Nina Jo Smith
@njsmith.bsky.social
Songwriter. Poet.
“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
Pinned
I don’t know how to tell you this, but being anti-immigrant is anti-American.
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recited Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem "Chicago" while ruling on immigration agents' use of force. Literary scholars say they were “astounded” and “amazed.”
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recited Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem "Chicago" while ruling on immigration agents' use of force. Literary scholars say they were “astounded” and “amazed.”
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"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
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The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
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We gained jobs every month under Biden FYI
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
We gained jobs every month under Biden FYI
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one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼it’s always about the $$$$
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼it’s always about the $$$$
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Appreciate this but what took so long and WHERE ARE ALL THE OTHER JUDGES IN AMERICA?
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Appreciate this but what took so long and WHERE ARE ALL THE OTHER JUDGES IN AMERICA?
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A letter was published in Thursday's Chicago Tribune signed by 38 now-retired journalists decrying the ICE's use of force against our residents.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A letter was published in Thursday's Chicago Tribune signed by 38 now-retired journalists decrying the ICE's use of force against our residents.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Look where clarity of moral leadership is coming from.
I give Catholic bishops a hard time often for all the obvious reasons, but this is beautiful and loving, and I'm deeply grateful to hear it. This can change hearts and save lives.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Look where clarity of moral leadership is coming from.
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“violent abductions, gutting families, using tear gas around children, roughing up witnesses, ramming cars and even taking a day care teacher from her school…People are presumed guilty until proven innocent. It is not law enforcement; it is terror:”
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“violent abductions, gutting families, using tear gas around children, roughing up witnesses, ramming cars and even taking a day care teacher from her school…People are presumed guilty until proven innocent. It is not law enforcement; it is terror:”
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To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
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And it got her an unprecedented transfer as a sex offender to a minimum security Club Fed where she has laptop access, individual meals delivered, a puppy, and yoga class. For a habitual liar and child trafficker to get a deal like that from DOJ is pretty sweet.
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
And it got her an unprecedented transfer as a sex offender to a minimum security Club Fed where she has laptop access, individual meals delivered, a puppy, and yoga class. For a habitual liar and child trafficker to get a deal like that from DOJ is pretty sweet.
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Young Girl Was Trafficked for Sex.
flip.it/WruWKA
flip.it/WruWKA
'Beyond horrific': Observers aghast as teen at center of Gaetz sex scandal comes forward
Reactions mounted Thursday after a woman sharing her story for the first time said that then-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sexually abused her when she was just 17, while she was living in a homeless shelter...
flip.it
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Young Girl Was Trafficked for Sex.
flip.it/WruWKA
flip.it/WruWKA
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Okay, but Robin Hood. 😂💚🧵
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to Robin Hood in the state’s textbooks. She claimed Robin Hood was part of a “Communist directive in education” because he robbed the rich to give to the poor. /1
Today in history, 1953: Mrs. Thomas J. White of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls for the removal of references to Robin Hood in the state’s textbooks. She claimed Robin Hood was part of a “Communist directive in education” because he robbed the rich to give to the poor. /1
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Okay, but Robin Hood. 😂💚🧵
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During a visit to Food for Lane County, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said food should not be used as a political weapon.
He said the injury goes beyond recipients and also impacts the places people normally shop and places that distribute food free of charge to people in need.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
He said the injury goes beyond recipients and also impacts the places people normally shop and places that distribute food free of charge to people in need.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
Wyden talks SNAP funding and Newport ICE activity in stop at Food for Lane County facility
Sen. Ron Wyden said efforts are needed to help food banks recover after delay in SNAP benefit releases, and said he and other Oregon lawmakers will fight an ICE detention center in Newport.
www.klcc.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
During a visit to Food for Lane County, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said food should not be used as a political weapon.
He said the injury goes beyond recipients and also impacts the places people normally shop and places that distribute food free of charge to people in need.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
He said the injury goes beyond recipients and also impacts the places people normally shop and places that distribute food free of charge to people in need.
www.klcc.org/politics-gov...
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If GOP senators think they deserve 500K minimum for having their phone privacy invaded how much should citizens and legal residents detained by ICE for being Brown get? 10 million? 100 million?
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If GOP senators think they deserve 500K minimum for having their phone privacy invaded how much should citizens and legal residents detained by ICE for being Brown get? 10 million? 100 million?
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Heads up, VC!
VCOES: Evacuation Warning for the Mountain Fire Burn Area
#mountainfire #venturacounty #wildfires #cawx #flooding #rain #atmosphericriver #camarillo
https://vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/e15ca0d2737d43cea6514043e61f1a7c
#mountainfire #venturacounty #wildfires #cawx #flooding #rain #atmosphericriver #camarillo
https://vcoes.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/e15ca0d2737d43cea6514043e61f1a7c
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Heads up, VC!
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Child sex ring participants get a justice system bending over backwards to accommodate their non-prosecution and the continuation of their privileged lifestyle. Having skin a bit darker than white gets you tackled by masked, armed goons and no-due process incarceration.
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Child sex ring participants get a justice system bending over backwards to accommodate their non-prosecution and the continuation of their privileged lifestyle. Having skin a bit darker than white gets you tackled by masked, armed goons and no-due process incarceration.
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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When’s the last time NYT and WaPo even mentioned Gaetz’s “adopted son” Nestor, who was living with him as a minor, never adopted, then subsequently disappeared?
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When’s the last time NYT and WaPo even mentioned Gaetz’s “adopted son” Nestor, who was living with him as a minor, never adopted, then subsequently disappeared?
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