@sharonvergeldt.bsky.social
Retired early elementary school teacher. Interests include gardening, reading, family, healthy eating, nature, dogs, birds, kindness, travel.
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Whoa!
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Whoa!
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There is no world, no scenario, no imaginable or unimaginable turn of events under which the Trump Administration will not end up regretting this stupefyingly idiotic arrest.
Don Lemon today: "I will not stop now, I will not stop ever."
Don Lemon today: "I will not stop now, I will not stop ever."
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 31, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There is no world, no scenario, no imaginable or unimaginable turn of events under which the Trump Administration will not end up regretting this stupefyingly idiotic arrest.
Don Lemon today: "I will not stop now, I will not stop ever."
Don Lemon today: "I will not stop now, I will not stop ever."
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social reported that Lindsey Graham's shutdown is because he wants Senators to be allowed to sue the government for $50 million if their files were leaked.
Pretty tough to blame Dems for a shutdown when Lindsey Graham is shutting the government down so he can get money from the taxpayers for himself.
The Lindsey Shutdown
The Lindsey Shutdown
January 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social reported that Lindsey Graham's shutdown is because he wants Senators to be allowed to sue the government for $50 million if their files were leaked.
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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January 30, 2026
January 30, 2026
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrativ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:46 AM
January 30, 2026
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Even if you do usually vote Republican, most of us can agree at this point that the administration has gone way, way too far.
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Even if you do usually vote Republican, most of us can agree at this point that the administration has gone way, way too far.
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“Less than a month after Trump, who has been held liable in court for sexual abuse and has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, returned to office, Ratner was granted the director role on Melania’s documentary.”
Remember that Melania’s director was previously accused of sexual violence by six actresses. “His directing and producing career had been snuffed out—until the Trump family stepped in.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“Less than a month after Trump, who has been held liable in court for sexual abuse and has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, returned to office, Ratner was granted the director role on Melania’s documentary.”
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@eddsmitty.bsky.social
Mr. Eddie would you share this with your followers?
It's a website to send a #LoveNote to Minnesota. People can also scroll to the bottom to send a note to the ladies running the site. 💙✊️
www.standwithminnesota.com/send-a-love-...
Mr. Eddie would you share this with your followers?
It's a website to send a #LoveNote to Minnesota. People can also scroll to the bottom to send a note to the ladies running the site. 💙✊️
www.standwithminnesota.com/send-a-love-...
Send a Love Note — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM
@eddsmitty.bsky.social
Mr. Eddie would you share this with your followers?
It's a website to send a #LoveNote to Minnesota. People can also scroll to the bottom to send a note to the ladies running the site. 💙✊️
www.standwithminnesota.com/send-a-love-...
Mr. Eddie would you share this with your followers?
It's a website to send a #LoveNote to Minnesota. People can also scroll to the bottom to send a note to the ladies running the site. 💙✊️
www.standwithminnesota.com/send-a-love-...
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Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
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Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"
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Stephen Miller called the victim, an ICU nurse at the VA filming ICE, a “domestic terrorist who tried to assassinate federal law enforcement.” Greg Bovino said he “wanted to massacre law enforcement.” You saw the videos. How can any Republican not call for their resignations?
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Stephen Miller called the victim, an ICU nurse at the VA filming ICE, a “domestic terrorist who tried to assassinate federal law enforcement.” Greg Bovino said he “wanted to massacre law enforcement.” You saw the videos. How can any Republican not call for their resignations?
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
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Noem:
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Noem:
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
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Even Tim sees it
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Even Tim sees it
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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"Cardinal Tobin said he was struck by voices in the Trump administration who seemed to be advancing a moral framework he described as 'almost a Darwinian calculus that the powerful survive and the weak don’t deserve to.'
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"Cardinal Tobin said he was struck by voices in the Trump administration who seemed to be advancing a moral framework he described as 'almost a Darwinian calculus that the powerful survive and the weak don’t deserve to.'
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
'I would say that’s less than human'...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
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"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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This is very important.
Reclaiming our American flag - whose symbolism has been hijacked by Trump and MAGA - is one of the battles for America’s aspirational democracy.
cc: @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Reclaiming our American flag - whose symbolism has been hijacked by Trump and MAGA - is one of the battles for America’s aspirational democracy.
cc: @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Actually, reclaiming your flag is often one of the best first strategies against fascists. The US flag has long been abducted by MAGA (and Kid Rock) and now most of its meaning-space is associated with this administration.
Recontextualize it without MAGA. Detach it from Trump.
Recontextualize it without MAGA. Detach it from Trump.
January 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is very important.
Reclaiming our American flag - whose symbolism has been hijacked by Trump and MAGA - is one of the battles for America’s aspirational democracy.
cc: @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Reclaiming our American flag - whose symbolism has been hijacked by Trump and MAGA - is one of the battles for America’s aspirational democracy.
cc: @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
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Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.