Eric, your favorite biblionerd
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Pinned
"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
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"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
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Happy 90th Birthday to 🇺🇸American actor, author, screenwriter and director #AlanAlda born #OnThisDay in Manhattan, New York City
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Happy 90th Birthday to 🇺🇸American actor, author, screenwriter and director #AlanAlda born #OnThisDay in Manhattan, New York City
Happy birthday Zefrem Cochrane, Leo Bardonaro, and President D Wire Newman!
James Cromwell, b. OTD 1940
James Cromwell, b. OTD 1940
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Happy birthday Zefrem Cochrane, Leo Bardonaro, and President D Wire Newman!
James Cromwell, b. OTD 1940
James Cromwell, b. OTD 1940
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New CBS contributors announced: Grand Moff Tarkin, Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, Cruella De Ville, Javert, Titus Andronicus, Killmonger, and the Beastfly from Silksong.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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BLAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
😵💫💨✌🏽💜
😵💫💨✌🏽💜
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
BLAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
😵💫💨✌🏽💜
😵💫💨✌🏽💜
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It better not stop here. Dems better not use this as an excuse to bury their heads in the sand. ICE still needs to be abolished no matter who at the top gets replaced
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It better not stop here. Dems better not use this as an excuse to bury their heads in the sand. ICE still needs to be abolished no matter who at the top gets replaced
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January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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MLK was assassinated as he was gearing up the March For The Poor that would've united white working class folk and Black folk (among others).
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
MLK was assassinated as he was gearing up the March For The Poor that would've united white working class folk and Black folk (among others).
Hometown proud from deep in the heart of Seahawks territory
January 26, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Hometown proud from deep in the heart of Seahawks territory
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The nurses are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The nurses are pissed
Tonight’s needed comfort:
Grilled Swiss w/mushrooms & Calabrian chilies so good it makes the world shimmer, with tomato soup & garlic fries (of course)
🥪🧀🍄🟫🌶️🥫🧄🍟
Grilled Swiss w/mushrooms & Calabrian chilies so good it makes the world shimmer, with tomato soup & garlic fries (of course)
🥪🧀🍄🟫🌶️🥫🧄🍟
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Tonight’s needed comfort:
Grilled Swiss w/mushrooms & Calabrian chilies so good it makes the world shimmer, with tomato soup & garlic fries (of course)
🥪🧀🍄🟫🌶️🥫🧄🍟
Grilled Swiss w/mushrooms & Calabrian chilies so good it makes the world shimmer, with tomato soup & garlic fries (of course)
🥪🧀🍄🟫🌶️🥫🧄🍟
Cheers, fam!
Stay lifted, and fight the good fight
Stay lifted, and fight the good fight
January 25, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Cheers, fam!
Stay lifted, and fight the good fight
Stay lifted, and fight the good fight
💜✊🏽💜✊🏽💜✊🏽💜
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
💜✊🏽💜✊🏽💜✊🏽💜
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Remember that the legal standard for deadly force is whether the agent reasonably believed that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
January 25, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Remember that the legal standard for deadly force is whether the agent reasonably believed that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
That is the only question that matters. And that standard is plainly not met by what we see in the video.
Showing solidarity (w/ a favorite jersey)
✊🏽🔥😎💜〽️
✊🏽🔥😎💜〽️
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Showing solidarity (w/ a favorite jersey)
✊🏽🔥😎💜〽️
✊🏽🔥😎💜〽️
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Well! We've got some good news for you.
kelty comic this week about to make the onion store a zillion dollars
January 23, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Well! We've got some good news for you.
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Hey MAGA and GOP Republicans - you probably haven’t seen a demonstration of true religious faith before - so here you go:
Clergy are being arrested in Minnesota for peacefully protesting - 1/23/2026
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Hey MAGA and GOP Republicans - you probably haven’t seen a demonstration of true religious faith before - so here you go:
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January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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This post isn't about Star Trek.
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This post isn't about Star Trek.
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This is tomorrow’s front page for The Minnesota Star Tribune. In a moment in which much of legacy media are enabling and condoning the worst actions of the Trump admin, the reporters and editors of the Star Tribune are not holding back one bit.
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This is tomorrow’s front page for The Minnesota Star Tribune. In a moment in which much of legacy media are enabling and condoning the worst actions of the Trump admin, the reporters and editors of the Star Tribune are not holding back one bit.
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Perhaps lost in all the other terrible news:
Today the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization.
Today the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization.
January 22, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Perhaps lost in all the other terrible news:
Today the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization.
Today the United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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This is a list of businesses across Minnesota that are closing tomorrow in solidarity with the economic shutdown. Huge thanks to every one of them for stepping up. If your business is also closing, drop it below.
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is a list of businesses across Minnesota that are closing tomorrow in solidarity with the economic shutdown. Huge thanks to every one of them for stepping up. If your business is also closing, drop it below.