arealmccoy
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The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
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They made the grave mistake of invading the Northland in the dead of winter.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
They made the grave mistake of invading the Northland in the dead of winter.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
They’re retreating because Minnesotans are stronger than they’ll ever be – driven by an unshakeable love for our neighbors.
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Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.
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In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.
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The Trump administration wants you to believe that things are returning to normal in Minnesota.
They're lying to you.
Every day, ICE agents are still terrorizing our neighbors and disrupting life for countless Minnesotans. We are still being brutalized by the largest ICE occupation in the country.
They're lying to you.
Every day, ICE agents are still terrorizing our neighbors and disrupting life for countless Minnesotans. We are still being brutalized by the largest ICE occupation in the country.
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The Trump administration wants you to believe that things are returning to normal in Minnesota.
They're lying to you.
Every day, ICE agents are still terrorizing our neighbors and disrupting life for countless Minnesotans. We are still being brutalized by the largest ICE occupation in the country.
They're lying to you.
Every day, ICE agents are still terrorizing our neighbors and disrupting life for countless Minnesotans. We are still being brutalized by the largest ICE occupation in the country.
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Long before J.D. Vance spread lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Warren Copeland led the city with a politics of welcome.
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
The ‘Pluralistic Public Faith’ of a Midwest Mayor Theologian
Long before J.D. Vance spread lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Warren Copeland led the city with a politics of welcome.
sojo.net
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Long before J.D. Vance spread lies about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, Warren Copeland led the city with a politics of welcome.
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
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Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
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What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Missed this by a few days (oops!) - but still want to highlight.
"Make life a little better - for the people and places around you - just like USAID did. 🕊️🌍"
Try it anytime this week. No deadline for acts of kindness!
🫶
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"Make life a little better - for the people and places around you - just like USAID did. 🕊️🌍"
Try it anytime this week. No deadline for acts of kindness!
🫶
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#USAIDDay
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"🗓️ Why 11/3? It was USAID’s birthday 🎂🎈the day JFK created USAID in 1961
💁 All you gotta do is do is take a moment to make life a little bit better—for the people and places around you—just like USAID did 🕊️🌍
FriendsofUSAID
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"🗓️ Why 11/3? It was USAID’s birthday 🎂🎈the day JFK created USAID in 1961
💁 All you gotta do is do is take a moment to make life a little bit better—for the people and places around you—just like USAID did 🕊️🌍
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Missed this by a few days (oops!) - but still want to highlight.
"Make life a little better - for the people and places around you - just like USAID did. 🕊️🌍"
Try it anytime this week. No deadline for acts of kindness!
🫶
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
"Make life a little better - for the people and places around you - just like USAID did. 🕊️🌍"
Try it anytime this week. No deadline for acts of kindness!
🫶
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
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We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
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🔥⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰🔥 NEED YOUR COMMENT BY TOMORROW: 10/20/25! The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) published a Federal Register seeking to ADD proof of citizenship (DPOC) to the federal voter registration form. This WOULD disproportionately affect vulnerable groups.
LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...
LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...
October 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🔥⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰🔥 NEED YOUR COMMENT BY TOMORROW: 10/20/25! The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) published a Federal Register seeking to ADD proof of citizenship (DPOC) to the federal voter registration form. This WOULD disproportionately affect vulnerable groups.
LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...
LINK: www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...
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@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
October 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
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"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton
Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
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More than eight months after President Trump cut U.S. foreign assistance to Africa, health officials are reporting a rise in deadly infections brought on by a shortage of medical supplies, including a new Ebola outbreak in the Congo that has already killed several dozen people.
U.S. aid cuts are being felt across Africa. Here’s where.
How the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. aid has affected disease preparedness and response in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
More than eight months after President Trump cut U.S. foreign assistance to Africa, health officials are reporting a rise in deadly infections brought on by a shortage of medical supplies, including a new Ebola outbreak in the Congo that has already killed several dozen people.
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The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
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I'll say his name... David Rose, HERO!
RIP 🩵💔
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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As a result of President Trump’s suspension of foreign aid, hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies arrived late at regional warehouses in dozens of countries.
Many did not arrive at all. The consequences were deadly. https://wapo.st/4mEo6NZ
Many did not arrive at all. The consequences were deadly. https://wapo.st/4mEo6NZ
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
As a result of President Trump’s suspension of foreign aid, hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies arrived late at regional warehouses in dozens of countries.
Many did not arrive at all. The consequences were deadly. https://wapo.st/4mEo6NZ
Many did not arrive at all. The consequences were deadly. https://wapo.st/4mEo6NZ
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September 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Cool story on the preservation and moving of the viking ships at the museum in Oslo. We were watching the boat move live the other day - it was much slower... www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/oseb...
A Feat of Engineering Transports the World's Best-Preserved Viking Ship to Its New Home
The 1,200-year-old Oseberg Viking Ship relocates within the newly expanded Museum of the Viking Age at the University of Oslo.
www.thisiscolossal.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cool story on the preservation and moving of the viking ships at the museum in Oslo. We were watching the boat move live the other day - it was much slower... www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/oseb...
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"Christianity must stop being abused as an ideological instrument for power."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
MAGA Christians Have a Right to Practice Their Faith — But So Do I
President Donald Trump's anti-Christian bias task force only recognizes one very narrow type of Christianity.
sojo.net
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Christianity must stop being abused as an ideological instrument for power."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Yes! But often not supported by orgs unfortunately.
"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."
John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian
"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."
John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian
September 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yes! But often not supported by orgs unfortunately.
"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."
John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian
"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."
John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian
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"The groups that sued over the cuts argued that an administrative stay could effectively decide the case in the government’s favor, allowing the administration to run out the clock and never spend the money at issue."
What do they say about justice delayed?
What do they say about justice delayed?
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump to pause billions in foreign aid | CNN Politics
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to freeze billions in foreign aid payments for now, putting on hold a lower court ruling that required officials to spend $4 bill...
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"The groups that sued over the cuts argued that an administrative stay could effectively decide the case in the government’s favor, allowing the administration to run out the clock and never spend the money at issue."
What do they say about justice delayed?
What do they say about justice delayed?
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