Carolyn (she/her)
@carolynlb.bsky.social
Minnesotan, Methodist, cook, cat lady, chaplain turned legislative staffer.
Saint Paul is the superior Twin City.
God bless abortion providers. God bless abortion care patients.
Opinions = my own
Saint Paul is the superior Twin City.
God bless abortion providers. God bless abortion care patients.
Opinions = my own
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Dennis Hastert Just Going To Assume He Welcome Back In GOP
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Dennis Hastert Just Going To Assume He Welcome Back In GOP
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ICE confirms to MPR News that 14 people were detained on “immigration violations” at Bro-Tex in St. Paul this week.
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
ICE confirms to MPR News that 14 people were detained on “immigration violations” at Bro-Tex in St. Paul this week.
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I am devastated for our neighbors and for our city. We will continue to do everything we can do push back against this authoritarian behavior by the federal government, just as we will continue to stand with every single immigrant who calls Saint Paul home.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am devastated for our neighbors and for our city. We will continue to do everything we can do push back against this authoritarian behavior by the federal government, just as we will continue to stand with every single immigrant who calls Saint Paul home.
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They detained people with no criminal record and with no evidence that they will receive the process they are due. And they physically attacked our community members who dared to show up in defense of the immigrant community.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
They detained people with no criminal record and with no evidence that they will receive the process they are due. And they physically attacked our community members who dared to show up in defense of the immigrant community.
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Every one of these people is a member of our community; a member of a family; a neighbor; a loved one. The federal government lied about why federal agents were here.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Every one of these people is a member of our community; a member of a family; a neighbor; a loved one. The federal government lied about why federal agents were here.
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Tonight, the Department of Homeland Security announced that on Tuesday they detained 14 of our neighbors on immigration charges. What they initially reported as a targeted criminal enforcement action was in fact an identity-based raid on people who had done nothing but show up for work that day.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tonight, the Department of Homeland Security announced that on Tuesday they detained 14 of our neighbors on immigration charges. What they initially reported as a targeted criminal enforcement action was in fact an identity-based raid on people who had done nothing but show up for work that day.
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The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
Donate to Help Reunite Carlos with His Family, organized by Karla Alarcon
My name is Karla Alarcon Hernandez, and today I am asking for support with the heavi… Karla Alarcon needs your support for Help Reunite Carlos with His Family
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
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Either that or they have done something similar and are afraid the victim/survivor is going to go public.
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Either that or they have done something similar and are afraid the victim/survivor is going to go public.
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This isn't a healthy response but whenever I see a post like this I think they're in the files. Also, with alt text
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This isn't a healthy response but whenever I see a post like this I think they're in the files. Also, with alt text
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It’s been almost 48 hours and we still don’t know with certainty how many people were detained on Tuesday, the grounds (if any) on which they’re being held, or what will happen next for these members of our community—all of whom have families and friends and people who love them.
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s been almost 48 hours and we still don’t know with certainty how many people were detained on Tuesday, the grounds (if any) on which they’re being held, or what will happen next for these members of our community—all of whom have families and friends and people who love them.
This isn’t normal.
This isn’t normal.
I have Wicked viewing plans 🙌
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I have Wicked viewing plans 🙌
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this is why the humanities should be mandatory
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
this is why the humanities should be mandatory
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A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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Aren't you tired of Democrats playing from a defensive crouch? I sure am.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Aren't you tired of Democrats playing from a defensive crouch? I sure am.
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thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014
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For Christian nationalists, there’s only one approved brand of religion, and that is only one approved brand of Christianity
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For Christian nationalists, there’s only one approved brand of religion, and that is only one approved brand of Christianity
"It is by far the worst experience I've ever had of mistreatment of immigrants ...And I've been in places that didn't have a great love for immigrants ... they were never mistreated like this. Not by the city, not by the state, but by the federal government."
Prayer for laundry: Chicago priest helps Venezuelan migrants navigate risk, fear
Even doing laundry is a risk for many recently arrived Venezuelans on Chicago's South Side, where ICE patrols have reshaped daily life. One small parish offers families support.
www.ncronline.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"It is by far the worst experience I've ever had of mistreatment of immigrants ...And I've been in places that didn't have a great love for immigrants ... they were never mistreated like this. Not by the city, not by the state, but by the federal government."
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I need to emphasize what I say down-thread: this is a temporary, procedural move known as an administrative stay issued in haste by Justice Jackson.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
BREAKING: the Supreme Court has granted Trump administration’s request.
So the justices will weigh the irreparable harm to the government of having to transfer the funds against the irreparable harm of tens of millions of people not eating
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I need to emphasize what I say down-thread: this is a temporary, procedural move known as an administrative stay issued in haste by Justice Jackson.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
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This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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🧵🎉 We did it, St. Paul! This election, voters came together to overwhelmingly pass Administrative Citations.
⚖️ With this win, our city can hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, protect renters in their homes, and ensure workers get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
⚖️ With this win, our city can hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, protect renters in their homes, and ensure workers get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
🧵🎉 We did it, St. Paul! This election, voters came together to overwhelmingly pass Administrative Citations.
⚖️ With this win, our city can hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, protect renters in their homes, and ensure workers get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
⚖️ With this win, our city can hold corporate wrongdoers accountable, protect renters in their homes, and ensure workers get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
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Also tonight: Voters in Maine—who rejected a background checks ballot measure in 2016—enacted a "red flag" gun safety law by passing Question 2, 63–37%.
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Also tonight: Voters in Maine—who rejected a background checks ballot measure in 2016—enacted a "red flag" gun safety law by passing Question 2, 63–37%.