No wonder there are so many data centers going up. TT: @dhw331.43

The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals.

Much of the reaction to the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act has been focused on the national and state levels, but its effect in silencing Black voters at the local level might be even larger.

Alabama House speaker said he hopes SCOTUS “will overturn Amendment 14,” the one that made Black people citizens and guaranteed equal protection under law. It wasn’t just a slip. Today’s newsletter. 👉 link.al.com/public/45636...

In the past year alone, Jeff Bezos's net worth has increased by $75 billion. That’s $205,479,452 per day $8,561,643 per hour $142,694 per minute $2,378 per second The median American’s weekly earnings is $1,235 ($64,220/yr).

These southern states are outright saying, "The Whites need to make sure the Black vote never matters again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Every community deserves a fair voice. Join @CivicTN and partners on Monday, May 4 at 6 PM CT for an information session on redistricting in Tennessee, what the upcoming special session could mean, and how communities across the state may be impacted. #sheshed Link: www.mobilize.us/memphisforal...

BREAKING: We're suing Louisiana officials for suspending the state's primary election after voting has already begun. On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that eviscerated protections for voters of color, elected officials jumped at the chance to disenfranchise people — we won't allow it.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency, not for a natural disaster, but to redraw district lines and erase a historically Black seat. This is what election manipulation looks like, and they're doing it in plain sight.

🚨 THIS SHOULD SET OFF EVERY ALARM: Louisiana is about to pull the rug mid-election. Let’s be clear what’s happening. 📌Absentee ballots already out 📌Early voting starts May 2 📌Election day is May 16 And just days before voting begins, Gov Landry is planning to suspend the primary entirely.

With its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUS turned a blind eye to our history of racial discrimination. It held that considering race *to fix* racially discriminatory maps is itself discrimination—destroying the voting rights the 14+15th amendments were created to protect. What this means 🧵⬇️

The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

The U.S House of Representatives voted to permanently undo protections for the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Now it's up to the Senate who will likely vote within the next two weeks. Please speak up for this important wilderness area. ⬇️

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

LEE: I asked Chairman Comer, if Pam Bondi did not come, would he force her to or if he would move for contempt hearings as he did for other people who did not respond to our subpoena? Instead of answering as an adult, he said that I was “bitching”

ICYMI — one of Elon’s DOGE guys Justin Fox saying a documentary is “DEI” if it’s about how historical events impact led Black civil rights because it’s “not for the betterment of humankind”

North Carolina voters rely on local voter registration drives to get registered or update their address. We’ve done great work in NC providing opportunities to learn about voting and get ready to vote in each election. We should provide more access, not less. #ncpol

Congress will vote to lower the age to prosecute minors as adults from 16 down to 14 in DC. Let me get this straight: Congress wants to prosecute 14 yr. olds as adults, but they don’t want to prosecute adults who sexually abuse 14 year olds? Release the Epstein files.

Just when demand for passports is rising…

Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."

We have an update on the Liam Ramos family, and it isn’t good. The family is in hiding, and Liam is waking up in the middle of the night screaming for his daddy.

“I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE.” “It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”

The domestic terrorist organization known as "ICE" is stalking people at food pantries. And following people who deliver food to those too scared to leave their residences to go to those pantries. Despicable, lawless ghouls. www.kare11.com/article/news...

#MorningVibe In a world of constant noise and political chaos, protecting your peace isn't passive—it’s an act of resilience. Log off, breathe, and guard your headspace. You cannot pour from an empty cup or think clearly in a storm. Stay grounded.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal shooting. This is maybe the most shocking thing that anyone could even imagine happening at a moment like this. But a bizarre and horrifying event like this makes perfect sense. It's transactional and tied to murder and mayhem.

A pause in ICE activity in Minnesota is not debatable after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, writes the Star Tribune Editorial Board.

"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ... "Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I just responded to the scene at 26th and Nicollet shortly after the observer was shot. They teargassed and/or pepper sprayed Jana Shortal of KARE11 at the scene and she was being treated when I walked up. ICE have a fancy camera they are using to scan the faces of the crowd.

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”

Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town. In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory

Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers. You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Republicans control both chambers of the NC legislature, but have failed to pass a budget 6 months after it was due. Even conservatives are losing their patience. cardinalpine.com/2025/12/09/n...

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"

Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop

Happy #Caturday to all who celebrate. 😻

ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say. "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

BREAKING: Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle Department of Education ncnewsline.com/2025/11/18/r... By @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol #nced

Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...

i am going to continue to maintain that normal people hate this shit, and people will *especially* hate *this* shit

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.

ICE/CBP broke Willy Aceituno’s window and violently abducted him, abandoning his belongings and his vehicle in Charlotte, NC. Willy is a US Citizen. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

The most horrifying AI slop of ICE raids you can possibly imagine is wildly viral on Facebook, collectively totaling tens of millions of views from a single account. First spotted by @chadloder.bsky.social www.404media.co/ai-generated...

Catherine Ferrell was born in 1912 in Warsaw, a small town about 100 miles southeast of Durham. By 21, Ferrell should have been able to vote.

Why you should vote in municipal elections? In 2019, 88 #ncpol elections were decided by 5 or fewer votes--67 in 2021 and 57 in 2023! (1/3)

North Carolina Republicans just drew a map giving themselves 11 of 14 congressional seats in our 50/50 state. That’s 79% of the seats for one party. That’s not representation — it’s a brazen attack on democracy and fair elections.