New to Ellipsus? Let’s take a quick look around. We’ll walk you through the dashboard, show you how to start writing, import your existing work, set themes, and lots more! More tutorials on the way.
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Dante Powell has been a trucker, Tumblr celebrity, and opener for the likes of Jamelle James and Gary Gulman. Lately, he's the late-night king of The Ingersoll.
"It’s hard to express how much I love the Des Moines comedy scene," he said. "The heartbeat is always going."
We don't want AI-generated stories.
We want stories that are beautiful and weird.
Mistakes and obsessions. Labyrinthine worlds; love poems that break us.
We want the wild stroke of chance, the stray detail.
We don't want soulless slop.
We want work *written* by HUMANS.
Today, the House of Representatives is voting on a bipartisan measure to stop President Trump's unconstitutional use of military force against Iran.
Tell your representative to vote yes, and stop this war.
Congress is taking up an alarming bill that would empower the government to decide what content is deemed dangerous to young people, encouraging censorship of content it doesn’t like.
Tell your members to support free speech and vote no on censorship.
ON STANDS THIS WEEK: Little Village's March issue
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Cover star: Dante Powell (📸 Sahithi Shankaiahgari)
Show up for our libraries. ALA 150, American Library Association.
NEW: Congress has begun preparation for next year's federal budget, and they need to hear from library advocates like you.
The best way to show up #ForOurLibraries during the budget process? Take action.
Tell your Representative to #FundLibraries in FY 2027: ala.org/showup
The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act would ensure that the government can't buy its way around our Fourth Amendment rights.
Tell Congress to pass it and defend our privacy rights now.
Has there ever been wiser words said, than “my tummy hurts and I’m mad at the government“?
In case you hadn't heard, this bill being debated in the house would classify as "porn" and ban any book that mentions the existence of trans people, among other heinous bs. Call your reps. Give 'em an earful, particularly if they're on the committee reviewing this bill. Tell them where to stuff it.
We’re going to the Supreme Court to protect the Constitution’s promise that people born in America are American citizens, whether or not their parents are.
Sign your name to support this fundamental right.
This list was created by journalist Char Adams, the author of Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore.
bookriot.com/black-owned-...
💙📚 #booksky
✍🏽 More than 55 clergy and hundreds of people of faith are calling on Congresswoman Ashley Hinson to stop funding ICE's human rights violations and meet with clergy & immigrant workers.
👉 Add your name today:https://secure.everyaction.com/TXV9P961QkWqeKfMyATOTg2
My review has been published. Check it out at the link below!
#symphony #dmso
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A black and white photo of a young Mary Beth Tinker wearing a black arm band sitting next to her mother.
57 years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of students' right to protest the Vietnam War in our landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines.
The law is clear: Students don't hang up their free speech rights at the schoolhouse gate.
Tim Walz isn't declaring an eviction moratorium in Minnesota, so many families affected by ICE are at risk of eviction in a few days. Please donate to the rent funds at keepMNhoused.com if you have some scratch.
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Why Lady Godiva’s Medieval Ride Still Matters Today www.medievalists.net/2026/02/why-... #LadyGodiva #Medievalism
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and if you missed the original piece of Annalise knocking it out of the park for SAINTS
After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.
Red and blue text: "Add your name: Protect birthright citizenship. ACLU." Photo of a hand holding up an American flag in the sky, with skyscrapers in the background.
President Trump can’t rewrite the Constitution with the stroke of a pen.
With the Supreme Court taking up his anti-birthright citizenship executive order, add your name to show your support for protecting this fundamental right at aclu.org/birthright-citizenship-petition-
President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship are part of a broader effort to redefine who belongs in our country — we refuse to let that happen.
Add your name to support the fundamental right of birthright citizenship.
Behold, a cover! Designed by Ervin Serrano.
Preorder links for your rancid breastfeeding vampire needs: read.macmillan.com/lp/milkteeth...
What’s one way we can rein in ICE?
We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty.
Watch.
Tell Congress to pass the ICE Out of Our Faces Act to ban immigration agents from using this technology.
No reason other than this song popped into my head and this scene is actually a good one for Valentine's Day. I guess it has spoilers but also the movie is 25 years old, so maybe the statute of limitations has run out on that (also see the film, it's delightful)
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On a background of HRC flags waving in front of the Supreme Court, white and yellow text reads, "National Freedom to Marry Day."
Love loud and love proud today.
#NationalFreedomToMarryDay
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
HF 2309 will require ALL Librarians of Public Libraries to not only justify EVERY book in the children's/young adults' section, but also to create a reason why it is beneficial for children to have access to the materials before the books can be placed.
Thurs, Feb 12
State Capitol, Rm G19
7:30 AM
