Ellen Joyce
@ellen66.bsky.social
history professor and cat-lover
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Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
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CLAIM: It's not a crime to party with mr. epstein
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
CLAIM: It's not a crime to party with mr. epstein
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
FACT CHECK: True! Many people who partied with epstein have escaped justice
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"The Kennedy Center has been a living memorial for 55 years to President Kennedy, to the arts, and it's been nonpartisan. And in just one short year, (Trump) has destroyed all of that," said former Kennedy Center board member Barbara Comstock. https://to.pbs.org/45ObjTQ
Trump announces 2-year closure of Kennedy Center after multiple cancellations by artists
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed the Trump Kennedy Center, will likely close its doors for two years starting this summer. President Trump made the announcement on ...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
"The Kennedy Center has been a living memorial for 55 years to President Kennedy, to the arts, and it's been nonpartisan. And in just one short year, (Trump) has destroyed all of that," said former Kennedy Center board member Barbara Comstock. https://to.pbs.org/45ObjTQ
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“I cannot, of course, deny that these men are surprised that this is the law; they really are surprised that there is any such thing as law.”
- Prosecutor Robert H Jackson, Nuremberg opening address.
Child sex trafficking rings have always been illegal. These people have no idea what’s coming.
- Prosecutor Robert H Jackson, Nuremberg opening address.
Child sex trafficking rings have always been illegal. These people have no idea what’s coming.
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
“I cannot, of course, deny that these men are surprised that this is the law; they really are surprised that there is any such thing as law.”
- Prosecutor Robert H Jackson, Nuremberg opening address.
Child sex trafficking rings have always been illegal. These people have no idea what’s coming.
- Prosecutor Robert H Jackson, Nuremberg opening address.
Child sex trafficking rings have always been illegal. These people have no idea what’s coming.
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Didn’t @donlemonofficial.bsky.social get arrest for this?
A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event.
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Didn’t @donlemonofficial.bsky.social get arrest for this?
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Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
After ICE release St. Paul woman, she says agents keep returning to her home
Thi Dua Vang legally came to the U.S. two years ago. So when ICE showed up, she thought it must have been a mistake.
www.kare11.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Don’t listen to people who say all politicians are crooks, or that everyone lies. You know who says that?
Crooks & liars. They see in others what they are themselves.
But most people aren’t crooks & liars.
Most people are decent.
And we have had enough of these crooks & liars
Crooks & liars. They see in others what they are themselves.
But most people aren’t crooks & liars.
Most people are decent.
And we have had enough of these crooks & liars
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Don’t listen to people who say all politicians are crooks, or that everyone lies. You know who says that?
Crooks & liars. They see in others what they are themselves.
But most people aren’t crooks & liars.
Most people are decent.
And we have had enough of these crooks & liars
Crooks & liars. They see in others what they are themselves.
But most people aren’t crooks & liars.
Most people are decent.
And we have had enough of these crooks & liars
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Other, more serious countries, have actual constitutional courts, instead of Wizards In Robes burning entrails & practicing alchemy.
Very cool the Supreme Court, at Trump’s demand, imagined up a version of the constitution that makes Trump immune from claims that he abused his power.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Other, more serious countries, have actual constitutional courts, instead of Wizards In Robes burning entrails & practicing alchemy.
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A group of faith leaders in Philadelphia is leading weekly vigils to call for compassion for immigrants. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-faith-leaders-ice-vigil/
Philadelphia faith leaders meet to pray, sing, call for compassion for immigrants amid crackdown
A group of faith leaders in Philadelphia is leading weekly vigils to call for compassion for immigrants.
www.cbsnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A group of faith leaders in Philadelphia is leading weekly vigils to call for compassion for immigrants. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-faith-leaders-ice-vigil/
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Pretty sure he's talking about the kids of immigrants which is presented as a "choice" to take your kids (sometimes babies) with you or leave them behind.
Not that this isn't inadequate in any case.
Not that this isn't inadequate in any case.
You can’t deport citizens. Some naturalized citizens can be denaturalized after a felony conviction.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Pretty sure he's talking about the kids of immigrants which is presented as a "choice" to take your kids (sometimes babies) with you or leave them behind.
Not that this isn't inadequate in any case.
Not that this isn't inadequate in any case.
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Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
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The “ICE out of churches” bit here would be big — there are already at least four separate lawsuits on that issue filed by religious plaintiffs that include dozens of denominations, religious organizations, and individual houses of worship. religionnews.com/2025/07/28/f...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The “ICE out of churches” bit here would be big — there are already at least four separate lawsuits on that issue filed by religious plaintiffs that include dozens of denominations, religious organizations, and individual houses of worship. religionnews.com/2025/07/28/f...
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STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM
STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).
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Until Miller’s gone these are just gestural purges to sanitize and consolidate his reign of terror.
BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Until Miller’s gone these are just gestural purges to sanitize and consolidate his reign of terror.
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
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Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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🧵Tell your Senators to block ICE funding - 202-224-3121
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🧵Tell your Senators to block ICE funding - 202-224-3121
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
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These goons shot a nurse!! They shot a nurse who was a student at U of MN. He was a lawful gun owner. He was helping to direct traffic. Don't believe the #Propaganda. They shot him because they wanted to. #TheOccupation #IceOut #Minnesota
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
These goons shot a nurse!! They shot a nurse who was a student at U of MN. He was a lawful gun owner. He was helping to direct traffic. Don't believe the #Propaganda. They shot him because they wanted to. #TheOccupation #IceOut #Minnesota
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Last week, when we learned DoJ was investigating Renee Good’s partner, I said they’d probably investigate Good herself if she hadn’t died. Turns out…
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Last week, when we learned DoJ was investigating Renee Good’s partner, I said they’d probably investigate Good herself if she hadn’t died. Turns out…
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I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.