Not Just Phlogiston
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Equity, sustainability, and inclusion in high school chemistry. K12 public school union strong. NBCT. #MTBoS. Tea, not coffee. Baking, crafting, jam.
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When water loses, you lose.
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
When water loses, you lose.
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Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
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Nice try, MAGA, but the truth is in 40 million people's DNA, in hundreds of slave testimonials, eyewitness accounts, and the Federal Writers' Project.
Trump wouldn't even have a White House to desecrate if it wasn't for enslaved laborers.
Recommended reading:
Trump wouldn't even have a White House to desecrate if it wasn't for enslaved laborers.
Recommended reading:
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Nice try, MAGA, but the truth is in 40 million people's DNA, in hundreds of slave testimonials, eyewitness accounts, and the Federal Writers' Project.
Trump wouldn't even have a White House to desecrate if it wasn't for enslaved laborers.
Recommended reading:
Trump wouldn't even have a White House to desecrate if it wasn't for enslaved laborers.
Recommended reading:
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When I say that we don't need School Resource Officers in elementary schools arresting 5-year-old Black boys, understand what that means in practice.
This isn't sadder when it happens to kids that aren't Black.
This isn't sadder when it happens to kids that aren't Black.
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
When I say that we don't need School Resource Officers in elementary schools arresting 5-year-old Black boys, understand what that means in practice.
This isn't sadder when it happens to kids that aren't Black.
This isn't sadder when it happens to kids that aren't Black.
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My group was able to recover a spent canister from a green smoke grenade in Minneapolis. We now confirm with physical evidence that it was a green signaling grenade.
Please don't spread rumors about hexachloroethane or nerve agents.
#PublicPreparedness #Minneapolis
Please don't spread rumors about hexachloroethane or nerve agents.
#PublicPreparedness #Minneapolis
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
My group was able to recover a spent canister from a green smoke grenade in Minneapolis. We now confirm with physical evidence that it was a green signaling grenade.
Please don't spread rumors about hexachloroethane or nerve agents.
#PublicPreparedness #Minneapolis
Please don't spread rumors about hexachloroethane or nerve agents.
#PublicPreparedness #Minneapolis
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This veteran here in Fairbanks has an important message and mission.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This veteran here in Fairbanks has an important message and mission.
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What nation arrests and locks up the most 5 year olds in the world? 30,000 children under 10 since 2013?
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
What nation arrests and locks up the most 5 year olds in the world? 30,000 children under 10 since 2013?
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
Clue #1:
~Half of the 5 year olds locked up are Black, because it's a super racist country.
Clue #2:
Other than Black parents, most of their own citizens don't care enough to oppose it.
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a call (for myself too) to name things by their proper names
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
a call (for myself too) to name things by their proper names
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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After losing thousands of subs last week, I wrote candidly on why: B/c I criticized Establishment Dems for supporting ICE & voting for Trump’s agenda
Proud to share that since doubling down on my critiques—900+ new subscribers have joined. (Only 77 from 1000!)
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
Proud to share that since doubling down on my critiques—900+ new subscribers have joined. (Only 77 from 1000!)
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
Why I Lost Thousands Of Subscribers This Week
And how, as usual, I'm doubling down on my human rights advocacy to build a stronger community committed to absolute justice
www.qasimrashid.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 AM
After losing thousands of subs last week, I wrote candidly on why: B/c I criticized Establishment Dems for supporting ICE & voting for Trump’s agenda
Proud to share that since doubling down on my critiques—900+ new subscribers have joined. (Only 77 from 1000!)
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
Proud to share that since doubling down on my critiques—900+ new subscribers have joined. (Only 77 from 1000!)
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
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Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
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Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
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Rep. Jason Crow: "If I had a dollar every time I've heard a Republican say, 'Oh, this is it, this is the last straw. Trump has gone too far. We're going to hold him accountable.' Then I'd be able to take me, you, & everybody around me out to a really nice steak dinner tonight."
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: "If I had a dollar every time I've heard a Republican say, 'Oh, this is it, this is the last straw. Trump has gone too far. We're going to hold him accountable.' Then I'd be able to take me, you, & everybody around me out to a really nice steak dinner tonight."
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DHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
DHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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You have another chance! I'm making another pair. Purple for Prince.
Email me evidence that you're helping Minnesota at [email protected]
SO many ways to help. See next skeets for how to enter to win these.
Email me evidence that you're helping Minnesota at [email protected]
SO many ways to help. See next skeets for how to enter to win these.
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
You have another chance! I'm making another pair. Purple for Prince.
Email me evidence that you're helping Minnesota at [email protected]
SO many ways to help. See next skeets for how to enter to win these.
Email me evidence that you're helping Minnesota at [email protected]
SO many ways to help. See next skeets for how to enter to win these.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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100 rainbow whistles. About 5 hours, here in a few seconds. I do this three times a day now.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
100 rainbow whistles. About 5 hours, here in a few seconds. I do this three times a day now.
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This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
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Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
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Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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And here’s a phenomenal primary source lesson having students investigate Minnijean’s expulsion
www.inquirygroup.org/history-less...
www.inquirygroup.org/history-less...
Little Rock Nine | Digital Inquiry Group
In response to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the NAACP selected nine African American students to attempt to integrate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. After the students were prevented from attending the school by the governor and mobs of segregationists, President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne to escort the students into campus. But what was school like for students once they arrived?
www.inquirygroup.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 AM
And here’s a phenomenal primary source lesson having students investigate Minnijean’s expulsion
www.inquirygroup.org/history-less...
www.inquirygroup.org/history-less...
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