ignore him. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

It is -9 degrees without windchill. I have retreated to the Skyway. But the streets are full and they keep coming. There have been larger protests but I can’t think of that’s been more hazardous to bare skin.

They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.

"noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has been more eloquent & passionate in getting this idea across than Henry David Thoreau. As a result of his writings & personal witness, we are the heirs of a legacy of creative protest." MLK

ICE detained people while waiting in line at a food pantry. Again, ICE DETAINED PEOPLE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FOOD PANTRY.

Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.

I saw this message and feel the need to post.. when monks leave their monasteries to walk for peace, it’s not symbolic, it’s a warning. They don’t seek attention. They don’t ask for power. They walk only when the world is out of balance. If you see them, offer food and water.

Here's what's really happening with child care fraud in Minnesota 19thnews.org/2026/01/chil... via @19thnews.org

Wishing you a lovely Christmas!

I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first: In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team: - John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts - Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh - Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett In 2025 ... they rule

Celebrated the start of the season, first at Tuba Christmas in Boston and then checked out the Boston Common ChristmasA, which arrived from Nova Scotia earlier in the week.

My poetry chapbook, Offerings to a Tumbled Temple, is out now from @purpleinkpress.bsky.social Here are some ways that you can support me as an indie author and poet: 1. Buy the book and support the press: bit.ly/4qZuL9a 2. Get a copy for and/or share with a loved one!

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

Fri 11/21: join Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, @nicolechung.bsky.social, @ingridrojasc.bsky.social, @melissafebos.bsky.social, Robert Jones Jr., Denne Michele Norris, host @briangresko.bsky.social & me for 100 Days of Creative Resistance. We'll talk about staying creative in this terrible time. Free!

A 50-year mortgage is great for anyone who never actually wants to own his house or build equity. It’s like renting but being responsible for repairs.

#Boston area pet food pantry, via @mspca-angell.bsky.social . whdh.com/news/mspca-a...

Teaching a baby otter to swim:

Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.

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.

Goodness gracious - part 2

Hey #Uglydogs is anyone available to help get a husky across the country to her new home? Ms. Valente is putting together a group transport.

Bethel Friends of Canines is helping the dogs impacted by the storms that devastated western Alaska. Below is a link if you'd like to contribute & a RT is always appreciated #UglyDogs

Go leaf peeping with @mbta.com this weekend - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/d...

Before she battens down the hatches, Maggie gives the leaves a fair opportunity to pad out her den.

Boston. Wow.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

The alleged security breaches by John Bolton remind me of security breaches by another ex-government official who kept classified records in his bathroom and evaded justice with the help of a corrupt MAGA judge in Florida.

He's really trying his best!

**Anthropic AI Class Action Lawsuit** AUTHOR FRIENDS: the searchable claims database is up! Make sure you check for misspellings of names, titles! www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com I also wrote an editorial in Sigma (local PGH SFF newsletter): parsec-sff.org/wp-content/u... #writers #writing

How about an old fashioned Follow Friday #FF? Follow authors @cariejuettner.bsky.social and @leticiaasu.bsky.social!

Help me settle this debate. 🎃☕🤷😊 cariejuettner.com/2025/09/15/g...

25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Bicycles Deliver the Freedom that Auto Ads Promise.

Another banger from Two Crow Collective. This particular shirt is sold out but they have other formats & tons of other great designs for the all-black fashion crowd like me. twocrowcollective.com

NEW Democracy Atlas - Rule two: Be unified. Be visible. Turkey’s pro-democracy opposition demonstrates the value of uniting around common ground for greater impact. The story of how unlikely alliances have put a dent in Erdoğan’s image of invincibility. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/democracy-...

prescient (from 3 months ago)

Thrilled to find Alexandra Petri both here and in The Atlantic! Now for that microretirement...