Amy
@2catsintheyard.bsky.social
"Libraries are one of the pillars and cornerstones of a democracy, and free public libraries are part of a civic infrastructure that we need to have a safe democracy." -Carla Hayden, fired by Trump after almost a decade as the Librarian of Congress
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Amy
@2catsintheyard.bsky.social
· Mar 5
Again, elections happen under competitive authoritarianism. What doesn’t happen is legal accountability for criminals allied with the government, or elections that are fully free & fair. We already don’t have those. If the claim is we’re still going to be a full democracy in 2026/8, I have bad news.
This. Carville and Pelosi think Democrats should just sit and wait for the 2026 elections. It will be too late.
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What this ad doesn’t show: Ring also rolled out facial recognition for humans. I wrote to them months ago about this. Their answer? They won’t ask for your consent.
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
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This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
x.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
What this ad doesn’t show: Ring also rolled out facial recognition for humans. I wrote to them months ago about this. Their answer? They won’t ask for your consent.
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
Why are you still capitulating? You don't get money anymore from the federal government. What gives? Of all the news stories to write, this is your priority?
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Why are you still capitulating? You don't get money anymore from the federal government. What gives? Of all the news stories to write, this is your priority?
They have partnered with Flock, the license plate reader camera company (as if license plates was the only thing they are reading).
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
They have partnered with Flock, the license plate reader camera company (as if license plates was the only thing they are reading).
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Every accusation is a confession
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Every accusation is a confession
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Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
People who voted for Trump because they wanted immigrants out do not grasp how much our nation relies on and has always relied on immigrants. Social security will go bankrupt much faster and there won't be a large enough working age population to do all the jobs an aging America will need.
As Trump cracks down on immigration and the nation ponders its appetite for his methods, America’s population is starting to show the effects.
The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Population Decline
America’s population wasn’t expected to start falling until 2081. Trump’s immigration crackdown means it could happen as soon as this year.
bloom.bg
February 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
People who voted for Trump because they wanted immigrants out do not grasp how much our nation relies on and has always relied on immigrants. Social security will go bankrupt much faster and there won't be a large enough working age population to do all the jobs an aging America will need.
Meanwhile my health insurance has doubled, car/home insurance and skyrocketed, grocery prices are way up, Congress can't pass any meaningful legislation or keep the rogue Prez in check, my kids' student loan amounts are decreasing, and my blue state gets denied promised funding.
This isn't right.
This isn't right.
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Meanwhile my health insurance has doubled, car/home insurance and skyrocketed, grocery prices are way up, Congress can't pass any meaningful legislation or keep the rogue Prez in check, my kids' student loan amounts are decreasing, and my blue state gets denied promised funding.
This isn't right.
This isn't right.
Let me get this straight. I have to send in money to the IRS to help pay for ICE's terrorism, Noem's cosplay trips, Trump's golf outings, and now to give money to Trump because his tax records were shown even though he said he would and every other modern president has always shown tax returns?
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Let me get this straight. I have to send in money to the IRS to help pay for ICE's terrorism, Noem's cosplay trips, Trump's golf outings, and now to give money to Trump because his tax records were shown even though he said he would and every other modern president has always shown tax returns?
"It's just unfortunate we've gotten to this point".
Understatement of the year, buddy. And I'm not talking the super bowl.
Understatement of the year, buddy. And I'm not talking the super bowl.
Tuberville: "Unfortunately we've got the Woke Bowl, because we're getting more and more woke. We got Bad Bunny or Bad Rabbit at halftime. I'll be watching the TPUSA halftime show. It's just unfortunate we've gotten to this point."
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"It's just unfortunate we've gotten to this point".
Understatement of the year, buddy. And I'm not talking the super bowl.
Understatement of the year, buddy. And I'm not talking the super bowl.
So much for the millennials and gen-z's, who already are faced with a horrible job market and high inflation. First generations who will be worse off than their parents.
Sleepy don has no clue how hard the average person works. He doesn't even know what the prices are at a gas pump.
Sleepy don has no clue how hard the average person works. He doesn't even know what the prices are at a gas pump.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
So much for the millennials and gen-z's, who already are faced with a horrible job market and high inflation. First generations who will be worse off than their parents.
Sleepy don has no clue how hard the average person works. He doesn't even know what the prices are at a gas pump.
Sleepy don has no clue how hard the average person works. He doesn't even know what the prices are at a gas pump.
And as we all sit down to do our taxes, let's think about where our money is going. Who is for this?? I can't imagine that even the most hardened racist Maga wants to see this much of their tax money going towards this. Let's make sure everyone understands how much ICE has already received.
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
And as we all sit down to do our taxes, let's think about where our money is going. Who is for this?? I can't imagine that even the most hardened racist Maga wants to see this much of their tax money going towards this. Let's make sure everyone understands how much ICE has already received.
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We would tend to lean Tim’s way on this one
January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
We would tend to lean Tim’s way on this one
Liam's father did everything right. As a mother, I am horrified.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Liam's father did everything right. As a mother, I am horrified.
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H/T @donnerkay.bsky.social
Important piece from 2024 re what was expected.
MSM just blew it. Anyone w a lick of sense knew what was coning.
Big shot award winning newsrooms either knew and failed to report or didnt know. Hard to say which is worse.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Important piece from 2024 re what was expected.
MSM just blew it. Anyone w a lick of sense knew what was coning.
Big shot award winning newsrooms either knew and failed to report or didnt know. Hard to say which is worse.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Immigrant Advocates ‘Preparing for Disaster’ as Trump Returns
Mississippi immigrants’-rights advocates say they are “preparing for disaster” ahead of Trump’s return and his promise of mass deportations.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
H/T @donnerkay.bsky.social
Important piece from 2024 re what was expected.
MSM just blew it. Anyone w a lick of sense knew what was coning.
Big shot award winning newsrooms either knew and failed to report or didnt know. Hard to say which is worse.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Important piece from 2024 re what was expected.
MSM just blew it. Anyone w a lick of sense knew what was coning.
Big shot award winning newsrooms either knew and failed to report or didnt know. Hard to say which is worse.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Appointed by our Democratic governor. I'm getting pretty fed up with so many dems. Has Sen. Whitehouse signed on with others who are saying no to funding ICE yet?
Former Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey, who opposed same-sex marriage, is advancing toward a lifetime Rhode Island Judiciary appointment, despite advocates’ objections. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/01/28/f...
Former RI Senate majority leader one step closer to becoming a judge • Rhode Island Current
Despite opposition from advocacy groups, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Gov. Dan McKee’s nomination of former Senate leader Michael McCaffrey for a lifetime seat on the bench.
rhodeislandcurrent.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Appointed by our Democratic governor. I'm getting pretty fed up with so many dems. Has Sen. Whitehouse signed on with others who are saying no to funding ICE yet?
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It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
"Every accusation is a confession" (e.g. ear wound from alleged assassination attempt)
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Every accusation is a confession" (e.g. ear wound from alleged assassination attempt)
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Thank you. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order today blocking the Trump administration from removing a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota last week.
Judge blocks ICE from deporting or transferring 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred federal immigration officials from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
www.cbsnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Thank you. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order today blocking the Trump administration from removing a 5-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota last week.
This
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This
Release the files. Don't get distracted
WELKER: When will all Epstein files be released?
BLANCHE: Look, we've been working literally 7 days a week to go through them, but there is nothing more important than protecting the victims. We will not rush that process.
WELKER: How soon?
BLANCHE: I'm not going to create an artificial deadline
BLANCHE: Look, we've been working literally 7 days a week to go through them, but there is nothing more important than protecting the victims. We will not rush that process.
WELKER: How soon?
BLANCHE: I'm not going to create an artificial deadline
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Release the files. Don't get distracted
Assuming Miller doesn't get elections cancelled, that is. But yes, Dems can't get out of their own way.
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Assuming Miller doesn't get elections cancelled, that is. But yes, Dems can't get out of their own way.
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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“.. It was the first time Evans could recall state investigators with jurisdiction over a crime scene being denied access by federal officers. ‘We’re in uncharted territory here,’ he said.”
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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January 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“.. It was the first time Evans could recall state investigators with jurisdiction over a crime scene being denied access by federal officers. ‘We’re in uncharted territory here,’ he said.”
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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