Diana
@drpotter.bsky.social
Cat lady. Writer. Copy editor. Book reader. Traveler. Melter of metals and maker of enchanted jewels. PNW forever.
Opinions are my own and all that jazz.
Opinions are my own and all that jazz.
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After everything this year (lolsob) I just want to remind all of my fellow Americans of something.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
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This is the CUTTING EDGE of FAFO technology, I am in awe, even if this is fake I applaud this poster for generating a truly masterful playbook
August 13, 2023 at 9:29 PM
This is the CUTTING EDGE of FAFO technology, I am in awe, even if this is fake I applaud this poster for generating a truly masterful playbook
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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I’ve never seen mostly apolitical nice aunties get so radicalized so fast in my life.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I’ve never seen mostly apolitical nice aunties get so radicalized so fast in my life.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
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Overpaid centrist and right wing sociopaths live in a bubble and cannot understand the empathy and love that everyday, normal people have for their trans family members and immigrant friends and neighbors. They want people to compromise, to throw away the humans they love. Fuck that forever.
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Overpaid centrist and right wing sociopaths live in a bubble and cannot understand the empathy and love that everyday, normal people have for their trans family members and immigrant friends and neighbors. They want people to compromise, to throw away the humans they love. Fuck that forever.
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To any ICE agents reading this who are from down south—you have never experienced anything like this cold. Our European climate equivalent is literally Stalingrad. It will hurt to breathe. You will be outside in it. So will we, but we are used to it.
Next week is what will break you.
Next week is what will break you.
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
To any ICE agents reading this who are from down south—you have never experienced anything like this cold. Our European climate equivalent is literally Stalingrad. It will hurt to breathe. You will be outside in it. So will we, but we are used to it.
Next week is what will break you.
Next week is what will break you.
It's not going to help anything at all, but would someone please, for the love of dogs, convince Trump that the fed chair doesn't actually decide what happens with interest rates. Or at least the population in general, Trump is likely a lost cause.
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It's not going to help anything at all, but would someone please, for the love of dogs, convince Trump that the fed chair doesn't actually decide what happens with interest rates. Or at least the population in general, Trump is likely a lost cause.
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Let me give you a thought experiment:
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Absolute Immunity
Alignment with supremacy is a vile choice. Raising the natural costs for those who make that choice by putting first things first.
www.the-reframe.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Let me give you a thought experiment:
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
Imagine not just a ban on qualified immunity for authority, but a reversal; a new legal framework, under which authority bears greater responsibility than civilians in matters involving force—as it should.
www.the-reframe.com/absolute-imm...
100%. I got the shot last week. Sure pretty sure I had rubella after it (joking but I did end up on the severe end of normal side effects) and it's still worth it. I do not want to catch measles.
This is about the MMR and, in short, if you were born before ca 1996 in the USA or UK, and you don't have evidence of getting a second MMR, please consider asking your dr for a titer or second dose because levels are rising in both countries, and you may not be immune
so just fyi I was born in 1991 and my vaccine card (oklahoma and then florida) only recommends one MMR, so the 89 is not a firm cutoff, there was a lot of variation in how it rolled out across states
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
100%. I got the shot last week. Sure pretty sure I had rubella after it (joking but I did end up on the severe end of normal side effects) and it's still worth it. I do not want to catch measles.
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Hahahhahahaha. Well done.
The horrible behemoth that is Condé Nast forgot to renew their trademark for Gourmet. Spotted by a group of journalists who took it over and are relaunching the food magazine -- but as a worker-owned co-operative.
Finest kind.
gourmetmagazine.net
The horrible behemoth that is Condé Nast forgot to renew their trademark for Gourmet. Spotted by a group of journalists who took it over and are relaunching the food magazine -- but as a worker-owned co-operative.
Finest kind.
gourmetmagazine.net
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hahahhahahaha. Well done.
The horrible behemoth that is Condé Nast forgot to renew their trademark for Gourmet. Spotted by a group of journalists who took it over and are relaunching the food magazine -- but as a worker-owned co-operative.
Finest kind.
gourmetmagazine.net
The horrible behemoth that is Condé Nast forgot to renew their trademark for Gourmet. Spotted by a group of journalists who took it over and are relaunching the food magazine -- but as a worker-owned co-operative.
Finest kind.
gourmetmagazine.net
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Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
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Never do this. NEVER EVER. The odds that the AI will be wrong and you will harass an innocent are too high. AI is not magic, NCIS is a fictional TV show, and no matter how much you like Abby she isn't actually real.
This is a bad thing to do and people who suggest doing it should feel bad.
This is a bad thing to do and people who suggest doing it should feel bad.
Somebody use AI and unmask this fascist!
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Never do this. NEVER EVER. The odds that the AI will be wrong and you will harass an innocent are too high. AI is not magic, NCIS is a fictional TV show, and no matter how much you like Abby she isn't actually real.
This is a bad thing to do and people who suggest doing it should feel bad.
This is a bad thing to do and people who suggest doing it should feel bad.
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By contrast, Border Patrol has always been a more rough and tumble agency. They're far more used to tackling people who are trying to run away (and historically, often beating the crap out of people, including many who aren't resisting). They've been setting the pace, and ICE has been following.
Bovino on the officer who killed Renee Good: "Hats off to that ICE agent"
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
By contrast, Border Patrol has always been a more rough and tumble agency. They're far more used to tackling people who are trying to run away (and historically, often beating the crap out of people, including many who aren't resisting). They've been setting the pace, and ICE has been following.
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anyway if 100% gender conformity was "natural" it wouldn't have to be a thing breeders work for, I'm just sayin
As a biologist it's always kinda neat when a plant says "the rules, LOL" & does something unexpected. So I like to document all the trans flowers. for science 🏳️⚧️
As a biologist it's always kinda neat when a plant says "the rules, LOL" & does something unexpected. So I like to document all the trans flowers. for science 🏳️⚧️
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 AM
anyway if 100% gender conformity was "natural" it wouldn't have to be a thing breeders work for, I'm just sayin
As a biologist it's always kinda neat when a plant says "the rules, LOL" & does something unexpected. So I like to document all the trans flowers. for science 🏳️⚧️
As a biologist it's always kinda neat when a plant says "the rules, LOL" & does something unexpected. So I like to document all the trans flowers. for science 🏳️⚧️
Remember last week when the Whitehouse blamed Capital Police for uh, being attacked?
Any other era that would still be a huge huge news item. It was barely a blip.
Any other era that would still be a huge huge news item. It was barely a blip.
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Remember last week when the Whitehouse blamed Capital Police for uh, being attacked?
Any other era that would still be a huge huge news item. It was barely a blip.
Any other era that would still be a huge huge news item. It was barely a blip.
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This is quite literally one of the things we fought a revolution to stop.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is quite literally one of the things we fought a revolution to stop.
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A lot of you are asking why they opened the door for the ICE agents
They didn't, the door was breached
They didn't, the door was breached
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A lot of you are asking why they opened the door for the ICE agents
They didn't, the door was breached
They didn't, the door was breached
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A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
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After everything this year (lolsob) I just want to remind all of my fellow Americans of something.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
After everything this year (lolsob) I just want to remind all of my fellow Americans of something.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Annoying thing to want to say after everything else...
It's really bothering me how people keep bringing up Good as a lesbian. *We don't know that!* She had 2 husbands before her wife. May have been closeted even to herself.
Or maybe she was bi? Can we please stop erasing bi people?
It's really bothering me how people keep bringing up Good as a lesbian. *We don't know that!* She had 2 husbands before her wife. May have been closeted even to herself.
Or maybe she was bi? Can we please stop erasing bi people?
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Annoying thing to want to say after everything else...
It's really bothering me how people keep bringing up Good as a lesbian. *We don't know that!* She had 2 husbands before her wife. May have been closeted even to herself.
Or maybe she was bi? Can we please stop erasing bi people?
It's really bothering me how people keep bringing up Good as a lesbian. *We don't know that!* She had 2 husbands before her wife. May have been closeted even to herself.
Or maybe she was bi? Can we please stop erasing bi people?
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Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
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a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
"Receiving reports" my ass. AltNPS is not receiving reports of ICE raids in Saint Paul. They are seeing posts on social media like the rest of us.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
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I highly recommend “sound on” for this new angle
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I highly recommend “sound on” for this new angle
Me this morning: I have the weirdest feeling I should buy some gold and liquidate investments. But that's stupid.
Me this evening: Well fuck.
Me this evening: Well fuck.
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Me this morning: I have the weirdest feeling I should buy some gold and liquidate investments. But that's stupid.
Me this evening: Well fuck.
Me this evening: Well fuck.
After everything this year (lolsob) I just want to remind all of my fellow Americans of something.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
After everything this year (lolsob) I just want to remind all of my fellow Americans of something.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.
Every single one of us is the desendent of people who survived horrible crap times. All of us. We can do this.