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Adrian Harley
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Author of Many Drops Make a Stream. Herder of cats. they/them
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propublica.org
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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rebeccanagle.bsky.social
138 years ago today, Congress signed the Dawes Act into law. You may have never heard of it, but this law redrew the map of the United States.
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
They're torture camps
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h
The government says the people being deported are violent criminals, and they treat them inhumanely. But mostly they are subjecting ordinary people to extraordinary punishments.
He was then flown to the Ice facility in El Paso, Texas. He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions. Fights often break out over food, “even over those little child-sized juice containers”. Toilet areas are “filthy”. He said there is little to do but lie on a bed all day. Most detainees do not speak any English. He said he has been allowed outside for air and exercise fewer than a dozen times in nearly five months. The atmosphere is full of “anxiety and depression”, he said.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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rudepundit.bsky.social
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
adrianharley.bsky.social
Truly was not expecting the ceremonial presentation of stuffed animals at the medal ceremony
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
adrianharley.bsky.social
This is SO CLOSE i am on TENETERHOOKS
February 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Anyway, the place where I am coming from whenever I write anything, anywhere is: we can live better than this, but that requires the will to change. The universe is too fucking fabulous for us to only know it through capitalism and white supremacy. That's what my posts and books are always about.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
adrianharley.bsky.social
Amber Glenn wearing the Pride pin right up on her collar so the camera can’t cut it out ❤️
February 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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melissacaruso.bsky.social
Oh wow, I didn't even realize it was Superb Owl day today! To celebrate, here's a pic of me with my buddy Hazel in Edinburgh
Me with a big goofy smile on my face, standing in an alley in Edinburgh, gazing happily at an Eagle Owl perched on my gauntleted hand. The owl, Hazel, does not look impressed.
February 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
adrianharley.bsky.social
The whole pairs event was so fun for that reason. Just watching the joy build for all the pairs as they went, “we are KILLING this!”
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
it really is so much fun to see people do their best on the biggest stage

you could see it on their faces towards the end of the routine, just “holy shit we are fucking nailing this”
clofsnitville.bsky.social Snitty @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 1d
It’s just so great when athletes have their best moments at the Olympics
February 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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victorerikray.bsky.social
This, from @jamellebouie.net is exactly right. And I think so many folks have refused to see or admit what Trump is because admitting implicates them, or their families, so denial is easier.
For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career — from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship — cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism. Trump is not profound. He has been the same person this whole time. The question is why so many others have refused to see what he has never bothered to hide.
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law
‘Black’ banned from flyers for FAMU College of Law Black History Month event, student says
A student at FAMU College of Law says the school told her to remove the word 'black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law.
www.clickorlando.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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rnrkd.bsky.social
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
govwesmoore.bsky.social Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 3d
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.

Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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thebeastcub.bsky.social
I have taken a couple of artistic liberty raptor orders in the past, but they all had a fantasy element to them, this is my first time taking a crack at making an "actual critter" of a dinosaur, how did I do?
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
MILAN (AP) — The troubled Caribbean country, Haiti, has fielded two athletes for the Milan Cortina Winter Games, and they will proudly wear Haitian symbols — although one less than intended after intervention by the International Olympic Committee. The skiers will compete in uniforms designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean that originally featured an image of Toussaint Louverture, the former slave who led a revolution that created the world’s first Black republic in 1804. The IOC ruled that the image violated Olympic rules barring political symbolism, requiring Jean to come up with a creative solution: painting over the nation’s founding father.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
adrianharley.bsky.social
I’m not usually a sports person, but I am a huge sap about the Olympics.

I also firmly believe that if you have an opening ceremony, sports should not start happening before the ceremony that supposedly opens the sports.
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
adrianharley.bsky.social
STET is one of the reasons I am afraid of short stories. I read it casually and was hollowed out for at least a day. So yes, it absolutely needs to be taught in schools alongside other short stories that will haunt you forever.
jxilon.bsky.social The Ghost of Halloween Past @jxilon.bsky.social · 3d
STET is a story that should have been mandatory reading in high schools, colleges, and universities since the day it was published. Also, just as a piece of art, a piece of short SF on the digital page, it was always a marvel.
bridgetmckinney.bsky.social Over-Informed Peasant @bridgetmckinney.bsky.social · 3d
For several particular reasons today, "STET" by Sarah Gailey is extremely on my mind. STET share.google/ODadlV1br3eH...
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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nickpheas.bsky.social
#UKSFFBookBargains offers a daily deal on Some Desperate Glory by @emilytesh.net. 99p.

One of the best books of the last ten years. A very well deserved Hugo winner. If you've not read this you're missing out.

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February 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
adrianharley.bsky.social
Some of my favorite romances!! A great deal for anyone who likes audiobooks.
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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duckprintspress.com
Happy Black History Month, everyone! For our third year running, we’re celebrating with a collection of queer books by Black authors (most also star Black characters).

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Text over the background of a rainbow gradient. The text reads: Queer Book by Black Authors for Black History Month. Twelve book covers over the background of a rainbow gradient. The books are: Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen; A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark; Outdrawn by Deanna Grey; The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson; Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory; Bingo Love by Tee Franklin & Jenn St-Onge; Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu; The Dating Countdown by N.G. Peltier; Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton et al.; Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton et al.; Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu; All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. Twelve book covers over the background of a rainbow gradient. The books are: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin; Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert; D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins; The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Sweethand by N.G. Peltier; Fat Ham by James Ijames; Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann; The Color Purple by Alice Walker; Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions by Nalo Hopkinson; Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera; So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow.
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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davidstrathdee.bsky.social
This is superb. Ian McKellen delivers a blistering pro-immigration monologue written by Shakespeare, that makes you want to punch the air with exhilaration. Wow, wow, wow.

An absolute must-watch. (Starts at 20:10 but the entire interview is a joy.) youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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makana-yama.bsky.social
WHAT'S UP BLUESKY IT'S AN ART REVEAL TIME

if you preorder my lesbian cyberpunk heist, THE OBAKE CODE, you get THESE amazing prints to go with it!!! tarot cards by Kels Gottschlich and keychains by Conito! more in the thread!

preorder from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social here: sidequestbooks.com/obake/
the protagonist of the obake code, malia, a brown-skinned young woman with long twists dip dyed in green, posed as the tarot card the magician. she has her arm raised and is holding a glowing atom with multicolored orbs. the background is a cyberpunk cityscape in shades of pink, blue, green, and red
February 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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weratedogs.com
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM