Sally K
@sallyny.bsky.social
I'm a retired social services caseworker; I love to see good government.
Interested in ethics/values/leadership/politics for the common good.
Wife/mother/grandmother/gardener/nature lover.
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Interested in ethics/values/leadership/politics for the common good.
Wife/mother/grandmother/gardener/nature lover.
DMs are turned off.
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How local voting officials are preparing for possible federal interference in the midterm elections [Miles Parks and Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR Weekend Edition]
Local voting officials are preparing for possible federal interference in the midterms
Will this year's midterm elections be fair? It seems like a simple question, but many state and local voting officials from both parties are worried about the possibility of federal interference.
www.npr.org
OK I'll pin this.
Most people are feeling scared silly about upcoming elections but not actually researching the *special* preplanning & usual regulations which help guarantee that elections are free & fair?
It's a unique chess game this year, yes. But officials are already busy wearing game faces.
Most people are feeling scared silly about upcoming elections but not actually researching the *special* preplanning & usual regulations which help guarantee that elections are free & fair?
It's a unique chess game this year, yes. But officials are already busy wearing game faces.
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Recommend doing this right now
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Recommend doing this right now
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I was just supposed to follow clergy leaders as they did a pilgrimage from George Floyd Square to Renée Good’s memorial.
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I was just supposed to follow clergy leaders as they did a pilgrimage from George Floyd Square to Renée Good’s memorial.
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
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This has happened in Maine also. The
Feds just leave cars on the side of the road or even in the road with nobody in them in the dead of winter.
Feds just leave cars on the side of the road or even in the road with nobody in them in the dead of winter.
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This has happened in Maine also. The
Feds just leave cars on the side of the road or even in the road with nobody in them in the dead of winter.
Feds just leave cars on the side of the road or even in the road with nobody in them in the dead of winter.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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50501 is joining forces with FLARE USA, Citizens' Impeachment are joining forces to go to Congress for the next National Day of (Direct) Action! On February 17th, we will be taking part in a National Day of Lobbying to impeach, convict, remove, & to cut ICE funding - right in your neighborhood!
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 AM
50501 is joining forces with FLARE USA, Citizens' Impeachment are joining forces to go to Congress for the next National Day of (Direct) Action! On February 17th, we will be taking part in a National Day of Lobbying to impeach, convict, remove, & to cut ICE funding - right in your neighborhood!
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NYC standing in solidarity with MN.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
NYC standing in solidarity with MN.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
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Congress, meet the moment.
Americans do not want a paramilitary force of masked goons snatching people off of the streets.
Impeach, convict, and remove this administration.
You'll be welcomed as liberators.
Americans do not want a paramilitary force of masked goons snatching people off of the streets.
Impeach, convict, and remove this administration.
You'll be welcomed as liberators.
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Congress, meet the moment.
Americans do not want a paramilitary force of masked goons snatching people off of the streets.
Impeach, convict, and remove this administration.
You'll be welcomed as liberators.
Americans do not want a paramilitary force of masked goons snatching people off of the streets.
Impeach, convict, and remove this administration.
You'll be welcomed as liberators.
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The DOJ filed the lawsuit in the wrong district.
good times at the DOJ, who just had their third straight voter roll lawsuit dismissed. this time because… they filed in the wrong district www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court dismisses DOJ’s Georgia voter roll lawsuit … because it filed in the wrong district
“Because the Attorney General’s demand was not made in, and the demanded records are not located in, the Middle District of Georgia, the specific grant of jurisdiction… is not satisfied here,” U.S. Di...
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The DOJ filed the lawsuit in the wrong district.
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"I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway"
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway"
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway"
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway"
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As a democracy movement scholar, the Minneapolis ICE resistance is one of the most inspiring things I've witnessed in US politics.
These people are the very best of us, and the vision of American community that they embody is far more powerful and enduring than anything the nativists could offer.
These people are the very best of us, and the vision of American community that they embody is far more powerful and enduring than anything the nativists could offer.
‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
As a democracy movement scholar, the Minneapolis ICE resistance is one of the most inspiring things I've witnessed in US politics.
These people are the very best of us, and the vision of American community that they embody is far more powerful and enduring than anything the nativists could offer.
These people are the very best of us, and the vision of American community that they embody is far more powerful and enduring than anything the nativists could offer.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
ICE Deems Being In Privacy Of Own Home Obstruction Of Justice
WASHINGTON—Warning that any attempt to spend time inside a personal residence constituted hostile interference with federal operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Thursday...
theonion.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
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Are you ready for tomorrow? If rallying at Target Center to say "ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA" after marching through downtown is on your bingo card, please familiarize yourself with what is and isn't allowed inside the arena.
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Are you ready for tomorrow? If rallying at Target Center to say "ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA" after marching through downtown is on your bingo card, please familiarize yourself with what is and isn't allowed inside the arena.
You still on TikTok? Okay all your private info was previously owned by China but now it's controlled by Trump's buddies
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
You still on TikTok? Okay all your private info was previously owned by China but now it's controlled by Trump's buddies
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The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. n.pr/49Zgjq2
House approves spending bills despite many Democrats' objections to ICE funds
The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
n.pr
January 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. n.pr/49Zgjq2
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I serve on Board of Directors of Center of Ethics & Rule of Law at UPENN's Law School and participated in this exercise back in October 2024. The results were not only of grave concern but disturbingly prescient of what we are now witnessing in real time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I serve on Board of Directors of Center of Ethics & Rule of Law at UPENN's Law School and participated in this exercise back in October 2024. The results were not only of grave concern but disturbingly prescient of what we are now witnessing in real time.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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@neguse.house.gov points out that four police officers, seated behind Jack Smith, are the same ones who protected Republicans during the Jan 6 attack.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
January 22, 2026 at 6:41 PM
@neguse.house.gov points out that four police officers, seated behind Jack Smith, are the same ones who protected Republicans during the Jan 6 attack.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
Now, those same Republicans are trying to rewrite history and deny the violence Trump incited, right in front of the officers who saved their lives.
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BREAKING: A federal court rules Virginia's lifetime voting ban for people with certain prior felony convictions unlawfully strips voting rights beyond what Congress allows.
The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters, especially Black voters long targeted by the ban.
The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters, especially Black voters long targeted by the ban.
Judge rules Virginia unlawfully denied voting rights to hundreds of thousands
The landmark decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of Virginians, especially Black residents.
www.democracydocket.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
BREAKING: A federal court rules Virginia's lifetime voting ban for people with certain prior felony convictions unlawfully strips voting rights beyond what Congress allows.
The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters, especially Black voters long targeted by the ban.
The decision could restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of voters, especially Black voters long targeted by the ban.
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Jim Jordan cuts off Jack Smith when he describes that they paid someone to analyze video evidence to show that people came directly from the Ellipse to attack the Capitol. Hope to hell some Dem follows up.
[They can show it with Danny Rodriguez, who almost killed Michael Fanone.]
[They can show it with Danny Rodriguez, who almost killed Michael Fanone.]
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Jim Jordan cuts off Jack Smith when he describes that they paid someone to analyze video evidence to show that people came directly from the Ellipse to attack the Capitol. Hope to hell some Dem follows up.
[They can show it with Danny Rodriguez, who almost killed Michael Fanone.]
[They can show it with Danny Rodriguez, who almost killed Michael Fanone.]
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Lieu: "How scared are Republicans of talking about the Epstein files? They are so scared that they literally are calling Jack Smith ... Republicans would rather talk about the criminality of Donald Trump than about his associations with Epstein and his pedophelia ring."
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Lieu: "How scared are Republicans of talking about the Epstein files? They are so scared that they literally are calling Jack Smith ... Republicans would rather talk about the criminality of Donald Trump than about his associations with Epstein and his pedophelia ring."
"...passionate, determined, and just about everywhere..."
When ICE comes to my neighborhood may that description please describe me & all my beloved neighbors
When ICE comes to my neighborhood may that description please describe me & all my beloved neighbors
A new, activist twist on neighborhood watch is taking shape in Minneapolis and other cities under occupation by federal immigration agents: ICE Watch.
These ICE watchers are passionate, determined, and just about everywhere—and ICE is getting frustrated.
These ICE watchers are passionate, determined, and just about everywhere—and ICE is getting frustrated.
Meet the Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
Local resistance is "growing exponentially," says Defend the 612's Andrew Fahlstrom.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"...passionate, determined, and just about everywhere..."
When ICE comes to my neighborhood may that description please describe me & all my beloved neighbors
When ICE comes to my neighborhood may that description please describe me & all my beloved neighbors
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Trump's Board of Peace: an assemblage of bloodthirsty, violent dictators.
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Trump's Board of Peace: an assemblage of bloodthirsty, violent dictators.