Dr. Danielle Lupton

Episode 2: Aisling Rawle's The Compound, Reality TV and Book Juggling

This week on the podcast @drjostojski.bsky.social and I are chatting about The Compound by Aisling Rawle, talking about reality TV, and dissecting Jenny's ability to read 15 books at once.

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My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.

- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide

-There's worms & mold in food

-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows

www.propublica.org/article/life...

Episode 1: Lisa Jewell's The Family Remains, Evan Peters, and Mountaineering Disasters

@drjostojski.bsky.social and I started a passion project: a podcast where we talk about fiction books!

Our first episode just dropped so give it a listen. This episode we‘re chatting about Lisa Jewell’s The Family Remains, Evan Peters, & mountaineering disasters!

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Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times By Border Agents Will Testify In Washington Next Week Marimar Martinez will speak at a federal forum on immigration agents' use of force as she fights to unseal evidence in her now-dropped prosecution.

Marimar Martinez is a hero.

She was shot 5 times by ICE.

The agent told her to “do something b*tch” before opening fire.

He later bragged “5 shots, 7 holes”.

DHS tried to smear her reputation but video footage vindicated her.

Next week she will testify in Washington about ICE’s brutality.

Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do? All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.

Really fantastic piece by @vox.com: "Authoritarianism feels a lot like normal, predictable life — until it doesn’t. There’s a hidden tripwire you can step on, but you often don’t realize you’ve stepped on it until you find yourself with a gun in your face."

Backlash against Liberalism, Views of Importance of Religion, and Perceptions of Vladimir Putin Abroad Abstract. A backlash to the Western-led international order and the associated liberal values influences perceptions of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin a

ICYMI: Be sure to check out this incredibly work by Nikola Mirilovic and Myunghee Kim

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this pretty much sums up winter this year:

my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek

“Shot dead” is passive. “murdered” names the actor. Words matter, especially when the state is pulling the trigger.

ICE and DHS are out of control and making our communities less safe.

I will not support funding for DHS without clear accountability and stronger controls over the agency.

It is time for the Senate to do its job and rein in this lawlessness.

We've launched our official facebook page! Be sure to follow it for more updates, including author summaries and other tidbits:

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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.

a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ? ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

This week's energy be like

Make a Voting Plan

7. Register to vote and make a plan. Help your friends and family make one, too.

Be sure you are registered to vote and make an action plan for how you will vote. Even if you registered before, make sure you check that you are still registered.

www.vote411.org/make-your-plan

Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE - National Immigrant Justice Center All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status.  The following information can help you protect yourself and your

6. Make sure you and your neighbors know your rights.

Information is power. Share it.

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5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

5. Call your senator and representative. And your state representatives too!

Yes, it can feel futile, but we have to keep up the pressure. @5calls.org (5calls.org) has easy to read scripts you can call in with.

4. Attend a protest.

You don't have to make a sign. You don't have to chant if you don't want to. Just be there. It will connect you with like minded people and the more people who show up, the more visibility pro-democracy movements have.

3. Join your local @indivisible.org group and show up to meetings.

Maintaining civil society is one of the best ways to combat authoritarianism. And indivisible is doing incredible work.

2. Become a poll watcher (www.eac.gov/election-off...) or volunteer to serve as a poll worker.

Free and fair elections are one of the cornerstones of democracy, and they are under threat in the US. How the midterms playout & the extent to which we are able to combat voter intimidation is critical.

Are you feeling helpless in the face of incredible political uncertainty? Are you angry with what's happening in America right now and want to channel that energy? Here's some ways you can make a difference right now:

1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign.

Local elections matter too!

People in Minnesota need to understand their own elected leaders are doing this to them.

Do not buy their excuses about how they are doing everything they can. They are lies. They have enabled this regime at every turn.

We have entered a new age of American imperialism.

Please stop spreading fake news. As others have commented, this footage is from Moscow 4 years ago.

How I'm walking out of 2025

She maintains that she is Luke pretending to be a Stormtrooper...

Merry Christmas! May we all experience the joy of a young child dressed as a stormtrooper (plus Woody boots and Spiderman gloves) winning at Star Wars laser tag.

In her full glory

Crăciun fericit!

We changed it up this year by doing pasca instead of cozonac - because we found real farmer’s cheese!

This is peak kitsch and I love it every year