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Interested in conversations.

Not a fan of DMs unless we’ve already connected publicly.
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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Abraham Lincoln held elections in the midst of the American Civil War.
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand

I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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THIS is what everyone should be seeing:
bsky.app/profile/kaka...
“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Some 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
Measles Cases Boom To Start 2026—Here’s Where Cases Have Been Confirmed
Some 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Reminder: The Epstein files aren’t delayed.
A law is being broken.
We’re still missing 99%.
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Interesting look at property controls and anti-competitive practices in the grocery business (i.e. how commercial landlords attract anchor stores).

(housing scholar hint: Competition Bureau might also want to peek at municipal corporation property controls on housing!) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How grocery giants control who can sell food in your neighbourhood | CBC News
Canada’s biggest grocery giants — including Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro — are using property law to control how other grocery stores, dollar stores, pharmacies and gas stations can compete with them, an...
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Yesterday, over 30,000 people protested against ICE in below-zero temperatures. Amazing work, everyone. Minnesota strong. Tomorrow, there will be more of us.
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Here's a video from yesterday. MELIA going for a nice trail walk. She's such a great, sweet, beautiful dog. Once she gets to know you she'll be your BFF. please adopt her

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793

www.facebook.com/reel/1274777...
481 reactions · 58 comments | Melia is only 3 years old and has already spent 863 days in the shelter after being left behind in an apartment without food or water, and she’s been in and out ever sinc...
Melia is only 3 years old and has already spent 863 days in the shelter after being left behind in an apartment without food or water, and she’s been in and out ever since. She loves car rides, quiet....
www.facebook.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Florida bills aim to protect endangered aquatic species share.google/kvE6DgAZj6fJ...
Florida bills aim to stop capture of vulnerable aquatic animals for exhibits
This comes after video showed people capturing a giant manta ray, a threatened species, for an aquarium in Abu Dhabi.
share.google
January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Can't believe I have to say this but climate change is responsible for extreme cold snaps.
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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“The agent, Tracee Mergen, left her job as a supervisor in the F.B.I.’s Minneapolis field office after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the immigration officer, Jonathan Ross…”
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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ICE descends on Maine. "[Gov. Janet] Mills said, ‘Look, Maine knows what good law enforcement looks like because our law enforcement are held to high professional standards.... they don’t wear a mask..., and they don’t arrest people in order to fill a quota.’” abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-launc...
DHS launches 'Operation Catch of the Day' enforcement action in Maine
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an operation targeting criminal illegal migrants in the state of Maine, according to a DHS spokesperson.
abcnews.go.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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This presidency feels like an abusive household.
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Trump says you can’t defend land (a country) on a “lease.”

But that’s what NATO is for. Defending other countries that we done own and them defending us in return.
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Greenland.
Why get it for free when we can pay for it.
They are willing to give us everything we want for free.
If we “take” it, we start an unnecessary war (cost money, life), we lose our allies (cost future relationships), we now have to pay for people to live there (money).
It’s silly.
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Our UU congregants walked out today in frigid weather in Massachusetts to protect democracy and our neighbors. I'm so proud of our folks for living their faith aloud. #Walkout #Resist
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.

At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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If what ICE is doing has anything to do with the law, why are they routinely breaking laws, violating the Constitution, violating civil rights, and hurting and killing innocent people?
January 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM