Jamie Gillespie
@jggillespie.bsky.social
She/ Her. Researcher of education, advocate, art-lover, knitter, sports-lover, still with her
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
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These visuals of hundreds of clergy surrounded by police, their prayers making a cloud of water vapor in the subzero temperatures, are extremely compelling
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
These visuals of hundreds of clergy surrounded by police, their prayers making a cloud of water vapor in the subzero temperatures, are extremely compelling
‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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January 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM
‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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Describes my experience with the current administration:
passengers get sea-sick—grow quarrelsome—don't sleep of nights—do not enjoy themselves much, as a general thing
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Describes my experience with the current administration:
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We recently became home to two senior mini horses, Wesley and Clementine. Since Clementine is completely blind our extraordinary buildings and grounds manager Derek made huge modifications to the barn to make sure she would be comfortable and safe.
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We recently became home to two senior mini horses, Wesley and Clementine. Since Clementine is completely blind our extraordinary buildings and grounds manager Derek made huge modifications to the barn to make sure she would be comfortable and safe.
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I think Democrats are reluctant to say that welfare fraud is a significant problem because welfare fraud is not a significant problem.
Do Republicans have any obligation to stop constantly lying about this?
Do Republicans have any obligation to stop constantly lying about this?
January 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I think Democrats are reluctant to say that welfare fraud is a significant problem because welfare fraud is not a significant problem.
Do Republicans have any obligation to stop constantly lying about this?
Do Republicans have any obligation to stop constantly lying about this?
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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". . . I’m going to explain what I think about AI and how to be a good AI critic. By which I mean: 'How to be a critic whose criticism inflicts maximum damage on the parts of AI that are doing the most harm.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
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January 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
". . . I’m going to explain what I think about AI and how to be a good AI critic. By which I mean: 'How to be a critic whose criticism inflicts maximum damage on the parts of AI that are doing the most harm.'"
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Solidarity w the American people fm Canada. Pls share widely.
“The task ahead is clear, & it’s urgent: all union members must push for a resolution by their union locals to join Minnesota’s general strike on January 23. Let’s make it a nationwide strike.”
www.leftvoice.org/workers-acro... #resist
“The task ahead is clear, & it’s urgent: all union members must push for a resolution by their union locals to join Minnesota’s general strike on January 23. Let’s make it a nationwide strike.”
www.leftvoice.org/workers-acro... #resist
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Solidarity w the American people fm Canada. Pls share widely.
“The task ahead is clear, & it’s urgent: all union members must push for a resolution by their union locals to join Minnesota’s general strike on January 23. Let’s make it a nationwide strike.”
www.leftvoice.org/workers-acro... #resist
“The task ahead is clear, & it’s urgent: all union members must push for a resolution by their union locals to join Minnesota’s general strike on January 23. Let’s make it a nationwide strike.”
www.leftvoice.org/workers-acro... #resist
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
OMG, that Bills trick play!
January 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
OMG, that Bills trick play!
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Just yesterday he tried to rollout a “healthcare plan” that he couldn’t describe at all. Nothing.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
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January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Just yesterday he tried to rollout a “healthcare plan” that he couldn’t describe at all. Nothing.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
It’s like 800 words of fluff and he has no idea what’s in it.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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there is a higher horror in this whiteness of her woe
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
there is a higher horror in this whiteness of her woe
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There are lots of people sharing lots of ways to help. This is one I trust absolutely.
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
There are lots of people sharing lots of ways to help. This is one I trust absolutely.
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It strikes again, the Gorsuch Stop.
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
It strikes again, the Gorsuch Stop.
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what a headline 👀 (and a read)
The New Epstein Island Is Right in Your Pocket: It’s Time to Abandon Elon Musk’s Paradise of Abuse
It has long been time to leave X. Now, it’s essential.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
what a headline 👀 (and a read)
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They are the only whales regularly hunted by man.
January 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
They are the only whales regularly hunted by man.
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"Some workers work indoors. Some workers work outdoors. Some work in unmarked Chevy Tahoes, doing jobs that Fascist Busytown residents are encouraged to ignore."
Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day in Fascist Busytown?
Welcome to Fascist Busytown. My, what a compliant, orderly town! In Fascist Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything r...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Some workers work indoors. Some workers work outdoors. Some work in unmarked Chevy Tahoes, doing jobs that Fascist Busytown residents are encouraged to ignore."
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A new NYT video analysis by confirms that Renee Good's vehicle did not run over Jonathan Ross and did not strike him. It's possible that it brushed up against him, but that remains unclear. Ross should be under arrest. This is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
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January 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A new NYT video analysis by confirms that Renee Good's vehicle did not run over Jonathan Ross and did not strike him. It's possible that it brushed up against him, but that remains unclear. Ross should be under arrest. This is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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I am terribly sorry to interrupt your doomscrolling, but today's Low Quality Ad is for this Baby Cthulhu Plush Toy. This little guy will drive you crazy. Not because he's an incomprehensible cosmic horror, but because he will wake up and cry the second you finally fall asleep.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I am terribly sorry to interrupt your doomscrolling, but today's Low Quality Ad is for this Baby Cthulhu Plush Toy. This little guy will drive you crazy. Not because he's an incomprehensible cosmic horror, but because he will wake up and cry the second you finally fall asleep.
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There are times when this song is what gets me through.
Stephen Colbert Joins The Mountain Goats To Perform 'This Year'
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January 16, 2026 at 12:57 AM
There are times when this song is what gets me through.