Stephanie Zvan

Slavery isn't complicated. People must never own other people. When they do, it's an orgy of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence that poisons every aspect of any society that permits it. And American race-based chattel slavery was the worst of all forms of slavery.

This is the same man who insisted to Houdini's face that Houdini was doing real magic, not stage magic.

For years a race-based medical calculation delayed Black patients access to life-saving kidney transplants bit.ly/4bV1Fm7

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god forbid women have hobbies

if he just asked each of those CEOs to donate $1 million to a rent fund, we would be able keep people housed

but no we will get a concert and merch and more dramatic portraits of jacob

We are NOT gonna try to make “Minneapolis Strong” happen.

Give people money instead, you useless toad. Strong Minneapolis has been doing all the things you say here for months, with no help from you. You did jack shit except send your cops to help ICE.

They're clearing unhoused folks from Cedar Ave under the bridges today. Talked to one of the garbage guys who says the city didn't even let them come by and pick up garbage bags for the last month.

The city created a health crisis by refusing to help the unhoused with their trash.

Could Minnesota officials have stopped Feeding our Future fraud sooner? Minnesota's attorney general questions why the federal investigation took so long. But a spokesman said the office could have done more investigating itself.

I don't think anything new was discovered since this reporting: www.startribune.com/could-minnes...

Contrast this ⬇️

With this: bsky.app/profile/jcha...

On the day of the "Mission Accomplished" announcement, @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social is off centering himself on national media, while actual leaders (@jchavezmpls.bsky.social @elliottpayne.org @doronclark.bsky.social) are still here defending us.

NY Times headline: "Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said." OP has underlined "turned out to be a party balloon."

The next time anyone tells you that someone subject to law enforcement action "must have been doing something wrong," remember this moment.

If it goes away when you remember to take your meds, it's probably not a character flaw.

The work of repair is going to be hard, long, and quiet.

The ripples of this will be with us for years to come.

May we stay in the work.

Anyone who survived the Winter of 2026 is now an official Minnesotan.

It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.

Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

Good.

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Y'know I had a guy the other day who found out I was a science journalist, and was asking are there really aliens?! What about the Loch Ness Monster! Yetis?

I was, at least, able to give him giant squid (he was thrilled).

But it made me sad. We don't NEED aliens or Nessie.

BUGS CAN DO THIS!!

'88. Theater and physics geek. Last name was Rosa then.

You went to Stillwater too?

Thanks. I realized when I saw the question, I have no idea how fame works for non-nerds.

Donate to Haven Watch MN – Support at the gate, care beyond it, organized by Haven Watch Haven Watch was created to help individuals released from ICE detenti… Haven Watch needs your support for Haven Watch MN – Support at the gate, care beyond it

So, the folks detained at Whipple are largely being released. Their phones, wallets, and often their winter clothes are confiscated. They are dumped out the front gate with nothing.

Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.

gofund.me/608979105

My coworker returned recently. He's finally starting to talk like his normal self. We have absolutely avoided the topic, and stick to things like music, where to shop, and our kids. Been here 25yrs.

Doing therapy for people on the fly is a hard thing, but I am working it into our conversations.

Y'all, I just got the call for quilters:

"Hiya... Hope you're well.

I am working with my sisters to organise a couple of collaborative resistance quilts.

Although, it's still very much under construction, I finally have the site pages where the Calls For Participation mostly up & functioning."

Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Will Rise During Quarantines. So Will Neglect of At-Risk People, Social Workers Say. Patchwork social service departments are scrambling to address the fallout of coronavirus restrictions, and social workers say vast numbers of at-risk, elderly, sick and disabled Americans will be imp...

Isolation is deadly. I shudder to think about people in already stressed families in hiding right now.

What happens to someone who might normally be able to secretly get abortion pills without an abusive partner knowing, for example? A lot harder to hide if you’re also hiding from ICE.

from 2020:

Need to stress that, like the Pretti killing, this terrorism is happening in extremely mixed use residential neighborhoods. Cafes and restaurants just down the street. The St. Paul Curling Club that's put out so many Olympians competing *this week* is like two blocks away.

Due to an unfortunate typo, I have now promised to only use my powers for goo.

If you want to know how things are going in Minnesota, the volunteer at my (routine) mammogram, whose job seems to involve soothing everyone, answered, "And how are you doing?" with, "Well, I'm here."

Hi, we're journalists. We asked the company that claims to be making artificial intelligence whether they're making artificial intelligence and they said yes.

waffles in a pile of blankets

me: sorry i need to cancel our 10AM, i got a little guy on me

city worker: what?

me: i. got. a. little. guy. on. me.

Mine were, but mostly about (entirely justified and good) divorce rates.

Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

Good morning. Abolish ICE.

I’m going to highlight some fundraisers with low numbers in the thread.

Handsome orange cat displays excellently ample belly

The secret to belly fur, says Bobo, is volume.