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Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
@efcmitchell.bsky.social
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DC born and raised, former States Project and Future Now Fund, missing Brooklyn and Montana always.
CM DC Democratic State Committee, VP @stonewalldems51.bsky.social, Ward 3 Ed Net and Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
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Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
theatlantic.com
“Forty-seven years ago, Iran had a revolution that replaced a U.S.-allied monarchy with an anti-American theocracy,” Karim Sadjadpour and Jack Goldstone write. “Today the Islamic Republic of Iran may be on the verge of a counterrevolution.”
Is the Iranian Regime About to Collapse?
Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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driftglass.bsky.social
David Brooks is gonna have to withhold judgement on this. After all, Both Sides only see what they want to see...

Right, @jonathancapehart.bsky.social ?
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 4h
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
efcmitchell.bsky.social
Time to bring this back and expand it! www.eenews.net/articles/hou... no guns for federal regulation agencies and especially ICE!
House Republicans come for EPA agents' guns
The legislation represents Republicans' latest attempt to strip the agency of its guns, a recurring target for the party that stretches back across
www.eenews.net
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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jamesgoodwin.bsky.social
I'm old enough to remember when
www.eenews.net/articles/hou...
House Republicans come for EPA agents' guns
The legislation represents Republicans' latest attempt to strip the agency of its guns, a recurring target for the party that stretches back across
www.eenews.net
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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kevinkenny.bsky.social
🗃️ Time to rewrite immigration history with Native history in mind. The US was founded on the conquest, dispossession, removal, exploitation, or genocide of Native people. Denial of that fact generated counter-myths: empty land, waste land, Manifest Destiny—and the slogan “nation of immigrants.” 🧵1/7
"This map shows pre-colonized North America, depicting the approximate territories of Indigenous peoples prior to European colonization." https://www.thecollector.com/maps-resources/pre-columbian-north-america-map/
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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truthout.org
The Trump administration announced that this week it will start forcibly collecting money from student loan debtors.
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Here’s How You Can Challenge Wage Garnishment for Defaulted Student Loans
The Trump administration announced that this week it will start forcibly collecting money from student loan debtors.
truthout.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
passantino.bsky.social
Grok producing vile sexualized deepfakes of women and children isn’t an accident
www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/t...
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
I realize this is not an original observation — it’s basically all of @kathleenbelew.bsky.social’s work — but I just can’t get over how much of ICE/CBP enforcement is just GWOT-At-Home.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.

@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
what an image
KTLA screenshot of the bear coming out from under the house and a chyron “basement bear evicted”
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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nicolefoy.bsky.social
Been thinking quite a lot this week about one of the very first cases I tracked of ICE detaining a U.S. citizen

A year ago, ICE agents detained a 20 YO they said swerved his car at them

But local Utah police checked security footage. And it wasn’t true

ksltv.com/local-news/u...
Unified police say ICE agents made inaccurate claims about driver swerving toward them - KSLTV.com
Two Utah police agencies said ICE agents made false claims about a driver swerving toward them during a traffic stop last week.
ksltv.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
sallyjenx.bsky.social
UH-Oh! Hello class action. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
lauragmitchell.com
Minneapolis right now:

Parents use their weekend to attend a 3 hour deescalation training so we can be better prepared to support more vulnerable families at school drop off and pick up next week.

Teachers create online learning plans for the next 5 weeks.

The threat: our fed govt.
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
atrupar.com
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 Official White House Rapid Response account. Supporting @POTUS 's America First agenda and holding the Fake News accountable. MAGA! 60 Following 1.3M Followers Post See new posts Conversation Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 NEW: @USDA is suspending all federal funding to the State of Minnesota — effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
josie.zone
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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thebaltimorebanner.com
Luigi Mangione heads to court as he fights to block death penalty, murder charge and key evidence
Luigi Mangione heads to court as he fights to block death penalty, key evidence
Luigi Mangione is due in federal court Friday for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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perrybaconjr.bsky.social
"When it comes to the people who dedicated themselves to staying woke, I can’t think of a single thing they were even partly wrong about," writes @michaelharriot.bsky.social. Great essay. www.contrabandcamp.com/p/the-woke-m...
The Woke Mob Was Right
The death of Renee Good is the latest example of why the woke, radical left anti-fascists marching through the streets were right about every single thing.
www.contrabandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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nbcwashington.com
An affordable housing community was created in D.C. to be a safe space for LGBTQ seniors. But residents and an ex-staffer describe it as a letdown, with harassment and calls to police.
Residents at DC housing created for LGBTQ seniors describe harassment, police calls
Mary’s House for Older Adults residents and a former staffer who spoke with the I-Team described harassment, calls to police and even a death in its first eight months of operation.
www.nbcwashington.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
pauleric70.bsky.social
Don Winslow

I think the world needs to hear this AGAIN.
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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atrupar.com
I’ve heard from multiple friends today about daycares being raided and parents being ripped out of cars (in one case with a child left behind in the backseat). Grim times here.
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d
The situation in Minneapolis is insane: seemingly many large convoys of heavily armed masked men, blocking off streets at random, grabbing people nearly at random, racing around the city with no discernible plan or aim. Under attack by our own government the day after it killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Mitchell 🌈🦄♋️😮‍💨🌊
bzosiad.bsky.social
Here's what happened at Roosevelt High School yesterday: sahanjournal.com/education/bo...
Border Patrol detains Roosevelt High staffer
Minneapolis Public Schools were closed districtwide on Thursday and Friday after a Roosevelt High special education assistant was detained in front of students outside the school on Wednesday afternoo...
sahanjournal.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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thewanderingjew.bsky.social
"To those at DHS and in this chamber who have created and rewarded a culture of murder, I ask you the same question that God asked Cain: What have you done?!"
casten.house.gov Rep. Sean Casten @casten.house.gov · 1d
Yesterday, ICE murdered an American citizen.

The only way to prevent future horrors is to prosecute and ensure full accountability up the entire chain of command.
January 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
efcmitchell.bsky.social
Thank you @nbcwashington.com for bringing up that ICE has already fired on people here in DC but also federal agents have already shot PEOPLE here
Mayor is right that Congress SHOULD defund ICE but then her police chief says that the best way for DC to fight this is to (checks notes) work with ICE?
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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heinrich.senate.gov
Given the committees that I have served on, I have seen a lot of real terrorists. Their glove compartments don’t look like this…

As a dad, I feel sick to my stomach.
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM