“The two greatest obstacles to democracy are, first, the delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, the chronic terror among the rich lest we get it.”  Father Edward Dowling (1898-1960) Link to art here: www.rlmartstudio.com/product/the-...

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In the 1940s and 50s, the government tried to eradicate a disfavored ideology and targeted any organization and individual supporting it with investigations in kangaroo courts. Now, it is doing the same with trans people, and WPATH is its latest target. My latest piece on the modern red scare.

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Love is Love ♥️

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ] ~Margaret Mead Poster found here: www.rlmartstudio.com/product/neve... or by visiting our website RLMArtStudio.com and searching "Never Doubt".

ggplot(ritual) + geom_sf() + theme_c̵̤͛̌̎̀͘t̶̡̨̯̝̼͗̂͒͊̀̾̇̾͜h̸̡̰͉̼̖͉̉u̶̡̗̮̜͍̠̯̙̍l̸̞̲̓̒̒̓̓̃̔h̶̛̖̣̲̩̖͉̠͍̬̄̔̊̽͜u̸̱͛̈̽̀̅() + coord_noneuclidean() #RStats #rayshader #rayrender

There's a strand of MAGA that's about pushing certain people out of sight, out of mainstream life And it comes straight from Trump Latest from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-has-a...

A visibly emotional Anne Hathaway responding to a trans kid--who named herself Ella after Ella Enchanted, and thanked Hathaway for her courage as an ally--saying "Ella, sweetie, I want to make something absolutely clear: It takes zero courage to love you"......now I might cry too

I can't believe this. @normcharlatan.bsky.social you're a Minnesota Legend, my man.

@dslc.io welcomes you to week 17 of #TidyTuesday! We're exploring US Agricultural Tariffs! 📂 https://tidytues.day/2026/2026-04-28 🗞️ https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/publications/102980/ERR-304.pdf?v=13480#TidyTuesday #RStats #PyData #JuliaLang #DataViz #tidyverse #r4ds

Happy #caturday to all who celebrate

Not complicated

I'm so glad I got to talk with @onthemedia.bsky.social about what is being done to trans people by the law.

oh good grief. He fell for the scam.

In Minnesota, we stand tall with our neighbors in the face of hatred.

Trans and nonbinary folks have ALWAYS existed, and ALWAYS will. This Trans Day of Visibility, March 31st, @pflaggenevatricit.bsky.social is sending a loud reminder to all of our trans and nonbinary loved ones:

Imagine telling an 11-year-old girl she can’t compete b/c she has a condition called DSD. Or making accepting discrimination the price all women must pay to compete. When people say transphobia hurts all women, this is what is meant. And the IOC did it willingly.

Hiking #nokings today. 🌞43F ~ 10 miles round trip

Andrew McGuire @agronomistag.bsky.social csanr.wsu.edu/agriculture-...

This is the trust trap, and we have seen it play out again and again in institutions like media, higher ed and govt. The right feeds distrust, use that distrust as a justification to take control, and then undermine the core competencies that everyone else actually values, further eroding trust.

Don't drink raw milk. Just don't. My parents bought raw milk most days until I was 10 or so, from a local NE Iowa farmer they knew, and we lived. They hated the idea of "packaged" milk at the time. The risk is not worth it.

brief shout out to FOSS and Kaggle in this Thomas Dinsmore memoir #rstats #databs open.substack.com/pub/thomaswd...

4 kids. No ID. What are they doing in Pennsylvania?

I reported this to Northwestern's Institutional Review Board. Its hard to believe that this get through if they were honest about their plan.

I'm fondly remembering 5th grade "Iowa Heritage" course -- IPTV material on reel to reel projector in a darkened classroom in the midst of the 80s farm crisis w/ Gov. Ray in office -- when reading Todd Dorman's latest 1/4 substack.com/home/post/p-...

What the SAVE Act Could Mean for the US House Election Results Under this simulation Republicans would win 209 House seats, Democrats 214, and 12 seats would switch from R to D Jonathan Schwabish's latest jschwabish.substack.com/p/what-the-s...

The only hope of uniting this country is in our shared hatred of health insurance companies. We should lean into that.

Author Nico Lang will be at River Glen Presbyterian Church - Naperville, IL on Monday April 20th at 7pm to talk about his book "American Teenager: How 🏳️‍⚧️ Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era"

Shortened: "You made me beat you. Now look what you did."

Goals

Chicago, too. And LA

Another way to make this point: Every time an American decides to ride Amtrak instead of drive a car, the US transportation network gets a little safer. NHTSA never says this, but they should.

I think about culpability, about the people that make the world this way. Their willful ignorance maybe. Praying that "y'all discover Jesus" isn't quite the same as actually doing the things that make life livable for the people we love. @pflag.org @pflaggenevatricit.bsky.social

for March, a pretty impressive lightning show out in the Fox Valley

Wait wait wait wait wait

#caturday We've got robins outside to chitter at today.

Early and often

Andrew McGuire of Washington State: csanr.wsu.edu/pop-ecology/