Tracy Wise
@frauwise.bsky.social
Writer. Focused on the present moment in the US & around the world. Supporter of liberal democracy. Personal account. *opinions my own* re-posts=look at this (vs approval)
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Tracy Wise
@frauwise.bsky.social
· Mar 1
So grateful to #TheFriendsofSmileyPublicLibrary, @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social (w/o a publisher, no book!), and @frugalfrigate.bsky.social for a wonderful book launch event on Feb. 26. Between 40-50 people came and books for sale sold out!
#community #reading #BookSky 💙📚📚💙
MADAME SOREL'S LODGER
#community #reading #BookSky 💙📚📚💙
MADAME SOREL'S LODGER
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If @cortezmasto.senate.gov is your Senator, please call her and tell her NO to her plan to give ICE money to local law enforcement. Tell her local law enforcement is already collaborating with ICE and giving them money won't stop the atrocities. She needs to hear that from Nevadans. (202) 224-3542.
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
If @cortezmasto.senate.gov is your Senator, please call her and tell her NO to her plan to give ICE money to local law enforcement. Tell her local law enforcement is already collaborating with ICE and giving them money won't stop the atrocities. She needs to hear that from Nevadans. (202) 224-3542.
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
Breaking: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated by the Trump DOJ for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, two U.S. officials told WCCO.
It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.
It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.
Department of Justice investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, U.S. officials say
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News:
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
What the Trump Administration Is Buying With CBS's Reputation
The administration's story about the Renee Good shooting was falling apart. CBS gave them the credibility to put it back together.
www.readtpa.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If you're following the unbuilding of CBS News:
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
"A story with on-camera sources, legal clearance, and five rounds of vetting gets killed for not being ready. A story with anonymous sources and internal objections gets published because the editor-in-chief wanted it." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
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All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny https://theonion.com/all-6-branches-of-armed-forces-present-at-arrest-of-undocumented-nanny/
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny https://theonion.com/all-6-branches-of-armed-forces-present-at-arrest-of-undocumented-nanny/
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Let alone having an _actual unhoused person_. Imagine if he saw them as people and actually let them have a voice on his show?
Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Let alone having an _actual unhoused person_. Imagine if he saw them as people and actually let them have a voice on his show?
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At what point does someone in the media have the nerve to call this "ethnic cleansing?"
someone in Coon Rapids MN reports that ICE is knocking on doors "specifically on Latino houses"
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
At what point does someone in the media have the nerve to call this "ethnic cleansing?"
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Reporter: “What did you mean by the new world order?”
Carney: “The architecture, the multilateral system is being eroded—undercut. The question is what gets built in its place...”
Carney: “The architecture, the multilateral system is being eroded—undercut. The question is what gets built in its place...”
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Reporter: “What did you mean by the new world order?”
Carney: “The architecture, the multilateral system is being eroded—undercut. The question is what gets built in its place...”
Carney: “The architecture, the multilateral system is being eroded—undercut. The question is what gets built in its place...”
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Trump follows some notable leaders in being re-gifted a Nobel Prize, as a sort of participation trophy.
Joseph Goebbels was given one by an author in 1943.
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-... #history #Trump #Goebbels #Nazis
Joseph Goebbels was given one by an author in 1943.
www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-... #history #Trump #Goebbels #Nazis
The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable - Nobel Peace Prize
The medal and the diploma are the physical symbols confirming that an individual or organisation has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize itself – the honour and recognition – remains insepar...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Most folks aren't paying attention because this 💩 is scary, violent & evil.
I spoke to my neighbor who said, "It won't get that bad."
I asked if he's okay with innocent people including citizens being brutalized & abducted by the government.
I said go online search #ICE & see for yourself.
I spoke to my neighbor who said, "It won't get that bad."
I asked if he's okay with innocent people including citizens being brutalized & abducted by the government.
I said go online search #ICE & see for yourself.
January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Most folks aren't paying attention because this 💩 is scary, violent & evil.
I spoke to my neighbor who said, "It won't get that bad."
I asked if he's okay with innocent people including citizens being brutalized & abducted by the government.
I said go online search #ICE & see for yourself.
I spoke to my neighbor who said, "It won't get that bad."
I asked if he's okay with innocent people including citizens being brutalized & abducted by the government.
I said go online search #ICE & see for yourself.
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You cannot "train" murderous, violent ICE agents not to be murderous and violent.
Bodycams will do nothing to stop this. The agent who killed Good PROUDLY RECORDED THE KILLING.
The entire agency must be defunded and abolished.
cc @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
Bodycams will do nothing to stop this. The agent who killed Good PROUDLY RECORDED THE KILLING.
The entire agency must be defunded and abolished.
cc @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
You cannot "train" murderous, violent ICE agents not to be murderous and violent.
Bodycams will do nothing to stop this. The agent who killed Good PROUDLY RECORDED THE KILLING.
The entire agency must be defunded and abolished.
cc @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
Bodycams will do nothing to stop this. The agent who killed Good PROUDLY RECORDED THE KILLING.
The entire agency must be defunded and abolished.
cc @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
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Rep. Robin Kelly & cosponsors have sent impeachment articles against Kristi Noem to the Judiciary committee, which is majority GOP. This choice makes it unlikely that the articles will be taken up by the house.
@robinlynnekelly.bsky.social, please force a house vote directly under Rule IX.
@robinlynnekelly.bsky.social, please force a house vote directly under Rule IX.
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Rep. Robin Kelly & cosponsors have sent impeachment articles against Kristi Noem to the Judiciary committee, which is majority GOP. This choice makes it unlikely that the articles will be taken up by the house.
@robinlynnekelly.bsky.social, please force a house vote directly under Rule IX.
@robinlynnekelly.bsky.social, please force a house vote directly under Rule IX.
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Donald Trump claims to be spending $30bn on 10,000 more ICE agents.
That is $3,000,000 per year per agent.
Where and what is all this money really being spent on?
That is $3,000,000 per year per agent.
Where and what is all this money really being spent on?
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Donald Trump claims to be spending $30bn on 10,000 more ICE agents.
That is $3,000,000 per year per agent.
Where and what is all this money really being spent on?
That is $3,000,000 per year per agent.
Where and what is all this money really being spent on?
👇👇💔💔👇
The entry to the Mexican restaurant (Don Julio) in my hometown of Forest Lake MN that closed as a result of ICE has become a shrine. Two-thirds of voters in Forest Lake supported Trump in 2024.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
👇👇💔💔👇
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“We’ve had employees and subcontractors taken away [by ICE],” says Berghoff, president of Victory Building Services, a janitorial service located outside Minneapolis.“Our workers are either citizens or have work permits."
via @melisskawrites.bsky.social
www.inc.com/melissa-ange...
via @melisskawrites.bsky.social
www.inc.com/melissa-ange...
‘We Don’t Know Where ICE Is, or Where They'll Show Up Next’: ICE Is Disrupting Minneapolis Businesses
Minneapolis businesses report that residents are afraid to leave their homes because of ICE. When they do, many are taking their passports and emergency whistles with them.
www.inc.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
“We’ve had employees and subcontractors taken away [by ICE],” says Berghoff, president of Victory Building Services, a janitorial service located outside Minneapolis.“Our workers are either citizens or have work permits."
via @melisskawrites.bsky.social
www.inc.com/melissa-ange...
via @melisskawrites.bsky.social
www.inc.com/melissa-ange...
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“Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address”
https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/
https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
“Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address”
https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/
https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/
*exactly* this.
Please call/email your senators ASAP!
Please call/email your senators ASAP!
Elected democrats proposing this stuff in the face of their constituents' actual opinions is corrosive to democracy. It tells voters there's no party that represents them and no point to electoral participation.
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
*exactly* this.
Please call/email your senators ASAP!
Please call/email your senators ASAP!
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americans love replying to this post with their regionalisms and it makes me a little maudlin because it's such a display of americans loving being american in a time when america is not loving them back
the wildest thing is right-wingers acting like minnesotans in videos must be outside agitators when we can all hear their accents. i don't think i could do that accent convincingly if i spent a year practicing. and neither would i wish to. have you heard that shit? craziest american accent
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
americans love replying to this post with their regionalisms and it makes me a little maudlin because it's such a display of americans loving being american in a time when america is not loving them back
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They tried to murder kids and murdered a woman in front of witnesses & with video.
This can’t be reformed, Senator. @schumer.senate.gov
Would the Baileys want their kids nearly murdered by Feds coming home from Sam’s Club after a basketball game? listen to your voters. #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS
This can’t be reformed, Senator. @schumer.senate.gov
Would the Baileys want their kids nearly murdered by Feds coming home from Sam’s Club after a basketball game? listen to your voters. #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They tried to murder kids and murdered a woman in front of witnesses & with video.
This can’t be reformed, Senator. @schumer.senate.gov
Would the Baileys want their kids nearly murdered by Feds coming home from Sam’s Club after a basketball game? listen to your voters. #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS
This can’t be reformed, Senator. @schumer.senate.gov
Would the Baileys want their kids nearly murdered by Feds coming home from Sam’s Club after a basketball game? listen to your voters. #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS
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She took the words out of my mouth. She spoke for me.
🔥 JUST NOW — Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social lights up complicit Republicans: “Those of us who escaped places like that, the one place we thought we would never experience this is the united Goddamn states… I am ashamed. And we must do all we can to bring back the 🇺🇸 we all escaped into.
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
She took the words out of my mouth. She spoke for me.
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the only good thing about this part of the horrible shooting story is that it may turn out to be a gut shot for the carcass of @cbsnews.com and that's great. and unlike the ICE goon CBS has real internal bleeding.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
the only good thing about this part of the horrible shooting story is that it may turn out to be a gut shot for the carcass of @cbsnews.com and that's great. and unlike the ICE goon CBS has real internal bleeding.
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Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
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Adding to this:
It's okay to have normal moments of joy. Go to the birthday party. Spend a day at a park making a snowman. Curl up with a good book in front of a fireplace.
It reminds us what we are fighting for.
It's okay to have normal moments of joy. Go to the birthday party. Spend a day at a park making a snowman. Curl up with a good book in front of a fireplace.
It reminds us what we are fighting for.
Reminder to every local reading this to take your meds, eat something, and remember that showers exist and we still need to take them
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Adding to this:
It's okay to have normal moments of joy. Go to the birthday party. Spend a day at a park making a snowman. Curl up with a good book in front of a fireplace.
It reminds us what we are fighting for.
It's okay to have normal moments of joy. Go to the birthday party. Spend a day at a park making a snowman. Curl up with a good book in front of a fireplace.
It reminds us what we are fighting for.