Phyllis Roanokie
@ms-chievous.bsky.social
Animal and nature lover, Social Justice warrior, Star Trek nerd, and Oxford comma proponent.
#resist 💙🦋
#resist 💙🦋
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Did a ride along this week with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
It’s a bit unusual for us to do a story where we focus on one person, but the tension between local police and ICE is so central to what’s happening in the city, that it felt worth to sit with that.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
It’s a bit unusual for us to do a story where we focus on one person, but the tension between local police and ICE is so central to what’s happening in the city, that it felt worth to sit with that.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Did a ride along this week with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
It’s a bit unusual for us to do a story where we focus on one person, but the tension between local police and ICE is so central to what’s happening in the city, that it felt worth to sit with that.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
It’s a bit unusual for us to do a story where we focus on one person, but the tension between local police and ICE is so central to what’s happening in the city, that it felt worth to sit with that.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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Microsoft had pledged to save water. But now, driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, the tech giant is projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Microsoft had pledged to save water. But now, driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, the tech giant is projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.
Be my friend on The New York Times Crossplay app so we can play one-on-one in this word game.
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Be my friend on The New York Times Crossplay app so we can play one-on-one in this word game.
First best option: sign up to be a poll worker. (Republicans have already flooded this) Search your county’s election board.
Second best option: Volunteer to be a poll watcher with your for your locality’s Democratic party, ACLU. Search “Voter protection”
Second best option: Volunteer to be a poll watcher with your for your locality’s Democratic party, ACLU. Search “Voter protection”
Gretchen Whitmer says it's not 'paranoia' to fear Trump using homeland security personnel in elections
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about tariffs, the security of upcoming elections and the prospects of a female president.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:48 PM
First best option: sign up to be a poll worker. (Republicans have already flooded this) Search your county’s election board.
Second best option: Volunteer to be a poll watcher with your for your locality’s Democratic party, ACLU. Search “Voter protection”
Second best option: Volunteer to be a poll watcher with your for your locality’s Democratic party, ACLU. Search “Voter protection”
Proof that this is state sanctioned Klan activity. Not at all a police action. If you’re white, it’s not “fun”.
Today my pastor of several years was detained by ICE at the lawful demonstration where ICE officers murdered Renee Good.
Three times they taunted and asked him if he's afraid yet. They let him go because he's white, saying, "Well you're white and it wouldn't be any fun."
This is his story:
Three times they taunted and asked him if he's afraid yet. They let him go because he's white, saying, "Well you're white and it wouldn't be any fun."
This is his story:
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Proof that this is state sanctioned Klan activity. Not at all a police action. If you’re white, it’s not “fun”.
What a surprise 😥
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
The analysis from World Weather Attribution researchers, released Tuesday in Europe, came after a year when people around the world were slammed by the dangerous extremes brought on by a warming plane...
www.pbs.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What a surprise 😥
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This is a circus.
The new Pentagon press corps is batshit‼️
Full of QAnon conspiracy theorists, TikTok influencers, clickbait bloggers, deep state hunters, and an accused pedo.
Not a serious journalist in the bunch.
Full of QAnon conspiracy theorists, TikTok influencers, clickbait bloggers, deep state hunters, and an accused pedo.
Not a serious journalist in the bunch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is a circus.
A friend of mine works for the US government at HHS. She received an email today at work. It is an Anti-Religious Bias Survey to "eradicate anti-christian bias" - THEY WANT HER TO NAME NAMES.
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A friend of mine works for the US government at HHS. She received an email today at work. It is an Anti-Religious Bias Survey to "eradicate anti-christian bias" - THEY WANT HER TO NAME NAMES.
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NEW: Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
NEW: Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
As much as I love SNW’s Terrarium, it’s hard for me to revisit as the ending sincerely saddens me. Le’Ann needs training in reading a room.
#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
September 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
As much as I love SNW’s Terrarium, it’s hard for me to revisit as the ending sincerely saddens me. Le’Ann needs training in reading a room.
#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
FYI. I write poetry and short stories. (For myself). This does not make me a “digital creator” nor a “writer”. (Well not that I brag about to others). Nor does making up tunes on a keyboard (I do) make me a composer.
That is all. Unless you’re offering me a blind book deal.
That is all. Unless you’re offering me a blind book deal.
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
FYI. I write poetry and short stories. (For myself). This does not make me a “digital creator” nor a “writer”. (Well not that I brag about to others). Nor does making up tunes on a keyboard (I do) make me a composer.
That is all. Unless you’re offering me a blind book deal.
That is all. Unless you’re offering me a blind book deal.
First 45 tax free.
No One Should Be Taxed Into Poverty — First 45 Tax-Free Explained
YouTube video by Patriotic Millionaires
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September 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
First 45 tax free.
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If I had any lingering doubts about Gavin Newsom, his "Star Trek" reference below has pretty much erased them.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If I had any lingering doubts about Gavin Newsom, his "Star Trek" reference below has pretty much erased them.
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If we are all poor, sick, or dead...how will these morons make money.
August 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If we are all poor, sick, or dead...how will these morons make money.
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Health care is different from other goods. If people can’t pay for health care, they don’t suddenly stop needing it. So, where do people get their health care if they don’t have health insurance? Our latest newsletter on why poor health makes us all poorer:
www.npr.org/sections/pla...
www.npr.org/sections/pla...
The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
www.npr.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Health care is different from other goods. If people can’t pay for health care, they don’t suddenly stop needing it. So, where do people get their health care if they don’t have health insurance? Our latest newsletter on why poor health makes us all poorer:
www.npr.org/sections/pla...
www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Taking over DC is about squashing peaceful protest there. Now, “they can do whatever the hell they like”. Read: whatever the dictator dictates.
August 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Taking over DC is about squashing peaceful protest there. Now, “they can do whatever the hell they like”. Read: whatever the dictator dictates.
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The Biden Administration expanded benefits to many of the poorest disabled on SSI. Now Trump Administration proposes a reversal.
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.
www.cbpp.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Biden Administration expanded benefits to many of the poorest disabled on SSI. Now Trump Administration proposes a reversal.
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
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August 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Another wild scoop on NPR from @tomdreisbach.bsky.social: Video shows a man on Jan. 6 shouting for the crowd to kill police: “Kill ‘em!” He admitted saying it.
One of Trump’s first acts in office was to cancel his trial and hire him for a job at the Justice Department.
One of Trump’s first acts in office was to cancel his trial and hire him for a job at the Justice Department.
August 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Another wild scoop on NPR from @tomdreisbach.bsky.social: Video shows a man on Jan. 6 shouting for the crowd to kill police: “Kill ‘em!” He admitted saying it.
One of Trump’s first acts in office was to cancel his trial and hire him for a job at the Justice Department.
One of Trump’s first acts in office was to cancel his trial and hire him for a job at the Justice Department.
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
www.muellershewrote.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...