@dessablake.bsky.social
This is my alter ego. Librarian & bubbly introvert. Love/hate relationship with politics. Dem for life. Lover of words, food, and kindness. We will survive this🤞🏽
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
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I don't want to see snarky, whiny, cringey, posts from U.S. Senators.
GO. DO. SOMETHING.
If that's all you think you can do, move OUT of the damn way, and let someone else have your spot.
GO. DO. SOMETHING.
If that's all you think you can do, move OUT of the damn way, and let someone else have your spot.
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Even former members of ICE were horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Even former members of ICE were horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
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MINNEAPOLIS — Hmong homeowners know their rights… randomly looking for Hmong & Asian families… a racial terror campaign, nothing less…
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
MINNEAPOLIS — Hmong homeowners know their rights… randomly looking for Hmong & Asian families… a racial terror campaign, nothing less…
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Trump’s ICE thugs tear-gassed a Minneapolis neighborhood in the middle of the night and flash-banged a 6-month-old baby. ICE initially told a family trying to flee the gas that they could leave, then flash-banged their vehicle anyway. Their baby stopped breathing and was taken by EMTs. #GoodvsEvil
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Trump’s ICE thugs tear-gassed a Minneapolis neighborhood in the middle of the night and flash-banged a 6-month-old baby. ICE initially told a family trying to flee the gas that they could leave, then flash-banged their vehicle anyway. Their baby stopped breathing and was taken by EMTs. #GoodvsEvil
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“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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Another ICE shooting in Minneapolis, which tonight looks like a war zone.
🚨 An ICE-linked federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent and the man he shot are reportedly in the hospital.
🚨 An ICE-linked federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent and the man he shot are reportedly in the hospital.
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Another ICE shooting in Minneapolis, which tonight looks like a war zone.
🚨 An ICE-linked federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent and the man he shot are reportedly in the hospital.
🚨 An ICE-linked federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent and the man he shot are reportedly in the hospital.
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WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane
January 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Breaking: Today is officially one of the biggest days of protest in American history.
Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.
Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Breaking: Today is officially one of the biggest days of protest in American history.
Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.
Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.
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Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
October 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
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Saying millions showed up **is NOT an exaggeration!**
Count for New York City alone was 300,000.
Count for New York City alone was 300,000.
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Saying millions showed up **is NOT an exaggeration!**
Count for New York City alone was 300,000.
Count for New York City alone was 300,000.
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Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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No Kings San Francisco
October 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
No Kings San Francisco
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Well done, Detroit! We shouldn’t have to accept her “Noem-enclature.”
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Well done, Detroit! We shouldn’t have to accept her “Noem-enclature.”
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When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up.
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up.
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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What happens when the military is inevitably handed illegal orders?
Who’s going to stand up?
Will they have the courage?
Who’s going to stand up?
Will they have the courage?
October 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
What happens when the military is inevitably handed illegal orders?
Who’s going to stand up?
Will they have the courage?
Who’s going to stand up?
Will they have the courage?
