Stephanie Swofford Bolton
@stephbolton.bsky.social
powered by coffee and music... and sometimes snark, but that's probably because I need more coffee; music therapist living in north AL; love football (roll tide/who dat), New Orleans, snow in winter, gardening, being the "weird mom" to my amazing trans son
Empty nest prep in full swing this year. We've started ushering for local Broadway and theater shows as a way to get out of the house and be sophisticated adults. 😜. It's become our habit to walk over to the nearby hotel rooftop bar for drinks when the shows are over. These were last night's drinks.
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Empty nest prep in full swing this year. We've started ushering for local Broadway and theater shows as a way to get out of the house and be sophisticated adults. 😜. It's become our habit to walk over to the nearby hotel rooftop bar for drinks when the shows are over. These were last night's drinks.
We lasted 20 minutes at the local protest. Below zero wind chills did us in! #sorryMN #shouldawornahat
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We lasted 20 minutes at the local protest. Below zero wind chills did us in! #sorryMN #shouldawornahat
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A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that their statements on a slavery exhibit display in Philadelphia were "horrifying."
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display 'Dangerous' And 'Horrifying'
Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe told the Justice Department's attorneys, "“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way.”
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:12 AM
A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that their statements on a slavery exhibit display in Philadelphia were "horrifying."
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
1. Religion in America
2. Creative Writing
3. Marriage & Family
4. Abnormal Psychology (twice!)
5. Stringed Instruments (I learned the violin)
1. Religion in America
2. Creative Writing
3. Marriage & Family
4. Abnormal Psychology (twice!)
5. Stringed Instruments (I learned the violin)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Leaders and Followers (Hitler, MLK, Gandhi, Henry VIII)
2. Imperialism and Colonialism
3. Histoire du Livre
4. History of Paris thru Art
5. Econ 11 Pass/Fail my senior year; absolutely killed the curve for everyone else.
1. Leaders and Followers (Hitler, MLK, Gandhi, Henry VIII)
2. Imperialism and Colonialism
3. Histoire du Livre
4. History of Paris thru Art
5. Econ 11 Pass/Fail my senior year; absolutely killed the curve for everyone else.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college.
1. Religion in America
2. Creative Writing
3. Marriage & Family
4. Abnormal Psychology (twice!)
5. Stringed Instruments (I learned the violin)
1. Religion in America
2. Creative Writing
3. Marriage & Family
4. Abnormal Psychology (twice!)
5. Stringed Instruments (I learned the violin)
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As national attention turns to a journalist’s arrest, Alabama has quietly placed three incarcerated activists into solitary confinement, the same men featured in a documentary exposing conditions inside our prisons.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
As national attention turns to a journalist’s arrest, Alabama has quietly placed three incarcerated activists into solitary confinement, the same men featured in a documentary exposing conditions inside our prisons.
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The DOJ just took down pages with detailed descriptions of Trump engaged in child rape and other pedophilia. We don't know if they have been corroborated, but we already know this DOJ will deny everything on behalf of their client.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The DOJ just took down pages with detailed descriptions of Trump engaged in child rape and other pedophilia. We don't know if they have been corroborated, but we already know this DOJ will deny everything on behalf of their client.
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
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ICE’s job is immigration enforcement so why is it using facial recognition to surveil U.S. citizens?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
ICE’s job is immigration enforcement so why is it using facial recognition to surveil U.S. citizens?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
-- Amanda Gorman
-- Amanda Gorman
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
-- Amanda Gorman
-- Amanda Gorman
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Here's a "holy shit" sentence for you:
"In the past year, the federal workforce lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s, according to an analysis in Science."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
"In the past year, the federal workforce lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s, according to an analysis in Science."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
Trump Is Making America Stupider
How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Here's a "holy shit" sentence for you:
"In the past year, the federal workforce lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s, according to an analysis in Science."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
"In the past year, the federal workforce lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s, according to an analysis in Science."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
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"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds
A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.
www.brown.edu
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Boom! Who just filed her taxes? Yup! ☕☕☕☕
January 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Boom! Who just filed her taxes? Yup! ☕☕☕☕
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Trump’s efforts to interfere in midterms becoming clearer & more dangerous every day:
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
From Minnesota to Georgia, Trump’s plans to interfere in the midterms are becoming more dangerous
The seizure of ballots in Fulton County, Georgia follows the DOJ’s demands for voter data in Minnesota.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trump’s efforts to interfere in midterms becoming clearer & more dangerous every day:
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities
-seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties
-prosecuting 2020 enemies
-extorting states for sensitive voter data
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth.
Taxing working people creates more poverty."
Irrefutable.
Taxing working people creates more poverty."
Irrefutable.
2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
Fixing the $12 Billion Lie
How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisis—And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide
www.qasimrashid.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth.
Taxing working people creates more poverty."
Irrefutable.
Taxing working people creates more poverty."
Irrefutable.
Supposed to have wind chills below zero for this event. I'll just wear more layers. Find your local event and plan to go!
🪧 it’s gonna be cold on Saturday. That’s not gonna stop you though, is it?
We thought a little advice from a Minnesota might help.
Layer up! www.instagram.com/reel/DTygOvW...
We thought a little advice from a Minnesota might help.
Layer up! www.instagram.com/reel/DTygOvW...
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Supposed to have wind chills below zero for this event. I'll just wear more layers. Find your local event and plan to go!
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The Trump Admin has withdrawn a Biden-era rule that required retail pharmacies receiving any federal funds to carry and dispense mifepristone, misoprostol, and methotrexate—drugs used in medication abortions and, in the case of miso and methotrexate, the treatment of many other conditions including…
HHS Will Allow Pharmacies to Boycott Lifesaving Drugs Used in Medication Abortion — Mother Jones
Misoprostol and methotrexate do more than end pregnancies—but anti-abortion pharmacists can now refuse to offer them and still get federal funds.
apple.news
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Trump Admin has withdrawn a Biden-era rule that required retail pharmacies receiving any federal funds to carry and dispense mifepristone, misoprostol, and methotrexate—drugs used in medication abortions and, in the case of miso and methotrexate, the treatment of many other conditions including…
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
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Can we stop asking the question "what happens if the Trump administration doesn't follow court orders" and instead ask "what happens now that the Trump administration isn't following court orders"?
wooooow
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Can we stop asking the question "what happens if the Trump administration doesn't follow court orders" and instead ask "what happens now that the Trump administration isn't following court orders"?
Chicken and dumplings for dinner b/c our heat's been out all day, so warm comfort food needed to be on the menu. Feeling generous, so I'll even divulge my secret ingredient-- tarragon. #yourewelcome
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Chicken and dumplings for dinner b/c our heat's been out all day, so warm comfort food needed to be on the menu. Feeling generous, so I'll even divulge my secret ingredient-- tarragon. #yourewelcome
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A striking part of the reaction to ICE is the solidarity of those not under attack with those who are and the incomprehension of the right who think it's madness or secretly someone is paying and organizing, because self-organized determined resistance mystifies them.
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
A striking part of the reaction to ICE is the solidarity of those not under attack with those who are and the incomprehension of the right who think it's madness or secretly someone is paying and organizing, because self-organized determined resistance mystifies them.
We can all do something like this, anytime, anywhere we are.
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We can all do something like this, anytime, anywhere we are.
The website works again! Just ordered a couple books for hubby's bday from here.
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The website works again! Just ordered a couple books for hubby's bday from here.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔