BlueElayne 🦢🫘🦢
@elayneoforegon.bsky.social
Looking for my 💙 🐸 people.
Here to fight for democracy, equality, human rights & the end of patriarchy.
Lover of cats, wolves, birds, gardening, nature, wild places, hiking, backpacking, reading, writing, art, Oregon & the PNW.
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#RESIST #LEGUMINATI
Here to fight for democracy, equality, human rights & the end of patriarchy.
Lover of cats, wolves, birds, gardening, nature, wild places, hiking, backpacking, reading, writing, art, Oregon & the PNW.
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#RESIST #LEGUMINATI
Pinned
The courage of those Georgians and especially of this woman is just amazing.
This.
This woman.
She has courage.
She has strength.
Against the odds she shows humor.
Channel her.
This woman.
She has courage.
She has strength.
Against the odds she shows humor.
Channel her.
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"You can’t bring 'transparency and accountability' to an organization whose agents defiantly wear masks while openly threatening citizens with deadly violence. More training won't help. The problem is the organization itself. Ending ICE is what will make Americans safer." — @playtyperguy.com
'Abolish ICE' is imperative
It's also better politics than you might think.
www.publicnotice.co
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"You can’t bring 'transparency and accountability' to an organization whose agents defiantly wear masks while openly threatening citizens with deadly violence. More training won't help. The problem is the organization itself. Ending ICE is what will make Americans safer." — @playtyperguy.com
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THE RESISTANCE😍👍👍
Bruce Springsteen: "Streets Of Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
apnews.com/article/prot...
A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
Bruce Springsteen: "Streets Of Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
apnews.com/article/prot...
A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
If there’s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it’s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
THE RESISTANCE😍👍👍
Bruce Springsteen: "Streets Of Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
apnews.com/article/prot...
A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
Bruce Springsteen: "Streets Of Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
apnews.com/article/prot...
A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants
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Yesssss. Separate out DHS and shut it down.
I just voted NO on the spending package because it still includes DHS funding.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
NO blank check for ICE to continue lawless killings. Let’s get real changes made.
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Yesssss. Separate out DHS and shut it down.
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#Russia is preparing a new massive strike, President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy said.
“Intelligence reports confirm this. #America, #Europe, all partners must understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every Russian strike does.
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“Intelligence reports confirm this. #America, #Europe, all partners must understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every Russian strike does.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#Russia is preparing a new massive strike, President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy said.
“Intelligence reports confirm this. #America, #Europe, all partners must understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every Russian strike does.
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“Intelligence reports confirm this. #America, #Europe, all partners must understand how this discredits diplomatic talks. Every Russian strike does.
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More from yesterday: ICE crashed into a car in front of Green Central Elementary in Minneapolis which is, inevitably, a Spanish immersion school. Pull spray cans on observers.
🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
More from yesterday: ICE crashed into a car in front of Green Central Elementary in Minneapolis which is, inevitably, a Spanish immersion school. Pull spray cans on observers.
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So back in June Alex Padilla was tackled and detained by ICE for trying to ask a question at a press conference. The story from the administration was he attacked her.
Fast forward 7 months, Maxwell Frost attacked, Ilhan Omar attacked. Not a peep from the media about "turning down the rhetoric". 🙄
Fast forward 7 months, Maxwell Frost attacked, Ilhan Omar attacked. Not a peep from the media about "turning down the rhetoric". 🙄
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So back in June Alex Padilla was tackled and detained by ICE for trying to ask a question at a press conference. The story from the administration was he attacked her.
Fast forward 7 months, Maxwell Frost attacked, Ilhan Omar attacked. Not a peep from the media about "turning down the rhetoric". 🙄
Fast forward 7 months, Maxwell Frost attacked, Ilhan Omar attacked. Not a peep from the media about "turning down the rhetoric". 🙄
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Yup.
Truth.
Truth.
More than a year in this has mostly gone as I feared, and in some ways has been worse. But there have been two contrasting surprises:
-- The speed and breadth of institutional capitulation
-- The courage, ferocity, and resolution of regular people
Our strength isn't our institutions. It's us.
-- The speed and breadth of institutional capitulation
-- The courage, ferocity, and resolution of regular people
Our strength isn't our institutions. It's us.
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yup.
Truth.
Truth.
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In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Imagine that. She was right.
Ah, October 2024….
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Imagine that. She was right.
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In addition to the very aggressive and ostentatious shows of force by ICE elsewhere, they're escalating operations in places like San Diego and hoping no one notices, or that people are too overloaded to take action.
Immigration arrests quietly surge by 1,500% in San Diego: 'I feel the temperature rising'
Immigration agents escalated their presence in San Diego in the second half of 2025, where they made hundreds of arrests as part of President Trump's crackdown.
calmatters.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
In addition to the very aggressive and ostentatious shows of force by ICE elsewhere, they're escalating operations in places like San Diego and hoping no one notices, or that people are too overloaded to take action.
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Trump’s efforts to interfere in midterms becoming clearer & more dangerous every day:
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
From Minnesota to Georgia, Trump’s plans to interfere in the midterms are becoming more dangerous
The seizure of ballots in Fulton County, Georgia follows the DOJ’s demands for voter data in Minnesota.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trump’s efforts to interfere in midterms becoming clearer & more dangerous every day:
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
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SO worth reading.
If you have not yet read @adamserwer.bsky.social on Minnesotans' heroics, you are going to feel way better when you do. He went there. He talked to the people doing the work. Then he thought about it and produced something rare. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... [gift link]
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
SO worth reading.
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THREAD
7 Republicans voted against the latest funding package.
7 Republicans voted against the latest funding package.
It’s not often Congress does something that genuinely surprises me.
The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
THREAD
7 Republicans voted against the latest funding package.
7 Republicans voted against the latest funding package.
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Minnesotans following and documenting ICE activity here have been detained, pulled out of their cars, hit with chemicals, had agents route them to their homes and take photos. Even after the killings of two observers, they aren't stopping. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Minneapolis ICE observers keep showing up despite risk of arrest and violence
Bystanders say they are determined to keep recording federal agents’ actions: ‘There will be absolutely no accountability unless people are documenting’
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Minnesotans following and documenting ICE activity here have been detained, pulled out of their cars, hit with chemicals, had agents route them to their homes and take photos. Even after the killings of two observers, they aren't stopping. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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“Your words were so hateful and they caused us to kill you”
Homan is currently blaming the killings in Minneapolis on “hateful rhetoric” — toward ICE
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“Your words were so hateful and they caused us to kill you”
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Collins won't push for Noem impeachment even though she's responsible for 9 murders in January alone. Collins is running for re-election. Trump backed down in Maine to protect GOP Senate control. Instead, they'll terrorize "blue" cities. Collins is fine with that. Maine must hold her accountable.
Maine Senator Susan Collins said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed her that ICE will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
Collins said in a statement that she had pushed Noem and other Trump administration officials to have ICE “reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.”
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Collins won't push for Noem impeachment even though she's responsible for 9 murders in January alone. Collins is running for re-election. Trump backed down in Maine to protect GOP Senate control. Instead, they'll terrorize "blue" cities. Collins is fine with that. Maine must hold her accountable.
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Wow.
The audience chanted “Shame” as he left.
The audience chanted “Shame” as he left.
#GVerse So Republican Alabama Rep.Barry Moore held a town hall in Baldwin County where he was asked why immigrants aren’t getting due process & he said they aren’t allowed it & his constituents let him know he was full of crap & it’s a violation of the Constitution & he fled out the back
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Wow.
The audience chanted “Shame” as he left.
The audience chanted “Shame” as he left.
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It’s weird how the “if you haven’t done anything wrong then you don’t have anything to worry about” crowd is trying to illegally shield what they’re doing from journalists who are acting 100% within their rights and the law.
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
It’s weird how the “if you haven’t done anything wrong then you don’t have anything to worry about” crowd is trying to illegally shield what they’re doing from journalists who are acting 100% within their rights and the law.
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"It’s possible that now, unlike in 2020, we no longer live in a world where the actual truth or falsehood of such claims actually matters. 'It does not even matter if what you are saying is the right thing. If our president wants to bring in the forces, he will.'"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump Is Still Obsessed with Stealing Elections
The FBI’s seizure of Georgia ballots is as much about future elections as past ones.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"It’s possible that now, unlike in 2020, we no longer live in a world where the actual truth or falsehood of such claims actually matters. 'It does not even matter if what you are saying is the right thing. If our president wants to bring in the forces, he will.'"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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It's a Box Office Flop.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on that the movie was a “MUST WATCH” & “selling out, FAST!” 🙄
Social-media users have made sure to point out how many opening weekend tickets have gone unsold. Flagship movie theaters, has sold 11 seats for its first screening.
@barrons.com
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on that the movie was a “MUST WATCH” & “selling out, FAST!” 🙄
Social-media users have made sure to point out how many opening weekend tickets have gone unsold. Flagship movie theaters, has sold 11 seats for its first screening.
@barrons.com
The Melania Movie Looks Like a Box Office Flop. What It Means for Amazon.
Amazon.com is often seen as an afterthought in the streaming wars. The company’s new documentary about Melania Trump likely won’t change that.
www.barrons.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's a Box Office Flop.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on that the movie was a “MUST WATCH” & “selling out, FAST!” 🙄
Social-media users have made sure to point out how many opening weekend tickets have gone unsold. Flagship movie theaters, has sold 11 seats for its first screening.
@barrons.com
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on that the movie was a “MUST WATCH” & “selling out, FAST!” 🙄
Social-media users have made sure to point out how many opening weekend tickets have gone unsold. Flagship movie theaters, has sold 11 seats for its first screening.
@barrons.com
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The difference between the president and I is that I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion.
He lacks both of those things.
He lacks both of those things.
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The difference between the president and I is that I was raised to be a decent human being, and my faith teaches me to have compassion.
He lacks both of those things.
He lacks both of those things.