Lise M. Dyckman
@lisedyckman.bsky.social
Librarian (teaching health information literacy / critical thinking); country dance caller & choreographer; gardens & politics & housing & social history, oh my...
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Lise M. Dyckman
@lisedyckman.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Find your local California Rapid Response hotline | CCIJ
Find your local California Rapid Response Network and hotline to report immigration enforcement activity and keep our communities safe!
www.ccijustice.org
California peeps, here’s where to find local community ICE-defense organizations, including finding local phone numbers to report sightings of ICE presence / activity:
www.ccijustice.org/carrn
www.ccijustice.org/carrn
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
wA folks, time to step up for the folks who grow your food.
We have SIX DAYS to get this out of the Washington State Senate. NEXT TUESDAY is the legislative deadline to get bills out their house of origin.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
SB6045, a bill to allow farmworker collective bargaining in WA state, will soon be voted on in WAs Senate. This bill is critical for WA farm workers like those at Windmill mushroom who have been fighting to get a contract since 2022. Take action today: act.seiu.org/a/waorganizi...
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 AM
wA folks, time to step up for the folks who grow your food.
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Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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 pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
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Im literally getting a PhD on this subject, yet nobody wants to listen to me when I explain that AI doesnt work in the way people claim
Ive even been passed over for jobs because they wanted a hype-man instead of a professional.
Ive even been passed over for jobs because they wanted a hype-man instead of a professional.
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Im literally getting a PhD on this subject, yet nobody wants to listen to me when I explain that AI doesnt work in the way people claim
Ive even been passed over for jobs because they wanted a hype-man instead of a professional.
Ive even been passed over for jobs because they wanted a hype-man instead of a professional.
“‘The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected,’” - such a pervasive idea in West African & Afro-diasporic culture.
It was Robert Faris Thompson’s work that first opened my eyes to all this. (Ironic, but perhaps typical.)
It was Robert Faris Thompson’s work that first opened my eyes to all this. (Ironic, but perhaps typical.)
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes’ Sculptures www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/dont...
Traditional African Baskets and Pottery Meet Pop Culture in Donté K. Hayes' Sculptures
"The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says.
www.thisiscolossal.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“‘The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected,’” - such a pervasive idea in West African & Afro-diasporic culture.
It was Robert Faris Thompson’s work that first opened my eyes to all this. (Ironic, but perhaps typical.)
It was Robert Faris Thompson’s work that first opened my eyes to all this. (Ironic, but perhaps typical.)
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Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
I know of at least one (so there must be more) person who showed their green card to DHS, only to have it ripped up, & then detained no one know where.
Now this regime wants to put them in charge of “protecting” against voter fraud, those same frauds that no one can actually find proof happened?
Now this regime wants to put them in charge of “protecting” against voter fraud, those same frauds that no one can actually find proof happened?
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I know of at least one (so there must be more) person who showed their green card to DHS, only to have it ripped up, & then detained no one know where.
Now this regime wants to put them in charge of “protecting” against voter fraud, those same frauds that no one can actually find proof happened?
Now this regime wants to put them in charge of “protecting” against voter fraud, those same frauds that no one can actually find proof happened?
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Google promises to give users advanced notice before turning their data over to the government. It has not always kept that promise. We are calling for change. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS
EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
www.eff.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Google promises to give users advanced notice before turning their data over to the government. It has not always kept that promise. We are calling for change. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
This is what matters most to the Attorney General of the U.S. Saying it right out loud.
Yes, she really is saying that rich people making lots of money is more important than children being raped.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is what matters most to the Attorney General of the U.S. Saying it right out loud.
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like the problem isn't SKYNET, the problem is letting amoral extraction class assholes apply half-cooked automation onto deeply broken sectors in exploitative ways in a country that's too corrupt to have functioning regulators
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
like the problem isn't SKYNET, the problem is letting amoral extraction class assholes apply half-cooked automation onto deeply broken sectors in exploitative ways in a country that's too corrupt to have functioning regulators
There’s some truth in the article (maybe more than I, a penny-ante donor at best, can recognize) —
I’m sharing for the wonderful phrase to describe political consultants of all stripes, “political Münchausen Syndrome by proxy”.
I’m sharing for the wonderful phrase to describe political consultants of all stripes, “political Münchausen Syndrome by proxy”.
So the consultants who say they're telling Dems how to win have made them into a party no one wants to donate to - and they might lose elections as a result. If I didn't know better, I'd say the consultants *want* them to keep losing (and looking to them for advice). Political Munchausen by proxy.
Democratic donors have spent a year frozen, largely out of justified anger at the consultant class, the spammy texts, and lack of leadership from some elected leaders.
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
That anger, however, is also hurting outside groups doing critical work — and that could hurt us in November.
THREAD 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
There’s some truth in the article (maybe more than I, a penny-ante donor at best, can recognize) —
I’m sharing for the wonderful phrase to describe political consultants of all stripes, “political Münchausen Syndrome by proxy”.
I’m sharing for the wonderful phrase to describe political consultants of all stripes, “political Münchausen Syndrome by proxy”.
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As a ProPublica supporter, I find that organization's anti-union efforts disturbing.
Inbox: Union workers with ProPublica, Texas Tribune, and the Austin American-Statesman picketing downtown today:
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
As a ProPublica supporter, I find that organization's anti-union efforts disturbing.
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I want to reiterate, because it may have gotten lost in this thread, but ice is now wearing plain clothes, carrying whistles and blowing them at observers in an effort to intentionally confuse people on the ground. That alone is a major escalation and shift in tactics which should be noted.
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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taught my kid the macarena tonight
please give the teachers what they want soon
please give the teachers what they want soon
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
taught my kid the macarena tonight
please give the teachers what they want soon
please give the teachers what they want soon
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Here’s the article by Robert Reich which outlines the corporations & banks investing in DHS & for-profit prisons:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Here’s the article by Robert Reich which outlines the corporations & banks investing in DHS & for-profit prisons:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Focusing on voters’ actual issues, not the political playbook that tells Dems. to softpedal their social policy beliefs, is what succeeded.
“The Rehmet campaign trained its volunteers in active listening… . This kind of organizing has deep roots in the labor movement…”
jacobin.com/2026/02/rehm...
“The Rehmet campaign trained its volunteers in active listening… . This kind of organizing has deep roots in the labor movement…”
jacobin.com/2026/02/rehm...
Taylor Rehmet Shows Working-Class Politics Can Win Everywhere
A union machinist just won a Texas State Senate seat Trump carried by 17 points. He was outspent four to one. How did he do it? By tossing out the Democrats’ playbook and running a grassroots economic...
jacobin.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Focusing on voters’ actual issues, not the political playbook that tells Dems. to softpedal their social policy beliefs, is what succeeded.
“The Rehmet campaign trained its volunteers in active listening… . This kind of organizing has deep roots in the labor movement…”
jacobin.com/2026/02/rehm...
“The Rehmet campaign trained its volunteers in active listening… . This kind of organizing has deep roots in the labor movement…”
jacobin.com/2026/02/rehm...
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After a federal judge banned the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from using 40mm foam projectile launchers in crowd-control settings, the LAPD replaced the 40mm with another “less-lethal” launcher: the FN303.
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-fn303-j...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-fn303-j...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
After a federal judge banned the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from using 40mm foam projectile launchers in crowd-control settings, the LAPD replaced the 40mm with another “less-lethal” launcher: the FN303.
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-fn303-j...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-fn303-j...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
These stats!
Plus, out of the 369,000 people taken into custody, only 2% have suspected ties to organized crime.
Plus, out of the 369,000 people taken into custody, only 2% have suspected ties to organized crime.
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
February 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM
These stats!
Plus, out of the 369,000 people taken into custody, only 2% have suspected ties to organized crime.
Plus, out of the 369,000 people taken into custody, only 2% have suspected ties to organized crime.
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The Trump administration removed a Pride flag at the NYC monument honoring the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point for LGBT rights in America
Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag From Historic Stonewall National Monument
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag at the NYC monument honoring the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point for LGBT rights in America
Love the unspoken disdain & WTF - while remaining completely professional - emanating from this officer.
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Love the unspoken disdain & WTF - while remaining completely professional - emanating from this officer.
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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We're highlighting reporting from @inthesetimes.com on the recent abduction of worker organizer and NewsGuild-CWA member, Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco.
We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We're highlighting reporting from @inthesetimes.com on the recent abduction of worker organizer and NewsGuild-CWA member, Eustaquio Orozco Verdusco.
We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
We ask that you please sign the petition demanding his release:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
The article says the same old, with the same old manufactured surprise. Reposting for @planetoffinks.bsky.social’s cogent observation.
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The article says the same old, with the same old manufactured surprise. Reposting for @planetoffinks.bsky.social’s cogent observation.