Skye
@simplyskye.bsky.social
Hopeless Optimist — Efficient Procrastinator | Read too much of the beat generation growing up | Progressive
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Jacob Frey: “We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter — ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from it”
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Jacob Frey: “We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter — ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from it”
PM Mark Carney: “The future of Greenland is a decision for Greenland & Denmark exclusively — it’s their decision
We are NATO partners with Denmark — our obligations on Article 5, Article 2 of NATO stand, & we stand full square behind those”
We are NATO partners with Denmark — our obligations on Article 5, Article 2 of NATO stand, & we stand full square behind those”
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
PM Mark Carney: “The future of Greenland is a decision for Greenland & Denmark exclusively — it’s their decision
We are NATO partners with Denmark — our obligations on Article 5, Article 2 of NATO stand, & we stand full square behind those”
We are NATO partners with Denmark — our obligations on Article 5, Article 2 of NATO stand, & we stand full square behind those”
JB Pritzker: “They're going after people for being brown & black. They're going after people who are U.S. citizens — they're going after people who've done nothing wrong. They do it under the guise of saying that this is about the worst of the worst — but it isn’t”
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
JB Pritzker: “They're going after people for being brown & black. They're going after people who are U.S. citizens — they're going after people who've done nothing wrong. They do it under the guise of saying that this is about the worst of the worst — but it isn’t”
Ilhan Omar “Renee Nicole Good should be alive. We will not stop fighting until we achieve real justice & accountability — that must begin with impeaching Kristi Noem & ensuring no federal agent can act as a judge, jury, & executioner in our streets”
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Ilhan Omar “Renee Nicole Good should be alive. We will not stop fighting until we achieve real justice & accountability — that must begin with impeaching Kristi Noem & ensuring no federal agent can act as a judge, jury, & executioner in our streets”
Trump speaking to reporters about Greenland: "There's not a thing Denmark can do about it"
Same language found in the Epstein files
Same language found in the Epstein files
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump speaking to reporters about Greenland: "There's not a thing Denmark can do about it"
Same language found in the Epstein files
Same language found in the Epstein files
Ro Khanna: “It's not a coincidence that what set Trump off was the hecklers saying, ‘you're a pedophile protector’ — He knows he's losing the MAGA base on this. He was elected to expose the corruption. Instead, every move they made is to protect people who raped underage girls”
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Ro Khanna: “It's not a coincidence that what set Trump off was the hecklers saying, ‘you're a pedophile protector’ — He knows he's losing the MAGA base on this. He was elected to expose the corruption. Instead, every move they made is to protect people who raped underage girls”
Ted Lieu: “The reason Acting President of Venezuela Donald Trump sucks at running Venezuela is because he sucks at running the United States of America — we ask Donald Trump to be the President of America, not the President of Venezuela”
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Ted Lieu: “The reason Acting President of Venezuela Donald Trump sucks at running Venezuela is because he sucks at running the United States of America — we ask Donald Trump to be the President of America, not the President of Venezuela”
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
Is neither a choice - I choose neither
Bruce Springsteen: “He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment & impeachment were for — If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history”
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Bruce Springsteen: “He's the living personification of what the 25th Amendment & impeachment were for — If Congress had any guts, he'd be consigned to the trash heap of history”
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, & Saint Paul filed a lawsuit to stop ICE's occupation
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy & our differences of opinion with the federal govt, is a violation of the Constitution & federal law”
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy & our differences of opinion with the federal govt, is a violation of the Constitution & federal law”
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Minnesota, Minneapolis, & Saint Paul filed a lawsuit to stop ICE's occupation
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy & our differences of opinion with the federal govt, is a violation of the Constitution & federal law”
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy & our differences of opinion with the federal govt, is a violation of the Constitution & federal law”
Sen. Mark Kelly has filed a civil lawsuit in DC federal court against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging an agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act — Details remain limited as the complaint isn’t yet public, but the suit alleges an arbitrary, capricious decision
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has filed a civil lawsuit in DC federal court against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, challenging an agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act — Details remain limited as the complaint isn’t yet public, but the suit alleges an arbitrary, capricious decision
JB Pritzker: “I have encouraged the public to have your phones at the ready, video everything, bring us your documentation, tell us your stories, make sure that we have witness testimony — so that when we are able to hold them accountable, we will be able to do it because we have the evidence”
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
JB Pritzker: “I have encouraged the public to have your phones at the ready, video everything, bring us your documentation, tell us your stories, make sure that we have witness testimony — so that when we are able to hold them accountable, we will be able to do it because we have the evidence”
Trump: “I’m not talking about money for Greenland, yet — I might talk about that, but right now, we are going to do something in Greenland whether they like it or not”
“Whether they like it or not” — those old Epstein habits die hard
“Whether they like it or not” — those old Epstein habits die hard
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Trump: “I’m not talking about money for Greenland, yet — I might talk about that, but right now, we are going to do something in Greenland whether they like it or not”
“Whether they like it or not” — those old Epstein habits die hard
“Whether they like it or not” — those old Epstein habits die hard
The Washington National Opera has approved a resolution to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with its board voting January 9 to pursue early termination of an affiliation that has lasted more than five decade
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Washington National Opera has approved a resolution to leave the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with its board voting January 9 to pursue early termination of an affiliation that has lasted more than five decade
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
Sen. Whitehouse: “When I first heard about this hearing about impeaching judges for misconduct, I thought maybe we’d get answers about Clarence Thomas paying his taxes — That conduct would break criminal statutes”
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Sen. Whitehouse: “When I first heard about this hearing about impeaching judges for misconduct, I thought maybe we’d get answers about Clarence Thomas paying his taxes — That conduct would break criminal statutes”
Renee Nicole Good was 37 - A U.S. citizen - and a poet — her wife watched her be murdered and is now a single parent to a 6 year old
This regime has been defined by the endless tragedies it’s caused — we owe it to the victims to fight for the accountability they 💯 percent deserve
This regime has been defined by the endless tragedies it’s caused — we owe it to the victims to fight for the accountability they 💯 percent deserve
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Renee Nicole Good was 37 - A U.S. citizen - and a poet — her wife watched her be murdered and is now a single parent to a 6 year old
This regime has been defined by the endless tragedies it’s caused — we owe it to the victims to fight for the accountability they 💯 percent deserve
This regime has been defined by the endless tragedies it’s caused — we owe it to the victims to fight for the accountability they 💯 percent deserve
AOC: “ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S. — yet are some of the most well funded, operating with impunity & we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood — I hope this is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The agency must be reined in”
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
AOC: “ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S. — yet are some of the most well funded, operating with impunity & we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood — I hope this is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The agency must be reined in”
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Tim Walz: “We've been warning for weeks that the Trump administration's dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety, that someone was going to get hurt — and today that recklessness cost someone their life”
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Tim Walz: “We've been warning for weeks that the Trump administration's dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to our public safety, that someone was going to get hurt — and today that recklessness cost someone their life”
Mayor Jacob Frey: “There’s little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE — To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis”
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: “There’s little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE — To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis”
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
I wish more officials would abandon decorum when situations are truly egregious
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is gonna prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for saying something that is in the Uniform Code of Military Justice — It’s nonsense — What I said in November is the exact same thing Pete Hegseth said in 2016. This is about stifling people’s speech”
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is gonna prosecute me under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for saying something that is in the Uniform Code of Military Justice — It’s nonsense — What I said in November is the exact same thing Pete Hegseth said in 2016. This is about stifling people’s speech”
Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
Mark Kelly: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family served in the military - Zero - for me, service to my country is in my blood—
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Mark Kelly: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family served in the military - Zero - for me, service to my country is in my blood—
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.