Silkknitter
@mickstriker.bsky.social
Retired Foreign Service (Africa & the the Balkans), public diplomacy. Community college writing instructor, volunteer at Wharton state park/Batsto, food bank, Red Cross blood drives.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Thank you, Walk for Peace, for your faithful pilgrimage. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
Thank you, Walk for Peace, for your faithful pilgrimage
On October 26, a group of Buddhist monks embarked on a long-distance pilgrimage from Fort Worth, TX, to Washington, DC, to spread a message of national healing, unity, and compassion. This beautiful j...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Thank you, Walk for Peace, for your faithful pilgrimage. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
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Peter Dinklage reading Amanda Gorman's poem about Renee Good, a fellow poet.
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Peter Dinklage reading Amanda Gorman's poem about Renee Good, a fellow poet.
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An extraordinary letter from a concerned citizen. Worth a read especially while DoJ and our intelligence services work in tandem to strip our fragile democracy from us.
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
An extraordinary letter from a concerned citizen. Worth a read especially while DoJ and our intelligence services work in tandem to strip our fragile democracy from us.
Hope itself is under attack in ICE crackdown www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Hope itself is under attack in ICE occupation of Minnesota
My hopes for the U.S. are modest. I’d like it to be good, but I’ll be satisfied with decent. Don't lose hope in the chaos sewn by ICE.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Hope itself is under attack in ICE crackdown www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
‘MAGA Over Jesus’: JD Vance Draws Damning Moral Rebuke From Catholic Newspaper - HuffPost
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 AM
‘MAGA Over Jesus’: JD Vance Draws Damning Moral Rebuke From Catholic Newspaper - HuffPost
Karoline Leavitt is a fierce patient advocate.
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Karoline Leavitt is a fierce patient advocate.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota
We've witnessed faith leaders and allies on the ground leading a faithful resistance to get ICE out of Minnesota. We stood in prayer and solidarity with Minneapolis people of faith and good conscience...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Catholic Church figures out what Jesus meant when he repeatedly told folks to “wake up” & “stay awake.” Deacon Miller is a heluva messenger!
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Catholic Church figures out what Jesus meant when he repeatedly told folks to “wake up” & “stay awake.” Deacon Miller is a heluva messenger!
Isn’t this what conservatives have been warning about for decades? That the federal government was going to invade your towns and strip you of your weapons? Weapons you’re legally allowed to bear??? Rise up Tea Party, tricorner hat whacks!!
I’m anti-gun but all for anti-hypocrisy.
I’m anti-gun but all for anti-hypocrisy.
January 25, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Isn’t this what conservatives have been warning about for decades? That the federal government was going to invade your towns and strip you of your weapons? Weapons you’re legally allowed to bear??? Rise up Tea Party, tricorner hat whacks!!
I’m anti-gun but all for anti-hypocrisy.
I’m anti-gun but all for anti-hypocrisy.
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Bill Kristol to the left of most Democrats in Congress.
Incredible.
Incredible.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Bill Kristol to the left of most Democrats in Congress.
Incredible.
Incredible.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota
We've witnessed faith leaders and allies on the ground leading a faithful resistance to get ICE out of Minnesota. We stood in prayer and solidarity with Minneapolis people of faith and good conscience...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Target: Christians want ICE out of Minnesota. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
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It’s not that Jeff Van Drew is overly partisan, it’s that he’s overly stupid.
January 22, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It’s not that Jeff Van Drew is overly partisan, it’s that he’s overly stupid.
You got it, Chuy!!
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
You got it, Chuy!!
It’s not that Jeff Van Drew is overly partisan, it’s that he’s overly stupid.
January 22, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It’s not that Jeff Van Drew is overly partisan, it’s that he’s overly stupid.
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Could Dear Leader save his memories of playing Little League and his mother calling him “sir” for his memoir ghost writer who can record his imagined events & fanciful peccadillos?? Can’t a journalist raise a hand & ask “What the absolute fuck r u talking about??!!”
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Could Dear Leader save his memories of playing Little League and his mother calling him “sir” for his memoir ghost writer who can record his imagined events & fanciful peccadillos?? Can’t a journalist raise a hand & ask “What the absolute fuck r u talking about??!!”
“Bored of peace”? Ayatollah Chump has a deal for you! Only a billion to an off-shore account & you’re “bored” for life.
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
“Bored of peace”? Ayatollah Chump has a deal for you! Only a billion to an off-shore account & you’re “bored” for life.
Dear America, We’d Like to Speak to the Manager www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
Opinion | Dear America, We’d Like to Speak to the Manager
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January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Dear America, We’d Like to Speak to the Manager www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
Who needs Ozempic when we have Brooke Rollins?
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Who needs Ozempic when we have Brooke Rollins?