Pris
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· Nov 23
Here's a handy starter pack featuring the awesome folks from the short story collection Novus Monstrum! It includes my story "The Pike" and is available from Dragon's Roost Press.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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we are never getting over this
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
we are never getting over this
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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There's a whole lot of options at www.standwithminnesota.com fyi, you can take your pick of many options.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
There's a whole lot of options at www.standwithminnesota.com fyi, you can take your pick of many options.
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There has NEVER BEEN AN IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
There has been a racist, nationalist fear-mongering problem in this country.
There has been an immigrant worker exploitation problem.
But there has never been an "immigration problem."
There has been a racist, nationalist fear-mongering problem in this country.
There has been an immigrant worker exploitation problem.
But there has never been an "immigration problem."
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There has NEVER BEEN AN IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
There has been a racist, nationalist fear-mongering problem in this country.
There has been an immigrant worker exploitation problem.
But there has never been an "immigration problem."
There has been a racist, nationalist fear-mongering problem in this country.
There has been an immigrant worker exploitation problem.
But there has never been an "immigration problem."
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"Grandpa, what side were you on during the Great Fascist Revival of 2026?"
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"Grandpa, what side were you on during the Great Fascist Revival of 2026?"
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I am asking my fellow Republican and Democratic Governors across the nation to have a unified response.
We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.
We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I am asking my fellow Republican and Democratic Governors across the nation to have a unified response.
We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.
We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.
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Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
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"The man shot by federal agents this morning has died, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told the Minnesota Star Tribune."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"The man shot by federal agents this morning has died, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told the Minnesota Star Tribune."
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Hakeem Jeffries comes out against the bill funding ICE and DHS. This seems like quite a big deal.
Scoop: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes bill funding DHS and ICE
Democrats are lining up against the bill.
www.axios.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Hakeem Jeffries comes out against the bill funding ICE and DHS. This seems like quite a big deal.
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Trump's now crowing about his first year accomplishments.
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Trump's now crowing about his first year accomplishments.
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
www.c-span.org/event/white-...
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I have an op-ed out in the @inquirer.com today about misogyny, motherhood and resistance in the age of Trumpian fascism.
Gift link: share.inquirer.com/SDFg79?utm_s...
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Trump’s message to politically active mothers: Stay home, or your children will suffer the consequences | Opinion
But where the regime has sought to instill fear, they have instead inspired righteous fury. After all, hope is a mother.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I have an op-ed out in the @inquirer.com today about misogyny, motherhood and resistance in the age of Trumpian fascism.
Gift link: share.inquirer.com/SDFg79?utm_s...
Gift link: share.inquirer.com/SDFg79?utm_s...
First day! Governor Spanberger repealed the order for Virginia police to work with ICE! Affirmed equal opportunity for state hiring! Launched higher ed Board of Visitors reform! Started gathering facts for increased funding for neediest K12! And more! 💙 💙 💙
www.governor.virginia.gov/executive-ac...
www.governor.virginia.gov/executive-ac...
Executive Actions
Abigail Spanberger, Commonwealth, Governor of Virginia, governor, virginia, VA
www.governor.virginia.gov
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
First day! Governor Spanberger repealed the order for Virginia police to work with ICE! Affirmed equal opportunity for state hiring! Launched higher ed Board of Visitors reform! Started gathering facts for increased funding for neediest K12! And more! 💙 💙 💙
www.governor.virginia.gov/executive-ac...
www.governor.virginia.gov/executive-ac...
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🚨 "The [ICE] officer charged me with pepper spray and then clocked me in the eye, knocked off my glasses, then he clocked me again with more pepper spray and punching me and then arrested me," -Mark, an ICE protester with severe black eye from being beaten by ICE. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM
🚨 "The [ICE] officer charged me with pepper spray and then clocked me in the eye, knocked off my glasses, then he clocked me again with more pepper spray and punching me and then arrested me," -Mark, an ICE protester with severe black eye from being beaten by ICE. LIVE NOW⬇️
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