i can’t emphasize enough that you, reader, MUST take responsibility for the air we share—or who else will? YOU must be the one to break chains of transmission by being the one to open the window, to turn on the air purifier, to wear & model wearing a mask properly—maybe even hand them out to others.

"MS-13, a Trump-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, intimidated Hondurans not to vote for the left-leaning presidential candidate." "[U]rging them to instead cast their ballots [..] for the right-wing National Party candidate [..] endorsed by" Trump. #Honduras #USA #Voting #Drugs #Pardons

how come these "we need to have a big tent on the left" takes are always about making dominant group ppl who actually are not interested in solidarity with anyone else feel more comfortable? oh, wait. i can make a guess.

"[N]oise demos have been held outside of the Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington at 3900 American Blvd. W., where ICE agents are said to have been staying." #Minnesota #USA #Media #Protest #Education #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

all of the "cloud" infrastructure - whether it's internet communication, storing our documents, or AI -- relies on resource-intensive physical stuff somewhere that's just not your house or office

Just one example of how Minnesotans are rallying in the freezing weather to defend their neighbors.

the unspeakable cruelty of deportation

a new Xmas music fave for me is Tracey Thorn's album Tinsel and Lights: mergerecords.com/product/tins... I don't care if listening to Xmas music is corny. ! am grabbing every bit of cheer that I can these days!

there is nothing orderly about the state or its violence. if we're afraid of violent chaos, that's what we're already living with.

helpful reminder for me and lots of folks i work with!

Trump admin omits data about trans people from prison sexual violence reports, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. The Department of Justice’s long-awaited reports exclude any demographic data, days after a memo revealed its plans to dismantle prison rape protections for trans & intersex people.

these things are cropping up ALL OVER -- i think there are 4 currently planned within a 90 min drive of me. but so is resistance and people are sometimes winning!

hey friends, can anyone let me know what the ICE watch groups are in South Minneapolis? Asking for a friend who just moved. DM is fine! (I'm looking for public groups that would be easy to plug in, not looking for confidential stuff on here!)

this episode has a fantastic discussion about the counterinsurgent use of "that's illegal" and some great thinking about the pitfalls of "no kings" type mobilization. has me thinking differently about coalitional politics. highly recommend -- 25 minute teaser link in the thread below!

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Please help this family however you can </3

i'm reading about some real tension and fear around the risk of yet another coup in Honduras. honduras solidarity network is not on here, but they are posting a lot of stuff on FB: www.facebook.com/HondurasSoli...

While the Trump admin targets Somali communities in Minnesota with ICE raids, workers rally at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in the freezing weather to say NO MORE DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. NO MORE RAIDS. workdaymagazine.org/no-more-terr... by Amie Stager

Melania and Barron Trump have dual citizenship (US and Slovenia). Elon Musk has citizenship in the US, South Africa, and Canada.

Yes, and, ICE is holding more than 60,000 people in detention each day, and more than 20 people have died in ICE custody this year. www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

in search of: good asynchronous online class assignments -- big ones, like a final or a midterm but not a test -- that can replace essays until the AI bubble pops. i tried group presentations this semester but the app for it (VoiceThreads) SUCKS so i don't wanna do that again.

it seems unnecessarily punishing that there are only 3 hold musics, no matter where you call.

everything is bad BUT i am currently listening to Christmas in Hollis for the first time this year so bright spots remain.

For a story: I'm looking to speak to earlyish-career workers about their experiences working multiple jobs, whether it's multiple part-time/gig jobs, side hustles on top of full-time jobs, etc. Email [email protected], Signal rstauff.20, DMs open.

"The rain doesn't stop ICE, and the rain is not going to stop us." "We're going to make sure that any hotel that they stay at, any neighborhood that they try to terrorize, we're going to bring as many people there to stop them in their tracks." #Louisiana #USA #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

"[I]n here ... we all help one another when it comes to college."

election counting still happening in Honduras while Trump has released JOH. thinking a lot about this piece I wrote 5 yrs ago, and especially the Hondurans who taught me the history of the coup: inthesetimes.com/article/hond...

trying not to have a nervous breakdown so I logged in here?

I understand that there are a lot of people out there who think they have good intentions and love to take their ideological opponents in good faith because it makes them seem fair and reasonable and I truly cannot overstate how dangerous this is to trans people and how much they should stop

NWU recently implemented a simple, plain-language policy governing AI use for union business. We think it can serve as an example for organizations that want to protect members’ privacy and ensure creative work is done by creative workers. #NewsNotSlop nwu.org/ai-policy

oh yeah, we better get on board because this shit is definitely gonna replace all our jobs LOLOLOL

winding down my day on the phone with support at Jp*y so you know it's been a Great Day TM

chat, i am not joking when i say that my mom says this exact thing 😶

hey so if you’re not feeling well, please don’t go into work. if you have to, wear a mask. tbh wear a mask either way—it’s four days after thanksgiving. covid incubation time tends to be ~3-5 days. it’s peak get infected if you aren’t already time. test for it. get paxlovid. prevent it. mask up.

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Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam. Read my reporting on campaigns in Ohio, Rhode Island, Maryland, and New York. ✊

what is the best way you've found to suggest to people in your life that they need to eat something and have some water, and maybe a deep breath? i find that pretty much everyone needs this reminder at some point (myself very very much included) but pretty much everyone hates to hear it.

wonderful opportunity to connect in Minneapolis <3

I've been thinking about this. In my social network there are so many people struggling and I feel overwhelmed right now by the support I'm trying to offer in various directions. Thinking about how to make sure I have what I need as well as am doing what I can for everyone else. Right now what's...

looking forward to reading this one later too

thought it might be useful to share that I went to CVS this weekend to get a Novavax COVID vaccine booster and it was easy-ish. I walked in and asked for Novavax. the pharmacist did not have it on hand, but offered to get it from another CVS and had it the next day for me. 1/2

great idea for observing tomorrow's national day of mourning

looking forward to reading this one

a little Weds afternoon treat video of my little dog and partner: youtube.com/shorts/nV55Q...

folks should click on this and read a bit, not necessarily to learn the words but the slang words that are necessary paint a vivid (and disturbing) picture of prison life

This is so funny because recipes can literally already be copied and reposted with no attribution or copyright. All AI does here is add statistical noise and make the stolen content useless. AI can’t even steal content without fucking it up.

at least they also eat their own!