Janet Harris
@thinkupstream.bsky.social
News analyst and political tea leaf reader. I have strong opinions loosely held.
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Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
Good news! A Trump policy requiring schools to eliminate DEI programs or risk losing billions in funding was defeated in court. There are no appeals; the ruling is final. The case was brought by @aft.org , the @asanews.bsky.social and Eugene, OR’s 4-J School District. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Good news! A Trump policy requiring schools to eliminate DEI programs or risk losing billions in funding was defeated in court. There are no appeals; the ruling is final. The case was brought by @aft.org , the @asanews.bsky.social and Eugene, OR’s 4-J School District. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
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"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
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That is not factual. Approximately 73% of ppl being detained by ICE have NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS at all. Clearly not “the worst of the worst”.
January 24, 2026 at 7:12 AM
That is not factual. Approximately 73% of ppl being detained by ICE have NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS at all. Clearly not “the worst of the worst”.
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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As it turns out, the "Board of Peace" is just a real estate redevelopment for the super-rich, built on stolen land. So basically, at it's core, it's ethnic cleansing dressed up in diplomatic terms.
This is beyond disgusting and immoral.
This is beyond disgusting and immoral.
January 22, 2026 at 11:52 AM
As it turns out, the "Board of Peace" is just a real estate redevelopment for the super-rich, built on stolen land. So basically, at it's core, it's ethnic cleansing dressed up in diplomatic terms.
This is beyond disgusting and immoral.
This is beyond disgusting and immoral.
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I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
Y'all know how close we came to complete economic collapse and destruction of the established world order today, right? The only reason we won't be sitting in the dark for the next 18 months eating rice cooked over a fire is because our president is too stupid to realize the new framework... 1/2
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Y'all know how close we came to complete economic collapse and destruction of the established world order today, right? The only reason we won't be sitting in the dark for the next 18 months eating rice cooked over a fire is because our president is too stupid to realize the new framework... 1/2
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Fascism does not begin with tanks.
It begins with language.
It begins with language.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Fascism does not begin with tanks.
It begins with language.
It begins with language.
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BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit challenging a new policy that would force states to discriminate.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit challenging a new policy that would force states to discriminate.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
@warren.senate.gov‘s rip-roaring speech today shows why Sen. Chuck Schumer should never be allowed to speak on behalf of the Democratic Party ever again. I know Dem senators won’t throw him out as Minority Leader, but should take away the mic and give it to Warren or @amyklobuchar.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
@warren.senate.gov‘s rip-roaring speech today shows why Sen. Chuck Schumer should never be allowed to speak on behalf of the Democratic Party ever again. I know Dem senators won’t throw him out as Minority Leader, but should take away the mic and give it to Warren or @amyklobuchar.com
@maddow.bsky.social is talking me down off the ledge rn.
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 AM
@maddow.bsky.social is talking me down off the ledge rn.
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Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.
Big Budget Act Creates a “Deportation-Industrial Complex”
The result will be a lopsided, enforcement-only machine that will be hard to dismantle.
www.brennancenter.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.
David Axelrod just lit Scott Jennings on fire, figuratively speaking, with the white-hot match of blandishment. This is a master class in how to take down someone who has flipped on an issue to align themselves with Trump. #J6
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
David Axelrod just lit Scott Jennings on fire, figuratively speaking, with the white-hot match of blandishment. This is a master class in how to take down someone who has flipped on an issue to align themselves with Trump. #J6
Imma just leave this right here. #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Imma just leave this right here. #Venezuela
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN: Kristin Andreassen, Chris Eldridge & Stephanie Coleman // The Bluegrass Situation
YouTube video by The Bluegrass Situation [BGS]
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December 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
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Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
Happy holidays! Here’s all our Flock data – RANGE Media
Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras.
rangemedia.co
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
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These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
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This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
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Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts
It was just before midnight when the tsunami that started with an earthquake in Alaska’s Prince William Sound reached Washington state.
www.opb.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A federal ICE supervisor also testified he created and signed arrest warrants after-the-fact for people already arrested without warrants.
www.oregonlive.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...