@kaplanp.bsky.social
Mom, spouse of Lewy Body dementia victim, grandmother, retired east Oakland elementary school teacher. Marched against the Vietnam War, protested Nazis and KKK in the Bay Area, marched for immigrants’ rights, against the Muslim bans. Campaigned for Bernie
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It’s CONGRESS that can stop ICE and CBP deployment to MN. The Dems (and any responsible Rs?) should introduce legislation and agitate for a vote: “No federal funds may be used for further activities of ICE or CBP in the state of Minnesota, except for their prompt withdrawal.”
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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With Rosen, Cortez Masto, and Warner all now No’s on cloture on DHS Approps, the filibuster will get above 40 (I assume they’ll get pretty much every Dem senator). The question then will be what the Dems demand to let it go forward. Get ICE and CBP out of MN is the easiest message. It’s also right.
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
With Rosen, Cortez Masto, and Warner all now No’s on cloture on DHS Approps, the filibuster will get above 40 (I assume they’ll get pretty much every Dem senator). The question then will be what the Dems demand to let it go forward. Get ICE and CBP out of MN is the easiest message. It’s also right.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
@barackobama.bsky.social A CHOICE not a tragedy
“Which is where our obligation to witness comes in. The murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti was not a mistake, or a tragedy, or a misunderstanding. It was a choice.”
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Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
@barackobama.bsky.social A CHOICE not a tragedy
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Dems should introduce lots of such legislation, demand hearings and debate, make a huge fuss, use paid media to call out GOP members who are blocking their consideration--and make clear this GOP Congress is enabling the madness.
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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I guess it’s good for the networks to have all the Trump apparatchiks on to lie, so we can see how despicable they are. I admire the anchors who ask them tough questions. I couldn’t be in the same room as them. And if I were on a panel afterwards, all I would say is: “They lie. They lie. They lie.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I guess it’s good for the networks to have all the Trump apparatchiks on to lie, so we can see how despicable they are. I admire the anchors who ask them tough questions. I couldn’t be in the same room as them. And if I were on a panel afterwards, all I would say is: “They lie. They lie. They lie.”
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! PLEASE !
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 AM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! PLEASE !
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WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
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In addition to abolishing ICE and trying and jailing every single one of those fuckers, disarming US federal law enforcement so they can't casually kill people seems to be a minimum demand for the future.
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In addition to abolishing ICE and trying and jailing every single one of those fuckers, disarming US federal law enforcement so they can't casually kill people seems to be a minimum demand for the future.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Dire consequences in Florida of Trump/Republicans' federal decision to eliminate ACA subsidies:
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
HIV advocates rally against changes to AIDS drug assistance program at Florida State Capitol
Advocates and patients warn thousands of Floridians living with HIV could lose access to life-saving medications under proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Dire consequences in Florida of Trump/Republicans' federal decision to eliminate ACA subsidies:
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
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Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.
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“It's not a game, it's personal”: @rokhanna.bsky.social recounts January 6 horrors ahead of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers are expected to grill the former special counsel on his investigations into Donald Trump.
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 AM
“It's not a game, it's personal”: @rokhanna.bsky.social recounts January 6 horrors ahead of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers are expected to grill the former special counsel on his investigations into Donald Trump.
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There are now at least 100 House members signed on to our effort to impeach Kristi Noem.
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
Where the hell are the rest of them? Let’s ask:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
www.hsgac.senate.gov
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
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U.S. Senator Chris
Murphy Denied Access to Dilley detention facility
Murphy Denied Access to Dilley detention facility
January 21, 2026 at 4:28 AM
U.S. Senator Chris
Murphy Denied Access to Dilley detention facility
Murphy Denied Access to Dilley detention facility
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McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.