Johanna Lapine
@jappl.bsky.social
Mom. Writer. IR and USG SME. Historian. Neurodivergency advocate. Non-violent protester. Believer in better angels.
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So Pedophiles run the Republican party.
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
So Pedophiles run the Republican party.
I join Mark Hamill in calling bullshit.
Are they going to also "blame a staffer" for Obama permanently living, 24/7, rent-free in his head?
#pathetic
#pathetic
February 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I join Mark Hamill in calling bullshit.
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Democratic leaders have issued 10 demands for continued DHS funding, including requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras, provide ID, obtain proper warrants, and stop racial profiling—reforms that polling shows large majorities of Americans support.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Democratic leaders have issued 10 demands for continued DHS funding, including requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras, provide ID, obtain proper warrants, and stop racial profiling—reforms that polling shows large majorities of Americans support.
Twin Cities ICE presence extends into Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/06/t...
Twin Cities ICE presence extends into Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner
ICE agents involved in the agency's surge into Minnesota have regularly crossed the border into nearby western Wisconsin communities.
wisconsinexaminer.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Twin Cities ICE presence extends into Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/06/t...
Nino!
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Nino!
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THE MOST SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS THREAT TO AMERICA IS THE PRESIDENT AND "HIS" GOVERNMENT.
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 AM
THE MOST SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS THREAT TO AMERICA IS THE PRESIDENT AND "HIS" GOVERNMENT.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
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Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Donald Trump is:
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
- Openly racist
- Covering up evidence he may have sexually abused children
- Directly responsible for the murder of US citizens by masked agents of the state
- Openly looting the treasury and taking bribes from foreign leaders
- Polling at 38% amongst the American people
And, yet, we the U.S. has not. Whatever could be the difference? Perhaps it’s the fact that the sitting president is mentioned in the files more times than Jesus is mentioned in the Bible?
#USNationalGeneralStrike
#USNationalGeneralStrike
Countries now launching investigations into the Epstein files
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
And, yet, we the U.S. has not. Whatever could be the difference? Perhaps it’s the fact that the sitting president is mentioned in the files more times than Jesus is mentioned in the Bible?
#USNationalGeneralStrike
#USNationalGeneralStrike
Resignation or Removal. Those are the only choices at this point.
This is absolutely disgusting. It’s incredibly racist. Trump is unhinged and unwell.
My Republican colleagues need to stand up to this man and condemn this hate. Everyone must.
My Republican colleagues need to stand up to this man and condemn this hate. Everyone must.
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Resignation or Removal. Those are the only choices at this point.
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AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
Please read and get involved. We need a well-organized #NationalGeneralStrike sooner rather than later. That means we need @indivisible.org / @50501movement.bsky.social , #Unions, and YOU!
Start talking about it as often as you can stand. Minneapolis showed us what’s possible. Let’s get it done!
Start talking about it as often as you can stand. Minneapolis showed us what’s possible. Let’s get it done!
“Right now, the thing that is going to win is community-led, community-decided solutions.”
Six vital lessons from Minnesota’s general strike
Minneapolis organizers weigh in on how to make the movement go national.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Please read and get involved. We need a well-organized #NationalGeneralStrike sooner rather than later. That means we need @indivisible.org / @50501movement.bsky.social , #Unions, and YOU!
Start talking about it as often as you can stand. Minneapolis showed us what’s possible. Let’s get it done!
Start talking about it as often as you can stand. Minneapolis showed us what’s possible. Let’s get it done!
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Princess Leia fact
Princess Leia was one of the first major female characters in sci-fi
who never waited to be rescued.
She shoots back, talks back,
and literally strangles her own captor.
In 1977.
That was revolutionary. 👑✨
Princess Leia was one of the first major female characters in sci-fi
who never waited to be rescued.
She shoots back, talks back,
and literally strangles her own captor.
In 1977.
That was revolutionary. 👑✨
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Princess Leia fact
Princess Leia was one of the first major female characters in sci-fi
who never waited to be rescued.
She shoots back, talks back,
and literally strangles her own captor.
In 1977.
That was revolutionary. 👑✨
Princess Leia was one of the first major female characters in sci-fi
who never waited to be rescued.
She shoots back, talks back,
and literally strangles her own captor.
In 1977.
That was revolutionary. 👑✨
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"Reforms" to ICE, like requiring judicial warrants for arrests, are not enough. This administration has made it clear that they have no intention of abiding by the law. Anything short of stripping funding from this tyrannical agency is failure by Congress.
https://bit.ly/4btALBD
https://bit.ly/4btALBD
“Reforms” to ICE are not enough. Abolish ICE Now.
National Nurses United provided the following response ahead of the House vote on H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes a two-week Continuing Resolution for the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nationalnursesunited.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"Reforms" to ICE, like requiring judicial warrants for arrests, are not enough. This administration has made it clear that they have no intention of abiding by the law. Anything short of stripping funding from this tyrannical agency is failure by Congress.
https://bit.ly/4btALBD
https://bit.ly/4btALBD
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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Kid Rock vs Bad Bunny
Read the SHOCKING LYRICS!!!!
Read the SHOCKING LYRICS!!!!
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Kid Rock vs Bad Bunny
Read the SHOCKING LYRICS!!!!
Read the SHOCKING LYRICS!!!!
Unfortunately, the data shows that people are not often swayed by data. For those who are, though, here are the facts:
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Unfortunately, the data shows that people are not often swayed by data. For those who are, though, here are the facts:
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This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep…. The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.” Julie Le, DOJ lawyer in Minnesota court this morning.
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep…. The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.” Julie Le, DOJ lawyer in Minnesota court this morning.
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep…. The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.” Julie Le, DOJ lawyer in Minnesota court this morning.
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep…. The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.” Julie Le, DOJ lawyer in Minnesota court this morning.
I love when MAGA posts a map that shows Minnesota being part of Canada. 🇨🇦 Bro, that’s not the flex you think it is. It’s not an insult if it’s aspirational.
Also, good luck keeping WI, IL, & MI if MN gets to go.
Also, good luck keeping WI, IL, & MI if MN gets to go.
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I love when MAGA posts a map that shows Minnesota being part of Canada. 🇨🇦 Bro, that’s not the flex you think it is. It’s not an insult if it’s aspirational.
Also, good luck keeping WI, IL, & MI if MN gets to go.
Also, good luck keeping WI, IL, & MI if MN gets to go.
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In no functioning country is this allowed.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In no functioning country is this allowed.
They mean finger guns. As in, the shape people make when they want to emphasize a dad joke.
Apparently ICE/the Regime no longer supports the Right to Bear… Hands?
#ICEOUT #AbolishICE #StupidFascism
Apparently ICE/the Regime no longer supports the Right to Bear… Hands?
#ICEOUT #AbolishICE #StupidFascism
Agent: These guys were all threatening us yesterday with hand guns.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
They mean finger guns. As in, the shape people make when they want to emphasize a dad joke.
Apparently ICE/the Regime no longer supports the Right to Bear… Hands?
#ICEOUT #AbolishICE #StupidFascism
Apparently ICE/the Regime no longer supports the Right to Bear… Hands?
#ICEOUT #AbolishICE #StupidFascism
I love this, and Minneapolis DESERVES this.
It’s also going to drive Trump further insane, so share widely.
It’s also going to drive Trump further insane, so share widely.
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I love this, and Minneapolis DESERVES this.
It’s also going to drive Trump further insane, so share widely.
It’s also going to drive Trump further insane, so share widely.
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MSNBC broadcasts body cam footage of the FBI raid at the Fulton County elections office
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
MSNBC broadcasts body cam footage of the FBI raid at the Fulton County elections office