Espy
@esp1371.bsky.social
Lawyer, political nerd, #UglyDogs, a blue she/her in a very red state.
That's a wrap on the 2026 UP 200. All teams still on the trail have finished and Quince Mountain was the red lantern. You can see the full results at the link below. Congratulations to all the teams for a great race! #mushersky up200.org/2026-up200-r...
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
That's a wrap on the 2026 UP 200. All teams still on the trail have finished and Quince Mountain was the red lantern. You can see the full results at the link below. Congratulations to all the teams for a great race! #mushersky up200.org/2026-up200-r...
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“Many … have rarely missed Mass & carry extreme guilt about staying home.”
“Some just need to keep hearing, ‘You know, these are extraordinary times and extreme times,’” Father Korogi said. “‘And here it says in church law that if you can’t do it, you can’t do it—you can’t put yourself in danger.’”
“Some just need to keep hearing, ‘You know, these are extraordinary times and extreme times,’” Father Korogi said. “‘And here it says in church law that if you can’t do it, you can’t do it—you can’t put yourself in danger.’”
Immigrants—“many of them with legal status”—are being forced to shelter at home, “declining to go to work or send kids to school for fear of ICE.
The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
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The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
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Minnesota Churches Provide Critical Supports as Immigrants Hide at Home
Belying Republican claims of “paid protesters,” churches have become critical nodes in the immigrant defense networks that have sprung up in response to Operation Metro Surge.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Many … have rarely missed Mass & carry extreme guilt about staying home.”
“Some just need to keep hearing, ‘You know, these are extraordinary times and extreme times,’” Father Korogi said. “‘And here it says in church law that if you can’t do it, you can’t do it—you can’t put yourself in danger.’”
“Some just need to keep hearing, ‘You know, these are extraordinary times and extreme times,’” Father Korogi said. “‘And here it says in church law that if you can’t do it, you can’t do it—you can’t put yourself in danger.’”
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "...in Somalia they execute pedophiles..."
Republicans: "Omar calls to execute Trump"
That... sounds like an admission to me? 🤔 Note that Omar never said Trump was a pedophile
Republicans: "Omar calls to execute Trump"
That... sounds like an admission to me? 🤔 Note that Omar never said Trump was a pedophile
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "...in Somalia they execute pedophiles..."
Republicans: "Omar calls to execute Trump"
That... sounds like an admission to me? 🤔 Note that Omar never said Trump was a pedophile
Republicans: "Omar calls to execute Trump"
That... sounds like an admission to me? 🤔 Note that Omar never said Trump was a pedophile
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Idaho and DC legislators can pass laws to ensure I can be discriminated against and criminalize bathroom use, yet I will still have friends and family and community. I will still be me and find joy. And their children will see and know the world is bigger than their parents hate. Yes, love will win.
@barackobama.bsky.social: "Bad Bunny's halftime show... This is what a community is. People who did not speak Spanish and have never been to Puerto Rico saw that elderly woman serving a drink and the kids dancing with their grandmas... There's room for everybody here. That I think is where we win."
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Idaho and DC legislators can pass laws to ensure I can be discriminated against and criminalize bathroom use, yet I will still have friends and family and community. I will still be me and find joy. And their children will see and know the world is bigger than their parents hate. Yes, love will win.
Bluesky: The unofficial official app of Olympic curling.
I can’t believe they pulled off that steal. Amazing! 🥌
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Bluesky: The unofficial official app of Olympic curling.
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And…..what exactly is the reasonable suspicion based on?? It doesn’t have anything to do with racial profile only in the sense that it is absolutely and only racial profiling.
Homan: "When they say 'stop racial profiling' -- that's just not occurring. ICE will briefly detain and question somebody based on reasonable suspicion. It has nothing to do with racial profiling."
February 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
And…..what exactly is the reasonable suspicion based on?? It doesn’t have anything to do with racial profile only in the sense that it is absolutely and only racial profiling.
Just a little while ago, Ryan Anderson crossed the finish line to win his 10th UP 200!! Congrats to Ryan and his team. Erin Aili finished just 6 minutes back, once again providing tough competition (the two finished 1-2 in the Beargrease Marathon too). #mushersky
Checking in on the UP 200, Erin Aili is leading and is 18 miles from Timber Products CP. Matthew Schmidt, Ryan Anderson, Martin Massicotte, and Ward Wallin make up the top 5. Everyone has 5 or so hours of rest to take at the CP before starting the 58 mile run to the finish. #mushersky 1/
It was a busy day, so I'm a bit late, but the UP 200, Midnight Run, and Jack Pine 30 are running this weekend in Marquette, Michigan. You can follow the 200 and Midnight Run mushers on trackleaders. The Jack Pine 30 doesn't have a tracker. #mushersky 1/ trackleaders.com/up200-26
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Just a little while ago, Ryan Anderson crossed the finish line to win his 10th UP 200!! Congrats to Ryan and his team. Erin Aili finished just 6 minutes back, once again providing tough competition (the two finished 1-2 in the Beargrease Marathon too). #mushersky
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This has been happening for a year. Here in Spokane, they’ve been knocking on people’s doors & saying they think they hit the person’s car. Once people come outside to see if their car is ok, they get taken.
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This has been happening for a year. Here in Spokane, they’ve been knocking on people’s doors & saying they think they hit the person’s car. Once people come outside to see if their car is ok, they get taken.
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One thing @maddow.bsky.social emphasized this week is filtering out what Trump & Co vomit up on a constant basis and instead focus on the tangible things that are being done in the courts and in the legislature. It’s a good way to beat the exhaustion which is what they want, to wear us down. Wise
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A thread, with lots of data, about how Trump-Vance-Miller have not only lost the big argument about ICE they've also lost it about mass deportation. The country wants DHS to deport criminals and leave the rest of us alone 👇
Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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February 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
One thing @maddow.bsky.social emphasized this week is filtering out what Trump & Co vomit up on a constant basis and instead focus on the tangible things that are being done in the courts and in the legislature. It’s a good way to beat the exhaustion which is what they want, to wear us down. Wise
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Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
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This looks like a dairy or a pig farm, not a place you would expect to see humans housed.
A reminder this happened earlier this week at Trump’s massive concentration camp in El Paso:
“The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“
“The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This looks like a dairy or a pig farm, not a place you would expect to see humans housed.
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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When Rep Scanlon asked Pam Bondi about NSPM-7 and if she had a list of domestic terrorists in a Congressional hearing this week, Bondi replied by pointing out Kyle Wagner's cyberstalking case.
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
When Rep Scanlon asked Pam Bondi about NSPM-7 and if she had a list of domestic terrorists in a Congressional hearing this week, Bondi replied by pointing out Kyle Wagner's cyberstalking case.
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This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
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I am about to start a thread of photos of the #UP200 mushers getting to Grand Marais today ⬇️
(I did not get any of #5 Nathan Schroeder as his tracker said he was stopped 20 miles away and he showed up in the 5 minutes I went inside to use the bathroom, thinking I had 30 minutes to the next musher.)
(I did not get any of #5 Nathan Schroeder as his tracker said he was stopped 20 miles away and he showed up in the 5 minutes I went inside to use the bathroom, thinking I had 30 minutes to the next musher.)
February 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I am about to start a thread of photos of the #UP200 mushers getting to Grand Marais today ⬇️
(I did not get any of #5 Nathan Schroeder as his tracker said he was stopped 20 miles away and he showed up in the 5 minutes I went inside to use the bathroom, thinking I had 30 minutes to the next musher.)
(I did not get any of #5 Nathan Schroeder as his tracker said he was stopped 20 miles away and he showed up in the 5 minutes I went inside to use the bathroom, thinking I had 30 minutes to the next musher.)
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
Checking in on the UP 200, Erin Aili is leading and is 18 miles from Timber Products CP. Matthew Schmidt, Ryan Anderson, Martin Massicotte, and Ward Wallin make up the top 5. Everyone has 5 or so hours of rest to take at the CP before starting the 58 mile run to the finish. #mushersky 1/
It was a busy day, so I'm a bit late, but the UP 200, Midnight Run, and Jack Pine 30 are running this weekend in Marquette, Michigan. You can follow the 200 and Midnight Run mushers on trackleaders. The Jack Pine 30 doesn't have a tracker. #mushersky 1/ trackleaders.com/up200-26
Upper Peninsula 200 2026 live tracker by trackleaders.com
Live tracking event map for Upper Peninsula 200 2026 - 200 mile dog sled event along the southern shores of Lake Superior. Includes leaderboard coverage, race flow, replay and links to individual trac...
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February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Checking in on the UP 200, Erin Aili is leading and is 18 miles from Timber Products CP. Matthew Schmidt, Ryan Anderson, Martin Massicotte, and Ward Wallin make up the top 5. Everyone has 5 or so hours of rest to take at the CP before starting the 58 mile run to the finish. #mushersky 1/
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America may have always been like this for far too many people but this administration is bringing it home, directly and in person, to a ton of folks who have never seen it before
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
America may have always been like this for far too many people but this administration is bringing it home, directly and in person, to a ton of folks who have never seen it before
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
that this is their response is extremely encouraging
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We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
i think this is what drives me nuts. people talk about how, say, the UN was founded by "starry eyed idealists" who didn't understand "reality." the truth is that the UN was founded by those who had just fought and *won* the bloodiest war in human history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
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So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
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Division of Financial Management administrator Lori Wolff sent a letter to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee outlining the potential impacts of the committee’s 5% budget cut proposals. #idleg
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Division of Financial Management administrator Lori Wolff sent a letter to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee outlining the potential impacts of the committee’s 5% budget cut proposals. #idleg
Official results from the Jack Pine 30. #mushersky
February 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Official results from the Jack Pine 30. #mushersky
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Here's a crash course on what the 5% state budget holdbacks advancing in the #idleg will mean for you and your families based on the dogged reporting our @idahocapitalsun.com staff busted out this week. What we found is that these cuts could affect nearly every Idahoan in some way. #idpol
Legislative notebook: Budget committee sends funding cuts to full Idaho House, Senate floors • Idaho Capital Sun
This week, we did something a little differently than we ever have before at the Idaho Capital Sun. After spending the last five years, day in and day out, covering as many Idaho legislative committee...
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February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Here's a crash course on what the 5% state budget holdbacks advancing in the #idleg will mean for you and your families based on the dogged reporting our @idahocapitalsun.com staff busted out this week. What we found is that these cuts could affect nearly every Idahoan in some way. #idpol
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social