Pax Linson
@paxll.bsky.social
retired educational consultant, early childhood education nerd, and child development nerd. (the last two are probably the same thing...)
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Answering the questions, "How can we help?" "What can we do?"
FB comments on @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest Letter from an American:
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Answering the questions, "How can we help?" "What can we do?"
FB comments on @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest Letter from an American:
FB comments on @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest Letter from an American:
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Answering the questions, "How can we help?" "What can we do?"
FB comments on @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest Letter from an American:
FB comments on @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest Letter from an American:
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Remember how all these republicans pretended to believe in free speech?
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Remember how all these republicans pretended to believe in free speech?
Words to live by...
Remember this when you have AI do all your thinking for you
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Words to live by...
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ICE’s new policy directing agents to ignore the 4th Amendment is one of the most frightening things we’ve seen yet. And there’s no telling where it could end up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Breaking the Fourth Amendment
Last night, we learned from a report in the Associated Press that ICE, contrary to longstanding Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, is taking the position that it can enter people’s homes without a judici...
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 AM
ICE’s new policy directing agents to ignore the 4th Amendment is one of the most frightening things we’ve seen yet. And there’s no telling where it could end up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Jim Jordan has never passed the bar exam. The fact that he serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee tells you everything about how seriously today’s Republican Party takes its responsibility for legal oversight.
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Jim Jordan has never passed the bar exam. The fact that he serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee tells you everything about how seriously today’s Republican Party takes its responsibility for legal oversight.
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It's never good when the forecast looks like it belongs at a Grateful Dead show
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It's never good when the forecast looks like it belongs at a Grateful Dead show
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I can't even keep up with the lies in Jim Jordan's opening statement, but I find it interesting that he's complaining about toll record warrants obtained by a judge, while this administration has determined judicial warrants aren't needed to enter our homes.
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I can't even keep up with the lies in Jim Jordan's opening statement, but I find it interesting that he's complaining about toll record warrants obtained by a judge, while this administration has determined judicial warrants aren't needed to enter our homes.
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www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe... THE WORST OF THE WORST. THAT'S POLITICAL SPEAK NOT TRUTH.
Nearly 60 Percent of Tennessee ICE Arrests Involve People with no Convictions - Memphis Flyer
Newly released government data undermines Trump’s ‘worst of the worst’ narrative. Meantime, ICE is arresting numbers of children, too.
www.memphisflyer.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 AM
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe... THE WORST OF THE WORST. THAT'S POLITICAL SPEAK NOT TRUTH.
Sharing until they stop breaking the law!
Thanks, HCR!
Thanks, HCR!
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Sharing until they stop breaking the law!
Thanks, HCR!
Thanks, HCR!
Thank you, Allison!
BREAKING: I just filed a FOIA request for the secret DHS Office of General Counsel memo referenced in the whistleblower report that says ICE can legally enter a residence without a judicial warrant. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-i...
BREAKING: I Have Filed a FOIA Request for the DHS OGC Determination Allowing ICE to Search Homes Without a Judicial Warrant
National Security Counselors has filed a FOIA on behalf of MSW Media to obtain the legal opinion from the DHS Office of General Counsel calling searches without a judicial warrant "legal."
www.muellershewrote.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Thank you, Allison!
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The El Paso County Medical Examiner has official ruled the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, at the hands of an ICE officer to be a homicide.
Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide
The report classifying an ICE detainee’s death a homicide comes the same day a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses to the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The El Paso County Medical Examiner has official ruled the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, at the hands of an ICE officer to be a homicide.
I've been wanting to say some of these things to Europe, myself; the introduction Trump got today before his speech at the WEF made me feel ill.
Good grief!
Good grief!
An Open Letter to European Leaders
Appeasement has not calmed Donald Trump. It trained him.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I've been wanting to say some of these things to Europe, myself; the introduction Trump got today before his speech at the WEF made me feel ill.
Good grief!
Good grief!
Good news!
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Good news!
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
Now he's saying the fishing boats they attacked were mini-subs...
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Now he's saying the fishing boats they attacked were mini-subs...
"Washington DC is the safest place now." Really? My email gets the same number of crime alerts as usual....
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"Washington DC is the safest place now." Really? My email gets the same number of crime alerts as usual....
DJT at Davos now - he says making owning a house cheaper would mean that existing homeowners would be negatively affected because they're houses wouldn't be worth anything anymore....make that make sense...
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
DJT at Davos now - he says making owning a house cheaper would mean that existing homeowners would be negatively affected because they're houses wouldn't be worth anything anymore....make that make sense...
I'm with Joanne....
DISCONCERTING?
Speaking as a Jewish faculty member: FUCK THIS TO THE MOON AND BACK
(Sorry…)
Speaking as a Jewish faculty member: FUCK THIS TO THE MOON AND BACK
(Sorry…)
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I'm with Joanne....
"Everyone was perfectly executed." DJT at Davos just now...
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Everyone was perfectly executed." DJT at Davos just now...
Ok, hmmm...DJT says we've taken many 'barrels' of natural gas out of Venezuela - but Venezuela uses all its own natural gas, doesn't it..plus it isn't measured in barrels...good grief!
Seems to be reading from the teleprompter's list of lies so far....
Seems to be reading from the teleprompter's list of lies so far....
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Ok, hmmm...DJT says we've taken many 'barrels' of natural gas out of Venezuela - but Venezuela uses all its own natural gas, doesn't it..plus it isn't measured in barrels...good grief!
Seems to be reading from the teleprompter's list of lies so far....
Seems to be reading from the teleprompter's list of lies so far....
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I propose that, effective immediately, Prime Minister Carney be referred to as "The Right Honourable Mark "Swimmy" Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada.
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I propose that, effective immediately, Prime Minister Carney be referred to as "The Right Honourable Mark "Swimmy" Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada.
HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social says to read this whole speech, because Carney's plans may just be the wave of the future..a good one! I say you should read it all, too, but, you know, Heather's just so much taller..
Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
HCR @hcrichardson.bsky.social says to read this whole speech, because Carney's plans may just be the wave of the future..a good one! I say you should read it all, too, but, you know, Heather's just so much taller..
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BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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Just what I've been yelling for about 24 hrs now!
And, anyway, where were this man's handlers? It's not like it was 'just' a social media post.
Who in their right mind would let this go out to world leaders?
And, anyway, where were this man's handlers? It's not like it was 'just' a social media post.
Who in their right mind would let this go out to world leaders?
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Just what I've been yelling for about 24 hrs now!
And, anyway, where were this man's handlers? It's not like it was 'just' a social media post.
Who in their right mind would let this go out to world leaders?
And, anyway, where were this man's handlers? It's not like it was 'just' a social media post.
Who in their right mind would let this go out to world leaders?