Lee Gross
@leegross.bsky.social
69 year old with 69 years experience talking about and doing farming things in fields, barns, at kitchen tables and in diners. ISU, KSU, MN Ext, WI Ext, Monsanto, Pfizer, Zoetis. I've been on both sides of the aisle.
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New Strib poll confirms my rough guess: 1/3rd of Minnesotans are shitheads who support ICE, but 2/3rds are with us. 69% in the ‘burbs! (Abolish ICE, like Defund the Police, is a public-opinion loser. Still, 79% say ICE should abolished OR reformed.) www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-... (gift link) 1/
February 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New Strib poll confirms my rough guess: 1/3rd of Minnesotans are shitheads who support ICE, but 2/3rds are with us. 69% in the ‘burbs! (Abolish ICE, like Defund the Police, is a public-opinion loser. Still, 79% say ICE should abolished OR reformed.) www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-... (gift link) 1/
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Awful. I have very little faith we’ll have access to 2026-2027 vaccines in the USA. Probably beyond time for individual states and regional collaborations to figure out a way to secure safe & effective vaccines for this fall.
February 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Awful. I have very little faith we’ll have access to 2026-2027 vaccines in the USA. Probably beyond time for individual states and regional collaborations to figure out a way to secure safe & effective vaccines for this fall.
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i say this as eloquently as i can:
eat shit
eat shit
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 AM
i say this as eloquently as i can:
eat shit
eat shit
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Netflix climbs to the top of the streaming-success mountain only to see a much bigger mountain in front of it still to climb: The streaming wars were always going to end like this as the cable bundles unraveled. The studios thought they were building software platforms; what they actually... 1/
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Netflix climbs to the top of the streaming-success mountain only to see a much bigger mountain in front of it still to climb: The streaming wars were always going to end like this as the cable bundles unraveled. The studios thought they were building software platforms; what they actually... 1/
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My @kansasreflector.com column today.
A Kansas bill could punish homeless people and make kayaking a crime. To hell with that. • Kansas Reflector
Columnist Max McCoy says the Kansas House bill shepherded by Rep. Bob Lewis is a stunningly shameful piece of legislation.
kansasreflector.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
My @kansasreflector.com column today.
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I won't ever use it like I used Twitter, in part because I no longer work at a place like BuzzFeed and Tweetdeck made me more addicted than ever felt good
But I like checking in here once or twice a day; Bluesky is good for that and that's good for all of us
But I like checking in here once or twice a day; Bluesky is good for that and that's good for all of us
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I won't ever use it like I used Twitter, in part because I no longer work at a place like BuzzFeed and Tweetdeck made me more addicted than ever felt good
But I like checking in here once or twice a day; Bluesky is good for that and that's good for all of us
But I like checking in here once or twice a day; Bluesky is good for that and that's good for all of us
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We can have cheap drugs, just take away the government-granted patent monopolies and pay for the research upfront vanderbiltpolicyaccelerator.substack.com/p/medicine-f...
Medicine for the People: A Public Option in Pharmaceutical R&D
Imagine a world in which the next big breakthrough in medicine belongs to all of us: in this world, everyone can afford the medicines they need to live a healthy life, research priorities are set acco...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We can have cheap drugs, just take away the government-granted patent monopolies and pay for the research upfront vanderbiltpolicyaccelerator.substack.com/p/medicine-f...
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You remember the big flashy raid on a Chicago apartment complex? The one where DHS claimed Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
You remember the big flashy raid on a Chicago apartment complex? The one where DHS claimed Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
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My cat enjoys quilting with me.
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
My cat enjoys quilting with me.
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Protest today in Manhattan Beach.
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Protest today in Manhattan Beach.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
Hitler, Jews, and the Holocaust
Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s problems. Over the years, the Nazis targeted Jews with increasingly evil treatment, leading to the "Final Solution" — mass extermination. We visit the Auschwitz-Birken...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
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If you search for “Holocaust” in our Rick Steves Classroom Europe video library (classroom.ricksteves.com), you’ll find a dozen clips that can be shared as a teaching tool at home or in the classroom. Please share this free resource with the parents and teachers in your life.
Rick Steves Classroom Europe
Rick Steves Classroom Europe® is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
If you search for “Holocaust” in our Rick Steves Classroom Europe video library (classroom.ricksteves.com), you’ll find a dozen clips that can be shared as a teaching tool at home or in the classroom. Please share this free resource with the parents and teachers in your life.
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Decent people are eager for ways to help and support their neighbors.
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Expecting Dozens, Pasadena Church Sees 800 Pack Sanctuary for Immigration Defense Training – Pasadena Now
Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now
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January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Decent people are eager for ways to help and support their neighbors.
pasadenanow.com/main/expecti...
pasadenanow.com/main/expecti...
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Fun fact:
Matriarchy is not the female version of patriarchy.
It isn’t hierarchical like a patriarchy is, but with women on top.
It’s community focused and most especially focused on the well being of children. There is leadership, but it is communally shared.
Mind blowing, right?
Matriarchy is not the female version of patriarchy.
It isn’t hierarchical like a patriarchy is, but with women on top.
It’s community focused and most especially focused on the well being of children. There is leadership, but it is communally shared.
Mind blowing, right?
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Fun fact:
Matriarchy is not the female version of patriarchy.
It isn’t hierarchical like a patriarchy is, but with women on top.
It’s community focused and most especially focused on the well being of children. There is leadership, but it is communally shared.
Mind blowing, right?
Matriarchy is not the female version of patriarchy.
It isn’t hierarchical like a patriarchy is, but with women on top.
It’s community focused and most especially focused on the well being of children. There is leadership, but it is communally shared.
Mind blowing, right?
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#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
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Our government is supposed to protect people exercising their constitutional rights, not kill them. This is a good sign.
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Our government is supposed to protect people exercising their constitutional rights, not kill them. This is a good sign.
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one of the few things ive done academically that i think "actually" matters involves this graph. people who are bad neighbors -- who reject immigrants, people of a different race or religion as neighbors -- want strong (anti-democratic) leaders and army rule.
people who are good neighbors do not.
people who are good neighbors do not.
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
one of the few things ive done academically that i think "actually" matters involves this graph. people who are bad neighbors -- who reject immigrants, people of a different race or religion as neighbors -- want strong (anti-democratic) leaders and army rule.
people who are good neighbors do not.
people who are good neighbors do not.
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When you’ve lost the golfers
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
When you’ve lost the golfers
Something upbeat to counter some of the ugliness.
The Pandas of Chengdu
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The Pandas of Chengdu
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The Pandas of Chengdu
On the early morning of January 23, 2026, I arrived at the south gate of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, one of the most renowned conservation facilities in the world, just a few mi...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Something upbeat to counter some of the ugliness.
The Pandas of Chengdu
open.substack.com/pub/sammatey...
The Pandas of Chengdu
open.substack.com/pub/sammatey...