Leigh Marthe
@lcmarthe65.bsky.social
Minnesota native happily transplanted in New England. Mother, Nana, educator, poet, gardener, green thumb, yoga/meditation practitioner, wisdom seeker.
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I’m relieved to hear that ICE and CBP will be pulled from Minnesota.
Minnesotans will never forget the injustice they have experienced. Through strategic resistance, they successfully got this rogue army off their streets. We all need to remember that lesson.
Onwards with courage.
Minnesotans will never forget the injustice they have experienced. Through strategic resistance, they successfully got this rogue army off their streets. We all need to remember that lesson.
Onwards with courage.
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I’m relieved to hear that ICE and CBP will be pulled from Minnesota.
Minnesotans will never forget the injustice they have experienced. Through strategic resistance, they successfully got this rogue army off their streets. We all need to remember that lesson.
Onwards with courage.
Minnesotans will never forget the injustice they have experienced. Through strategic resistance, they successfully got this rogue army off their streets. We all need to remember that lesson.
Onwards with courage.
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Against Trump's onslaught, the people of Minneapolis showed us the path forward: Show up, stand out, make your voice heard, do not surrender, and care for your neighbor.
In that simple, powerful, beautiful mix of everyday actions, the people of Minneapolis forced Trump to retreat.
bit.ly/4cqwfnJ
In that simple, powerful, beautiful mix of everyday actions, the people of Minneapolis forced Trump to retreat.
bit.ly/4cqwfnJ
The people of Minneapolis show us the way.
February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Against Trump's onslaught, the people of Minneapolis showed us the path forward: Show up, stand out, make your voice heard, do not surrender, and care for your neighbor.
In that simple, powerful, beautiful mix of everyday actions, the people of Minneapolis forced Trump to retreat.
bit.ly/4cqwfnJ
In that simple, powerful, beautiful mix of everyday actions, the people of Minneapolis forced Trump to retreat.
bit.ly/4cqwfnJ
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Indivisible Mohawk Valley (NY) newsletter for 02/13/2026.
We ❤️ Democracy Rally Saturday in Rome, now in its 31st week. Join us!
www.indivisiblemv.org/weekly-newsl...
#indivisible
We ❤️ Democracy Rally Saturday in Rome, now in its 31st week. Join us!
www.indivisiblemv.org/weekly-newsl...
#indivisible
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Indivisible Mohawk Valley (NY) newsletter for 02/13/2026.
We ❤️ Democracy Rally Saturday in Rome, now in its 31st week. Join us!
www.indivisiblemv.org/weekly-newsl...
#indivisible
We ❤️ Democracy Rally Saturday in Rome, now in its 31st week. Join us!
www.indivisiblemv.org/weekly-newsl...
#indivisible
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
Lawmakers Accuse DOJ Of ‘Spying’ On Their Epstein File Searches Citing Photo Of Bondi’s ‘Burn Book’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.
BELL HOOKS
BELL HOOKS
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.
BELL HOOKS
BELL HOOKS
We’re a nation hungry for more joy…because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
BRENÉ BROWN
BRENÉ BROWN
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
We’re a nation hungry for more joy…because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
BRENÉ BROWN
BRENÉ BROWN
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
HOWARD THURMAN
HOWARD THURMAN
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
HOWARD THURMAN
HOWARD THURMAN
Times that challenge us physically, emotionally, and spiritually may make it almost impossible for us to feel grateful. Yet, we can decide to live gratefully, courageously open to life in all its fullness.
BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Times that challenge us physically, emotionally, and spiritually may make it almost impossible for us to feel grateful. Yet, we can decide to live gratefully, courageously open to life in all its fullness.
BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Oppose Ayotte's NH PUC chair nomination. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
Oppose Ayotte's NH PUC chair nomination
Governor Ayotte has nominated Christopher Ellms Jr. for the role of chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. Ellms is unqualified to hold that position and lacks the experience necessary to lead t...
actionnetwork.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Oppose Ayotte's NH PUC chair nomination. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
The challenge today is to be animated by both gratitude and unrest, by humility and audacity.
SHARON BROUS
SHARON BROUS
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The challenge today is to be animated by both gratitude and unrest, by humility and audacity.
SHARON BROUS
SHARON BROUS
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.
C.S. LEWIS
C.S. LEWIS
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.
C.S. LEWIS
C.S. LEWIS
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU
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Today, I voted NO on DHS funding. I refuse to give them another dime while Secretary Noem allows Americans to be killed, preschoolers to be used as bait, and our constitutional rights to be trampled. Accountability and change must come first, not money.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Today, I voted NO on DHS funding. I refuse to give them another dime while Secretary Noem allows Americans to be killed, preschoolers to be used as bait, and our constitutional rights to be trampled. Accountability and change must come first, not money.
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Seems 💯 accurate.
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Seems 💯 accurate.
Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.
PRINCE
PRINCE
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.
PRINCE
PRINCE
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The Cities Church Complaint and Indictment are worth comparing, both for the things the latter leaves out (which suggests what GJ didn't learn) and for the far greater emotion in the former. The terror that parishioners felt from having their church invaded was part of the former.
![47. On January 19, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and
Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agents interviewed Victim 6 regarding the
incident that took place at Cities Church on January 18, 2026. I’ve learned the
following from a report of the interview. Victim 6 was joined by his wife, Victim 2,
and their children. Victim 6 recalled an African-American woman yelling “EXCUSE
ME PASTOR, EXCUSE ME PASTOR, do you know you're harboring ICE Agent
[victim 1]?” Victim 6 recalls protesters everywhere in the aisles chanting “[victim 1
out!]” Victim 6 thought to himself that this is what it would feel like to be in a mass
shooting. Victim 6 described the events as surreal and could not believe what was
happening. Victim 6 recalled people shouting and running, children crying, as well
as people singing and praying. Victim 6 recalled KELLY screaming “Nazi” in](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreifm6fzrmut7stoxueimxpjruniats37nrfdvli3n6ozf5cifius3e@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The Cities Church Complaint and Indictment are worth comparing, both for the things the latter leaves out (which suggests what GJ didn't learn) and for the far greater emotion in the former. The terror that parishioners felt from having their church invaded was part of the former.
Doing those deeply unfashionable things—slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting—is a radical act now, but it is essential.
KATHERINE MAY
KATHERINE MAY
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Doing those deeply unfashionable things—slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting—is a radical act now, but it is essential.
KATHERINE MAY
KATHERINE MAY
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Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
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The symbolism from Mark Carney 🇨🇦
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership is meeting inside a building designed to stop an American invasion
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The symbolism from Mark Carney 🇨🇦
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
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@repilhan.bsky.social showed up for her community in Minneapolis for a town hall and was met with an attack. Still, she continued the event and stood strong.
Rep. Omar is the image of strength and resilience. This epidemic of political violence must end.
Rep. Omar is the image of strength and resilience. This epidemic of political violence must end.
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
@repilhan.bsky.social showed up for her community in Minneapolis for a town hall and was met with an attack. Still, she continued the event and stood strong.
Rep. Omar is the image of strength and resilience. This epidemic of political violence must end.
Rep. Omar is the image of strength and resilience. This epidemic of political violence must end.
"Notice the patterns. So much of what we describe as nourishing are things to be enjoyed slowly and are rooted in the experience of the body: nourishing food, good conversation, time spent in nature, and rest."
–Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
–Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
"Notice the patterns. So much of what we describe as nourishing are things to be enjoyed slowly and are rooted in the experience of the body: nourishing food, good conversation, time spent in nature, and rest."
–Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
–Christine Valters Paintner, PhD
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The anthem we need
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 6:39 PM
The anthem we need
The foundation of the quality of your life resides in how you engage with the present moment each day.
SHANNON ABLES
SHANNON ABLES
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The foundation of the quality of your life resides in how you engage with the present moment each day.
SHANNON ABLES
SHANNON ABLES
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Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.