Susan Marie Swanson
@susanmarieswanson.bsky.social
Poet, writer. Work for children & for adults. *The House in the Night* (Caldecott Medal, Minnesota Book Award, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the 21st Century). Hiking shoes.
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Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trying to read the books piled up over here. Lately, these three. I read them all with other people (one with a group, one with a class, one with a partner) because that's helpful to me in these days of how-can-I-possibly-concentrate.
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trying to read the books piled up over here. Lately, these three. I read them all with other people (one with a group, one with a class, one with a partner) because that's helpful to me in these days of how-can-I-possibly-concentrate.
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get a bigger imagination
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
get a bigger imagination
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there are all kinds of tiny actions, both activist and artistic, that go unseen or are purposely modest or have a narrow circumference and that does not change what they are and what effects they can have. effect is not a measure of volume. it is a measure of density
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
there are all kinds of tiny actions, both activist and artistic, that go unseen or are purposely modest or have a narrow circumference and that does not change what they are and what effects they can have. effect is not a measure of volume. it is a measure of density
Well, considering how the tears streamed down my cheeks when I was listening to Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 on my laptop just now (for the first time), I'd better bring a packet of kleenex when I go to hear the Danish String Quartet play it on Sunday.
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, considering how the tears streamed down my cheeks when I was listening to Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 on my laptop just now (for the first time), I'd better bring a packet of kleenex when I go to hear the Danish String Quartet play it on Sunday.
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It’s been almost 48 hours and we still don’t know with certainty how many people were detained on Tuesday, the grounds (if any) on which they’re being held, or what will happen next for these members of our community—all of whom have families and friends and people who love them.
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s been almost 48 hours and we still don’t know with certainty how many people were detained on Tuesday, the grounds (if any) on which they’re being held, or what will happen next for these members of our community—all of whom have families and friends and people who love them.
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
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I am devastated that this happened today. I don’t want to live in a country where the federal government is a threat to our community. And I am committed to working every day to build a better world for the people of Saint Paul.
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am devastated that this happened today. I don’t want to live in a country where the federal government is a threat to our community. And I am committed to working every day to build a better world for the people of Saint Paul.
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Today, our community experienced what too many across the country have been forced to endure in recent months. Federal agents from multiple law enforcement agencies, including ICE, came into our neighborhood and have detained and arrested multiple individuals.
Immigration Resources
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today, our community experienced what too many across the country have been forced to endure in recent months. Federal agents from multiple law enforcement agencies, including ICE, came into our neighborhood and have detained and arrested multiple individuals.
Gift link to Star Tribune article from Louis Krauss and
Josie Albertson-Grove:
Josie Albertson-Grove:
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Gift link to Star Tribune article from Louis Krauss and
Josie Albertson-Grove:
Josie Albertson-Grove:
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An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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These emails are horrifying.
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
These emails are horrifying.
The Dyani White Hawk exhibit at Walker Art Center is warm and welcoming--a good activity for a November day. I am looking forward to going back several times while it is up at the museum. (More information about the exhibit in the thread with this post.)
Gift link to the StarTribune review of the wonderful exhibition of Dyani White Hawk's artwork at Walker Art Center. Recommend!
Acclaimed artist Dyani White Hawk’s ‘Love Language’ exhibition comes home to Minnesota
The MacArthur “genius” winner’s Walker Art Center show includes 15 years of artwork.
www.startribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Dyani White Hawk exhibit at Walker Art Center is warm and welcoming--a good activity for a November day. I am looking forward to going back several times while it is up at the museum. (More information about the exhibit in the thread with this post.)
Hey MSP, head over to the Walker Art Center to see the beautiful, welcoming exhibition of work by Dyani White Hawk! Admission to the museum is free on Thursday evenings.
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hey MSP, head over to the Walker Art Center to see the beautiful, welcoming exhibition of work by Dyani White Hawk! Admission to the museum is free on Thursday evenings.
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
walkerart.org/calendar/202...
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Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Kaohly Her will be the first Hmong mayor of St. Paul. We asked her how she wants people to pronounce her name.
This.
Good vibes only for Saint Paul today.
1. We're still not Minneapolis
2. We have a good foundation for a turn around
3. Our new mayor is a historic pick
4. Her is going to leverage her connections in the State legislature so maybe they pay attention to DT finally
5. Melvin, a good man, will be ok
1. We're still not Minneapolis
2. We have a good foundation for a turn around
3. Our new mayor is a historic pick
4. Her is going to leverage her connections in the State legislature so maybe they pay attention to DT finally
5. Melvin, a good man, will be ok
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This.
I see folks commenting that they want to know more about St. Paul's mayor-elect, Kaohly Her. Here's a gift link to a profile of State Rep Her that the Star Tribune ran before the election.
Kaohly Her is ‘relentless’ and un-flashy. She says that’s exactly what St. Paul needs.
Why Mayor Melvin Carter’s former policy director and mayoral opponent is challenging her old boss.
www.startribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I see folks commenting that they want to know more about St. Paul's mayor-elect, Kaohly Her. Here's a gift link to a profile of State Rep Her that the Star Tribune ran before the election.
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I beg everyone to not start making jokes about how dem establishment will fumble this.
Not tonight.
We can win.That’s the story. Let it in. We can fight for us and each other and we can win.
Not tonight.
We can win.That’s the story. Let it in. We can fight for us and each other and we can win.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I beg everyone to not start making jokes about how dem establishment will fumble this.
Not tonight.
We can win.That’s the story. Let it in. We can fight for us and each other and we can win.
Not tonight.
We can win.That’s the story. Let it in. We can fight for us and each other and we can win.
What Matt said. Let's get out and vote, St. Paul!
Mayor Melvin Carter.
YES on both ballot questions.
Mayor Melvin Carter.
YES on both ballot questions.
SHORT VERSION: I’m voting yes on both ballot questions & @melvincarter.bsky.social for Mayor.
LONG VERSION: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
LONG VERSION: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
What Matt said. Let's get out and vote, St. Paul!
Mayor Melvin Carter.
YES on both ballot questions.
Mayor Melvin Carter.
YES on both ballot questions.
Runners from the Minnesota Distance Elite training group were stars in today's New York City Marathon. Joel Reichow was the top USA finisher in the men's race, and Annie Frisbie was the second USA finisher in the women's race (5th overall) and Elena Hayday was 12th overall.
Joel Reichow, the top American male finisher in the NYC Marathon (6th overall), is 32 years old, grew up in White Bear Lake, Minn., and still works at a Minneapolis running store.
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Runners from the Minnesota Distance Elite training group were stars in today's New York City Marathon. Joel Reichow was the top USA finisher in the men's race, and Annie Frisbie was the second USA finisher in the women's race (5th overall) and Elena Hayday was 12th overall.
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We are losing a true publishing genius, someone who could stay focused on the thinking and writing that is our purpose, while innovating in forms and the university press break-even form of business.
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies, trade, and regional publishing programs.
University of Minnesota Press Director Retires
Doug Armato, who has helmed the 100-year-old press for 27 years, is retiring at the end of December. His tenure saw the expansion of the press’s list and the development of strong Indigenous studies,…
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October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We are losing a true publishing genius, someone who could stay focused on the thinking and writing that is our purpose, while innovating in forms and the university press break-even form of business.
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Technically, this is a book of spells.
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Technically, this is a book of spells.
Inspiring plans: "The Children’s Booker Prize...aims to be several things at once: an award that will champion future classics written for children; a social intervention designed to inspire more young people to read; and a seed from which we hope future generations of lifelong readers will grow."
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Inspiring plans: "The Children’s Booker Prize...aims to be several things at once: an award that will champion future classics written for children; a social intervention designed to inspire more young people to read; and a seed from which we hope future generations of lifelong readers will grow."
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For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
For over 50 years, the Booker Prizes have recognised the best fiction for adults. Now, we're delighted to announce the Children’s Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation.
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/children
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"The right to culture is fundamental, and its revocation has grave consequences for the texture of daily life." You should definitely read this, by @annakornbluh.bsky.social and @isanchezprado.bsky.social
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"The right to culture is fundamental, and its revocation has grave consequences for the texture of daily life." You should definitely read this, by @annakornbluh.bsky.social and @isanchezprado.bsky.social