Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness
@mindfulness-kc.bsky.social
Exploring the intersection of contemplative practice and community engagement toward collective well-being.
If you're looking to build a better now and future with others, Blackout the System's Citizens Assemblies are weekly gatherings that equip participants with the skills and confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives www.blackoutthesystem.com/virtual-events
Virtual Events | Blackout The System
Join the Blackout The System virtual events - from community building, skill sharing, informational and planning.
www.blackoutthesystem.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If you're looking to build a better now and future with others, Blackout the System's Citizens Assemblies are weekly gatherings that equip participants with the skills and confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives www.blackoutthesystem.com/virtual-events
This is a lovely event to attend on MLK day if you live in the Kansas City Metro
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Program & Nature Walk
Each year we gather our partners and the Kansas City community for a walk that elicits listening, reflecting, and honoring the words of Dr. King. His words resonate with us today and we use a walk to ...
www.zeffy.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This is a lovely event to attend on MLK day if you live in the Kansas City Metro
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It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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January 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It feels like 4° outside and thirty people still decided to stand up for democracy at 75th and Metcalf in Overland Park, KS this morning. 💙
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ICE Now Has Sections for U.S. Citizens at Detention Sites.
Think about that.
They've created a separate holding cell reserved for U.S. citizens.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Think about that.
They've created a separate holding cell reserved for U.S. citizens.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
ICE Now Has Sections for U.S. Citizens in Detention Sites
How the simple act of looking became a crime punishable by state violence.
substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
ICE Now Has Sections for U.S. Citizens at Detention Sites.
Think about that.
They've created a separate holding cell reserved for U.S. citizens.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Think about that.
They've created a separate holding cell reserved for U.S. citizens.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Kansans!
OPPOSE Kansas HB 2453 that imposes new restrictions on absentee and advance voting that could reduce access to the ballot for voters who already face barriers to participation.
Deadline: Submit testimony by Monday at 10 AM before the Elections Committee hearing
mailchi.mp/c45a65b364ec...
OPPOSE Kansas HB 2453 that imposes new restrictions on absentee and advance voting that could reduce access to the ballot for voters who already face barriers to participation.
Deadline: Submit testimony by Monday at 10 AM before the Elections Committee hearing
mailchi.mp/c45a65b364ec...
ACTION ALERT: Oppose HB 2453
mailchi.mp
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Kansans!
OPPOSE Kansas HB 2453 that imposes new restrictions on absentee and advance voting that could reduce access to the ballot for voters who already face barriers to participation.
Deadline: Submit testimony by Monday at 10 AM before the Elections Committee hearing
mailchi.mp/c45a65b364ec...
OPPOSE Kansas HB 2453 that imposes new restrictions on absentee and advance voting that could reduce access to the ballot for voters who already face barriers to participation.
Deadline: Submit testimony by Monday at 10 AM before the Elections Committee hearing
mailchi.mp/c45a65b364ec...
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
US air authority warns of ‘military activities’ over Mexico, South America: Warnings come as Mexico’s Sheinbaum says ‘compelling results’ in tackling drug cartels, following Trump strike threats.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
US air authority warns of ‘military activities’ over Mexico, South America
Warnings come as Mexico's Sheinbaum says 'compelling results' in tackling drug cartels, following Trump strike threats.
www.aljazeera.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
US air authority warns of ‘military activities’ over Mexico, South America: Warnings come as Mexico’s Sheinbaum says ‘compelling results’ in tackling drug cartels, following Trump strike threats.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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LFG Bluesky ICE Block Party
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
LFG Bluesky ICE Block Party
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Block Party for @icegov.bsky.social pass it on
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Block Party for @icegov.bsky.social pass it on
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Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
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Fundamental point made here. The one advantage we have over people in the past is that we can learn from them. Since we can we should. That’s the premise of my book "On Tyranny."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Fundamental point made here. The one advantage we have over people in the past is that we can learn from them. Since we can we should. That’s the premise of my book "On Tyranny."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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NEW: Trump's redistricting war is leaving behind a trail of destruction. But in Missouri, the damage runs deeper than in other GOP-led states, because voters are not only fighting a Republican gerrymander — they’re fighting for their right to be heard. https://bit.ly/3YJmtFn
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Trump's redistricting war is leaving behind a trail of destruction. But in Missouri, the damage runs deeper than in other GOP-led states, because voters are not only fighting a Republican gerrymander — they’re fighting for their right to be heard. https://bit.ly/3YJmtFn
General Strike Minneapolis! minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
General Strike Minneapolis! minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
Photo from a town hall in the Quad Cities in IL a beloved recently attended. "Power to the People"
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Photo from a town hall in the Quad Cities in IL a beloved recently attended. "Power to the People"
Reports from MN raid areas suggest federal agents are using munitions that contain hexachloroethane (HC cannisters), which produces highly toxic smoke including zinc chloride. This happened in 2020 in Portland. It seeps into HVAC systems and waterways. Staying silent won't protect you.
Military-grade HC smoke used against Portland protesters
In the early hours of July 29, federal agents outside the Multnomah County Justice Center looked out onto nearly empty streets.
www.koin.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Reports from MN raid areas suggest federal agents are using munitions that contain hexachloroethane (HC cannisters), which produces highly toxic smoke including zinc chloride. This happened in 2020 in Portland. It seeps into HVAC systems and waterways. Staying silent won't protect you.
Coming to a city near you: Stay inside! Close your door! They're here!
This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Coming to a city near you: Stay inside! Close your door! They're here!
"Beyond doubt, the cancer of white Christian supremacy has metastasized into fascism... Some residents of Minneapolis are proving to be as brave as Birmingham’s Black children. What about the rest of us?" substack.com/home/post/p-...
From Birmingham to Minneapolis
Bull Connor's fascist spawn are in the White House now, laying siege to America...
substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"Beyond doubt, the cancer of white Christian supremacy has metastasized into fascism... Some residents of Minneapolis are proving to be as brave as Birmingham’s Black children. What about the rest of us?" substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Minnesota lawyers: this doc is intended to serve as a living, iterated-on clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities. It's very much a work in progress, but I'll be updating it as resources develop.
Everyone has something to contribute regardless of practice area or experience. Let's get to work.
Everyone has something to contribute regardless of practice area or experience. Let's get to work.
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Minnesota lawyers: this doc is intended to serve as a living, iterated-on clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities. It's very much a work in progress, but I'll be updating it as resources develop.
Everyone has something to contribute regardless of practice area or experience. Let's get to work.
Everyone has something to contribute regardless of practice area or experience. Let's get to work.
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A friend of mine is a cop who was once run over by a suspect’s car. I texted him and asked him to tell me that story again and if he’d mind sharing what he thought about the killing of Renee Good. He gave me permission to share with you what he texted back.
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A friend of mine is a cop who was once run over by a suspect’s car. I texted him and asked him to tell me that story again and if he’d mind sharing what he thought about the killing of Renee Good. He gave me permission to share with you what he texted back.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE toured a 900,000+ sf. Kansas City warehouse yesterday - city council moved quickly to block permits. They fear the admin may use federal power &MO state allies to “steamroll any local opposition and ensure the detention facility gets built.” www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
Hours after ICE toured a Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the aftern...
www.kcur.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
ICE toured a 900,000+ sf. Kansas City warehouse yesterday - city council moved quickly to block permits. They fear the admin may use federal power &MO state allies to “steamroll any local opposition and ensure the detention facility gets built.” www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
12th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Program & Nature Walk at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center Hosted by the Heartland Conservation Alliance www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Program & Nature Walk
Each year we gather our partners and the Kansas City community for a walk that elicits listening, reflecting, and honoring the words of Dr. King. His words resonate with us today and we use a walk to ...
www.zeffy.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
12th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker Program & Nature Walk at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center Hosted by the Heartland Conservation Alliance www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Blackout The System: Citizens Assembly - Building Community Together Sun, Jan 18 Via Zoom
Learn skills and gain confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives. This initiative marks the beginning of a cultural shift toward systems that prioritize people over corporations.
Learn skills and gain confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives. This initiative marks the beginning of a cultural shift toward systems that prioritize people over corporations.
Virtual Events | Blackout The System
Join the Blackout The System virtual events - from community building, skill sharing, informational and planning.
www.blackoutthesystem.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Blackout The System: Citizens Assembly - Building Community Together Sun, Jan 18 Via Zoom
Learn skills and gain confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives. This initiative marks the beginning of a cultural shift toward systems that prioritize people over corporations.
Learn skills and gain confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives. This initiative marks the beginning of a cultural shift toward systems that prioritize people over corporations.