Larry Peterson

According to Whitney Oxendahl "Here are the estimates from local organizers: Crowd estimates: Bismarck: 1,700, Bottineau: 50, Devils Lake: 80, Dickinson: 100, Fargo: 3,000, Grand Forks: 1,000, Jamestown: 181, Minot: 400, and Williston: 132." Way to go North Dakotans, especially in smaller towns!

These draconian cuts are apparently happening in every state.

Fellow academics, NDSU colleague, John Cox, sent me the link to this "Appeal for Serbian Students" forms.office.com/pages/respon...

A recent executive order calls for eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency that funds libraries nationwide. Learn what you can do to help ➡️ ilovelibraries.org/.../trump-ad...
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In addition to the "carbon footprint offset" program, we should have a "Bezos footprint offset" program for those who feel they must continue to patronize Amazon, the Washington Post or Whole Foods. Why not contribute a matching amount to those fighting Trump authoritarianism such as the ACLU?

Defeating the Cancer of Trumpism Some things live solely at the expense of others.

The pattern is astounding in its consistency:
They have no interest in the common good.
They will never build, they will only subtract.
They are incapable of creating anything meaningful, beautiful, or life-giving.
They only know how to destroy.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/defeating-...

Trump and His Family Earned Millions From Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report Donald Trump and early investors have earned millions from $TRUMP coin while 813,294 wallets have registered $2 billion in collective losses.

Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.

Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.

Hello?

"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship.

The outrages from the Bigot in Chief just keep getting worse!
www.salon.com/2025/01/23/e...

The cruelty of the decision to dissolve USAID is beyond reason.

The Oral History Committee of the Red River Rainbow Seniors is still searching for a Planning Facilitator for the oral history Transgender & Gender Diverse Project. On the advice of SAGE we hope to be organizing at least one “listening” session with members of the T&GD communities in Fargo.