100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis airport amid protests over ICE immigration surge – live
Labor unions and progressive organizations have called on workers across the state to stay home in an ‘economic blackout
We’re getting an update that 100 clergy members were arrested while protesting federal immigration enforcement outside Minneapolis-St Paul international airport today.
They were arrested by members of the airport staff and local law enforcement, according t…
Unhinged Florida nurse fired after foul TikTok rant directed towards Karoline Leavitt goes viral (Rachel del Guidice/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/media/unhinged-florida-nurse-fired-after-foul-tiktok-rant-directed-towards-karoline-leavitt-goes-viral/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p131#a260123p131
Unhinged CEOs are being unhinged
Erst mal den unangenehm chaotischen Arbeitstisch dazwischen nochmal aufräumen bevor ich mich dazu durchringen kann, mich wieder dranzusetzen, weil ich sonst erst gar keine Lust hab. So ein Tag ist das heute.
The best time to build strong academic unions was a while ago. The second best time is now.
Fellow Floridians - join your local UFF chapter.
If you don’t have a local union (and you should check) then join the AAUP at-large chapter and help them fight for the future of higher education.
https://www.aaup.org/chapters/aaup-large-chapter (join link at the bottom)
I’m done with my #Mac storage cleanup.
I deleted:
- cache for two Adobe apps that have been uninstalled months ago (After Effects and InDesign)
- cache and apps for two browsers I haven’t used in months (Chrome and Arc)
- cache for a Mail account that I haven’t opened in years
As a result, I cleared 227Gb of local storage and deleted 370,000 files.
Kind of crazy how much bloat accumulated from so few apps.
hmm https://youtu.be/QDoasQC2IJM my unanswered question is why the submerged part of the tower rotates in the water: wouldn’t that have bad losses from viscosity? my guess would be that it’s better to enclose the rotating shaft, that friction in bearings would be lower… tho maybe they need less steel if they don’…
Students on the campus where I work oppose Ontario Bill 33 - the Orwellian titled "Supporting Children and Students Act." Among other things, the bill would require universities to admit only on merit (though it provides no definition) and would allow the province to decide which fees are required and which are optional, which would undercut student unions, newspapers, and radio as well as some financial support for students.
Police arrest protesters at airport as Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-ice-immigration-protest-unions-faith-leaders-edc6c4884f8cc26be9ad34a28d82a7a5
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p97#a260123p97