Lydia Sigismondi, Ph.D.
@sigismonday.bsky.social
Historian of the 18th Century Atlantic World. PhD from USC. Angelino by way of Baltimore. TCM nerd. Mother of cats. C-PTSD. Eternal Orioles optimist & pragmatic progressive.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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This woman has more courage than every member of the Democratic leadership caucuses in Washington combined. And there are tens of thousands of everyday people just like her who are finding courage to confront evil face to face while our "leaders" dither and argue over semantics.
CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This woman has more courage than every member of the Democratic leadership caucuses in Washington combined. And there are tens of thousands of everyday people just like her who are finding courage to confront evil face to face while our "leaders" dither and argue over semantics.
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My thoughts on this is that apologies should happen with no expectation in return. He has an album coming out soon...that makes this apology seem selfish.
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My thoughts on this is that apologies should happen with no expectation in return. He has an album coming out soon...that makes this apology seem selfish.
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a political party that had responded in 2024 to “mass deportation” calls by proposing an alternative humane path to citizenship sure would be well-positioned right now huh? theyd probably look really smart and empathetic. would look like the only party who lived in reality and know whats going on
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
a political party that had responded in 2024 to “mass deportation” calls by proposing an alternative humane path to citizenship sure would be well-positioned right now huh? theyd probably look really smart and empathetic. would look like the only party who lived in reality and know whats going on
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
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One simple thing Senate Democrats could demand is: ICE agents cannot under any circumstances be masked.
(No, that is not the only thing. No, that is not enough. Yes, I want ICE abolished. Yes, I know "they won't" is a distinct possibility. I hope that saves some of you some time.)
(No, that is not the only thing. No, that is not enough. Yes, I want ICE abolished. Yes, I know "they won't" is a distinct possibility. I hope that saves some of you some time.)
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
One simple thing Senate Democrats could demand is: ICE agents cannot under any circumstances be masked.
(No, that is not the only thing. No, that is not enough. Yes, I want ICE abolished. Yes, I know "they won't" is a distinct possibility. I hope that saves some of you some time.)
(No, that is not the only thing. No, that is not enough. Yes, I want ICE abolished. Yes, I know "they won't" is a distinct possibility. I hope that saves some of you some time.)
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Here's a gift link to the New York's Times' timeline of Homeland Security's killing of Alex Pretti. It shows clearly what actually happened and makes it abundantly clear that the Trump regime is lying to cover up a murder.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York's Times' timeline of Homeland Security's killing of Alex Pretti. It shows clearly what actually happened and makes it abundantly clear that the Trump regime is lying to cover up a murder.
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Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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Trump is the authoritarian. He/the GOP have agency & own all the things now. But the media/societal enabling of this "Blue America are not Real Folkz & their cities are sh*tholes" rhetoric, for my entire lifetime, helped make it possible. It should have been banned from polite society decades ago.
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Trump is the authoritarian. He/the GOP have agency & own all the things now. But the media/societal enabling of this "Blue America are not Real Folkz & their cities are sh*tholes" rhetoric, for my entire lifetime, helped make it possible. It should have been banned from polite society decades ago.
Its hit me that Renee Good was my age and Alex a year older. I’m proud of the moral stance so many millennials have taken and deeply sad how many other generations are letting us down! We are the heroes we’ve been waiting for: everyone show up for this moment, we might not have another one!! #iceout
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Its hit me that Renee Good was my age and Alex a year older. I’m proud of the moral stance so many millennials have taken and deeply sad how many other generations are letting us down! We are the heroes we’ve been waiting for: everyone show up for this moment, we might not have another one!! #iceout
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It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
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It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
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You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
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We can’t abolish the agency that is murdering Americans in the streets because it might alienate a swing voter that does not exist
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
We can’t abolish the agency that is murdering Americans in the streets because it might alienate a swing voter that does not exist
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We will not survive unless people stop lying about the severity of the threat and about the rot of our institutions.
As I wrote in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, "You feel haunted by the alternative America that could have existed had people told the truth."
As I wrote in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, "You feel haunted by the alternative America that could have existed had people told the truth."
November 21, 2024 at 9:42 PM
We will not survive unless people stop lying about the severity of the threat and about the rot of our institutions.
As I wrote in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, "You feel haunted by the alternative America that could have existed had people told the truth."
As I wrote in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, "You feel haunted by the alternative America that could have existed had people told the truth."
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Democratic leadership is terrified of being seen on the side of the people of Minneapolis, least they lose the potential future support of pro-cop people whose support they do not and never will have.
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Democratic leadership is terrified of being seen on the side of the people of Minneapolis, least they lose the potential future support of pro-cop people whose support they do not and never will have.
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You know real courage would be a news station or newspaper just dedicating a space in their coverage every day for 1) an act of violent sadism by DHS goons and 2) the name, face and story of a NATO soldier who died in Afghanistan.
They would not soon run out of either.
They would not soon run out of either.
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
You know real courage would be a news station or newspaper just dedicating a space in their coverage every day for 1) an act of violent sadism by DHS goons and 2) the name, face and story of a NATO soldier who died in Afghanistan.
They would not soon run out of either.
They would not soon run out of either.