Most of this varsity boys team hails from immigrant families. This season, they learned to live and play as a team against the backdrop of a nationwide immigration crackdown.

Rest in peace to Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain of the Loyola Chicago Ramblers men’s basketball team, who has passed away at the age of 106.

Set aside Sen. Mike Lee's storm of lies and incitement here. Lee literally made jokes on Twitter about the fmr Speaker of the Minnesota state house being murdered in her home by a right wing extremist. Hard to imagine any more twisted and malicious person in public life.

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

This is a remarkable, beautifully written story from @peterbaugh.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below

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The most consequential Speaker in state history.

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

Quick reminder to the armchair analysists out there speculating over little #mnlege floor charts: Knock it off, you absolute goblins. The legislative year just ended. A seat is the least important thing Minnesota lost to a bullet today.

I am heartbroken beyond words that Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark have died in a violent and politically motivated shooting. Melissa was an exceptional public servant. She was smart and funny and so dedicated to making Minnesota work better for all of us.

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

This is a good time to remind everyone that this administration hasn't done anything for anyone. It has literally only taken away things we've already paid for and fired and sued people. Oh and the quid pro quo with Adams. That's the extent of what they have done. Kinda nuts.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

In the space of half a day, the new administration has trashed the Constitution, subverted the independence of the DOJ, granted a broad amnesty to traitors, abandoned the global community on climate and public health, and launched a wide-ranging attack on minority rights.

Minnesota lost a fierce fighter for the North Country with the passing of Mary Murphy. Mary was the longest serving woman in the MN legislature, serving for 46 years. I counted her a friend & advisor for many years, with her strong opinions, curly white hair and tomato red coat. We will miss her.

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NYT Games and Cooking are BEHIND THE PICKET LINE. Please don’t play or engage with Games or Cooking content while the strike lasts! News coverage — including election coverage — is NOT behind the picket line. It’s okay to read and share that, though the site and app may very well have problems.

I successfully made potica twice this weekend! Potica is a Slovenian walnut roll that is notoriously finicky and involves pulling dough to be paper thin and cover an entire table- photo is of the pulling process.

I can’t imagine how one could look at the facts of this case and put pen to paper knowing you’re putting a knife in an innocent man’s heart. I pray these people are struck with impotent horror for the rest of their lives for the wrong they’ve allowed to go forward.

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

A Trump-endorsed Michigan state representative saw a plane and three buses at Detroit’s airport and called the passengers “illegal invaders.” Just one problem. The “illegal invaders” he’s referring to were the Gonzaga and Creighton Men’s basketball teams arriving for their Sweet 16 games.

The justices: we are going to take way your most basic rights unless you are a white conservative christian Also the justices: please no yell at us we are smol beans 👉👈