Greg O'Brien

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While ICE raids grab headlines, Trump mounts quieter attack on Minnesota’s Boundary Waters As the federal siege of Minnesota continues, the Boundary Waters wilderness is also under attack.

"To put a gigantic copper mine (or two) on the edge of the Boundary Waters would be like capping Old Faithful for a geothermal plant or clearcutting the forests at the foot of the Tetons — most Americans wouldn’t support it if they knew about it."
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The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Rock.

The biggest story of 2025 is that Trump has, in a very short amount of time, squandered most of his political capital by running a belligerent, unlawful, and fascist regime.

But the second biggest is that the GOP, too, has squandered the cultural capital his election brought them. trib.al/ZXqQf4e

Yep.

VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.

And they told Rep. Thomas Massie and me this was a hoax and conspiracy when we risked our reputations and careers to pursue the release of the files.

After North Carolina cyberattacks, IT officials warn General Assembly of poor preparedness • NC Newsline North Carolina IT officials warned lawmakers that the state is underprepared for digital threats — in part because of legislative actions.

After cyberattacks targeted North Carolina government services during the winter storms that buffeted the state, IT officials warned North Carolina lawmakers that the state is underprepared for digital threats — in part because of recent legislative actions. Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

Making Andrew Jackson proud .... 😡🤡

Newberry Library Receives $4 Million Grant Funding will expand access to Indigenous collections, enable community-led research, and strengthen tribal partnerships.

We’re excited to share today that the Newberry has received a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand access to our Indigenous Studies collections and strengthen collaboration with tribal nations. www.newberry.org/news/newberr...

The Kennedy Center.
New monuments.
Wrecking ball to history funding and interpretive expertise and access.

Arts and humanities are the most powerful stuff of society and we all know it.

7 Reasons Teens Say No to AI Some young people only turn to artificial-intelligence chatbots as a last resort, citing concerns about relationships, creativity, the environment and more.

As these teens describe, AI can diminish human relationships; devalue art; threaten the environment; lead to laziness; give unreliable results; pose privacy concerns; and be misused.

So, please, stop with the narratives of inevitability and let's embrace a pedagogy and politics of refusal.

NC college students sue over lack of campus early voting sites • NC Newsline College students are suing the N.C. State Board of Elections for eliminating or not considering early voting sites on some college campuses.

College Democrats of North Carolina and students from three universities are suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections over early voting sites for the 2026 primary. Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

Way to go Congress. The blood is on your hands.

📉25% LOWER ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY! Wowzers—one of the largest long-term safety studies ever undertaken: “Among 28 mil adults, those who received an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine were less likely to die in subsequent 4 years than unvaccinated, corresponding to a 25% lower risk of death from all causes.”

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.

'Full Circle': AIM patrols back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise - ICT Supporters are pouring in from across Indian Country to protect the Minnesota community from ICE

The American Indian Movement started in Minneapolis in 1968 in response to police violence against Native Americans. Today, AIM is patrolling Minneapolis streets again–to try and keep the Native community safe from ICE.

Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

Oops! Can we have our centers, positions, and teaching autonomy restored now??

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Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges

We've been invaded by ultra wealthy Know Nothings

I'm sorry, when did we eliminate the 4th Amendment? Oh, right, we didn't. Home invasion is illegal. #StandYourGround

All for a mega data center that most people in the area don't want

Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Donald Trump :"Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off."

Whew, maybe the end of this AI madness is near.

I don't think Americans has even a remote clue about how angry Europeans are with them. And people here are very clear about this being an American problem, not just a Trump problem.

YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show Behind Trump’s Obsession With Greenland, Sarah Kendzior

New interview! On Trump, Greenland, the Lauder family who spurred the Greenland talk and their oligarch crime network, ICE raids in Minneapolis, more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyjQ...

A Declaration of Independence From The Mad King It's time.

Channeling the Founders on this one:

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Stenographers for the Royal Court

Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars

Four Oglala Lakota men detained by ICE in Minneapolis have been located, with one released and three still held at Fort Snelling, prompting leaders to demand accountability, information and an immediate end to the detention of tribal citizens.