Maureen Ogle
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An Excerpt from The Price of Plenty — Maureen Ogle
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I recently published a new book.
The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat in America.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, Amazon, B&N, Kobo.
PS: price/content same everywhere. As physical objects, however, the best QUALITY hard/paper books are at bookshop and B&N.
Read an excerpt!
The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat in America.
Available at bookshopDOTorg, Amazon, B&N, Kobo.
PS: price/content same everywhere. As physical objects, however, the best QUALITY hard/paper books are at bookshop and B&N.
Read an excerpt!
FT SNELLING WAS NOT BUILT AS A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
Get your facts right, people. Please.
Get your facts right, people. Please.
“They’re taking them to Ft Snelling which was literally built as a concentration camp.”
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 AM
FT SNELLING WAS NOT BUILT AS A CONCENTRATION CAMP.
Get your facts right, people. Please.
Get your facts right, people. Please.
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Good turnout at the anti-ice rally in Philly
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Good turnout at the anti-ice rally in Philly
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My former student Sofia wrote this story for @startribune.com. She’s less than a year out of college and helping cover the biggest story in the country. I am very proud of her.
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
My former student Sofia wrote this story for @startribune.com. She’s less than a year out of college and helping cover the biggest story in the country. I am very proud of her.
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Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
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the lede in FT (best paper in english these days?) is perfect
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
the lede in FT (best paper in english these days?) is perfect
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India’s holdings of US Treasury bonds have fallen to a 5-year low as the nation pushes to support its currency and diversify its reserves.
People “are looking to diversify away from US assets, and I would kind of describe it as quiet-quitting of US bonds" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
People “are looking to diversify away from US assets, and I would kind of describe it as quiet-quitting of US bonds" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
India’s holdings of US Treasury bonds have fallen to a 5-year low as the nation pushes to support its currency and diversify its reserves.
People “are looking to diversify away from US assets, and I would kind of describe it as quiet-quitting of US bonds" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
People “are looking to diversify away from US assets, and I would kind of describe it as quiet-quitting of US bonds" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yes!
As evidence I submit the guy who is the rep for the congressional district south of me. He has been rock solid maga but in the last 2 months, he’s backpedaled like crazy. Apparently he sees the writing on the protest signs.
As evidence I submit the guy who is the rep for the congressional district south of me. He has been rock solid maga but in the last 2 months, he’s backpedaled like crazy. Apparently he sees the writing on the protest signs.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what the Trump administration is doing to the Republican party in states like MN and OR (the state I'm most familiar with). One thing I've noticed is that OR Republicans seem to be slowly reckoning with the fact that their brand has become toxic to voters.
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Yes!
As evidence I submit the guy who is the rep for the congressional district south of me. He has been rock solid maga but in the last 2 months, he’s backpedaled like crazy. Apparently he sees the writing on the protest signs.
As evidence I submit the guy who is the rep for the congressional district south of me. He has been rock solid maga but in the last 2 months, he’s backpedaled like crazy. Apparently he sees the writing on the protest signs.
Wow. Today is so inspiring! I feel much better watching all the protests today. And in dead winter.
January 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Wow. Today is so inspiring! I feel much better watching all the protests today. And in dead winter.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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This.
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This.
Now it’s real. That makes me sad.
Research from my first book on 18thC US-Haiti diplomacy was featured on one of the panels. I was so proud to see it there!
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Now it’s real. That makes me sad.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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Let me be clear: I cannot vote for legislation that gives ICE even more funding to terrorize our communities.
Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades.
Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.
Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades.
Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.
January 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Let me be clear: I cannot vote for legislation that gives ICE even more funding to terrorize our communities.
Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades.
Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.
Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades.
Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.
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Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
From NYT. Because that’s how we Americans do things.
“Natural gas prices have soared on the expectation that this storm will cause demand to rise ….As of Friday morning, prices were up around 66 percent in the past week ….— and much more in some parts of the country.”
“Natural gas prices have soared on the expectation that this storm will cause demand to rise ….As of Friday morning, prices were up around 66 percent in the past week ….— and much more in some parts of the country.”
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
From NYT. Because that’s how we Americans do things.
“Natural gas prices have soared on the expectation that this storm will cause demand to rise ….As of Friday morning, prices were up around 66 percent in the past week ….— and much more in some parts of the country.”
“Natural gas prices have soared on the expectation that this storm will cause demand to rise ….As of Friday morning, prices were up around 66 percent in the past week ….— and much more in some parts of the country.”
Honestly, he looks like a photoshopped head.
someone spackled up Trump's disfigured left hand before his meeting with Zelenskyy (also note the otherworldly color of his face)
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Honestly, he looks like a photoshopped head.
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UNITE HERE 17 has been one of the few unions to actively and successfully organize the craft brewing and distilling industries. Wrote about its (fairly unique) focus on the sector at Fingers a few years back.
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
UNITE HERE 17 has been one of the few unions to actively and successfully organize the craft brewing and distilling industries. Wrote about its (fairly unique) focus on the sector at Fingers a few years back.
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Looking up at #winter #tree silhouettes on #scape day, their intricate structures revealed. ❄️
#ForestFriday #Forests #Trees #BWFri #ClassicMono #BNW #Photography #woodland #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#PhotographersUnited #mono
#PhotographersofBluesky
#BlueskyPhotography
#ForestFriday #Forests #Trees #BWFri #ClassicMono #BNW #Photography #woodland #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#PhotographersUnited #mono
#PhotographersofBluesky
#BlueskyPhotography
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Looking up at #winter #tree silhouettes on #scape day, their intricate structures revealed. ❄️
#ForestFriday #Forests #Trees #BWFri #ClassicMono #BNW #Photography #woodland #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#PhotographersUnited #mono
#PhotographersofBluesky
#BlueskyPhotography
#ForestFriday #Forests #Trees #BWFri #ClassicMono #BNW #Photography #woodland #PhotoHour #Blueskykin #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
#PhotographersUnited #mono
#PhotographersofBluesky
#BlueskyPhotography
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There is gold in the forest. You need not look too far. 🍂
#forestfriday #autumnalgold #woodland #nature #EppingForest #photography
#forestfriday #autumnalgold #woodland #nature #EppingForest #photography
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
There is gold in the forest. You need not look too far. 🍂
#forestfriday #autumnalgold #woodland #nature #EppingForest #photography
#forestfriday #autumnalgold #woodland #nature #EppingForest #photography
Meanwhile, maga Iowa continues its race to the bottom.
Yesterday an Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill to require pharmacists to dispense ivermectin & hydroxychloroquine w/o a prescription.
Watch public testimony and comments from House Rs Eddie Andrews & Brett Barker (a pharmacist) & Dem Austin Baeth (a physician):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtb...
Watch public testimony and comments from House Rs Eddie Andrews & Brett Barker (a pharmacist) & Dem Austin Baeth (a physician):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtb...
Iowa House testimony on over-the-counter ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine
YouTube video by Bleeding Heartland
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Meanwhile, maga Iowa continues its race to the bottom.
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’Tis bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.
And I am sick at heart.
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
’Tis bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.
And I am sick at heart.
+1
This. But also, I can't stand the phrase, "I wrote a new blog."
No you didn't, you wrote a post on your blog! The blog holds the posts. Geez Louise that frustrates me more than it should...
No you didn't, you wrote a post on your blog! The blog holds the posts. Geez Louise that frustrates me more than it should...
I wish people would stop using the term "Substack" as a medium instead of blog/newsletter. It's hugely detrimental, often excluding writers who chose other platforms. If I referred to Pellicle as my "Squarespace" that would just be fucking weird.
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
+1
Insufficient gilt and gild.
remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Insufficient gilt and gild.
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