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Riley
@finewine.bsky.social
Retired, wife, mom, grandmother, love dogs. Interests include art, astronomy.
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Riley (see profile pic) supports Greenlanders and their huskies.
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It’s been 39 days since the Epstein files were supposed to be released.
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Pam Bondi and this Administration think we've forgotten about the Epstein files. We haven't.

We will continue fighting injustice and corruption at every turn, and we won't back down until ALL the files are released.

Thanks @aaronparnas.bsky.social for your work keeping this story alive.
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Philip Glass has pulled the premiere of his new symphony based on Abraham Lincoln from the Kennedy Center saying the institution’s “values” are no longer aligned with the message of the piece.
Phililp Glass Cancels 'Lincoln' Symphony Premiere at Kennedy Center
Phililp Glass canceled the Kennedy Center premiere of his new symphony, inspired by Abraham Lincoln, in protest of Donald Trump's takeover.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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The administration that spent the first half of 2025 telling us there was nothing wrong with coordinating literally classified war plans on Signal now is saying that it believes it’s a crime to post publicly available information on Signal.
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.

Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Not Maria Bartiromo holding Kash Patel’s feet to the goddamn fire. 🔥

They busted out the lies before they realized there were so many videos showing the truth.
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Government is instituted for the common good: for the protection, safety, prosperity & happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men. - John Adams #Truth
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Breaking: Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor Chris Madel drops out of the race.

“I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of the skin... I did not sign up for that.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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I drove by this area 30 minutes ago. You see this guy every day, friendly and just a fixture. This is the same intersection ICE snatched people two weeks ago in. It's the heart of Echo Park.
ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Our team just launched a new one-click tool to email your Senators and ask them to vote against renewing ICE funding.

You can use it here ⬇️
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Meanwhile
January 24, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c

1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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a civil engineer

valid work visa

master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023

in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland

no criminal record

themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland
The man is in the U.S. on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree. Agents left his car running in the street with a smashed window.
themainemonitor.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Guys - this is coordinated. They are baiting us. I really want to see Minnesota officials declare a day of mourning tomorrow - to take the temperature down. Don’t give them the fight they are looking for. Let the streets be a ghost town.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Pete Hegseth, who is from Minnesota, dismisses peaceful protesters as "lunatics" and adds, "ICE > MN"
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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This morning, masked, untrained ICE and CBP agents have once again escalated a situation and shot and killed a person in Minneapolis. This rogue agency is out of control.

ICE and CBP must immediately leave Minnesota. ICE must be dismantled, and Secretary Noem must be impeached as soon as possible.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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They took away his gun. Then, they executed him. They murdered an unarmed man.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Anne Frank wrote these words in 1943 while hiding, while families were being pulled apart. She wasn’t describing chaos. She was describing process. Normalized cruelty. Systems doing what systems do when nobody stops them.

This is history as a warning. #DefundICE
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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You can't pretend your way through when it comes to the economy. We are in a deep financial hole. Danish Pension to Sell Off All US Bonds Over ‘Weak’ US Finances share.google/zTcUmSLawNXx...
Danish Pension to Sell Off All US Bonds Over ‘Weak’ US Finances | Chief Investment Officer
The decision comes as a Swedish pension fund disclosed its divestment of ‘the majority’ of its US Treasury holdings since early 2025.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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President Trump threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on all Canadian goods if the country “makes a deal with China,” a week after he said Prime Minister Mark Carney striking a trade deal with Beijing was “good” and what he “should be doing.”
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada over China deal
Canada’s Mark Carney drew a standing ovation — and Trump’s ire — in Davos this week for an address in which he said the U.S.-led international order was “over.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Gov. Tim Walz posted to social media that he spoke to the White House after the shooting, and that “Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM