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Rhonda Martinson
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Lawyer, policymaker/evaluator/educator in the violence against women field, love books and writing, gardener, gym rat, cat owner
100,000-150,000 Stand Up for Democracy in Minneapolis This Weekend:
No Kings!
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From the minnesota community on Reddit: The streets of Minneapolis filled with people marching for the No Kings protest.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Minnesota Stands Up for Democracy This Weekend:
For Ukraine

A 1 hour program at Minnesota's State Capitol - scroll to minute 39:35 to skip speakers and see the cameras pan to the hundreds of people present, singing in support of Ukraine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZXP...
Minnesota Stands with Ukraine
YouTube video by Mercado Media
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March 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Minnesota Stands Up for Democracy This Weekend:
For Free Speech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf43...
Protestors gather 'in support of free speech' at University of Minnesota
YouTube video by KARE 11
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March 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Minnesota Stands Up for Democracy This Weekend:
Against Elon Musk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEeY...
Protestors gather at Tesla dealership in Minnesota
YouTube video by KARE 11
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March 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Minnesota Stands up for Democracy This Weekend:
For Veterans
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Veterans rally in front of Minnesota Republican Party office in Edina
A group of veterans and supporters say they are against recent funding cuts and layoffs made by the Trump administration.
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March 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
March 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yay, President Macron!
February 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
February 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
February 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Just returned from Romania, where I had a great experience co-presenting training with Mark Wynn and Tom Tremblay on improving justice system responses to violence against women. We were hosted by Asociatia Necuvinte, whose director Simona Voicescu and staff were the best and most hospitable hosts.
January 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
January 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“We strongly condemn Georgian Dream’s actions under Ivanishvili’s leadership, including its ongoing and violent repression of Georgian citizens, protestors, members of the media, human rights activists, and opposition figures,” the State Department said in a statement. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
US sanctions the founder of Georgia's ruling political party
President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgia’s ruling political party
abcnews.go.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
"The nail that stands up gets the hammer." - Maria Ressa, in Ali Velshi's Dec. 21 interview, on the importance of community support when a journalist stands up to a dictator. Won Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for efforts to address corruption in the Philippines. Authored “How to Stand Up to a Dictator."
December 27, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I collect quotes from writers and authors, and I've been thinking a lot about this one the past couple weeks:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States. There always has been . . . a constant thread winding its way through political and cultural life,
November 19, 2024 at 4:05 AM