Briar
@briarish.bsky.social
Minnesota enthusiast.
Time management skills of a carrot.
Time management skills of a carrot.
~wOmEn ArE rUiNiNg tHE wOrKpLaCe~
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
~wOmEn ArE rUiNiNg tHE wOrKpLaCe~
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This morning federal agents arrested two hard working immigrants on my street because they didn’t have their papers on them, and tried to arrest my neighbor because his green card was in his house rather than on his person.
We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.
We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This morning federal agents arrested two hard working immigrants on my street because they didn’t have their papers on them, and tried to arrest my neighbor because his green card was in his house rather than on his person.
We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.
We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
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October 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
THIS IS ILLEGAL!!!!
None of this is legal! People are choosing to break the law! Other people are choosing not to hold them accountable! What the fuck!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
THIS IS ILLEGAL!!!!
I called Klobuchar's DC office. I hope others will, too. I'm so angry. At this and every other vote that these Senators are making that pretends that these are normal times.
Yesterday two Trump-appointed judges lifted a stay on Trump sending the National Guard into Democratic cities, and today Coons, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Heinrich, Kaine, Kelly, Klobuchar, Reed, Schiff, Shaheen, Welch, and Whitehouse are giving him yet ANOTHER appointment. Totally fucking useless!
By a vote of 66-32, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Harold D. Mooty III to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I called Klobuchar's DC office. I hope others will, too. I'm so angry. At this and every other vote that these Senators are making that pretends that these are normal times.
A. Rick Scott is a fraud who committed massive Healthcare fraud.
B. You know what would create a "free market" for people to go where they think they will get the best care? Medicare for all. Let people, not insurers and not employers, choose where they go.
B. You know what would create a "free market" for people to go where they think they will get the best care? Medicare for all. Let people, not insurers and not employers, choose where they go.
Ron Johnson: "Let's bring free market competition back into the healthcare industry. Let's bring back way more consumer choice. Rick Scott, an expert in healthcare, he's working with people like myself and the White House, let's design the Republican plan."
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A. Rick Scott is a fraud who committed massive Healthcare fraud.
B. You know what would create a "free market" for people to go where they think they will get the best care? Medicare for all. Let people, not insurers and not employers, choose where they go.
B. You know what would create a "free market" for people to go where they think they will get the best care? Medicare for all. Let people, not insurers and not employers, choose where they go.
Coverage of No Kings in the print MN Star Tribune is terrible. Story is in Section B (State & Region). Number of protesters is "throngs" (not the actual 10s of thousands). Main picture is the start of the Minneapolis protest that shows about 50 people, and a couple dozen more in St. Cloud.
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Coverage of No Kings in the print MN Star Tribune is terrible. Story is in Section B (State & Region). Number of protesters is "throngs" (not the actual 10s of thousands). Main picture is the start of the Minneapolis protest that shows about 50 people, and a couple dozen more in St. Cloud.
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A reminder that Trump and his supporters violently attacked the seat of our democracy in 2021. Same people who are trying to frame "No Kings" protesters as the hate America crowd.
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A reminder that Trump and his supporters violently attacked the seat of our democracy in 2021. Same people who are trying to frame "No Kings" protesters as the hate America crowd.
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Now Trump is sending $40 BILLION to bailout Argentina.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
U.S. support for Argentina could hit $40 billion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an additional $20 billion in private-sector loans for Argentina could effectively double the value of a U.S. rescue plan.
www.nbcnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Now Trump is sending $40 BILLION to bailout Argentina.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.
Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
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As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
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NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"
We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)
Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.
But… no “kids”!
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ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
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Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”
AI is changing how we quantify pain
Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.
www.technologyreview.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.
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Just think of how many TT faculty lines, graduate stipends, and resources for teaching and research this kind of money could buy...
the more things change, the more they stay the same in college football (coaches being showered in cash for not working)
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just think of how many TT faculty lines, graduate stipends, and resources for teaching and research this kind of money could buy...
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
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It’s a Watergate-level crime every damn day in this administration, and Congress is appallingly unwilling to exercise its Article I obligations to check executive branch power.
Reprehensible, inexcusable, and indescribably dangerous.
Reprehensible, inexcusable, and indescribably dangerous.
October 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It’s a Watergate-level crime every damn day in this administration, and Congress is appallingly unwilling to exercise its Article I obligations to check executive branch power.
Reprehensible, inexcusable, and indescribably dangerous.
Reprehensible, inexcusable, and indescribably dangerous.
Where are our elected officials on this? @amyklobuchar.com ? @smith.senate.gov ? Where are the Republicans who love to shout about "law and order"??
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
October 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Where are our elected officials on this? @amyklobuchar.com ? @smith.senate.gov ? Where are the Republicans who love to shout about "law and order"??
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This is simply obscene.
US AG Bondi states here that former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (D) Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their dog, were murdered by someone who was anti-fascists (ANTIFA), when they were murdered by a Trump fascist who had a list to kill 42 more democrats
US AG Bondi states here that former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (D) Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their dog, were murdered by someone who was anti-fascists (ANTIFA), when they were murdered by a Trump fascist who had a list to kill 42 more democrats
Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."
October 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is simply obscene.
US AG Bondi states here that former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (D) Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their dog, were murdered by someone who was anti-fascists (ANTIFA), when they were murdered by a Trump fascist who had a list to kill 42 more democrats
US AG Bondi states here that former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (D) Melissa Hortman, her husband, and their dog, were murdered by someone who was anti-fascists (ANTIFA), when they were murdered by a Trump fascist who had a list to kill 42 more democrats
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Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
The MN Star Tribune isn't allowing comments on this, AND the article has virtually no information on school board members across the state who do NOT want to comply with this ridiculous demand.
Do better @startribune.bsky.social
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Do better @startribune.bsky.social
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More school board members urge Minnesota to comply with federal transgender athlete policy
As deadline lingers for policy change, school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter saying failure to comply with federal policy will threaten the integrity of their athletic ...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The MN Star Tribune isn't allowing comments on this, AND the article has virtually no information on school board members across the state who do NOT want to comply with this ridiculous demand.
Do better @startribune.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/title-ix-tra...
Do better @startribune.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/title-ix-tra...
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America