VirginiaM - owlet
@virginiam.bsky.social
Yep, that’s me
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Give me Leverage-style Dem comms teams:
- the policy wonk
- the storyteller
- the salesperson
- the CONSIZER (yeah okay the editor, and no that’s not a word)
- the policy wonk
- the storyteller
- the salesperson
- the CONSIZER (yeah okay the editor, and no that’s not a word)
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“RICO CRIME - STOP POSTING” is my new go-to Bluesky reply.
Posters put up in West Hollywood where people were kidnapped by ICE have been vandalized, presumably by ICE. They’ve been torn and written on sharpie is “RICO CRIME - STOP POSTING”
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“RICO CRIME - STOP POSTING” is my new go-to Bluesky reply.
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Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
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Saw a reply to this thread saying "what's cool is all these problems are solved by abolishing ICE" and... no, no they are not.
Abolishing ICE doesn't even abolish CBP. But also the massive data/privacy issues Wyden is talking about have implications far beyond even the worst 3-letter agencies.
Abolishing ICE doesn't even abolish CBP. But also the massive data/privacy issues Wyden is talking about have implications far beyond even the worst 3-letter agencies.
For YEARS I've been on the forefront of trying to pass real privacy reforms to stop an agency like Trump's ICE from weaponizing your private data. Now it's happened, but it's not too late to act. If you care about this as much as I do, please let your members of Congress know.
January 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Saw a reply to this thread saying "what's cool is all these problems are solved by abolishing ICE" and... no, no they are not.
Abolishing ICE doesn't even abolish CBP. But also the massive data/privacy issues Wyden is talking about have implications far beyond even the worst 3-letter agencies.
Abolishing ICE doesn't even abolish CBP. But also the massive data/privacy issues Wyden is talking about have implications far beyond even the worst 3-letter agencies.
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This is wonderful: a 100% solar-powered website. The article explains why that means sometimes the site goes down (and why that's something you should be willing to put up with) and what other things they do to make the website "light"
solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-so...
solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-so...
About the Solar Powered Website
This website is solar-powered and self-hosted. It has been designed to radically reduce the energy use associated with accessing our content.
solar.lowtechmagazine.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This is wonderful: a 100% solar-powered website. The article explains why that means sometimes the site goes down (and why that's something you should be willing to put up with) and what other things they do to make the website "light"
solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-so...
solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about/the-so...
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never been a better moment to go after qualified immunity for EVERYONE, not just ICE. Pressley never misses
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
never been a better moment to go after qualified immunity for EVERYONE, not just ICE. Pressley never misses
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Honestly, I just wish you have a creative day. Make something. That is a win.
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Honestly, I just wish you have a creative day. Make something. That is a win.
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Btw, for those looking to peacefully dissent, I present the stellar work of a fine citizen of Edmonton from a few years ago.
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Btw, for those looking to peacefully dissent, I present the stellar work of a fine citizen of Edmonton from a few years ago.
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Out today: Texas Democrats have been attempting the inverse maneuver for a generation: trying to win elections without taking into account the eroded civic foundations of the state.
Zohran Mamdani's victory points at another way forward.
Zohran Mamdani's victory points at another way forward.
In Texas Cities, Let a Hundred Mamdanis Bloom
Our state has long-term lessons to learn from the New York socialist’s rise.
www.texasobserver.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Out today: Texas Democrats have been attempting the inverse maneuver for a generation: trying to win elections without taking into account the eroded civic foundations of the state.
Zohran Mamdani's victory points at another way forward.
Zohran Mamdani's victory points at another way forward.
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And then walked by this awesome sign
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
And then walked by this awesome sign
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I got given some of my aunt’s yarn stash to use up and I would like everyone to appreciate what this colour is called
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I got given some of my aunt’s yarn stash to use up and I would like everyone to appreciate what this colour is called
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
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Conservative bewildered by the idea of people believing in a cause.
James O’Keefe responds to a comment
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Conservative bewildered by the idea of people believing in a cause.
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My report from Minneapolis, about the things you'll never see. newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My report from Minneapolis, about the things you'll never see. newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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They're retreating. It's time to advance. Resignations, prosecutions. Motherfucking tribunals.
Sean Hannity: says ICE should stop “going into Home Depots and arresting people”
Sean Hannity says ICE should stop "going into Home Depots and arresting people"
www.mediamatters.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 AM
They're retreating. It's time to advance. Resignations, prosecutions. Motherfucking tribunals.
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It's like trying to explain to your five year old who is currently president and how he got there. Personification of scam culture for all time in gold office, labeled so he doesn't get lost.
I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
It's like trying to explain to your five year old who is currently president and how he got there. Personification of scam culture for all time in gold office, labeled so he doesn't get lost.
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I need a cross-stitch that says “from the editorial board” to hang above my toilet
From the Editorial Board: You don’t need to share the Vances’ political views to be happy for them.
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 AM
I need a cross-stitch that says “from the editorial board” to hang above my toilet
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Fighting fire with fire: drops of male mosquitos full of bacteria that cause egg sterility where resident mosquitoes don't belong - and birds affected by avian malaria do. It's ingenious, audacious, and could save desperately endangered endemic bird species in Hawai'i.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Fighting fire with fire: drops of male mosquitos full of bacteria that cause egg sterility where resident mosquitoes don't belong - and birds affected by avian malaria do. It's ingenious, audacious, and could save desperately endangered endemic bird species in Hawai'i.
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Wise words
January 27, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Wise words
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"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve...The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In MN, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once."
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve...The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In MN, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once."
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ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
a black and white photo of a military parade with the letter l on a flag
Alt: Harkonnen armies massed in Dune
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
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The Sesame Street account posted some tips for talking to your kids. If you’re a parent even to grown kids, Lordy please check in on them.
www.instagram.com/p/DT_kWPtDHy...
www.instagram.com/p/DT_kWPtDHy...
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The Sesame Street account posted some tips for talking to your kids. If you’re a parent even to grown kids, Lordy please check in on them.
www.instagram.com/p/DT_kWPtDHy...
www.instagram.com/p/DT_kWPtDHy...
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Wishing Alpha-Gal syndrome on red meat obsessed fascists is next level petty and I am here for it.
May his retirement be very, very long and may he never sleep more than an hour of it. May he wake up sweating to find his only company is the silence of vengeful ghosts.
Also may a Minnesota tick give him a red meat allergy, because he seems like the type who would absolutely melt down.
Also may a Minnesota tick give him a red meat allergy, because he seems like the type who would absolutely melt down.
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...
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Wishing Alpha-Gal syndrome on red meat obsessed fascists is next level petty and I am here for it.
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Harm-reduction: www.preblestreet.org/2026/01/22/p...
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Harm-reduction: www.preblestreet.org/2026/01/22/p...
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
Mutual aid: www.presentemaine.org
Immigrant rights org: maineimmigrantrights.org
Immigrant legal aid: ilapmaine.org
Immigrant aid: www.ptla.org
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Maine Needs is looking for supplies and donations for the people too scared to leave their house. They provide food with vetted volunteers. Maineneeds.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Maine Needs is looking for supplies and donations for the people too scared to leave their house. They provide food with vetted volunteers. Maineneeds.org
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Right now normie places are spitting mad about the murder. Miller is a viscerally unpleasant person who says unhinged shit on national television regularly. Seems like a campaign to flood social media with reels of his worst shit edited together would be handy, to pick one idea that occurs to me
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Right now normie places are spitting mad about the murder. Miller is a viscerally unpleasant person who says unhinged shit on national television regularly. Seems like a campaign to flood social media with reels of his worst shit edited together would be handy, to pick one idea that occurs to me