Kathryn Duval
@kathrynduval.bsky.social
Artist, orchid lover, SF/fantasy nerd, resident in paradise Hilo HI, former tech instructional designer
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The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!
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February 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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Friends, a yearly membership is $40. If you have the funds, please join. This place is a treasure we must protect.
A sprawling park in outer southeast Portland is on the brink of closure if it doesn’t get more funding soon, according to an online plea posted by the Leach Botanical Garden on Tuesday.
Nonprofit says Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden will close in March without additional funding
The 17-acre public park in outer southeast Portland is part of a coalition that provides environmental education to Black and brown children and teenagers.
www.opb.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Friends, a yearly membership is $40. If you have the funds, please join. This place is a treasure we must protect.
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.
I laughed so hard.
If you really want to learn about AI hype, please read about my many excellent cats
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I laughed so hard.
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this does not "spark fresh questions" this piles on additional evidence to what we already know. WHAT POSSIBLE QUESTIONS COULD BE RAISED BY THIS OTHER THAN WHY HAVEN'T WE STOPPED IT YET?? comemierdas
"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."
Feds zip-tied a 14-year-old girl during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
this does not "spark fresh questions" this piles on additional evidence to what we already know. WHAT POSSIBLE QUESTIONS COULD BE RAISED BY THIS OTHER THAN WHY HAVEN'T WE STOPPED IT YET?? comemierdas
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ICE is still abducting people. ICE is still arresting peaceful observers. ICE is still gassing people. ICE is still showing up at grade schools.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
Families in hiding and defiant observers: What it’s like in Minneapolis in wake of Bovino’s exit and immigration ‘draw down’ | CNN
Even with the so-called “drawdown,” many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they’re preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable af...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
ICE is still abducting people. ICE is still arresting peaceful observers. ICE is still gassing people. ICE is still showing up at grade schools.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
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Any way please spend a few minutes calling your reps and yelling at them today
Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Any way please spend a few minutes calling your reps and yelling at them today
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ICYMI this is an incredible bargain — everything @annaleen.bsky.social and I have written for Tor, for $18 plus whatever you can spare. And it benefits a wonderful organization that supports Black trans people.
If you wanna discover our work and do some good, here's your chance!
If you wanna discover our work and do some good, here's your chance!
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
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Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
ICYMI this is an incredible bargain — everything @annaleen.bsky.social and I have written for Tor, for $18 plus whatever you can spare. And it benefits a wonderful organization that supports Black trans people.
If you wanna discover our work and do some good, here's your chance!
If you wanna discover our work and do some good, here's your chance!
Because drugs are more appealing I suppose.
No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Because drugs are more appealing I suppose.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
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I fiercely believe that shared joy is the best joy.
We all need each other, maybe more than ever.
There isn't a person I know who didn't have a rough 2025 or even a rough few years.
Share joy every chance you get. Send a cute selfie! Share a lovely sunset. Remind people you are thinking of them.
We all need each other, maybe more than ever.
There isn't a person I know who didn't have a rough 2025 or even a rough few years.
Share joy every chance you get. Send a cute selfie! Share a lovely sunset. Remind people you are thinking of them.
February 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I fiercely believe that shared joy is the best joy.
We all need each other, maybe more than ever.
There isn't a person I know who didn't have a rough 2025 or even a rough few years.
Share joy every chance you get. Send a cute selfie! Share a lovely sunset. Remind people you are thinking of them.
We all need each other, maybe more than ever.
There isn't a person I know who didn't have a rough 2025 or even a rough few years.
Share joy every chance you get. Send a cute selfie! Share a lovely sunset. Remind people you are thinking of them.
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“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.
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This is an amazing, comprehensive resource for comments against two proposed federal rules that not only takes the ability of parents to get gender affirming care for their kids, it takes the abilities of whole hospitals and states to offer gender affirming care.
CTA Defend Trans Kids: If you're a clinician, a parent, a trans adult, or just someone who cares, I wrote a guide on how to submit effective comments opposing the federal ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Deadline 2/17/26
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗
Deadline 2/17/26
🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/149210... 🔗
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM
This is an amazing, comprehensive resource for comments against two proposed federal rules that not only takes the ability of parents to get gender affirming care for their kids, it takes the abilities of whole hospitals and states to offer gender affirming care.
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Help protect Maine from ICE.
I'm donating to Food For All, and if you:
- repost this, I'll donate $1
- call your representative, tell them to ABOLISH ICE, and quote-post this with whether you got a machine or a staffer on the phone, I'll donate $10
- quote-post this with your donation, I'll match!
I'm donating to Food For All, and if you:
- repost this, I'll donate $1
- call your representative, tell them to ABOLISH ICE, and quote-post this with whether you got a machine or a staffer on the phone, I'll donate $10
- quote-post this with your donation, I'll match!
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Help protect Maine from ICE.
I'm donating to Food For All, and if you:
- repost this, I'll donate $1
- call your representative, tell them to ABOLISH ICE, and quote-post this with whether you got a machine or a staffer on the phone, I'll donate $10
- quote-post this with your donation, I'll match!
I'm donating to Food For All, and if you:
- repost this, I'll donate $1
- call your representative, tell them to ABOLISH ICE, and quote-post this with whether you got a machine or a staffer on the phone, I'll donate $10
- quote-post this with your donation, I'll match!
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donation links in this thread. start from the bottom of the list and work your way up.
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM
donation links in this thread. start from the bottom of the list and work your way up.
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Keith Porter had - has - a daughter.
The GoFundMe set up for her & his family has a goal of $300K.
A modest goal.
He was murdered two weeks ago & the goal HASN’T BEEN MET YET.
Meanwhile Renee Good’s GoFundMe was SHUT DOWN when it passed $1.5 MILLION.
COME ON.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
The GoFundMe set up for her & his family has a goal of $300K.
A modest goal.
He was murdered two weeks ago & the goal HASN’T BEEN MET YET.
Meanwhile Renee Good’s GoFundMe was SHUT DOWN when it passed $1.5 MILLION.
COME ON.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy, organized by Keith Porter
My 43-year-old son, Keith, was tragically killed on New Year's Eve in Northri… Keith Porter needs your support for Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Keith Porter had - has - a daughter.
The GoFundMe set up for her & his family has a goal of $300K.
A modest goal.
He was murdered two weeks ago & the goal HASN’T BEEN MET YET.
Meanwhile Renee Good’s GoFundMe was SHUT DOWN when it passed $1.5 MILLION.
COME ON.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
The GoFundMe set up for her & his family has a goal of $300K.
A modest goal.
He was murdered two weeks ago & the goal HASN’T BEEN MET YET.
Meanwhile Renee Good’s GoFundMe was SHUT DOWN when it passed $1.5 MILLION.
COME ON.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I think there’s a difference worth pointing out between a person you know changing their mind (welcome) & a pundit feeling the wind shift on their spit-slicked finger as they declare it’s now correct to call something fascist (fuck off into the sun).
One of them will never fight alongside you.
One of them will never fight alongside you.
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I think there’s a difference worth pointing out between a person you know changing their mind (welcome) & a pundit feeling the wind shift on their spit-slicked finger as they declare it’s now correct to call something fascist (fuck off into the sun).
One of them will never fight alongside you.
One of them will never fight alongside you.
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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Public executions at the hands of the government should never happen in “the land of the free.”
Not one more taxpayer dollar for Trump’s DHS, CBP or ICE.
Not one more taxpayer dollar for Trump’s DHS, CBP or ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Public executions at the hands of the government should never happen in “the land of the free.”
Not one more taxpayer dollar for Trump’s DHS, CBP or ICE.
Not one more taxpayer dollar for Trump’s DHS, CBP or ICE.
Totally agree.
I love immigrants. They come here looking for a better life and in exchange bring their food, culture, music making the country a better, more diverse and interesting place. I would choose them as my neighbors over someone who hates them on principle every fucking time.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Totally agree.
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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
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.
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YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
DHS funding bill faces new Senate hurdles after another person killed in Minneapolis
Some Democrats who voted for recent funding bills said they'll vote against any DHS bill without restrictions on enforcement operations. The deadline to avert a shutdown is Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
YOUR PHONE CALLS TO THE SENATE ARE WORKING. KEEP CALLING.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
202–224-3121
Three Democrats who previously broke with the party and voted with the GOP are now saying they will not vote for the bill. That’s enough for the bill to be unpassable right now.
Sometimes when things seem overwhelming it helps me to remember the awesome power of the earth.
Kilauea volcano was erupting today and I had the privilege to experience Pele’s majesty.
Kilauea volcano was erupting today and I had the privilege to experience Pele’s majesty.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Sometimes when things seem overwhelming it helps me to remember the awesome power of the earth.
Kilauea volcano was erupting today and I had the privilege to experience Pele’s majesty.
Kilauea volcano was erupting today and I had the privilege to experience Pele’s majesty.