Mary the Insufficiently Grateful Lesbian
@lilbrownbat.bsky.social
Lesbian, activist, tech worker, aikidoka, writer
Pronouns she/her
Located in Massachusetts
I manage projects and plan to take over the world for the good of humanity
I write sf/f, political essays, occasionally something about martial arts
Pronouns she/her
Located in Massachusetts
I manage projects and plan to take over the world for the good of humanity
I write sf/f, political essays, occasionally something about martial arts
"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."
I am without words. Bruce Springsteen said them all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I am without words. Bruce Springsteen said them all.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Maybe this is where they're sending Bovino.
Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Maybe this is where they're sending Bovino.
Reposted by Mary the Insufficiently Grateful Lesbian
Don't let them change the narrative and blame only Bovino.
TRUMP GREENLIT THE ASSASSINATION OF INNOCENT AMERICAN CITIZENS.
That's it. That's the headline.
TRUMP GREENLIT THE ASSASSINATION OF INNOCENT AMERICAN CITIZENS.
That's it. That's the headline.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Don't let them change the narrative and blame only Bovino.
TRUMP GREENLIT THE ASSASSINATION OF INNOCENT AMERICAN CITIZENS.
That's it. That's the headline.
TRUMP GREENLIT THE ASSASSINATION OF INNOCENT AMERICAN CITIZENS.
That's it. That's the headline.
I hate to complain about this with the word on fire, but I do wish people would stop saying "analytics" when they mean numbers.
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I hate to complain about this with the word on fire, but I do wish people would stop saying "analytics" when they mean numbers.
Reposted by Mary the Insufficiently Grateful Lesbian
winter storms are created by big grocery to sell more groceries
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
winter storms are created by big grocery to sell more groceries
"If you're not coming out now, when are you going to come out?"
🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"If you're not coming out now, when are you going to come out?"
So. Much. Respect.
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
So. Much. Respect.
Good morning! Here's a tune for the day.
"There's an iron fist
in a glove full of vaseline
Dip the fuse in the kerosene
I too became a dissident."
#FuckICE
#AbolishICE
"There's an iron fist
in a glove full of vaseline
Dip the fuse in the kerosene
I too became a dissident."
#FuckICE
#AbolishICE
Thomas Dolby - Dissidents (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by Thomas Dolby
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Good morning! Here's a tune for the day.
"There's an iron fist
in a glove full of vaseline
Dip the fuse in the kerosene
I too became a dissident."
#FuckICE
#AbolishICE
"There's an iron fist
in a glove full of vaseline
Dip the fuse in the kerosene
I too became a dissident."
#FuckICE
#AbolishICE
Homicide.
A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
El Paso medical examiner rules death in ICE camp a homicide
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrain...
www.texastribune.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Homicide.
“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders."
Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders."
Hoo boy. Trump's speech at Davos was delayed by technical difficulties. I bet he's madder than a wet hen.
"The shift is not only seismic, but it is permanent."
- Ursula van der Leyen
Buckle up.
"The shift is not only seismic, but it is permanent."
- Ursula van der Leyen
Buckle up.
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hoo boy. Trump's speech at Davos was delayed by technical difficulties. I bet he's madder than a wet hen.
"The shift is not only seismic, but it is permanent."
- Ursula van der Leyen
Buckle up.
"The shift is not only seismic, but it is permanent."
- Ursula van der Leyen
Buckle up.
This entire thread, my dear little lesbian goddess
It was the fuck aroundiest of times, it was the find outiest of times.
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This entire thread, my dear little lesbian goddess
This is really flying under the radar in the US right now. The average American does not have even a glimmering of an idea of consequences beyond the obvious and direct ones of a shooting war.
It's a slow day at work, so I decided to educate myself on this "trade bazooka". Here's what I found.
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It's a slow day at work, so I decided to educate myself on this "trade bazooka". Here's what I found.
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Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza:
- Europe holds very strong cards in its hand. It is possible that Trump simply doesn't understand this.
- Europe is looking for tools to deter Trump. In Davos, they are discussing the sale of debt and a trade bazooka.
- A New Europe is already emerging.
...
- Europe holds very strong cards in its hand. It is possible that Trump simply doesn't understand this.
- Europe is looking for tools to deter Trump. In Davos, they are discussing the sale of debt and a trade bazooka.
- A New Europe is already emerging.
...
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is really flying under the radar in the US right now. The average American does not have even a glimmering of an idea of consequences beyond the obvious and direct ones of a shooting war.
It's a slow day at work, so I decided to educate myself on this "trade bazooka". Here's what I found.
1/
It's a slow day at work, so I decided to educate myself on this "trade bazooka". Here's what I found.
1/
Listening to BBC coverage of Davos. Anyone who thinks the Europeans are playing is an idiot.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Listening to BBC coverage of Davos. Anyone who thinks the Europeans are playing is an idiot.
Fucking WOW.
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Fucking WOW.
If we have to do it by referendum, we'll do it by referendum.
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
If we have to do it by referendum, we'll do it by referendum.
WAR - Low Rider (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]
YouTube video by War
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
They're not sending the best people.
ICE agents are rejects. They're weaklings. They're feeble. They're worthless little losers. Nothing, not the most petty crime, is beneath them.
ICE = SCUM
ICE agents are rejects. They're weaklings. They're feeble. They're worthless little losers. Nothing, not the most petty crime, is beneath them.
ICE = SCUM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
They're not sending the best people.
ICE agents are rejects. They're weaklings. They're feeble. They're worthless little losers. Nothing, not the most petty crime, is beneath them.
ICE = SCUM
ICE agents are rejects. They're weaklings. They're feeble. They're worthless little losers. Nothing, not the most petty crime, is beneath them.
ICE = SCUM
All of the "Trump's gonna declare martial law and send ICE/CBP/DHS/the military/the boogeyman to the polling places" people right here
👇👇👇
👇👇👇
I've put 4,000 hours into Call of Duty. I've put 0 hours into Civil Disobedience Simulator 2000.
Q.E.D.
Q.E.D.
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
All of the "Trump's gonna declare martial law and send ICE/CBP/DHS/the military/the boogeyman to the polling places" people right here
👇👇👇
👇👇👇
Boston City Hall is preparing for ICE surge, and the people of Boston and MA are preparing as well.
The objective is also the method: they're trying to get people to stay quietly in their homes and hope that someone else's door gets kicked down.
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The objective is also the method: they're trying to get people to stay quietly in their homes and hope that someone else's door gets kicked down.
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Boston quietly prepares for an ICE surge
Mayor Michelle Wu says the city is "planning for the unthinkable" as signals point to increased federal enforcement.
www.axios.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Boston City Hall is preparing for ICE surge, and the people of Boston and MA are preparing as well.
The objective is also the method: they're trying to get people to stay quietly in their homes and hope that someone else's door gets kicked down.
1/
The objective is also the method: they're trying to get people to stay quietly in their homes and hope that someone else's door gets kicked down.
1/
Reposted by Mary the Insufficiently Grateful Lesbian
The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
As detention expands, conditions get worse, thanks to overcrowding and the chaotic transfers of people all over the country.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
The detention system has grown so rapidly that already harmful conditions have worsened.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
Two suggestions:
1. Help the people of Minnesota
2. Look around you and see what YOUR community would need if ICE came tomorrow.
The time to build mutual aid is before it's needed.
1. Help the people of Minnesota
2. Look around you and see what YOUR community would need if ICE came tomorrow.
The time to build mutual aid is before it's needed.
Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from people I know or I am connected with. I cannot vouch for all the in...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Two suggestions:
1. Help the people of Minnesota
2. Look around you and see what YOUR community would need if ICE came tomorrow.
The time to build mutual aid is before it's needed.
1. Help the people of Minnesota
2. Look around you and see what YOUR community would need if ICE came tomorrow.
The time to build mutual aid is before it's needed.