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"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America." — U.S. Rep. John Lewis
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." — Angela Davis
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." — Angela Davis
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Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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“She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times,” Heller said. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times,” Heller said. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
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do not love me
in theory.
do not praise the idea of me
while flinching
from my gravity.
#poetry #micropoetry
in theory.
do not praise the idea of me
while flinching
from my gravity.
#poetry #micropoetry
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
do not love me
in theory.
do not praise the idea of me
while flinching
from my gravity.
#poetry #micropoetry
in theory.
do not praise the idea of me
while flinching
from my gravity.
#poetry #micropoetry
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N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series made her the first Black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. She is the first author to win in 3 consecutive years & the first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020.
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
#ScienceFictionDay #ScienceFantasy #scifi #booksky
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Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
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Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.
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Congrats to Coach Phill Drobnick and the two Minnesota curling teams bound for the 2026 Olympics. Can’t wait to watch you compete in Italy! 🥌 🇺🇸
December 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Congrats to Coach Phill Drobnick and the two Minnesota curling teams bound for the 2026 Olympics. Can’t wait to watch you compete in Italy! 🥌 🇺🇸
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I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I truly believe Vladimir Putin has done an astounding job on destroying the West. Particularly the USA and UK.
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
I think if one person truly understood these countries, it was Putin.
He always believed the West was built on propaganda. The truth being, that they were the colonizers run by the
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Carolers sing at the Home Depot Parking Lot!
“Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Prospero ano Navidad, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations at the Home Depot Parking Lot!”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrrGX7qb/
“Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Prospero ano Navidad, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations at the Home Depot Parking Lot!”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrrGX7qb/
The We Ain't Buying It boycott takes place now through December 1st. Learn more at weaintbuyingit.com.
TikTok video by COURIER
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November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Carolers sing at the Home Depot Parking Lot!
“Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Prospero ano Navidad, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations at the Home Depot Parking Lot!”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrrGX7qb/
“Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad, Prospero ano Navidad, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations, We don’t want no more deportations at the Home Depot Parking Lot!”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrrGX7qb/
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Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
Washington: 50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, story endures despite ballad’s myths
Gordon Lightfoot’s song both preserved and distorted the doomed ship’s history, Robin Washington writes.
www.startribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
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After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,
I’m teaching about race and media anyway!
@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!
600+ signups.
We move!! ✊🏾
I’m teaching about race and media anyway!
@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!
600+ signups.
We move!! ✊🏾
October 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,
I’m teaching about race and media anyway!
@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!
600+ signups.
We move!! ✊🏾
I’m teaching about race and media anyway!
@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!
600+ signups.
We move!! ✊🏾
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
October 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
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Women of color are becoming the smoke signal for which institution is coming down next. I'm working on an op-ed about this, but this is #TheDoubleTax and EXACTLY what happens when you ignore WOC getting attacked.
Get your copy: annagifty.com
Get your copy: annagifty.com
a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail .
Alt: a close up of a woman 's face with her eyes closed and her hair in a ponytail .
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September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Women of color are becoming the smoke signal for which institution is coming down next. I'm working on an op-ed about this, but this is #TheDoubleTax and EXACTLY what happens when you ignore WOC getting attacked.
Get your copy: annagifty.com
Get your copy: annagifty.com
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We’ll get er done, Willie.
September 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
We’ll get er done, Willie.
Watching other authors get published keeps me writing. Congratulations @itsafronomics.bsky.social on achieving your dream!
It's official. The books that I wrote arrived. I am an author y'all. I AM AN AUTHOR. A childhood dream I never thought could happen is happening!!!!!! 🥹
In 15 days, #TheDoubleTax is coming to a doorstep, bookstore, and library near you. Please pre-order by 9/16: annagifty.com!
#booksky #blacksky
In 15 days, #TheDoubleTax is coming to a doorstep, bookstore, and library near you. Please pre-order by 9/16: annagifty.com!
#booksky #blacksky
September 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Watching other authors get published keeps me writing. Congratulations @itsafronomics.bsky.social on achieving your dream!
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To the white people saying the Black History museum has an “overemphasis” on slavery…here’s an idea.
August 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To the white people saying the Black History museum has an “overemphasis” on slavery…here’s an idea.
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"Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders."
(Words by Mary Schmich)
noble and children respected their elders."
(Words by Mary Schmich)
July 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders."
(Words by Mary Schmich)
noble and children respected their elders."
(Words by Mary Schmich)
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A robin made a nest in one of my plant pots right outside my studio. The baby birds are hatching today.
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A robin made a nest in one of my plant pots right outside my studio. The baby birds are hatching today.
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NEW: We submitted testimony laying out the connections between mass deportation and corruption.
Congress must ensure that federal tax dollars are not misused by handing political patrons multimillion dollar contracts for legally questionable deportation and detention.
Congress must ensure that federal tax dollars are not misused by handing political patrons multimillion dollar contracts for legally questionable deportation and detention.
www.citizensforethics.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW: We submitted testimony laying out the connections between mass deportation and corruption.
Congress must ensure that federal tax dollars are not misused by handing political patrons multimillion dollar contracts for legally questionable deportation and detention.
Congress must ensure that federal tax dollars are not misused by handing political patrons multimillion dollar contracts for legally questionable deportation and detention.
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I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
The fact that there's an ASL interpreter there.... Thank you @aoc.bsky.social 🥹😍🤟🏼
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
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Turn up the volume! 🔊 Our Magellanic penguins have a lot to say for World Penguin Day! 🐧 That braying sound? It's how these charming waddlers communicate (and yes, it does sound a bit like a donkey)!
April 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Turn up the volume! 🔊 Our Magellanic penguins have a lot to say for World Penguin Day! 🐧 That braying sound? It's how these charming waddlers communicate (and yes, it does sound a bit like a donkey)!
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Holocaust Survivor tells his sheriff and Trump’s Deportation czar disappearing people that history “is not on your side.”
April 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Holocaust Survivor tells his sheriff and Trump’s Deportation czar disappearing people that history “is not on your side.”