Kristen
@kgregz.bsky.social
Writing lecturer, literature PhD, mom to two small boys, a smidge burnt out from parenting and working in the humanities during *all of this.*
Wow. That's huge for Prescott.
Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters gathered this afternoon at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza in Prescott.
January 31, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Wow. That's huge for Prescott.
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NOW: GENERAL STRIKE TUCSON. Largest protest I’ve ever seen in this city in 15+ years
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
NOW: GENERAL STRIKE TUCSON. Largest protest I’ve ever seen in this city in 15+ years
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A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
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was that not already banned
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
was that not already banned
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Meanwhile teachers are being pushed to use AI to generate lesson plans and grade
You know the dead internet theory? That's what tech companies are trying to do to schools
www.nbcdfw.com/news/nationa...
You know the dead internet theory? That's what tech companies are trying to do to schools
www.nbcdfw.com/news/nationa...
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Meanwhile teachers are being pushed to use AI to generate lesson plans and grade
You know the dead internet theory? That's what tech companies are trying to do to schools
www.nbcdfw.com/news/nationa...
You know the dead internet theory? That's what tech companies are trying to do to schools
www.nbcdfw.com/news/nationa...
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my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
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Prosecute him
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Prosecute him
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Now what is he going to do with all his little Nazi outfits
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Now what is he going to do with all his little Nazi outfits
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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They aren’t inefficient. They are terrorizing and killing people with the maximum amount of terrorist spectacle that they want and intend.
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
They aren’t inefficient. They are terrorizing and killing people with the maximum amount of terrorist spectacle that they want and intend.
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It isn’t healthy to be this angry all the time. But it also isn’t healthy if this doesn’t make you angry.
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 AM
It isn’t healthy to be this angry all the time. But it also isn’t healthy if this doesn’t make you angry.
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
So glad we capitulated immediately and now our students have lost their cultural centers. I'm sure that it will be so easy to secure the funding to restore them. 🫣
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
So glad we capitulated immediately and now our students have lost their cultural centers. I'm sure that it will be so easy to secure the funding to restore them. 🫣
A Wrinkle in Time. Honorable mention to The Grey King and A Bridge to Terabithia.
What is "your" Newbery book? The one you read when you were little (or not so little), and took into your soul?
Mine's The Perilous Gard.
Mine's The Perilous Gard.
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 AM
A Wrinkle in Time. Honorable mention to The Grey King and A Bridge to Terabithia.
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Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways
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If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
One day it will be true, and I hope to hear it here first.
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
One day it will be true, and I hope to hear it here first.
The Tucson Festival of Books has a stacked lineup this year!
January 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The Tucson Festival of Books has a stacked lineup this year!
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it’s like we elected the kid who wishes people into the cornfield
January 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM
it’s like we elected the kid who wishes people into the cornfield
I have been dating and/or married to a Bears fan for 19 years, and this is the first time they've ever been fun?! I love Caleb Williams.
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I have been dating and/or married to a Bears fan for 19 years, and this is the first time they've ever been fun?! I love Caleb Williams.
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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Growing up, I thought that the commandment not to take God’s name in vain was about saying goddamn, but this is what that commandment was talking about. Keep God’s name out of your mouth when you do your disgusting fascist deeds.
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Growing up, I thought that the commandment not to take God’s name in vain was about saying goddamn, but this is what that commandment was talking about. Keep God’s name out of your mouth when you do your disgusting fascist deeds.
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hold on now, let him cook
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
hold on now, let him cook
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A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A favorite sign from today's NYC protest march