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Nonprofit grants manager in financial policy/advocacy. Recovering educator & librarian. Former host & producer of I Don't Know Her Podcast & 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow. Opinions are my own. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
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· May 24
Discovered my Republican rep likely lives in my neighborhood & likes to run with his dog unleashed & let it poop in people's yards. Now I have a new thing to yell at him about.
This is also where 10yo Karla from Spokane is being held with her father.
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This is also where 10yo Karla from Spokane is being held with her father.
And I’ll add, all of DHS needs to be dismantled.
Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
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Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 AM
And I’ll add, all of DHS needs to be dismantled.
This is so fucking stupid. The “paper of record” is so gd out of touch. I’m a millennial, but I taught for 13+ years, & in that time bounced between elementary, middle & high school classrooms/libraries. You know why they fell out of love with HP? JK Rowling & her vicious transphobia.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
This is so fucking stupid. The “paper of record” is so gd out of touch. I’m a millennial, but I taught for 13+ years, & in that time bounced between elementary, middle & high school classrooms/libraries. You know why they fell out of love with HP? JK Rowling & her vicious transphobia.
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We call this "a good start"
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
We call this "a good start"
Do I want Noem out? Yes. Will I do a small cheer when (& very clearly this is a when, not if situation) it happens? Yes. But it cannot stop with this one person being fired. The deaths of (at least) 38 immigrants & two observers demand we do more.
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Do I want Noem out? Yes. Will I do a small cheer when (& very clearly this is a when, not if situation) it happens? Yes. But it cannot stop with this one person being fired. The deaths of (at least) 38 immigrants & two observers demand we do more.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
Biking account here
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Biking account here
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Tell Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to vote no on the DHS funding bill this week.
Support the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network and your local immigrant led organizations.
Defend democracy and take care of your neighbors.
Abolish ICE.
Support the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network and your local immigrant led organizations.
Defend democracy and take care of your neighbors.
Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Tell Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell to vote no on the DHS funding bill this week.
Support the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network and your local immigrant led organizations.
Defend democracy and take care of your neighbors.
Abolish ICE.
Support the Washington Immigration Solidarity Network and your local immigrant led organizations.
Defend democracy and take care of your neighbors.
Abolish ICE.
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Murray’s DC voicemail is full, but here are two local office numbers:
Seattle: 206-553-5545
Spokane: 509-624-9515
#AbolishICE
Seattle: 206-553-5545
Spokane: 509-624-9515
#AbolishICE
Murray is the chief Democratic appropriator. She negotiated the DHS funding deal. She needs to present a new plan now
This looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
Joining ICE does not give you license to murder.
The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Murray’s DC voicemail is full, but here are two local office numbers:
Seattle: 206-553-5545
Spokane: 509-624-9515
#AbolishICE
Seattle: 206-553-5545
Spokane: 509-624-9515
#AbolishICE
Fucking finally.
Walz press conference - "We're creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible."
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Fucking finally.
I can’t even explain why, but this man’s anger & desperation cut me to the core.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I can’t even explain why, but this man’s anger & desperation cut me to the core.
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Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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I have had enough of @gluesenkampperez.house.gov & her shitty votes. I may live across the state from her district, but I am going to work my ass off to make sure she loses her seat. Primary all of these traitors!
January 23, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I have had enough of @gluesenkampperez.house.gov & her shitty votes. I may live across the state from her district, but I am going to work my ass off to make sure she loses her seat. Primary all of these traitors!
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
If anyone has a gift link to today’s NYT editorial board article me on Trump’s personal wealth gains, please send my way!
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If anyone has a gift link to today’s NYT editorial board article me on Trump’s personal wealth gains, please send my way!
My mother used to tell me I was like my great-grandfather (derogatory). He co-founded the first racially integrated farmers’ union in the country. Many members were Indigenous & Black sharecroppers. He wrote the union’s constitution, which enshrined racial equality into its mission.
Even in the depths of colonialism, genocide, enslavement, ethnic cleansing & holocaust, there have been white folks all over who have refused and resisted white supremacy.
We get to choose which ancestors we honor. One of my ancestors was an enslaver who sold my foremother. *I don't claim his ass.*
We get to choose which ancestors we honor. One of my ancestors was an enslaver who sold my foremother. *I don't claim his ass.*
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
My mother used to tell me I was like my great-grandfather (derogatory). He co-founded the first racially integrated farmers’ union in the country. Many members were Indigenous & Black sharecroppers. He wrote the union’s constitution, which enshrined racial equality into its mission.
Of all the WA school districts, I’m shocked to see Cheney School District on this list. I feel like they meant to send this to East Valley. @rangemedia.co drawing your attention to this.
1. In the aftermath of oral arguments at SCOTUS, the Trump Administration has sent out its largest federal investigation campaign yet against schools across the US with trans supportive policies.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
"No Investigation Will Stop Us From Taking Care Of Our Kids": School Districts Respond To Latest Anti-Trans Threats From Trump Admin
School districts in CA, CT, HI, ME, MA, NV, NY, PA, VT, and WA received word that they would be placed under investigation for trans-supportive policies.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Of all the WA school districts, I’m shocked to see Cheney School District on this list. I feel like they meant to send this to East Valley. @rangemedia.co drawing your attention to this.
OMG I’M SO EXCITED
📰 NEWS: Reign FC will play select home matches at ONE Spokane Stadium, reinforcing our commitment to fans statewide as Lumen Field undergoes preparations for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
Read More ➡️ rgnfc.com/4pGzMS3
Read More ➡️ rgnfc.com/4pGzMS3
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
OMG I’M SO EXCITED
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the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
Oh boy. Work is going to be very interesting tomorrow.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Oh boy. Work is going to be very interesting tomorrow.
“How long is it until goodness wins?”
An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good
Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness
www.harpersbazaar.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“How long is it until goodness wins?”
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January 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The thing I am struck by most watching these videos is that if this were a progressive protest, particularly one against racial oppression, the outcomes would have been drastically different in every possible way, from the size of police presence to the # of injuries to the way it was covered.
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The thing I am struck by most watching these videos is that if this were a progressive protest, particularly one against racial oppression, the outcomes would have been drastically different in every possible way, from the size of police presence to the # of injuries to the way it was covered.