For the third time, #INlegis has revived language that would subject people to criminal charges, fines, and jail for being without a home.
The cruelty is almost cartoonish, but the real harm this would do to human beings isn't funny.
We've scared them off of it twice now, so we know we can do it. Even if you've done it before - please let your lawmakers know how you feel about this.
A little good news for your #HoosierMast feed - In #LafayetteIN, McCutcheon High School just won a world #robotics competition. Woo!
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/lafayette-robotics-team-picks-up-world-championship-award
Do you think the Pope dying mere hours after meeting J.D. Vance is like in Return of the Jedi when Yoda was tired of Luke’s conversation and he just laid down and died?
We had a storm last night with wind coming from the southwest. It brought migrators with it. Today I found a white throated sparrow in the yard. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast
Back in the day, we had an Easter Bunny with hard-boiled eggs. Kids these days have a helicopter dropping treats.
A scene from a celebration at Merrillville's Pruzin Park this afternoon. A Robinson helicopter drops candy to kids at the park.
I saw a Robinson helicopter hovering over a park dropping candy out to kids gathered for a town Easter Egg hunt in Merrillville this afternoon.
It was pretty cool.
Students rally for academic freedom at Indiana University to protest Trump and GOP censorship of academia.
#indiana #iu #protest #education #HoosierMast
https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/04/peoples-involvement-fair-iu-coalition-protest-media-school
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Sculpture - White River State Park.
I couldn’t figure out any information about the sculptor. #sculpture #art #indy #indiana #HoosierMast #statepark
Great news! Conference committee struck the language criminalizing homelessness out of SB197. Public outcry still works.
Bad news! It could absolutely be reinserted into another bill, and #Indiana GOP leaders have indicated they would like to try.
So we can't relax just yet.
Indiana University is investigating a professor for violating a state law censoring criticism of political topics the state does not want discussed in classes.
"The initial bias report against Robinson focuses on his criticisms of IU and Israel."
Per the report: “He talks negatively about the state of Israel and describes the war in untrue and unfair ways.”
#indiana #uspol #education #censorship #inleg #HoosierMast
https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/04/iu-professor-investigation-violation-intellectual-diversity
I'm still waiting for the main migrators...
#birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #woodpecker #bluejay
Tragic News out of Terre Haute:
Two children were struck by an ambulance while out riding their bikes Tuesday night. One was pronounced deceased at the scene while the other was transported by LifeLine to Indianapolis and is in critical but stable condition.
@NefariousAryq "AES Cares. 
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Seriously, they've lobbied so hard against solar, they'd find a way to charge you even if you were off their grid entirely.
Kokomo: The laid-off autoworkers who hope Trump’s tariffs bring back jobs
"Stellantis’s announcement made it one of the first companies to specifically blame layoffs on the Trump tariffs. The job losses weighed on this solidly Republican town 60 miles north of Indianapolis that has lost thousands of manufacturing jobs over the past two decades, as automakers have closed plants and shed jobs amid free trade deals and advances in automation."
Meet #HoosierSocial at the Garfield Park Farmer's Market in Indy!
Find our booth there on May 24, June 28, and August 9th! We'll be signing folks up and talking about the value of community-oriented social media services.
Our steering committee (@KrissyKat, @ScottStarkey, @brian, @NefariousAryq and yours truly) will be attending other events around the state this summer - so keep your eye out for more opportunities!
The #Indiana House snuck language into SB197 to *jail* people for sleeping on public property.
It's Dickensian and wrong.
Indy doesn't have enough emergency beds to house even *half* the people who need them. Under this change - folks unlucky enough to be unable to get one could face arrest for the crime of poverty.
Let your state senator know that you want them to dissent on these cruel, last minute changes:
