Barbara Volk
@lighteninghorse.bsky.social
Artist, weaver, weed wife, teacher, apples equine podiatrist
Somehow, under 8” of snow and ice and below 0 temperatures this hellebore bloomed!
#hellebore
#flowers
#spring
#hellebore
#flowers
#spring
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Somehow, under 8” of snow and ice and below 0 temperatures this hellebore bloomed!
#hellebore
#flowers
#spring
#hellebore
#flowers
#spring
Does anyone know if there is a way to opt out of the automatic draft registration? I have two grandsons Turing 18 this year
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Does anyone know if there is a way to opt out of the automatic draft registration? I have two grandsons Turing 18 this year
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
My old horse Jem died this week. He was 33. He had a good life with a herd and land to roam. He died peacefully. It was his time. I will miss him
#horses
#horses
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My old horse Jem died this week. He was 33. He had a good life with a herd and land to roam. He died peacefully. It was his time. I will miss him
#horses
#horses
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
General strike!
Tax boycott!
Abolish iceSS
release the Epstein files!
Tax boycott!
Abolish iceSS
release the Epstein files!
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM
General strike!
Tax boycott!
Abolish iceSS
release the Epstein files!
Tax boycott!
Abolish iceSS
release the Epstein files!
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Reminder. Here are the House Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to fund ICE.
House Democrats who voted to fund ICE:
- Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Don Davis (D-NC)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
House Democrats who voted to fund ICE:
- Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Don Davis (D-NC)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
The 7 Democrats who voted to fund Homeland Security amid ICE crackdowns
www.the-independent.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Reminder. Here are the House Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to fund ICE.
House Democrats who voted to fund ICE:
- Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Don Davis (D-NC)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
House Democrats who voted to fund ICE:
- Tom Suozzi (D-NY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Don Davis (D-NC)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
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So.
To date, I have seen ONE Dem Rep in Congress call for ICE to be abolished. Ilhan Omar.
Not defunded. Not trained and restrained.
ABOLISHED.
Are there any others? If so, post them and let's get a count on the number of Dems in Congress.
To date, I have seen ONE Dem Rep in Congress call for ICE to be abolished. Ilhan Omar.
Not defunded. Not trained and restrained.
ABOLISHED.
Are there any others? If so, post them and let's get a count on the number of Dems in Congress.
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
So.
To date, I have seen ONE Dem Rep in Congress call for ICE to be abolished. Ilhan Omar.
Not defunded. Not trained and restrained.
ABOLISHED.
Are there any others? If so, post them and let's get a count on the number of Dems in Congress.
To date, I have seen ONE Dem Rep in Congress call for ICE to be abolished. Ilhan Omar.
Not defunded. Not trained and restrained.
ABOLISHED.
Are there any others? If so, post them and let's get a count on the number of Dems in Congress.
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We want to set the record so he is remembered for what he did. Alex put his body between a woman and imminent danger (murderous thugs(ICE)), and he lost his life.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We want to set the record so he is remembered for what he did. Alex put his body between a woman and imminent danger (murderous thugs(ICE)), and he lost his life.
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I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate those out there protesting at great risk to their lives however i think the nation needs to grind this economy to a dead stop.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
It's something everyone can do safely. No spending on ANYTHING but absolute necessities.
I understand some shut ins can not do this but very many of us can.
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A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
www.hsgac.senate.gov
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
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Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Minneapolis tomorrow. Does anyone have a protest planned against his visit yet? We’ll share his location and time as soon as we have that information.
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Vice President JD Vance plans to visit Minneapolis tomorrow. Does anyone have a protest planned against his visit yet? We’ll share his location and time as soon as we have that information.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
Birchbark Books & Native Arts / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owned by author Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is a full range bookstore specializing in Indigenous American books, arts & gifts. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care. We are ...
birchbarkbooks.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
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“They took trophy pictures with their personal phones,” a man detained by ICE says.
More immigrants detained by ICE recount harsh and cruel treatment
One man targeted at home says agents took "trophy pictures" of him on their personal phones.
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“They took trophy pictures with their personal phones,” a man detained by ICE says.
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What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
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“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement, instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by the federal government."
A federal agent shot another person in Minneapolis. Then Trump threatened the Insurrection Act.
Gov. Tim Walz said the federal government is waging “a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota.”
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement, instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by the federal government."
I just started reading this book which had come up on my radar drone different places. It is a most excellent book
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I just started reading this book which had come up on my radar drone different places. It is a most excellent book
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WARNING St. Paul:
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
WARNING St. Paul:
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
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To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros," a group of extremely online young Christian men who want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros”
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros," a group of extremely online young Christian men who want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Last night, cities across the country organized protests in response to ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen and the agent responsible still not being in custody. Thank you Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Portland, Eugene, Miami, and Houston.
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Last night, cities across the country organized protests in response to ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen and the agent responsible still not being in custody. Thank you Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Portland, Eugene, Miami, and Houston.
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.