Christina Lieffring
@stinadale.bsky.social
She/Her. Managing Editor @tonemadison.bsky.social. Freewheelin' freelancer. Lifelong midwesterner.
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Despite more men, more manufacturing, and virtually no threat of invasion, the Union kept flailing and failing for the first two years of the Civil War because white northerners and their political leaders expected that white southerners would be overtaken by unionist sentiment and return freely.
January 15, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Despite more men, more manufacturing, and virtually no threat of invasion, the Union kept flailing and failing for the first two years of the Civil War because white northerners and their political leaders expected that white southerners would be overtaken by unionist sentiment and return freely.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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If a conservative anywhere has to hear, encounter, or be subject to judgement based on an opinion they disagree with that’s maoism but if conservatives use state power to prosecute, defund, or censor you that’s fine because they’re just entitled to do that for reasons
January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
If a conservative anywhere has to hear, encounter, or be subject to judgement based on an opinion they disagree with that’s maoism but if conservatives use state power to prosecute, defund, or censor you that’s fine because they’re just entitled to do that for reasons
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for @tonemadison.bsky.social this week, I wrote about a handful of my fav 2025 tunes from Avoidancepolicy + Carl Johnson, Jonathon Millionaire, Mr. Chair, @rockstarelise.com, and @sirsigra.bsky.social.
thx to our music editor @stevenmps.bsky.social for all his essential editorial planning.
thx to our music editor @stevenmps.bsky.social for all his essential editorial planning.
Tone Madison's favorite songs of 2025
A sampling of the local music that helped us get through the year.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
for @tonemadison.bsky.social this week, I wrote about a handful of my fav 2025 tunes from Avoidancepolicy + Carl Johnson, Jonathon Millionaire, Mr. Chair, @rockstarelise.com, and @sirsigra.bsky.social.
thx to our music editor @stevenmps.bsky.social for all his essential editorial planning.
thx to our music editor @stevenmps.bsky.social for all his essential editorial planning.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
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Jesse Welles on Renee Good's death at the hands of ICE.
Now they'll circle the wagons,
drape the man in a flag,
and say, "Don't trust what your eyes can see."
They'll say, "It's her fault instead
for getting shot in the head
when we all watch the same damn thing.
Now they'll circle the wagons,
drape the man in a flag,
and say, "Don't trust what your eyes can see."
They'll say, "It's her fault instead
for getting shot in the head
when we all watch the same damn thing.
Good vs. Ice
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Jesse Welles on Renee Good's death at the hands of ICE.
Now they'll circle the wagons,
drape the man in a flag,
and say, "Don't trust what your eyes can see."
They'll say, "It's her fault instead
for getting shot in the head
when we all watch the same damn thing.
Now they'll circle the wagons,
drape the man in a flag,
and say, "Don't trust what your eyes can see."
They'll say, "It's her fault instead
for getting shot in the head
when we all watch the same damn thing.
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🎙️Today is the deadline for candidate filings in the state of Wisconsin. @stinadale.bsky.social, Enjoyiana Nururdin, and @fayeparks.bsky.social break down the races in this busy election year with host Dana Pellebon.
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/local-journa...
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/local-journa...
Local Journalists Weigh-In on Upcoming 2026 Elections - WORT-FM 89.9
Christina Lieffring, Enjoyiana Nururdin, and Faye Parks break down the races in this busy election year with host Dana Pellebon.
www.wortfm.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🎙️Today is the deadline for candidate filings in the state of Wisconsin. @stinadale.bsky.social, Enjoyiana Nururdin, and @fayeparks.bsky.social break down the races in this busy election year with host Dana Pellebon.
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/local-journa...
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/local-journa...
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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The US has already killed innocent civilians in Venezuela. Stop acting as though this attack was legitimate and the only problems are in a hypothetical future.
The Venezuelan people elected Edmundo González to run their country.
Not Pete Hegseth or Marco Rubio.
The American people do not support another expensive foreign war that risks the lives of our men and women in uniform.
Not Pete Hegseth or Marco Rubio.
The American people do not support another expensive foreign war that risks the lives of our men and women in uniform.
January 4, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The US has already killed innocent civilians in Venezuela. Stop acting as though this attack was legitimate and the only problems are in a hypothetical future.
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Gogol Bordello - Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher)
YouTube video by Gogol Bordello
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Help us reach our goal during NewsMatch so our small-but-mighty publication can keep publishing the perspectives you really care about.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We're in the final stretch of our make-or-break fundraiser. If 22 people donate for the first time, we'll also receive a $1,000 bonus.
Help us reach our goal during NewsMatch so our small-but-mighty publication can keep publishing the perspectives you really care about.
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Help us reach our goal during NewsMatch so our small-but-mighty publication can keep publishing the perspectives you really care about.
tonemadison.com/donate/
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"...Okay, we're writing the feral queers in the woods canon, finally."
@millbot.bsky.social talks with @mlfaliveno.bsky.social about queer bodies in rural spaces and much more in their upcoming novel, HEMLOCK, which is out on January 20, 2026, with @littlebrown.bsky.social.
@millbot.bsky.social talks with @mlfaliveno.bsky.social about queer bodies in rural spaces and much more in their upcoming novel, HEMLOCK, which is out on January 20, 2026, with @littlebrown.bsky.social.
Fear and queer hunger in the Northwoods of Melissa Faliveno's "Hemlock"
The new novel from the author of the "Tomboyland" essay collection finds its footing in the dark corners of Wisconsin's forests.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Understand, Ron Johnson is incredibly stupid as well as morally bankrupt
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Understand, Ron Johnson is incredibly stupid as well as morally bankrupt
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"The question of honest work in colonial systems and fine arts institutions raises the specter of censorship, particularly of art that is deemed 'political.' But what makes a work of art political or apolitical?" asks Managing Editor @stinadale.bsky.social after a visit to the Trout Museum of Art.
Could an exhibition like Guiding Ethos find a home in Madison?
A group show at Appleton's Trout Museum stands up for "political" art in an era of cowardice and compliance.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"The question of honest work in colonial systems and fine arts institutions raises the specter of censorship, particularly of art that is deemed 'political.' But what makes a work of art political or apolitical?" asks Managing Editor @stinadale.bsky.social after a visit to the Trout Museum of Art.
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just one more lane…
December 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
just one more lane…
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Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
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This year we've...
• Questioned how local governments allocate resources by pointing out the impacts on the most vulnerable.
• Interrogated the narratives that lead to harmful economic policies.
• Championed the perspectives of workers and organized labor.
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• Questioned how local governments allocate resources by pointing out the impacts on the most vulnerable.
• Interrogated the narratives that lead to harmful economic policies.
• Championed the perspectives of workers and organized labor.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This year we've...
• Questioned how local governments allocate resources by pointing out the impacts on the most vulnerable.
• Interrogated the narratives that lead to harmful economic policies.
• Championed the perspectives of workers and organized labor.
tonemadison.com/donate/
🙏
• Questioned how local governments allocate resources by pointing out the impacts on the most vulnerable.
• Interrogated the narratives that lead to harmful economic policies.
• Championed the perspectives of workers and organized labor.
tonemadison.com/donate/
🙏
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How do you write an entire piece about the bystander without ever naming him?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How do you write an entire piece about the bystander without ever naming him?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed. Is that the problem for you all?
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.