how many people in this state are going to die because the government is making it impossible for them to access the medical care they need?

Children’s has fought against this longer than most. This is very upsetting news for a lot of kids, it will absolutely hurt the mental health of them and their families, and I expect every MN politician to either fight fed transphobia or find a new job. www.childrensmn.org/services/car...

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I can't tell if I need a vacation, a walk, a drink, a good dessert, a nap, or a dr pepper. Life is that exhausting right now.

it's time for monday afternoon focus! join me for some chill synthwave vibes 🎵🌌 plus a variety of coworking games on stream: spirit city, on-together, and bongo cat! www.twitch.tv/ceesl_

A reminder that Bad Bunny performs in front of the biggest audience on earth in seven days

I cannot explain this list. I read some wildly different things in January. From Raccoon Shifter Paranormal Romance to learning about chronic illness empathy. Never let them know your next move. 💙📚

“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?! This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple. Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...

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Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another. linktr.ee/twincitieste...

Happening now: breathtaking aerial view of today’s immense protest in Minneapolis Minnesota! Just wow 🤩

didn't have buns for dinner tonight. tried to make my own instead of making one trip to the store. they were not great, but I learned that i can use what i have rather than waste the gas and time driving to get things I can simply make at home. this is what my 2026 is about

"Please, come and enjoy your stay at the Baroness." #deadlock

The more I read the more terrified I am of men and that just shows how scary this book is. Monika Kim is a genius.

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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

This is such a cute story! Love me a cliche amnesia romance story and this manga is delivering. Can't wait to read more! 💙📚 💖FMC has amnesia 💖Four suitors 💖Reverse Harem 💖Who is she in love with? Book: Love At First Memory by Narumi Hasegaki Release: February 17th, 2026

I JUST GOT APPROVED FOR AN ADVANCE COPY OF MY MOST ANTICIPATED HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CHILL ABOUT THIS

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in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change

I've seen a lot of people talking about analog bags and while I hope this gets us off our phones. What are your thoughts? sammystrugglestoo.substack.com/p/analog-bag...

the national guard is putting up a perimeter to keep us in our neighborhoods but not to keep ice out of them. we are completely on our fucking own out here.

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

The gun people say Americans need guns to defend against a tyrannical government. A guy with a legal gun shows up to confront a government acting tyrannical, and the government shoots him dead because he had a gun. Make it make sense.

If I see one more Greater Minnesota person quoted saying immigrants need to do it the "right way" when anyone who reads anything should know DHS is grabbing people who are doing it the "right way" and the regime is ending TPS for political reasons... Yes, this was in today's Star Tribune. Again.

‼️‼️‼️ ICE is arresting or kidnapping Nur-D right now near the scene of the murder today. He was being tackled and begging for an ambulance. Several ice agents just dragged him into the bed of a truck.

I enjoyed this but the Felix Song vs Lee Felix debacle really took me out. You might love this if you like celebrity romance and want some deaf representation. Tough for me to recommend because of the RPF elements. 💙📚 Full review: sammystruggles.substack.com/p/inspired-by-real-person-or-real-person

took me nearly 5 months but I'm excited to show the full version of this one soon :)))

I've seen a lot of people talking about analog bags and while I hope this gets us off our phones. What are your thoughts? sammystrugglestoo.substack.com/p/analog-bag...

Bedtime reading and tea ☕️💙📚 Tea: decaf vanilla black tea with honey Book: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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Normally after work, I lay on the couch and doomscroll until it’s time for bed, then I doom scroll some more while in bed. Today I watched a movie and worked on a Christmas gift I’m super behind on. Now I’m reading before bed. Small changes but I’m in a much better mood than usual.

I desperately need shows and movies to get accurate angles for pictures taken. Nothing rips me out of the immersion faster than a camera angle that’s from our pov but shot from a different angle.

It's "divisive" to call the officer a murderer, but it's not divisive to call the victim a "domestic terrorist" absent any evidence? I see...

A song in my heart 😌💖

Explaining to boomers why protests in America end up in unrest is like talking to a wall THEY TURN INTO UNREST BECAUSE THE OFFICERS AND ICE AGENTS ARE AGGRESSORS PEOPLE WALKING, CHANTING, SINGING, MOURNING ARE NOT THE PROBLEM TEAR GAS, RUBBER BULLETS, SHOVING, AND THREATENING ARE THE PROBLEM

I've been on edge all day. There is no justice right now. So there will be no peace.

I’m in a “how do I get rid of everything without my happiness suffering” mood.

Grab some Raid spray and your favorite walking stick cos we're playing more THE HOBBIT for gamecube!!! www.twitch.tv/radicallymax...

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If you are looking for your next read, I recommend checking out my top reads of 2025! All we bangers and there is a variety of genres covered! 💙📚 sammystruggles.substack.com/p/my-top-rea...

I played this giant chicken horror game 3 years ago and I finally beat the procrastination gods and edited it

Me: I want to be intentional with my reading this year. Also me: Someone mentioned this raccoon shifter book and I HAVE to read it now right? Right.

One holiday. All I want is one holiday where people aren’t fighting with each other or acting entitled.

I have so many unread vol 1's in my manga/manhwa collection... I think I need to start reading them. Can't wait to make this a thread and make it everyone else problem :)