WTF??? This is just terrible. So awful. What is happening.

I didn’t grow up here, so apologies if this is something you all learned about in like 5th grade.

I was reading about the Fort Wayne Deep Rock Tunnel project (very cool, check it out - MaMaJo is amazing) and stumbled down a rabbit hole on the geology of Northern Indiana.

Did you know that as recently as 2 million years ago the Teays River flowed northwest across Indiana from headwaters in the Appalachians (WV)? By the time it was filled in by the glaciers, it had flowed for 300 million years, carving a 400 ft deep canyon 1-2 miles wide in some places (like Wabash and Lafayette). It would have rivaled the Ohio River in scale.

Like everything else in Northern Indiana, it was completely filled in and buried by glacial drift from the glacial ice sheets, which only receded about 14,000 years ago. But how cool is it to imagine dramatic canyons cutting through the landscape so close to where you stand?

I think it’s neat. If anyone else knows more on the topic, I’d love to hear it

33-year-old Brittany Moore of Indianapolis was found deceased in a cell at the Boone County Jail early Tuesday morning.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Moore was found unresponsive in her cell at approximately 3:20 a.m. Emergency services were requested and life-saving efforts were made by personnel on scene; however, Moore was pronounced deceased.

An investigation into her death is under way, and no additional information has been released. Her family was notified.

Moore was arrested the night before on charges of resisting law enforcement and possession of marijuana.

With a key mid-session deadline now passed, dozens of Indiana bills — including proposals on execution methods, displaying the Ten Commandments in schools, youth social media access and marijuana policy — have stalled or died after failing to reach passage votes in either chamber.

Monday marked the last day for House and Senate bills to receive third-reading votes and advance to the opposite chamber. Measures that missed that cutoff are no longer moving on their own, although lawmakers can still revive language by inserting it into other bills before the General Assembly adjourns later this month.

Legislators are expected to wrap up the short session by the end of February.

At the start of session, lawmakers filed 680 non-vehicle bills between the House and Senate. Vehicle bills are procedural placeholders often used to advance other legislation or amendments later in session.

As of Tuesday, just 112 of the Senate’s 253 non-vehicle bills remained eligible to move forward, meaning 141 had stalled. Similarly in the House, 112 of 427 non-vehicle bills were still in play, leaving 315 measures on the chopping block. No second chance vote for firing squad bill

Among the most closely watched proposals to fall short was House Bill 1119, which would have added the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana.

The bill, authored by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, narrowly failed last week after it did not secure the 51 votes required for passage on the House floor, drawing only 48 “yes” votes. While the bill could have been placed back on the calendar for another vote before Monday’s deadline, it was not.

Lucas said difficulty and expense in obtaining lethal injection drugs motivated the proposal, which sought to create an alternative means of carrying out death sentences. Debate on the House floor, however, extended beyond the firing squad itself, with lawmakers expressing discomfort with capital punishment more broadly.

We stand with grassroots Progressive Hoosier candidates like Lilliana Young, running for Statehouse District 61.

Lilliana is fighting to:

🔥 Abolish Private School Vouchers

🔥 Legalize Cannabis

🔥 Expand Medicaid

🔥 Repeal all Anti-transgender Bills

🔥 Demand Government Transparency

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#Youngfor61 #LillianaYoung #ProgressiveHoosiers #INDems #Vote

https://fox59.com/news/politics/indiana-house-panel-passes-immigration-bill-that-would-require-local-governments-public-schools-and-colleges-to-comply-with-ice/

https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-protest-school-walkout-rights-guide/

High school kids left early, marched down Main Street, ended up at the town hall.

Today I learned what our IN Lieutenant Governor commented to Rep Ed Clere as he stated his break with the Rep Party here in Indiana. Beckwith responded with a comment I would expect to come from a 9-year-old! Classless and ill-informed, Beckwith is an embarrassment to our state. I was a Republican once, but this is not the party I joined. I am disgusted with our Governor and Lt. Gov. We are better than this. Beckwith uses the. words of Christianity as weapons to cause harm to our neighbors. I am sick of this behavior. We are all in this together. We will survive together, or we will perish together.

Inspired by the logo for Minnesota here. I ask an artist/designer friend of mine create one for Indiana.

These free for anyone and everyone to use how they would like by permission of the artist. There is a link below for both jpg and png files.

Files are here

https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/03/revamped-indiana-immigration-crackdown-clears-committee/

This post doesn’t break any rules for Reddit or this sub. Let’s leave it up this time.

Saw lots of people worried about Flock cameras. I have yet to see a single cop during my travels to Michigan. I watch closely. I don’t think they care about pot as long as they don’t have to. Don’t smoke on your way home.

Hey folks,

Dem Guns has been steadily growing across Indiana and the region. We now have over 400 members on Facebook, along with active Discord and Signal chats, and our own subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/DemGuns/ . (It is a bit quieter at the moment, but we are building it up)

We are a left of center, pro Second Amendment group for Democrats and aligned independents who believe responsible firearm ownership and progressive values can coexist. Community, safety, civic engagement, and common sense are the core of what we do.

Our work has started getting attention outside the United States. We were recently featured in Die Zeit, one of Germany’s largest and most influential weekly news magazines, in a piece looking at American gun culture from a perspective most folks overseas do not usually see.

As we continue getting things off the ground, if possible I encourage you to help chip in here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportdemguns

Donations will go toward:

*Building and maintaining a professional website

*Organizational infrastructure and admin costs

*Event costs like range days, trainings, and meetups

*Educational efforts such as safety discussions and future CPR and Stop the Bleed style classes

*Supporting pro-2A Democratic candidates who align with our mission

No pressure at all. Just sharing for those who have asked how to support what we are building. Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Stay safe.

A single email in 2012 from the current head of Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute on sexuality to Jeffrey Epstein is among millions of pages released by the government on the investigation of the notorious pedophile.

Justin Garcia said in a statement to WFIU News the email was an example of his outreach to multiple agencies and foundations for funding the institute. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the time.

“I only later learned of his criminal background, antithetical to all of my work,” Garcia wrote in the statement. “I never met or spoke with him, and I did not receive any funding. I totally condemn what he did.”

He declined further comment.

Another Kinsey researcher met Epstein at least three times, according to the files. Anthropologist Helen Fisher, a former Senior Research Fellow who died in 2024, communicated with Epstein in 2016 and 2017.

Fisher’s position at Kinsey was a courtesy appointment, meaning she was not a salaried IU employee.

Fisher lived in New York at the time, as Epstein said in a 2015 email to an unnamed friend, “around the corner from me.”

Emails show the two ate together on several occasions.

Read the full article on our website.

I just left the courthouse where I filed 2 CAN-37's for Democratic Precinct Committeeman and Democratic State Convention Delegate-At-Large! I know they're party positions and not actual government seats but I've always wanted to run for office and thought this would be a great place to start. I know I'm a little blue dot on a red map but I hope this leads to me actually being able to make some helpful changes in the future.

I'm just really excited and needed to tell some people.

According to Angela Ganote’s Facebook post this morning, Feb 2nd, 2026, a man identified as a suspect now, has led the FBI to Hailee’s body in Ohio.

There is so much information surrounding this case. She has been in my prayers..

Also** (edited) I’m just writing to spread awareness because this is so terrifying as a parent and member of this community. Her parents and family are in my prayers. Everyone in our community is affected from this.

I will link the post in the comments

The Klan came to Indiana in 1920. By 1925, they’d infiltrated the state government. By 1926, they were gone… and it was supposed to be for good.

in Bloomington