Kate
@dubchi5.bsky.social
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Kate
@dubchi5.bsky.social
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Finally getting the bug to work on my photography and design again. Honestly just so I can order notebooks with some of my own photography and art, but you know. www.redbubble.com/people/dotla...
It’s really just the strangest timeline where I tell my husband that an elected representative was attacked at her town hall, go through the story of what happened, and then proceed to ask him what we need from the grocery store.
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 AM
It’s really just the strangest timeline where I tell my husband that an elected representative was attacked at her town hall, go through the story of what happened, and then proceed to ask him what we need from the grocery store.
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Exactly right, and therefore important not to give credit for an investigation of an obvious atrocity. Appropriate responses are apologies, resignations, firings, impeachments. The individuals who killed people should be tried before a judge and jury.
Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Exactly right, and therefore important not to give credit for an investigation of an obvious atrocity. Appropriate responses are apologies, resignations, firings, impeachments. The individuals who killed people should be tried before a judge and jury.
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Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Missed making a book rec yesterday but definitely have one for today. The Holocaust by Bullets is one of the books that really opened my eyes about the true horrors of what happened during WWII. It is very well written and accessible for all readers.
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Missed making a book rec yesterday but definitely have one for today. The Holocaust by Bullets is one of the books that really opened my eyes about the true horrors of what happened during WWII. It is very well written and accessible for all readers.
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you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
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The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
I never stopped listening to Flobots and I’m glad. It would be awesome if they could come to MN with their new music.
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I never stopped listening to Flobots and I’m glad. It would be awesome if they could come to MN with their new music.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
Today’s book recommendation. Also written by a former professor. I’m trying to post relevant books that are not on 700 other book recommendation lists.
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Today’s book recommendation. Also written by a former professor. I’m trying to post relevant books that are not on 700 other book recommendation lists.
I want to know how I’ve been to easily over a dozen bookstores since I moved here and haven’t been to this one. Guess I know what’s on my to do list.
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I want to know how I’ve been to easily over a dozen bookstores since I moved here and haven’t been to this one. Guess I know what’s on my to do list.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Tell people. I’ll get them the book one way or another. I’ll donate. I’ll send.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Tell people. I’ll get them the book one way or another. I’ll donate. I’ll send.
Our Senators seem pretty great at sending off a quick social media quote and soliciting donations. Not so great at doing anything of actual consequence. They have no plan. They’re doing what corporations are doing and hope this all blows over and they’re not impacted.
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Our Senators seem pretty great at sending off a quick social media quote and soliciting donations. Not so great at doing anything of actual consequence. They have no plan. They’re doing what corporations are doing and hope this all blows over and they’re not impacted.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
There are so many people who have written so many things that are so relevant to this moment. They say them much better than me. I think I’m going to start sharing a book a day. My first, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com and The Intermediaries. My heart is so heavy in MN tonight. But there’s hope.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
There are so many people who have written so many things that are so relevant to this moment. They say them much better than me. I think I’m going to start sharing a book a day. My first, @bschillace.brandyschillace.com and The Intermediaries. My heart is so heavy in MN tonight. But there’s hope.
I hope everyone understands the strength it took for people to be out in -20F weather today. And how many showed up. This community has come together in so many ways.
January 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I hope everyone understands the strength it took for people to be out in -20F weather today. And how many showed up. This community has come together in so many ways.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
How to Help: Twin Cities Residents
This is a post for people in Minnesota. I’m going to do a separate post for the non-Minnesotans when I’m done with this one. (If you’re in a hurry you can go to Stand With Minneso…
naomikritzer.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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Never post anything on social media that you wouldn’t be happy hearing read out loud by a lawyer in court, but also,
post stuff on social media that you would be quite happy to hear being read out loud in court
post stuff on social media that you would be quite happy to hear being read out loud in court
They're hoping this scares people into never criticizing politicians but in fact it only encourages me to word my insults in whatever way I think will be funniest being read aloud by a semiliterate cop to my doorbell camera. "Um, ma'am? Did you post that 'Gavin Newsom gargles Nazi cum, winky face?'"
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Never post anything on social media that you wouldn’t be happy hearing read out loud by a lawyer in court, but also,
post stuff on social media that you would be quite happy to hear being read out loud in court
post stuff on social media that you would be quite happy to hear being read out loud in court
I can’t be the only one who has Jonathan Groff singing as the king, “I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love,” stuck on repeat in their head am I?
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I can’t be the only one who has Jonathan Groff singing as the king, “I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love,” stuck on repeat in their head am I?
I don’t know how to describe what it’s like here to give the full scope of what’s going on. People are staying home, stores are closed, roads are quieter. There’s suspicion of everything around you. There’s also hope, joy, laughter, and community.
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I don’t know how to describe what it’s like here to give the full scope of what’s going on. People are staying home, stores are closed, roads are quieter. There’s suspicion of everything around you. There’s also hope, joy, laughter, and community.
Birchbark Books is one of my favorite bookstores in the cities.
I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
Birchbark Books & Native Arts / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owned by author Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is a full range bookstore specializing in Indigenous American books, arts & gifts. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care. We are ...
birchbarkbooks.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Birchbark Books is one of my favorite bookstores in the cities.
I am seeing this everywhere. No matter the weather people who can are showing up in droves to volunteer for various food and supply events. So proud of everyone who is helping their neighbors.
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I am seeing this everywhere. No matter the weather people who can are showing up in droves to volunteer for various food and supply events. So proud of everyone who is helping their neighbors.