Abby Koch
@abbykoch.bsky.social
Knitter, epidemiologist, kitty mama, armchair sled dog enthusiast #uglydogs
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Doug and Josh. You lit a fire in me with your song collaboration. I just did a collaboration with my brother and this is what we came up with. I wrote the song. He sang it and played his guitar. youtu.be/wl6BX11WEYY?...
ICE Out Of Mnisota
YouTube video by North of Zero
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February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Doug and Josh. You lit a fire in me with your song collaboration. I just did a collaboration with my brother and this is what we came up with. I wrote the song. He sang it and played his guitar. youtu.be/wl6BX11WEYY?...
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NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Jesus I doze off for an hour and Alf is back in the discourse
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Jesus I doze off for an hour and Alf is back in the discourse
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Are you fucking kidding @nytimes.com ? What remarkable shift are you talking about? They swapped Homan for Bovino and everything else has continued apace. Pull your collective head out of your collective ass, already.
February 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Are you fucking kidding @nytimes.com ? What remarkable shift are you talking about? They swapped Homan for Bovino and everything else has continued apace. Pull your collective head out of your collective ass, already.
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ICE/CBP want to terrify people into submission and compliance so that they can operate with impunity, unimpeded, in semi-secrecy. It is not working. In every urban center these masked goons descend upon, the local community is rallying in solidarity.
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
ICE/CBP want to terrify people into submission and compliance so that they can operate with impunity, unimpeded, in semi-secrecy. It is not working. In every urban center these masked goons descend upon, the local community is rallying in solidarity.
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Its actually good and okay to try and find moments of joy during the horrors. Dont let anyone shame you for it.
January 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Its actually good and okay to try and find moments of joy during the horrors. Dont let anyone shame you for it.
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Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers in Minnesota said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
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I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today
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Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.
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We are not bending the knee.
My response to AG Bondi and President Trump.
My response to AG Bondi and President Trump.
August 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We are not bending the knee.
My response to AG Bondi and President Trump.
My response to AG Bondi and President Trump.
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It's way down the list, but as a political historian I'm obligated to note that calling his 2024 win a "historic landslide" is laughable bullshit.
Trump did not even clear 50% of the popular vote. His margin of victory was a narrow 1.48%, which means that Jimmy Carter had a much bigger win in 1976.
Trump did not even clear 50% of the popular vote. His margin of victory was a narrow 1.48%, which means that Jimmy Carter had a much bigger win in 1976.
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 AM
It's way down the list, but as a political historian I'm obligated to note that calling his 2024 win a "historic landslide" is laughable bullshit.
Trump did not even clear 50% of the popular vote. His margin of victory was a narrow 1.48%, which means that Jimmy Carter had a much bigger win in 1976.
Trump did not even clear 50% of the popular vote. His margin of victory was a narrow 1.48%, which means that Jimmy Carter had a much bigger win in 1976.
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Protesters being killed by ICE and the border patrol is not an accidental result of the surge into a democratic city. It is the point. Like Jan 6, the president wanted this to happen.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Protesters being killed by ICE and the border patrol is not an accidental result of the surge into a democratic city. It is the point. Like Jan 6, the president wanted this to happen.
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Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
This isn’t an accident related to bad training. It’s an intentional lawless act fostered by a morally bankrupt leadership willing to hurt or kill anyone who doesn’t agree with them. They are told they can do anything and everything without consequence.
in trying to understand what makes ICE and CBP so dangerous right now, it is tempting to imagine some new lack of training or experience or professionalism—and not grapple with the truth that a white nationalist movement has put more power and force behind their existing mission
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This isn’t an accident related to bad training. It’s an intentional lawless act fostered by a morally bankrupt leadership willing to hurt or kill anyone who doesn’t agree with them. They are told they can do anything and everything without consequence.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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This Onion piece has never been more accurate
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This Onion piece has never been more accurate