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🚨UR has released 73 videos captured by 45 Minneapolis Police body-worn cameras from the mass arrest of over 646 people on Nov. 4, 2020. Strikingly, more than 24% of the 45 officers represented in this release have killed community members while on duty.

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“I Voted” sticker on a beautiful fall day

Get out there and vote today! Thanks to Naomi Kritzer for the insights on my local Minneapolis candidates!

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Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone Podcast Episode · Ologies with Alie Ward · 09/24/2025 · 1h 30m

Following a powerful show of community this weekend at No Kings rallies, I’ve been thinking about this podcast on revolutions and counter-revolutions. Essentially, mass mobilization is typically necessary but not sufficient for meaningful change. Give a listen!

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Watching Nepal with hope for a peaceful transition

The Demise of the Human Rights Funding Model I hate to say "I told you so," but about ten years ago, I started worrying about the global human rights sector's heavy dependence on Western government money. All of my fears have come to pass, and t...

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YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Israel plans to restrict Gaza food aid, replace UN with US firms amid criticism

Humanitarian aid distribution cannot be used as a military tactic.

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"I feel like my son was kidnapped ... I've spent countless hours searching for him, going from one precinct to another, speaking with numerous people who kept referring me elsewhere. Yet, after all this, no one has given me any information or provided a single document about his case."

Minnesota Capitol building with a peaceful protest crowd in front

What a turnout today at the MN State Capitol! It’s encouraging to hear that this was also the case in so many other states and cities. #handsoff

Support our local edition of this national mobilization!

Threats of Copper Sulfide Mining - Presentation - friends-bwca.org Learn about copper-sulfide mining's threat to Minnesota's water, February 27 at Minneapolis Bouldering Project.

🚨 TONIGHT: Protect Minnesota's Waters before it's too late!
Copper-sulfide mining threatens to poison the pristine waters we love.
Join us at 7pm TONIGHT at Minneapolis Bouldering Project's upstairs mezzanine to hear what's at stake and how we can fight back.
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Today is a very good day to support your local bookstore (and libraries)! Thank you Birchbark Books and Magers & Quinn!

YouTube video by Solas - Topic Song of Choice

The fam enjoyed the Irish tunes of Solas last night, and their cover of Peggy Seeger’s Song of Choice was a powerful reminder to keep fighting while we can, and to remember our connections to all those facing similar struggles throughout history.

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The book highlights the necessity of documenters of human rights violations, the bravery it requires, and the dignity it restores to survivors.

“She was documenting that which the government would have preferred we leave unrecorded; her patience and sympathy for their sorrow made them feel heard.”

“There is no real way to know what you will be able to do until the moment you are required to do it.”

“Imagine the places you grew up, the places you studied, places that belonged to your people, burned. But I should stop pretending that I know you. Perhaps you do not have to imagine. Perhaps your library, too, went up in smoke.”

Just finished this beautiful historical novel about Sri Lanka, exploring the complexity of politics and violence and resistance. Ganeshananthan narrates experiences of ordinary people, especially women, during war: 🧵

Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel US president has been critical of court since it issued arrest warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza Donald Trump has signed an executive order that authorises aggressive economic sanctions against the international criminal court (ICC),…

Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel

Target RedCard cut in half after closing an account

Ok, Minnesota, this one hurts but today is a good day to #BoycottTarget. Give them a call and tell them why you’re closing your Red Card and choosing to shop elsewhere.

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A snowstorm developing over a wilderness lake in northern Minnesota.

The text of Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese poem, reminding us of nature’s enduring cycles.

Snow coating each branch of pine trees in a northern Minnesota forest.

As chaos continues to unfold, I hope you’re also taking time for the things that bring you rest, reconnection, and hope.

“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True. Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that…

A remarkable story on the senseless cruelty of Trump's stop-work orders -- and the U.S. aid workers who are defying it to save lives. @propublica.org

Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance The potential for devastation is made plain by another order, concerning the crucial work of U.S.A.I.D.

“This is not a pause. It is a destruction. And it’s all completely irrelevant to doing a “review.” Every Administration takes a top-to-bottom review of policy and spending and makes changes…But they act through constitutionally defined processes…and work to protect people and institutions from harm”

But remember that June is way less popular than the dates we were looking at. 😉

Beyond the effect on personnel, the impact on the programs that we have been building is devastating. Work in humanitarian emergencies and to protect human rights is full of delicate relationships and structures, building networks and momentum that will be difficult to just switch back on again.

I think of my colleagues around the globe who also had no notice that their jobs were ending, many of whom have families that rely on them and live in precarious contexts with limited options available. And this situation amplified across civil society, affecting so many talented and devoted staff.

Unemployment support will not cover my monthly expenses. I submitted an offer to purchase a house on Friday, something I’ve been planning for the past several years—now that cannot happen. The job market in my field will be absolutely flooded. And I am probably the most privileged to cope with this.

Today is the first day since I was about 15 years old that I do not have a job. I filed for unemployment yesterday. This is because of the stop work orders received on Friday for all foreign assistance projects, which includes the work I’ve been devoted to for the past decade. 🧵

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

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U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.

Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.