Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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Was never in the other place. I like this place.
Happy birthday Freddie Mercury. He would have turned 80 today.
On the day I went away, goodbye Was all I had to say, now I I want to come again and stay, oh my my Smile, and that will mean that I may 'Cause I've, oh, seen blue skies, through the tears In my eyes And I realise, I'm going home
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - I'm Going Home
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We should have learned that you can’t manage a public health crisis by ignoring it. Politicizing science and weakening disease surveillance doesn’t make threats disappear, it only makes us less prepared to respond.
The family of Nolan Xavier Wells has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump for representation a day after the 18-year-old’s lifeless body was discovered in the water on Horn Island, south of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...
Nolan Wells’ Family Retains Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump After Death on Horn Island
Nolan Wells’ family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump for representation after the 18-year-old’s lifeless body was found on Horn Island.
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PASTOR LORAN LIVINGSTON (@CentralChurchNC): “There has never been a Christian nation, and never will be. You don’t live in one now. A Christian nation wouldn’t have killed and displaced 20 million Native Americans, or thought owning slaves was pleasing to God.”
Obama shouts out "those ordinary people in the Twin Cities who braved frigid temperatures, risked their own safety, standing shoulder to shoulder to look our for their neighbors and sometimes for strangers because they knew that was the right thing to do"
“Hawai’i has especially rich ties to its pre-colonial culture—including non-binary concepts of gender. “In Kanaka Maoli culture, māhū describes someone who embodies kāne and wahine [the masculine and feminine] energies,””
Hawai'i Governor Signs Powerful Trans Shield Law Bill Just In Time For Pride
“Parents and caregivers who affirm, support, and seek medically appropriate care for their keiki [child] are exercising their fundamental right.”
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1. A new Gallup poll shows collapsing support for gay marriage and LGB relationships. It appears to be driven entirely by the Republican Party... Moderates and Democrats have seen no such collapse. It shows that Republicans will not stop with trans people. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Latest Gallup Poll Shows Republicans Will Not Stop With Transgender People
Support for LGB people is dropping as well as trans people, and it seems entirely driven by Republican respondents.
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“I asked Weiss a number of questions about why she fired the entire senior staff of 60 Minutes a few days before and without cause. ‘I’m not answering that question,’ she said. I asked why she did not come to 60 Minutes’ offices to explain her actions. ‘I’m not answering that question.‘
Scott Pelley Says Bari Weiss Lied, There Was No Effort to 'Find a Way Back' in Pre-Firing Meeting
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss defended her decision to fire Scott Pelley in a conference call with staffers, saying he broke a foundation of trust.
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“…60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.”
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 4mo agoScott Pelley has provided @status.news a statement blasting current CBS News management and even accusing them of having tried (and failed) to "inject falsehoods and bias" into his stories. www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
After three days, the most striking takeaway from talking with people here is how *angry* everyone is. Heartbroken, weary, yes, those things too. But above all else, they are furious, and not shy about it. When Minnesotans are volunteering their feelings to a stranger, you know it’s bad.
For over 50 years, @pflag.org has brought together LGBTQ+ people, families, and allies to fight for equality. As someone who’s been involved with PFLAG for decades, I can tell you that with attacks on our community escalating across the country, that work has never felt more urgent.
On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed E.O. 9066, authorizing the forced relocation & incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans, solely because of their heritage.
The GOP is once again showing its disdain for the Constitution. fox9.com/news/residen...
‘Residential protesting’ could be a crime in Minnesota under new GOP proposal
A bill that’s backed by a coalition of GOP lawmakers set to be proposed at the start of the upcoming session would make “residential protesting" punishable under Minnesota law.
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Yesterday I was proud to vote no on Republicans' voter suppression legislation that would make it harder for women, students, troops, and Native Americans to vote in federal elections. This bill is a disgusting attempt at nationalizing voting and disenfranchising Americans.
Ending this operation is not enough. We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
Ellison: "I've never been prouder to be a Minnesotan. I'm so proud of the people who helped their neighbors, who stood up for their First Amendment rights. I hope it's over and now it's a time to heal and put things back together again."
Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
If the goal were truly public safety, the numbers would look very different. Minneapolis won’t be silent while enforcement actions target innocent families. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
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scenes from my hometown of Forest Lake, Minnesota: "ICE present at the Ice Fishing Classic, out of vehicles, interacting with attendees."
This regime's cruelty knows no bounds. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
I have very serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to build an ICE detention center in Washington County.
