Rebecca Orchant
@smcpickles.bsky.social
I write these:
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Death is coming. Eat trash. Be free.
Dumb voluptuary.
HBIC @popanddutch.bsky.social & @ladyslipperptown.bsky.social
https://soupanddespair.beehiiv.com/
https://www.unboundedition.com/product/simmering-rebecca-orchant-literary-nonfiction/
Death is coming. Eat trash. Be free.
Dumb voluptuary.
HBIC @popanddutch.bsky.social & @ladyslipperptown.bsky.social
Reposted by Rebecca Orchant
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Every time one of you starts your beautiful, shiny, new newsletter on this platform, it chips away a piece of my heart. Knock it off.
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Every time one of you starts your beautiful, shiny, new newsletter on this platform, it chips away a piece of my heart. Knock it off.
If it weren’t for that Mayor Mamdani clip this morning, this phone would 100% be at the bottom of the sea.
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
If it weren’t for that Mayor Mamdani clip this morning, this phone would 100% be at the bottom of the sea.
Chuck, our house is on fire and you’re suggesting a ten point plan to regulate the kind of hose we’re allowed to use to put it out in the future. The house is on fire now, man. This sucks.
SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Chuck, our house is on fire and you’re suggesting a ten point plan to regulate the kind of hose we’re allowed to use to put it out in the future. The house is on fire now, man. This sucks.
“Oh, hey you! Nice to see you too!”
don’t mind me I’m just “living in the moment” (never having any idea who anybody is and shedding near-term memory like a lizard losing its tail)
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
“Oh, hey you! Nice to see you too!”
Reasons to be cheerful — or at least, not in complete despair.
February is Soup of the Day month at Rancho Gordo. We'll be featuring a soup every day in February to keep you warm and well fed. #soupoftheday #soups #peopleofthebean #ranchogordo #heirloombeans #leguminati
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Reasons to be cheerful — or at least, not in complete despair.
A small spot of really good news.
Liam Conejo Ramos is on an airplane on his way home to Minnesota. How wonderful.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
5-year-old and father detained by ICE will return to Minnesota Sunday morning
5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father have boarded a flight back to Minnesota, nearly two weeks after being detained by ICE.
kstp.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
A small spot of really good news.
Reposted by Rebecca Orchant
*sigh*
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
*sigh*
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
This, but with brass knuckles.
[me, losing my mind]
ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ALL DAY LONG, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE. ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ALL DAY LONG, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE.
ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ALL DAY LONG, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE. ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE, ALL DAY LONG, ON THE CHAISE LONGUE.
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 AM
This, but with brass knuckles.
DIG UP THAT FUCKING GOLF COURSE. WHAT ARE WE ALL DOING? I feel like I’m losing my mind.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
DIG UP THAT FUCKING GOLF COURSE. WHAT ARE WE ALL DOING? I feel like I’m losing my mind.
Okay, today, that is ENOUGH.
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Okay, today, that is ENOUGH.
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Masked secret police beating and murdering Americans who get in the way of an ethnic cleansing campaign isn't crossing a red line for Dem leadership. College kids calling for an end to genocide was.
The lesser evil feels pretty fucking evil.
The lesser evil feels pretty fucking evil.
Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Masked secret police beating and murdering Americans who get in the way of an ethnic cleansing campaign isn't crossing a red line for Dem leadership. College kids calling for an end to genocide was.
The lesser evil feels pretty fucking evil.
The lesser evil feels pretty fucking evil.
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“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
Reposted by Rebecca Orchant
Hey, this Bovino thing is a pathetic attempt to make all these horrors the fault of one guy, and it would be a serious, serious crisis if people fell for it. ICE needs to be abolished, bc this - terror, murder - are what it exists for. Nothing else. This is just an attempt to mollify us. Stay angry
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hey, this Bovino thing is a pathetic attempt to make all these horrors the fault of one guy, and it would be a serious, serious crisis if people fell for it. ICE needs to be abolished, bc this - terror, murder - are what it exists for. Nothing else. This is just an attempt to mollify us. Stay angry
This afternoon I said, “Oh, they are going to throw this man under an entire fleet of busses.” I didn’t expect to be proven right this quickly!
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 1:35 AM
This afternoon I said, “Oh, they are going to throw this man under an entire fleet of busses.” I didn’t expect to be proven right this quickly!
A really good person died for this shit. I hope these motherfuckers never sleep another hour in their lives.
Trump went from condemning Alex Pretti on Saturday to being afraid to say his name by Sunday afternoon.
www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
www.jezebel.com/alex-pretti-...
Even Trump Is Clearly Scared of the Alex Pretti Shooting Fallout
Following the shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, Donald Trump refused Sunday to say whether he supported the Border Patrol shooter.
www.jezebel.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A really good person died for this shit. I hope these motherfuckers never sleep another hour in their lives.
The girlies are fighting!
US senator warned that Republicans would lose elections if prices continue to rise, prompting president to respond ‘fuck you, Ted’
Cruz reportedly says Trump yelled and cursed over warning of midterm election ‘bloodbath’
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The girlies are fighting!
Reposted by Rebecca Orchant
When I'm brimming with feelings I can't find the right words for, sometimes all I can manage is a picture. Love and strength to Minnesota in this heartbreaking time.
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 AM
When I'm brimming with feelings I can't find the right words for, sometimes all I can manage is a picture. Love and strength to Minnesota in this heartbreaking time.
You never know how you’ll be called to help. But you will. Be ready. Be petty.
someone in a nail polish subreddit created a shade that matches the one in this photo and is selling it on etsy so she can afford to buy her boyfriend a bulletproof vest to wear while doing ICE watch at home depot. we live in hell but we are going to fucking win.
the nail polish girlies are going absolutely feral and it’s so good
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
You never know how you’ll be called to help. But you will. Be ready. Be petty.
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okay hi everyone real quick crowdfund: we're doing grocery box packing for families from our kids' school, and i would really really really really like to raise funds to stick a box of cake mix or pre-made cookies in each box this week. v3nmo is nhojelttil, please put a 🍰 or 🍪 with it
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
okay hi everyone real quick crowdfund: we're doing grocery box packing for families from our kids' school, and i would really really really really like to raise funds to stick a box of cake mix or pre-made cookies in each box this week. v3nmo is nhojelttil, please put a 🍰 or 🍪 with it
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
Hero
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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White Americans are learning once again that the *only* thing that has ever made you safe from fascism is being willing to sacrifice non-white people. That is your contract with white supremacy. "Give us someone else so it won't be you."
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
White Americans are learning once again that the *only* thing that has ever made you safe from fascism is being willing to sacrifice non-white people. That is your contract with white supremacy. "Give us someone else so it won't be you."