Kathryn Laskey
@kathrynlaskey.bsky.social
Prof emerita. Mother. Bubbe. Fighter for equality, justice, opportunity, and a livable planet. Time is running short. #ClimateCrisis and #EcologicalOvershoot are upon us.
Pay attention. The Wyden siren is blaring www.techdirt.com/2026/02/05/t...
The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
If you’ve been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you’ve likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will o…
www.techdirt.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Pay attention. The Wyden siren is blaring www.techdirt.com/2026/02/05/t...
Warning.
🚨BREAKING: The White House Thursday refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls
The federal government has historically recognized polling places as off-limits for immigration enforcement precisely to avoid deterring lawful voters.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Warning.
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Get Rid POS dinos who Still have NOT signed on2 kristi noem's impeachment articles👹(1)
- Pete Aguilar (CA 33rd)
- Sanford Bishop (GA 2nd)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL 20th)
- Katherine Clark (MA 5th)
- Jim Costa (CA 21st)
- Henry Cuellar (TX 28th)
- Sharice Davids (KS 3rd)
- Don Davis (NC 1st)
- Pete Aguilar (CA 33rd)
- Sanford Bishop (GA 2nd)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL 20th)
- Katherine Clark (MA 5th)
- Jim Costa (CA 21st)
- Henry Cuellar (TX 28th)
- Sharice Davids (KS 3rd)
- Don Davis (NC 1st)
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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can't protest? then please have a call in party!
SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
CALL EVERYDAY
White House 202 456-1111
Capitol switchboard 202 224 3121
200 calls on same topic per hour gets their attention
SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
CALL EVERYDAY
White House 202 456-1111
Capitol switchboard 202 224 3121
200 calls on same topic per hour gets their attention
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
can't protest? then please have a call in party!
SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
CALL EVERYDAY
White House 202 456-1111
Capitol switchboard 202 224 3121
200 calls on same topic per hour gets their attention
SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
CALL EVERYDAY
White House 202 456-1111
Capitol switchboard 202 224 3121
200 calls on same topic per hour gets their attention
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Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
“If the Bill of Rights contains no guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem.” [1/2]
February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“If the Bill of Rights contains no guarantee that a citizen shall be secure against lethal poisons distributed either by private individuals or by public officials, it is surely only because our forefathers, despite their considerable wisdom and foresight, could conceive of no such problem.” [1/2]
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Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Thank you Gov Spanberger! #ICEOutOfVirginia
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Thank you Gov Spanberger! #ICEOutOfVirginia
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"They called me a domestic terrorist. They put me in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body. They had no idea that I wouldn't intentionally damage my almost paid off vehicle, much less be crazy enough to even consider hurting a law enforcement officer."
#ICEOutForGood
#ICEOutForGood
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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"They called me a domestic terrorist. They put me in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body. They had no idea that I wouldn't intentionally damage my almost paid off vehicle, much less be crazy enough to even consider hurting a law enforcement officer."
#ICEOutForGood
#ICEOutForGood
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"They called me a domestic terrorist. They put me in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body. They had no idea that I wouldn't intentionally damage my almost paid off vehicle, much less be crazy enough to even consider hurting a law enforcement officer."
#ICEOutForGood
#ICEOutForGood
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CONGRESS NEEDS TO FIGHT FOR THE EPSTEIN VICTIMS! THE FILES ARE TRUMP'S WEAKNESS, WE CAN STOP HIM WITH YOUR HELP.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE! www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE! www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
Sign the Petition
Demand congress subpoena key figures on Epstein case
www.change.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
CONGRESS NEEDS TO FIGHT FOR THE EPSTEIN VICTIMS! THE FILES ARE TRUMP'S WEAKNESS, WE CAN STOP HIM WITH YOUR HELP.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE! www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE! www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
“WaPo laid off so many people that they could plausibly just get together and start a new publication that would be the same thing except it isn’t run by Jeff Bezos, and I think most people would cancel their WaPo subscriptions and defect on that selling point alone”
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S Peter Davis (@speterdavis)
The Washington Post laid off so many people that they could plausibly just get together and start a new publication that would be the same thing except it isn’t run by Jeff Bezos, and I think most peo...
substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
“WaPo laid off so many people that they could plausibly just get together and start a new publication that would be the same thing except it isn’t run by Jeff Bezos, and I think most people would cancel their WaPo subscriptions and defect on that selling point alone”
substack.com/@speterdavis...
substack.com/@speterdavis...
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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This is civic action.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
The overflow room at the Surprise City Council meeting has also filled up (it has a 500 person capacity). I can’t tell how many are still outside but we can hear them chanting “ICE out” in here so it seems like quite a lot.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
This is civic action.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
Surprise, Arizona. Pop. 167,000. Huge crowd shows up to the City Council meeting to oppose DHS recent purchase of ginormous warehouse. Meeting + overflow room filled and hundreds more gathered outside.
130 people sign up to speak. 128 opposed to ICE warehouse.
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Thank you Marc!
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February 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Thank you Marc!
If you don't already, please give Democracy Docket a follow, busy busy guy constantly fighting for voters rights!
If you don't already, please give Democracy Docket a follow, busy busy guy constantly fighting for voters rights!
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From Georgia to Arizona, young people are standing up to federal agents’ violent operations in American towns and cities.
Students walk out across the country to protest ICE
From Georgia to Arizona, young people are standing up to federal agents' violent operations in American towns and cities.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
From Georgia to Arizona, young people are standing up to federal agents’ violent operations in American towns and cities.
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Halt the ICE Terror Machine
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Halt the ICE Terror Machine | Indivisible
Act now with Indivisible to demand Congress rein in ICE, end aggressive enforcement, restrict ICE and Border Patrol funding, and protect communities.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Halt the ICE Terror Machine
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Good Morning Gary and All🌷
Agreed.
Keep the good energy going while in the fight🙌
Agreed.
Keep the good energy going while in the fight🙌
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Good Morning Gary and All🌷
Agreed.
Keep the good energy going while in the fight🙌
Agreed.
Keep the good energy going while in the fight🙌
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ICE rammed her husband's car—causing near fatal crash into telephone pole.
He's still in the hospital emergency room after "His eye is broken, his back is broken, his knee is broken."
"I have no idea why ICE is after him," says wife—he has valid visa, work permit, asylum case & no criminal record.
He's still in the hospital emergency room after "His eye is broken, his back is broken, his knee is broken."
"I have no idea why ICE is after him," says wife—he has valid visa, work permit, asylum case & no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
ICE rammed her husband's car—causing near fatal crash into telephone pole.
He's still in the hospital emergency room after "His eye is broken, his back is broken, his knee is broken."
"I have no idea why ICE is after him," says wife—he has valid visa, work permit, asylum case & no criminal record.
He's still in the hospital emergency room after "His eye is broken, his back is broken, his knee is broken."
"I have no idea why ICE is after him," says wife—he has valid visa, work permit, asylum case & no criminal record.
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DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM