Mullins Here
@mullinshere.bsky.social
Editor, writer, enthusiast photographer, language lover, animal lover, moderate-to-liberal; still believe in education, thinking, science, diplomacy, those things (so anti-everything coming into our government).
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Mullins Here
@mullinshere.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Sharing this from Lincoln County Indivisible (Maine) in case you haven’t seen Trump says he’s sending the National Guard to Chicago next. We will be on the Wiscasset Bridge 4-5pm today because EVERY DAY IS NO KINGS DAY! Hope you join Cara who wanted this shared, nobody should stand alone!
This is now my new pinned post. We all need to keep this sign fixed firmly in our minds in the days to come.
This poor family! Utter losers and imbeciles in these federal squads. Oh, I'm sure they can't comment further (on their inability to get the right address).
Trump’s goon squad raided and trashed the wrong apartment and left a terrorized Black family to pick up the pieces 🤡
January 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This poor family! Utter losers and imbeciles in these federal squads. Oh, I'm sure they can't comment further (on their inability to get the right address).
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UPDATE: “A US regulator ruled Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in MEMPHIS.”
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
UPDATE: “A US regulator ruled Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in MEMPHIS.”
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Are Democrats keeping a list of people to hold accountable if and when they re-take control of the House? Rep. Ro Khanna says yes.
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Are Democrats keeping a list of people to hold accountable if and when they re-take control of the House? Rep. Ro Khanna says yes.
I wish every nation would do this.
Leadnow supporter Tim's petition calling on the federal government to finally ban Twitter/X in Canada - read more about it here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...
you.leadnow.ca
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I wish every nation would do this.
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Spanberger is centrist but also clearly genuinely thinks Republicans are scum and for that she deserves plaudits
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Spanberger is centrist but also clearly genuinely thinks Republicans are scum and for that she deserves plaudits
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“Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening." www.thehandbasket.co/p/queer-tran...
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
“Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening." www.thehandbasket.co/p/queer-tran...
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Mischief Toys is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to hold his tariffs unconstitutional 🤔🤔🤔
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Mischief Toys is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to hold his tariffs unconstitutional 🤔🤔🤔
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This is a preliminary injunction (not a Temporary Restraining Order) — it is very, very thorough and to my mind written to withstand appellate review.
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is a preliminary injunction (not a Temporary Restraining Order) — it is very, very thorough and to my mind written to withstand appellate review.
I will never forget the look on my Norwegian friend's face....
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I will never forget the look on my Norwegian friend's face....
That is in large part what I suspect it's meant to do.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
That is in large part what I suspect it's meant to do.
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Less than $15k from the goal!
ICE hit a family with tear gas and a flash bang in Minneapolis. They were driving back from the store, not even participating in the protest. The entire family, including a 6 month year old baby were hit with the tear gas.
This is their GFM. They are less then $25k away from their goal.
This is their GFM. They are less then $25k away from their goal.
Donate to Support the Jackson Family After ICE Incident, organized by Destiny Jackson
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January 17, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Less than $15k from the goal!
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Demand that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) cut its ties to ICE
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Do they not have other jobs? Homes? Are these now only DC National Guard? What is the justification for this, since the president has declared DC just fantastic, so crime free, etc.? (And what's going on with DC's mayor these days?)
National Guard troops will be on the streets of D.C. until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
National Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026
National Guard troops will be on the streets of D.C. until the end of the year, according to a memo signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
www.nbcwashington.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Do they not have other jobs? Homes? Are these now only DC National Guard? What is the justification for this, since the president has declared DC just fantastic, so crime free, etc.? (And what's going on with DC's mayor these days?)
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Portland company Bahfed has signed a multi-million dollar contract to support DHS/ICE operations.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Portland company Bahfed has signed a multi-million dollar contract to support DHS/ICE operations.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
A side aspect of this is, masks or no, it almost certainly gives the location of each agent's phone at any given time, which presumably can be used to position them at scenes raised in court cases against them when they violate the law.
Held: Many of the ICE agents that drive by have their phones up to the window..I don’t know why, but part of the lawsuit you alluded to earlier alleges that ICE is using an app that can take a picture of a face, identify it, and store it for 15 years.
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
A side aspect of this is, masks or no, it almost certainly gives the location of each agent's phone at any given time, which presumably can be used to position them at scenes raised in court cases against them when they violate the law.
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I thought Trump said he was running Venezuela and everyone was happy?
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I thought Trump said he was running Venezuela and everyone was happy?
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Fed’l judge tells the administration to stop violating the rights of people in Minnesota www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Fed’l judge tells the administration to stop violating the rights of people in Minnesota www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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“some top Virginia Republicans were shocked” 🧐
Oh hell yes, Gov. Spanberger! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u... [gift link]
Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as a Democratic Governor Takes Power
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“some top Virginia Republicans were shocked” 🧐
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OPINION by @nbedera.bsky.social:
“ICE Watch does not spur violence; it reduces it.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
“ICE Watch does not spur violence; it reduces it.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
OPINION by @nbedera.bsky.social:
“ICE Watch does not spur violence; it reduces it.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
“ICE Watch does not spur violence; it reduces it.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
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As Trump ratchets up threats to bring Greenland into the U.S. over the objections of key global allies and the island’s elected representatives, some GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings & engaging in diplomacy as Democrats plan to put the other party on record opposing a military invasion.
‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
As Trump ratchets up threats to bring Greenland into the U.S. over the objections of key global allies and the island’s elected representatives, some GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings & engaging in diplomacy as Democrats plan to put the other party on record opposing a military invasion.
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A headline you’d hope never to see.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A headline you’d hope never to see.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
Maybe the solution to the AI slop problem is to put the cost burden on users.
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Maybe the solution to the AI slop problem is to put the cost burden on users.
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JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
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On the other hand if we see MN employers who SUPPORTED their employees, protected them from ICE, and defied the loathsome administration’s authoritarian efforts to get them fired, I would find a way to support those businesses. I would order one-day delivery of your hot dish RIGHT INTO MAH BELLY.
Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
On the other hand if we see MN employers who SUPPORTED their employees, protected them from ICE, and defied the loathsome administration’s authoritarian efforts to get them fired, I would find a way to support those businesses. I would order one-day delivery of your hot dish RIGHT INTO MAH BELLY.
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Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
They're going to start using the Kirk witch hunt strategy.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.