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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Two days after coming into our home for the first time, The. Little. Kitty. had the look that being loved and being safe brings.
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Two days after coming into our home for the first time, The. Little. Kitty. had the look that being loved and being safe brings.
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We are so thankful to @PBS Independent Lens for supporting our film and proud to say it is airing on PBS starting Monday at 12 ET streaming or airing on your local PBS on Independent Lens. We are so proud of this film and the advocates in it. 💕📚Please tune in!
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We are so thankful to @PBS Independent Lens for supporting our film and proud to say it is airing on PBS starting Monday at 12 ET streaming or airing on your local PBS on Independent Lens. We are so proud of this film and the advocates in it. 💕📚Please tune in!
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Knit a Pair of Super Cute Fairisle Fox Mitts Designed By Kate Elizabeth: 👉 tidd.ly/4jRUjS6 #knitting #handmade #etsy #affiliate 🦊
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Knit a Pair of Super Cute Fairisle Fox Mitts Designed By Kate Elizabeth: 👉 tidd.ly/4jRUjS6 #knitting #handmade #etsy #affiliate 🦊
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you know it's bad when they would rather us think that a rando staffer has unfettered access to the social media accounts of the President of the United States, where we also now know that world leaders direct message him
BREAKING: President Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash. The White House had defended it but now blames staffer.
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates in a jungle
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
you know it's bad when they would rather us think that a rando staffer has unfettered access to the social media accounts of the President of the United States, where we also now know that world leaders direct message him
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The people whose names literally show up thousands of times in the Epstein files want you to think a 5-year-old refugee and star kindergarten student is the problem with this country rather than the white pedophiles in charge of it who keep stealing American money and assaulting American children
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The people whose names literally show up thousands of times in the Epstein files want you to think a 5-year-old refugee and star kindergarten student is the problem with this country rather than the white pedophiles in charge of it who keep stealing American money and assaulting American children
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July 15, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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My backyard right now. Just put this on loop if you need something to calm you. ❄️
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My backyard right now. Just put this on loop if you need something to calm you. ❄️
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Bonus: caught a lil sundog this morning too, left of the mountain
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Bonus: caught a lil sundog this morning too, left of the mountain
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Sadness is a downpour—it arrives without asking, soaking through our defenses in seconds. Joy is a garden—it must be planted seed by seed, watered with intention, weeded of doubt, and fiercely guarded against the storms that would drown it.
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Sadness is a downpour—it arrives without asking, soaking through our defenses in seconds. Joy is a garden—it must be planted seed by seed, watered with intention, weeded of doubt, and fiercely guarded against the storms that would drown it.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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School librarians are freaking out. The site is used a lot, esp for middle school. And nonfiction that isn't narrative or bio - such as country fact books - has been decimated in kidlit to the point where it doesn't really exist anymore outside little kid books, so no replacement for the site.
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
School librarians are freaking out. The site is used a lot, esp for middle school. And nonfiction that isn't narrative or bio - such as country fact books - has been decimated in kidlit to the point where it doesn't really exist anymore outside little kid books, so no replacement for the site.
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Good place to repost this: “Mountainish inhumanity.” bsky.app/profile/kjhe...
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Good place to repost this: “Mountainish inhumanity.” bsky.app/profile/kjhe...
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This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
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There are no more “principaled Republicans.” If there were, two or three of them would simply caucus with the Democrats and start to hold this lawless administration accountable of its crimes.
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
There are no more “principaled Republicans.” If there were, two or three of them would simply caucus with the Democrats and start to hold this lawless administration accountable of its crimes.
Harry Truman memorized the eye chart to get into the Army, because without glasses he was nearly blind. Compare and contrast to today’s President.
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Harry Truman memorized the eye chart to get into the Army, because without glasses he was nearly blind. Compare and contrast to today’s President.
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An Acadian ancestor of mine infamously asked “Is there no place for an Acadian?” after being forced to migrate twice in ten years. I was going to answer in the affirmative on my gravestone.
Now I’ll be repeating the question.
Been thinking about Le Grand Derangement a lot lately
Now I’ll be repeating the question.
Been thinking about Le Grand Derangement a lot lately
This is an important watch. If you’re from Louisiana you should already know this and why you should be mad as hell about what’s happening.
youtu.be/AJJKttmFedc?...
youtu.be/AJJKttmFedc?...
Cajun History Reminder
YouTube video by Jourdan Thibodeaux
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 AM
An Acadian ancestor of mine infamously asked “Is there no place for an Acadian?” after being forced to migrate twice in ten years. I was going to answer in the affirmative on my gravestone.
Now I’ll be repeating the question.
Been thinking about Le Grand Derangement a lot lately
Now I’ll be repeating the question.
Been thinking about Le Grand Derangement a lot lately
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HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
📍Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Can someone put together a chart showing the current relative wealth of the last 4 Presidents. Just so folks can get a sense of the scale of the current grift?
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Can someone put together a chart showing the current relative wealth of the last 4 Presidents. Just so folks can get a sense of the scale of the current grift?
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia