Susan Z Witter
@autumndancer.bsky.social
Retired editor, librarian. House weeder. Writer, short story. Want a livable world for my grandkids and everyone's grandkids.
This democracy--will we be able to keep it?
This democracy--will we be able to keep it?
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The heroic people of Minneapolis and all Americans uplifting their voices and their communities to oppose Trump’s deadly authoritarianism have transformed the politics of 2026. Massive popular organizing will beat fascism. Keep marching, keep fighting everyone.
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The heroic people of Minneapolis and all Americans uplifting their voices and their communities to oppose Trump’s deadly authoritarianism have transformed the politics of 2026. Massive popular organizing will beat fascism. Keep marching, keep fighting everyone.
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This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
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America does not want us to fund a lawless out of control ICE.
- No more roving patrols or profiling. ICE/CBP are not trained to do this. And it's wrong. Require warrants.
- No more secret police. Take off the masks. Show ID.
- And real accountability for murder and assault.
- No more roving patrols or profiling. ICE/CBP are not trained to do this. And it's wrong. Require warrants.
- No more secret police. Take off the masks. Show ID.
- And real accountability for murder and assault.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
America does not want us to fund a lawless out of control ICE.
- No more roving patrols or profiling. ICE/CBP are not trained to do this. And it's wrong. Require warrants.
- No more secret police. Take off the masks. Show ID.
- And real accountability for murder and assault.
- No more roving patrols or profiling. ICE/CBP are not trained to do this. And it's wrong. Require warrants.
- No more secret police. Take off the masks. Show ID.
- And real accountability for murder and assault.
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Federal agents have made a stop in Fulton County on America's most expensive "I’m Not A Loser" tour:
Election offices are being raided by agents, looking for "proof" that he won in 2020 because he's still losing sleep over it. Move on, Loser.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
Election offices are being raided by agents, looking for "proof" that he won in 2020 because he's still losing sleep over it. Move on, Loser.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
FBI searching Georgia election site for 2020 election records, county officials say
The FBI has served a search warrant at a Georgia election site seeking records related to the 2020 elections, a spokesperson for Fulton County says.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Federal agents have made a stop in Fulton County on America's most expensive "I’m Not A Loser" tour:
Election offices are being raided by agents, looking for "proof" that he won in 2020 because he's still losing sleep over it. Move on, Loser.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
Election offices are being raided by agents, looking for "proof" that he won in 2020 because he's still losing sleep over it. Move on, Loser.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
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And so they are…
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
And so they are…
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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👏A federal judge in MN just issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the Trump administration from arresting & detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under Operation PARRIS while the case challenging the practice proceeds.
refugeerights.org/news-resourc...
refugeerights.org/news-resourc...
Court Orders ICE To Stop Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Refugees | International Refugee Assistance Project
refugeerights.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
👏A federal judge in MN just issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the Trump administration from arresting & detaining lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota under Operation PARRIS while the case challenging the practice proceeds.
refugeerights.org/news-resourc...
refugeerights.org/news-resourc...
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For every act of violence against observers captured on camera, there are a dozen Minnesotans doing the quiet quotidian work that keeps others safe. The occupying force can’t comprehend that. That is why they will lose.
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For every act of violence against observers captured on camera, there are a dozen Minnesotans doing the quiet quotidian work that keeps others safe. The occupying force can’t comprehend that. That is why they will lose.
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Please note that NYT is leading with what the videos show, not the lies from the feds. This is what every news organization should be doing. This is how you cover a government that lies as it breathes. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Please note that NYT is leading with what the videos show, not the lies from the feds. This is what every news organization should be doing. This is how you cover a government that lies as it breathes. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
This!
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This!
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There's the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
There's the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
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Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Prices Are So High Right Now
The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.
time.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
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Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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Trump and his thugs can do a great deal of damage if not stopped.
We must not succumb to fear or despair.
What can we do now? A few action items occur to me: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-in-america
We must not succumb to fear or despair.
What can we do now? A few action items occur to me: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-in-america
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Trump and his thugs can do a great deal of damage if not stopped.
We must not succumb to fear or despair.
What can we do now? A few action items occur to me: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-in-america
We must not succumb to fear or despair.
What can we do now? A few action items occur to me: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-in-america
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Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️
📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐
📆 Jan 27
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📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐
📆 Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
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#digitalrights #righttoown
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️
📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐
📆 Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#digitalrights #righttoown
📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐
📆 Jan 27
🕙 10 AM PT
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647...
#digitalrights #righttoown
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Thank you New Mexico for giving us a real representative n Congress. Melanie Stansbury is fearless.
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Thank you New Mexico for giving us a real representative n Congress. Melanie Stansbury is fearless.
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Although guns have been a part of US culture from the beginning, modern right-wing gun culture is downstream of the industry's need for profit, and they do that by selling a fantasy of right-wing violence against left wingers, Pretti doesn't fit that fantasy bsky.app/profile/hcom...
We're is the NRA shouting about 2A rights. No fucking where that just shows you what they truely care about. We are just cannon fodder for profits
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Although guns have been a part of US culture from the beginning, modern right-wing gun culture is downstream of the industry's need for profit, and they do that by selling a fantasy of right-wing violence against left wingers, Pretti doesn't fit that fantasy bsky.app/profile/hcom...
Do what we can. Tell our lawmakers how we feel. Protest. Engage with neighbors. Share this video. Thanks.
Trump's continued threats to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota make this video I filmed a few months ago all the more timely. Please watch.
Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Do what we can. Tell our lawmakers how we feel. Protest. Engage with neighbors. Share this video. Thanks.
This is their goal
Historian Joanne Freeman on the real reason Minnesota has been invaded:
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
"Immigration has been a pure racist mask hiding an electoral power grab."
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This is their goal
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scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "ice has been in front of my house for an hour , there’s 4 of them. my car is parked in front and i’m scared to leave my house , my aunt and uncle live next to me and are immigrants"
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "ice has been in front of my house for an hour , there’s 4 of them. my car is parked in front and i’m scared to leave my house , my aunt and uncle live next to me and are immigrants"
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If you can't (or refuse to) fathom that people will stand up for themselves based on their principles and humanity--& not because they're getting paid--you're telling on yourself.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If you can't (or refuse to) fathom that people will stand up for themselves based on their principles and humanity--& not because they're getting paid--you're telling on yourself.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
If you knowingly spread this lie, you're scared & desperate. Because We the People are pushing back.
In mass numbers.
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Indivisible Bellingham's January 26th newsletter—with news, events, and actions you really should consider taking this week, some with deadlines as early as TODAY—is in your Inbox. Or you can read it here—> mailchi.mp/5e62b6ad8068...
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Indivisible Bellingham's January 26th newsletter—with news, events, and actions you really should consider taking this week, some with deadlines as early as TODAY—is in your Inbox. Or you can read it here—> mailchi.mp/5e62b6ad8068...
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One of the greatest tools of authoritarians is to keep individuals and communities isolated from one another. .. Yet, during my time in Minneapolis, I saw community and faith leaders singing, dancing, organizing, and holding one another in their arms and in prayer open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
For the Love of God, Get ICE Out of Minnesota
Standing in community with fellow faith leaders, I felt in my bones the contagious courage in the face of ICE’s intimidation, contempt, and deadly violence.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
One of the greatest tools of authoritarians is to keep individuals and communities isolated from one another. .. Yet, during my time in Minneapolis, I saw community and faith leaders singing, dancing, organizing, and holding one another in their arms and in prayer open.substack.com/pub/contrari...