Molly Balcom Raleigh

Woman holding a sign reading: First they came for the immigrants and I spoke up because I know the rest of the god damn poem

Here is the alt text version. Sorry I didn't post it the first time

We are, once again, clean on OPSEC

Read this report to understand what people are going through and what we should be advocating for from outside Gaza. static1.squarespace.com/static/62e89...

So deeply tired of violence against women.

What’s the plan for fall vaccines? If you're confused, you're not alone. The dominoes have stalled, which can turn out to be a big problem.

Get ready for the worst flu season in half a century, North America 🫠https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/whats-the-plan-for-fall-vaccines

Shimmering green beetle on Angelica, a giant pink wildflower

Wild strawberry fruit, leaves and flower

Delicate white Bog orchid

Golden chanterelle held in my hand

Beautiful afternoon in an urban Finnish forest. All of these species are in the Helsinki city limits and accessible by public transit! 😍

She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election. How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

I'd like this to be more plausible than the current fact that just over half of all voting Americans are either idiots or sociopaths, but I'm not sure. thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-th...

Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention

Relieved he's with his family. But they took things away from him that he can't get back because he said things they didn't like. The Trump administration needs to be brought to justice for violating his civil rights, and stopped from doing this to anyone else. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/n...

Video: ICE Agents Arrest Brad Lander at New York Immigration Court Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and a candidate for mayor, after he tried to steer a migrant out of the building to avoid his arrest.

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An hour ago in Falls Church, Virginia.

People of Minnesota won't be terrorized into silence. NO KINGS!!

Minnesota lawmakers targeted in shooting Suspect posing as cop at large after shooting state officials in an attack that may be politically linked

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a targeted shooting Friday night. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and wounded.

MAGA, soon: "why is my burger $45???"
MAGA, next: "whaddya mean you're out of burgers?! This is amurikka!!"

Suggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military’s Role

All of it, but this is what made my hair stand up: "During a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, Mr. Trump led troops to boo journalists." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

A Complete List of Everything in the Republican Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save In hundreds of provisions across taxes, spending and more, the G.O.P. megabill would preserve lower tax rates for most Americans, increase federal debt by nearly $3 trillion and make large cuts to Med...

Required reading www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Saint John evening ramble on a nice spring day

- I want things to be different - *smashes everything* - oh no

I think about this comic at least once a week

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Video: Opinion | What Is the Defining Image of Trump’s First 100 Days? Opinion columnists share the piece of media that most defines the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term.

Great image analysis of where we're at. Upsetting is the gentlest way I can describe the impact of this piece. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

Trump Administration Will Freeze $2 Billion After Harvard Refuses Demands Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules.

Harvard should be joined by every university and college in the US to say NO to these kinds of demands. If huge endowed institutions like our universities won't stand up, how the hell are any of the rest of us going to be able to? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

‘Where’s Alex?’ A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump’s Green Card Crackdown An autistic young man loses his caretaker as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown expands to permanent U.S. residents convicted of minor crimes years ago.

The Trump administration is disappearing people from our communities. Keep this story next to your heart. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...

In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.

"This is Amazon calling about a fraudulent charge on your account. Please give all US social security numbers and passwords to us so we can credit your account right away. Enter your PIN to give outer space to Elon Musk, and key in the nuclear codes to renew your subscription to Golf Digest."

Same in Canada. My taxi driver said it's causing him stress, just the uncertainty of the whole economy and constant news updates on the implications of tariffs.

The implications of this are staggering and will be felt for decades. More hunger, more violence, more vulnerable children, less peace. Who's going to pick up this work?

Hands Off! MN State Capitol · Hands Off Join Indivisible Twin Cities, 50501MN and Women's March MN at the MN State Capitol on April 5 at 12PM CT, when national and local organizations are coming together across the country to organize for H...

Minnesota friends, we are with you from here. I'll stand with a sign here in Saint John this Saturday in solidarity. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

"I did exactly what Elon Musk told me to do..." There aren't enough showers to get the ick off

Opinion | The Problem With Sweden Is Sweden The country’s backlash against migration stems from a deeper discontent.

“Migration is a bellwether phenomenon,” the sociologist Hein de Haas, a leading scholar of migration, told me. “If you look at the bigger picture, isn’t this growing fear of immigrants showing the lack of confidence of Western societies?”

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Trump’s Tariff Policies Jolt Auto Industry Executives President Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled many corporate leaders who believed he would use the levies as a negotiating tool. As it turns out, he sees them as an end in themselves.

I mean... When people tell you who they are -- ! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...