Linda Chapman
@lindachapman.bsky.social
When I'm not worrying and reading about <waves hands at everything>, I'm a front yard gardener of veggies, berries & flowers, chief cook, master swimmer, quilter/sewer, and numbers nerd.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve."
From @adamserwer.bsky.social, one of the very best thinkers and people I’ve ever had the privilege to work with: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve."
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As I wrote today, this has been a consistent pattern, strategic retreat when things get too hot, return when it fades.
It's how grab 'em by the pussy and Jan 6 was handled. They're counting on memories being short.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
It's how grab 'em by the pussy and Jan 6 was handled. They're counting on memories being short.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As I wrote today, this has been a consistent pattern, strategic retreat when things get too hot, return when it fades.
It's how grab 'em by the pussy and Jan 6 was handled. They're counting on memories being short.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
It's how grab 'em by the pussy and Jan 6 was handled. They're counting on memories being short.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
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GIFT ARTICLE:
"Democrats have pivoted sharply, and are confident they are now on solid political ground as they draw a hard line against approving any money for the agency that has executed chaotic and violent operations across the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
"Democrats have pivoted sharply, and are confident they are now on solid political ground as they draw a hard line against approving any money for the agency that has executed chaotic and violent operations across the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Democrats Embrace a Shutdown Fight They Wanted to Avoid
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
GIFT ARTICLE:
"Democrats have pivoted sharply, and are confident they are now on solid political ground as they draw a hard line against approving any money for the agency that has executed chaotic and violent operations across the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
"Democrats have pivoted sharply, and are confident they are now on solid political ground as they draw a hard line against approving any money for the agency that has executed chaotic and violent operations across the country." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Can confirm the swearing.
Your best bet among "podcasts to keep you sane in a Trump era."
These days, you need a friend to read the news with. #KITM listeners swear we kept them sane during the first Trump administration.
We're not sure whether to believe them, but they definitely did swear it. They swear a lot!
These days, you need a friend to read the news with. #KITM listeners swear we kept them sane during the first Trump administration.
We're not sure whether to believe them, but they definitely did swear it. They swear a lot!
You don't need to hoard Kagro in the Morning www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social and Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social always make enough to go around.
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Can confirm the swearing.
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Sandra L. Mollon won Best Wall Quilt for her depiction of an incredible view of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Her quilt titled, “Toroweap Overlook” was raw edge collaged, sewing machine quilted with small amounts of mixed media. ❤️
@mollonsandra
@mollonsandra
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Sandra L. Mollon won Best Wall Quilt for her depiction of an incredible view of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Her quilt titled, “Toroweap Overlook” was raw edge collaged, sewing machine quilted with small amounts of mixed media. ❤️
@mollonsandra
@mollonsandra
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Wow. Freaking eloquent and spot on.
January 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Wow. Freaking eloquent and spot on.
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Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
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Canada Lives Because…
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Canada Lives Because…
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
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Part of the issue here is that they percieve opposition as unfair. You’re supposed to let them win and kiss their feet. If you don’t, that’s not only unfair, but if you win, it’s a kind of cheating. Like a toddler you let win so they won’t have a meltdown. bsky.app/profile/jeff...
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Part of the issue here is that they percieve opposition as unfair. You’re supposed to let them win and kiss their feet. If you don’t, that’s not only unfair, but if you win, it’s a kind of cheating. Like a toddler you let win so they won’t have a meltdown. bsky.app/profile/jeff...
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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and now @rosen.senate.gov is a no on DHS funding too.
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
and now @rosen.senate.gov is a no on DHS funding too.
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The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.
New: @cortezmasto.senate.gov is a no on the DHS funding bill.
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.
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The latest news, read and annotated by David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social and Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Kagro in the Morning
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January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The latest news, read and annotated by David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social and Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Kagro in the Morning
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i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
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Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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January 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
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