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I like the Cactus. Nurse. Educator. Diver. I love my dog.
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Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
I'm sick to my stomach .....
I was one of Alex's nursing faculty at MCTC. This is simply devastating. He was a good student and I knew he'd be a good nurse. Im so sorry for you and his VA family. May his memory be a blessing and an example of what a nurse is.
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I'm sick to my stomach .....
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I was one of Alex's nursing faculty at MCTC. This is simply devastating. He was a good student and I knew he'd be a good nurse. Im so sorry for you and his VA family. May his memory be a blessing and an example of what a nurse is.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I was one of Alex's nursing faculty at MCTC. This is simply devastating. He was a good student and I knew he'd be a good nurse. Im so sorry for you and his VA family. May his memory be a blessing and an example of what a nurse is.
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For the intentionally obtuse: there are many many ways to enforce laws. Stop framing issues as ‘don’t enforce the law at all, or enforce it in the worst way possible.’ Your false choice is intentional.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
For the intentionally obtuse: there are many many ways to enforce laws. Stop framing issues as ‘don’t enforce the law at all, or enforce it in the worst way possible.’ Your false choice is intentional.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
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I’m just gonna disagree with literally everything she said
Q: Do you think ICE officers need deescalation training?
KRISTI NOEM: The officers we have out there are very highly trained and skilled specific for the operations they're doing. They're utilizing the most gifted individuals on these operations.
KRISTI NOEM: The officers we have out there are very highly trained and skilled specific for the operations they're doing. They're utilizing the most gifted individuals on these operations.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I’m just gonna disagree with literally everything she said
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I investigate and arrest actual murderers while wearing khakis and loafers.
Breaking news: Minnesota officials sue federal immigration authorities, claiming the Trump administration’s “unprecedented surge” of immigration agents violates the U.S. Constitution and the state’s right to police itself.
Minnesota sues DHS, ICE over immigration enforcement
Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing to end a surge of federal immigration agents they said violates federal and state laws.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I investigate and arrest actual murderers while wearing khakis and loafers.
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Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
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Fare you well, my honey 😭😭😭
January 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Fare you well, my honey 😭😭😭
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Don’t let the professionally dishonest & the intentionally disingenuous frame an issue as a binary choice of either getting run over or shooting a person. There is literally a universe of options between those two extremes. Stop listening to dolts or liars. Options, create them, and use them…
January 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Don’t let the professionally dishonest & the intentionally disingenuous frame an issue as a binary choice of either getting run over or shooting a person. There is literally a universe of options between those two extremes. Stop listening to dolts or liars. Options, create them, and use them…
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The question if a police shooting is justifiable is just 1 question to ask. 1st: this wasn’t justifiable. But for me the real question is was it inevitable. As police, we must do everything we can to avoid deadly force. Many times the suspect makes it inevitable. Not in this case
January 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The question if a police shooting is justifiable is just 1 question to ask. 1st: this wasn’t justifiable. But for me the real question is was it inevitable. As police, we must do everything we can to avoid deadly force. Many times the suspect makes it inevitable. Not in this case
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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TIMELINE CLEANSE. Please post your adorable getting into the holiday spirit.
Molly is dallying in the Christmas garland.
Molly is dallying in the Christmas garland.
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
TIMELINE CLEANSE. Please post your adorable getting into the holiday spirit.
Molly is dallying in the Christmas garland.
Molly is dallying in the Christmas garland.
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A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
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Drive-in belief tune-ups
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Drive-in belief tune-ups
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flight home completely cancelled so I have some free time: if you’re looking for a last-minute gift, if you pre-order my book and DM me a receipt, I’ll turn a personal photo of yours into art, which you can gift! bio.to/artbutmakeit...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
flight home completely cancelled so I have some free time: if you’re looking for a last-minute gift, if you pre-order my book and DM me a receipt, I’ll turn a personal photo of yours into art, which you can gift! bio.to/artbutmakeit...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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ROV pilots filmed this smooth swimming salp at 324m during #AsgardArchaea expedition off the coast of Uruguay. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
ROV pilots filmed this smooth swimming salp at 324m during #AsgardArchaea expedition off the coast of Uruguay. Credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
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For #ArtAdventCalendar day 8 evening, a temporary chalk mural I did for the 2019 DeepFreeze Festival in January 2019.
Fortunately it was only -5 so not super deep freeze-y.
Took about 9 hours.
Fortunately it was only -5 so not super deep freeze-y.
Took about 9 hours.
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
For #ArtAdventCalendar day 8 evening, a temporary chalk mural I did for the 2019 DeepFreeze Festival in January 2019.
Fortunately it was only -5 so not super deep freeze-y.
Took about 9 hours.
Fortunately it was only -5 so not super deep freeze-y.
Took about 9 hours.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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♫ But I would walk 500 miles ♫
♫ And I would walk 500 more ♫
♫ And I would walk 500 more ♫
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
♫ But I would walk 500 miles ♫
♫ And I would walk 500 more ♫
♫ And I would walk 500 more ♫
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Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
December 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997