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Looking to the midterms because I need something to work toward.
Sigh. I’m too old to have to keep doing this.
🏒NJ Devils 🏈🦅 ⚾️Phils ⚽️🤾🏽♀️🧶📖 NJ
#HandsOff
Looking to the midterms because I need something to work toward.
Sigh. I’m too old to have to keep doing this.
🏒NJ Devils 🏈🦅 ⚾️Phils ⚽️🤾🏽♀️🧶📖 NJ
#HandsOff
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars - www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars - www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
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If you are wealthy and a friend of Trump‘s, he puts you in positions of power even though you are incompetent.
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
If you are wealthy and a friend of Trump‘s, he puts you in positions of power even though you are incompetent.
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
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He’s so unlikable. Add that to the fact that the MAGA base will not transfer to him. Good luck in 2028.
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
He’s so unlikable. Add that to the fact that the MAGA base will not transfer to him. Good luck in 2028.
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
And let’s start doing to him what they did to Kamala: “What has JD Vance actually accomplished since he’s been VP?”
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As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Let’s vote out this shit-hole administration starting NOW
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Let’s vote out this shit-hole administration starting NOW
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"As sad as it is to admit, the Washington Post is beyond help. The only thing left to us to is build new institutions to take its place. That’s what we’re doing here."
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Civic vandalism and the mutilation of a great paper.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"As sad as it is to admit, the Washington Post is beyond help. The only thing left to us to is build new institutions to take its place. That’s what we’re doing here."
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HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
New Jersey Congressional District 11!
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
New Jersey Congressional District 11!
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@dennisgoris.bsky.social
Bezos has destroyed a storied brand and clearly has zero regard for democracy.
Bezos has destroyed a storied brand and clearly has zero regard for democracy.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
@dennisgoris.bsky.social
Bezos has destroyed a storied brand and clearly has zero regard for democracy.
Bezos has destroyed a storied brand and clearly has zero regard for democracy.
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Hey y’all. Last week I made a thing, and some people seemed to like it. I’m a proud Minnesotan, and this is my interpretation of our beautiful flag. Pattern is available for free on Ravelry (with a request that you donate to a food shelf).
Here’s my Minnesota Strong Hat. 🩵💙🤍
Here’s my Minnesota Strong Hat. 🩵💙🤍
January 31, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Hey y’all. Last week I made a thing, and some people seemed to like it. I’m a proud Minnesotan, and this is my interpretation of our beautiful flag. Pattern is available for free on Ravelry (with a request that you donate to a food shelf).
Here’s my Minnesota Strong Hat. 🩵💙🤍
Here’s my Minnesota Strong Hat. 🩵💙🤍
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62% say Alex Pretti killing unjustified but 38% found it justified OR not sure! Meaning 38% (almost 2 out of 5 around you ARE NOT AGAInST executing an unarmed man, on his knees beated and partially blinded by pepper spray! LOOK around you -and think: 2 out of 5!
New Quinnipiac poll:
62% say killing of Alex Pretti unjustified
63% disapprove of ICE
58% say Noem needs to go
37% approval for Trump
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
62% say killing of Alex Pretti unjustified
63% disapprove of ICE
58% say Noem needs to go
37% approval for Trump
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
61% Of Voters Think The Trump Administration Has Not Given An
Honest Account Of The Fatal Shooting Of Alex Pretti,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds;
58% Of Voters Think DHS Secretary Kris...
"We need more facts and an independent investigation is the way to get them, say voters who cast doubt on the honesty of the account of how Alex Pretti ended up dead on a Minneapolis street," said Qui...
poll.qu.edu
February 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
62% say Alex Pretti killing unjustified but 38% found it justified OR not sure! Meaning 38% (almost 2 out of 5 around you ARE NOT AGAInST executing an unarmed man, on his knees beated and partially blinded by pepper spray! LOOK around you -and think: 2 out of 5!
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NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
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Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is powerful and purposeful in his response to the lies posed to him as a question.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #Chicago #BrandonJohnson
#ProudBlue #Pinks #Chicago #BrandonJohnson
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is powerful and purposeful in his response to the lies posed to him as a question.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #Chicago #BrandonJohnson
#ProudBlue #Pinks #Chicago #BrandonJohnson