Sharpthings
@vpofsharpthings.bsky.social
Nonprofit geek, writer, mom, widow, with an addiction to baking and Bayern München. Read me here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2023/03/what-a-widow-needs-to-know/
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taking a small break from pigeons and book bans to say: I have books coming out this year!
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
taking a small break from pigeons and book bans to say: I have books coming out this year!
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
BATHTIME FOR SNOW MONKEYS is about the Japanese macaques you've seen videos of chillin in hot springs.
It's written in haiku and illus by Yas Imamura! 🐒❄️🛁
bookshop.org/p/books/bath...
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
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“Join us in sending a message to all our elected officials that no agency should have license to arbitrarily arrest and detain people without due process.
...In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.” -Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington
...In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.” -Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 AM
“Join us in sending a message to all our elected officials that no agency should have license to arbitrarily arrest and detain people without due process.
...In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.” -Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington
...In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.” -Bishop Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington
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Rep. Marie (Glustapo) Gluesenkamp, voted to fund ICE. Below is the progressive Dem running against her. Please place his name in your calendar for voting day with a reminder that Marie Gluesenkamp voted YES to more funding for ICE.
brenthennrich.com
brenthennrich.com
Home - Brent Hennrich
Brent Hennrich is a candidate for Washington's third congressional district for the 2026 midterm elections. Brent Hennrich is focused on the affordability crisis and the threat Trump poses.
brenthennrich.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Rep. Marie (Glustapo) Gluesenkamp, voted to fund ICE. Below is the progressive Dem running against her. Please place his name in your calendar for voting day with a reminder that Marie Gluesenkamp voted YES to more funding for ICE.
brenthennrich.com
brenthennrich.com
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I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
It's cute how JD doesn't know the difference between riot and resistance.
It's funny how he said ICE had to snatch that 5yo because, "What were they going to do? Leave a child alone?" After ICE has been recorded abandoning a number of kids and abducting others.
He lies like most of us draw breath.
It's funny how he said ICE had to snatch that 5yo because, "What were they going to do? Leave a child alone?" After ICE has been recorded abandoning a number of kids and abducting others.
He lies like most of us draw breath.
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
It's cute how JD doesn't know the difference between riot and resistance.
It's funny how he said ICE had to snatch that 5yo because, "What were they going to do? Leave a child alone?" After ICE has been recorded abandoning a number of kids and abducting others.
He lies like most of us draw breath.
It's funny how he said ICE had to snatch that 5yo because, "What were they going to do? Leave a child alone?" After ICE has been recorded abandoning a number of kids and abducting others.
He lies like most of us draw breath.
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There’s no point during the detention of a five-year-old that any person with a functioning moral center would not step back to reassess the situation and their place in it. That nobody involved did proves they lack the common interiority required to successfully coexist in ordered society.
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 AM
There’s no point during the detention of a five-year-old that any person with a functioning moral center would not step back to reassess the situation and their place in it. That nobody involved did proves they lack the common interiority required to successfully coexist in ordered society.
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A no-cost MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination clinic will be held today from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park. Registration is highly encouraged. bit.ly/49NRehE
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A no-cost MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination clinic will be held today from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park. Registration is highly encouraged. bit.ly/49NRehE
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This is going to be a big one!
Get information here: www.iceoutnowmn.com
Register here: mobilize.us/s/E7PeH1
Donate here: givebutter.com/ICEOUT
#IndivisibleTwinCities
#MinnesotaIndivisibleAlliance
#January23rd
#WomenForward 🩵🇺🇸🇺🇸💙
Get information here: www.iceoutnowmn.com
Register here: mobilize.us/s/E7PeH1
Donate here: givebutter.com/ICEOUT
#IndivisibleTwinCities
#MinnesotaIndivisibleAlliance
#January23rd
#WomenForward 🩵🇺🇸🇺🇸💙
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is going to be a big one!
Get information here: www.iceoutnowmn.com
Register here: mobilize.us/s/E7PeH1
Donate here: givebutter.com/ICEOUT
#IndivisibleTwinCities
#MinnesotaIndivisibleAlliance
#January23rd
#WomenForward 🩵🇺🇸🇺🇸💙
Get information here: www.iceoutnowmn.com
Register here: mobilize.us/s/E7PeH1
Donate here: givebutter.com/ICEOUT
#IndivisibleTwinCities
#MinnesotaIndivisibleAlliance
#January23rd
#WomenForward 🩵🇺🇸🇺🇸💙
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West Trade Review is looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived (broader than only literary).
We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts.
Details: buff.ly/AJCe5Gq
#writingcommunity
We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts.
Details: buff.ly/AJCe5Gq
#writingcommunity
January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
West Trade Review is looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived (broader than only literary).
We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts.
Details: buff.ly/AJCe5Gq
#writingcommunity
We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts.
Details: buff.ly/AJCe5Gq
#writingcommunity
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The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
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Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
Amnesty International warns of rising US authoritarianism and human rights violations
Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday, warning about rising authoritarian practices in the US and detailing numerous ways how the rule of law and human rights are being threatened. The r...
www.jurist.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
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JFC. All the $ & effort spent to harm living things all over the world is utterly disgusting. It could have all been used to make the world amazing. I can't grasp it. We are a failed species because of greed.
January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
JFC. All the $ & effort spent to harm living things all over the world is utterly disgusting. It could have all been used to make the world amazing. I can't grasp it. We are a failed species because of greed.
So, people are being beat up (and shot) for using their 1st amendment rights; the ICE "secret" memo tells them it's fine to violate our 4th amendment rights; and, no one is exercising the 25th, when it's clearly necessary.
In what other ways is the Constitution being trashed?
In what other ways is the Constitution being trashed?
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
So, people are being beat up (and shot) for using their 1st amendment rights; the ICE "secret" memo tells them it's fine to violate our 4th amendment rights; and, no one is exercising the 25th, when it's clearly necessary.
In what other ways is the Constitution being trashed?
In what other ways is the Constitution being trashed?
Still going after the extremely dangerous criminals, I see. 🙄
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BREAKING: Giants player Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol agents.
BREAKING: Giants player Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol agents.
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Still going after the extremely dangerous criminals, I see. 🙄
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Abolishing ICE would be the first step in rebuilding our democratic institutions.
We call on our electeds in Congress to, at the very least, END funding for ICE and REDIRECT their current bloated budget to help our communities with housing, healthcare and other essential needs.
We call on our electeds in Congress to, at the very least, END funding for ICE and REDIRECT their current bloated budget to help our communities with housing, healthcare and other essential needs.
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Abolishing ICE would be the first step in rebuilding our democratic institutions.
We call on our electeds in Congress to, at the very least, END funding for ICE and REDIRECT their current bloated budget to help our communities with housing, healthcare and other essential needs.
We call on our electeds in Congress to, at the very least, END funding for ICE and REDIRECT their current bloated budget to help our communities with housing, healthcare and other essential needs.
What kind of fuckup does this to children?
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
What kind of fuckup does this to children?
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Multiple citizen reports today of ICE deployed near Climate Pledge Arena, staying at the Stay Pineapple hotel at 5th and Bell.
If you're planning on going to the Torrent game tonight and you've got a higher risk profile (i.e., if you're brown), be extremely vigilant.
If you're planning on going to the Torrent game tonight and you've got a higher risk profile (i.e., if you're brown), be extremely vigilant.
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Multiple citizen reports today of ICE deployed near Climate Pledge Arena, staying at the Stay Pineapple hotel at 5th and Bell.
If you're planning on going to the Torrent game tonight and you've got a higher risk profile (i.e., if you're brown), be extremely vigilant.
If you're planning on going to the Torrent game tonight and you've got a higher risk profile (i.e., if you're brown), be extremely vigilant.
He's been rambling for a really, really long time. "My mother told me I could be a professional baseball player if I wanted." What the fuck is this???
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
He's been rambling for a really, really long time. "My mother told me I could be a professional baseball player if I wanted." What the fuck is this???
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After we abolish ICE, we give all its money to the Department of Education, NIH, etc. Teachers and artists het $50k bonuses and roll up in rural red areas in Jeep Wagoneers painted like school buses, conducting mass education campaigns and dynamiting Sinclair broadcasting infrastructure.
January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
After we abolish ICE, we give all its money to the Department of Education, NIH, etc. Teachers and artists het $50k bonuses and roll up in rural red areas in Jeep Wagoneers painted like school buses, conducting mass education campaigns and dynamiting Sinclair broadcasting infrastructure.
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I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
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This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
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Calling out the boss here:
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Calling out the boss here:
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️