Joe Gallenstein
@joegallenstein.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Friend, Organizer. Occasional poet. Northern Kentucky.
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The woman Alex Pretti defended from ICE was also a health care professional—and she was denied the chance to help Pretti in his final moments. trib.al/Y0dRX2x
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The woman Alex Pretti defended from ICE was also a health care professional—and she was denied the chance to help Pretti in his final moments. trib.al/Y0dRX2x
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Everything you need to know on what the legislature may do around data centers this year from @joesonka.lpm.org (the bill Joe's referring to was passed over this morning, but worry not we'll probably see it again before too long)
My latest on a long-awaited data center bill in the Kentucky legislature, which gets its first committee hearing this morning. #kyga26 👇
A GOP bill seeks to make new data centers cover their own costs for utility infrastructure in Kentucky, preventing existing electricity customers from subsidizing them. The bill comes as utility companies and local communities deal with an influx of prospective data center projects. #kyga26
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Everything you need to know on what the legislature may do around data centers this year from @joesonka.lpm.org (the bill Joe's referring to was passed over this morning, but worry not we'll probably see it again before too long)
Hopping on a call to help build support for Welcome Home Kentucky to support HB 338! Join me at our big lobby day on 3/11!
In the meantime - you can help by calling legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and asking legislators to support HB 338. #kyga26 #HousingJustice
www.mobilize.us/whk/event/88...
In the meantime - you can help by calling legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and asking legislators to support HB 338. #kyga26 #HousingJustice
www.mobilize.us/whk/event/88...
Welcome Home Kentucky Day at the Capitol- March 11! · Welcome Home Kentucky
### What's this about?
Over 40,000 evictions are filed every year in Kentucky, and up to 45% of those eviction filings are dismissed–**yet even these dismissed evictions follow you around for the res...
www.mobilize.us
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Hopping on a call to help build support for Welcome Home Kentucky to support HB 338! Join me at our big lobby day on 3/11!
In the meantime - you can help by calling legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and asking legislators to support HB 338. #kyga26 #HousingJustice
www.mobilize.us/whk/event/88...
In the meantime - you can help by calling legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and asking legislators to support HB 338. #kyga26 #HousingJustice
www.mobilize.us/whk/event/88...
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Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota. sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...
End Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota!
Minnesota is the Trump administration’s testing ground to see how far he can abuse his power and authority against the American people. That is why we need every person—in Minnesota and across the cou...
sign.moveon.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota. sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...
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(MINNEAPOLIS) - Federal judges in Minnesota have several times in recent weeks rejected arrest warrants for people protesting a surge of immigration officers in that state, finding that federal agents do not have sufficient evidence ..
@ms.now
www.ms.now/news/minneso...
@ms.now
www.ms.now/news/minneso...
Minnesota judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests
Sources say federal agents aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused.
www.ms.now
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
(MINNEAPOLIS) - Federal judges in Minnesota have several times in recent weeks rejected arrest warrants for people protesting a surge of immigration officers in that state, finding that federal agents do not have sufficient evidence ..
@ms.now
www.ms.now/news/minneso...
@ms.now
www.ms.now/news/minneso...
For the first time I was recognized not as an organizer with @kftc-1981.bsky.social, as my spouse’s partner, or as my kids’ dad - but as a poet!
You can read some of my stuff at Joegallenstein.wordpress.com
You can read some of my stuff at Joegallenstein.wordpress.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
For the first time I was recognized not as an organizer with @kftc-1981.bsky.social, as my spouse’s partner, or as my kids’ dad - but as a poet!
You can read some of my stuff at Joegallenstein.wordpress.com
You can read some of my stuff at Joegallenstein.wordpress.com
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I was VERY surprised the Bills fired their head coach after a playoff loss. Gwen Howerton
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I was VERY surprised the Bills fired their head coach after a playoff loss. Gwen Howerton
Folks who are in #Kentucky that are worried about #pipelines and #datacenters may want to attend these upcoming FERC meetings in #MaysvilleKY and #FlemingsburgKY! It’s your chance to comment on a proposed pipeline in Rowan, Fleming, and Mason counties that some have connected to
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January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Folks who are in #Kentucky that are worried about #pipelines and #datacenters may want to attend these upcoming FERC meetings in #MaysvilleKY and #FlemingsburgKY! It’s your chance to comment on a proposed pipeline in Rowan, Fleming, and Mason counties that some have connected to
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
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“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
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When you’re not the good guys in the story
January 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
When you’re not the good guys in the story
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Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother’s killing by a federal immigration agent
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
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In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
January 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
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BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
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Hundreds protest in Philadelphia against Minneapolis ICE shooting www.inquirer.com/news/philade... So proud of Philly ✊
Hundreds protest in Philadelphia against Minneapolis ICE shooting
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, on Wednesday.
www.inquirer.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Hundreds protest in Philadelphia against Minneapolis ICE shooting www.inquirer.com/news/philade... So proud of Philly ✊
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When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
When I invade Venezuela and the number one trending topic is still "Epstein Files"
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After the Trump/GOP/MAGA opening salvo on democracy in 2020, 100+ businesses crowed about not giving money to election deniers. Many of us knew it would be short-lived, a PR stunt. We were right.
However, there are just 10 companies remaining true to their word.
popular.info/p/five-years...
However, there are just 10 companies remaining true to their word.
popular.info/p/five-years...
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
After the Trump/GOP/MAGA opening salvo on democracy in 2020, 100+ businesses crowed about not giving money to election deniers. Many of us knew it would be short-lived, a PR stunt. We were right.
However, there are just 10 companies remaining true to their word.
popular.info/p/five-years...
However, there are just 10 companies remaining true to their word.
popular.info/p/five-years...
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All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The most shameful day in American history
We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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If you’re old enough to remember Wag the Dog, congratulations: you’re also old enough to recognize when a White House is tossing a foreign military spectacle onto the national stage because the domestic plotline has become… inconvenient.
Wag the Dog Was a Warning, Not a Foreign Policy Blueprint
From the Epstein Files to oil-driven distractions, the Venezuela operation feels less like leadership and more like a rerun Americans were warned about decades ago.
buttondown.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
If you’re old enough to remember Wag the Dog, congratulations: you’re also old enough to recognize when a White House is tossing a foreign military spectacle onto the national stage because the domestic plotline has become… inconvenient.