@CoachMark Happy Birthday Samson! 🦴✨🎶🐾

@cjewel So sorry to hear this… I hope you and your family find comfort in the memories you have of him…

@marcioaleks I think you should link to her site:
https://www.andreaanimates.com

If you want to know what kind of presidency we have in Finland:

right now, the president is reading a Moomin book live on TV during a weekend-long reading marathon.

When I think about presidents of some other countries, I could never see that happen.

Politics Chat, January 29, 2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-january-29-2026

sharing because laughter is the best meds

From my astronomy class… this video shows where we are located in the Universe!
The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualization #universe #astronomy

https://youtu.be/17jymDn0W6U

Minneapolis Brownie troop having a hard time selling cookies in person. You can help them by ordering from their web portal. https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop58515c477?fbclid=Iwb21leAPnmSZjbGNrA-eZGWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi2VI4FysTu22ksUroPLx9rFrJIkIKPC90erHgMQtjsM_UgGepamZSVPiVCl_aem_Hxz8KI-mPHqf_HkQ7Q3TIg

“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! …”

“WA Senate passes bill barring masked law enforcement” https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-passes-bill-barring-masked-law-enforcement/

The feds will sue if/when state enforces a law like this against them. But every state should pass such a law. The American Civil War II demands legislation like this from every state committed to fighting Republican Fascism.

Bruce Springsteen's new song released today - Streets Of Minneapolis.

"I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free."

Lyrics are at the YouTube site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
#UsPol
1/n

Politics Chat, January 27, 2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-january-27-2026

Just a quick note about Bovino being moved and the other aesthetic politicoplasty the Trump administration is undertaking:

Don't be fooled. Don't get all Susan Collins-y about it. Trump hasn't learned his lesson. He never will.

The march to fascism may pause or slow down briefly, but it doesn't end until Trump and his minions are totally and completely gone. He must be impeached and removed.

This morning, ICE was staking out an elementary school bus stop here in Minneapolis. A crowd with whistles chased them off.

Just in case you somehow thought they were leaving Minnesota.

Just in case Senators somehow thought maybe it’s OK to give them a military-sized budget after all just because they demoted that one guy.

Not Today, Fascists

I'm not saying the Trump administration is turning the US into a dystopian hellscape, but when the local newspaper needs to help you identify what toxic gas Federal agents are unleashing on citizens, I think it speaks for itself.

Sixty-five members of the University of Minnesota Law School have signed an open letter “to address the federal government's ongoing campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans.” https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJISvTnh2PZPLM5YlxRBtLWvhVkBmotbVaD3AhycPt0/edit?usp=drivesdk

Perfectly stated by President Bill Clinton:

"If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.

"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People."

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

If Democrats in Congress want to fight Trump regime’s fascism, these steps are a start.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
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Hey #Healthcareworkers #emergencymedicine #emergencymedicalservices #nurses #intensivecare #criticalcare folks: black band your badge. If you don’t have one already, a hairband with a knot in it will work fine.

When we lose a cop, medic, firefighter — we put a black band around our work badges. Band up for Mr. Pretti.