Granted I was a low level Program Analyst when I worked for the federal government, but I and the commissioners + Executive Director all flew economy class and could not keep our miles for personal use.

Looking to help others in Minneapolis? I am switching to Incarnation church. They provide a lot. Food. Rental assistance. Mpls did not pass eviction moratorium. Many people hiding in their homes without being able to work are in arrears on rent. ICE is not ending here. www.harvestfromtheheart.org

‘Which Side Are You On?’ American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations

Rep. Ro Khanna Just Said :UN human rights experts just concluded the Epstein files may have "crimes against humanity." The DOJ continues a cover-up. Here's what needs to happen now:

A two-month-old named Juan Nicolás has been held with his mother at the South Texas Family Residential Center, an immigration detention facility near Dilley, Texas, for more than three weeks roughly half of his life. The infant had been exhibiting serious health problems,

Happy Lunar New Year, Illinois.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🔥🐴

Wonderful. Just wonderful. An amazing story of perseverance.

Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert. In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.

A little variety drop from my recent Texas photography 📷 #Birds 🪶 #Texas #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer #NatureLovers #Wildlife

Pam Bondi gets verbally shredded by a hero the moment she gets out of the car in DC.

Roseate Spoonbill contemplating a change of direction #bird #birdsky #spoonbill #nature #feather #flying #löffler #photography #photographersofBlueSky

For #molluscmonday the the red-lined bubble snail (Bullina lineata). Although delicate looking, they are voracious predators on small worms.

This stonewalling from the Administration is unacceptable. Minnesotans deserve better.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 'Land of Hope and Dreams' U.S. Tour - Rolling Stone

Anderson Cooper is leaving his role as a correspondent on CBS News’s 60 Minutes after nearly 20 years with the program. He will not renew his CBS contract and is stepping away from that role. We hope more continue this trend it’s hard not to see CBS as state-run media.

This was a fun conversation as always! I am running to win against a 13-year Republican incumbent who has never held a town hall the entire time. Would love your support! secure.actblue.com/donate/fw26_...

Dave Chappelle paid his respects to Alexi Pretti at his memorial in Minneapolis.

People in Minneapolis saying "nothing's changed" last week shows how much DHS wants to find a sweet spot of demoralization without provocation and how they're unwittingly showcasing all the injustices we used to be used to.

This shit isn’t over. None of the kids can return to school, none of the parents can return to work. Everyone who was in hiding is still in hiding.

ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.

🚨 ATTENTION TEXANS 🚨 🤠 Today is the first day of early voting in the 2026 Texas primary elections, which runs until 2/27. If you have any voting-related questions or need any more election information, check out the Election Protection Hotline:

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died.

Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.

We should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that terrorizes children and forces them to spend their dying days trying to see their father one last time.

Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal. The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.

A partial DHS shutdown is great. But the rot starts at the top, and we must impeach Kristi Noem. Let’s tell our representatives to get it done!

MORE: Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster also rejects the notion that the announced end of Operation Metro Surge has any bearing on the issue because the withdrawal has not actually occurred yet. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

JUST IN: A federal magistrate judge has denied Minnesota's bid for quick discovery in case to End Operation Metro Surge, despite finding it has had "a devastating impact on Minnesota residents" an accountability is still "in its infancy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Mushroom seen along the North Country Trail next to the Sturgeon River to the east of Canyon Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for #MushroomMonday!

A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.

Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense at Watersmeet, Devon this afternoon. Not easy to find (records are mostly 4-figure with no descriptive context, so v frustrating) but I managed it! A beautiful little fern 😍. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The worst case scenario for an AOC presidential run in 2028 is that she’s setting herself up for 2032 or 2036. She is going to be president someday—it’s just a matter of time.

For the first time, five African American surgeons now lead the trauma center at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Starmer finally answering questions re Labour Together spying on journalists BUT: How is Cabinet office right body to look into own minister, Josh Simons? And: voluntary PR industry body is *not* a regulator, whatever Liz Kendall says Need independent inquiry www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#CongressionalSwitchboard 202-224-3121 #VocalOrganizedPushbackWorks #ReportICEMisconduct ☎️OPR @ 833-4ICE-OPR (833-442-3677) [email protected] Use "File a Complaint" link ☎️DHS Office of Inspector General @ 800-323-8603 Giglio/Henthorn Checks 📧[email protected]

Did you see this today? Anti #ICE protesters carried a MASSIVE U.S. Constitution through the streets of Minneapolis. Not a flag. Not a slogan. The Constitution. Thousands marched, demanding accountability and asking whether federal enforcement is aligning with the rights written on those pages.

A female ICE thug posing as a distressed motorist in neighborhoods of Brooklyn Park (63% non-white), MN, to entrap good samaritans. This is the same MO Ted Bundy used to lure his victims to their demise.

MAGA spends all its energy policing bathrooms and drag queens while ignoring the predators in its own ranks. Robert Medcalf’s arrest for infant molestation is a grim reminder: the threat isn't the person in the wig; it's often the one in the red hat.

I’m disgusted by the amount of hate Pam Bondi is getting at the moment. It’s nowhere near enough, and we can do better.

In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”

A huge Norm Nation update! Yesterday, so many reached out to help a family in hiding escape eviction. Today, I paid $3,700 for 3 months’ rent (2 months of back rent since they can’t leave the house and also March’s rent, because it’s already mid-February). Thank you so much! You are saving lives.

GALLEGO: Why is the agent who shot Renee Good holding a camera phone & weapon? LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time

Protecting the vulnerable is the highest form of patriotism.

It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.

This is so embarrassing. The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons. This administration is so incompetent.

Here's a note from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social at Law Dork on the latest: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...