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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
I really credit that decision … moving 500 miles away from my business - for forcing me to work on the business, not in it.
That's a quote by a former client of mine recounting the sale of his company for 7x EBITDA to a $4B strategic acquirer.
That's a quote by a former client of mine recounting the sale of his company for 7x EBITDA to a $4B strategic acquirer.
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I really credit that decision … moving 500 miles away from my business - for forcing me to work on the business, not in it.
That's a quote by a former client of mine recounting the sale of his company for 7x EBITDA to a $4B strategic acquirer.
That's a quote by a former client of mine recounting the sale of his company for 7x EBITDA to a $4B strategic acquirer.
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Today's Cartoon- SALT
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Today's Cartoon- SALT
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Interesting take about how the media gets manipulated & manipulates the population. Attention Hacking is a thing.
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Interesting take about how the media gets manipulated & manipulates the population. Attention Hacking is a thing.
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In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🎄 Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel 🎄
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December 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
🎄 Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel 🎄
youtu.be/XkEy_IttHKE?...
youtu.be/XkEy_IttHKE?...
Glad to see @deluzio.house.gov taking this stand.
Right now, greedy defense contractors are blocking our troops from fixing their own equipment.
Congress had a bipartisan plan to fix that, but lobbyists stopped it.
@deluzio.house.gov and I aren't giving up on this. Our troops should have the right to repair their own stuff.
Congress had a bipartisan plan to fix that, but lobbyists stopped it.
@deluzio.house.gov and I aren't giving up on this. Our troops should have the right to repair their own stuff.
Greedy defense contractors are blocking our troops from fixing their own equipment
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Glad to see @deluzio.house.gov taking this stand.
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Last wk I wrote that team in charge of headlines and 'framing' for that Saturday's NYT was setting (good) example in forthrightness. Headlines that conveyed what stories actually said. fallows.substack.com/p/here-today...
The Saturday Spirit returns on today's front page! Keep it up, NYT.
The Saturday Spirit returns on today's front page! Keep it up, NYT.
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Last wk I wrote that team in charge of headlines and 'framing' for that Saturday's NYT was setting (good) example in forthrightness. Headlines that conveyed what stories actually said. fallows.substack.com/p/here-today...
The Saturday Spirit returns on today's front page! Keep it up, NYT.
The Saturday Spirit returns on today's front page! Keep it up, NYT.
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THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
Why One Man’s Warning to ICE Agents May Be the Most Symbolic Act of Democratic Backbone We’ve Seen in Years
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
+1 for the arts.
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
+1 for the arts.
Yes!!!!
In a nearby galaxy the battle has resumed over the placement in books of citational notes—which of course go in the back; only adorable digressions are set as actual footnotes—and I am STAYING OUT OF IT.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Yes!!!!
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The @whitehouse-47.bsky.social account has so far only been blocked 57,000 times. I'm sure we can do better than that.
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The @whitehouse-47.bsky.social account has so far only been blocked 57,000 times. I'm sure we can do better than that.
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
Happy Halloween www.youtube.com/shorts/4Iu3g...
They did the Monster Slash
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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October 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Happy Halloween www.youtube.com/shorts/4Iu3g...
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They have identified the person in charge of escalators at the UN:
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
They have identified the person in charge of escalators at the UN:
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Folks remember to get your COVID boosters and flu shots! Despite various RFK nonsense it was totally painless for me to get it done
September 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Folks remember to get your COVID boosters and flu shots! Despite various RFK nonsense it was totally painless for me to get it done
An interesting piece on how to upgrade your activism.
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/upgrade-yo...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/upgrade-yo...
Upgrade Your Activism: The Evidence-Based Path from Protest to Power
I know activists who have protested every American military action since the Korean War.
cmarmitage.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An interesting piece on how to upgrade your activism.
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/upgrade-yo...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/upgrade-yo...
51 years ago today President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon starting to demolish the idea that no person is above the law if they are the president. The repercussions are with us today. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xqPr...
Ford Pardons Nixon | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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September 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
51 years ago today President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon starting to demolish the idea that no person is above the law if they are the president. The repercussions are with us today. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xqPr...
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About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
I found this encouraging. If you agree, pass it on.
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Forms of Resistance and Reasons to Believe It’s Working | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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August 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I found this encouraging. If you agree, pass it on.
youtu.be/263FaqrL6C4?...
youtu.be/263FaqrL6C4?...
Interesting perspective on how Mao used culture and controlled education to retain control.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTL...
Reacting to Sarah Paine as a Chinese Millennial: Why China Fears Taiwan #Taiwan #SarahPaine
YouTube video by All Things China with Lu
www.youtube.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Interesting perspective on how Mao used culture and controlled education to retain control.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTL...
Thousands making good trouble in Minneapolis
July 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Thousands making good trouble in Minneapolis
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Fascinating! Ice cleaving and a 200 ft tower rises from the water.
July 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Fascinating! Ice cleaving and a 200 ft tower rises from the water.