J Smith
@wingcramp.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Woke lefty (no tofu tho). Love reading, visiting historical sites, SF, real science and a sucker for cute animal pics. She/her. 🍉🍉
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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This IS the result of the Supreme Court of the United States of America giving the most amoral person in America immunity from his crimes.
Crimes that stack up daily.
Including 115 counts of 1st-degree murder of unarmed civilians suspected of crimes not punishable by the death penalty.
Crimes that stack up daily.
Including 115 counts of 1st-degree murder of unarmed civilians suspected of crimes not punishable by the death penalty.
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This IS the result of the Supreme Court of the United States of America giving the most amoral person in America immunity from his crimes.
Crimes that stack up daily.
Including 115 counts of 1st-degree murder of unarmed civilians suspected of crimes not punishable by the death penalty.
Crimes that stack up daily.
Including 115 counts of 1st-degree murder of unarmed civilians suspected of crimes not punishable by the death penalty.
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
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As you already well know by now, it's all lies.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
As you already well know by now, it's all lies.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
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Trump’s abortion ban has killed another woman in America. Another Black woman. www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Trump’s abortion ban has killed another woman in America. Another Black woman. www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that “pedophile protector” is going viral worldwide.
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that “pedophile protector” is going viral worldwide.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
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WATCH: Rep. Gino Bulso gets pushback from (Republican) Williamson County School board members on a bill to “bring (teacher-led) prayer back to public schools” and “teach the Bible as history”
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
WATCH: Rep. Gino Bulso gets pushback from (Republican) Williamson County School board members on a bill to “bring (teacher-led) prayer back to public schools” and “teach the Bible as history”
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
@ericwelchwcs.bsky.social points out kids already pray in school.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTgF-Aa...
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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#rockcod (Lindbergichthys nudifrons) nesting behavior more complicated than expected:
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
Thousands of fish nests accidentally found under Antarctic ice
What looked like a flat, lifeless stretch of the Weddell Sea suddenly turned into something else: a carefully organised breeding ground built by thousands
share.google
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
#rockcod (Lindbergichthys nudifrons) nesting behavior more complicated than expected:
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
"Seeing comparable organisation in Antarctic waters undermines the idea that cold, dark seas only support simple or scattered life."
share.google/LQkjT0WvLWDc...
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White supremacist talking points.
No dog whistles.
No dog whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
White supremacist talking points.
No dog whistles.
No dog whistles.
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Resist
Argentinian affected by the Patagonia forest fires: "We're no longer shocked.
We know it's intentional. There are powers involved. They have real estate and mining interests. They don't even try to hide it anymore because they have everything on their side." www.instagram.com/reel/DTYPsrK...
Argentinian affected by the Patagonia forest fires: "We're no longer shocked.
We know it's intentional. There are powers involved. They have real estate and mining interests. They don't even try to hide it anymore because they have everything on their side." www.instagram.com/reel/DTYPsrK...
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Resist
Argentinian affected by the Patagonia forest fires: "We're no longer shocked.
We know it's intentional. There are powers involved. They have real estate and mining interests. They don't even try to hide it anymore because they have everything on their side." www.instagram.com/reel/DTYPsrK...
Argentinian affected by the Patagonia forest fires: "We're no longer shocked.
We know it's intentional. There are powers involved. They have real estate and mining interests. They don't even try to hide it anymore because they have everything on their side." www.instagram.com/reel/DTYPsrK...
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Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
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Oh
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Oh
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Hospitals can’t run without them, and all ancillary staff, plus doctors. Stop treating nurses like crap, they are the backbone of any hospital. Why don’t news outlets contact the nursing organizations and find out how much unpaid time nurses “donate” to hospitals?
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Hospitals can’t run without them, and all ancillary staff, plus doctors. Stop treating nurses like crap, they are the backbone of any hospital. Why don’t news outlets contact the nursing organizations and find out how much unpaid time nurses “donate” to hospitals?
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According to Trump, just because a Danish boat landed there centuries ago doesn't mean that Denmark has any kind of legal claim on Greenland.
Closer to Trump's home, others have been trying to make a similar point for a very long time!
Closer to Trump's home, others have been trying to make a similar point for a very long time!
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
According to Trump, just because a Danish boat landed there centuries ago doesn't mean that Denmark has any kind of legal claim on Greenland.
Closer to Trump's home, others have been trying to make a similar point for a very long time!
Closer to Trump's home, others have been trying to make a similar point for a very long time!
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January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
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Wilder National Parks www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/get-involved...
How You Can Help Rewild Britain's National Parks youtu.be/3lpt3A_kKHM #rewilding
How You Can Help Rewild Britain's National Parks youtu.be/3lpt3A_kKHM #rewilding
January 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Wilder National Parks www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/get-involved...
How You Can Help Rewild Britain's National Parks youtu.be/3lpt3A_kKHM #rewilding
How You Can Help Rewild Britain's National Parks youtu.be/3lpt3A_kKHM #rewilding
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The literal definition of a dictatorship.
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The literal definition of a dictatorship.