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Resistance is fruitful: I’ve written a post a day
over the last ten years. That’s how I grow
my hope for a better, bigger democracy.
💙 Voted for Hubert Horatio Humphrey
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over the last ten years. That’s how I grow
my hope for a better, bigger democracy.
💙 Voted for Hubert Horatio Humphrey
🚫👑 🚫dms 🚫anti-Dems 🚫dipshittery
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
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I am overwhelmed & exhausted by the amount of press we've gotten over this but also determined to continue speaking loudly against Trump's reign of cruelty & retribution. #AbolishICE
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I am overwhelmed & exhausted by the amount of press we've gotten over this but also determined to continue speaking loudly against Trump's reign of cruelty & retribution. #AbolishICE
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ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
naomikritzer.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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Yard signs are back in stock in even greater quantities. Thank you to Impact Printing for such a quick turnaround!
Shoutout to the Mischief Minivan.
Shoutout to the Mischief Minivan.
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Yard signs are back in stock in even greater quantities. Thank you to Impact Printing for such a quick turnaround!
Shoutout to the Mischief Minivan.
Shoutout to the Mischief Minivan.
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Our community is amazing! We are literally overwhelmed! Please consider sending help to one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights orgs such as www.ilcm.org.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Our community is amazing! We are literally overwhelmed! Please consider sending help to one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights orgs such as www.ilcm.org.
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Minnesota nice.
“Due to overwhelming community support, we have temporarily suspended online ordering. Please consider supporting one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights organizations. Thank you! www.ilcm.org is great!”
“Due to overwhelming community support, we have temporarily suspended online ordering. Please consider supporting one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights organizations. Thank you! www.ilcm.org is great!”
January 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Minnesota nice.
“Due to overwhelming community support, we have temporarily suspended online ordering. Please consider supporting one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights organizations. Thank you! www.ilcm.org is great!”
“Due to overwhelming community support, we have temporarily suspended online ordering. Please consider supporting one of Minnesota's many immigrant rights organizations. Thank you! www.ilcm.org is great!”
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Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
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My boy’s wicked smahht.
(Seriously, a few small quibbles but I mostly fully agree with his points in this context.)
(Seriously, a few small quibbles but I mostly fully agree with his points in this context.)
Insights from Ben Affleck on AI:
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
• AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies.
• Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations.
• ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x.
• Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.
January 18, 2026 at 2:51 PM
My boy’s wicked smahht.
(Seriously, a few small quibbles but I mostly fully agree with his points in this context.)
(Seriously, a few small quibbles but I mostly fully agree with his points in this context.)
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Greenland, Iceland, what's the difference
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Greenland, Iceland, what's the difference
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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Promises, Promises
A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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January 21, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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In 2023, a documentarian began filming a local assemblyman. Little did she know he would be the next mayor of New York City. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vdEaEi
Bringing Zohran Mamdani to the Big Screen
In 2023, Julia Bacha began filming a backbench state assemblyman. Little did she know that she was making a documentary about the next mayor of New York City.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In 2023, a documentarian began filming a local assemblyman. Little did she know he would be the next mayor of New York City. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/vdEaEi
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Man charged in 'largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,' avoids trial by getting deported
Man charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,’ avoids trial by getting deported
A defendant in federal custody for what authorities have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador late last month, according to court filings, effectively ending the case against him. Jewelers who lost nearly $100 million in merchandise are indignant.
www.latimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Man charged in 'largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,' avoids trial by getting deported
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Europe's far right and populists distance themselves from Trump over Greenland - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Europe's far right and populists distance themselves from Trump over Greenland
European far-right and populist parties that once cheered on Donald Trump and gained in standing through his praise are now distancing themselves from the U.S. president over his military incursion in...
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Europe's far right and populists distance themselves from Trump over Greenland - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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It doesn't seem like the Supreme Court will allow Trump to fire Lisa Cook anytime soon, but could it do more than just deny the administration's emergency application? Seems possible based on today's oral arguments:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's attempt to fire the Fed's Lisa Cook
The dispute over presidential power has taken on greater importance after it emerged that the Justice Department is also investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
It doesn't seem like the Supreme Court will allow Trump to fire Lisa Cook anytime soon, but could it do more than just deny the administration's emergency application? Seems possible based on today's oral arguments:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Roughly 88 percent of US oppose the United States trying to take Greenland by military force.
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Roughly 88 percent of US oppose the United States trying to take Greenland by military force.
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Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
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Good for al gore
the ft reporting that christine lagarde walked out on lutnick, and lutnick was being heckled by... al... gore?
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Good for al gore
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Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
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Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Search “gore” for more laughs than we have any right to.
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Search “binder clip” and “gore” for more laughs than is proper in these circumstances.
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Search “binder clip” and “gore” for more laughs than is proper in these circumstances.
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Search “binder clip” and “gore” for more laughs than is proper in these circumstances.
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Search “binder clip” and “gore” for more laughs than is proper in these circumstances.
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Get a lawyer - contact the ACLU. This is insane!
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Get a lawyer - contact the ACLU. This is insane!