sandra fish
@fishnette.bsky.social
independent data journo, kinda retired; past prez
@womenjournos; fishnette@mastodon.online; RTs = Hey, look over there! she/her
@womenjournos; fishnette@mastodon.online; RTs = Hey, look over there! she/her
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sandra fish
@fishnette.bsky.social
· Nov 15
just gonna spend my time watching live sports, listening to The Linda Lindas and crafting for the foreseeable future.
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Wow
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Wow
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NEW: The lame duck conservative majority on the DougCo School Board plans to use its last meeting Tuesday to pass a 10-year extension for all charter schools without a review of their performance and finances. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports:
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
NEW: The lame duck conservative majority on the DougCo School Board plans to use its last meeting Tuesday to pass a 10-year extension for all charter schools without a review of their performance and finances. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports:
Also you can’t sign petitions for candidates if you belong to their party #copolitics
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also you can’t sign petitions for candidates if you belong to their party #copolitics
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I'm so psyched about @bonfire.bonfire.cafe.ap.brid.gy's work on making the open social internet good for real communities by putting in the culture work right from the very beginning. I'm a scavenger and a pragmatist *and also* I think the way we do things matters.
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
Sparks fly up
Once you’ve seized the tools of political life to build communal power, it’s hard to forget what a hammer feels like in your hand.
www.wrecka.ge
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm so psyched about @bonfire.bonfire.cafe.ap.brid.gy's work on making the open social internet good for real communities by putting in the culture work right from the very beginning. I'm a scavenger and a pragmatist *and also* I think the way we do things matters.
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
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@colinbphoto.bsky.social caught federal immigration agents in an apparent photo shoot at the Bean this morning and I guess this happened:
While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@colinbphoto.bsky.social caught federal immigration agents in an apparent photo shoot at the Bean this morning and I guess this happened:
While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors without the ability to replace them with qualified military mem…
www.denverpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
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Senate on path to end government shutdown www.cpr.org/2025/11/09/s... #copolitics
Senate on path to end government shutdown
Colorado’s Senators opposed the deal because it did not address rising health care costs.
www.cpr.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Senate on path to end government shutdown www.cpr.org/2025/11/09/s... #copolitics
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
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Sens Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on their No votes to advance the package to reopen the government. But cited what was not included - an extension of the enhanced tax credit. #copolitics
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Sens Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on their No votes to advance the package to reopen the government. But cited what was not included - an extension of the enhanced tax credit. #copolitics
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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CO Sens Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper are No votes on this deal -- CR to Jan 30, minibus. #copolitics
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
CO Sens Michael Bennet & John Hickenlooper are No votes on this deal -- CR to Jan 30, minibus. #copolitics
I’d go for both tbh
seems like the easier solution is to give everyone free healthcare and pay for it by like buying 17 less missiles or taxing 53 dudes 1.8 percent more
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’d go for both tbh
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seems like the easier solution is to give everyone free healthcare and pay for it by like buying 17 less missiles or taxing 53 dudes 1.8 percent more
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
seems like the easier solution is to give everyone free healthcare and pay for it by like buying 17 less missiles or taxing 53 dudes 1.8 percent more
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Dem leadership and Repubs. Guess who the Dems always are. 🤔
a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field
ALT: a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Dem leadership and Repubs. Guess who the Dems always are. 🤔
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Reuters takes a deep dive into something I’ve been squawking about lately: the disappearing line between official Republican government operations and the right-wing marketplace.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream
How right‑wing influencers and Trump officials work in lockstep — targeting perceived adversaries, amplifying false claims and reshaping US media.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Reuters takes a deep dive into something I’ve been squawking about lately: the disappearing line between official Republican government operations and the right-wing marketplace.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
Originally a Windsor company #copolitics
Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, according to Senator Lummis.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
Lake, who owned a diesel servicing company, had pleaded guilty to disabling emissions controls on hundreds of heavy-duty commercial trucks.
A study showed that it caused increases in carbon monoxide & pollutants known to cause lung cancer.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Originally a Windsor company #copolitics
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Judge Mark Wolf resigns from the District Court of Massachusetts and writes why in a powerful piece in the Atlantic.
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Judge Mark Wolf resigns from the District Court of Massachusetts and writes why in a powerful piece in the Atlantic.
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One thing he doesn’t mention in his list of reasons but I’m sure is a factor:
Erez Reuveni was one of his law clerks.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Admin that has ignored court orders demands that states follow its decrees
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Admin that has ignored court orders demands that states follow its decrees
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If you rearrange the letters in Kinnick Stadium, you get:
- A Mini Duck Stink
- A Units Kick Mind
- Tsunami Kick Din
- Anti Kick Nudism
Gotta be something there.
- A Mini Duck Stink
- A Units Kick Mind
- Tsunami Kick Din
- Anti Kick Nudism
Gotta be something there.
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you rearrange the letters in Kinnick Stadium, you get:
- A Mini Duck Stink
- A Units Kick Mind
- Tsunami Kick Din
- Anti Kick Nudism
Gotta be something there.
- A Mini Duck Stink
- A Units Kick Mind
- Tsunami Kick Din
- Anti Kick Nudism
Gotta be something there.
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Both cities and rural areas have been slowly terraformed into playgrounds for the richest among us, not places where people are supposed to exist. A national facing politician telling folks directly "you are supposed to live here comfortably" fucks up their program.
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Both cities and rural areas have been slowly terraformed into playgrounds for the richest among us, not places where people are supposed to exist. A national facing politician telling folks directly "you are supposed to live here comfortably" fucks up their program.