Kristi Noem needs to go. President Trump needs to end these ICE operations. And Congress needs to hold them accountable.

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF

Based on analysis of multiple videos, Pretti was disarmed BEFORE he was shot and killed by ICE agents.

Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.

Very bad? Terrible? Or perfect? American superlatives graded. Making American 8.8 again? today.yougov.com/society/arti...

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

“Even the current redistricting battle reveals the constant paradox: we draw firm lines around a fluctuating reality,” Adam Gopnik writes. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Lots of changes on Worcester’s City Council this year. You can easily look up who your district councilor is and find links to more details about the City Council using the City’s Find My Councilor map. worcesterma.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

🎁 A New Year’s gift to the geospatial community: a brand-new QGIS plugin that unlocks access to 80+ petabytes of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with zero coding required.

Meet the owl man who helps keep Boston's Logan airfield safe for travelers. Since 1981, Norman Smith has devoted his life to protecting both snowy owls and planes How he does it: https://www.wcvb.com/article/snowy-owls-logan-airport-safety/69859478 

While scientists said it’s good news that birds appear to be adjusting to warming temperatures, they cautioned the shift might not be happening fast enough to keep up with how quickly the birds’ food sources — like plants and insects — are responding.

This series of wintery panoramic views draws us into the personal connections between geographers and the places they love. Map: Panorama from the Pinnacle, Lyme, N.H. (1966). See our Digital Collections portal: buff.ly/1uN3XmY #bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory

Dallas City Council members approved exploratory measures for privatizing City Hall as they seek to sell the community site, demolishing its I.M. Pei-designed Brutalist building and a public plaza with sculptures to make way for a new casino funded by Trump donor Miriam Adelson.

PETA complaint alleges mistreatment of lab animals at UMass Medical School archive.ph/5GywK

#30DayMapChallenge | Day 6 Dimensions | I colored my #lasercut #Wisconsin 3D #topographic map. Though the natural HDF wood tone limited the choice of colors, the dark edges did enhance the 3D effect. Watercolor was used to fill up the valleys. (The digital file was shared to local blind school.)

While cleaning up I came across a large set of TIFF files. Zooming turned out to be worthwhile. Had to look up where it is. Here we go: a small part of the amazing Haast River, West Coast Region, New Zealand.

For those who missed the live event last night I highly recommend checking out this talk from Yale history professor Bill Rankin on the concept (and his book) of radical cartography. www.americanancestors.org/video-librar...

The City of Worcester’s Department of Public Health recently released a map of locations in the city that have the lifesaving drug Naloxone (ie, Narcan) available, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. experience.arcgis.com/experience/8...

This sounds like a great event! It’s virtual,free, and open to all.

Pollution levels in Paris after they introduced bike lanes and car restrictions Red = EU limits for Nitrogen Dioxide pollution Original graphics by Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme www.apur.org

#30DayMapChallenge - Boundaries In my game Mapped, Drawn and Bordered your job is to draw each U.S. state. You are scored based on your geographical accuracy. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/01/mapp...

Did you know there's a room in Boston City Hall where you can see the entire city ✨in miniature?✨ #bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism #BOSCityHall

The New York Times published an op-ed video criticizing the effects of feminism on institutions and warning of the dangers of “toxic femininity.” It briefly ran with the title “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” The answer is yes. The culprit speaks up: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/n39luP

A cartoon by Suerynn Lee. #NewYorkerCartoons

Come join us In-person or live-streamed for this fascinating discussion with @mhernandez.bsky.social on his work and the crisis in data distrust. www.eventbrite.com/e/dvc-presen... Also featuring @palewi.re, @jeffisawesome.bsky.social, Jen Ray, Kelsey Nanan, and David Rittenhouse!!!

A leaf blower, but quiet.

EPA To Monarch Butterflies: ‘Count Your Fucking Days’ https://theonion.com/epa-to-monarch-butterflies-count-your-fucking-days/

OK, had about enough of this.

Hare and hedgehog costumes, from the 1862 fairytale-themed ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association. More in our latest post: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/maskenfest/

Who ate all the pumpkins? The Hajikkaki (はぢっかき). More Japanese monsters from the Bakemono Zukushi scroll (18th–19th century) here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-bakemono-zukushi-monster-scroll-18th-19th-century

The #30DayMapChallenge 2025 begins soon, the categories are out! Completing all 30 maps is not the objective, just create a few. Here is a selection from the ones I made last year!

Hey @bsky.app - we’ve been posting consistently since y’all came online — photos, video & uplifting content. We are grateful for our followers but still have relatively few. What are we doing wrong? Thinking of leaving the app. So @bsky.app @support.bsky.team — & BlueSky users - what do you say?

Climate Central has brought back the U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, tracking the nation’s costliest storms, floods, and fires. In the first six months of 2025, there were 14 events totaling $101 billion in losses. Read more from Desk reporter Hêctor Alejandro Arzate.

I feel seen.

The Worcester Animal Rescue League is holding a walk-in low cost vaccine clinic for cats and dogs tomorrow (10/28) from 4-6 pm that includes free microchipping plus free microchipping (with no vaccine) on Wednesday from 1-4 pm while supplies last.

🎃Join us this Halloween (Friday, Oct 31) to take a peak at some Creepy Cartography!👻 Be warned: these maps are not for the faint of heart! This free showing will be Friday, October 31 in the Leventhal Map & Education Center with staff members available to answer questions. #bpl #maps #halloween

What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money? It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.

Not even historic trees are safe from Trump’s path of destruction at the White House.

“Melania Trump visited the East Wing so infrequently during her husband's first term that her empty office there was converted into a gift-wrapping room.”

Buried in Meta’s latest round of layoffs were cuts to its team responsible for monitoring risks to user privacy.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm. Real life:

Beautiful day on the Goodnough Dike trail at the Quabbin Reservoir in Ware.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory develops ocean mapping technology in Boston Harbor | Click on the image to read the full story

Yellena James, Bosnian born US painter, illustrator and designer who explores the intricate forms of imaginary ecosystems #womensart