kathy tries
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I'm all about science, nature, photography, art, travel, sci fi, social justice, conservation, reduced consumption, sustainability, renewable energy, native planting for local ecosystems, and the Oxford comma.
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔
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January 26, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Vocubulary lesson:
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
Outside Agitators
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout history in response to slave resistance, Reconstruction, the labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and more to dismiss ...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Vocubulary lesson:
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
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You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Omg it's so cold out!
#ICEOUTofMN #ReneeGood #ICEOUT
When your government is using food as a lure... the People will rise. #FuckICE
#ICEOUTofMN #ReneeGood #ICEOUT
When your government is using food as a lure... the People will rise. #FuckICE
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Omg it's so cold out!
#ICEOUTofMN #ReneeGood #ICEOUT
When your government is using food as a lure... the People will rise. #FuckICE
#ICEOUTofMN #ReneeGood #ICEOUT
When your government is using food as a lure... the People will rise. #FuckICE
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
"I’m asking you to gaze at birds and sunsets...precisely because there’s so much anger and despair right now. It can paralyze us. We need to build up our stores of hope because hope motivates us to make things better."
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Column | A psychologist says this exercise can make you more hopeful in 14 days
This intervention is straightforward, but its results might surprise you.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"I’m asking you to gaze at birds and sunsets...precisely because there’s so much anger and despair right now. It can paralyze us. We need to build up our stores of hope because hope motivates us to make things better."
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www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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The Swiss town of Davos is LOCKED DOWN by the army so Trump and his billionaire mates can come and talk about solutions to problems that THEY created. They treat our world like their own private resort. They want you to feel powerless. Never, ever let them win.
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Swiss town of Davos is LOCKED DOWN by the army so Trump and his billionaire mates can come and talk about solutions to problems that THEY created. They treat our world like their own private resort. They want you to feel powerless. Never, ever let them win.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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Portrait painting of Renee Good. My sincere condolences to her family and loved ones. No one deserved what happened to her. Rest in peace 🕊️
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Portrait painting of Renee Good. My sincere condolences to her family and loved ones. No one deserved what happened to her. Rest in peace 🕊️
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By continually firehosing us with a barrage of lies, crimes, and abuses, felon Trump is effectively waging a non-stop shock and awe campaign.
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
By continually firehosing us with a barrage of lies, crimes, and abuses, felon Trump is effectively waging a non-stop shock and awe campaign.
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No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away
♫ Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away [Lyrics]
YouTube video by MrOLMOBE
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January 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there’ll be
No more turning away
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Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
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school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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The combined wealth of America’s 900 billionaires is greater than the combined wealth of the 67,000,000 households which make up the poorer 50% of the country.
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The combined wealth of America’s 900 billionaires is greater than the combined wealth of the 67,000,000 households which make up the poorer 50% of the country.