Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.

As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

state-sponsored child trafficking

Alabama senator calls Hashmi ‘the enemy … inside the gates.’ Here’s the American history he apparently never learned. Thomas Jefferson explicitly called for religious liberty for Muslims and other non-Christians. In 1785, so did petitioners from Chesterfield County; 240 years later, a Muslim woman from Chesterfiel…

Alabama senator calls Hashmi 'the enemy ... inside the gates.' Here's the American history he apparently never learned. cardinalnews.org/2026/01/21/a...

Quit talking about Trump. Address everything, every issue to Miller and Vought. Make Trump irrelevant, his ego will not let him be out of the spotlight and you’ll see Miller and Vought removed and the rest of the administration collapse.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

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“She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times”

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DHS now confirming in a. statement that an ICE officer did shoot and kill someone at the site of a raid.

This is Georgie. He heard sirens outside his window. Thought he would show them how it's done. 14/10 excellent vibrato Georgie (TT: georgietheboxr)

a little brown dachshund puppy sits on her tuchus on the concrete floor of a gym, back paws splayed out and pink puppy belly on proud display. a loaded barbell is sitting on the floor in front of her, and she’s resting one front paw on the bar. she’s giving the camera a look that screams “are you kidding me right now,” which is extremely relatable.

This is Herschel. She spent 15 minutes at the gym before deciding to switch her New Year's resolution to self acceptance. 12/10 (IG: cfsbk)

Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of “questionable value,” the National Association of Medical Examiners cautions. The paper follows a ProPublica report on how the te...

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Watch RFK react to this by declaring the lung float test the only acceptable means of determining whether a baby was stillborn.

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

YouTube video by Leire This Might Be the Most BEAUTIFUL Hallelujah EVER Sung! - Instant Chills | Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

Sharing a song about life's messy and often painful experiences. Maybe not for everyone but if it is, enjoy.

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Worth a shot at least, amirite?

Morning cuteness #OnlyCalves

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