Kelly Smith 🍁
@kellymjsmith.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Quilter, writer, tea and chocolate lover, and amateur genealogist. Feminist, atheist, flaming progressive. Reader of SF, spec fic, and non-fiction. Member of ACES and DRII. Work in business continuity and disaster recovery. She/her.
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Pets in Minnesota are being abandoned when their owners are abducted by ICE.
Donate to My Pit Bull is Family
Also, link here for Dallas Rising, an experienced animal rescuer, under the Mutual Aid category, and subheading Support Animals Left Behind:
www.standwithminnesota.com
Donate to My Pit Bull is Family
Also, link here for Dallas Rising, an experienced animal rescuer, under the Mutual Aid category, and subheading Support Animals Left Behind:
www.standwithminnesota.com
Donate — My Pit Bull is Family
www.mypitbullisfamily.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Pets in Minnesota are being abandoned when their owners are abducted by ICE.
Donate to My Pit Bull is Family
Also, link here for Dallas Rising, an experienced animal rescuer, under the Mutual Aid category, and subheading Support Animals Left Behind:
www.standwithminnesota.com
Donate to My Pit Bull is Family
Also, link here for Dallas Rising, an experienced animal rescuer, under the Mutual Aid category, and subheading Support Animals Left Behind:
www.standwithminnesota.com
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This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes
#StandWithMinnesota
#StandWithMinnesota
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes
#StandWithMinnesota
#StandWithMinnesota
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts.
ICE becomes one of the most-blocked accounts on Bluesky after its verification | TechCrunch
ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts.
techcrunch.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:07 PM
ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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Are you still shopping at Home Depot, please reconsider, if so!
They are putting THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS at risk!
None of the hardware chains are great, but Home Depot is particularly odious in that they remain silent as ICE uses their stores to harass, brutalize & abduct their own customers!
They are putting THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS at risk!
None of the hardware chains are great, but Home Depot is particularly odious in that they remain silent as ICE uses their stores to harass, brutalize & abduct their own customers!
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Are you still shopping at Home Depot, please reconsider, if so!
They are putting THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS at risk!
None of the hardware chains are great, but Home Depot is particularly odious in that they remain silent as ICE uses their stores to harass, brutalize & abduct their own customers!
They are putting THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS at risk!
None of the hardware chains are great, but Home Depot is particularly odious in that they remain silent as ICE uses their stores to harass, brutalize & abduct their own customers!
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Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
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The Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Expo will welcome crafters and textile enthusiasts to the Downtown Library on Feb. 8, 2026, for a day of demonstrations, workshops, and vendor offerings.
Vendors, hands-on workshops coming with Ann Arbor library’s free fiber arts expo
The Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Expo will welcome crafters and textile enthusiasts to the Downtown Library on Feb. 8, 2026, for a day of demonstrations, workshops, and vendor offerings.
www.mlive.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Expo will welcome crafters and textile enthusiasts to the Downtown Library on Feb. 8, 2026, for a day of demonstrations, workshops, and vendor offerings.
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“A previous study found that frail older adults in LTC who were vaccinated were less likely to be prescribed antibiotics compared to those who hadn't been vaccinated, consistent with the disease-modifying effects of vaccination.”
Insightful, informative🧵from @msmacrophage.bsky.social #vaccineswork
Insightful, informative🧵from @msmacrophage.bsky.social #vaccineswork
Publication Alert: One benefit of vaccination that is particularly difficult to quantify is how it reduces antibiotic use and slows the development of antimicrobial resistance. 'Peri–Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults' led by Derek MacFadden and Nick Daneman (1/n)
Peri–Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults
Antibiotic use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was common
in the outpatient setting, but was not supported by guidelines. We sought to evaluate
the role of this antibiotic u...
evidence.nejm.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“A previous study found that frail older adults in LTC who were vaccinated were less likely to be prescribed antibiotics compared to those who hadn't been vaccinated, consistent with the disease-modifying effects of vaccination.”
Insightful, informative🧵from @msmacrophage.bsky.social #vaccineswork
Insightful, informative🧵from @msmacrophage.bsky.social #vaccineswork
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“But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press.
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press.
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press.
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King
Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech.
Somewhere I read of the freedom of press.
Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King
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not being investigated for the shooting of Renée Good is the federal agent who shot her.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
not being investigated for the shooting of Renée Good is the federal agent who shot her.”
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NEW: Gov Tim Walz response to the DOJ probe:
“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. The only person
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#BlueSky #LawSky #PoliSky
“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. The only person
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#BlueSky #LawSky #PoliSky
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Blinded by "non-lethal" bullets fired at his eye. During 6 hours of surgery, surgeons removed fragments of plastic, metal and glass. ICE laughed at the blood streaming down my face and said, "you'll never see again." His atty: video shows ICE deliberately aiming at victim's face
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Blinded by "non-lethal" bullets fired at his eye. During 6 hours of surgery, surgeons removed fragments of plastic, metal and glass. ICE laughed at the blood streaming down my face and said, "you'll never see again." His atty: video shows ICE deliberately aiming at victim's face
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Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days. The South Carolina health department reported 124 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 558 in a wave of highly contagious infections that keeps on spreading.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.
www.statnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days. The South Carolina health department reported 124 new cases since Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 558 in a wave of highly contagious infections that keeps on spreading.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
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Anyone on the long flight or present in the arrivals and baggage area at the Montreal-Trudeau airport between 3:51 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 8 may have been exposed to the measles virus.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Confirmed measles case on Air Canada flight to Montreal
Quebec public health authorities have confirmed that a passenger with measles was on Air Canada flight AC 835, which arrived from Madrid to Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Jan. 8 at 3:51 p.m...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Anyone on the long flight or present in the arrivals and baggage area at the Montreal-Trudeau airport between 3:51 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 8 may have been exposed to the measles virus.
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
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Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
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Watching Lord of the Rings in the theater was such a great experience. Aside from just being a masterpiece, it really felt like a relief, this week in particular, to see a movie about people acting with bravery and integrity and loyalty to each other.
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Watching Lord of the Rings in the theater was such a great experience. Aside from just being a masterpiece, it really felt like a relief, this week in particular, to see a movie about people acting with bravery and integrity and loyalty to each other.
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I don’t know what other movies from today going to go down in history as classics in the way that movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood did. But I feel very confident the Lord of the Rings trilogy will. Fellowship is 25 years old. And it still looks absolutely amazing! (1/4) #TCMParty
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I don’t know what other movies from today going to go down in history as classics in the way that movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood did. But I feel very confident the Lord of the Rings trilogy will. Fellowship is 25 years old. And it still looks absolutely amazing! (1/4) #TCMParty
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
For the past couple of weeks I have been reading Anything you can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle Earth.
Tonight, I'm going to see the extended Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. 🥰 (And I'm seeing the other two this weekend as well!)
Tonight, I'm going to see the extended Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. 🥰 (And I'm seeing the other two this weekend as well!)
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
For the past couple of weeks I have been reading Anything you can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle Earth.
Tonight, I'm going to see the extended Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. 🥰 (And I'm seeing the other two this weekend as well!)
Tonight, I'm going to see the extended Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring in the theater. 🥰 (And I'm seeing the other two this weekend as well!)
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Wage theft on a massive scale.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Wage theft on a massive scale.
The gaslighting continues.
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The gaslighting continues.
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Journalists: THIS is what you ask Noem & Leavitt % Piggy about, to their face - how stupid is it to accuse Native Americans of being here illegally.
Ask them. When they gaslight, interrupt. Demand an answer. And let their word salad go viral.
Step it up, journalists. We used to count on you.
Ask them. When they gaslight, interrupt. Demand an answer. And let their word salad go viral.
Step it up, journalists. We used to count on you.
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Journalists: THIS is what you ask Noem & Leavitt % Piggy about, to their face - how stupid is it to accuse Native Americans of being here illegally.
Ask them. When they gaslight, interrupt. Demand an answer. And let their word salad go viral.
Step it up, journalists. We used to count on you.
Ask them. When they gaslight, interrupt. Demand an answer. And let their word salad go viral.
Step it up, journalists. We used to count on you.