One of the most popular and crowd-pleasing arias in classical opera, "Perché non c'è cibo nella mia ciotola, donna?" tells an emotional tale of a desperately malnourished waif and translates into English as "Why Is There No Food In My Bowl, Woman?"

He absolutely knew this fine was coming and did it anyway, good on him.

Hilton appears to be closing the whole hotel instead of just kicking out ICE. Cowardly. But they're clearly feeling the pressure.

Exactly this! People are observing and warning. Not protesting, for the most part. There have been protests, there will probably be more protests. But a lot of what is getting called protesting is actually observing or mutual aid.

Honestly love the framing from Minneapolis because it's true: So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them? The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."

I know I got a lot of Minneapolis peeps on here and they are getting a lot of news coverage and rightfully so! Saint Paul is being hit hard, especially the east side, midway, and frog town areas. We need some eyes, too!!

There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.

He gave a bunch of Nazi salutes and out came the super soakers (pic from Mpls subreddit)

if I see you dooming on the timeline you have to donate to the Minneapolis strike fund

I want to convey this in no uncertain terms. The citizens of Minnesota--an entire state--are terrified right now. The federal government is responding through greater force. The federal government is not looking at its own citizens as "citizens." They are looking at us as something to "break."

StickerMule has been rotten for ages, as has ULINE, but as with a lot of small-art-business inside-baseball stuff, I don't expect people to automatically know. But now you know.

I wrote a quick blog post in 2014 titled "police reforms you should always oppose." It went viral and became the basis of a chart created by Critical Resistance to evaluate abolitionist steps. Money for training and body cams were the first two on my list.

Here's a good way y'all can help trans immigrant youth in the cities: Troop 350064 is a trans immigrant group of Girl Scouts in the Twin Cities who cannot safely do cookie booths this year. digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3... Order them for *shipping* not hand delivery.

Curiosity is his thing. Behind the scenes, the otter pup couldn’t resist checking out a training tube, something that’s been part of his world even before he was born! While the tube is used by parents during training sessions, for this little pup it’s just another fascinating thing to investigate.

I read an interview today where Alison Bechdel talked about using chatGPT for a panel of her recent comic -- she prompted it and copied the results -- and I still don't know what to do with that. It genuinely feels in moments like this like so many of our art elders are failing us.

ICE agents are just evil both as individuals and collectively. This shit is just fun for them they love hurting people Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

The amount of restraint the people of Minneapolis have shown is INCREDIBLE. Fucking INCREDIBLE. We don't need our leaders lecturing us like children. ICE is kidnapping and beating and MURDERING us and we're out here with fucking whistles and phones and an occasional snowball.

The baby otter attempted more camera time but his attentive parents said absolutely not. 😂 📹: Animal care staff Katie #asiansmallclawedotter #pointdefiancezoo #otter #cuteanimals #babyotter

For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org

Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.

The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone. "Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."

I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota. If you have places for me to add, please DM me.

if someone is at the kraken game and can buy the pride pin for me i would deeply appreciate it and pay you back for it

Hello Seattle team. Please join us for a vigil for Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE today in Minneapolis. We will be gathering at Pier 58 (the playground) at 6:30 on Thursday, 1/8 to honor her. Thanks from the Defund Musk team .

BREAKING: Two people have been shot by federal agents in east Portland, City Councilmember Elana Pirtle-Guiney says.

15% off gift cards (usable for full value) through tonight at midnight to help us out of a slow few weeks and inot an expensive Q1 (small biz life, yaaaaay)! Use code "RentParty" through midnight PST and send out as gifts or stock up for future you! www.fridaytea.com/products/gif...

A woman who writes me from a prison in Texas sent me the GoFundMe link for a fundraiser the women are doing to try to pay for a vet for one of the stray cats that they clandestinely take care of: www.gofundme.com/f/hope-for-o...

HAPPENING NOW: protest in downtown seattle in response to the killing of renee nicole good by ICE in Minneapolis. follow here or @thestranger.com for live updates.

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

I don’t know if a flood of calls at this moment asking for dissolution of DHS and abolishment, investigation, etc., of ICE and Noem will matter, but I made the calls - it’s easy to do, and it can’t be a flood without us.

On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good

Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.

“ICE just needs to be traine–“ ICE needs to be abolished. Hope this helps.

Hey so this modern terror squad is doing exactly what they were hired to do. This has always been about terrorizing residents into submission. He didn't cozy up to dictatorship fans for shits & giggles. He idolized them and wants to be one.

Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.

If you’re looking for some way to help.

Every year @erininthemorning.com puts together a list of trans Girl Scouts that sell cookies. If you’d like to purchase some, please consider these girls. Trans youth have been under a vicious attack so it would be nice to show some support. Thanks 🩵🤍🩷 www.erininthemorning.com/p/2026-trans...

For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well: go.bsky.app/8daQmpX

NY is having a bad flu season. More hospitalizations last week than any week on record. Health authorities are encouraging everyone aged 6mo+ to get the flu vax (it's not too late). Find a provider here: on.nyc.gov/getvaccinated. You can filter for sites where there's no cost for the uninsured.

So. Many. Free romance books! #StuffYourEreader #romance www.romancebookworms.com

And Tiny Sim, who DID die

A number of weeks ago, I mentioned that I keep a "craft journal" — a journal that's about the books I've read with analysis through the lens "how can this inform my writing?" Many iterations later, have a free PDF of what I'm calling "Reading Selfishly:" dl.bookfunnel.com/6dvlo8cnxx

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, said two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half-sunk, a shattered visage lies

That’s our Hall of Fame Designated Hitter 🥹

The "wind storm" such as it is, is coming through the Seattle area now with gusts around 25-35 mph (though West Point off Magnolia hit 41 mph). Breezy weather will move north through the afternoon but no impacts expected.

NYC, this is a very unpleasant flu and you'll be miserable if you catch it. RSV and Covid are here too. Holidays make it far more likely you'll get these. CDC says 4.6 million flu cases have been reported nationally. 49,000 people hospitalizations. 1,900 deaths. You have masks at home. Put'em on!

"Samuel" sent us this photo from where he is pruning apple trees in WA State. "Holding up the pruning shears up all day is hard on your arms, shoulders, and back. But it's the type of work we have at this time of year and it feeds my family" #WeFeedYou

An early gift from Mother Nature this morning in that it now looks like we’ll dodge a serious windstorm, though there still likely be some impacts and power outages as the storm comes in. BLOG UPDATE: emeraldcityweather.com/christmas-ev... #wawx #wawind