Amy G. Nelson
@amygrevenelson.bsky.social
Proofreader. Editor. Favorite destinations: public libraries and animal rescues. Living along the Missouri River.
"South Dakota women are imprisoned at a rate of 338 per 100,000. That’s a higher rate than Montana or Idaho...All three states have higher rates than El Salvador, the country with the highest incarceration rate. The nationwide incarceration rate for women in the U.S. is 112 per 100,000."
South Dakota locks up women at a higher rate than any other state, report says • South Dakota Searchlight
South Dakota incarcerates women at a higher rate than other U.S. states — and countries — according to a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative.
southdakotasearchlight.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"South Dakota women are imprisoned at a rate of 338 per 100,000. That’s a higher rate than Montana or Idaho...All three states have higher rates than El Salvador, the country with the highest incarceration rate. The nationwide incarceration rate for women in the U.S. is 112 per 100,000."
A bit of good news!
"In a little over two months, South Dakota Public Broadcasting raised $1.6 million to help keep its staff after losing federal funding. In July, SDPB announced it lost 100% of its federal funds, which amounts to around $2.3 million annually and around 22% of its entire budget."
"In a little over two months, South Dakota Public Broadcasting raised $1.6 million to help keep its staff after losing federal funding. In July, SDPB announced it lost 100% of its federal funds, which amounts to around $2.3 million annually and around 22% of its entire budget."
www.keloland.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A bit of good news!
"In a little over two months, South Dakota Public Broadcasting raised $1.6 million to help keep its staff after losing federal funding. In July, SDPB announced it lost 100% of its federal funds, which amounts to around $2.3 million annually and around 22% of its entire budget."
"In a little over two months, South Dakota Public Broadcasting raised $1.6 million to help keep its staff after losing federal funding. In July, SDPB announced it lost 100% of its federal funds, which amounts to around $2.3 million annually and around 22% of its entire budget."
“‘Motherf***ing wind farms. Loud, ugly, harmful to nature,' he says, then pauses and shakes his head. 'Who says that? These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels, rising up from the ocean like a middle finger to CO2.’"
Samuel L. Jackson, with few choice words for Trump
Watch the Snakes on Plane star take on the snake in the Oval Office
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“‘Motherf***ing wind farms. Loud, ugly, harmful to nature,' he says, then pauses and shakes his head. 'Who says that? These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels, rising up from the ocean like a middle finger to CO2.’"
"On trumpet, Ernestine ‘Tiny' Davis was 'the female Louis Armstrong.' When she played in DC, Armstrong himself offered her five times her meager Sweethearts salary to join his band. She refused. ‘Well,' Davis recalled, 'I just loved them gals too much.’"
SWINGIN' WITH THE SWEETHEARTS
Big Bands were all male, all white. Then from the shadows of Jim Crow came the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
www.theattic.space
September 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"On trumpet, Ernestine ‘Tiny' Davis was 'the female Louis Armstrong.' When she played in DC, Armstrong himself offered her five times her meager Sweethearts salary to join his band. She refused. ‘Well,' Davis recalled, 'I just loved them gals too much.’"
"The promoters of Christian nationalism seek a dangerous convergence of government and religion. Christian religion, of course.
"We have seen what happens in other countries where religion and government become one. We should never want that here."
"We have seen what happens in other countries where religion and government become one. We should never want that here."
Beware of Christian nationalism, even on a T-shirt • South Dakota Searchlight
The promoters of Christian nationalism seek a dangerous convergence of government and religion. Christian religion, of course.
southdakotasearchlight.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"The promoters of Christian nationalism seek a dangerous convergence of government and religion. Christian religion, of course.
"We have seen what happens in other countries where religion and government become one. We should never want that here."
"We have seen what happens in other countries where religion and government become one. We should never want that here."
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New at Fight the Fire:
An unprecedented look at Trump’s unprecedented level of claims about unprecedented stuff.
Trust us, you’ve never seen anything like it, at least since the last time you never saw anything like it.
An unprecedented look at Trump’s unprecedented level of claims about unprecedented stuff.
Trust us, you’ve never seen anything like it, at least since the last time you never saw anything like it.
An unprecedented look at Trump’s unprecedented level of claims about unprecedented stuff
Trust us, you’ve never seen anything like it, at least since the last time you never saw anything like it
fightthefire.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New at Fight the Fire:
An unprecedented look at Trump’s unprecedented level of claims about unprecedented stuff.
Trust us, you’ve never seen anything like it, at least since the last time you never saw anything like it.
An unprecedented look at Trump’s unprecedented level of claims about unprecedented stuff.
Trust us, you’ve never seen anything like it, at least since the last time you never saw anything like it.
Late summer in South Dakota.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Late summer in South Dakota.
Perhaps we should also paint tunnels on the wall so unsuspecting immigrants run right into it (aka Roadrunner vs. Coyote?) My god, this truly is the stupidest timeline.
thehill.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Perhaps we should also paint tunnels on the wall so unsuspecting immigrants run right into it (aka Roadrunner vs. Coyote?) My god, this truly is the stupidest timeline.
“'There are a couple of takeaways here,' Binion writes. 'One: People still go to Subway. Did not know that. Two: The government's disproportionate response to this offense epitomizes why Trump's plan appears to be, at least for now, more political theater than a real solutions-oriented approach.'”
New at Fight the Fire:
Heroic arrest of sandwich hurler was so successful, they did it again - in riot gear
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Heroic arrest of sandwich hurler was so successful, they did it again - in riot gear
All links and subscriptions are free.
Warning: The suspect may still be hungry
Heroic arrest of sandwich hurler was so successful, they did it again - in riot gear
fightthefire.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“'There are a couple of takeaways here,' Binion writes. 'One: People still go to Subway. Did not know that. Two: The government's disproportionate response to this offense epitomizes why Trump's plan appears to be, at least for now, more political theater than a real solutions-oriented approach.'”
This was a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, resident’s response to Operation Prairie Thunder, the governor’s new initiative to assist ICE (aka terrorize black and brown people). Very well said.
2.4K views · 126 reactions | Never let anyone silence you.
You could lose everything and still walk away richer than those who treat others as less than human — because you’d still have your soul, yo...
Never let anyone silence you.
You could lose everything and still walk away richer than those who treat others as less than human — because you’d still have your soul, your voice, and your...
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August 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This was a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, resident’s response to Operation Prairie Thunder, the governor’s new initiative to assist ICE (aka terrorize black and brown people). Very well said.
“'Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,' Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email."
Trump plans raids on DC's homeless tonight, sources say
Advocates are scrambling to relocate people from tent encampments before imminent arrests.
www.motherjones.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“'Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,' Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email."
"Since Kesti started working as a street outreach worker for the organization Downtown Duluth nearly three years ago, he has logged nearly 29,000 of these one-on-one contacts with people in the city who don’t have a home."
Duluth man walks up to 12 miles a day checking in on people living on the streets
Nathan Kesti walks up to 12 miles a day around downtown Duluth, offering “compassionate accountability” to people who don’t have a home, and who are often struggling with addiction and mental health i...
www.mprnews.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Since Kesti started working as a street outreach worker for the organization Downtown Duluth nearly three years ago, he has logged nearly 29,000 of these one-on-one contacts with people in the city who don’t have a home."
"Thanks for enthralling us with what might be. Thanks for warning us against turning ourselves over to, or into, machines. From Fahrenheit 451: 'Stuff your eyes with wonder. Live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.'”
AUGUST ENCORE: THANK YOU, RAY BRADBURY!
Born into a world of radios and Model T’s, he envisioned a fantastic future. And you can’t say he didn’t warn us.
www.theattic.space
August 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Thanks for enthralling us with what might be. Thanks for warning us against turning ourselves over to, or into, machines. From Fahrenheit 451: 'Stuff your eyes with wonder. Live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.'”
Have you adopted a public media station yet?
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Have you adopted a public media station yet?
What a devastating day for local journalism in South Dakota. The Brookings paper was founded in 1882. The Huron paper was founded in 1886.
Four South Dakota Newspapers Close as Parent Company Shuts Down
A major blow was dealt to local journalism in South Dakota on Wednesday, August 6, as four newspapers, the Huron Plainsman, Brookings Register, Redfield Press, and Moody County Enterprise, publishe…
kornradio.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What a devastating day for local journalism in South Dakota. The Brookings paper was founded in 1882. The Huron paper was founded in 1886.
“'This is what happens when you put the wrong people in charge,' said state House Minority Leader Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls, who voted against the bill. 'We talk a lot about freedom and privacy in this state, so it’s a shame that this legislation led to this type of breach.’"
Thousands of South Dakotans have been publicly labeled as applicants for government assistance and thousands more have had their email address and phone number exposed, due to a new state law and the way the state’s election office is implementing it. buff.ly/FDBjkbt
SD election office publishes voter list labeling thousands as public assistance applicants • South Dakota Searchlight
Thousands of South Dakotans have been publicly labeled as applicants for government assistance due to a new state law and its implementation.
southdakotasearchlight.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“'This is what happens when you put the wrong people in charge,' said state House Minority Leader Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls, who voted against the bill. 'We talk a lot about freedom and privacy in this state, so it’s a shame that this legislation led to this type of breach.’"
Reposted by Amy G. Nelson
The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
H/t Intersectional Memes and Feminist Dreams on Facebook.
July 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
H/t Intersectional Memes and Feminist Dreams on Facebook.
Reposted by Amy G. Nelson
Message from Taneeza Islam, SDVFP CEO:
July 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Message from Taneeza Islam, SDVFP CEO:
Reposted by Amy G. Nelson
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July 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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