Paul Schmelzer

I don’t know about you, but I’m seeing a huge spike in commitment in my circles, from my neighborhood Zing group and White Men for Racial Justice cohort to folks organizing ICE upstander training to help our local schools in case of ICE activity. Exciting to see a real grassroots resistance growing.

O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."

Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

The State Department has warned employees not to use government funds to mark Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.” nyti.ms/3KhPDrA

The ringleader of the largest fraud case is a white woman. sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

TFW when you shovel your neighbor’s walk to demonstrate what a good person you are and it snows so you have to do it again.

Let’s be clear: Trump’s security theater put Sarah Beckstrom in harm’s way.

Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats

Interesting. Tina Smith and the "Fight Club" Dems think the DSCC is "quietly signaling support for and pushing donors" toward Angie Craig. Makes me like Peggy Flanagan more. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...

Displaying pride flags or Black Lives Matter posters is”divisive,” but displaying swastikas or nooses is simply a matter of personal choice?

Orwell was a fucking optimist.

The Democratic Party's Spam Machine | On the Media | WNYC Studios If you’ve ever donated to a Democratic candidate, you’ve probably been rewarded with a never-ending stream of pleas for more money.

Hats off to @onthemedia.bsky.social for calling out the spam machines behind politics. Bravo! I for one, have created a series of filters and fake emails just to defeat this crapola pain in the butt money shilling. Damn, I hope Dems take the hint.

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“Fuck you. You’re not even real Minnesotans. You’re all from Canada.”

A real thing a federal agent yelled in my face today when I asked if he liked his job after they had hauled my wife away.

Clearly far *FAR* from the most important thing that happened today but, wtf? Weird shit.

Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.

Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.

"Donald Trump’s claims that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi directly contradict a CIA report concluding the crown prince approved it. This deliberate whitewashing of the past — alongside an attempt to blame the victim — marks a new low for an administration that shows at every turn how little regard it has for truth or the free press. Trump's remark that 'things happen' and that 'a lot of people didn’t like' Khashoggi echoes the president’s broader efforts to minimize and justify attacks on the press." — CPJ MENA Regional Director Sara Qudah

"Donald Trump’s claims that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi directly contradict a CIA report concluding the crown prince approved it." — CPJ MENA's Regional Director Sara Qudah

From the GuysBeingDudes community on Reddit: RIP Sky King Richard "Beebo" Russell Explore this post and more from the GuysBeingDudes community

This post (and comments) on r/guysbeingdudes hits hard www.reddit.com/r/GuysBeingD...

My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?

A flowchart: On top, a large oval is labeled “Should I defend the New York Times on social media?” below it is a single arrow pointing to a box labeled “No.”

I made you a flowchart:

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The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.

Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.

It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!

a “Space Force”, if you will

Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"

Photo of a pen and ink shop drawing for a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia. Schlitz's logo is exactly what it sounds like -- a globe wearing a belt. The belt says TRADE MARK on one side of the buckle and SCHLITZ on the other. An orange box stamped on the side of the page and filled in by hand tells us this was ordered by architect Lewis Lendle, working on behalf of Schlitz Brewing Co.

Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house

📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum

New pod is up! @micahloewinger.bsky.social speaks with @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social about the GOP’s “civil war” over Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and antisemitism in the party.

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“The dog that hasn’t barked”

Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

Monarca

If you haven’t yet, and want to join the thousands of twin citians who have signed up for the defense of our immigrant neighbors, there’s several more trainings this month:

11/11 Chaska
11/20 Plymouth
11/23 Longfellow Mpls
11/25 Kingfield Mpls
12/4 Bancroft Mpls

More info here

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I’m shocked by how many of her signs I’ve seen in Longfellow.

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On Halloween, I’m remembering fondly the headless Marie Antoinette of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of 20th-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future, narrated here by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins. Guy...

TIL: Fahrenheit 451, narrated by Tim Robbins, is 👌
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Text with the word “hardship” is highlighted: Rising costs of food, rent and labor, which trickle down to menu prices, are turning off customers, restaurateurs are finding. The hardship is even starker within Minneapolis city limits, where the minimum wage is higher than in neighboring suburbs, and bigger government offices make navigating licenses, permits and regulations even trickier

Your near-daily reminder that newspapers have business reporters, not labor reporters. www.startribune.com/a-new-kind-o...