Laura Conaway
@oleta.bsky.social
Maddow/MS NOW. (↖️ In this picture, I'm the cyclist. http://nyti.ms/3f8MIPR)
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Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the federal government’s Minnesota operation began.
Pregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the federal government’s Minnesota operation began.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the federal government’s Minnesota operation began.
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“I think the American people would agree that no one like Narciso Barranco, who raised three U.S. citizen Marines and has no criminal record deserved the treatment he received.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“I think the American people would agree that no one like Narciso Barranco, who raised three U.S. citizen Marines and has no criminal record deserved the treatment he received.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Reckon anyone told ICE they were going to a state with its own medal count in the Winter Olympics?
www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Reckon anyone told ICE they were going to a state with its own medal count in the Winter Olympics?
www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
www.startribune.com/2026-winter-...
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Just before Biden left office in January 2025, he honored Fannie Lou Hamer, who died in 1977, with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. That medal now sits in a glass display case at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Hamer’s family donated the medal to the museum last October.
Fannie Lou Hamer’s is Medal of Freedom Now Displayed at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Fannie Lou Hamer’s posthumously-awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Just before Biden left office in January 2025, he honored Fannie Lou Hamer, who died in 1977, with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. That medal now sits in a glass display case at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Hamer’s family donated the medal to the museum last October.
ICE, schmice, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota find a way to get the cookies to the customers.
P.S. The new flavor this year is Exploremores, "inspired by Rocky Road ice cream. S’mores and Toast-Yay! will no longer be available."
www.startribune.com/with-ice-pre...
P.S. The new flavor this year is Exploremores, "inspired by Rocky Road ice cream. S’mores and Toast-Yay! will no longer be available."
www.startribune.com/with-ice-pre...
With ICE presence continuing, Minnesota Girl Scouts offer more ways to buy cookies as safety precaution
In-person sales start Feb. 20 throughout the state.
www.startribune.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
ICE, schmice, the Girl Scouts of Minnesota find a way to get the cookies to the customers.
P.S. The new flavor this year is Exploremores, "inspired by Rocky Road ice cream. S’mores and Toast-Yay! will no longer be available."
www.startribune.com/with-ice-pre...
P.S. The new flavor this year is Exploremores, "inspired by Rocky Road ice cream. S’mores and Toast-Yay! will no longer be available."
www.startribune.com/with-ice-pre...
"Modern man is presently having a rendezvous with chaos, not merely because of human badness, but because of human stupidity."
--The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., from a sermon called "Love in Action."
www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780807...
--The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., from a sermon called "Love in Action."
www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780807...
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Modern man is presently having a rendezvous with chaos, not merely because of human badness, but because of human stupidity."
--The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., from a sermon called "Love in Action."
www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780807...
--The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., from a sermon called "Love in Action."
www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780807...
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This one is in Longfellow
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This one is in Longfellow
New from Project Salt Box (featured on @maddow.bsky.social tonight):
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
Using Data for Good: A Crash Course
Our response to "What can I do?"
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
New from Project Salt Box (featured on @maddow.bsky.social tonight):
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
A crash course in data for citizen engagement.
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...
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hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
Superb Snack History: The secret life of seven-layer dip
Investigating the origins of a very 1970s snack
snackstack.net
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
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Blessed are the plane spotters, and the spreadsheets they populate.
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Blessed are the plane spotters, and the spreadsheets they populate.
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
Taken by ICE from Maine to Massachusetts:
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people. . . . They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people. . . . They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Taken by ICE from Maine to Massachusetts:
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people. . . . They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people. . . . They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/i...
If I could just be real for a moment, I know this might be a minority opinion. I know it is not same experience for everyone. But I truly, unbreakably love New York City and New Yorkers when it’s cold.
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
If I could just be real for a moment, I know this might be a minority opinion. I know it is not same experience for everyone. But I truly, unbreakably love New York City and New Yorkers when it’s cold.
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A proposed ICE detention facility that would have held 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, won’t happen, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says.
"I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the proposed ICE detention facility in Marshall County,” the Mississippi Republican said.
"I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the proposed ICE detention facility in Marshall County,” the Mississippi Republican said.
Byhalia ICE Facility Plans Ditched Amid Mississippi Opposition, Wicker Says
A proposed ICE detention facility that would have held 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, won’t happen, Sen. Roger Wicker says.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A proposed ICE detention facility that would have held 8,500 immigrants in a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, won’t happen, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker says.
"I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the proposed ICE detention facility in Marshall County,” the Mississippi Republican said.
"I just spoke with DHS Secretary Noem about the proposed ICE detention facility in Marshall County,” the Mississippi Republican said.
Oregon lawmaker standing up for her young constituent -- age 7 -- now being held by the United States government in south Texas.
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Oregon lawmaker standing up for her young constituent -- age 7 -- now being held by the United States government in south Texas.
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The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
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Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
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Friday morning G-League today! And I still kinda can’t get over that the star of the Lakers G-League team is a guy named Kobe Bufkin.
(Also no disrespect to his game. He scores about 27 a game and has 20 at halftime.)
(Also no disrespect to his game. He scores about 27 a game and has 20 at halftime.)
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Friday morning G-League today! And I still kinda can’t get over that the star of the Lakers G-League team is a guy named Kobe Bufkin.
(Also no disrespect to his game. He scores about 27 a game and has 20 at halftime.)
(Also no disrespect to his game. He scores about 27 a game and has 20 at halftime.)
The thing about the Evers home is that you really can approach it. The house is right there, in a neighborhood, not far from my mom's house. It is extraordinary in its ordinariness, its frankness about what happened. A family lived there. A man was murdered in the driveway. By a racist. By racism.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The thing about the Evers home is that you really can approach it. The house is right there, in a neighborhood, not far from my mom's house. It is extraordinary in its ordinariness, its frankness about what happened. A family lived there. A man was murdered in the driveway. By a racist. By racism.
There is no question that the man who murdered Civil Rights hero Medgar Evers, or the Citizens Councils, or the KKK were racist. The murderer, the councils, the hate groups -- all racists.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
There is no question that the man who murdered Civil Rights hero Medgar Evers, or the Citizens Councils, or the KKK were racist. The murderer, the councils, the hate groups -- all racists.
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Good to see DSNY out making sure the bike lanes stay clear
February 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Good to see DSNY out making sure the bike lanes stay clear
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
If you watch to the end, you'll see the agents telling the photographers to show their press credentials if they have them -- "legitimate, please." What if you're a freelancer or an observer?
Also, the agent explains why the people are "being ID'd." Something about gun-like hand gestures, I think?
Also, the agent explains why the people are "being ID'd." Something about gun-like hand gestures, I think?
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
If you watch to the end, you'll see the agents telling the photographers to show their press credentials if they have them -- "legitimate, please." What if you're a freelancer or an observer?
Also, the agent explains why the people are "being ID'd." Something about gun-like hand gestures, I think?
Also, the agent explains why the people are "being ID'd." Something about gun-like hand gestures, I think?
WSJ editorial board sees trouble ahead after Texas Republicans dropped that state senate seat.
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-te...
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-te...
Opinion | A Texas Election Jolt to the GOP
Stephen Miller’s mass deportation strategy is backfiring at the polls.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
WSJ editorial board sees trouble ahead after Texas Republicans dropped that state senate seat.
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-te...
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-te...