Joyce Reynolds-Ward
@jreynoldsward.blacksky.app
SFF writer. Horsewoman. Dreaming of a better future. Retired special education teacher. Blathers about stuff.
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President Obama posted his BHM message and the Children of the Chalk lined up to show their ass. It’s only Day 1 of Black History Month, and they’ve losing it.
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
President Obama posted his BHM message and the Children of the Chalk lined up to show their ass. It’s only Day 1 of Black History Month, and they’ve losing it.
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I am starting to realise that there is a disturbing, widespread inability on BlueSky to process data beyond personal anecdote. Society more generally, sure, but I had expected better here.
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I am starting to realise that there is a disturbing, widespread inability on BlueSky to process data beyond personal anecdote. Society more generally, sure, but I had expected better here.
Yes. This.
the way German communists attacked German social democrats in the 1930s, with the result that they were unable to stop the rise of Hitler. They were fighting among you themselves rather than the common enemy. I don't want to make too much of the historical parallel; there's no analog of the Soviet
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Yes. This.
This skeet and the one after are good points.
What persuaded me, though, is the way I see the anarchists and actual communists talking about Stancil. One would think that they would recognize someone who could be an ally even if they disagreed with him on important points, but they absolutely slag the man. I am very much reminded of
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This skeet and the one after are good points.
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It seems likely to me that Stancil was kicked out because he was insufficiently sympathetic to the far left. It wasn't that he was an especially annoying person. That was an excuse; there are plenty of annoying people in the movement. He was kicked out for having the wrong politics.
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
It seems likely to me that Stancil was kicked out because he was insufficiently sympathetic to the far left. It wasn't that he was an especially annoying person. That was an excuse; there are plenty of annoying people in the movement. He was kicked out for having the wrong politics.
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*ICE Agents literally releasing unclothed citizens in the woods in an attempt to murder them via exposure*
*Will becomes pigheaded and refuses to back down*
Crazed Leftie: "To me, Will is the greater evil and harassing him should occupy all of my time and attention"
*Will becomes pigheaded and refuses to back down*
Crazed Leftie: "To me, Will is the greater evil and harassing him should occupy all of my time and attention"
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
*ICE Agents literally releasing unclothed citizens in the woods in an attempt to murder them via exposure*
*Will becomes pigheaded and refuses to back down*
Crazed Leftie: "To me, Will is the greater evil and harassing him should occupy all of my time and attention"
*Will becomes pigheaded and refuses to back down*
Crazed Leftie: "To me, Will is the greater evil and harassing him should occupy all of my time and attention"
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February 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Remember when we were all desperately trying to deescalate and stop the national guard from coming in? The president of PPA went on Fox News to say he would actually welcome them. So no, we don’t all want the same things. And people have a right to know.
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
Blue city officers open to feds’ help fighting crime crisis as leaders spew ‘anti-police rhetoric’: union pres
President Donald Trump directs National Guard to Portland to protect ICE facilities from Antifa attacks as the city's police union president expresses openness to federal support.
www.foxnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Remember when we were all desperately trying to deescalate and stop the national guard from coming in? The president of PPA went on Fox News to say he would actually welcome them. So no, we don’t all want the same things. And people have a right to know.
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city...
YAY!!!!
liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
February 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
YAY!!!!
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Our DA is just hiding in the corner trying to avoid any responsibility for holding these ICE thugs accountable for breaking the law.
Our duly elected prosecutor is doing nothing to stop children from being abducted and tear gassed in the street.
Our duly elected prosecutor is doing nothing to stop children from being abducted and tear gassed in the street.
If you are pissed off at how the Feds tear gassed families - tell it to the DA - Nathan Vasquez. He has more options than city council. And get it on public legal record with the Attorney General @agdanrayfield.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Our DA is just hiding in the corner trying to avoid any responsibility for holding these ICE thugs accountable for breaking the law.
Our duly elected prosecutor is doing nothing to stop children from being abducted and tear gassed in the street.
Our duly elected prosecutor is doing nothing to stop children from being abducted and tear gassed in the street.
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Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
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It is completely unacceptable that ICE tear gassed thousands of Portlanders who were peacefully walking by the Macadam facility. There were children there, people were not dressed for a confrontational protest because it would be mind boggling to use this level of force against a crowd like this.
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It is completely unacceptable that ICE tear gassed thousands of Portlanders who were peacefully walking by the Macadam facility. There were children there, people were not dressed for a confrontational protest because it would be mind boggling to use this level of force against a crowd like this.
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Mayor Wilson has now indicated he will expedite the rule making process for the Detention Facility Impact Fee. I am grateful for that.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Mayor Wilson has now indicated he will expedite the rule making process for the Detention Facility Impact Fee. I am grateful for that.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
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From Portland, OR Mayor Keith Wilson
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. […] To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children.”
www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. […] To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children.”
www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
Portland Mayor Statement on Federal Use of Chemical Munitions at Peaceful Protest
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force against the very people they are sworn to serve."
www.portland.gov
February 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
From Portland, OR Mayor Keith Wilson
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. […] To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children.”
www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
“To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. […] To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children.”
www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
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Since there's a lot of fucked up shit circulating from the newest Epstein files release, remember that there's no moral obligation look at this stuff. Traumatizing yourself by passively taking in horrific information without any way to translate that into useful action isn't activism.
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Since there's a lot of fucked up shit circulating from the newest Epstein files release, remember that there's no moral obligation look at this stuff. Traumatizing yourself by passively taking in horrific information without any way to translate that into useful action isn't activism.
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I just drove past an abandoned car, with the doors open. (wrong side of highway, others had already stopped.)
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I just drove past an abandoned car, with the doors open. (wrong side of highway, others had already stopped.)
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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The public library is an essential component of a 21st-century left political project as an example of both what is already available to us and what can be improved upon in the future. The library is a public good, and it is free as a public service.
I want more people to make the connections.
I want more people to make the connections.
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The public library is an essential component of a 21st-century left political project as an example of both what is already available to us and what can be improved upon in the future. The library is a public good, and it is free as a public service.
I want more people to make the connections.
I want more people to make the connections.
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wyden usually gets the good press on this website but merkley is a top-tier senator, too
ICE and CBP are terrorizing our communities and trampling on the Constitution. I wrote a bill to give Americans legal tools to sue and hold lawless agents accountable.
Exclusive: Democrat’s bill would let people sue ICE over misconduct
It’ll be a nonstarter for the Republicans, but will demonstrates the scale of change Democrats now believe is needed.
www.semafor.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
wyden usually gets the good press on this website but merkley is a top-tier senator, too
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thom tillis will forever be an honorless, oathbreaking dog, but i won't stop him if he wants to spend his last year in congress calling his party for what they are before heading to the doghouse for the rest of his life
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
thom tillis will forever be an honorless, oathbreaking dog, but i won't stop him if he wants to spend his last year in congress calling his party for what they are before heading to the doghouse for the rest of his life
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They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this.
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
They just heavily gassed. Went thru my full face again. the medics were saying it was going through their masks too. There were very young children present. This is the road nearby ten minutes after the gassing started. The gas is still visible as I type this.
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DHS unloading tear gas & injury munitions on large anti-ICE protest in PDX. This protest was labor union led.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
DHS unloading tear gas & injury munitions on large anti-ICE protest in PDX. This protest was labor union led.
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DHS just unloaded a massive amount of teargas on the big labor rally at the PDX ICE facility.
Just before this the crowd was chanting "Show us your face!"
That turned into cries of "There are children here!"
Just before this the crowd was chanting "Show us your face!"
That turned into cries of "There are children here!"
February 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
DHS just unloaded a massive amount of teargas on the big labor rally at the PDX ICE facility.
Just before this the crowd was chanting "Show us your face!"
That turned into cries of "There are children here!"
Just before this the crowd was chanting "Show us your face!"
That turned into cries of "There are children here!"