Erin Grunze
@eringrunze.bsky.social
Lifelong Wisconsinite. Lover of music, sunshine, and democracy. I think the world of my boys.
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Politicians need to start treating the health of our democracy as the central issue it is. bit.ly/3LDvVqz
One Year to Defend Elections
Trump’s pardons of Rudy Giuliani and other election deniers are a reminder that the 2026 midterms will face an extraordinary new source of pressure: the federal government itself.
www.brennancenter.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Politicians need to start treating the health of our democracy as the central issue it is. bit.ly/3LDvVqz
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Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Too many people have resigned themselves to not reading because they fear they no longer have the focus for it. You only need to limit your screen time for a few days to begin feeling the effects on your brain. I promise you, you are capable of reading books again.
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There’s a disturbing lack of outrage over ICE’s aggressive tackling and arrest of a non verbal autistic man in Chicago.
Just like the lack of outrage over Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been held in solitary for months.
Disabled lives matter too!
Just like the lack of outrage over Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been held in solitary for months.
Disabled lives matter too!
Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities
Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views disabled people as expendable.
www.disabledginger.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
There’s a disturbing lack of outrage over ICE’s aggressive tackling and arrest of a non verbal autistic man in Chicago.
Just like the lack of outrage over Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been held in solitary for months.
Disabled lives matter too!
Just like the lack of outrage over Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been held in solitary for months.
Disabled lives matter too!
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The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
Glad I saved this piece for this morning to read and sit with. A grounding and uplifting way to start my week.
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Glad I saved this piece for this morning to read and sit with. A grounding and uplifting way to start my week.
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Judge Wolf’s decision to step down so he can be freed to speak candidly about this Administration’s attempts to undermine democracy and our court system is incredibly important. It would be amazing to see more, respected senior judges join forces. Now feels like the right time.
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Judge Wolf’s decision to step down so he can be freed to speak candidly about this Administration’s attempts to undermine democracy and our court system is incredibly important. It would be amazing to see more, respected senior judges join forces. Now feels like the right time.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Make the Goddamn meal and put it in your Free Fridge. Write the $100 check to the food bank. Ask your local school what they need for the kids and then go about trying to get that stuff.... Do these things regularly and you are making meaningful contributions to your communities.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Make the Goddamn meal and put it in your Free Fridge. Write the $100 check to the food bank. Ask your local school what they need for the kids and then go about trying to get that stuff.... Do these things regularly and you are making meaningful contributions to your communities.
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Congratulations!
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Congratulations!
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Martha Rich, a commercial and fine artist based in Philadelphia #WomensArt
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Martha Rich, a commercial and fine artist based in Philadelphia #WomensArt
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Autumn is a beautiful time in Wisconsin. There is something so pleasing about these fall colors....🍂🍃🍁
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Autumn is a beautiful time in Wisconsin. There is something so pleasing about these fall colors....🍂🍃🍁
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A dozen ways US has shifted toward authoritarianism under Trump: (1/2):
Curbing free speech
Using gov against opponents
Ignoring Congress
Using military inappropriately
Defying courts
Faking emergencies
Marginalizing groups
Controlling media
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Curbing free speech
Using gov against opponents
Ignoring Congress
Using military inappropriately
Defying courts
Faking emergencies
Marginalizing groups
Controlling media
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A dozen ways US has shifted toward authoritarianism under Trump: (1/2):
Curbing free speech
Using gov against opponents
Ignoring Congress
Using military inappropriately
Defying courts
Faking emergencies
Marginalizing groups
Controlling media
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Curbing free speech
Using gov against opponents
Ignoring Congress
Using military inappropriately
Defying courts
Faking emergencies
Marginalizing groups
Controlling media
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I encourage people to read this. In addition to matching the witness videos that have been shared online, it refutes the allegations coming from ICE, CBP and DHS.
Grotesque and reckless abuse of force.
From Evanston Roundtable.
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Grotesque and reckless abuse of force.
From Evanston Roundtable.
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I encourage people to read this. In addition to matching the witness videos that have been shared online, it refutes the allegations coming from ICE, CBP and DHS.
Grotesque and reckless abuse of force.
From Evanston Roundtable.
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Grotesque and reckless abuse of force.
From Evanston Roundtable.
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
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a little taste of fall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 🍁🍂
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
a little taste of fall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 🍁🍂
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"Gloria" shares, "We've been spending the past weeks harvesting marigolds to be sold for #DiaDeLosMuertos altars. It’s an honor to get these flowers ready to be used to honor our loved ones that have passed."
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Gloria" shares, "We've been spending the past weeks harvesting marigolds to be sold for #DiaDeLosMuertos altars. It’s an honor to get these flowers ready to be used to honor our loved ones that have passed."
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ICE detained a Virginia mom while she was driving her 16yo daughter to school bc she couldn’t recall her SS#.
“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.
ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.
“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.
ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.
“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
ICE detained a Virginia mom while she was driving her 16yo daughter to school bc she couldn’t recall her SS#.
“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.
ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.
“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.
ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.
“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
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The mechanism is they’re going to pull funding from other housing programs to pay for this concentration camp, which is a guaranteed way to create more homelessness which can then be converted into cash in the form of capitated payments that extracted from people forced into the place.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The mechanism is they’re going to pull funding from other housing programs to pay for this concentration camp, which is a guaranteed way to create more homelessness which can then be converted into cash in the form of capitated payments that extracted from people forced into the place.
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We’re conditioned to believe our smallest contributions wont make a difference. That our $5 wont help. That a couple cans of veggies wont help. That one coat & a pair of shoes aren’t worth donating. It all counts. This is a reminder to myself as well.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We’re conditioned to believe our smallest contributions wont make a difference. That our $5 wont help. That a couple cans of veggies wont help. That one coat & a pair of shoes aren’t worth donating. It all counts. This is a reminder to myself as well.
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“.. Andrea Soria, whose daughter plays at Luna y Cielo, overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: ‘We have to be good or ICE will get us.’”
@apnews.com #Chicago
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@apnews.com #Chicago
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October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“.. Andrea Soria, whose daughter plays at Luna y Cielo, overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: ‘We have to be good or ICE will get us.’”
@apnews.com #Chicago
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@apnews.com #Chicago
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"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says
The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"
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#Sudan: We are deeply concerned about the situation in El Fasher. As fighting intensifies, thousands are trapped with no safe way out. The Rapid Support Forces have announced that they have taken control of the city.
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Sudan: We are deeply concerned about the situation in El Fasher. As fighting intensifies, thousands are trapped with no safe way out. The Rapid Support Forces have announced that they have taken control of the city.
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify