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Associate Professor Political Science University of Minnesota Duluth. Still read newspapers.

Malka, a 99 year old Holocaust survivor in my husband’s family, just died.

She was the second wife of a man whose first wife and child were murdered in Treblinka.

When we call out white supremacists and antisemitism, we aren’t talking about abstract dangers or ancient history.

North Korea ICBM had Longest Flight at 74 Minutes, Says Tokyo

Japan, South Korea condemn launch as leaders are in Lithuania for NATO meetings

Voice of America (VOA News)
If private businesses own social media outlets and the government interacts with these outlets, then would it not be these outlets who would have standing in arguing government violation of First Amendment rights?
The arrival of new employers — most notably Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC — is forcing Arizona to skill, re-skill and upskill its workforce to meet the demands of the booming advanced manufacturing industry. https://t.co/0Ft4GSjs2K
How Phoenix is retraining workers for the next-gen economy

The arrival of new tech manufacturing companies is forcing Arizona to upskill its workforce.

Axios
It is more dispersed over here. You can’t just see what is on the President’s mind, for instance. I do like Post and reading news. I have requested Bluesky, but it takes a while to get in. I suspect because the Bluesky platform is similar to Twitter, it will attract a number of Twitter migrants. I also think people will return to Twitter once Elon’s latest poor decision wears off.

Lupine (vertical shot, you may need to click it to see it fully)

This is an invasive lupine in northern Minnesota, but it sure is pretty.

#Photography #Flowers #macro

Hi, I spent 40 years as a programmer and now make a unique kind of digital generative art. I had a lot of followers on Twitter until it broke my account, so here I am! I miss having a community to show art to.

I plan to post new work (to start some old ones), but my website has about 1400 works.

What I make differs from other generative artists, and I focus on printing, not NFTs.

Happy to be here! #introduction

I believe every business should refuse to sell to conservative Supreme Court justices. It would be a sign of business support for the First Amendment.
Classic both sidesism.
Moms for Liberty didn’t exist 3 years ago. Now it’s a GOP kingmaker. https://wapo.st/439XwT8
Moms for Liberty didn’t exist 3 years ago. Now it’s a GOP kingmaker.

Five GOP presidential candidates, including front-runner Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, plan to attend the group’s Philadelphia convention this weekend.

The Washington Post
The Supreme Court has made itself a policy-making body with no accountability. It has little integrity. Whenever this court comes out with surprisingly good decisions as it did a couple of weeks ago, prepare yourself for the real stinkers that will follow. That is how a political body does business.