Asheville Kathy LaLaLa
@kathological.bsky.social
Retired public defender ⚖️, now making pottery 🏺and salads 🥗.
Best advice: Just don’t freak out. Get grounded and connected, remember who you are, what matters to you and what is good for you. Be courageous & informed but also joyful.
Best advice: Just don’t freak out. Get grounded and connected, remember who you are, what matters to you and what is good for you. Be courageous & informed but also joyful.
Pinned
"While individually, citizens may feel powerless, together they are powerful." Good post by Rory Truex on the importance of doing many small things. rorytruex.substack.com/p/what-do-i-...
What Do I Do in a Time Like This?
Towards a Democracy Defense Movement
rorytruex.substack.com
“I love that line, ‘citizens are not subjects.’ We are not here to be ruled. But nor are we a ‘hateful mob.’ We are ‘upright, fair, peaceful, and rational,’ even when our government fails to be.”
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"Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top." — Edward Abbey
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February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
"Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top." — Edward Abbey
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Originally published on 6/2/2020 (after the killing of George Floyd), this cartoon seems all too relevant again today.
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Originally published on 6/2/2020 (after the killing of George Floyd), this cartoon seems all too relevant again today.
Never mind the jobs you’ve had, tell me five classes you took in university.
Calculus
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Oceans and Man
Goddess in Literature
It was the 70s.
Calculus
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Oceans and Man
Goddess in Literature
It was the 70s.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
Typography
Glassblowing
Painting
Packaging
Great Works of The Arts & Crafts Movement
Typography
Glassblowing
Painting
Packaging
Great Works of The Arts & Crafts Movement
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
Political philosophy
Women’s studies
Sociology of education
Psychoanalysis
Water polo
Political philosophy
Women’s studies
Sociology of education
Psychoanalysis
Water polo
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Never mind the jobs you’ve had, tell me five classes you took in university.
Calculus
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Oceans and Man
Goddess in Literature
It was the 70s.
Calculus
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Oceans and Man
Goddess in Literature
It was the 70s.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
I wonder if I have enough red yarn here.
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I wonder if I have enough red yarn here.
What?!?!
NEW: In an alarming development, North Carolina’s GOP-led election board is considering a plan to label certain voters as “presumptive noncitizens,” potentially purging them from the rolls.
It's the latest move in an effort to politicize voter list maintenance and undermine election confidence.
It's the latest move in an effort to politicize voter list maintenance and undermine election confidence.
North Carolina weighs investigating ‘presumptive noncitizens’ in latest attack on voting
Republicans took control of the board last year, installing a GOP majority and immediately replacing the long-time, nonpartisan director with a party political operative.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
What?!?!
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I just called my Republican Sen. Thom Tillis with a “Thanks but please do more” message.
If a toddler is hitting another child with a toy, it’s not enough to demand that they stop. At some point, you have to go take the toy away.
Defund ICE.
If a toddler is hitting another child with a toy, it’s not enough to demand that they stop. At some point, you have to go take the toy away.
Defund ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I just called my Republican Sen. Thom Tillis with a “Thanks but please do more” message.
If a toddler is hitting another child with a toy, it’s not enough to demand that they stop. At some point, you have to go take the toy away.
Defund ICE.
If a toddler is hitting another child with a toy, it’s not enough to demand that they stop. At some point, you have to go take the toy away.
Defund ICE.
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Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender
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Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender | The Daily Show
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January 27, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender
youtu.be/I-eNduwugmY
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
This is huge!
But not enough. Abolish now.
But not enough. Abolish now.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is huge!
But not enough. Abolish now.
But not enough. Abolish now.
I’m 67 years old and I don’t think I’ve ever called my representatives but I just did. My representatives are Republicans and I most certainly am not. But they are the only ones who can stop this and we are the only ones who will demand it. So that’s what we have to do.
And it wasn’t hard. Join me?
And it wasn’t hard. Join me?
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I’m 67 years old and I don’t think I’ve ever called my representatives but I just did. My representatives are Republicans and I most certainly am not. But they are the only ones who can stop this and we are the only ones who will demand it. So that’s what we have to do.
And it wasn’t hard. Join me?
And it wasn’t hard. Join me?
They simply can’t fathom human compassion.
Kash Patel, sniffing heavily on Benny Johnson's show: "The investigations ongoing into the funding of this -- we've made actual substantial progress, I just can't publicize it. But we've actually found groups and individuals responsible for funding it, because it's not happening organically."
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They simply can’t fathom human compassion.
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Walz: "If it was the intention of Donald Trump to make an example of Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example that the world is seeing"
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Walz: "If it was the intention of Donald Trump to make an example of Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example that the world is seeing"
Either something is up with the TikTok algo or no one I follow there has anything to say about yesterday in Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Either something is up with the TikTok algo or no one I follow there has anything to say about yesterday in Minneapolis.
This!!! 👇
Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This!!! 👇
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Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
Perfect
Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Perfect
And get paid to do it! And think they’re the good guys!
it’s pretty insane to think about how the dumbest most violent pieces of shit in the country have been given the message that they can kill with impunity if they join this one government agency
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
And get paid to do it! And think they’re the good guys!
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it shouldn’t matter at all what the background of someone murdered by fascists is
“he was no angel” is horrible, bigoted bullshit
but it does affect people’s perception and they fucked up really really bad here because they appear to have shot an actual saint
“he was no angel” is horrible, bigoted bullshit
but it does affect people’s perception and they fucked up really really bad here because they appear to have shot an actual saint
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 AM
it shouldn’t matter at all what the background of someone murdered by fascists is
“he was no angel” is horrible, bigoted bullshit
but it does affect people’s perception and they fucked up really really bad here because they appear to have shot an actual saint
“he was no angel” is horrible, bigoted bullshit
but it does affect people’s perception and they fucked up really really bad here because they appear to have shot an actual saint
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Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Minneapolis, MN
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Minneapolis, MN
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
Several women are walking through the area of protests with sambuus. They are stil hot from what I’m told.
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There is A LOT of misinformation going around about the continued funding of ICE.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
January 24, 2026 at 10:13 PM
There is A LOT of misinformation going around about the continued funding of ICE.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
I’m making gorgeous salads and waiting for the storm.
But what’s on my mind is: Abolish ICE now.
But what’s on my mind is: Abolish ICE now.
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I’m making gorgeous salads and waiting for the storm.
But what’s on my mind is: Abolish ICE now.
But what’s on my mind is: Abolish ICE now.