@kim-mn.bsky.social
reader, fan of all things printed, literacy advocate, wine lover esp those with creative packaging 📰🍷📖
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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Recentering Reading | From the Editor
(June 2025)
(June 2025)
Recentering Reading | From the Editor
In a policy void, educators seek to maximize learning, turning to core skills, chiefly reading.
www.slj.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Recentering Reading | From the Editor
(June 2025)
(June 2025)
Another hero among us, quietly doing the work to save our country. Just donated. Godspeed to @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ex-US marine became vital in the fight against Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement
When Trump began deploying troops to US cities, Janessa Goldbeck’s Vet Voice Foundation was ready – now they’re preparing for what may be next
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Another hero among us, quietly doing the work to save our country. Just donated. Godspeed to @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis
For weeks ICE has focused enforcement in the Twin Cities as part of ‘Operation Metro Surge.’
www.startribune.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Live: Thousands attend march to protest ICE in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Hennepin County showing good leadership with this decision to lead with plant-based meals. vegconomist.com/gastronomy-f...
Minnesota’s Most Populous County Implements Plant-Based-By-Default Policy for Official Meetings and Events - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Hennepin County, the most populous county in Minnesota, with over 1.2 million residents, has adopted an administrative policy requiring plant-based meals to
vegconomist.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hennepin County showing good leadership with this decision to lead with plant-based meals. vegconomist.com/gastronomy-f...
Grateful for the Democratic leaders who set up this hearing. Where is the msm coverage of these Americans providing first-hand accounts of illegal treatment by the government? @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social youtu.be/no1yA2aDwvA?...
Democrat Lawmakers Hold Shadow Hearing On Potential DHS Overreach, Violations of US Citizens' Rights
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Grateful for the Democratic leaders who set up this hearing. Where is the msm coverage of these Americans providing first-hand accounts of illegal treatment by the government? @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social youtu.be/no1yA2aDwvA?...
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
Fabulous, nostalgic thread for Thanksgiving, esp if you are prepping a relish tray.
I am going to use this lovely post as an excuse to ask a question that has plagued my adulthood: is the idea of a “relish tray” a regional thing or is it just that my family didn’t do it? If someone asked me to bring one to a gathering i would have genuinely no idea what they meant
let's talk about relish trays! thanksgiving mvp, refreshing, balancing, and only occasionally turkeypomorphic. what's on yours?
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Fabulous, nostalgic thread for Thanksgiving, esp if you are prepping a relish tray.
Paying taxes this year is soul-crushing. I hate that my money is being spent to torture my neighbors and kill fishermen. Could this be a viable constraint?
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
medium.com/@carmitage/e...
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
medium.com/@carmitage/e...
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Paying taxes this year is soul-crushing. I hate that my money is being spent to torture my neighbors and kill fishermen. Could this be a viable constraint?
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
medium.com/@carmitage/e...
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
medium.com/@carmitage/e...
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Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
After the sliver of hope with Tuesday night's election results, I'm looking for other good news. Here's some: minitex.umn.edu/news/2025-10...
5 pieces of good news (yes, really) in libraries
Check out this month’s roundup of inspiring stories that remind us how libraries continue to connect, create, and empower communities across the country.
minitex.umn.edu
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After the sliver of hope with Tuesday night's election results, I'm looking for other good news. Here's some: minitex.umn.edu/news/2025-10...
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If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
WHERE IS STEVE K0RNACKI?? The world, tipping on its axis, awaits an explanation. @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHERE IS STEVE K0RNACKI?? The world, tipping on its axis, awaits an explanation. @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com
All this seems perfectly reasonable. Let’s get it done.
gregolear.substack.com/p/the-liz48-...
gregolear.substack.com/p/the-liz48-...
The #Liz48 Plan: This Is How We Remove Them—Legally, Quickly, and Nonviolently
The way to get rid of Trump—and his entire corrupt, inept Administration—is to cut the line of presidential succession. Here's the entire ten-step process.
gregolear.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
All this seems perfectly reasonable. Let’s get it done.
gregolear.substack.com/p/the-liz48-...
gregolear.substack.com/p/the-liz48-...
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ICYMI: Drop everything and spend 13 minutes with Amy Sherald--with her singular vision and talent, with her clarity about her central place in the jagged American story. You will be stirred by it all. www.cbsnews.com/video/amy-sh...
Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview
Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama's official portrait is one of America's most celebrated painters.
www.cbsnews.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ICYMI: Drop everything and spend 13 minutes with Amy Sherald--with her singular vision and talent, with her clarity about her central place in the jagged American story. You will be stirred by it all. www.cbsnews.com/video/amy-sh...
What just happened #mnvikings? after the missed 4th down, I turned away for a second.....
October 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
What just happened #mnvikings? after the missed 4th down, I turned away for a second.....
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
People with no shame, example #1256: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Judge denies ex-judge’s bid to change name to ‘Judge’
A Ramsey County judge denied former Anoka County Judge John Dehen’s request to legally change his first name to “Judge,” calling the move misleading and made in bad faith.
www.mprnews.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
People with no shame, example #1256: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Lots of theories. But the fact is we need to teach our children better than we are.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy
Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.
www.theatlantic.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Lots of theories. But the fact is we need to teach our children better than we are.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
IMLS’s new team decided that nearly all of the $14.1 million allocated to the Nat'l Leadership Grants for Libraries(in 2025) is going to 1 recipient, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Co.
So instead of our taxes going to support our libraries, we're paying for a UFC fight on the white house lawn.
So instead of our taxes going to support our libraries, we're paying for a UFC fight on the white house lawn.
It's October 2025 and the federal government is shut down.
So what's currently going on at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)? Well, a lot of money seems to be "missing," among other things.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
So what's currently going on at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)? Well, a lot of money seems to be "missing," among other things.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The Current State of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (October 2025 Edition)
Grant money that should be going to library projects is going to state-sponsored propaganda, among other IMLS updates.
buttondown.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
IMLS’s new team decided that nearly all of the $14.1 million allocated to the Nat'l Leadership Grants for Libraries(in 2025) is going to 1 recipient, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Co.
So instead of our taxes going to support our libraries, we're paying for a UFC fight on the white house lawn.
So instead of our taxes going to support our libraries, we're paying for a UFC fight on the white house lawn.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings day St Louis Park MN” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/84...
No Kings day St Louis Park MN · AFT
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings day St Louis Park MN” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/84...