Toscha
@poemless.bsky.social
Lover of lovely things, problematic takes, and my rescue dog. Hater of Illinois Nazis.
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There should be a feed on this website that's just posts from the people you follow that are NOT about the horrors.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
There should be a feed on this website that's just posts from the people you follow that are NOT about the horrors.
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
Getting really good at making soups this winter. Tonight a carrot soup with ginger, lemongrass, orange zest, and coconut cream & garlic sourdough croutons. Perfect antidote to this arctic weather. Paired with pinot grigio frizzante and some Miles Davis.
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Getting really good at making soups this winter. Tonight a carrot soup with ginger, lemongrass, orange zest, and coconut cream & garlic sourdough croutons. Perfect antidote to this arctic weather. Paired with pinot grigio frizzante and some Miles Davis.
Serious question: Who exactly fired Bovino? I find it difficult to believe Noem, Miller, or the president made that call, at least not without a proverbial gun to their heads. As much as I'd love to believe we manifested it, I'm curious to know exactly who was responding to exactly what pressure.
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Serious question: Who exactly fired Bovino? I find it difficult to believe Noem, Miller, or the president made that call, at least not without a proverbial gun to their heads. As much as I'd love to believe we manifested it, I'm curious to know exactly who was responding to exactly what pressure.
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NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
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GIVEAWAY! To celebrate Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore show from Dior's AW26 collection, we are giving away a copy of Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Luxury by Mary E. Davis. To be in with a chance, like and share this post by midnight 31 January 2026. Winners will be DM'ed from this account only.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
GIVEAWAY! To celebrate Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore show from Dior's AW26 collection, we are giving away a copy of Paul Poiret: Inventing Modern Luxury by Mary E. Davis. To be in with a chance, like and share this post by midnight 31 January 2026. Winners will be DM'ed from this account only.
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▫️ the winter sea ▫️
[walking through walls]
[walking through walls]
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
▫️ the winter sea ▫️
[walking through walls]
[walking through walls]
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Carole Lombard in a publicity shot for High Voltage (1929).
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Carole Lombard in a publicity shot for High Voltage (1929).
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Dolly Donnelly for George White’s Scandals of 1925. Photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston.
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Dolly Donnelly for George White’s Scandals of 1925. Photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston.
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WHAT: Chanel (couture, spring 2026)
OCCASIONS: Yahtzee or afternoon light dings a chandelier in Venice & you admit you need to leave this life, that lover, & are last seen in a crowd by a canal—a flash
IF IT WERE A SCENT: eucalyptus by ocean
EMOTIONAL RANGE: ephemeral/invincible
#MJMfashionGuide
OCCASIONS: Yahtzee or afternoon light dings a chandelier in Venice & you admit you need to leave this life, that lover, & are last seen in a crowd by a canal—a flash
IF IT WERE A SCENT: eucalyptus by ocean
EMOTIONAL RANGE: ephemeral/invincible
#MJMfashionGuide
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
WHAT: Chanel (couture, spring 2026)
OCCASIONS: Yahtzee or afternoon light dings a chandelier in Venice & you admit you need to leave this life, that lover, & are last seen in a crowd by a canal—a flash
IF IT WERE A SCENT: eucalyptus by ocean
EMOTIONAL RANGE: ephemeral/invincible
#MJMfashionGuide
OCCASIONS: Yahtzee or afternoon light dings a chandelier in Venice & you admit you need to leave this life, that lover, & are last seen in a crowd by a canal—a flash
IF IT WERE A SCENT: eucalyptus by ocean
EMOTIONAL RANGE: ephemeral/invincible
#MJMfashionGuide
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Armchair. Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann. c.1907.
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Armchair. Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann. c.1907.
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#Ootd is another 1920s Worth evening dress- this one a brown silk chiffon and orange lame silk taffeta dress from 1926, named Nausica (possibly a reference to a character in the Odyssey). The highlight is the embroidered appliqué of beads and rhinestones. It's like a little
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 AM
#Ootd is another 1920s Worth evening dress- this one a brown silk chiffon and orange lame silk taffeta dress from 1926, named Nausica (possibly a reference to a character in the Odyssey). The highlight is the embroidered appliqué of beads and rhinestones. It's like a little
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#Ootd is this 1927 Worth evening ensemble of golden silk lame underdress with a matching overlying vest tunic with a glass rhinestone, artificial flower ornament in the center. Once again, we have the dress registration picture. #fashionhistory #palaisGalliera
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 AM
#Ootd is this 1927 Worth evening ensemble of golden silk lame underdress with a matching overlying vest tunic with a glass rhinestone, artificial flower ornament in the center. Once again, we have the dress registration picture. #fashionhistory #palaisGalliera
After spending Sat & Sun nights pacing the apartment in a state of distress, last night I slept abruptly, before my usual bedtime, like a corpse, for 9 hours. Awoke with an existential weight lifted. Political accountability is an incredible anxiolytic.
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
After spending Sat & Sun nights pacing the apartment in a state of distress, last night I slept abruptly, before my usual bedtime, like a corpse, for 9 hours. Awoke with an existential weight lifted. Political accountability is an incredible anxiolytic.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
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I hope people keep following him around and blowing whistles at him. Forever.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I hope people keep following him around and blowing whistles at him. Forever.
I will say this is a win for my ability to shop for cheap groceries whenever I want or need to without running into Temu Lockjaw himself.
Welp, was going to go to Aldi and the pet store today, but now I am afraid Bovine will be visiting his favorite Home Depot in the same shopping center.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I will say this is a win for my ability to shop for cheap groceries whenever I want or need to without running into Temu Lockjaw himself.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
Am I supposed to be happy this Nazi who personally terrorized my neighborhood gets to retire in peace?
Am I supposed to believe anything less than abolishing DHS and prosecuting and punishing every last soul who has participated in this spectacle of fear and death is remotely acceptable?
Am I supposed to believe anything less than abolishing DHS and prosecuting and punishing every last soul who has participated in this spectacle of fear and death is remotely acceptable?
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Am I supposed to be happy this Nazi who personally terrorized my neighborhood gets to retire in peace?
Am I supposed to believe anything less than abolishing DHS and prosecuting and punishing every last soul who has participated in this spectacle of fear and death is remotely acceptable?
Am I supposed to believe anything less than abolishing DHS and prosecuting and punishing every last soul who has participated in this spectacle of fear and death is remotely acceptable?
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A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
I can't quite tell what is going on with CBP, but please know that Bovino's traveling circus has returned to Chicago to terrorize us several times since they officially "left," that ICE has remained here, and that your city may be the next stop on the CBP tour of terror.
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I can't quite tell what is going on with CBP, but please know that Bovino's traveling circus has returned to Chicago to terrorize us several times since they officially "left," that ICE has remained here, and that your city may be the next stop on the CBP tour of terror.
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Winter Night, Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov.
🖼️ Winter Night, Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov.
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Winter Night, Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov.
🖼️ Winter Night, Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov.
Bad policies and bad behavior, but he's always been a pretty powerful communicator. Just today I was thinking about his famous statement that there is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America and hoping he still believed that.
Can’t believe I‘m saying this, but Bill Clinton put out a pretty powerful statement about the killings in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Bad policies and bad behavior, but he's always been a pretty powerful communicator. Just today I was thinking about his famous statement that there is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America and hoping he still believed that.