Espy
@esp1371.bsky.social
Lawyer, political nerd, #UglyDogs, a blue she/her in a very red state.
China is sending legislation to his desk? Well, at least it's an admission as to who the Republicans in Congress are actually working for, I guess.
Trump: "China will be sending me a bill very shortly supporting year round E15 to my desk, and I will sign it without delay"
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
China is sending legislation to his desk? Well, at least it's an admission as to who the Republicans in Congress are actually working for, I guess.
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Ice Agents are pedo creeps
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Ice Agents are pedo creeps
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DNC Chair Ken Martin in Minneapolis today volunteering at a food drive for immigrant families:
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
DNC Chair Ken Martin in Minneapolis today volunteering at a food drive for immigrant families:
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Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
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Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
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In Huge Lawsuit, Six CHLA Families Successfully Prevented The Trump Admin From Obtaining Info Of 3,000 Trans Kids
Legal documents outline the impossible choices faced by families attacked by the Trump regime and stonewalled by CHLA—and how lawyers stepped up to stop them.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Don't let the minor concessions distract. This isn't over, we didn't win. Casualties are still mounting.
Every day, fresh horror.
(📸 Dave Decker)
(📸 Dave Decker)
January 27, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Don't let the minor concessions distract. This isn't over, we didn't win. Casualties are still mounting.
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1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
I haven't posted much about the Beargrease Marathon because I was a little distracted and catching up on work. But Ryan Anderson just won his 5th Beargrease Marathon (I think it's 5) by 2 minutes, 51 second over Erin Aili. It was a close race and fun to track. Congrats to both teams! #mushersky
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I haven't posted much about the Beargrease Marathon because I was a little distracted and catching up on work. But Ryan Anderson just won his 5th Beargrease Marathon (I think it's 5) by 2 minutes, 51 second over Erin Aili. It was a close race and fun to track. Congrats to both teams! #mushersky
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cc everyone that was junking up @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's replies this morning with "judges have no way to enforce any of this so its meaningless"
BREAKING: The petitioner ("T.R." or Juan Tobay Robles) whose non-release prompted Chief Judge Schilitz to threaten ICE director Todd Lyons with contempt has now been RELEASED, according to what the civil chief of the US Atty's office has told his atty and his atty has relayed to me.
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
cc everyone that was junking up @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's replies this morning with "judges have no way to enforce any of this so its meaningless"
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Experimenting building more advanced feeds. I'm working with the #UglyDogs community posts first, since you guys are very active and many of you have accepted the label.
A post appears in the feed when author has UD label, thread has 2+ UD participating. Displays active conversations first.
A post appears in the feed when author has UD label, thread has 2+ UD participating. Displays active conversations first.
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Experimenting building more advanced feeds. I'm working with the #UglyDogs community posts first, since you guys are very active and many of you have accepted the label.
A post appears in the feed when author has UD label, thread has 2+ UD participating. Displays active conversations first.
A post appears in the feed when author has UD label, thread has 2+ UD participating. Displays active conversations first.
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Julia!! We were there and cheered for you and the team! I’m glad it was a good experience for you!!!
January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Julia!! We were there and cheered for you and the team! I’m glad it was a good experience for you!!!
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Sharing screenshots of my Facebook post about the race. I am SO incredibly proud of my dogs! So happy to get to travel the trail with such a wonderful team. Here’s to more trails and miles with my best friends!
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sharing screenshots of my Facebook post about the race. I am SO incredibly proud of my dogs! So happy to get to travel the trail with such a wonderful team. Here’s to more trails and miles with my best friends!
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"We're going to make sure your neighbors know you're heroes"
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"We're going to make sure your neighbors know you're heroes"
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This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
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They’re not “distraught” about anything more than optics.
New: NRA board members are distraught at the "indefensible" response by Trump Admin officials to the shooting of Alex Pretti.
One called comments from Kristi Noem and Kash Patel a "huge misstep" and hopes they walk them back.
More @courthousenews.bsky.social
One called comments from Kristi Noem and Kash Patel a "huge misstep" and hopes they walk them back.
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‘That's one of us’: NRA board members react to immigration shooting in Minneapolis
“The situation is pretty indefensible,” one board member told Courthouse News following Saturday's slaying of Alex Pretti.
www.courthousenews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
They’re not “distraught” about anything more than optics.
Note to all my Idaho dudes (gender neutral) who show up at protests and counterprotests with assault rifles:
Your guy says you can't do that. Since it comes from the President you like, I'm sure you'll obey without question.
Your guy says you can't do that. Since it comes from the President you like, I'm sure you'll obey without question.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Note to all my Idaho dudes (gender neutral) who show up at protests and counterprotests with assault rifles:
Your guy says you can't do that. Since it comes from the President you like, I'm sure you'll obey without question.
Your guy says you can't do that. Since it comes from the President you like, I'm sure you'll obey without question.
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To put it another way: Courageous jurists on the lower courts have held back Trump from inflicting even more damage on civil rights and liberties. This timeline sucks, but the one in which the judiciary doesn't even try to push back is FAR worse. We insult these judges when we dismiss their impact.
I’m done with this shit. This isn’t a game. And if you don’t realize that the work of Judges Xinis and Boasberg and Ellis has been an essential part of forcing this administration to account for its actions, you’re not a serious person.
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
To put it another way: Courageous jurists on the lower courts have held back Trump from inflicting even more damage on civil rights and liberties. This timeline sucks, but the one in which the judiciary doesn't even try to push back is FAR worse. We insult these judges when we dismiss their impact.
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Wolverines are one of the most elusive mammals in North America, rarely ever spotted by anyone in the wild. But our newest zoo resident, Laura, is making quite a lot of fans already with her playful personality!
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Wolverines are one of the most elusive mammals in North America, rarely ever spotted by anyone in the wild. But our newest zoo resident, Laura, is making quite a lot of fans already with her playful personality!
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
Toni has recapped the finishers banquet for the Kuskokwim 300. Thanks Toni!! #mushersky
Alright I watched live but I had to take notes as I couldn't type out my favorite quotes of the night as they were happening so... get ready.
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Toni has recapped the finishers banquet for the Kuskokwim 300. Thanks Toni!! #mushersky
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The history of #Auschwitz is complex. It combined two functions: a concentration camp and an extermination center. It was used by the Nazi Germans to persecute different groups of people. This online lesson explains the most important aspects: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_1/
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The history of #Auschwitz is complex. It combined two functions: a concentration camp and an extermination center. It was used by the Nazi Germans to persecute different groups of people. This online lesson explains the most important aspects: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_1/
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I can’t. I don’t know. What.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I can’t. I don’t know. What.
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One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...