@pogoatty.bsky.social
Abogata. Gearhead. Political observer. Grand Curmudgeon.
Whoever said money can't buy happiness never had a divorce.
Whoever said money can't buy happiness never had a divorce.
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Pro Attorney Tip: Always channel your inner Mick Jagger at court.
Defendant: Ms. Pogoatty is the devil your Honor! She's persecuting me! She's Satan! (3rd time he said this.)
Me: So pay your child support before I lay your soul to waste.
- on the court record.
Defendant: Ms. Pogoatty is the devil your Honor! She's persecuting me! She's Satan! (3rd time he said this.)
Me: So pay your child support before I lay your soul to waste.
- on the court record.
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* bolding "Clearly written to be shared widely" *
Here is a judge who knows he has a platform and is acting like it
Here is a judge who knows he has a platform and is acting like it
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:45 PM
* bolding "Clearly written to be shared widely" *
Here is a judge who knows he has a platform and is acting like it
Here is a judge who knows he has a platform and is acting like it
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Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
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Black women are DYING because doctors don't believe them. The burden shouldn't be on Black women to become medical experts. The responsibility is on healthcare systems, medical training, and providers to LISTEN, BELIEVE, and ACT. Black women's pain is real. Black women's lives MATTER!
Black women on the nightmare of seeking healthcare in the US: ‘I have to be my own doctor’
Many Black women in the US report moving through medical settings strategically as a means of survival
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Black women are DYING because doctors don't believe them. The burden shouldn't be on Black women to become medical experts. The responsibility is on healthcare systems, medical training, and providers to LISTEN, BELIEVE, and ACT. Black women's pain is real. Black women's lives MATTER!
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The Convicted FElon now wants to arrest President Obama for having the CIA collect intelligence on him. Yeah ok. He is trying to get rid of everyone who is against him.
January 31, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The Convicted FElon now wants to arrest President Obama for having the CIA collect intelligence on him. Yeah ok. He is trying to get rid of everyone who is against him.
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I've shared this before but sharing again since a lot of y'all are going through it lately 🫂
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've shared this before but sharing again since a lot of y'all are going through it lately 🫂
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On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of pan...
High on the Tibetan Plateau, a vast field of solar panels is not only feeding China’s power grid. According to new research, it is also gently reshaping a
www.ecoticias.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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How are you going to spend this precious day? 💙
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
How are you going to spend this precious day? 💙
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
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Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Marco Rubio has many titles, except when it’s time to take accountability. He may be the Secretary of State, but Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with foreign leaders behind his back. When did the Senate confirm them as our representatives on the world stage?
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America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew
Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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What Should Americans Do Now?
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Tammy Duckworth: “When I served in Iraq, there were Polish forces there with us - there were British forces there with us - there were Spanish forces there with us
Our NATO allies have stood beside us & we need to maintain the strength of that alliance”
Our NATO allies have stood beside us & we need to maintain the strength of that alliance”
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Tammy Duckworth: “When I served in Iraq, there were Polish forces there with us - there were British forces there with us - there were Spanish forces there with us
Our NATO allies have stood beside us & we need to maintain the strength of that alliance”
Our NATO allies have stood beside us & we need to maintain the strength of that alliance”
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🇺🇦💔 The executions and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war are not isolated incidents, but a systematic crime.
The international community must demand real punishment for Russia, as impunity only fuels the further escalation of crimes.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice — initiative by The Ukrainian Review.
The international community must demand real punishment for Russia, as impunity only fuels the further escalation of crimes.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice — initiative by The Ukrainian Review.
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
🇺🇦💔 The executions and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war are not isolated incidents, but a systematic crime.
The international community must demand real punishment for Russia, as impunity only fuels the further escalation of crimes.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice — initiative by The Ukrainian Review.
The international community must demand real punishment for Russia, as impunity only fuels the further escalation of crimes.
#NoPeaceWithoutJustice — initiative by The Ukrainian Review.
Every juvenile court attorney and judge knows that taking a child out of parental custody results in trauma to the child. What Liam is experiencing is even worse.
Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.
Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
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Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.
LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
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January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Every juvenile court attorney and judge knows that taking a child out of parental custody results in trauma to the child. What Liam is experiencing is even worse.
So these agents have been in theater and they need a break? These agents wouldn't last a week on an actual battlefield. JFC.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
So these agents have been in theater and they need a break? These agents wouldn't last a week on an actual battlefield. JFC.
My grandma's strudel always put that other strudel to shame. And she hated that other strudel with a purple passion.
Have I got some stories to tell you about an AMAZING strudel.
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My grandma's strudel always put that other strudel to shame. And she hated that other strudel with a purple passion.
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🧵1/5: The VA and veteran communities are in mourning due to the tragic murder of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Yet, where is VA Secretary Doug Collins? Minneapolis VA employees were told they could not hold a ceremony at the VA hospital to honor and remember their beloved colleague.
VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response - The American Prospect
VA Secretary Doug Collins has not sent a personal statement to the staff about the killing of Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
prospect.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
🧵1/5: The VA and veteran communities are in mourning due to the tragic murder of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Yet, where is VA Secretary Doug Collins? Minneapolis VA employees were told they could not hold a ceremony at the VA hospital to honor and remember their beloved colleague.
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
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🇺🇦☕️ I’m trying to share what’s happening in Ukraine under extremely difficult conditions. If you’d like to support this effort, you can buy a few coffees. Your support truly matters and means a lot.
✅For Donation:  buymeacoffee.com/24HoursUkraine
✅For Donation:  buymeacoffee.com/24HoursUkraine
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
🇺🇦☕️ I’m trying to share what’s happening in Ukraine under extremely difficult conditions. If you’d like to support this effort, you can buy a few coffees. Your support truly matters and means a lot.
✅For Donation:  buymeacoffee.com/24HoursUkraine
✅For Donation:  buymeacoffee.com/24HoursUkraine
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Read this. Reread it. Reread it until it sinks in.
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Read this. Reread it. Reread it until it sinks in.