Thinkalot
@m1singh.bsky.social
Primary Care Doctor, Birder, Gadabout, Word Nerd, yoga& fresh air fiend, book hoarder.
My views are my own, not my employers.
My views are my own, not my employers.
Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
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Best of luck to all of the Minnesotans competing on the world stage. You make Minnesota proud 🥇
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Meet the Minnesotans who are headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
Jessie Diggins, Lindsey Vonn, two curling teams and 15 hockey players with Minnesota ties have earned spots on Team USA at the Milan-Cortina Games, which begin in February.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Best of luck to all of the Minnesotans competing on the world stage. You make Minnesota proud 🥇
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Dutch Queen Joins the Military
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
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February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Democracy dies in darkness
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Democracy dies in darkness
Anne Stevenson
Television
Hug me, mother of noise.
Find me a hiding place.
I am afraid of my voice.
I do not like my face.
From @parisreview.bsky.social
Television
Hug me, mother of noise.
Find me a hiding place.
I am afraid of my voice.
I do not like my face.
From @parisreview.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Anne Stevenson
Television
Hug me, mother of noise.
Find me a hiding place.
I am afraid of my voice.
I do not like my face.
From @parisreview.bsky.social
Television
Hug me, mother of noise.
Find me a hiding place.
I am afraid of my voice.
I do not like my face.
From @parisreview.bsky.social
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Chuck Grassley has been an elected official since 1958 and a Senator for 45 years. He is the longest serving Senator in office. He chairs the Judiciary Committee.
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Chuck Grassley has been an elected official since 1958 and a Senator for 45 years. He is the longest serving Senator in office. He chairs the Judiciary Committee.
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Isn't Tom Homan that bagful of cash guy?
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Isn't Tom Homan that bagful of cash guy?
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These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
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People mocking the baggy suits for an easy laugh, but riddle me this wiseguy: how else are you carry $50K in cash bribes when you have been told to stop using your CAVA bag?
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 AM
People mocking the baggy suits for an easy laugh, but riddle me this wiseguy: how else are you carry $50K in cash bribes when you have been told to stop using your CAVA bag?
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
This is mind bogglingly mad. He is a charlatan.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is mind bogglingly mad. He is a charlatan.
ICE is terrorizing people in so many communities. Vile. The economy is hurting, if that is one metric that one pays attention to. Most importantly- this is domestic terrorism.
“If you raise your voice I’ll erase your voice” said an ice agent.
Insane
Insane
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
ICE is terrorizing people in so many communities. Vile. The economy is hurting, if that is one metric that one pays attention to. Most importantly- this is domestic terrorism.
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At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agents’ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week.
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agents’ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week.
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
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New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
American biomedical science in 2026
Where we are, how we got here, and what to do next
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
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Minnesota's leaders rise to the level of the state's people.
By me. (Most before paywall.)
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By me. (Most before paywall.)
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“We’re No Longer Having a Political Debate. We’re Having a Moral Debate.”
The federal killings in Minneapolis have revealed some people in authority as cruel, lying cowards. The crisis has proven many other people to be generous, compassionate, and brave. Some examples.
fallows.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Minnesota's leaders rise to the level of the state's people.
By me. (Most before paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/were-no-lo...
By me. (Most before paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/were-no-lo...
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Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
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Trump claims ICE's Minnesota raids — which have already killed two Americans — are justified to root out "fraud."
Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.
The "law and order" president.
Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.
The "law and order" president.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump claims ICE's Minnesota raids — which have already killed two Americans — are justified to root out "fraud."
Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.
The "law and order" president.
Meanwhile, he's pardoned multiple convicted fraudsters, including several who gave money to his campaign and Super PAC.
The "law and order" president.