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Virginia Kemp
@archoness.bsky.social
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Millennial dog mom in NYC

💕 Nature, books, gaming, crafting, culinary arts, high fantasy
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awinston.bsky.social
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.

Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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sergebroom.bsky.social
Art by Lar DeSouza…
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
archoness.bsky.social
Much needed snow strolling (and Sombra snow rollies) in Inwood Hill Park. #DogsofBluesky
A black dog in a red plaid coat rolls in the snow in the middle of a foot trodden path. She is surrounded by quiet bare trees that line the wooded trails in the park.
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
archoness.bsky.social
I’m so fucking disgusted and embarrassed to be American. The only thing keeping me going is watching the heroes who are standing up to this tyranny and protecting their communities.
50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19d
BREAKING: 1 person is in critical condition after being shot by Border Patrol in Arizona.

The individual, who has not been identified, was shot in southern Pima County near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road at around 7:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Santa Rita Fire District.
Graphic says: If you're reading this, DHS paramilitaries have shot another person.
January 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
This is dystopian… and not just because they’re dressed like a scene from the handmaids tale.

These are mostly children.

This is where Liam Ramos is being held.

They’re screaming “let us out” and protesting the brutal conditions.

These kids are braver than every ICE thug holding them hostages
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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tom.medsky.social
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
archoness.bsky.social
Since we’re trading Bovino for Homan, I now need a new WoW boss to fill in for Thermaplugg.

Homan gives me Rotface & Festergut vibes.
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
archoness.bsky.social
I don’t like how easily my brother and I can compare the tyrants in this fucknut administration to various WoW raid bosses. Most of them from ICC/Siege of Orgrimmar.

All started because we’ve been referring to Bovino as Mekgineer Thermaplugg 😂
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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delgadoforny.bsky.social
Kristi Noem is clearly unfit to lead, but here’s what we can control at home: New York for All would immediately bar local law enforcement from cooperating with ICE.

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for removal of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem following fatal shooting of ICU nurse in Minneapolis
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul isn't mincing words when it comes to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's actions in Minneapolis.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
👇👇👇👇
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
archoness.bsky.social
I can tell my age is starting to show when I’m forced to adjust my main monitor arm as close as it can be so that I can actually make out the details of my WoW housing decor items in the storage menu. With my glasses on.

FML I’m only 35 😭
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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leann-notrimes.bsky.social
I love my state 💙
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
archoness.bsky.social
What I can’t figure out is how @mayor.nyc.gov was out today shoveling snow in multiple locations without wearing a hat, while I had to pull one of these just to take Sombra out for less than an hour.
An image from the movie A Christmas Story of Randy in the infamous red snowsuit (where he can’t put his arms down) with his head wrapped thoroughly in a blue scarf.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
TikTok has been removing videos of Alex Pretti’s shooting.

They’re owned by the regime now.

Users who try to discuss it are being suspended or throttled.

We don’t need more state sponsored propaganda.

Boycott TikTok.

Lift up independent journalists.

Keep sharing the truth
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
archoness.bsky.social
In case anyone wants to see what leadership looks like:
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21d
Zohran out there with the people rolling up his sleeves 👇🏽
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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parkroseperma.bsky.social
Just FYI, myself + several other pro-democracy creators are reporting that TikTok won't publish our vids today. They are all being held in review/ taken down.

TikTok was recently taken over by Oracle. The platform that is now state-controlled, and the state = fascist.
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
archoness.bsky.social
Sombra may have snow zoomied a little too close to the sun.

She’s fine, just spoiled ❤️ #DogsofBluesky
Sombra, a black dog, is sprinkled with snow and being carried across the snow covered street by her dad. She snow zoomied a little too close to the sun ❤️
January 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
archoness.bsky.social
If this isn’t in your collection or TBR, fix that ASAP.
A copy of 1984 by George Orwell
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
archoness.bsky.social
Really thankful for the snow today. Sombra is about to have one of the best walks ever. She loves that shit, and watching her go nuts in it brings me joy 💕
January 25, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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50501movement.bsky.social
Abolish ICE, Prosecute Every Single One of Them, and Send Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and Donald J Trump to The Hague
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
archoness.bsky.social
They really are Call of Duty cosplayers.

They need to teabagged and have their controllers smashed.

#FuckICE
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22d
“It’s like call of duty! So cool huh?”

Trump’s goons treat shooting at and tear gassing protestors like a video game, caught on national TV on a hot mic

One even clapped after Alex Pretti was killed

abolish ICE
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 AM
archoness.bsky.social
When we reach the end of this festering nightmare, can we repurpose Epstein Island as a MAGA/ICE prison?

Think Guantanamo, but all the rooms have the creepy dentist chair and masks with no air conditioning.

#FuckICE #FuckTrump
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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misernyc.bsky.social
Part of cutting out the fascist rot is going to be utterly dismantling the conservative propaganda channels and holding the propagandists responsible. New York should lead with this given the Post and Fox News are based here
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM