Dr. Drew Donna Folk
@drdrewfolk1.bsky.social
Ph.D., History, Oklahoma State University
Independent Scholar/Nebraska Sandhills Historian/Historian of the American West
Amateur Agriculturalist
She/Her
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Swiftie
NE Colorado
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Independent Scholar/Nebraska Sandhills Historian/Historian of the American West
Amateur Agriculturalist
She/Her
Belongs to @StephanieFolk.bsky.social
Swiftie
NE Colorado
#TransLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter
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Josh screwed up ofc but whew that was a HELL of an effort by Bonitto tracking down Allen and forcing the fumble
January 17, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Josh screwed up ofc but whew that was a HELL of an effort by Bonitto tracking down Allen and forcing the fumble
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yes this right here, man. this RIGHT HERE. and this isn't the first time the twin cities have been on that rodeo and I'm pretty damn sure so many people first time protestors seeing how they were treated in 2020 is why they hit the ground running so fuckin' hard this time
One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
This dude is intense and correct
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
yes this right here, man. this RIGHT HERE. and this isn't the first time the twin cities have been on that rodeo and I'm pretty damn sure so many people first time protestors seeing how they were treated in 2020 is why they hit the ground running so fuckin' hard this time
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It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
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One of the really confounding things to me - a prof I was talking to put it this way and it struck me - is that we have a LOT of immigration laws and they are v complex, but we don’t actually seem to be administering them in any recognizable way on the ground, just doing madcap nabbing/deporting.
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
One of the really confounding things to me - a prof I was talking to put it this way and it struck me - is that we have a LOT of immigration laws and they are v complex, but we don’t actually seem to be administering them in any recognizable way on the ground, just doing madcap nabbing/deporting.
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Snow and treetops meet.
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Snow and treetops meet.
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Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?
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Spanberger is now governor of Virginia, ending the Youngkin era and returning the state to full Democratic control.
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Spanberger is now governor of Virginia, ending the Youngkin era and returning the state to full Democratic control.
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Even if the shooting was justified, which it wasn't, the failure to render immediate aid and blocking of a doctor from doing so constitutes 2nd degree manslaughter by the ICE agents at the minimum.
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Even if the shooting was justified, which it wasn't, the failure to render immediate aid and blocking of a doctor from doing so constitutes 2nd degree manslaughter by the ICE agents at the minimum.
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Sorry. Has someone said this?
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Sorry. Has someone said this?
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
1) Trump can’t impose tariff unilaterally
2) Trump has no $$ to buy Greenland
3) Trump has no authority to leave NATO
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I have a sneaking suspicion that neither the World Cup nor the LA Olympics will feature full European participation, if they happen at all.
Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I have a sneaking suspicion that neither the World Cup nor the LA Olympics will feature full European participation, if they happen at all.
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wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
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……… okay well I need to sit down
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM
……… okay well I need to sit down
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LOL. “We will hit ourselves on the face until you give us Greenland”
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
LOL. “We will hit ourselves on the face until you give us Greenland”
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Long before the term existed, Star Trek's heart was "woke" & even though that word has been hijacked & made a cudgel to insult, to ridicule & - at the toxic extremes of social media - to justify prejudice & racism, Star Trek's heart is strong & still beating for those listening
January 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Long before the term existed, Star Trek's heart was "woke" & even though that word has been hijacked & made a cudgel to insult, to ridicule & - at the toxic extremes of social media - to justify prejudice & racism, Star Trek's heart is strong & still beating for those listening
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Happy Saturday!
January 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Happy Saturday!
She is totally spot on here!! 👇👇👇👇 Schumer and Jeffries need to take note!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬 This is how it’s done!! ✊✊✊✊
Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
She is totally spot on here!! 👇👇👇👇 Schumer and Jeffries need to take note!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬 This is how it’s done!! ✊✊✊✊
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Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
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When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
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A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats.
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats.
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
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Abolish DHS is not an outrageous ask. Whatever necessary parts exist could be returned to their original departments. DHS is now the fascism accelerator many warned it would become.
NEW: How the Department of Homeland Security, founded to prevent another 9/11 terrorist attack, has turned into the partisan political tool its critics always feared www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
From Stopping Osama bin Laden to Killing Renee Good
Two decades after its founding, the Department of Homeland Security has become exactly what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Abolish DHS is not an outrageous ask. Whatever necessary parts exist could be returned to their original departments. DHS is now the fascism accelerator many warned it would become.
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Too bad there’s no functional political party in this country.
We have fascists and we have corporatists and the corporatists are far more upset at those of us protesting fascism than they are the fascists.
We have fascists and we have corporatists and the corporatists are far more upset at those of us protesting fascism than they are the fascists.
The only conclusion from all this is that to move past this moment any functional political party needs a powerful security force to enforce the law on these hogs
No federal judge has the power or authority to make DOJ comply with the mandatory provisions of the Epstein Act, says Pam Bondi. It's unenforceable and meaningless. Essentially, DOJ is a lawless if not criminal enterprise, not a law enforcement agency, at this point.
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Too bad there’s no functional political party in this country.
We have fascists and we have corporatists and the corporatists are far more upset at those of us protesting fascism than they are the fascists.
We have fascists and we have corporatists and the corporatists are far more upset at those of us protesting fascism than they are the fascists.