Jackie Matusow
@bookjackie.bsky.social
Retired Librarian, Educator. Current Literacy Coordinator for RSVP, a non-profit. Perpetual Phillies phan. “The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” - Albert Einstein
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Blocking the new Detroit-Windsor bridge — as Trump is threatening — would be yet another act of economic self-sabotage
Michigan has the most to lose, something Democrats will be reminding voters in key midterm races here
@gregsargent.bsky.social lays out the stakes newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan has the most to lose, something Democrats will be reminding voters in key midterm races here
@gregsargent.bsky.social lays out the stakes newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Blocking the new Detroit-Windsor bridge — as Trump is threatening — would be yet another act of economic self-sabotage
Michigan has the most to lose, something Democrats will be reminding voters in key midterm races here
@gregsargent.bsky.social lays out the stakes newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan has the most to lose, something Democrats will be reminding voters in key midterm races here
@gregsargent.bsky.social lays out the stakes newrepublic.com/article/2064...
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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.
Becca Rothfeld for
@NewYorker
On the death of … [the WP’s] book section, and the heartbreaking truth of what it means.
@NewYorker
On the death of … [the WP’s] book section, and the heartbreaking truth of what it means.
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Becca Rothfeld for
@NewYorker
On the death of … [the WP’s] book section, and the heartbreaking truth of what it means.
@NewYorker
On the death of … [the WP’s] book section, and the heartbreaking truth of what it means.
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And yeh. This is what Trump voters and non-voters voted for.
And yeh. This is what Trump voters and non-voters voted for.
Coming soon, to a “university” near you in a state controlled by the far right authoritarian party
There is some irony in the GOP responding to (incorrect) fears about professors teaching that they are a party of totalitarian monsters by turning classrooms into totalitarian surveillance chambers where an errant phrase can lead to systematic harassment.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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And yeh. This is what Trump voters and non-voters voted for.
And yeh. This is what Trump voters and non-voters voted for.
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School officials here say ICE officers continue to circle their schools, looking for immigrant children to nab. Federal officers are still grabbing brown and Black people on the streets, regardless of whether they’re in the country legally or have no criminal record. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Has Taken More Kids Than Liam Ramos From Minnesota Schools
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
School officials here say ICE officers continue to circle their schools, looking for immigrant children to nab. Federal officers are still grabbing brown and Black people on the streets, regardless of whether they’re in the country legally or have no criminal record. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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Key legislative elections are happening in Maine and Pennsylvania later this month. In both states, Democrats hold razor-thin majorities in the state Houses, and GOP upsets would affect the balance of power. Learn more:
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Key legislative elections are happening in Maine and Pennsylvania later this month. In both states, Democrats hold razor-thin majorities in the state Houses, and GOP upsets would affect the balance of power. Learn more:
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
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New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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J.D. Vance was booed so badly at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony that even the announcers commented on it.
“There is the Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha—OOP, those are not… uh… those are a lot of boos for him. Whistling, jeering, some applause.”
“There is the Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha—OOP, those are not… uh… those are a lot of boos for him. Whistling, jeering, some applause.”
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
J.D. Vance was booed so badly at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony that even the announcers commented on it.
“There is the Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha—OOP, those are not… uh… those are a lot of boos for him. Whistling, jeering, some applause.”
“There is the Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Usha—OOP, those are not… uh… those are a lot of boos for him. Whistling, jeering, some applause.”
William Shakespeare, 400 years ago.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
William Shakespeare, 400 years ago.
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This is why @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ICE "reform" agenda is inadequate. The goal is not to see what you can secure thru legislative means alone as an end in and of itself. You lead and ask for more, create the conditions to lay the foundation for what we need to happen.
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This is why @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ICE "reform" agenda is inadequate. The goal is not to see what you can secure thru legislative means alone as an end in and of itself. You lead and ask for more, create the conditions to lay the foundation for what we need to happen.
Sally Jenkins shared this eulogy of the Washington Post’s Sports Section.
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Sally Jenkins shared this eulogy of the Washington Post’s Sports Section.
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Ron Wyden has long form of doing what he can to flag when classified stuff is happening he doesn’t like but can’t talk about.
Releasing this letter feels like an *extremely* strong hint of…something.
Releasing this letter feels like an *extremely* strong hint of…something.
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Ron Wyden has long form of doing what he can to flag when classified stuff is happening he doesn’t like but can’t talk about.
Releasing this letter feels like an *extremely* strong hint of…something.
Releasing this letter feels like an *extremely* strong hint of…something.
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I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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An NYT report showing that prior NYT reporting, all sourced to a Trump confidant, was false. Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 mn payout.
Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
An NYT report showing that prior NYT reporting, all sourced to a Trump confidant, was false. Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 mn payout.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
posted by Ishaan Tharoor
@ishaantharoor
"Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that … [a] leading newspaper devoted their front page to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US."
@ishaantharoor
"Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that … [a] leading newspaper devoted their front page to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US."
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM
posted by Ishaan Tharoor
@ishaantharoor
"Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that … [a] leading newspaper devoted their front page to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US."
@ishaantharoor
"Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that … [a] leading newspaper devoted their front page to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US."
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Happy Groundhog Day 2026! 🥶❄️🌬️💨
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Happy Groundhog Day 2026! 🥶❄️🌬️💨