#MardiGras #LunarNewYear #SolarEclipse #Ramadan — all today, February 17, 2026. #NewMoon enters #Pisces bringing spiritual & philanthropic progress. Forget Presidents' Day. At least forget the current criminal POTUS! Today we all #MoveOn ! Llewellyn Worldwide

“Historically speaking, Minneapolis traffic-calming checkpoints resemble the bottom-up spatial struggle during revolutionary Paris.” —Bill Lindeke, MinnPost #ICEout In occupied Minneapolis, neighborhood barricades rightly slow injustice

My #LittleFreeLibrary in #Minneapolis in January saw least turnover of books in years. Barely 1 every other day, typically 2 a day. #Neighbors really read & donate, but #Community so focused on #ICEout, everyday life has changed. See my books at Longfellow.LIfe

#Minneapolis Star Tribune Sports January 30th reports #ICEout story: (Hockey) Ice was a #sanctuary until ICE agents came to town. Vast majority of #Minnesota people do not feel safe. For real good reasons until #Trump is totally restrained.

“I have friends everywhere,” says Cassian Andor, the code phrase for rebels opposing Imperial Authoritarianism in Star Wars: Andor. “It’s a neighborly day in this beautywood … Please, won’t you be my neighbor?” sang Mister Rogers on TV. From Minnesota to America: I have Neighbors Everywhere #ICEout

Watch today’s #Minneapolis #ICEout #Rally live on YouTube via Mercado Media Mercado Media on YouTube

Minneapolis was a peaceful sleepy city come January 2026. With a frozen winter landscape, we hoped for fresh snow for skiing, shoeing, snow sculptures. This morning my own urban street is calm—however a vigil at 26th & Nicollet on dear Eat Street marks the site of a Federal murder. #ICEout

Holiday season is a special time of year. Old myths are nice enough, or there’s always Krampus… #Solstice brings time for #Reflection. Family memories go back to the best of times, beyond the worst of times as may happen. Here’s my seven-year-old ornament selection from Frank’s Nursery and Crafts.

Alpha Leadership Fail “Nobody ever looks at the counter examples. Are there a few ultra-aggressive leaders that are famous that get a lot of attention? Yeah, but let’s look at all the people who are ultra-aggressive who don’t end up in the CEO role. They end up in prison.” —Jon Levy #POTUS

After watching the first two #Pluribus episodes, seeing some odd little things differently. Not just social media memes & such. More low-level, like: *Yes, David there’s a GIF for that emotion you can view & transmit via the HIVE…