A. Dove Lempke
@adovelempke.bsky.social
I write fantasy and have historically written poetry and songs. Part of Dòrain (we sing songs about people drowning). All pronouns.
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression
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1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
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Also there are literally only two things that would ever cause you to meet with the guy:
1) Child Sex Traffiking.
2) I thought the child sex traffiker's network would really help me get a leg up in my career.
Saying "I was doing the second one!" Okay.... you still suck shit!
1) Child Sex Traffiking.
2) I thought the child sex traffiker's network would really help me get a leg up in my career.
Saying "I was doing the second one!" Okay.... you still suck shit!
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Also there are literally only two things that would ever cause you to meet with the guy:
1) Child Sex Traffiking.
2) I thought the child sex traffiker's network would really help me get a leg up in my career.
Saying "I was doing the second one!" Okay.... you still suck shit!
1) Child Sex Traffiking.
2) I thought the child sex traffiker's network would really help me get a leg up in my career.
Saying "I was doing the second one!" Okay.... you still suck shit!
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The Democrats prefer order to liberty they would rather you quietly sit back while the Gestapo takes your neighbors and then vote for them in November so they can make the Gestapo 18.3% less violent on average than see you fight and stop ICE's ethnic cleansing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The Democrats prefer order to liberty they would rather you quietly sit back while the Gestapo takes your neighbors and then vote for them in November so they can make the Gestapo 18.3% less violent on average than see you fight and stop ICE's ethnic cleansing
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
The Onion and reality have never been closer to convergence.
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Onion and reality have never been closer to convergence.
The phrase "in theater" is a tell that they really do think this is a war. And that makes them traitors according to the Treason Clause of the Constitution.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The phrase "in theater" is a tell that they really do think this is a war. And that makes them traitors according to the Treason Clause of the Constitution.
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"in theater"??? this is my fucking home, and to the extent that it feels like a warzone it is exclusively your fault, just GET OUT
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"in theater"??? this is my fucking home, and to the extent that it feels like a warzone it is exclusively your fault, just GET OUT
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This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
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"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
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All of these right wing twitter dipshits are screaming about insurgency are ideologically incapable of understanding that they're not fighting guerillas who move through the people like fish through the sea, they're fighting the fucking sea
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 PM
All of these right wing twitter dipshits are screaming about insurgency are ideologically incapable of understanding that they're not fighting guerillas who move through the people like fish through the sea, they're fighting the fucking sea
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Minneapolis has developed an effective new tactic to disrupt ICE and break companies away:
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
January 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Minneapolis has developed an effective new tactic to disrupt ICE and break companies away:
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
This is fascinating. Barely a phrase in common with the final song. If I've ever written anything that started this far from where it ended up, I don't remember when. (I've also never written a song as good as "No Children".)
of interest: found, in my photos on my laptop, a pic from the hotel notepad on which I started work on "no children." I mention in the "This Year" book that this began on a boarding pass envelope. once I landed and got into my room I did this. "Derrida" I think refers to thoughts about erasure etc
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is fascinating. Barely a phrase in common with the final song. If I've ever written anything that started this far from where it ended up, I don't remember when. (I've also never written a song as good as "No Children".)
Let him be the first of many.
MN Gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel withdrew this morning from the race, saying "he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Let him be the first of many.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
January 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
Noem, Bovino, Miller, and Trump are all guilty of high treason. They are levying war on the United States.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Noem, Bovino, Miller, and Trump are all guilty of high treason. They are levying war on the United States.
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ICE detained Purple Heart veteran William Vermie for hours at the Whipple Federal Building.
He says he’s speaking out because he’s white, he has privilege and if he doesn’t use it to stand up for others, who will?
That is what solidarity looks like.
He says he’s speaking out because he’s white, he has privilege and if he doesn’t use it to stand up for others, who will?
That is what solidarity looks like.
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
ICE detained Purple Heart veteran William Vermie for hours at the Whipple Federal Building.
He says he’s speaking out because he’s white, he has privilege and if he doesn’t use it to stand up for others, who will?
That is what solidarity looks like.
He says he’s speaking out because he’s white, he has privilege and if he doesn’t use it to stand up for others, who will?
That is what solidarity looks like.
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🧵Any Member of Congress can introduce the case that Donald Trump is levying war on the US in violation of the Treason Clause, and that treason is self-impeaching conduct. Every member should. The critical audience for this argument, now, is not their GOP colleagues but the public and the military 1/
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🧵Any Member of Congress can introduce the case that Donald Trump is levying war on the US in violation of the Treason Clause, and that treason is self-impeaching conduct. Every member should. The critical audience for this argument, now, is not their GOP colleagues but the public and the military 1/
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We have unlimited money for paramilitary forces that kidnap people off the streets but also have something called "school lunch debt" what are we doing here
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM
We have unlimited money for paramilitary forces that kidnap people off the streets but also have something called "school lunch debt" what are we doing here
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no honor, no dignity. a lifetime of trying to atone for the wrong they’re doing will not be enough. The appropriate posture for them all this morning is on their knees in the Minnesota cold begging the God of the universe, Who is against them, for forgiveness
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
no honor, no dignity. a lifetime of trying to atone for the wrong they’re doing will not be enough. The appropriate posture for them all this morning is on their knees in the Minnesota cold begging the God of the universe, Who is against them, for forgiveness