Wendy K. Z. Anderson (she/they)
@wkza.bsky.social
Educator at the U of Minn-pls attribute my words to me. I am fluent in love, compassion, equity, justice, integrity, and collaborative and coalitional politics. Time to get to work. ♥️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖🖤
Journalist Katie Phang has asked the court to fine Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche $1,000 per day until he turns over all the files.
Could More Epstein Files Be Released Soon? Redacted Docs Will Be Reviewed By Judge This Week
Journalist Katie Phang has asked the court to fine Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche $1,000 per day until he turns over all the files.
forbes.com
Time for a break. Ty, Higher Ed for reminding me that burnout is real. Might be why I keep yawning all the time...even at 10:30 in the morning! www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...
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Column by Philip Kennicott: The Trump administration has issued a lengthy 160-page report, with more than 500 footnotes, on the Smithsonian. Just follow the footnotes, and you quickly realize this is a relentlessly tendentious piece of trash. https://wapo.st/4h0t20w
www.cnn.com/2026/06/13/p... After reading about the “Dignity of Earth and Sky” construction, controversy, and continued conflict, I came across this article by CNN judge’s ruling on the editing and removal of signs in National Parks by our Federal administration.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore signs changed at national parks | CNN Politics
A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore all signs that were changed or removed at national parks across the country as part of President Donald Trump’s controv...
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Midwest National Parks Trip: Day 1: Stopped to witness “Dignity of Earth and Sky.” I have mixed feelings about this monument. www.lakotatimes.com/articles/our... hyperallergic.com/who-gets-to-...
news.ucsb.edu/2025/021849/... I find myself thinking a lot about social status, wealth, and educational divides recently. I guess if we’d just stay in our place and accept our role, we could keep being exploited.
Race and caste capitalism: Who gets access to status and wealth?
UCSB sociologist Dana Kornberg examines how race, caste and institutional access shape unequal pathways to status and wealth in global economic systems.
news.ucsb.edu
happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time
Feeling crafty? The Department of Natural Resources is looking for people to make floating homes for loons to nest in, in the hopes more of the birds will raise their chicks in Minnesota lakes.
'A birdhouse for loons': DNR encouraging more human-made nests to help loons
It comes after volunteers with the DNR say they’re seeing fewer chicks on Minnesota lakes in recent years. That has the agency looking for ways to make the state’s lakes a more desirable place for loo...
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Julia Angwin says Meta, "one of the most powerful media organizations in the world and one of the most valuable members of the S&P 500 — is at the start of a long, slow decline that will trigger aftershocks to our economy and our society." (Kudos to the graphic artist, very Monty Python.)
Opinion | Meta Is Dying
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A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR, PBS
A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service...
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Federal agents arrested more than 3,700 Minnesota residents during the federal government’s surge into the state this winter, according to new data. It shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested had a criminal conviction on their record.
Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record
The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of ...
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abcnews.com/US/deaths-de... We cannot only think about Good and Pretti when it comes to the deaths at the hands of ICE and the President and his party and administration.
Deaths of detainees in ICE custody surge under 2nd Trump administration
According to an ABC News analysis, the first year of the second Trump administration represents the most deadly period for the federal detention system in recent years.
abcnews.com
8 Million protesters yesterday at #NoKings. No police beaten with flag poles. No fire extinguishers thrown at other humans. No vandalism or theft. No racist flags. No zip ties. No death threats. No pipe bombs. No poop smeared on walls. That's what happens when mature, civilized people protest.
My kiddo took pics of these songs from the St Paul No Kings March.
Our youngest kiddo and I started at the March, but the incredible amount of people convinced us to head home and watch the rest of the protest from a live stream.
I am collecting money for Circus Juventus-a non-profit organization where neurodivergent kiddos flourish (including my own). The coaches are exceptional and our kiddos love the Cirque du Soleil classes and performing here. Please donate a little (even $5). secure.qgiv.com/event/2026_c...
World Circus Day 2026
I’m taking part in the Circus Juventas World Circus Day Challenge, and I’d love your support!
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Lawyers for the woman who was held more than five months before charges were dropped said the press conference confirmed their findings. “It appears that the Fargo Police Department did not undertake basic investigative efforts before causing a warrant and charges to issue for Angela Lipps."
Fargo police chief apologizes for mistakes in AI-aided arrest
Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolksi said photos from fake ID cards, not surveillance photos, were linked by AI to Tennessee woman Angela Lipps, who was held in custody for almost six months last year bef...
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You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her. Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day
Jury finds that two tweets posted in May 2022 by Musk contained false statements.
US jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
Jury finds that two tweets posted in May 2022 by Musk contained false statements.
aljazeera.com
Happy Birthday to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a massive thank you to her for inventing rock and roll She was born on March 20th, 1915
When German historian Rainer Zitelmann reposted a photo of Adolf Hitler to warn against appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin, he didn’t expect it to trigger a police probe.
From Hitler to ‘Pinocchio’: Germany’s speech laws collide with satire
Police probes over online posts are raising concerns about overreach.
politico.eu
I think it's time we call them by their rightful name: Concentration camps. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures
Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained
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