Michelle (She/Her)
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Live in the Philly area. Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Mom, Grandmom. She/Her
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This is the dynamic across most of America: Liberal cities generate revenue, which state governments then transfer to benefit conservative rural areas, whose residents despite city-dwellers and consistently vote to harm them. But politicians endlessly pander to rural voters and demonize cities.
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This is a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment and State Sovereignty.
Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This is a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment and State Sovereignty.
Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
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1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM
1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
Since then
- No other news org has confirmed the story
- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
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2.
- Neither Ross nor family members, colleagues, have said anything about it
Given that as well as CBS and ABC's recent 'deals' with the Trump regime, the American public is right to be as skeptical as hell
Is this a North Korea state-media-level fraud? People deserve answers
- Neither Ross nor family members, colleagues, have said anything about it
Given that as well as CBS and ABC's recent 'deals' with the Trump regime, the American public is right to be as skeptical as hell
Is this a North Korea state-media-level fraud? People deserve answers
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM
2.
- Neither Ross nor family members, colleagues, have said anything about it
Given that as well as CBS and ABC's recent 'deals' with the Trump regime, the American public is right to be as skeptical as hell
Is this a North Korea state-media-level fraud? People deserve answers
- Neither Ross nor family members, colleagues, have said anything about it
Given that as well as CBS and ABC's recent 'deals' with the Trump regime, the American public is right to be as skeptical as hell
Is this a North Korea state-media-level fraud? People deserve answers
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The Relentless School Nurse: They Counted on Our Silence - We Proved Them Wrong
HHS did not suddenly find its conscience; it heard a roar, & the agency was forced into a public reversal by a wall of collective outrage that could not be ignored.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/15/t...
HHS did not suddenly find its conscience; it heard a roar, & the agency was forced into a public reversal by a wall of collective outrage that could not be ignored.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/15/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: They Counted on Our Silence – We Proved Them Wrong
How Collective Advocacy Forced the Reinstatement of Billions in SAMHSA Mental Health Grants Health and Human Services (HHS) did not suddenly find its conscience; it heard a roar and retreated. With…
relentlessschoolnurse.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The Relentless School Nurse: They Counted on Our Silence - We Proved Them Wrong
HHS did not suddenly find its conscience; it heard a roar, & the agency was forced into a public reversal by a wall of collective outrage that could not be ignored.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/15/t...
HHS did not suddenly find its conscience; it heard a roar, & the agency was forced into a public reversal by a wall of collective outrage that could not be ignored.
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/15/t...
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They only need about $5000 more to meet their goal. SURELY WE CAN DO THIS BLUESKY!
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
They only need about $5000 more to meet their goal. SURELY WE CAN DO THIS BLUESKY!
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I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.
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Please read whole thread
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Please read whole thread
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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These photos are terrifying (as opposed to stunning). Black women have been killed in these kind of scenarios long before Trump.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
These photos are terrifying (as opposed to stunning). Black women have been killed in these kind of scenarios long before Trump.
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most dems who want to actually be reelected should ignore this and thus make clear they aren’t a schumer ally
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
most dems who want to actually be reelected should ignore this and thus make clear they aren’t a schumer ally
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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Your read of the day. So much out there about how ICE is marauding its way through Minneapolis but very little about grass roots resistance. Here I speak to a teacher on the front lines and he breaks down the *numbers* of people involved in resisting ICE. Chills.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets Confronting ICE
Dan Troccoli, a public middle-school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to the Trump regime.
www.thenation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Your read of the day. So much out there about how ICE is marauding its way through Minneapolis but very little about grass roots resistance. Here I speak to a teacher on the front lines and he breaks down the *numbers* of people involved in resisting ICE. Chills.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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St. Paul Public Schools said today that two vans operating under contract to carry students and staff have been pulled over by federal agents while enroute to school this week.
Live: Trump threatens Insurrection Act as federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer is in the hospital after being attacked by shovels. A car chase followed a “targeted” traffic stop.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
St. Paul Public Schools said today that two vans operating under contract to carry students and staff have been pulled over by federal agents while enroute to school this week.
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🚨BREAKING: SWARM of ICE/DHS agents rush in to push and arrest Minneapolis protesters while firing pepper balls. "They're arresting someone on the ground here, some pepper pellets were fired." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🚨BREAKING: SWARM of ICE/DHS agents rush in to push and arrest Minneapolis protesters while firing pepper balls. "They're arresting someone on the ground here, some pepper pellets were fired." LIVE NOW ⬇️
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If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
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1. These companies continued to advertise on X as Grok generated nonconsensual sexualized images of kids (and adults).
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids
At least 37 major companies were advertising on the platform this week, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
popular.info
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
1. These companies continued to advertise on X as Grok generated nonconsensual sexualized images of kids (and adults).
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
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This.
Not to mention:
The Nazis learned so, so many lessons and tips and tricks from American white supremacists.
Not to mention:
The Nazis learned so, so many lessons and tips and tricks from American white supremacists.
White Americans keep looking to 1930s Germany for lessons on authoritarianism, but they ignore Black Americans who have survived it here.
Slavery, Jim Crow, and racialized state violence are forms of American authoritarianism.
Slavery, Jim Crow, and racialized state violence are forms of American authoritarianism.
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This.
Not to mention:
The Nazis learned so, so many lessons and tips and tricks from American white supremacists.
Not to mention:
The Nazis learned so, so many lessons and tips and tricks from American white supremacists.
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Message in a bottle found yesterday. It seems it was thrown overboard from offshore construction vessel Aeolus in August 2017 while en route from Belfast to the Netherlands. If anyone knows Chris Vermeulen who worked for Van Oord, do tell him - we'd like to let him know his message was found...
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Message in a bottle found yesterday. It seems it was thrown overboard from offshore construction vessel Aeolus in August 2017 while en route from Belfast to the Netherlands. If anyone knows Chris Vermeulen who worked for Van Oord, do tell him - we'd like to let him know his message was found...
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From Sesame Street
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
From Sesame Street
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MontCo PA was one of MANY Visibility Brigades calling for ICE accountability. Our lawmakers MUST rein in this rogue administration. #Justice4Renee
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@fetterman.senate.gov
@repdean.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@maddow.bsky.social
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@fetterman.senate.gov
@repdean.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@maddow.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
MontCo PA was one of MANY Visibility Brigades calling for ICE accountability. Our lawmakers MUST rein in this rogue administration. #Justice4Renee
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@fetterman.senate.gov
@repdean.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@maddow.bsky.social
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@fetterman.senate.gov
@repdean.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@maddow.bsky.social
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MontCo PA Visibility Brigade was out again yesterday morning over 422 in Oaks, PA. #Justice4Renee
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@repdean.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@johnfett
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@repdean.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@johnfett
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
MontCo PA Visibility Brigade was out again yesterday morning over 422 in Oaks, PA. #Justice4Renee
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@repdean.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@johnfett
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
@repdean.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social
@governor.pa.gov
@johnfett
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others