@mbartholo.bsky.social
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A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
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Tell me when banning something has worked. Age verification laws DONT WORK.
If you want kids to be safe- support their parents with the ability to PARENT- help them provide safety and mental health. Help them provide activities and education.
Help empower parents to PARENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
If you want kids to be safe- support their parents with the ability to PARENT- help them provide safety and mental health. Help them provide activities and education.
Help empower parents to PARENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
Don’t believe the claims about ‘kids safety’ behind the push for Online ID checks. They are and always have been about surveillance and censorship.
@cassiewillson.bsky.social is spot on in this video
@cassiewillson.bsky.social is spot on in this video
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Tell me when banning something has worked. Age verification laws DONT WORK.
If you want kids to be safe- support their parents with the ability to PARENT- help them provide safety and mental health. Help them provide activities and education.
Help empower parents to PARENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
If you want kids to be safe- support their parents with the ability to PARENT- help them provide safety and mental health. Help them provide activities and education.
Help empower parents to PARENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE.
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Really good illustration about why all these "online ID verification" bills that tech companies are pushing are NOT about improving child safety and are ENTIRELY something else. Don't fall for them and don't let your elected Reps either.
Don’t believe the claims about ‘kids safety’ behind the push for Online ID checks. They are and always have been about surveillance and censorship.
@cassiewillson.bsky.social is spot on in this video
@cassiewillson.bsky.social is spot on in this video
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Really good illustration about why all these "online ID verification" bills that tech companies are pushing are NOT about improving child safety and are ENTIRELY something else. Don't fall for them and don't let your elected Reps either.
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My @mprnews.org colleague & I rode along with observers after the Twin Cities surge at the start of December, well before most national publications came to town. It was really necessary to get at what ICE is really doing on the ground & how people are opposing it.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
My @mprnews.org colleague & I rode along with observers after the Twin Cities surge at the start of December, well before most national publications came to town. It was really necessary to get at what ICE is really doing on the ground & how people are opposing it.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Not remotely good enough.
Set up an independent commission to investigate ICE crimes
Set up an independent commission to investigate ICE crimes
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Not remotely good enough.
Set up an independent commission to investigate ICE crimes
Set up an independent commission to investigate ICE crimes
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He's. Not. Pivoting.
He's NOT. De-escalating.
He's. STILL. Blaming Pretti for his own death.
He's. STILL. Not allowing independent investigations.
He's. JUST. Replacing one fascist lunatic with another.
He's. The same. Exact. Authoritarian. Piece of shit. He's always been
He's NOT. De-escalating.
He's. STILL. Blaming Pretti for his own death.
He's. STILL. Not allowing independent investigations.
He's. JUST. Replacing one fascist lunatic with another.
He's. The same. Exact. Authoritarian. Piece of shit. He's always been
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
He's. Not. Pivoting.
He's NOT. De-escalating.
He's. STILL. Blaming Pretti for his own death.
He's. STILL. Not allowing independent investigations.
He's. JUST. Replacing one fascist lunatic with another.
He's. The same. Exact. Authoritarian. Piece of shit. He's always been
He's NOT. De-escalating.
He's. STILL. Blaming Pretti for his own death.
He's. STILL. Not allowing independent investigations.
He's. JUST. Replacing one fascist lunatic with another.
He's. The same. Exact. Authoritarian. Piece of shit. He's always been
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meanwhile the tom homan led ice operation spent yesterday pepper spraying children and abducting people from bus stops
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
meanwhile the tom homan led ice operation spent yesterday pepper spraying children and abducting people from bus stops
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you know that part in "shawshank redemption" where andy dufresne finally gets a check for the prison library after years of sending a letter a week and the screw asks if he'll stop now and he says no, now I'll send two letters a week? that's where we are now. double down.
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
you know that part in "shawshank redemption" where andy dufresne finally gets a check for the prison library after years of sending a letter a week and the screw asks if he'll stop now and he says no, now I'll send two letters a week? that's where we are now. double down.
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Standing against ICE violence is working! Greg Bovino has been fired—the leader of this lawlessness and ICE operations in Minneapolis. Next, Kristi Noem must be impeached and ICE must be disbanded.
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Standing against ICE violence is working! Greg Bovino has been fired—the leader of this lawlessness and ICE operations in Minneapolis. Next, Kristi Noem must be impeached and ICE must be disbanded.
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It isn’t healthy to be this angry all the time. But it also isn’t healthy if this doesn’t make you angry.
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 AM
It isn’t healthy to be this angry all the time. But it also isn’t healthy if this doesn’t make you angry.
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here’s where i’m at
everyone in ice, everyone who gives them orders, everyone who votes to fund them, every politician who refuses to call for their total abolition and putting every single one of them on trial for crimes against humanity?
i’m gonna start believing in hell
just for them
everyone in ice, everyone who gives them orders, everyone who votes to fund them, every politician who refuses to call for their total abolition and putting every single one of them on trial for crimes against humanity?
i’m gonna start believing in hell
just for them
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 AM
here’s where i’m at
everyone in ice, everyone who gives them orders, everyone who votes to fund them, every politician who refuses to call for their total abolition and putting every single one of them on trial for crimes against humanity?
i’m gonna start believing in hell
just for them
everyone in ice, everyone who gives them orders, everyone who votes to fund them, every politician who refuses to call for their total abolition and putting every single one of them on trial for crimes against humanity?
i’m gonna start believing in hell
just for them
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Very cool! Anything else happening in Minnesota right now, Amy?
Yes it’s cold in Minnesota—but we embrace it. John and I were in Hastings with Mayor Fasbender for Hockey Day Minnesota to watch my alma mater, Wayzata High School, take on Rogers. Photo taken with parents right after their son scored a goal!
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Very cool! Anything else happening in Minnesota right now, Amy?
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Listen, see all this money here? We all know it has to be used to hurt people one way or the other.
Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Listen, see all this money here? We all know it has to be used to hurt people one way or the other.
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fuck 'em up, Coop
North Carolina - Senate Polling:
🔵 Cooper: 48%
🔴 Whatley: 24%
TIPP / Jan 16, 2026
🔵 Cooper: 48%
🔴 Whatley: 24%
TIPP / Jan 16, 2026
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
fuck 'em up, Coop
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Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
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I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
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“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
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42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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At some point, threatening to conquer the entire Western Hemisphere has to be seen as more than a distraction from health care and it is deeply cynical and destructive for Dems to continue to speak this way
Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
At some point, threatening to conquer the entire Western Hemisphere has to be seen as more than a distraction from health care and it is deeply cynical and destructive for Dems to continue to speak this way
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this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
After a boutique on South Street received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for selling breast binders for gender-affirming care, the region’s transgender community worries about the potential wider impacts.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
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In the NFC South, the playoffs make you!
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
In the NFC South, the playoffs make you!
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Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Trump/Hegseth/Rubio killed 40 Venezuelan civilians two days ago. They've been murdering random fishermen for weeks.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.
Think about that. Really think about that. Think about shaking the hand of someone responsible for that. Think about writing a news article about them and not mentioning that.