Claudia Haas

Celebrating young women in history.

4 Minnesota guys

I can guarantee that every Republican legislator will say, “I never saw it.”

OMG.

To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.

Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota

We asked Minnesotans to tell us what January 2026 has been like. Here is what 33 of them had to say.

I told you I would be hugely jealous. One of the finest actresses of my generation.

Vanessa?

They didn’t expect this?

I have a guess and if it is correct, I am insanely jealous.

Because being present while the American bodies from Lithuania come home is too painful?

For those that wonder.

Do they mean the progressive focus that brought us social security? Medicaid? Civil rights? Women’s right to vote? Reason 100 “Why I left the New York Times.”

But people keep electing him?

Let’s support this.

Also saw his plays. He was amazing and a great awakening for this young theatre-goer.

Wish it wasn’t so but since he won the popular vote this time, maybe America needs to own him. Maybe if the 79 million who didn’t bother voting, who knows?

Bored? No. Not interested in using my time to listen to lies.

Why General Mills? Sincere question. Asked many times but no answer.

Lived there in the 70’s. Loved it.

Why can’t the Dems hold a daily press conference on what they are doing to save Democracy? What’s stopping them?

I call my legislators (Dems) because I want more.

I acknowledge the news is dismal these days. Here to find hope, a plan of action for the little people, what can we do beside preach to the choir?

The new board is pretty wealthy. Guess they will be told to pay up and fund Trump’s “artistic endeavors?”

But it won’t destroy art. This just makes artists double down and find new avenues. Never underestimate an artist.

Can MTI release the rights to “Come From Away” to high schools so thousands of schools can do it?

Phone calls work better than emails. I know, I hate making phone calls, too. But they work - en masse:

Writing everyone.

We the people…

Heinz Geiringer at age 16 coped with being in hiding by painting his fears and his dreams. He did not survive but his paintings did. They are housed in the Dutch Resistance Museum. Theatre for youth: fostering empathy in young people - one production at a time.