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I write for myself, and then sometimes other people read what I wrote.
Consumed by science fiction, history, defending my daughter's inherited world, politics, and wishing I didn't care about politics.
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Consumed by science fiction, history, defending my daughter's inherited world, politics, and wishing I didn't care about politics.
views=mine
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For important opposition leaders, they don’t do defenestration, they go with tropical frog poison.
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
For important opposition leaders, they don’t do defenestration, they go with tropical frog poison.
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They don’t want us to vote.
Because they are NOT the majority.
Because they are NOT the majority.
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
They don’t want us to vote.
Because they are NOT the majority.
Because they are NOT the majority.
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30 countries use mail voting
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
30 countries use mail voting
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You might think that the inhumane conditions at America's concentration camps is because of this administration's usual lazy incompetence, but, no, it's because of this administration's usual vicious cruelty.
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
You might think that the inhumane conditions at America's concentration camps is because of this administration's usual lazy incompetence, but, no, it's because of this administration's usual vicious cruelty.
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Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
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Sen Ossoff: "''Obey the federal government or die,' they tell us. Obey the federal government and you get to keep your life.' We the people want to know: Why are masked men, who couldn't pass an Army physical, carrying assault weapons and killing and kidnapping people?!
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Sen Ossoff: "''Obey the federal government or die,' they tell us. Obey the federal government and you get to keep your life.' We the people want to know: Why are masked men, who couldn't pass an Army physical, carrying assault weapons and killing and kidnapping people?!
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In October, the agency awarded a 10-year, $4.3 million contract for office space to the owners of 1441 Main St. — one of the city’s skyline-defining high-rises, surrounded by student housing complexes and blocks from the Prisma Health Baptist Hospital.
@50501-sc.bsky.social A protest site?
@50501-sc.bsky.social A protest site?
www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...
#scpol #SouthCarolina ICE is coming to your town too. Wake up.
#scpol #SouthCarolina ICE is coming to your town too. Wake up.
An ICE office is coming to Columbia. City leaders say they had no idea.
ICE is renting office space in one of Columbia’s most visible buildings. City leaders say they didn’t get notice.
www.postandcourier.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
In October, the agency awarded a 10-year, $4.3 million contract for office space to the owners of 1441 Main St. — one of the city’s skyline-defining high-rises, surrounded by student housing complexes and blocks from the Prisma Health Baptist Hospital.
@50501-sc.bsky.social A protest site?
@50501-sc.bsky.social A protest site?
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Today I’m introducing simple legislation:
If a corporation receives an incentive paid for by YOUR tax dollars – they cannot give that money to their shareholders. No stock buybacks.
Your tax dollars should be reinvested in you, not shareholders.
If a corporation receives an incentive paid for by YOUR tax dollars – they cannot give that money to their shareholders. No stock buybacks.
Your tax dollars should be reinvested in you, not shareholders.
February 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Today I’m introducing simple legislation:
If a corporation receives an incentive paid for by YOUR tax dollars – they cannot give that money to their shareholders. No stock buybacks.
Your tax dollars should be reinvested in you, not shareholders.
If a corporation receives an incentive paid for by YOUR tax dollars – they cannot give that money to their shareholders. No stock buybacks.
Your tax dollars should be reinvested in you, not shareholders.
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ICE is arresting people (legal observers) who they “allegedly” claim are “harassing” agents by following them in their cars for “impeding law enforcement,” adding their names and photos to a government database | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ICE is arresting people (legal observers) who they “allegedly” claim are “harassing” agents by following them in their cars for “impeding law enforcement,” adding their names and photos to a government database | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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🔥 “Polls are not the president’s friend… secret police shooting mothers in the face… please stop interrupting me, I let you prattle on with your trafe…”
@profgalloway.com undeterred by Michael Knowles
@profgalloway.com undeterred by Michael Knowles
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🔥 “Polls are not the president’s friend… secret police shooting mothers in the face… please stop interrupting me, I let you prattle on with your trafe…”
@profgalloway.com undeterred by Michael Knowles
@profgalloway.com undeterred by Michael Knowles
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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges | Axios www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges | Axios www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration and an Idaho Police Task Force for an unlawful immigration raid at a family event in Wilder, Idaho.
Masked agents zip-tied people at gunpoint, used flash-bang grenades, shot rubber bullets, and detained over 400 people, including children and citizens.
Masked agents zip-tied people at gunpoint, used flash-bang grenades, shot rubber bullets, and detained over 400 people, including children and citizens.
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration and an Idaho Police Task Force for an unlawful immigration raid at a family event in Wilder, Idaho.
Masked agents zip-tied people at gunpoint, used flash-bang grenades, shot rubber bullets, and detained over 400 people, including children and citizens.
Masked agents zip-tied people at gunpoint, used flash-bang grenades, shot rubber bullets, and detained over 400 people, including children and citizens.
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Imagine that. Better late than never
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Imagine that. Better late than never
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How many times must history repeat itself? Father of slain girl: "Has this country come to such a state that a young girl can be shot because she disagrees with her government? She felt that war in Cambodia was wrong. Is that a crime? Is this a reason for killing her?"
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
How many times must history repeat itself? Father of slain girl: "Has this country come to such a state that a young girl can be shot because she disagrees with her government? She felt that war in Cambodia was wrong. Is that a crime? Is this a reason for killing her?"
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I'm sure there's a totally rational explanation for this. #Epstein www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I'm sure there's a totally rational explanation for this. #Epstein www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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WATCH — @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social easily exposes the lie that Trump actually supports LEGAL immigration.
This was never just about illegal immigration.
This was never just about illegal immigration.
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
WATCH — @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social easily exposes the lie that Trump actually supports LEGAL immigration.
This was never just about illegal immigration.
This was never just about illegal immigration.
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Video: Sen. Mark Warner Warns of “ICE patrols around polling stations” Aimed at Discouraging Latinos and Others from Voting in the Midterm Elections
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bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
Video: Sen. Mark Warner Warns of “ICE patrols around polling stations” Aimed at Discouraging Latinos and Others from Voting in the Midterm Elections
This morning, Sen. Mark Warner was on Face the Nation and also Fox "News." See below for what he had to say (video clips courtesy of the amazing Aaron Rupar; also The Bulwark, which is super helpful a...
bluevirginia.us
February 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Video: Sen. Mark Warner Warns of “ICE patrols around polling stations” Aimed at Discouraging Latinos and Others from Voting in the Midterm Elections
bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
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The trumpstein files are extremely important to me.
I AM A RAPE SURVIVOR 💪
I AM A RAPE SURVIVOR 💪
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The trumpstein files are extremely important to me.
I AM A RAPE SURVIVOR 💪
I AM A RAPE SURVIVOR 💪
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February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Thank you Sen Margie Bright Matthews!
South Carolina senator proposes mandatory measles vaccines for students #scnews
South Carolina senator proposes mandatory measles vaccines for students
A South Carolina senator has introduced a bill that would increase immunization requirements for students in response to the escalating measles outbreak.
www.live5news.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Thank you Sen Margie Bright Matthews!
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Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files
See only, but not have a copy. They can "take notes." This way DOJ can dispute what our elected leaders tell us. This is BS.
Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files
See only, but not have a copy. They can "take notes." This way DOJ can dispute what our elected leaders tell us. This is BS.
Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files
The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
apnews.com/article/epst...
Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files
See only, but not have a copy. They can "take notes." This way DOJ can dispute what our elected leaders tell us. This is BS.
Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted versions of released Epstein files
See only, but not have a copy. They can "take notes." This way DOJ can dispute what our elected leaders tell us. This is BS.