Dax (David J.) Schwartz

If you, like me, have Peacock for a limited time so you can watch the Olympics and Paralympics, give yourself the gift of watching We Are Lady Parts as many times as possible before you cancel your subscription. We Are Lady Parts. Just over and over again. Your life will improve.

I am no more lonely than the loon on the pond that laughs so loud.

BREAKING:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico attorney general reopens investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch.

Immigrants can teach us how to fight dictators:

"Myrla Baldonado became one of the “forced disappearances” under Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., in 1983. She was kidnapped by state agents, swept away to a secret location, tortured, and then imprisoned for two years."

And yet:

Same!

If you're not in Minnesota, please help share these updates widely.

You can use keepMNhoused.com
to help with direct rent relief
as well as StandWithMinnesota.com
for lots of other resources & ways to help—including donating Delta sky miles to bring home people who have been detained by 🧊

A screenshot of an article from https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agent-fatally-shot-us-citizen-texas-dhs-records-11544225 reading: Federal agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Texas last year, but initial reports did not reveal their involvement, with the details now coming to light through internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) records. Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot by an ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer in South Padre Island, Texas, on March 15, 2025, after what ICE described as a failure to follow law enforcement instructions during a traffic incident as agents worked with local police on immigration enforcement.

We only know what happened to Renee Good and Alex Pretti because rapid response organizers were there to record it.

We don't know how many people they have murdered, but information about more killings keeps coming to light.

And who knows what happens in the camps.

crimethinc.com/MNRapidRespo...

no one should ever be allowed to have more than $1 million. anything past $999,999 gets taken away as asshole tax

if you think this is unreasonable, that's proof money is worthless as is

Epstein Built Ties to U.S. Customs Officers, Prompting Criminal Investigation

I knew somewhere this was coming.

CBP was in bed with Epstein.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

I've been like, did I miss it?

A heist in broad daylight

As an aside: the most influential Dem consultants all believe the best electoral strategy is to adopt a hostile posture towards the Dem base in the hopes that might convince this person to vote for Dems.

They get really mad if you say that won't do anything except depress lean-Dem turnout.

Painting on a blue background of a closeup of a face with bright red lipstick and hand blowing a whistle. The painting is hanging outside in Minneapolis, MN on a pole in front of trees.

Love from Minneapolis.

The New York Times smeared AOC for saying “um”

You can donate at KeepMNHoused.com or apply to adopt a rent. Wilson foundation is kicking things off today by granting $250,000 in matching funds to rent funds, so you can also give directly to them and have your donation matched.

We’re still seeing ICE a lot in the suburbs, following legal observers to their homes, and holding tons of our neighbors at Whipple and then dumping them out in the middle of the night. We still need to stay vigilant until every last one of them leaves our state and our neighbors are back home.

I genuinely can't recall what my first was but I guess the first memorable one was Billy Bragg with Sarah Harmer opening, must have been 2002?

That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!

Decide to budget my energy and shovel after bringing groceries to sheltering neighbors, then take one of the dogs out and find two neighbors politely fighting over which one is going to clear our sidewalk ❤️ #Minnesota #wekeepussafe

It would be a lot easier for people to “shop local” if we weren't already spending a bunch of money fundraising to keep our neighbors in their homes and fed because Gov Walz refuses to do an eviction moratorium.

it's nicole mason aka angry grandma's birthday today and she is asking for donations to the minnesota indian women's resource center for their warming shelter for unhoused relatives. even $5 helps!

"the biggest gift you could give me is safety for our unhoused community."

givebutter.com/KBNd5w

Alpha School can cost up to $65,000 a year and its founder wants to create an education system that has “no humans in the loop.”

But documents 404 Media obtained show AI is generating faulty lessons that do “more harm than good.” @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social reports.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy-3...

‘This isn’t living, right?’: Minnesota immigrants share their stories while in hiding from ICE MPR News connected with five immigrants across Minnesota who have been scared to leave their homes over the last six weeks, due to fears of encountering ICE. Each person recorded voice memos or spoke ...

I can't say enough about the incredible job MPR News is doing despite the newsroom having one hand tied behind its back by its billionaire president.

And you don't have to wait for a truck from Iowa to get the news.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Thinking about all those times when decorum was a successful resistance tactic

The UK arrested Prince Andrew. Hakeem Jeffries is telling Democrats not to boo Trump at the State of the Union.

At this point everyone in the media with access to officials not directly asking representatives of this govt why they protect pedophiles more stringently than any other country in the world should simply be considered a collaborator

Grotesque. Get off Substack if you can. Let them know how you feel about this, at the very least!

Donate to Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!, organized by Emily Hilleren Since late September, I’ve been organizing whistle kit assembly par… Emily Hilleren needs your support for Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!

I want to help Marie complete her utter domination by getting her the resources she needs. If we could print her tens of thousands of red cards, I have faith that she would distribute them ALL.

So help us help Marie.

www.gofundme.com/f/fund-whist...

Roper: Stakes are too high for City Council’s performative politics over hotel liquor licenses Progressives seem intent on kneecapping one of downtown’s most important event venues, the Depot, just when the city most needs visitors.

As a former hotel worker, when hotel workers tell you they’re scared of the drunk men with guns and masks you should listen to them. There’s no downtown without the workers—don‘t dismiss them.

Continue to be disappointed in Eric Roper carrying water for the Strib’s anti Council hit pieces.