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Angie Smibert

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Middle grade author, adjunct professor, aro/ace, sometime gamer, unabashed (space) nerd, WNBA fan, Earthican, and pub quiz regular.

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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29.01.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

08.01.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 44275    πŸ” 17136    πŸ’¬ 1080    πŸ“Œ 779
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.

I mean, I do. But still.

How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.

18.11.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2199    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 44
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With Comcast seeking approval of Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Trump posts that Comcast-owned NBC needs to fire Seth Meyers, and Carr reposts it. #followthemoney

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"There are about a thousand of us" is devastating.

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DEVELOPING: Epstein mentioned Trump multiple times in emails. @anacabrera.bsky.social reports.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Virginia becomes first state to fund food assistance amid federal SNAP pause What you need to know about how Virginia got here, where it’s going next and how the state’s most vulnerable populations are affected.

Virginia becomes first state to fund food assistance amid federal SNAP pause cardinalnews.org/2025/10/31/v...

31.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Marco Foster shares a quote from Lawrence O’Donnell: β€œEven though the Agriculture Department has enough money to continue to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, Donald Trump is ordering them not to fund food stamps. 40% of the people fed by SNAP are children. Donald Trump and Republican senators are basically saying let them starve. Republicans did this.”
The image below shows O’Donnell speaking on MSNBC, with β€œRepublicans did this” displayed beside him.

Marco Foster shares a quote from Lawrence O’Donnell: β€œEven though the Agriculture Department has enough money to continue to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, Donald Trump is ordering them not to fund food stamps. 40% of the people fed by SNAP are children. Donald Trump and Republican senators are basically saying let them starve. Republicans did this.” The image below shows O’Donnell speaking on MSNBC, with β€œRepublicans did this” displayed beside him.

Blue states are suing to get those funds released. Trump would rather see poor kids starve while he builds his ballroom.

30.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2065    πŸ” 599    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 21
The cover of Purdue's The Exponent, with the headline "We Student Journalists Must Stand Together" and an image of four hands of different colors interlocking

The cover of Purdue's The Exponent, with the headline "We Student Journalists Must Stand Together" and an image of four hands of different colors interlocking

Purdue Student Journalists Distribute Solidarity Paper at IU https://bit.ly/4ouMxir

21.10.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The massive No Kings protests may mark a new American political posture | Moira Donegan The violence Republicans seemed to want did not materialize. Instead the event showcased liberal-democratic consensus

"Jubilant contempt" aptly described #NoKings on Saturday. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

21.10.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#nokings Roanoke today

18.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic statement from the Board of Directors of the Young Republican National Federation. The text expresses condemnation of vile and inexcusable language revealed in a Politico article, calling for immediate resignations of those involved and reaffirming commitment to integrity, respect, and professionalism. The organization’s logo β€œYR” appears at the bottom.

Graphic statement from the Board of Directors of the Young Republican National Federation. The text expresses condemnation of vile and inexcusable language revealed in a Politico article, calling for immediate resignations of those involved and reaffirming commitment to integrity, respect, and professionalism. The organization’s logo β€œYR” appears at the bottom.

They’re going to have to fire nearly everyone, you know.

15.10.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1825    πŸ” 266    πŸ’¬ 171    πŸ“Œ 27
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β€˜I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

14.10.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4224    πŸ” 1126    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 126
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Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet? Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. https://to.pbs.org/3W2j3fB

10.10.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 340    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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U.S. Faces β€˜Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found censorship increasingly routine; Florida,…

PEN America has released its annual report on the book banning crisis in K–12 public schools, naming the top five most banned titles and authors. PEN found that β€œthe campaign to censor books is increasingly routine,” with Florida, Texas, and Tennessee leading the nation in instances of banning.

01.10.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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If I spent millions of taxpayer dollars and weakened our national security to force hundreds of military personnel to listen to my glorified TED Talk… and this was the response…. I’d resign in embarrassment.

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Leslie Jones on the Dangers of Trump Memory-Holing Slavery from Our Museums | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show Leslie Jones on the Dangers of Trump Memory-Holing Slavery from Our Museums | The Daily Show

youtube.com/watch?v=VyR2...

27.09.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many, many full books in public high school, but it was the late 70s / early 80s.

26.09.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is hilarious. Even the Dutch are way ahead of us in seeing how bad things are in the United States with Donald Trump running amok and corporations capitulating to fascism.

But, then again, the Netherlands has experience with being taken over by fascists.

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These 23 books were removed from Florida school libraries under Florida HB 1069. In his ruling in Penguin Random House v. Gibson, Judge Carlos Mendoza named them and stated, β€˜None of these books are obscene.’ Illustration by The Conversation

These 23 books were removed from Florida school libraries under Florida HB 1069. In his ruling in Penguin Random House v. Gibson, Judge Carlos Mendoza named them and stated, β€˜None of these books are obscene.’ Illustration by The Conversation

A federal judge has ruled parts of Florida's book ban law unconstitutional, citing nearly a century of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas in schools. An English professor explains how the decision impacts similar laws in other states:

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18.09.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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NO KINGS ROANOKE Β· No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. β€œNO KINGS” is more than just a sloganβ€”it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

12.09.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

08.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12965    πŸ” 2420    πŸ’¬ 587    πŸ“Œ 171

Some numbers:

-Most Americans are women.

-Via the Census, about 60 million Americans are in a household that includes a daughter.

-Every American, or human being, should be appalled and disgusted by this.

It would take only 4 GOP Senators, or 6 to 7 Representatives, to save the country.

08.09.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 509    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 9

Know what I'm doing Thanksgiving ;)

08.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

06.09.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 35897    πŸ” 11023    πŸ’¬ 2054    πŸ“Œ 1265
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Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit A U.S. district court is scheduled to consider whether to approve the settlement next week, in a case that marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.

A U.S. district court is scheduled to consider whether to approve the settlement next week, in a case that marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.

06.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social

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Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history The Trump regime’s campaign of whitewashing US history has reached the halls of the Smithsonian museums, with exhibits dealing with slavery, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppr...

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso...

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Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought By Book Authors Anthropic faced the prospect of more than $1 trillion in damages, a sum that could have threatened the company’s survival if the case went to trial.

NEW: Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history.

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