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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

ATTN: Judges Raymond Gruender, Bobby Shepherd, and David Stras. www.lawdork.com/i/185892659/...

According to the Times, Glass's symphony is based on Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum Address. In that speech, the 28yo Lincoln warned of the threats to American democracy both from above - the rise of an American Caesar - and from below - the mob.

Indiana University School of Public Health in Bloomington posted today on LinkedIn touting the new CDC vaccine guidelines Which were based on no data or science IU is champions of football but not of public health messaging www.linkedin.com/posts/indian...

"Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city, which is hosting most ice sports during the Feb. 6-22 Winter Games. 'This is a militia that kills...'" AP: apnews.com/article/ice-...

A sign at California's Muir Woods National Monument explaining that redwoods soak up planet-warming greenhouse gases has been removed by the Trump administration. One of many ways the National Park Service is now silencing science and history: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

The murder of Alex Pretti might prove to be a political turning point for the GOP. It should be a turning point for Dems, too. For the current leadership, and the consultant-industrial complex, which just fatally endangered the careers of seven members who chose to put morality last.

Prosecute him

A window on heritage conservation in Greenland from Inge Bisgaard of the National Museum & Archives “Greenlandic values… taught me that everything has a soul and beauty is strengthened by getting to know its nature. The Danish part has taught me that knowledge opens up worlds.”

I'm a resident of the Twin Cities. A small team and I spent 3 days sculpting this for a competition/festival in extremely cold temperatures. We were disqualified for political messaging and one of the organizers defaced it. I have no regrets and I have never been more proud to be Minnesotan. (cont)

The Newberry is noncirculating. BUT we have plenty of inspiration... americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc...

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Like Israel, the US is now justifying the extrajudicial execution of healthcare workers by claiming they were terrorists

"The three were among an estimated 100 rabbis and Jewish leaders on the ground for 'ICE Out' events across the Twin Cities Friday, after local clergy issued a broader call for a show of strength to combat the region’s intensified ICE activity over the past few weeks."

UPDATE: Today I learned that more than a few people are willing to brave a massive snowstorm to take in a Broadway musical. The city that never sleeps, baby...!

This is perhaps the only time I've been happy with a fundraising text from a candidate. Direct, and a promise to do what is demanded of this moment Brent Hennrich would be such a massive upgrade from Marie Glussenkamp Perez. You should toss his campaign some $ @bhennrich.bsky.social

There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.

Some breaking art historical news for you - a lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn was unveiled today at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s been missing for more than 200 years. 1/3

Burns Night 2026 is a mood. "Lines Written on a Banknote" (1786) I see the children of Affliction Unaided, thro' thy curst restriction: I've seen the Oppressor's cruel smile Amid his hapless victim's spoil; And for thy potence vainly wish'd, To crush the Villain in the dust

Alex Pretti got 7 rounds in public because he was an observer, protester, nurse, athlete, and a seemingly white cishet guy who sided with the oppressed, and that's the one thing that, to racist bullies like ICE, is worse than being brown, queer, or a woman. Norman Rockwell captured the phenomenon.

Not a surprise, but absolutely stark

Appears this is also true for fascism.

the nyt style section vs. der spiegel

It's getting harder to see how the United States gets out of this dangerous spiral. Another reason for European strategic autonomy. Still its governments will go on doing way too little, way too late.

Also for the external perception. I was struck by a number of people I have talked to the last couple of weeks (from Brazil, Europe, China) who independently remarked on how little opposition there is to Trump in the US.

Judging from Brazil’s experience under the military regime, I’d say the opposition party needs to actively help mobilize civil society. A demobilized society won’t defeat the regime electorally, and mobilization needs help from organized opposition parties.

I'm so sick of watching folks build memorials in our streets, but I'm grateful for the people who show up to do it. It's important.

He did NOT reach for his gun (which he had a licence to carry) An ICE agent took it from his waistband, and moved away with it. An ICE agent then shot him as he was helpless. An ICE agent then continued to shoot him, executing him, as he lay on the ground This is men doing evil

WHO removing Us Flag

This is Rachel Sayre, Emergency Management director of Minneapolis Emergency Management.

Great work funding ICE… bsky.app/profile/nkal...

Many Americans are probably not aware how incredibly bad ICE looks internationally and how devastating their impact will be to the US Economy.

ALL MN PROTESTERS Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.

I'm really looking forward to hearing from the same people who have spent decades yelling about the Second Amendment that this shooting was somehow justified because the observer (allegedly) had a gun. It turns out, it was never about *all* of our liberty.

This morning, federal immigration agents publicly executed an observer at 26th and Nicollet Ave South. Observers are out in the community because they care about our immigrant neighbors. They do this out of love and helping keep families together. 1/

The white nationalist running the Trump regime aren’t stupid: the stories they’re trying to erase will be their undoing. Consider just one: the existence of Christopher Sheels, Washington’s personal attendant who tried to escape in 1799. Imagine the fearlessness to run away from GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Pres. Trump’s "Board of Peace" is a deeply flawed, unserious, and harmful initiative. Real, enduring peace is built in local communities -- not by decree of the powerful.

There are no penguins in Greenland you absolute moron.

While the Trump administration is forcing the National Park Service to remove mentions of slavery from George Washington’s house, sites like the Legacy Museum in Montgomery continue to tell the story of enslavement in a direct, uncompromised way, making clear the connection between past and present.

Please sign letter @agu.org has organized in opposition to the withdrawal of the US from UNFCCC and other global #climate and environmental policy institutions 🧪 agu.quorum.us/campaign/152...

our recent #PNAS article "The intensification of the strongest nor'easters" www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

The Trump administration’s National Park Service staff cuts have fueled chaos at Yosemite. Scientists are cleaning public toilets, and visitors are BASE jumping off cliffs: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...

“What we think of as climate impacts are spectacular and catastrophic …[but] Climate change is experienced by and large as (a) an increase in the cost of living, (b) a decline in government services …and (c) an endless series of somewhat minor disruptions and closures…where everything gets harder.”

“Dear Trump Administration: You can fire us, you can defund our national parks, you can tell us that we’re not valid and that we shouldn’t exist and we will keep turning your fear and hate into love and community and we will win because we always do.” - Dr. SJ Joslin

📢 DERNIÈRE HEURE: Cible de réduction des GES repoussée dans 5 ans. Ce recul du gouvernement pour la cible climatique va carrément à l’encontre du consensus et des recommandations scientifiques. A-t-on besoin de rappeler que l'urgence climatique, c'est MAINTENANT? naturequebec.org/recul-cible-...

Museums and art spaces in the Twin Cities—including the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Dreamsong, and others—will be closed tomorrow in support of the general strike against ICE: www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/m...