Luanne Platter
@luanneplatter.bsky.social
Commoner living in Austin TX. She/her
Puritans suck so bad.
Puritans suck so bad.
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Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋
@yaqiu.bsky.social
I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋
@yaqiu.bsky.social
I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋
@yaqiu.bsky.social
I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋
@yaqiu.bsky.social
I urge leaders of democracies worldwide to step forward and stand with Americans fighting on the ground.
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Saw that Paisley Park is closing for the general strike today in Minneapolis with the message "Be Safe and Remember to show Love 4 1 Another" on Instagram, and that just thrills my Prince-loving heart.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Saw that Paisley Park is closing for the general strike today in Minneapolis with the message "Be Safe and Remember to show Love 4 1 Another" on Instagram, and that just thrills my Prince-loving heart.
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together we are as strong as the mighty @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, and the fascists will break upon us
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
together we are as strong as the mighty @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, and the fascists will break upon us
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repeat after me:
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the co
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the co
January 23, 2026 at 4:06 PM
repeat after me:
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the co
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the confederacy or fight them again.
Punish the co
Whoa. This just brought back a super vivid memory. Like, I am physically feeling anger and shame right now.
I moved in w my future husband in 1996. Mistakes were made. I was 21. 🧵
I moved in w my future husband in 1996. Mistakes were made. I was 21. 🧵
Happy 30th birthday to the piece of art that made me a feminist and also inspired me to be a writer and probably saved my life. 🫡
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Whoa. This just brought back a super vivid memory. Like, I am physically feeling anger and shame right now.
I moved in w my future husband in 1996. Mistakes were made. I was 21. 🧵
I moved in w my future husband in 1996. Mistakes were made. I was 21. 🧵
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This is FUCKED.
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is FUCKED.
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if he is a bitch, you must not convict
Breaking: jury finds Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez NOT GUILTY of placing a hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
We've got a verdict in this case, in which feds accused a Chicago resident of murder-for-hire, allegedly for a $10K hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
Attorneys coming in now, jurors haven't returned to the courtroom.
Attorneys coming in now, jurors haven't returned to the courtroom.
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
if he is a bitch, you must not convict
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Hakeem Jeffries deserves to be unemployed.
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Hakeem Jeffries deserves to be unemployed.
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Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Liam Ramos. Five years old. Just starting to understand temporality, to read, to tell stories about the world around him.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
The world should come to a screeching halt.
I cussed out an ICE agent in a social setting once. I made a big ol' scene.
It's a wholesome and fun activity. I recommend it.
It's a wholesome and fun activity. I recommend it.
There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I cussed out an ICE agent in a social setting once. I made a big ol' scene.
It's a wholesome and fun activity. I recommend it.
It's a wholesome and fun activity. I recommend it.
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
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Castro says he's no on ICE funding, yes on impeaching Noem, trying to find little Liam Ramos, trying to inspect Dilly Family detention (prison for babies) outside of San Antonio.
ICE Update: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos detained www.youtube.com/live/GA8subF...
ICE Update: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos detained
YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Castro says he's no on ICE funding, yes on impeaching Noem, trying to find little Liam Ramos, trying to inspect Dilly Family detention (prison for babies) outside of San Antonio.
🎉❤️🥰🌻🎉
then you presume that white people can never be redeemed. That maybe you, as a white person, can never be truly anti-racist. And that gives you an out, not to really try.
And I'm telling you, that is not true! There is a bright, white, anti-racist justice warrior inside of you, waiting to burst
And I'm telling you, that is not true! There is a bright, white, anti-racist justice warrior inside of you, waiting to burst
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
🎉❤️🥰🌻🎉
Race War???? In this economy???
People are waving around 50/50 polling on abolish ICE and in the same poll Trump’s is like 30 points under water on affordability. It’s not at all crazy for professional politicians to think there’s a bigger advantage in talking about the latter!
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Race War???? In this economy???
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What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota? “I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what’s happening here.” [kottke.org]
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?
A must-read thread from Margaret Killjoy (Skywriter thread) on what’s going on in Minnesota.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what’s going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is “just what is the scale
kottke.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota? “I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what’s happening here.” [kottke.org]
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The day after Renee Good was shot, @amyklobuchar.com voted for a Trump judge. This week, as ICE TERRORIZES Minnesotans, Amy is on another planet going to the Ag Fair and hockey games as though she had no other care in the world.
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The day after Renee Good was shot, @amyklobuchar.com voted for a Trump judge. This week, as ICE TERRORIZES Minnesotans, Amy is on another planet going to the Ag Fair and hockey games as though she had no other care in the world.
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"[O]ne witness had [reportedly] seen guards choke [Geraldo] Lunas Campos to death and the other had seen him struggling with the guards in the moments before he died. ... Three people have died at Camp East Montana since it opened in August. Physical abuse and medical neglect has been reported."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"[O]ne witness had [reportedly] seen guards choke [Geraldo] Lunas Campos to death and the other had seen him struggling with the guards in the moments before he died. ... Three people have died at Camp East Montana since it opened in August. Physical abuse and medical neglect has been reported."
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The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. ‘For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism’ by @natashawalter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has consequences for us all | Natasha Walter
For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. ‘For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism’ by @natashawalter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Looking at some white liberals posting today and thinking about the words of the Great Ta-Nehisi Coates.
"Wow, that's really racist."
"Wow, that's really racist."
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Looking at some white liberals posting today and thinking about the words of the Great Ta-Nehisi Coates.
"Wow, that's really racist."
"Wow, that's really racist."
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
Ah, well, nevertheless
A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales on all charges, ending the first criminal case tied to the law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. kerane.ws/4jPdbBo
Jury acquits former Uvalde school officer in first criminal trial tied to Robb Elementary shooting
A Nueces County jury acquitted former Uvalde CISD police officer Adrian Gonzales on all charges, ending the first criminal case tied to the law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School...
kerane.ws
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Ah, well, nevertheless
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Respectfully, look at this fucking bullshit that we’re dealing with, not a single person here has “taken the bait.” We have born witness as little kids are used as bait and neighbors are kidnapped on our streets. A mad dipshit is going to invoke the Insurrection Act regardless and you are blaming us
Violence only helps Trump & may provide him an excuse to further trample our rights by invoking the Insurrection Act.
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Respectfully, look at this fucking bullshit that we’re dealing with, not a single person here has “taken the bait.” We have born witness as little kids are used as bait and neighbors are kidnapped on our streets. A mad dipshit is going to invoke the Insurrection Act regardless and you are blaming us
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.