Writers for Democratic Action MN
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Writers For Democratic Action stands for democracy and freedom for all. The domestic threats are obvious. The peril, especially to those most vulnerable, is everywhere. Now more than ever, writers resist.
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WDA MN Newsletter 2025-12-02
The MINNESOTA chapter of WDA is a collaboration of writers, readers, editors, and booksellers standing together to champion democracy everywhere and to support the institutions that embody and protect...
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MN: if you’ve experienced harassment, detention, intimidation, or racial profiling by ICE, Border Patrol, or other federal agents, ACLU‑MN is collecting confidential reports. This helps document patterns of misconduct and connect people with legal support.
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
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Rights Violated by ICE or Federal Forces? Let us know! - ACLU of Minnesota
www.aclu-mn.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
MN: if you’ve experienced harassment, detention, intimidation, or racial profiling by ICE, Border Patrol, or other federal agents, ACLU‑MN is collecting confidential reports. This helps document patterns of misconduct and connect people with legal support.
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
"immigrants with no criminal record continue to make up the largest group in US immigration detention..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Number of people in ICE detention hits record high, data shows
ICE held more than 68,400 people as of 14 December, breaking previous high set at beginning of December
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"immigrants with no criminal record continue to make up the largest group in US immigration detention..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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60 minutes cecot video 2 of 5 from the Global-TV app in Canada, recording by Jason Paris
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
60 minutes cecot video 2 of 5 from the Global-TV app in Canada, recording by Jason Paris
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
This 60 Minutes segment regarding US deportations aired in Canada.
60 minutes cecot video 3 of 5 from the Global-TV app in Canada, recording by Jason Paris
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This 60 Minutes segment regarding US deportations aired in Canada.
Here is a publishing opportunity:
Do you have a novel you are writing in verse? Livingston Press is open to unpublished manuscripts for its annual Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse. No reading fee. Winner receives $500, book publication, & 20 copies. Deadline is May 25.
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Fourth Annual Changing Light Prize Novel in Verse from Livingston Press
Submit by May 25, 2026 for Livingston Press’s Changing Light Prize, awarded to a novel-in-verse manuscript. No entry fee.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Here is a publishing opportunity:
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled the Trump administration is unlawfully depriving potentially thousands of people in ICE custody in New England of the opportunity to challenge their detention.
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled the Trump administration is unlawfully depriving potentially thousands of people in ICE custody in New England of the opportunity to challenge their detention.
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Commentary: An energy retrofit saved the Science Museum of Minnesota millions — why not do it everywhere? Trump now cutting funding for projects like this one. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/19/b...
An energy retrofit saved the Science Museum of Minnesota millions — why not do it everywhere? • Minnesota Reformer
The 111 million buildings in the U.S. are responsible for 40% of all energy use in the country at an estimated annual cost of $370 billion.
minnesotareformer.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Commentary: An energy retrofit saved the Science Museum of Minnesota millions — why not do it everywhere? Trump now cutting funding for projects like this one. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/19/b...
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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Walz: "It's very clear that the entire federal government is weaponized against Minnesota. They're threatening us. And this is what happens when you have a floundering presidency and it's about those ballrooms. Now we're back on transgender folks."
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Walz: "It's very clear that the entire federal government is weaponized against Minnesota. They're threatening us. And this is what happens when you have a floundering presidency and it's about those ballrooms. Now we're back on transgender folks."
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" ‘Between democracy and totalitarianism,’ says Mussolini, ‘there can be no compromise.’ The two creeds cannot even, for any length of time, live side by side. So long as democracy exists, even in its very imperfect English form, totalitarianism is in deadly danger.
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
" ‘Between democracy and totalitarianism,’ says Mussolini, ‘there can be no compromise.’ The two creeds cannot even, for any length of time, live side by side. So long as democracy exists, even in its very imperfect English form, totalitarianism is in deadly danger.
Minnesota writer Beth Bartlett www.bethbartlettduluth.com/gleanings
Gleanings — Beth Bartlett Duluth
Gleanings Reflections on Feminism, Spirituality, and Life
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December 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Minnesota writer Beth Bartlett www.bethbartlettduluth.com/gleanings
Tyranny doesn't happen overnight. People can act to prevent it from happening. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | How Tyranny Begins
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tyranny doesn't happen overnight. People can act to prevent it from happening. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Sad to see ICE agents treat people with cruelty. apnews.com/video/ice-ag...
ICE agent drags woman through Minneapolis street
Protesters and ICE agents clash as an officer arrests and drags a woman by her arm at West 29th Street and Pillsbury Avenue in south Minneapolis on Monday.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sad to see ICE agents treat people with cruelty. apnews.com/video/ice-ag...
"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers... is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself.... It is a normalization of [gun violence] and one of the preconditions to its repetition and spread." open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers... is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself.... It is a normalization of [gun violence] and one of the preconditions to its repetition and spread." open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Independent Media Institute is a nonprofit organization that educates the public through a diverse array of independent media projects and programs. We work with journalists and media outlets to shine a spotlight on stories that are vital to the public interest
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The Independent Media Institute is a nonprofit organization that educates the public through a diverse array of independent media projects.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Independent Media Institute is a nonprofit organization that educates the public through a diverse array of independent media projects and programs. We work with journalists and media outlets to shine a spotlight on stories that are vital to the public interest
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Join Sahan Journal Live on Instagram at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, for a conversation with Minnesota Senator @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social. We’ll be discussing the recent immigration raids in Somali neighborhoods and a new community task force responding to ICE arrests.
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Join Sahan Journal Live on Instagram at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, for a conversation with Minnesota Senator @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social. We’ll be discussing the recent immigration raids in Somali neighborhoods and a new community task force responding to ICE arrests.
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Some Latino stores and markets are offering free delivery for customers afraid to leave home due to immigration enforcement.
Written by Katelyn Vue
Written by Katelyn Vue
Latino businesses offer free delivery for residents too fearful to leave home amid immigration operation
Some Latino stores and markets in Minneapolis are offering free deliveries to customers who are too afraid to leave home due to immigration enforcement.
sahanjournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some Latino stores and markets are offering free delivery for customers afraid to leave home due to immigration enforcement.
Written by Katelyn Vue
Written by Katelyn Vue
so well written ...
"Unlike his predecessors, who were always willing to use the resources of government to help lift Americans up, Stauber has focused almost exclusively on helping the rich get richer."
www.timberjay.com/stories/eigh...
"Unlike his predecessors, who were always willing to use the resources of government to help lift Americans up, Stauber has focused almost exclusively on helping the rich get richer."
www.timberjay.com/stories/eigh...
Eighth District seat - The Timberjay
For decades, Minnesota’s Eighth District was represented in Congress by leaders who went to Washington with real purpose and delivered in major ways for our region. Representatives like John …
www.timberjay.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
so well written ...
"Unlike his predecessors, who were always willing to use the resources of government to help lift Americans up, Stauber has focused almost exclusively on helping the rich get richer."
www.timberjay.com/stories/eigh...
"Unlike his predecessors, who were always willing to use the resources of government to help lift Americans up, Stauber has focused almost exclusively on helping the rich get richer."
www.timberjay.com/stories/eigh...
"Storytelling isn’t just about describing the world as it is. It’s about helping people imagine what’s possible. That’s a muscle Democrats have but don’t flex nearly enough." jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/the-story-...
The Story We Tell and the Story We Choose
Storytelling is how you tell the truth not just to inform, but to illuminate. And that, in many ways, is the challenge in front of the Democratic Party right now.
jaimeharrison.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Storytelling isn’t just about describing the world as it is. It’s about helping people imagine what’s possible. That’s a muscle Democrats have but don’t flex nearly enough." jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/the-story-...
Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump’s Next Move Could Upend That. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump’s Next Move Could Upend That.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump’s Next Move Could Upend That. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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Huge News! The call is out for the 5th volume of The Electronic Literature Collection (Submit by January 6)
collection.eliterature.org/5
collection.eliterature.org/5
Call for Submissions
The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) seeks submissions for Volume 5 of the Electronic Literature Collection.
collection.eliterature.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Huge News! The call is out for the 5th volume of The Electronic Literature Collection (Submit by January 6)
collection.eliterature.org/5
collection.eliterature.org/5
Come! Poets on Saturday, December 13 1:00-3:00 pm at Case Edgerton Studios, 580 Case Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota.
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Come! Poets on Saturday, December 13 1:00-3:00 pm at Case Edgerton Studios, 580 Case Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Chilling parallels.... open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Chilling parallels.... open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Right to record government officials in public by state from
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
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Right to record government officials in public Archives
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December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Right to record government officials in public by state from
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
www.rcfp.org/reporters-re...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
www.rcfp.org/reporters-re...