Once again, immigrants to the U.S. are less likely to commit crimes than those born in the U.S. "As a group, immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than the US-born for 150 years." nber.org/papers/w31440

48 years ago today, Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and cut off jeans, "jumped the shark" on Happy Days.

Original demo of Misery recorded by the Beatles for Helen Shapiro while rehearsing at the Cavern Club is finally out oh my GOD Prepare for the alternate lyrics 😁

50 years ago today, one of the most epic songwriting rounds ensued around Guy Clark's kitchen table involving an incredible list of names. Lucky for us, a camera was there to capture it. savingcountrymusic.com/50-years-ago-a…

Watching this classic SCTV John Candy sequence -- much of it improvised -- is one of my beloved Christmas Eve traditions... youtu.be/SvyFX9GE7F4?si… via YouTube

Please closely follow Minnesota Star Tribune as they lay facts upon facts to inform us all. Here is a link to their coverage, grateful to have a local free and plural press giving the public eyes and ears to hold government accountable - whether local, state or federal. /1

Huge shoutout to the entire The Minnesota Star Tribune team for wall-to-wall coverage, constant updates and amazing photojournalism the last few days - and never behind a paywall. We need it now more than ever here in Minnesota. Subscribe.

If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it. Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically

One of my former research assistants was killed by ICE in Minneapolis today😢 Alex was the kindest, sweetest human and a ICU nurse with a bright future ahead of him May his soul rest in peace and this senseless carnage stop💔

When we see it in other countries, we know what to call heavily armed masked agents of the state who murder citizens who disagree with their government. We call them death squads. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an American death squad.

Alex Pretti’s hospital colleagues hold a moment of silence in his honor 💔

"As I reviewed photos of protesters and tear gas in the wake of his death, I didn’t realize ... that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend." theverge.com/policy/868567/…

This ban covers the MD Anderson Cancer Center, arguably the best cancer hospital in the world. They hire top-notch doctors, specialists, and researchers using H-1B visas every year. Bowing to the mob here means hurting cancer patients in Texas and across America. Crazy.

ICE Agent: “You raise your voice, I erase your voice.” This is what a police state looks like.

"I hope and pray to leave this world too someday and to have a place near God as near as any other soul with the exception of John Candy." Catherine O'Hara's eulogy for John Candy just hits harder today.

catherine o'hara learned how to impersonate women from martin short

Second City sent around this hilarious supercut of the brilliant Catherine O'Hara on SCTV. #RestInPower

crying again

Ringo Starr describes how he chose which Beatles songs to sing on: