South Manitoba (formerly Minnesota) Spy Club

Immigrants are not one heterogeneous group but a large diamond faceted with different cultures, languages, religions or ethnicity. Each immigrant has a unique identity and story. It’s not a slur, it’s a fact. Together we are stronger.

Video shot in 2017.

YouTube video by Glenn Miller - Topic In The Mood (Remastered 1995)

Glenn Miller: In the Mood.

#WW2 #BigBand

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US citizen here: Canada - this is a no brainer. Go with Sweden's Gripen. Choosing the F-35 is choosing dependence on the US and risk of inoperable fighters when an untrustworthy (ahem, Trump) administration decides to threaten Canada.

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)

Has anyone looked historically when Departmental Secretaries went on the media circuit, did they use language of "what President X is doing is great & I support it" or was it more of "what our Administration is doing..." I feel like there is a huge change in the obsequiousness of Sec's. Is there?

Minneapolis attorney Chris Madel announces GOP campaign for governor A political newcomer, Madel hopes his experience as a litigator and fraud investigator will resonate with Minnesotans who are tired of the status quo.

Obviously if Chris Madel wins he’ll bring Bob Kroll-esque fascism to Minnesota government (Kroll is an endorser) but at least for now he’s a grenade in the GOP gubernatorial endorsement fight. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... #letthemfight

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Ain’t nobody fighting wokeness like sleepy Don…😂

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years

Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.

Hannah Arendt On Standing Up to the Banality of Evil | Philosophy Break For 20th-century German philosopher Hannah Arendt, most evil is committed by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
— Hannah Arendt
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We have a dear family friend who is Black with two biracial kids that are white presenting. When out in public, white folks assumed she was their nanny.

This is so familiar…

A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’ Scouting America decries accusations by defense secretary that the organization is attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’

As an Eagle Scout who attended a National Jamboree, visited Philmont multiple times, & enjoyed summer camp over many years, I have always been concerned about the military's undue influence on Scouting. This is (ironically to Pete Hegseth) the best news I have heard in awhile!

#Scouting #BePrepared

It’s not that complicated, people.

I have a lot of faith in the people of St. Paul being able to wrest back control of their cops. It’s not my city so maybe I’m missing something, but I see strong yet not naive statements from council members & citizenry is engaged & articulate. I hope StP has fewer reactionaries than Minneapolis.

Unfortunately, this was a member of the St Paul SWAT team rather than ICE. 🤬

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

At least the last war for oil pretended to be about WMDs.

Screen capture of Twitter post by Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown which reads: Here's a fun story, remember all of those “I'm an independent Trump supporting woman” accounts on X that pretended to be real people in the US supporting trump? Due to recent location updates, we now know almost all of them are based in Thailand. Let's take a look. Two images are attached to the post: One of an account named Amara with the byline of "I am a Trump supporting MAGA girl. The second image shows the location of the account, "Account based in Thailand."

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YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic The Harder They Come

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (1972)

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“For those of our townspeople who were then risking their lives, the decision they had to make was simply whether or not they were in the midst of a plague and whether or not it was necessary to struggle against it.”

- Albert Camus, The Plague

Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.

The Trump administration is discussing a nationwide operation targeting Spanish speaking churches, liberal synagogues and mosques between thanksgiving and Christmas.

#ICE #CBP #Immigration

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Screen capture of CNN article reading: "The string of record highs in the stock market suggests that many American businesses are optimistic about the value of AI. However, that confidence has so far not translated into an expansion of their workforce."

Hmmm, could it just possibly be because businesses know that Artificial Intelligence is going to replace humans in the workforce? 🤔

#AI #EatTheRich

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Swedish Gripen or American F-35...
This is PM Carney's biggest test.
I hope and pray he chooses wisely.

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.

Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

‘WARS ARE NOT WON BY RESPECTABLE METHODS’ Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, code-named 'Cynthia,' was a World War II version of the legendary Mata Hari.

“Later, when considering her work during WW2, she said, "Ashamed? Not in the least, my superiors told me that the results of my work saved thousands of British and American lives... Wars are not won by respectable methods.” She died of throat cancer on Dec 1, 1963. (4/4)

#HoneyTrap
#WW2