Diane
@dyn13.bsky.social
Retirement is amazing! Grandma, proud Minnesotan, campground host, volunteer, traveler, nature-lover, leguminati, and rose-colored glasses optimist, even now.
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Diane
@dyn13.bsky.social
· Jan 6
I found this in my memory box from the 1960s when i was a Bluebird ( young Campfire girl). Looking at it now, i can see that it has been my philosophy of life all these years.
This is the locus of our current situation.
This should be a clear focus for Dems.
The concentration of wealth and resulting power imbalance is killing community/social good.
What would be a good, simple phrase that captures this to put on blast and repeat?
This should be a clear focus for Dems.
The concentration of wealth and resulting power imbalance is killing community/social good.
What would be a good, simple phrase that captures this to put on blast and repeat?
At the risk of sounding like I have an omnicause, but: we got a lot of problems in the current moment, and it’s amazing how many of them are rooted in things like “the rise of leveraged buyouts and private equity in the late 70s and early 80s.”
i need to admit something. the more i think about how many of our problems are downstream of a very small number of ppl and organizations hoarding all the wealth and power, the less interested i am in discussions of american democracy that prefer to focus on anything else.
February 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
This is the locus of our current situation.
This should be a clear focus for Dems.
The concentration of wealth and resulting power imbalance is killing community/social good.
What would be a good, simple phrase that captures this to put on blast and repeat?
This should be a clear focus for Dems.
The concentration of wealth and resulting power imbalance is killing community/social good.
What would be a good, simple phrase that captures this to put on blast and repeat?
DOGE!
Where are you now?
Here is the waste, fraud and particularly, the abuse you were supposed to be looking for!
Where are you now?
Here is the waste, fraud and particularly, the abuse you were supposed to be looking for!
In other words, the vast majority of the $45 billion in reconciliation funding is going to go to the new system of warehouse detention camps.
The other $6.8 billion will presumably serve mainly to keep the existing system of detention running without any other major changes.
The other $6.8 billion will presumably serve mainly to keep the existing system of detention running without any other major changes.
"ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers."
Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
wapo.st/3OfarSk
Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
wapo.st/3OfarSk
February 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
DOGE!
Where are you now?
Here is the waste, fraud and particularly, the abuse you were supposed to be looking for!
Where are you now?
Here is the waste, fraud and particularly, the abuse you were supposed to be looking for!
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
She is absolutely right.
Watch and squee!
Watch and squee!
Hey you need a break!
Watch this brand new baby tapir get tummy scratches. Do it.
Sweet baby Rosie was born at Miller Zoo in Quebec! 🥹🥰
Watch this brand new baby tapir get tummy scratches. Do it.
Sweet baby Rosie was born at Miller Zoo in Quebec! 🥹🥰
February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
She is absolutely right.
Watch and squee!
Watch and squee!
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The share of wealth for the bottom 90% has been going mostly one way (down) since 1992 (34 years!!).
1992 Q3: 40.9%
2025 Q3: 31.9%
Top 0.1%
1992 Q3: 8.9%
2025 Q3: 14.4% (an all-time high)
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/...
1992 Q3: 40.9%
2025 Q3: 31.9%
Top 0.1%
1992 Q3: 8.9%
2025 Q3: 14.4% (an all-time high)
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/...
The Fed - Table: Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
www.federalreserve.gov
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The share of wealth for the bottom 90% has been going mostly one way (down) since 1992 (34 years!!).
1992 Q3: 40.9%
2025 Q3: 31.9%
Top 0.1%
1992 Q3: 8.9%
2025 Q3: 14.4% (an all-time high)
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/...
1992 Q3: 40.9%
2025 Q3: 31.9%
Top 0.1%
1992 Q3: 8.9%
2025 Q3: 14.4% (an all-time high)
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/...
We should all be following these obscene warehouse developments so we can protest loudly and stop them.
If you’re tracking the warehouse developments, @projectsaltbox.bsky.social is a must-follow. Doing great work!
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
We should all be following these obscene warehouse developments so we can protest loudly and stop them.
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Based on open source news reporting and FOIA documents procured by the ACLU, we have updated our ICE Warehouse Tracker to include formerly closed detention centers that ICE is looking at reopening. Those now show up as purple pins on the map.
tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Based on open source news reporting and FOIA documents procured by the ACLU, we have updated our ICE Warehouse Tracker to include formerly closed detention centers that ICE is looking at reopening. Those now show up as purple pins on the map.
tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using PandaEar Children’s Portable Hook-On Chairs Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using PandaEar Children’s Portable Hook-On Chairs Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms.
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms.
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
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Minnesota proud. bsky.app/profile/oned...
🎥🎶
Protesters in #Minnesota gathered over the last few days outside hotels where #ICE and #Border_Patrol_agents are staying to encourage them to quit their jobs — through singing🎶. (2/04/26)
youtube.com/shorts/kB23u...
Protesters in #Minnesota gathered over the last few days outside hotels where #ICE and #Border_Patrol_agents are staying to encourage them to quit their jobs — through singing🎶. (2/04/26)
youtube.com/shorts/kB23u...
Protesters in Minnesota sing to ICE agents to quit their jobs
YouTube video by CNA
youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Minnesota proud. bsky.app/profile/oned...
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In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
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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 11:50 AM
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
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The fact that they covered them with a sheet is concerning, are they hiding their injuries or lying about them being alive?
Video of the ICE-kidnapping victim under a sheet. You will also hear the officer say he saw them moving. I am inclined to believe the person was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The fact that they covered them with a sheet is concerning, are they hiding their injuries or lying about them being alive?
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Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
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BREAKING: Congressman Ted Lieu just exposed Pam Bondi for lying under oath. This is a federal crime. Wow.
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING: Congressman Ted Lieu just exposed Pam Bondi for lying under oath. This is a federal crime. Wow.
I am exhausted at the speed and volume of our demented leaders lies. Yet our spineless wonders -#Tom Emmer and the GOP act like nothing is wrong. His rants about our good neighbor Canada are just the most recent example. open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
Elbows up
From Mr. Elbows himself
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I am exhausted at the speed and volume of our demented leaders lies. Yet our spineless wonders -#Tom Emmer and the GOP act like nothing is wrong. His rants about our good neighbor Canada are just the most recent example. open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...
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Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
So glad they are pulling together and showing the world that despite our demented president, we actually have a heart for each other.
U.S snowboarder Chloe Kim responds after President Trump calling her teammate U.S skier Hunter Hess a "real loser": "My parents being immigrants, hits pretty close to home. It is really important for us to unite, and stand up for one another. I think that we need to lead with love and compassion."
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
So glad they are pulling together and showing the world that despite our demented president, we actually have a heart for each other.
This, exactly! That is why. As Bad Bunny (and others) have said-in the end love is more powerful than hate.
It has struck me that the good people of this nation are showing us joy, humor, and art, while the ruling kakistocracy and its rich protectors are grim and miserable. We can help ourselves by being joyful and optimistic, and we will prevail.
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This, exactly! That is why. As Bad Bunny (and others) have said-in the end love is more powerful than hate.
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Seven-year-old Diana and her parents were detained outside a hospital where they took her for emergency care. They had humanitarian parole and an active asylum case. They were complying with the law. Trump detained them anyway.
#WhoVoted4This #TrumpsCruelty
www.propublica.org/article/life...
#WhoVoted4This #TrumpsCruelty
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Seven-year-old Diana and her parents were detained outside a hospital where they took her for emergency care. They had humanitarian parole and an active asylum case. They were complying with the law. Trump detained them anyway.
#WhoVoted4This #TrumpsCruelty
www.propublica.org/article/life...
#WhoVoted4This #TrumpsCruelty
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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10 yrs ago he was literally bagging groceries. Google it.
Astonishing performance!!!!! Actually all his concerts are like this. YouTube it.
Just sheer happy fun. Loved every second.
#badbunny
Astonishing performance!!!!! Actually all his concerts are like this. YouTube it.
Just sheer happy fun. Loved every second.
#badbunny
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
10 yrs ago he was literally bagging groceries. Google it.
Astonishing performance!!!!! Actually all his concerts are like this. YouTube it.
Just sheer happy fun. Loved every second.
#badbunny
Astonishing performance!!!!! Actually all his concerts are like this. YouTube it.
Just sheer happy fun. Loved every second.
#badbunny
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what conservatives angry about Bad Bunny look like
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
what conservatives angry about Bad Bunny look like