Shirley Braden
@shirleygfe.bsky.social
Gluten-free advocate and real person with real opinions, which I often share here. https://glutenfreeeasily.com
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They said universal childcare was impossible. They said Albany would block it. They were wrong.
Eight days into office, Zohran Mamdani locked in a fully funded pathway to universal childcare with Kathy Hochul.
This is what happens when organized people beat organized money.
Eight days into office, Zohran Mamdani locked in a fully funded pathway to universal childcare with Kathy Hochul.
This is what happens when organized people beat organized money.
Mayor Mamdani Proves Progress Does Not Need To Be Slow
Pundits and politicians mocked universal childcare as a socialist fantasy—now many of them are silent as it becomes a practical reality
www.qasimrashid.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
They said universal childcare was impossible. They said Albany would block it. They were wrong.
Eight days into office, Zohran Mamdani locked in a fully funded pathway to universal childcare with Kathy Hochul.
This is what happens when organized people beat organized money.
Eight days into office, Zohran Mamdani locked in a fully funded pathway to universal childcare with Kathy Hochul.
This is what happens when organized people beat organized money.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
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i think this professional liar is one of the most disgraceful people in media
Turned on CNN just to see what the what and there's Scott Jennings, "was no angel-ing" the mother of a toddler who got shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
i think this professional liar is one of the most disgraceful people in media
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Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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She had stuffed animals in her glove box.
January 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
She had stuffed animals in her glove box.
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Because reading is fundamental.
They are not.
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Because reading is fundamental.
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The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump administration. It’s at least the fifth person killed in a handful of states since 2024.
Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer’s killing of motorist was ‘reckless’ and wasn’t self-defense
An ICE officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist, which federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but the city’s mayor said was “reckless.”
trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump administration. It’s at least the fifth person killed in a handful of states since 2024.
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The Trump administration’s lawless attack on Senator Mark Kelly is part of a much broader project to turn the US military into a partisan militia and silence veterans who might speak out against that by threatening their pensions www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration’s lawless attack on Senator Mark Kelly is part of a much broader project to turn the US military into a partisan militia and silence veterans who might speak out against that by threatening their pensions www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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This is important because we need to remind ourselves of these victims humanity when our government is working to systemically dehumanize them.
New: I spoke with a Colombian asylum seeker who was the victim of a ‘Kavanaugh stop’ about what it was like to be racially profiled, abducted in front his family and held in ICE detention hours from home for more than a month—despite doing everything “the right way.”
This is Nick’s story.
This is Nick’s story.
The hell of being a target of a ‘Kavanaugh stop’
A Maryland man from Colombia describes his journey from detainment to incarceration—and miraculous freedom.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is important because we need to remind ourselves of these victims humanity when our government is working to systemically dehumanize them.
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A former leader of Turning Point Action was sentenced to two years of probation and barred from running for office for five years for forging voters’ signatures on his petitions as part of his 2024 bid for re-election to the Arizona House.
Ex-Turning Point Leader Gets Probation After Forging Voters’ Names
Austin Smith resigned from the group founded by Charlie Kirk and suspended his bid for re-election to the Arizona House in 2024.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
A former leader of Turning Point Action was sentenced to two years of probation and barred from running for office for five years for forging voters’ signatures on his petitions as part of his 2024 bid for re-election to the Arizona House.
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We live in a country with the highest maternal mortality rate, and Black women carry the heaviest burden. Dr. Smith devoted her life to protecting mothers, yet the system failed her. Let her legacy fuel urgency, not despair. There is so much work to do. #Momsky #Bluesky people.com/midwife-and-...
Midwife and Black Maternal Health Advocate, 31, Dies Due to Childbirth Complications with Her First Baby
On Friday, Jan. 2, Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina-based midwife, died due to childbirth complications during the delivery of her first baby at 31 years old.
people.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
We live in a country with the highest maternal mortality rate, and Black women carry the heaviest burden. Dr. Smith devoted her life to protecting mothers, yet the system failed her. Let her legacy fuel urgency, not despair. There is so much work to do. #Momsky #Bluesky people.com/midwife-and-...
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To be sure
Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no…
Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no…
To be sure
Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no pits in your chopped dates, it makes sense to avoid mechanically de-pitted fruit.
seths.blog
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
To be sure
Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no…
Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no…
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This. This. This.
Might I have more, please?
Might I have more, please?
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This. This. This.
Might I have more, please?
Might I have more, please?
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The first Degenerate Art post of 2026! I wrote about the end of the existing international order and why Trump, as the sum and simulacrum of all the worst parts of our history, is really just a small part of the problem we face.
The century-long year
On Venezuela, democracy, and why this is all bigger than Trump.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The first Degenerate Art post of 2026! I wrote about the end of the existing international order and why Trump, as the sum and simulacrum of all the worst parts of our history, is really just a small part of the problem we face.
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trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
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This is what we want from Democrats. Fix shit. Fight for all of us. More of this
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is what we want from Democrats. Fix shit. Fight for all of us. More of this
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Wrote up my thoughts on all the nonsense replies I've been getting falsely claiming that @schumer.senate.gov can't do anything and I should stop telling him to do more.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party with zero power, but that doesn’t mean he’s powerless. Yet he acts as if he is. And if he can't figure that out, it's time for someone else to do it.
www.techdirt.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Wrote up my thoughts on all the nonsense replies I've been getting falsely claiming that @schumer.senate.gov can't do anything and I should stop telling him to do more.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
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"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
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Spend a minute with excerpts from the transcript of Jack Smith’s testimony - released on New Year’s Eve.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Spend a minute with excerpts from the transcript of Jack Smith’s testimony - released on New Year’s Eve.
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.