Stupid, ridiculous, and of course not at all surprising for this stupid, stupid administration.

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party. These are US citizens he is denigrating. We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.

Definitely on my reading list!

Oooh, this and the following two skeets make a concise and powerful argument about the much-bigger-than-cheating implications of GenAI. Bravo!

So glad to see this pushback. Hegseth is a sick person.

This looks amazing!!!

From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...

Terrific video celebrating a wonderful theologian! Currently reading _The Earth and the Fullness Thereof_ so this was just a delight.

Fascinating interview about someone I had never heard of (but should have! And am grateful for the introduction!)

Lovely!

Exceptionally beautiful Squirrel of the Day for November 27, 2025 #sqrlpix

This is sickening

You can split hairs all you want @melvincarter.bsky.social but in the eyes of a great many of your now enraged constituents, if your SPPD is tear-gassing and arresting people like those in the left photo instead of arresting and de-escalating the guy in the right, you ARE in fact “assisting ICE”.

This is bad. Really bad.

The birding highlight of the year so far was recording Dartford Warbler on our land. To mark this auspicious occasion I painted a musical icon …. Which Bryn the Welsh Terrier always sings along with

If you're in Glasgow this Friday afternoon, I'm giving a talk. It's free and all are welcome: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-talk-by-...

I am furious and devastated that ICE was once again present in Saint Paul and that federal agents continue to jeopardize the safety and well-being of our residents. The destruction this White House has caused our city in just a matter of days is unconscionable.

Are you paying attention? @governorwalz.mn.gov @smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @melvincarter.bsky.social @kaohlyforstp.bsky.social Please, talk to my wife. Let her tell you what it’s like to be ziptied and hauled away to the basement of a federal bldg. Have even half the courage she does.

Statement from President VanDassor on the actions of HSI in St Paul this morning

You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)

> @samsteindc.bsky.social

“Minnesota has the nation’s largest Karen population, indigenous people who were forced from their homeland in Myanmar, with about 20,000 living mostly in Ramsey County. It was not immediately clear Monday how many have TPS.” www.startribune.com/temporary-pr...

About 700 Somalis are covered by TPS. To end that status and deny these community members the basic protection they’ve been promised is—like so much of what Trump does—just cruel. It throws people and families into chaos, and is a direct attack on our community. www.twincities.com/2025/11/21/t...

🏥🚨🏥 Healthcare workers: Patient’s rights are being violated. A lot of people are adverse to standing up to “authority,” but we have codes of ethics - each of our professions do. Rise up! 1/2

The EPA no longer protects Americans or American land and water. Instead they are actively wreaking harm. It’s appalling.

More good news!

Excellent news!!!

Ok, I’ve seen a lot of these, and they’re all fun, but this one totally wins!!!

We all have to work together so that the rights of the children of God are respected in the goods created by God — the harvests now being reaped; the laws; the social, political, and economic structures —St Oscar Romero, Christ the King (C), 1977 #StOscarRomero

We are so excited to welcome Councilmember @mollycoleman.bsky.social into the Local Climate Policy Network. ✨🌎 Read more about Molly, and the rest of our LCPN at runonclimate.org/our-network #LCPN #runonclimate #climatechange #localpolitics #localclimate #saintpaul #Minnesota

This is disastrous for people seeking these degrees (mostly women, and that’s clearly no accident), and disastrous for the health and flourishing of Americans in general. We all need health care.

Mark my words, teaching will be next. The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.

This is so important. Summarizing is an important form of LEARNING. The fact that I can’t assign students to summarize an article anymore (unless they do it with pen and paper, in class) is a huge loss for them. Figuring out what’s important, being organized and concise—summarizing is foundational!

YES. All of this, especially the meanness/smallness/small-heartedness.

Yes, deep sadness. And horrified disbelief that keeps getting run over by how awful things are—no, how awful so many PEOPLE seem to be . . . I am just baffled, staggeringly baffled.

Bhutan: flourishing people, flourishing environment. We could really learn something here.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 📍Laurel Hill County Park (Secaucus, NJ) 🗓️ November 19, 2025 📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm @aba.org @mybirdcards.com @billpaquin.bsky.social @abcbirds.bsky.social @nycbirdalliance.org @nature.org

“Pastoral care isn’t optional.”

It’s been almost 48 hours and we still don’t know with certainty how many people were detained on Tuesday, the grounds (if any) on which they’re being held, or what will happen next for these members of our community—all of whom have families and friends and people who love them. This isn’t normal.

Multiple trainings coming up in the next few weeks! Take two hours in an afternoon/evening and learn what to do when ICE shows up in your neighborhood.

I hope I've done some justice to this genre & all these amazing artists & works, to the tragedies & the communal responses, to New Orleans & America & all of us. Please let me know your thoughts & share widely if you're able, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social pghrev.com/katrina-cult...

The article I've been wanting to write.

As if the millions of deaths from Trump & Musk shutting USAID weren't enough, Trump is going to kill at least a million more with his climate-change-accelerating policies - must-read from @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Today, our community experienced what too many across the country have been forced to endure in recent months. Federal agents from multiple law enforcement agencies, including ICE, came into our neighborhood and have detained and arrested multiple individuals.

Update as of 10:55 AM: Federal agents have left the Territorial/Hampden location. Mayor Carter and I are on site. We have heard reports of several individuals that have been taken by the federal government. At least one person was arrested.

“‘I take full responsibility fr my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein.’ He added that he would continue teaching as an economics professor at Harvard” Ok alums and fellows, our first morning email: Alan Garber [email protected] Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far