"We were kind of like the step-child that wasn't quite a state and suffered some indignities but it turns out we were Cinderella, we were the fairest of them all." Wilson Cruz shares a heartfelt message to Puerto Ricans following the hateful rhetoric from the GOP #SaturdayShow
I'm going to put together a thread covering night 1 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago, featuring a headlining speech from President Biden. Follow along for clips and commentary.
@AnUncivilPhD After attending last week's event, “Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives—Challenges for Higher Ed Today and Tomorrow" & today's panel on Viewpoint Diversity: Listening to Another Side at Free Speech at the Crossroads: A Minnesota Dialogue, trust came up frequently both days
@AnUncivilPhD Thanks for sharing. This is such a battle across the country and world. Your words resonate with me, an untenured faculty member in administration with a president who, as you noted, has gone on record as believing that the student complaint superseded academic freedom.
To all of the people calling to defund PBS and NPR, here are some facts:
- NPR receives approximately 0.6% of their funding from federal grants. The vast majority of their funding comes from corporate sponsors, and donations.
- Fox News has saved millions of dollars through dodging US taxes by opening shell companies in the Cayman Islands and elsewhere.
- Tesla, SpaceX and Solar City all receive substantially more in government funding than NPR.
@CheyCab East side of Nokomis pretty much means you are putting up with airplane noise all the time. And when I bought my first house when I was 31 it was definitely on the north side.
Tomorrow is the #MNTwins home opener and Carlos Correa will be at those for a long time!
RT for a chance to win his new home white jersey (sz L). Must be following to be eligible.
I'm a retired musician/teacher but, back in the day, I had another life coding mainframe training systems. So, I GOT RID OF THE DOG that is plucking our nerves.
R-Click on pic of dog, Click on Inspect, R-Click on the highlighted code and then select "Hide Element."
WOOF!
The real cities in America are New York, Chicago, Philly, Miami, Baltimore, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Oakland, Houston, Seattle, and Detroit. Every other city is some degree of fraudulent.
Hey, @muse fans! We've got a cool Muse prize package to give away. RT to ETW a vinyl copy of Will of the People, a mask and a pair of tickets to their @TargetCenterMN show this Sun night (2/26). We'll pick a winner at 4pm TODAY! Record and mask must be picked up in store.