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🫘 Researcher by day, follower of random hobbies, podcasts, and intellectual topics at night
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Remember the bookstore owner who said he was f'n angry? Business has never been so good. Order books from him instead of A or chain stores.
youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
Minneapolis bookstore sales climb after owner speaks out during protest
YouTube video by WCCO - CBS Minnesota
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January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Remember the bookstore owner who said he was f'n angry? Business has never been so good. Order books from him instead of A or chain stores.
youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
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We begin the day with some words from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on what it means to be “ever faithful” to the law and the rights of the people of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We begin the day with some words from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on what it means to be “ever faithful” to the law and the rights of the people of Minnesota.
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Republicans need to take a stand. This is an assault on the Constitution.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
January 25, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Republicans need to take a stand. This is an assault on the Constitution.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "Our demand today is for those federal agencies that are operating in our city to do so with the same discipline, humanity, and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country demands. We urge everyone to remain peaceful."
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "Our demand today is for those federal agencies that are operating in our city to do so with the same discipline, humanity, and integrity that effective law enforcement in this country demands. We urge everyone to remain peaceful."
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APA only has a handful of dogs left that need to go to unicorn homes that don't have other pets or children. If that describes yours and you want to help keep a dog warm for the weekend, please reach out to them at [email protected]. They also have cats with medical needs.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 AM
APA only has a handful of dogs left that need to go to unicorn homes that don't have other pets or children. If that describes yours and you want to help keep a dog warm for the weekend, please reach out to them at [email protected]. They also have cats with medical needs.
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🚨 #GVerse FIREWORKS ON FOX NEWS
Rep. Jay Jones drops serious truth bombs in a FIERY exchange with Sean Hannity:
JONES: “You get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don't pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare.”
Rep. Jay Jones drops serious truth bombs in a FIERY exchange with Sean Hannity:
JONES: “You get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don't pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare.”
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨 #GVerse FIREWORKS ON FOX NEWS
Rep. Jay Jones drops serious truth bombs in a FIERY exchange with Sean Hannity:
JONES: “You get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don't pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare.”
Rep. Jay Jones drops serious truth bombs in a FIERY exchange with Sean Hannity:
JONES: “You get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don't pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare.”
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A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
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Thank you to the many people who have been working with congressional members to pass funding bills for science. These bills also contain holding language for IDC that will keep rates at currently negotiated levels. A bipartisan bill in both chambers-important signal www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Thank you to the many people who have been working with congressional members to pass funding bills for science. These bills also contain holding language for IDC that will keep rates at currently negotiated levels. A bipartisan bill in both chambers-important signal www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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California is officially free of drought conditions for the first time in 25 years www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
California is free of drought conditions for the first time in 25 years
Three months ago, more than 70% of California was experiencing levels of drought.
www.sfgate.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 AM
California is officially free of drought conditions for the first time in 25 years www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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Only in Minnesota — people sliding down an icy hill on their way to join thousands of others to stand up for Renee Good’s family and against ICE actions on our streets and in our schools.
January 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Only in Minnesota — people sliding down an icy hill on their way to join thousands of others to stand up for Renee Good’s family and against ICE actions on our streets and in our schools.
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PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
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FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."
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Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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I spoke on the Senate floor about how five years ago at 3:30 in the morning after January 6, Senator Blunt, V.P. Pence and I made the walk with the pages and the electoral ballots to the House over broken glass and by pillars spray painted with racist vulgarities to the House.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I spoke on the Senate floor about how five years ago at 3:30 in the morning after January 6, Senator Blunt, V.P. Pence and I made the walk with the pages and the electoral ballots to the House over broken glass and by pillars spray painted with racist vulgarities to the House.
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Wanna see a dead body?
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Wanna see a dead body?
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Steve Bannon:
power of “rootless white males” who spend all their time online and could be radicalized in a populist, nationalist way
"I realized [they] could connect with these kids right away. You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate and then get turned onto politics and Trump
power of “rootless white males” who spend all their time online and could be radicalized in a populist, nationalist way
"I realized [they] could connect with these kids right away. You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate and then get turned onto politics and Trump
Billionaires, Charlie Kirk, "Murdoch’s role in destabilizing democracy in North America, Europe Australia
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"They got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, healthcare and power to fight back against big banks & corps"
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"They got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, healthcare and power to fight back against big banks & corps"
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Steve Bannon:
power of “rootless white males” who spend all their time online and could be radicalized in a populist, nationalist way
"I realized [they] could connect with these kids right away. You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate and then get turned onto politics and Trump
power of “rootless white males” who spend all their time online and could be radicalized in a populist, nationalist way
"I realized [they] could connect with these kids right away. You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate and then get turned onto politics and Trump
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