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Healer-physical and emotional for all of earth's creatures. Earth mother. Future activist.
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When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis. www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
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Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. https://to.pbs.org/4bNkSWH
Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say
The man who was shot and killed by a federal officer during an immigration operation has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said a 37-year-old man was killed but declined to identify him. The man was identified by his parents as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. The officer who shot Pretti is an eight-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials said. https://to.pbs.org/4bNkSWH
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Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
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"If we truly want to address mental health struggles in our state, we must invest in early intervention programs that are free, accessible and community-based," write Westminster Community Clinic and Training Center's Christina Pippas and Anna Lieber.
Voices: We must stop separating mental health from basic human needs
"If we truly want to address mental health struggles in our state, we must invest in early intervention programs that are free, accessible and community-based," write Westminster Community Clinic and Training Center's Christina Pippas and Anna Lieber.
www.sltrib.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"If we truly want to address mental health struggles in our state, we must invest in early intervention programs that are free, accessible and community-based," write Westminster Community Clinic and Training Center's Christina Pippas and Anna Lieber.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
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While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
While the top 1% control $54 TRILLION
(not a typo)
(not a typo)
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💥 Decades later, Tupac’s still speaking truth.
Republicans got money for wars, luxuries and billionaires but won’t feed the poor.
Republicans got money for wars, luxuries and billionaires but won’t feed the poor.
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
💥 Decades later, Tupac’s still speaking truth.
Republicans got money for wars, luxuries and billionaires but won’t feed the poor.
Republicans got money for wars, luxuries and billionaires but won’t feed the poor.
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This is Brilliant! Please repost.
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is Brilliant! Please repost.
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Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.
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1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025
Federal funding cuts are destabilizing many food pantries, homeless shelters, mental health clinics and other nonprofits, threatening the services they provide.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
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CPS board members are sounding an alarm amid the ongoing immigration crackdown, urging district leaders to do more to protect families fearful of going to school — including insisting on remote learning and pushing the governor to intervene.
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Board members urge CPS to consider ‘emergency’ remote learning amid continued immigration raids
Interim Supt./CEO Macquline King said district leadership has discussed its options, including remote learning, but added that CPS does not have the authority to make that move without an emergency declaration from Gov. JB Pritzker.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
CPS board members are sounding an alarm amid the ongoing immigration crackdown, urging district leaders to do more to protect families fearful of going to school — including insisting on remote learning and pushing the governor to intervene.
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Crowds cheered as elephants smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo on Oct. 16 for the annual Squishing of the Squash event.
According to the zoo, the yearly tradition dates back to 1999.
According to the zoo, the yearly tradition dates back to 1999.
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Crowds cheered as elephants smashed pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo on Oct. 16 for the annual Squishing of the Squash event.
According to the zoo, the yearly tradition dates back to 1999.
According to the zoo, the yearly tradition dates back to 1999.
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Just a short sweet SHOUTOUT TO
ALL GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDMAS, NANAS, GRANNIES, ÀBUELAS, NOONAS, and MOMS
You are marching in full force today for our GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN
For their FUTURE
IN AMERICA WE DON'T HAVE KINGS
ME AND MY SIS
You pissed off Grandma
#NoKings
ALL GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDMAS, NANAS, GRANNIES, ÀBUELAS, NOONAS, and MOMS
You are marching in full force today for our GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN
For their FUTURE
IN AMERICA WE DON'T HAVE KINGS
ME AND MY SIS
You pissed off Grandma
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just a short sweet SHOUTOUT TO
ALL GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDMAS, NANAS, GRANNIES, ÀBUELAS, NOONAS, and MOMS
You are marching in full force today for our GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN
For their FUTURE
IN AMERICA WE DON'T HAVE KINGS
ME AND MY SIS
You pissed off Grandma
#NoKings
ALL GRANDMOTHERS, GRANDMAS, NANAS, GRANNIES, ÀBUELAS, NOONAS, and MOMS
You are marching in full force today for our GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN
For their FUTURE
IN AMERICA WE DON'T HAVE KINGS
ME AND MY SIS
You pissed off Grandma
#NoKings
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Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds.
Uncertainty surrounds identities of more than 100 Palestinian bodies handed over by Israel | CNN
Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot woun...
www.cnn.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Palestinian forensic experts are working to identify 120 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel marked only with numbers, some of whom were blindfolded, bound at the hands and feet, or bearing gunshot wounds.
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Palestinian prisoners released from Israel have been greeted by huge crowds in the occupied West Bank, as a prisoner and captive exchange took place on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
October 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Palestinian prisoners released from Israel have been greeted by huge crowds in the occupied West Bank, as a prisoner and captive exchange took place on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧
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If you don’t want to be called N*azis, don’t compare yourselves to N*azis. I don’t make the rules.
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you don’t want to be called N*azis, don’t compare yourselves to N*azis. I don’t make the rules.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
🧵
DAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2025
NEVER FORGET 9/11
HONOR THEM
To the hands that held each other through the smoke and the sorrow
To the firefighters, police, medics, and all who showed the weight of that day you were UNBREAKABLE
I had friends in Tower One
My love forever 🙏
🧵
DAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2025
NEVER FORGET 9/11
HONOR THEM
To the hands that held each other through the smoke and the sorrow
To the firefighters, police, medics, and all who showed the weight of that day you were UNBREAKABLE
I had friends in Tower One
My love forever 🙏
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
🧵
DAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2025
NEVER FORGET 9/11
HONOR THEM
To the hands that held each other through the smoke and the sorrow
To the firefighters, police, medics, and all who showed the weight of that day you were UNBREAKABLE
I had friends in Tower One
My love forever 🙏
🧵
DAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2025
NEVER FORGET 9/11
HONOR THEM
To the hands that held each other through the smoke and the sorrow
To the firefighters, police, medics, and all who showed the weight of that day you were UNBREAKABLE
I had friends in Tower One
My love forever 🙏
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September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM