Brenda 🦋
@bren1008.bsky.social
Everything you’ve learned you’ve learned from imperfect people - Maggie Smith. #GoodBones
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Baseball fan, gardening, reader and wannabe traveler.
#GraceOverGuilt
Baseball fan, gardening, reader and wannabe traveler.
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Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This
OMFG this game is bonkers
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
OMFG this game is bonkers
Oh my, football game.
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Oh my, football game.
This game is going to come down to which team scores last. Profound, I know.
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This game is going to come down to which team scores last. Profound, I know.
Holding someone down pepper spraying them in the face should be a crime.
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Holding someone down pepper spraying them in the face should be a crime.
That was a pretty throw/catch. 🏈
January 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM
That was a pretty throw/catch. 🏈
Boop
January 25, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Boop
What’s sad about this is they shouldn’t have been willing to sign before today’s events.
Democrats will block a government spending bill following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, the Senate minority leader said Saturday – dramatically increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown next week. https://cnn.it/4pZKL9l
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
What’s sad about this is they shouldn’t have been willing to sign before today’s events.
ICE needs to be shutdown they’ve tarnished their name and our country.
They lied about who they were going after. They’re going after all of us if we dare step out of line or criticize the WH.
They lied about who they were going after. They’re going after all of us if we dare step out of line or criticize the WH.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
ICE needs to be shutdown they’ve tarnished their name and our country.
They lied about who they were going after. They’re going after all of us if we dare step out of line or criticize the WH.
They lied about who they were going after. They’re going after all of us if we dare step out of line or criticize the WH.
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“‘I have privilege. I was medically retired, I'm a combat vet, I'm white, I'm middle class. If I can't advocate for people who need it, then who else is going to do it? Who else is going to stand up and speak truth to power?’" Vermie told ABC News.”
January 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
“‘I have privilege. I was medically retired, I'm a combat vet, I'm white, I'm middle class. If I can't advocate for people who need it, then who else is going to do it? Who else is going to stand up and speak truth to power?’" Vermie told ABC News.”
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I love that Colbert is using the his final days on the evil CBS/Paramount to interview and promote organizers, scholars and activists taking on Trump and authoritarianism. It’s very satisfying.
January 24, 2026 at 4:10 AM
I love that Colbert is using the his final days on the evil CBS/Paramount to interview and promote organizers, scholars and activists taking on Trump and authoritarianism. It’s very satisfying.
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They’re not police. They’re not law enforcement. And if your fear of reining them in comes from mistaking them for law enforcement, you need to get over it.
ICE never got a kitten down from a tree. ICE never helped a little old lady cross the street. They have no positive tradition to stand on.
ICE never got a kitten down from a tree. ICE never helped a little old lady cross the street. They have no positive tradition to stand on.
Nothing complicated or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening:
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
They’re not police. They’re not law enforcement. And if your fear of reining them in comes from mistaking them for law enforcement, you need to get over it.
ICE never got a kitten down from a tree. ICE never helped a little old lady cross the street. They have no positive tradition to stand on.
ICE never got a kitten down from a tree. ICE never helped a little old lady cross the street. They have no positive tradition to stand on.
Boop
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Boop
“two Cathedrals “ is arguably one of if not the best episode of The West Wing.
January 24, 2026 at 3:18 AM
“two Cathedrals “ is arguably one of if not the best episode of The West Wing.
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Healey: Whether it’s ballrooms, or masked agents, or attacks on Europe and Greenland…This is not normal. It’s not normal to have somebody who acts like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. On any given day, we don’t know what he’s going to do.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
January 23, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Healey: Whether it’s ballrooms, or masked agents, or attacks on Europe and Greenland…This is not normal. It’s not normal to have somebody who acts like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. On any given day, we don’t know what he’s going to do.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
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"They Picked the Wrong State to Mess With"
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are shutting down Friday as part of a general strike pushing ICE out of the state. The "Day of Truth and Freedom" includes protests, prayers, and fasting.
Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/4jZVvTK
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are shutting down Friday as part of a general strike pushing ICE out of the state. The "Day of Truth and Freedom" includes protests, prayers, and fasting.
Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/4jZVvTK
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
"They Picked the Wrong State to Mess With"
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are shutting down Friday as part of a general strike pushing ICE out of the state. The "Day of Truth and Freedom" includes protests, prayers, and fasting.
Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/4jZVvTK
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are shutting down Friday as part of a general strike pushing ICE out of the state. The "Day of Truth and Freedom" includes protests, prayers, and fasting.
Read the full story here! https://bit.ly/4jZVvTK
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I am begging the so-called leaders of the Democrats to keep their eye on the fucking ball.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was disappointed after nearly half of the House Oversight Committee’s Democrats voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. And on Thursday, she let them know it. https://cnn.it/45qxY8B
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I am begging the so-called leaders of the Democrats to keep their eye on the fucking ball.
Finished Southland tonight.
Note to actors and producers,should’ve made a movie to tie up loose ends.
Note to actors and producers,should’ve made a movie to tie up loose ends.
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Finished Southland tonight.
Note to actors and producers,should’ve made a movie to tie up loose ends.
Note to actors and producers,should’ve made a movie to tie up loose ends.
Are you listening @dscc.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
And house republicans
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
And house republicans
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Are you listening @dscc.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
And house republicans
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
And house republicans
Double boop
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Double boop
Just a reminder: ICE is not law enforcement.
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Just a reminder: ICE is not law enforcement.