Ash 🍁
@ashleyactually.bsky.social
occasional writer, full time cat mom, bookworm, tv/movie consumer, playlist maker, rpg/ttrpg fan
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*zooooooooming in*
January 23, 2026 at 8:47 PM
*zooooooooming in*
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Over 100 priests have been arrested in Minneapolis for protesting ICE.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
They gathered to demand airlines to cease contracting deportation flights to DHS.
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Whatever protests you see in Minnesota today, I want you to remember that it’s in -21 F weather and that in spite of that the people are out there
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Whatever protests you see in Minnesota today, I want you to remember that it’s in -21 F weather and that in spite of that the people are out there
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This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
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And to be perfectly clear, had these seven Dems voted no (and Massie stayed no), it would have gone down 213-214.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
And to be perfectly clear, had these seven Dems voted no (and Massie stayed no), it would have gone down 213-214.
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Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
The feds have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who led the protest in a Minnesota church over the weekend.
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com/article/just...
A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
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With 16 (!!!) noms, Sinners is now the most nominated film in #Oscars history!
a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him
ALT: a man in a suit and hat is holding a guitar with the words woohoo boy above him
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
With 16 (!!!) noms, Sinners is now the most nominated film in #Oscars history!
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What is it with fascists and always making that same old mistake of fighting winter people in a winter place during winter
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
What is it with fascists and always making that same old mistake of fighting winter people in a winter place during winter
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Never kill yourself, we are so close.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Never kill yourself, we are so close.
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yeah if I was NATO the big worry isn’t just “Trump has gone off the rails,” it’s “wow okay so we have NO assurance that, even if this guy is replaced by someone good, y’all can sustain that for the long term and stop another Trump from happening.” every 4 years they have to expect this could happen
I'm not some highly paid pundit, nor a historian, and hell, I only have a communications degree from a state universtiy, but I have to think that the thing that is most troubling for the rest of the world is not the president — but that neither our Congress nor our SCOTUS are stopping him.
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 AM
yeah if I was NATO the big worry isn’t just “Trump has gone off the rails,” it’s “wow okay so we have NO assurance that, even if this guy is replaced by someone good, y’all can sustain that for the long term and stop another Trump from happening.” every 4 years they have to expect this could happen
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He's just straight-up telling everyone that he's deployed a vicious occupying force to brutalize an American state and terrorize every non-white resident because they didn't vote for him
Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the hell out of here. They're bad for our country"
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
He's just straight-up telling everyone that he's deployed a vicious occupying force to brutalize an American state and terrorize every non-white resident because they didn't vote for him
The Olympics are sure going to be fun eh?
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The Olympics are sure going to be fun eh?
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Look, you either invoke the 25th or someone’s gonna Praetorian Guard him when he keys in the nuclear codes with France as the target, and invoking the 25th is much safer for everyone on our planet.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Look, you either invoke the 25th or someone’s gonna Praetorian Guard him when he keys in the nuclear codes with France as the target, and invoking the 25th is much safer for everyone on our planet.
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Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
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This is the sort of thing that defines fascism more than most other aspects. The installation of secret police to monitor everyone for suspicion not of doing anything wrong, but of being the wrong kind of person.
I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
This is the sort of thing that defines fascism more than most other aspects. The installation of secret police to monitor everyone for suspicion not of doing anything wrong, but of being the wrong kind of person.
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*fiddling with the air conditioning as the car plummets off a mountain*
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
*fiddling with the air conditioning as the car plummets off a mountain*
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Dressing up as a Long Island ghost so I can convince Chuck Schumer that the Baileys actually find threatening war with Europe more upsetting than egg prices
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Dressing up as a Long Island ghost so I can convince Chuck Schumer that the Baileys actually find threatening war with Europe more upsetting than egg prices
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“Give me a Nobel Peace Prize or I’m gonna invade sovereign territory and completely demolish age-old alliances” is fucking insane babble.
The man needs to be removed from office. He’s completely unfit. It is so dark that the GOP Congress won’t do shit.
The whole party needs to be unraveled.
The man needs to be removed from office. He’s completely unfit. It is so dark that the GOP Congress won’t do shit.
The whole party needs to be unraveled.
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
“Give me a Nobel Peace Prize or I’m gonna invade sovereign territory and completely demolish age-old alliances” is fucking insane babble.
The man needs to be removed from office. He’s completely unfit. It is so dark that the GOP Congress won’t do shit.
The whole party needs to be unraveled.
The man needs to be removed from office. He’s completely unfit. It is so dark that the GOP Congress won’t do shit.
The whole party needs to be unraveled.
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so much about all of this is insane to me but it's especially insane that we're blowing up the transatlantic alliance at the whim of a dying man
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
so much about all of this is insane to me but it's especially insane that we're blowing up the transatlantic alliance at the whim of a dying man