Avery Flynn
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The sass is strong with this one. USA Today & WSJ bestselling romance author. She/Her Repped by @ElaineSpencer
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400! Six months out and we already have FOUR HUNDRED indie bookstores committed to celebrating #BookstoreRomanceDay on August 15. Is your favorite among them? (It's not limited to US-based stores, so wherever you are in the world, encourage your local indie to sign up!)
There are now 381 independent bookstores registered to participate in this year's #BookstoreRomanceDay celebrations on Aug. 15. Don't see your fave? There's still plenty of time to encourage them to sign up.
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Every independent bookstore that has signed up to participate in Bookstore Romance Day 2026 thus far. If you don’t see your favorite, encourage them to join us! A link to the registration for…
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February 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
400! Six months out and we already have FOUR HUNDRED indie bookstores committed to celebrating #BookstoreRomanceDay on August 15. Is your favorite among them? (It's not limited to US-based stores, so wherever you are in the world, encourage your local indie to sign up!)
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
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Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Tuesday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
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Your Tuesday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
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February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Hide your wallets, it’s that time again! #TBQsBookDeals
Your Tuesday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
*Affiliate links used
Your Tuesday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $1.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤
*Affiliate links used
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
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The SAVE Act is a poll tax in order to vote. It's voter suppression, pure and simple.
#ProtectTheVote
#ProtectTheVote
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The SAVE Act is a poll tax in order to vote. It's voter suppression, pure and simple.
#ProtectTheVote
#ProtectTheVote
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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Great piece by @jamellebouie.net on the need for ICE hearings. Get it all out there. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Great piece by @jamellebouie.net on the need for ICE hearings. Get it all out there. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
Sadly, this is why Democratic leaders needed to act when the iron was hot — to lead, get out on the streets, and mobilize public opinion.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
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More on El Paso, from CNN’s Pete Muntean
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
More on El Paso, from CNN’s Pete Muntean
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There are several throughlines in the Epstein saga. One is the community of elite child rapists and sex pests. Another is the weak narcissistic thirst for proximity to power and influence and celebrity. But another is official hubris: how offended Top People are that we question how they Do Things.
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
There are several throughlines in the Epstein saga. One is the community of elite child rapists and sex pests. Another is the weak narcissistic thirst for proximity to power and influence and celebrity. But another is official hubris: how offended Top People are that we question how they Do Things.
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The pressure not to speak to politics at the Olympics is always immense and it’s a very big deal whenever anyone does this.
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The pressure not to speak to politics at the Olympics is always immense and it’s a very big deal whenever anyone does this.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
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This is an important point about what we do. Whistles are not a universal tool. Some communities want them, some do not. Some orgs within communities disagree. We are not means testing OR gatekeeping the whistles, but we are getting consent from orgs before using their info on whistles.
The great thing about having romance authors on a project is that we tend to operate under rules of consent. If people don't want whistles, we don't send to them. We reach out to every rapid response # and ask for consent to use their numbers before putting them on whistles.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This is an important point about what we do. Whistles are not a universal tool. Some communities want them, some do not. Some orgs within communities disagree. We are not means testing OR gatekeeping the whistles, but we are getting consent from orgs before using their info on whistles.
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My "I didn't sex traffic my own kids" t-shirt is raising many questions already answered by...
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
My "I didn't sex traffic my own kids" t-shirt is raising many questions already answered by...
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NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
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this morning in Minneapolis: "Ice smashed window and pulled a man out of his vehicle(Nissan posted) was a heavy ICE presence now there are 2 agents sitting in the man’s vehicle"
February 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
this morning in Minneapolis: "Ice smashed window and pulled a man out of his vehicle(Nissan posted) was a heavy ICE presence now there are 2 agents sitting in the man’s vehicle"
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
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Hey folks! Street Medics in Minneapolis have reached out to us asking for help boosting another wishlist!
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Check out my list on Amazon
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hey folks! Street Medics in Minneapolis have reached out to us asking for help boosting another wishlist!
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)