JKO
@jackieogburn.bsky.social
Children's book writer, bibliophile, crazy cat lady, cranky Democrat, resident of Durham, NC
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Sharing an amazing poem written by Michael F. Dubois.
Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are just two people out of at least eight who have either been killed by federal agents or who have died while in ICE custody in 2026 so far.
Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are just two people out of at least eight who have either been killed by federal agents or who have died while in ICE custody in 2026 so far.
February 1, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Sharing an amazing poem written by Michael F. Dubois.
Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are just two people out of at least eight who have either been killed by federal agents or who have died while in ICE custody in 2026 so far.
Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are just two people out of at least eight who have either been killed by federal agents or who have died while in ICE custody in 2026 so far.
Happy Caturday from our chonky kitty boys.
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Happy Caturday from our chonky kitty boys.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
This Minnesota company is donating the proceeds to an immigrant support group. Do good, look fabulous, darlings.
ICE Out - Fundraising Nail Polish
**Shipping Update** Shipping will continue once more ingredients have arrived for this polish. Orders should go out in about 2 weeks. Ice Out is a blurple based polish with a blue/aqua shift and pink/...
www.atomicpolish.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This Minnesota company is donating the proceeds to an immigrant support group. Do good, look fabulous, darlings.
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As seen on r/nursing
Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
As seen on r/nursing
Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him
Oof, that hits hard.
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Oof, that hits hard.
A cozy kitty for Caturday.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
A cozy kitty for Caturday.
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Good things are still happening.
Introduced species like foxes like to stalk the tiniest penguin, so an experimental program to protect the nesting colonies includes Maremmano sheepdog guardians keeping watch for threats.
If that doesn't warm your heart, I think it's time to see a cardiologist.
If that doesn't warm your heart, I think it's time to see a cardiologist.
The dogs that protect little penguins
When foxes nearly wiped out a colony of little penguins, a sheepdog saved the day.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Good things are still happening.
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Woah! Jack Smith just said that Trump intimidated witnesses via death threats!
January 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We have too much ICE already, we don't need Greenland.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We have too much ICE already, we don't need Greenland.
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Good morning. What a deeply embarrassing day to be a US citizen, on so many levels.
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Good morning. What a deeply embarrassing day to be a US citizen, on so many levels.
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If not nazi, why nazi shaped?
January 13, 2026 at 2:14 AM
If not nazi, why nazi shaped?
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"I'm not even mad at you." He couldn't stand it that these women weren't afraid of him.
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Video filmed by ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman emerges
The clip shows the moments before gunfire rang out on a Minneapolis street.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"I'm not even mad at you." He couldn't stand it that these women weren't afraid of him.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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This is how you do it.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is how you do it.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
Pay attention, Democrats and everyone who wants to stop these murderous thugs.
"Disappointed" doesn't meet the moment. "Get the fuck out or else" does.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck MAGA.
Fuck everyone who supports them.
Abolish ICE.
Flat-out fucking murder, in broad daylight, by a federal agent.
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Abolish ICE.
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This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
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Saw a great quote this morning re. Turning Point USA.
"Jesus isn't their leader. He's their mascot."
"Jesus isn't their leader. He's their mascot."
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Saw a great quote this morning re. Turning Point USA.
"Jesus isn't their leader. He's their mascot."
"Jesus isn't their leader. He's their mascot."