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This week “Letters of the Alphabet Go to War” by Lesyk Panasiuk, a book of poems that Katie Farris & I translated from Ukrainian is out from the wonderful Sarabande Books
Lesyk is from Bucha, Ukraine, where some of the worst atrocities of this century took place.
sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...
Lesyk is from Bucha, Ukraine, where some of the worst atrocities of this century took place.
sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 AM
This week “Letters of the Alphabet Go to War” by Lesyk Panasiuk, a book of poems that Katie Farris & I translated from Ukrainian is out from the wonderful Sarabande Books
Lesyk is from Bucha, Ukraine, where some of the worst atrocities of this century took place.
sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...
Lesyk is from Bucha, Ukraine, where some of the worst atrocities of this century took place.
sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...
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Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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He’s in the news because people are rightly disgusted a draft dodger is insulting dead soldiers.
He wants to be in the news. He doesn’t care what for. I’m not sure what the solution is, but keeping him in the news has secured him a second presidency. Maybe we need to stop putting him in the news.
He wants to be in the news. He doesn’t care what for. I’m not sure what the solution is, but keeping him in the news has secured him a second presidency. Maybe we need to stop putting him in the news.
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
He’s in the news because people are rightly disgusted a draft dodger is insulting dead soldiers.
He wants to be in the news. He doesn’t care what for. I’m not sure what the solution is, but keeping him in the news has secured him a second presidency. Maybe we need to stop putting him in the news.
He wants to be in the news. He doesn’t care what for. I’m not sure what the solution is, but keeping him in the news has secured him a second presidency. Maybe we need to stop putting him in the news.
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Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
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Mainstream media, we’re looking right at you.
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Mainstream media, we’re looking right at you.
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"We can’t stop ICE from coming"
I don't know, bub. There aren't a whole lot of roads in and out of Maine. Sounds like something we could conquer if so inclined.
#mepolitics
I don't know, bub. There aren't a whole lot of roads in and out of Maine. Sounds like something we could conquer if so inclined.
#mepolitics
When approached about watching kids board the bus, the agents took off. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/01/20/p...
ICE agents leave Maine parking lot after reportedly watching kids board school bus
Federal immigration agents have been spotted in Westbrook, sparking concern among residents about potential immigration enforcement operation.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"We can’t stop ICE from coming"
I don't know, bub. There aren't a whole lot of roads in and out of Maine. Sounds like something we could conquer if so inclined.
#mepolitics
I don't know, bub. There aren't a whole lot of roads in and out of Maine. Sounds like something we could conquer if so inclined.
#mepolitics
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Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
DHS ICE memo 1-21-26
www.documentcloud.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil
YouTube video by Skitizen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Infuriating 😡
To my AANHPI friends: Our families and friends are on their lists, too. Vote out this abominable regime and its enablers.
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Infuriating 😡
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
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Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
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Juan Manuel Santos spoke to China’s The Paper about his concerns over the US’ transactional approach to foreign policy, warning that lasting global peace depends on dialogue, respect for sovereignty, and a strong UN-centred system.
www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_f...
www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_f...
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Juan Manuel Santos spoke to China’s The Paper about his concerns over the US’ transactional approach to foreign policy, warning that lasting global peace depends on dialogue, respect for sovereignty, and a strong UN-centred system.
www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_f...
www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_f...
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ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and has gone largely untracked.
Masked, excessively violent, and unaccountable agents have no place in our communities.
https://bit.ly/49r83Qz
Masked, excessively violent, and unaccountable agents have no place in our communities.
https://bit.ly/49r83Qz
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
19thnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and has gone largely untracked.
Masked, excessively violent, and unaccountable agents have no place in our communities.
https://bit.ly/49r83Qz
Masked, excessively violent, and unaccountable agents have no place in our communities.
https://bit.ly/49r83Qz
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ICE and other federal agencies are exploiting legal uncertainty to buy our personal information from data brokers without a warrant.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
DHS is Circumventing Constitution by Buying Data It Would Normally Need a Warrant to Access | ACLU
Self-serving legal justification for data purchases is among documents obtained via FOIA
www.aclu.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
ICE and other federal agencies are exploiting legal uncertainty to buy our personal information from data brokers without a warrant.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
Congress must act now and protect our right to privacy.
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📢 Submit a comment to tell the administration why protecting access to care matters. @gbpflag.bsky.social has created a toolkit to help write an impactful comment.
Human Rights Campaign comment portal:
act.hrc.org/page/183931/...
tool kit: static1.squarespace.com/static/63d7f...
Human Rights Campaign comment portal:
act.hrc.org/page/183931/...
tool kit: static1.squarespace.com/static/63d7f...
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
📢 Submit a comment to tell the administration why protecting access to care matters. @gbpflag.bsky.social has created a toolkit to help write an impactful comment.
Human Rights Campaign comment portal:
act.hrc.org/page/183931/...
tool kit: static1.squarespace.com/static/63d7f...
Human Rights Campaign comment portal:
act.hrc.org/page/183931/...
tool kit: static1.squarespace.com/static/63d7f...
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Urgent: As members of Congress negotiate the government spending bill, they're considering more funding for ICE and CBP.
We're calling on Congress: do not give ICE and CBP another dollar while they continue to visit terror on our communities.
🗣️Join us: https://bit.ly/49BSbJE
We're calling on Congress: do not give ICE and CBP another dollar while they continue to visit terror on our communities.
🗣️Join us: https://bit.ly/49BSbJE
Tell Congress: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Urgent: As members of Congress negotiate the government spending bill, they're considering more funding for ICE and CBP.
We're calling on Congress: do not give ICE and CBP another dollar while they continue to visit terror on our communities.
🗣️Join us: https://bit.ly/49BSbJE
We're calling on Congress: do not give ICE and CBP another dollar while they continue to visit terror on our communities.
🗣️Join us: https://bit.ly/49BSbJE
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It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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2025 was marked by unprecedented political attacks to chip away at DACA. In early December, USCIS halted renewals for over 1,800 DACA recipients from 19 countries among other benefits. Congress must deliver permanent protections NOW.
Text DACA INFO to 787-57 to demand action by Congress.
Text DACA INFO to 787-57 to demand action by Congress.
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
2025 was marked by unprecedented political attacks to chip away at DACA. In early December, USCIS halted renewals for over 1,800 DACA recipients from 19 countries among other benefits. Congress must deliver permanent protections NOW.
Text DACA INFO to 787-57 to demand action by Congress.
Text DACA INFO to 787-57 to demand action by Congress.
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We will ALWAYS support our LGBTQ+ servicemembers.
Relive the powerful retirement ceremony for five trans servicemembers held by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in the @Advocate: https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-service-members-retirement
Relive the powerful retirement ceremony for five trans servicemembers held by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in the @Advocate: https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-service-members-retirement
Gen. Stanley McChrystal presides over historic farewell for five transgender troops forced into retirement
"We’ve got to leverage every bit of talent that this nation has,” the retired general told trans troops with more than 20 years of service, forced out of the military by the Trump administration.
www.advocate.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We will ALWAYS support our LGBTQ+ servicemembers.
Relive the powerful retirement ceremony for five trans servicemembers held by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in the @Advocate: https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-service-members-retirement
Relive the powerful retirement ceremony for five trans servicemembers held by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in the @Advocate: https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-service-members-retirement
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I was proud to be part of NATO and I still am proud of that. I cannot believe our country may attack a NATO nation! Republicans in Congress have the ability to end this catastrophe before it starts. Will they?
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I was proud to be part of NATO and I still am proud of that. I cannot believe our country may attack a NATO nation! Republicans in Congress have the ability to end this catastrophe before it starts. Will they?
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"American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect."
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect."
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
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A Minnesota federal judge ruled ICE violated Garrison Gibson's 4th Amendment rights by battering down his door without a warrant. Agents stormed his family home.
More than 300 judges have ruled against this admin's immigration policies.
More than 300 judges have ruled against this admin's immigration policies.
January 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A Minnesota federal judge ruled ICE violated Garrison Gibson's 4th Amendment rights by battering down his door without a warrant. Agents stormed his family home.
More than 300 judges have ruled against this admin's immigration policies.
More than 300 judges have ruled against this admin's immigration policies.
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"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
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We don’t always see them in the winter, but we have had a few visiting us this year.
Pine Siskins love to hang around pine and spruce trees in the winter, feeding on the seeds in the cones.
This Pine Siskin apparently had to do some digging in the snow to get to the cones!
Pine Siskins love to hang around pine and spruce trees in the winter, feeding on the seeds in the cones.
This Pine Siskin apparently had to do some digging in the snow to get to the cones!
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
We don’t always see them in the winter, but we have had a few visiting us this year.
Pine Siskins love to hang around pine and spruce trees in the winter, feeding on the seeds in the cones.
This Pine Siskin apparently had to do some digging in the snow to get to the cones!
Pine Siskins love to hang around pine and spruce trees in the winter, feeding on the seeds in the cones.
This Pine Siskin apparently had to do some digging in the snow to get to the cones!