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MN residents
Excellent summary by the MN Star Tribune on the effect of Trump on MN so far:
www.startribune.com/trumps-first...
Trump’s first month: How the administration’s actions affect Minnesota
From immigration to DEI programs to the federal workforce, here’s a rundown of the local impact of the president’s orders.
www.startribune.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
MN residents: Sign parent letter supporting
the Test and Report Phthalates
in Packaged Food Bill
docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...
SF 188 – Author Sen. Heather Gustafson
HF 44 – Author Rep. Brion Curran

What are phthalates and how are they getting into
our food?
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today's action for the environment: Call your Senators and tell them to vote YES on S.J. Res. 10 to terminate Trump's bogus Energy Emergency Executive Order.
For more info: give.lcv.org/a/2025febmem...
Tell Senators to Vote YES on S.J.Res. 10
Trump's
give.lcv.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you are looking for talking points about the irrepperable effect Trump & Musk's funding cuts will have on health and disease research, read the LTE Dr. Walker, infectious disease specialist at the Mayo wrote in the Rochester Post Bulletin Newspaper www.postbulletin.com/opinion/lett...
Letter: Cuts to medical research will have local effects
I am alarmed by the recent actions by President Trump and DOGE director Elon Musk to abruptly and indiscriminately cut funding for medical research at our World Famous Medical Center in Rochester.
www.postbulletin.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Really great article by an important voice!

We Should Care More About Young Men open.substack.com/pub/oliviaju...
We Should Care More About Young Men
Republicans have taken over the cultural spaces beloved by young men, and Democrats have failed to create a space for them within our party.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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According to ancient meteorological tradition, if an impossible number of squirrel figurines attach themselves to that tree in East Isles, winter biking is about to get a lot less comfortable.
November 26, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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Signal alone is not enough. If you are an activist, you need a complete self-defense against surveillance. @eff.org has been maintaining these resources for years: ssd.eff.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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Political science professors and frequent TV pundits David Schultz and Larry Jacobs team up to offer comment on same news story.
youtu.be/60z3X_J8LN8?...
November 27, 2024 at 6:32 AM
"Indeed, our findings show that Buddhist meditation apps are not a cure that relieves suffering in the world, but more like an opiate that hides the real symptoms of the precarious and stressful state in which many people find themselves today. "
Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness
Buddhist meditation apps are an increasingly popular stress-reliever for people on the go. But do these apps really work? Or are they products of a lucrative industry contributing to a tech addiction?
theconversation.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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This. This is the level we should be at folks.
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 15, 2024 at 5:09 AM
November 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM