@larryrpeterson
Retired History Professor from North Dakota State University and Coordinator for the Breaking Barriers: Harvesting LGBTQ Stories from the Northern Plains, the Red River Rainbow Seniors oral history project.
According to Whitney Oxendahl "Here are the estimates from local organizers: Crowd estimates: Bismarck: 1,700, Bottineau: 50, Devils Lake: 80, Dickinson: 100, Fargo: 3,000, Grand Forks: 1,000, Jamestown: 181, Minot: 400, and Williston: 132." Way to go North Dakotans, especially in smaller towns!
These draconian cuts are apparently happening in every state.
Fellow academics, NDSU colleague, John Cox, sent me the link to this "Appeal for Serbian Students" forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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In addition to the "carbon footprint offset" program, we should have a "Bezos footprint offset" program for those who feel they must continue to patronize Amazon, the Washington Post or Whole Foods. Why not contribute a matching amount to those fighting Trump authoritarianism such as the ACLU?
The pattern is astounding in its consistency:
They have no interest in the common good.
They will never build, they will only subtract.
They are incapable of creating anything meaningful, beautiful, or life-giving.
They only know how to destroy.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/defeating-...
Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees.
Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry.
Hello?
The outrages from the Bigot in Chief just keep getting worse!
www.salon.com/2025/01/23/e...
The cruelty of the decision to dissolve USAID is beyond reason.
The Oral History Committee of the Red River Rainbow Seniors is still searching for a Planning Facilitator for the oral history Transgender & Gender Diverse Project. On the advice of SAGE we hope to be organizing at least one “listening” session with members of the T&GD communities in Fargo.