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Janet Hulstrand

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Writer, Editor, Writing Coach, Teacher. Minnesotan, Francophile. Author of Demystifying the French; and A Long Way from Iowa: From the Heartland to the Heart of France. https://linktr.ee/JanetHulstrand

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WE CANNOT SELF-ERASE "Other museums may have a choice to downplay DEI. Black museums have no choice. We are the work. We cannot self-erase." Omar Eaton-Martinez

This post also has a great suggestion for how you can support the leadership of the #Smithsonian in pushing back against administration pressure to rewrite history. #BlackHistoryMonth #museums #history #DEI #diversity gretchenjennings.substack.com/p/we-cannot-...

07.03.2026 17:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Would you like to join with others to learn about & discuss ways to promote & support community, and strengthen democracy? This #onlineclass gives you the chance to do that--from wherever you are, via Zoom. Here's the link! politics-prose.com/list/online-... #democracy #solidarity #community #books

07.03.2026 08:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No More Benefit Of The Doubt Last Sunday, we discussed a number of cases pending in front of federal district judges in Minneapolis.

Some judicial opinions have to be read in full, like the one I parse for you to night, from Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

07.03.2026 07:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1177 ๐Ÿ” 382 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

CONGRATULATIONS, and THANK YOU, Marc Elias. Take note everyone, and support this if you can.

05.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It must be really hard working in a professional kitchen what with all the spies and secret agents in hot pursuit of bad guys constantly running through smashing up all your shit.

05.03.2026 06:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 516 ๐Ÿ” 57 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Singers on Instagram: "Thousands of people across the country sang in witness at sites of ICE-related violence in the Singing Resistance Weekend of Action, in solidarity with Minneapolis. Collectively... singingresistance on March 2, 2026: "Thousands of people across the country sang in witness at sites of ICE-related violence in the Singing Resistance Weekend of Action, in solidarity with Minneapolis...

The power is with the people. The people are demanding it, and they are singing it! #democracy #solidarity #freedom #SingingResistance

03.03.2026 05:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We have friends everywhere. โœŠ

02.03.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2776 ๐Ÿ” 175 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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If you are serious about wanting to send this Regime to the dust bin of History, I highly recommend taking regular and consistent action with @citizensimpeachment.com

Join us and letโ€™s get this done.

01.03.2026 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump has learned nothing from decades of endless war.

I went to war three times for this country. Working class folks will pay the price of his military adventurism.

Americans are sick of it. Iโ€™m sick of it.

28.02.2026 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1698 ๐Ÿ” 614 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
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The Iran Attack Is Trending, But These Four Stories About Powerful Women Pushing Back Ruined Trumpโ€™s Weekend New Jersey takes on ICE, America demands massive tariff refund, and USA womenโ€™s hockey team MVP says I'm too busy for Trump

They arrested a woman for standing in silence. A governor got sued for protecting her people. An Olympic MVP blew off the White House. And Trump's illegal tariffs are getting clawed back. This is what resistance looks like.

28.02.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 197 ๐Ÿ” 65 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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28.02.2026 14:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 863 ๐Ÿ” 214 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

DO NOT LET ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WALK AROUND THINKING THEIR CONSTITUENTS DONโ€™T CARE

28.02.2026 13:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1206 ๐Ÿ” 550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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SOUVENIR Magazine (@souvenirmagazineparis) https://luma.com/l0u9jbb1 March 21, SOUVENIR is coming to New York, New York โ€” the town so nice they named it twice. Come join us!

Hey literary New York! You're invited to this launch of a new Paris-based arts/literary magazine. Take a look! #magazines #literature #art #photography #fiction #nonfiction #reporting #literaryevents

28.02.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

a special shout-out to @ziibiing.com because we chose those two Minnesota mutual aid funds from the huge and incredibly well-organized index she put together here to help make it easy for folks to direct their dollars where they're needed most. queen shit

www.standwithminnesota.com

26.02.2026 05:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 138 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery. As President Donald Trump seeks to reshape museums and other cultural institutions, historian James Millward has been โ€œguerrilla teachingโ€ visitors about changes that have been made.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Millward handed out fliers that contained the original wall text from the presidential gallery...which included mentions of former President Trump's two impeachments, had recently been removed by the museum
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

25.02.2026 18:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 365 ๐Ÿ” 131 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to the Peopleโ€™s State of the Union! You made history and completely took the spotlight. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Huge thanks as well to MoveOn and MeidasTouch for putting it together incredible work!

25.02.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3690 ๐Ÿ” 584 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

What a coincidence! #Minnesota

25.02.2026 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Never heard of Afro-Appalachia? This singer-songwriter is out to change that | CNN Born in war-torn Liberia but raised in the United States, singer-songwriter Mon Rovรฎa is making waves with his his โ€œAfro-Appalachianโ€ music.

I love his music and I love everything he says in this article. #music #Appalachia #Africa #AfroAppalachia #griot #MonRovia #folk

25.02.2026 14:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The sun has finally decided to come out in France, and suddenly everyone seems to be in a better mood & have more energy. Imagine that! ๐Ÿ™ƒ

25.02.2026 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., wonโ€™t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe โ€œWe can breathe easy again,โ€ said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.

โ€œToday, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agencyโ€™s ruthless expansion,โ€ she said. โ€œThis is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight.โ€

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

24.02.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 8188 ๐Ÿ” 2270 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 185 ๐Ÿ“Œ 140

There is hope. There is compassion. There is joy & there is beautiful music. Just listen! #solidarity #MonRovia

24.02.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fight Back With Friends! Monthly Call To Action ยท Indivisible Fight Back With Friends! is a national program designed to help you activate your community! Using the Empower app, the powerful relational organizing app, weโ€™ll equip you with the tools to connect wi...

TOMORROW: Join our monthly training and learn how you can use relational organizing tools to help friends and loved ones take action. We will discuss how to pressure colleges and universities to keep ICE off campuses.

24.02.2026 01:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 169 ๐Ÿ” 85 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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NEW: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent Trump a letter and an invoice demanding the return of $8.6 billion taken from Illinois families after the Supreme Court ruled Trumpโ€™s tariffs are illegal.

20.02.2026 21:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 6669 ๐Ÿ” 1766 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 256 ๐Ÿ“Œ 176

Another win for democracy. Don't stop. Keep pushing back.

21.02.2026 15:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ali Akbar, who's sold newspapers on the streets of Paris for 50 years, is now a knight For decades, Ali Akbar has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris. Last month, France gave the beloved 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan one of its highest honors โ€” and his neighborhood is cheering.

For decades, Ali Akbar has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris. Last month, France gave the beloved 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan one of its highest honors โ€” and his neighborhood is cheering.

21.02.2026 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 532 ๐Ÿ” 82 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

#DefendDemocracy. Counting wins.

21.02.2026 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You heard the man: keep hope alive. RIP Jesse Jackson. #democracy #equality #justice

21.02.2026 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump created a Board of Peace, which is not part of the U.S. government, and dubbed himself chairman for life. This means he will still be in charge of the board once heโ€™s out of office.

20.02.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 117 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Today in Politics | Explainer
Today in Politics | Explainer YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Must watch - very important info about GOP/corporations trying to steal our public lands
youtu.be/HBuYkPIYx6o?...

20.02.2026 11:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0