Seems to me like Trump is desperately begging Iran to sign a replica of the Obama JCPOA he tore up. All for the low low price of thousands dead, global instability, high energy prices, and a toll on ships through the once-free strait of Hormuz.
Join us on SUNDAY, April 19th at Icehouse in Minneapolis to celebrate Truartspeaks with performances by Douglas Kearney, Desdamona, Valerie Deus, @seemore.bsky.social, and many more. Doors open at 3:00 and show starts at 4:00. Hope to see you there!
I blame Reagan for everything.
NOW: B52 bombers are literally in the air on their way to Iran and hundreds of thousands of Iranians are in the streets waving flags and surrounding bridges & power plants.
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Combining two of today's topics with this video of Bruce Springsteen at a No Nukes concert in 1979 in NYC. #BruceSpringsteen #nonukes www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVfh...
In his later years, Hertzel remembered, her father confided, "'There were just so many of you. There wasn't enough love to go around.' I thought that was heartbreaking. It's wrong. There's always enough love."
Author, activist, parent, and educator @shannongibney.bsky.social's important oped on the current funding crisis for Minneapolis Public Schools: racketmn.com/after-the-ic...
Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.
Won't link to it, but a MAGA facebook page w/ 8 million followers reviewed us:
"a raw, aggressive performance"
"power to the people in classic communist style"
"a direct call to economic disruption"
"Secret Rivers revealed the real venom driving these events: contempt for federal authority"
ok!
That’s a pretty great review! 🤣
there it is, all 7 continents
Does it work properly? No.
Are the people making it acting in good faith? No.
Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No.
Does it make people's lives better? No.
Will it make people's lives better? No.
Is it profitable? No.
Is it popular? No.
Is it harmless? No.
The argument for AI.
Sadly on duty near one of the few remaining designated nuclear shelters in Saint Paul.
Judge Katherine Menendez rejected a lawsuit by the Department of Justice claiming Minnesota’s Dream Act discriminates against U.S. citizens from other states.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Carondelet Center on the Saint Catherine’s campus in Saint Paul. Very cheap. A little dorm-y.
TONIGHT!
graphic of new polling showing Trump's approval/disapproval at 36/62
we might see 70 percent disapproval!
@dianebell.bsky.social
Excited to be teaching my Stop Making Sense poetry workshop at the @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 11 10-3 pm. Join us for some wild poetry fun! loft.org/classes/stop...
I’m honored to be in conversation with Anthony Cebellos about his new book GLASSFUL OF PRAYER on Tuesday, March 17th at Magers and Quinn in Minneapolis. Registration recommended. www.magersandquinn.com/event/Anthon...
That ends the Frankenstein portion of the evening.
Our ICE OUT: MINNESOTA WRITERS RESPOND TO ICE reading on Friday, March 6 in Baltimore brought 160 people to hear our essential words. Thanks co-sponsors @literaryhub.bsky.social and @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social helping to raise money for MonarcaMN and Pillsbury House! @awpwriter.org #AWP
I'm out of words here
Come hear about the joys, challenges, and freedom of being an mature writer: we promise we will be honest, truthful, and fun. Saturday. Noon. @awpwriter.org #AWP2026 @thesusanito.bsky.social @deniselow9.bsky.social
Just realized that with Abolish ICE at +11, it's polling over 30 percentage-points ahead of Trump approval. Guess that means if the media wants to be representative, it should give at least like 40% more airtime to people who support abolishing ICE to Trump supporters
Sometimes before, but yeah, waiting and waiting.
