Wytwavedarling (she/her)
@wytwavedarling.bsky.social
Writer. Book Coach. Editor of Horror & Sci-Fi & Fantasy & PNR. Lover of Moose and Wolves and Snakes. VP of HOWL Society.
Find my horror stories in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Marshlands Horror & Howls from the Wreckage: An Anthology of Disaster Horror!
Find my horror stories in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Marshlands Horror & Howls from the Wreckage: An Anthology of Disaster Horror!
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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
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Can't keep funding this at all. If the government shuts down and people still see ICE on the streets doing this kind of shit, the midterm ads write themselves. Even for the scared centrists. No money for (insert affordability message) but money for terrorism! Kitchen table issue immediately.
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Can't keep funding this at all. If the government shuts down and people still see ICE on the streets doing this kind of shit, the midterm ads write themselves. Even for the scared centrists. No money for (insert affordability message) but money for terrorism! Kitchen table issue immediately.
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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This is why I have real fucking problem with blithe criticisms of "polarization" or "congressional dysfunction." We have a Republican member blaming his colleague for being attacked.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
Rep. Randy Fine on Ilhan Omar getting attacked: "I blame Ilhan Omar for what happened"
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This is why I have real fucking problem with blithe criticisms of "polarization" or "congressional dysfunction." We have a Republican member blaming his colleague for being attacked.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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Ah yes, I see. We’re at the “tear gassing preschools” level of fascism now.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ah yes, I see. We’re at the “tear gassing preschools” level of fascism now.
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Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW
As DHS takes over the federal investigation, current and former law enforcement agents warn that Trump’s DOJ isn’t committed to facts or fairness.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
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🔥 @ginotheghost.bsky.social : “Which ICE agent was the ‘innocent victim’, Bovino? The one who shoved the woman to the ground? The one who pistol-whipped Alex Pretti in the face? The one who executed him in the back of the head? The one that emptied his entire f*cking clip?”
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🔥 @ginotheghost.bsky.social : “Which ICE agent was the ‘innocent victim’, Bovino? The one who shoved the woman to the ground? The one who pistol-whipped Alex Pretti in the face? The one who executed him in the back of the head? The one that emptied his entire f*cking clip?”
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Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. You no longer have to ask yourself what you would do if you were in Nazi Germany. You just have to ask if you’re doing enough in Trump’s America now while there’s still time.
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. You no longer have to ask yourself what you would do if you were in Nazi Germany. You just have to ask if you’re doing enough in Trump’s America now while there’s still time.
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Every accusation is a confession, and apparently that included "Obama wants to take your guns."
Trump: You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. It's a very unfortunate thing.
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Every accusation is a confession, and apparently that included "Obama wants to take your guns."
Somebody needs to show this video to management at that hotel. Maybe they'll care or maybe they won't, but in case they do, they can shame these idiots in person or, better yet, just kick them out on their exposed behinds.
Trump ICE goon moons protestors
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Somebody needs to show this video to management at that hotel. Maybe they'll care or maybe they won't, but in case they do, they can shame these idiots in person or, better yet, just kick them out on their exposed behinds.
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Trump ICE goon moons protestors
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Trump ICE goon moons protestors
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
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STOP.
FUCKING.
COMPROMISING.
Stand firm. Do NOT vote for any ICE funding. It's too late for any change to be meaningful. They are murdering civilians.
I'll throw whatever support I can behind anyone who primaries any Dem who votes to continue funding this terror force.
FUCKING.
COMPROMISING.
Stand firm. Do NOT vote for any ICE funding. It's too late for any change to be meaningful. They are murdering civilians.
I'll throw whatever support I can behind anyone who primaries any Dem who votes to continue funding this terror force.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
STOP.
FUCKING.
COMPROMISING.
Stand firm. Do NOT vote for any ICE funding. It's too late for any change to be meaningful. They are murdering civilians.
I'll throw whatever support I can behind anyone who primaries any Dem who votes to continue funding this terror force.
FUCKING.
COMPROMISING.
Stand firm. Do NOT vote for any ICE funding. It's too late for any change to be meaningful. They are murdering civilians.
I'll throw whatever support I can behind anyone who primaries any Dem who votes to continue funding this terror force.
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
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Scalise lies: "The want to defund ICE. They defunded police. The police chief of Mpls said yesterday multiple times how stretched thin his department is. They don't have enough people because Mpls defunded the police." (Police were not defunded and MPD is stretched thin bc of unrest caused by ICE)
January 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Scalise lies: "The want to defund ICE. They defunded police. The police chief of Mpls said yesterday multiple times how stretched thin his department is. They don't have enough people because Mpls defunded the police." (Police were not defunded and MPD is stretched thin bc of unrest caused by ICE)
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Had Republicans had just stuck to hammering Democrats on fraud they would've had a potent political weapon. Instead they turned it into a hate campaign against Somalis and an orgy of violence against Minnesotans and now we're getting statements like this 👇
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Had Republicans had just stuck to hammering Democrats on fraud they would've had a potent political weapon. Instead they turned it into a hate campaign against Somalis and an orgy of violence against Minnesotans and now we're getting statements like this 👇
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In a democracy, the government is accountable to citizens. Trump officials believe citizens are accountable to them, on penalty of death.
Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability?
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
In a democracy, the government is accountable to citizens. Trump officials believe citizens are accountable to them, on penalty of death.
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"I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
The transportation secretary is also describing a version of events that is purely imaginary and is contradicted by multiple videos of the shooting.
The transportation secretary is also describing a version of events that is purely imaginary and is contradicted by multiple videos of the shooting.
Sean Duffy: "If you come to a protest with a 9mm firearm, that's fine believing in the Second Amendment, but you stand on the sidewalk and you hold your sign. You take that 9mm and you start to engage with ICE officers, and then you resist arrest -- listen, I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
The transportation secretary is also describing a version of events that is purely imaginary and is contradicted by multiple videos of the shooting.
The transportation secretary is also describing a version of events that is purely imaginary and is contradicted by multiple videos of the shooting.
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There was no protest. Armed, masked federal agents were just harassing people as usual. He was not a protester and not protesting. They killed him anyway. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sean Duffy: "If you come to a protest with a 9mm firearm, that's fine believing in the Second Amendment, but you stand on the sidewalk and you hold your sign. You take that 9mm and you start to engage with ICE officers, and then you resist arrest -- listen, I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
There was no protest. Armed, masked federal agents were just harassing people as usual. He was not a protester and not protesting. They killed him anyway. bsky.app/profile/atru...