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Allison
@keepreading.bsky.social
3rd gen DC, GenX.
I’m a fan of books, art, and music. Pretty passionate about free speech, science, and the Oxford comma. I was DOGE’d out of my job in public health —all opinions are my own.
We lost a good one today.
January 30, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Hey… if you’ve been carrying more. Not all at once — just in pieces. A thought didn’t finish. A feel set aside so things kept moving. Nothing dramatic. Just a quiet weight.

This is a place where that weight can sit for a bit.
This is Ink Radio.
Let’s pass on music.
So peeps stay human.
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
@inkradio.bsky.social New to me and I’m digging the vibe youtu.be/f1XrTzVzbJY
Son Volt - Windfall (Austin City Limits, 1996)
YouTube video by GRunHappiness
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January 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Really hard day
Missing my dad — wish I could lean on him, ask his advice
I found a beautiful letter my dad wrote to me on my first birthday

So much so much
youtu.be/K6qj09OHvjw
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Official Video)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Slim Shady on the mic.
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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It doesn't matter what the Constitution says. If the government can execute you on the street or in your own home on a whim, you have no rights. None.
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Look for the helpers
#Heroes
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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This is what it sounds like outside.

🎵 Fuck tha Police – N.W.A
confrontation

🎵 Sound of da Police – KRS-One
lineage exposed

🎵 Police State – Dead Prez
system named

🎵 Hands Up – Vince Staples
life under watch

🎵 No Lives Matter – Body Count
rage unfiltered

Nothing accidental here.
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 AM
#WINK accidentally sent this via DM - whoops. Anyway here’s Nick Cave - giving me life tonight www.nickcave.com/videos/from-...
From Her To Eternity - Live in Copenhagen - Nick Cave
www.nickcave.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 AM
💔
January 24, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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What in our lives is burnt
In the fire of this?
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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What is PUNK?
Being unapologetically compassionate.
Staying community-minded.

That’s why the Gigi Marie team will match proceeds going to survivors.org to DC Migrant Mutual Aid.

We play Feb 7th.
Your ticket helps us melt ICE.
Thank you.

✨🖤✨

Get tickets now: www.pieshopdc.com/shows/buko-b...
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
👋👋 Hey, hi Davos people, hi. How are ya?

Sorry to interrupt, but we have a little problem over here in the US, and kinda hoping you could help?

That guy you are being forced to listen to, yeah, the guy with the spittle, orange makeup. Yeah! That one!

He’s destroying us - we need a little help 💔
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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On this day in 1984, we released a single called The Killing Moon. 🌙🐰
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Best line i’ve read all week.
Solid work there
It’s a brutal time for anyone who’s even a little intelligent
January 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Thank you for your work on this important legislation! Extending these credits will help millions of people afford health insurance and save lives. bit.ly/49ftEva 💯!
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Shout out to @helicoptersofdc.bsky.social and the website that keeps my squirrel brain soothed, especially on days like today
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CopterSpotter
HelicoptersofDC's crowd-sourced heli tracking system.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Another reason to support public radio
Thank you #NPR
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 27d
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I will NEVER forget the shocking brutality of the insurrection five years ago. I watched it live at home in NW DC, just a couple of miles from the Hill. Worried for my friends who were staffers, scared for all of us.

And foolishly believing this would be the end of Trump

Yet here we are
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 too—no matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, mu...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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On National #Bird Day, meet ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey.

Her 1889 book, 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢-𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, established the foundation for modern #birdwatching by advocating for observing birds in the wild with an opera glass instead of shooting them for study. #WomenInSTEM
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
JFC

I miss HHS
It’s Meningitis Monday! Meningitis for all!

Do you see a pale house? And his name that sat on him was Death.

Robert F Kennedy Jr has just decided that our children should not be immunized against several diseases, among them meningitis.

Meningitis spreads FAST and kills 1 in 6.
www.hhs.gov
January 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM