MSP's airport authority, the MAC, met today; I, on behalf of MN50501, along with labor and faith leaders, asked the MAC to pause funding for a proposed Delta lounge, so the airline would meet with community members and discuss good corporate citizenship.
... it didn't go well 🧵👇
I would greatly appreciate anyone amplifying this or contributing.
The Alex Pretti nursing scholarship is being created. An endowed scholarship awarded to a student with financial need. Preference will be given to students with an interest in supporting America's veterans. Link below. Thank you.
That Yale report on what's wrong with U.S. college saw some trees (high cost, unfair admission, etc.) but missed the forest: the 60-year right-wing crusade to undermine higher ed, from slashing budgets to stifling speech
How to really fix college. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/yale...
Fittingly, a white flag that no one can read unless you pull it out and wave it in defeat
This whole report is shoddy at best. If I were the social scientists on the committee, I'd be deeply embarrassed to have put my name on it as scholars.
Difficult to describe how unusual it is for @icrc.org to speak publicly like this.
"Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated urban areas, including the capital Beirut, without effective advance warnings."
ICRC Outraged by Deadly Strikes in Densely Populated Areas
He's got toddler pants/ankle/shoes vibes going on too.
book arrived this week!
“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.”
Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I
and
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2
We have now killed at least 1,665 civilians, including at least 248 children, in this illegal war.
www.en-hrana.org/day-38-of-u-...
Vought has in fact written about his belief that the president is an elected dictator.
PSA: It is absolutely *not* lawful to target electric plants "because destroying them could foment civil unrest, complicating Tehran’s path to a nuclear device."
That's not a 'definite military advantage'.
That's collective punishment of civilians.
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After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship.
For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...
This wasn't some random mistake: both the State Department and USAID called the contraceptives 'abortion'.
And when international groups tried to buy the stockpile so it wouldn’t be destroyed, the administration refused, citing the Global Gag Rule. A policy that prevents U.S. funding FOR ABORTION
The President of the United States would like everyone to know that he is acting with criminal intent, in case there was any ambiguity.
It seems we just bombed some residential buildings in an attempt to kill a former diplomat who was trying to facilitate negotiations.
A civilian trying to *end* hostilities, surrounded by other civilians in their homes.
We are completely lost.
In Minnesota, we stand tall with our neighbors in the face of hatred.
Walz: I have a message to our immigrant community here in Minnesota. You are seen, heard, valued, and loved. You add value to our state. You are part of the fabric of what is good about Minnesota. That is a hell of a lot more than I'll say about anybody in the White House.
“Mr. Buria told Mr. Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
Jaw-dropping admission by DOJ to court.
DOJ admits to having repeatedly made "material mistaken" representations to judge - ICE never had authority (under 2025 Guidance) to conduct arrests at immigration courthouses!
DOJ admits court "relied on...prior misrepresentations."
DOJ blames ICE (page 2)
??? GOP Rep. Mary Franson says she's not worried about climate change because it's not in the Bible: "If you've read the Good Book, you know how it ends, and it's not with climate change."
How can we expect Republicans to do serious work when they're so proud about ignoring science?
Aid to Ukraine from 2022-2026 was a rounding error. We used more in the first two weeks of the Iran war than we provided in the 4 years of aid to Ukraine.
well that went way deeper than I was expecting
map show medicaid error rates, where MN is low
MN had problems with fraud, much of it related to pandemic relief. But it took it seriously - the Governor chose not to run for re-election, they hired an inspector general, and had followed federal demands.
Step back, they have one of the *lowest* Medicaid error rates in the country at 2%.
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Trump's insane press conference did reflect one real goal: his willingness to lie about fraud to limit access to safety net services, even as his administration goes on an unchecked crime spree. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/one-bad-id...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Knicks’ Mohamed Diawara at Marcus Garvey Park after sharing iftar at Keur Yayeu Dara, a beloved Senegalese restaurant in Harlem.
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
Declaring that no quarter will be given unequivocally violates international humanitarian law. Indeed, ordering that no quarter will be given, threatening an adversary therewith or conducting hostilities on this basis is prohibited and constitutes a war crime.
