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Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says amandascgorman Minneapolis, Minnesota For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love * better angels of our nature.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

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You are invited to the first LFP Climate Conversation, moderated by Dr. Taryn Black, Climate Scientist on Jan 10th. We focus on four climate threats to top of the lake communities, LFP’s new CAP, and building resilience.

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What you need to know about AI and climate change » Yale Climate Connections We take a hard look at the good, the bad, and the whoa of AI.

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Octavia Butler on How (Not) to Choose Our Leaders “To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.”

Octavia Butler on How (Not) to Choose Our Leaders www.themarginalian.org/2020/08/23/o...

YouTube video by Democracy Now! Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales In Unearthed 2005 Interview

A cautionary tale from Octavia Butler which we did not heed.
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"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool...."

Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2025 Americans continue to support action to fight climate change

NEW REPORT: Our latest Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy report is out today. Most registered voters oppose eliminating government programs on global warming like FEMA - explore the findings here:

This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

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#NationalVolunteerMonth Spotlight: Joseph Rotondo has served on the AMS Board on Student Affairs Student Conference Planning Committee.

Huge shoutout to all our student volunteers—your energy, skills, and passion are what keep our mission moving forward ✨!

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.

Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for  reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...

If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.

We can surrender to the forces of autocracy, bigotry, xenophobia, and minoritarian rule.

Or we can organize the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power.

We choose to organize: indivisible.org/groups

TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!!

This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.

It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.

#50501movement

We need 3.5% of the American population to strike. If we go on strike without this, people will struggle even more. We hear you about signing up - it’s scary right now.

But if you’re someone who is adamantly against the use of the strike card, we still want to hear from you…

They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.

This is illegal: Musk announced in an overnight post on X that he’ll hand out million-dollar checks at a Sunday night event in Wisconsin—but only to those who voted in the state’s Supreme Court election.

Why is Elon so invested in this race? Tesla is facing legal challenges in Wisconsin.

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Shocking But Not Surprising Strikes Again (and Again) The Caprices of the Oligarchs Shocking but not surprising is a phrase I've often reverted to in the past eight years, for things that are both hideous and predictable, maybe transgressive against the...

If, for example, Trump says nobody is allowed to dance, on penalty of death, he has no legal power to make that declaration and no power to enforce it, but if everyone stops dancing it's as good as if he did. Reporting as though Trump has these powers helps give him those powers.

March 5, 2025 In the gym of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, former and future prime minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech.

Modern media and the perversion of democracy.
Can sharing this article in social media help push back? or is it those difficult conversations? all of it...all the time... Never forget "We the people.."

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A tweet by @realDonaldTrump that reads: All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

This is an attempt to criminalize free speech and suppress dissent. If we don’t take a strong stand against this, it’s the end of our democracy, and not just higher education. Universities are the trial balloon, but it doesn’t end here. Next, it will be employers, cities and towns, and individuals.

This is a pretty big attack on the First Amendment. And an encroachment on universities' powers to decide what protests to allow and who to expel.....

Close your eyes. Take deep breaths. Slowly inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. With each breath, imagine the face of someone you love, or a place you hold sacred. They are why we do this. Recommit yourself to the work. May we be strong. May we be steadfast. May we never forget.

Slog AM: Trump Made a Speech of Lies Last Night, Rep. Al Green Was the Only Dem to Stand Up to Him, WA Republicans Are Weird About Parents’ Bill of Rights The Strangers morning news roundup.

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Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...

Being silent won't protect you.

We know that many of you have been directly affected by the Administration’s actions.

AGU is offering free 2025 membership to those who suffer a job loss. We want to ensure that you have access to important career and community support during this time.

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.

But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.

He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.