J. Smith
@jooltman.bsky.social
Professional Citizen. Adores Poetry/Bikes/Textiles.
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
This is state violence against non-violent protestors. Their lives are on hold, mental health ruined, future prospects uncertain, all because they were present at a peaceful protest. Sets dangerous precedent for legally attacking all protests with RICO laws. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Cop City case could trigger more charges against US protesters, attorney says
Defendant’s lawyer says ‘prosecutors are watching’ after Georgia appealed the dismissal of Rico conspiracy charges
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This is state violence against non-violent protestors. Their lives are on hold, mental health ruined, future prospects uncertain, all because they were present at a peaceful protest. Sets dangerous precedent for legally attacking all protests with RICO laws. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Even after years of war, Kiev is more functional than NYC when it comes to making the city walkable after a snow storm! (Screengrab from @nytimes.com homepage report.) @mayor.nyc.gov @nycsanitation.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Even after years of war, Kiev is more functional than NYC when it comes to making the city walkable after a snow storm! (Screengrab from @nytimes.com homepage report.) @mayor.nyc.gov @nycsanitation.bsky.social
If you woke up this morning and thought, “Wow, I’m glad Cuomo is not my mayor!” help the woman who prevented that get to City Council where she’ll do more brave things. lindseyfornyc.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
If you woke up this morning and thought, “Wow, I’m glad Cuomo is not my mayor!” help the woman who prevented that get to City Council where she’ll do more brave things. lindseyfornyc.com
"...the models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the climate system into uncharted territory." There's no way to estimate the unknowable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"...the models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the climate system into uncharted territory." There's no way to estimate the unknowable. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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FUN FACT!
The folks surrounding the Abundance movement have been funding a right wing science focused think tank called the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Their shiny idea submitted to OSTP was to test children and only select the top of 3rd graders to participate in STEM training.
The folks surrounding the Abundance movement have been funding a right wing science focused think tank called the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Their shiny idea submitted to OSTP was to test children and only select the top of 3rd graders to participate in STEM training.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
FUN FACT!
The folks surrounding the Abundance movement have been funding a right wing science focused think tank called the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Their shiny idea submitted to OSTP was to test children and only select the top of 3rd graders to participate in STEM training.
The folks surrounding the Abundance movement have been funding a right wing science focused think tank called the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Their shiny idea submitted to OSTP was to test children and only select the top of 3rd graders to participate in STEM training.
In a stoke of good timing, if you live in NYC and want to meet Peggy in person, Vote Mama is hosting a cocktail hour for her near BAM tonight 2/9. Let's cross-pollinate, and show her NYC has Minnesota's back! Register here for more info: www.grapevine.org/donate/pool/... @bkindivisible.bsky.social
In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is running for Senate with a record of delivering transformational progress for families and the opportunity to make history as the first Indigenous woman elected to the Senate. We're proud to endorse Peggy because we know she's up for the fight against fascism.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In a stoke of good timing, if you live in NYC and want to meet Peggy in person, Vote Mama is hosting a cocktail hour for her near BAM tonight 2/9. Let's cross-pollinate, and show her NYC has Minnesota's back! Register here for more info: www.grapevine.org/donate/pool/... @bkindivisible.bsky.social
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
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In NY-10, Brad Lander brings decades of progressive leadership and governing experience, with a track record of winning tangible gains for workers, tenants, and immigrant communities. We're proud to endorse Brad because we know he will meet this moment with the level of urgency and ferocity we need.
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
In NY-10, Brad Lander brings decades of progressive leadership and governing experience, with a track record of winning tangible gains for workers, tenants, and immigrant communities. We're proud to endorse Brad because we know he will meet this moment with the level of urgency and ferocity we need.
I would vote for this ticket!
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I would vote for this ticket!
If you put your feet on the seat, hog up space with your bags and play TikTok videos without earbuds, prepare to have a hex placed on you by Courtesy Witch. She rides @mta.info, so beware.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
If you put your feet on the seat, hog up space with your bags and play TikTok videos without earbuds, prepare to have a hex placed on you by Courtesy Witch. She rides @mta.info, so beware.
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15k NYSNA nurses continue to hold the line on the largest & longest nurse strike in NYC history and demand that employers settle fair contracts. Please consider making a contribution so our braves nurses can hold the line one day longer, one day stronger.
www.nysna.org/news/support...
www.nysna.org/news/support...
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
15k NYSNA nurses continue to hold the line on the largest & longest nurse strike in NYC history and demand that employers settle fair contracts. Please consider making a contribution so our braves nurses can hold the line one day longer, one day stronger.
www.nysna.org/news/support...
www.nysna.org/news/support...
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ALL city hospitals are operating as warming centers.
311 is directing people to call 911 if unhoused folks are outdoors.
Scattered power outages across the boroughs, density in Bushwick.
DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME
311 is directing people to call 911 if unhoused folks are outdoors.
Scattered power outages across the boroughs, density in Bushwick.
DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME
February 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
ALL city hospitals are operating as warming centers.
311 is directing people to call 911 if unhoused folks are outdoors.
Scattered power outages across the boroughs, density in Bushwick.
DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME
311 is directing people to call 911 if unhoused folks are outdoors.
Scattered power outages across the boroughs, density in Bushwick.
DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME
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Everyone who runs for office anywhere in Minnesota for the next decade should be asked, “What did you, personally, do fight ICE and protect your neighbors?”
February 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Everyone who runs for office anywhere in Minnesota for the next decade should be asked, “What did you, personally, do fight ICE and protect your neighbors?”
Fascinating that his ding dong writes like a teenage girl! The Olympic Committee's decision not to "peenalize" Gus Kenworthy's protest because it was on social media, not in an Olympic venue, is sound.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating that his ding dong writes like a teenage girl! The Olympic Committee's decision not to "peenalize" Gus Kenworthy's protest because it was on social media, not in an Olympic venue, is sound.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
Can anyone better at political science and markets please explain how Murdoch benefits financially from making Europe into an enemy of the United States with these lies?
In an unmistakable sign of Europe’s rapidly dimming view on America, the U.S. delegation entered the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony to a chorus of boos and disapproving whistles from the international crowd of more than 65,000. on.wsj.com/3ZUmCq1
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Can anyone better at political science and markets please explain how Murdoch benefits financially from making Europe into an enemy of the United States with these lies?
“If the Trump administration complies [with court order], the project could soon restart construction.” This is not a normal speculation. None of this is normal. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Tunnel Project
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
“If the Trump administration complies [with court order], the project could soon restart construction.” This is not a normal speculation. None of this is normal. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...
Rich people have predictable
Fetishes: apple.news/AHOJvpkxNSxm...
Fetishes: apple.news/AHOJvpkxNSxm...
A Michelangelo Drawing Just Sold for $27.2 Million—Over 13 Times Its Asking Price — The Wall Street Journal
The Renaissance master earned a record sum with this sketch of a foot linked to the Sistine Chapel
apple.news
February 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Rich people have predictable
Fetishes: apple.news/AHOJvpkxNSxm...
Fetishes: apple.news/AHOJvpkxNSxm...
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Four University of Minnesota students were just arrested for demanding that their administration stop cooperating with ICE and establish a sanctuary campus.
If you're a student at a college or university, join us to take action and kick ICE off every campus nation-wide.
If you're a student at a college or university, join us to take action and kick ICE off every campus nation-wide.
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Four University of Minnesota students were just arrested for demanding that their administration stop cooperating with ICE and establish a sanctuary campus.
If you're a student at a college or university, join us to take action and kick ICE off every campus nation-wide.
If you're a student at a college or university, join us to take action and kick ICE off every campus nation-wide.
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
Hard OH HELL NO from this New Yorker. @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Schumer Pressured to Support Renaming Dulles Airport and Penn Station for Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Hard OH HELL NO from this New Yorker. @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
What do these nine US states have in common?
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
What do these nine US states have in common?
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Fun fact- if you take AIPAC money you can’t get an Indivisible endorsement in your primary.
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Fun fact- if you take AIPAC money you can’t get an Indivisible endorsement in your primary.