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Community Chest 'Gay Nineties' Luncheon (1946)
Source: Hennepin County Library

Minneapolis Community Chest General Chairman Wilson sits like a 'bird in a gilded cage,' referencing the old song, as workers in costume stand around the cage during the 'Gay Nineties' report luncheon. The women are ...
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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October 26th is Intersex Awareness Day.
October 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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I was injured in the line of duty working as a sheriffs deputy and needed a spinal surgery. Had to accept a medical retirement at 40 yrs old. Lost my County health insurance for myself and my daughter. But no one would sell me insurance because of the injury. I had no insurance until the ACA.
March 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Stephanie McMurray’s “Masters of Small Worlds” — a brilliant study of why poor southern whites not only tolerated but embraced slaveholders who treated them with contempt — is important here. If the church and the press convince you that you and the oligarchs are one, you’ll happily shoot your foot.
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Elizabeth Chandler, a Quaker from DE, used her penmanship to advocate for abolitionism. Her poem “The Slave Ship,” gained national attention, exposing the horrors suffered by the captured and enslaved during the Slave Trade. 159 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD
March 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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LOLOLOL! That beats this one which I used to think was one of the best out there
March 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My friends asked if Bluesky had the best JD memes and I haven’t managed to find that corner of this app yet… help?
March 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I’m tempted to not broadcast this too widely on the off chance he doesn’t even know about it, but if Trump goes after the USCSB it will be a sad, sad day… they make the best educational safety content around youtu.be/CFVUSDzHL8A?...
No Detection: Explosion at Watson Grinding
YouTube video by USCSB
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March 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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there should never be any question.
January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM