@iwasanoptimist.bsky.social
Started over and didn’t think I’d make it but here we are. Forgiving of your mistakes, mine not so much. Mom, scientist in robotics and human/machine interaction; widowed and remarried; equestrian, feminist, probably lots of other things too.
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Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
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ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
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The law does not (should not) base decisions on how inconvenient fixing your mistake would be. It's about whether you were legally wrong to do it in the first place. Fixing it is your problem.
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The law does not (should not) base decisions on how inconvenient fixing your mistake would be. It's about whether you were legally wrong to do it in the first place. Fixing it is your problem.
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The only Epstein controversy is the president of the United States won’t release the Epstein files because he raped children.
Full. Stop.
Full. Stop.
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The only Epstein controversy is the president of the United States won’t release the Epstein files because he raped children.
Full. Stop.
Full. Stop.
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Precisely what Putin has prepped tRump to accomplish.
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Precisely what Putin has prepped tRump to accomplish.
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A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
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“What happens next will define the future of Americans’ relationship to their government. Are we free citizens of a constitutional republic or the unwilling subjects of a gangster regime where state violence is excused at the highest levels of power?”
Minnesota Is the Test Case for an American Police State - Dame Magazine
President Donald Trump wasted no time turning his second term into an all-out assault on the rule of law. As the tragic shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapol...
www.damemagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“What happens next will define the future of Americans’ relationship to their government. Are we free citizens of a constitutional republic or the unwilling subjects of a gangster regime where state violence is excused at the highest levels of power?”
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Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
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Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back.
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back.
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
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A disabled woman trying to drive to a doctor's appointment had agents break her window and drag her out of her car. A peaceful observer on scene was tackled and had his face pressed into the concrete, a State Rep. was shoved and multiple others safely observing were needlessly pepper sprayed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
A disabled woman trying to drive to a doctor's appointment had agents break her window and drag her out of her car. A peaceful observer on scene was tackled and had his face pressed into the concrete, a State Rep. was shoved and multiple others safely observing were needlessly pepper sprayed.
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A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
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Journalist, "Do you think President Trump has committed impeachable offences?"
AOC, "Absolutely. Absolutely. Without a shadow of a doubt"
"Personally I. think the criminality of what we're seeing from this administration is quite clear"
AOC, "Absolutely. Absolutely. Without a shadow of a doubt"
"Personally I. think the criminality of what we're seeing from this administration is quite clear"
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Journalist, "Do you think President Trump has committed impeachable offences?"
AOC, "Absolutely. Absolutely. Without a shadow of a doubt"
"Personally I. think the criminality of what we're seeing from this administration is quite clear"
AOC, "Absolutely. Absolutely. Without a shadow of a doubt"
"Personally I. think the criminality of what we're seeing from this administration is quite clear"
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Russia offers to help the U.S. Military sink NATO ships
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Russia offers to help the U.S. Military sink NATO ships
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
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Ghislaine Maxwell said that Epstein filmed trump with his victims. We must fight for the release of all related documents against him and his cronies. Do not let up. Where crimes are committed prosecution must happen!
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell said that Epstein filmed trump with his victims. We must fight for the release of all related documents against him and his cronies. Do not let up. Where crimes are committed prosecution must happen!
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They said he would burn down America before releasing Epstein files.
They were right.
They were right.
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 AM
They said he would burn down America before releasing Epstein files.
They were right.
They were right.
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