Kathe Koja
@kkoja.bsky.social
Life is for joy
Writer & director & reader, fan of animals, democracy forever, let's dance and keep each other safe! She/her
Writer & director & reader, fan of animals, democracy forever, let's dance and keep each other safe! She/her
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Judge temporarily halts ICE from using teargas and projectiles on protesters in Portland
Judge temporarily halts ICE from using teargas and projectiles on protesters in Portland
Ruling comes after agents fired teargas, pepper balls and rubber bullets into peaceful protest that included children
A federal judge has temporarily restricted immigration officers from shooting teargas or projectile munitions at protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, which has been the site of repeated demonstrations since last year that the Trump administration has increasingly met with force.
The US district judge Michael Simon’s ruling comes after a weekend in which immigration agents at the ICE building fired teargas, pepper balls and rubber bullets into a crowd of thousands of protesters that included children. Local officials had described the protest as peaceful prior to the excessive force. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Judge temporarily halts ICE from using teargas and projectiles on protesters in Portland
Need to see art being made fullbore and full throttle, here it is
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#deadweather #jackwhite
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#deadweather #jackwhite
The Dead Weather - Will There Be Enough Water? (Live from The Roxy)
The Dead Weather performs "Will There Be Enough Water" at The Roxy in Los Angeles.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Need to see art being made fullbore and full throttle, here it is
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#deadweather #jackwhite
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#deadweather #jackwhite
It's cold and so we burn
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Sigur Rós - Brennisteinn [Official Video]
YouTube video by Sigur Rós
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February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
It's cold and so we burn
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
And meanwhile.
What's life gonna be like in the midwest by 2050?
My fave climate-oriented scientist Dr. Emily with American Resiliency with the midwest climate project discussion www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WLP...
My fave climate-oriented scientist Dr. Emily with American Resiliency with the midwest climate project discussion www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WLP...
Midwest Overview: Cross-Model Climate Projections
YouTube video by American Resiliency
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January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
And meanwhile.
Each time we marched, the numbers grew - this one will be massive. And lots to do in the meantime www.nokings.org #nokings
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Each time we marched, the numbers grew - this one will be massive. And lots to do in the meantime www.nokings.org #nokings
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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"A protester had laid a rose on a makeshift memorial to Good. As Knutson watched, an ICE agent took the rose, put it in his lapel, and then mockingly gave it to a female ICE agent. They both laughed." #BeGood
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Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"A protester had laid a rose on a makeshift memorial to Good. As Knutson watched, an ICE agent took the rose, put it in his lapel, and then mockingly gave it to a female ICE agent. They both laughed." #BeGood
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Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
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we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
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Where do you think it all comes from?
Watch me.
Respect and all thanks to #MavisStaples and to #ArcadeFire
Where do you think it all comes from?
Watch me.
Respect and all thanks to #MavisStaples and to #ArcadeFire
Arcade Fire - I Give You Power (Official Audio)
Arcade Fire - I Give You Power Listen on Spotify http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFire/spotify?IQid=yt Listen on Apple Music http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFire/applemusic?IQid=yt Amazon: http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFire/az?IQid=yt Arcade Fire Store: http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFireStore?IQid=y Follow Arcade Fire Website - http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFireSite?IQid=yt Facebook - http://smarturl.it/AFFacebook?IQid=yt Instagram - http://smarturl.it/AFInstagram?IQid=yt Twitter - http://smarturl.it/AFTwitter?IQid=yt It's never been more important that we stick together and take care of each other. Love, Mavis Staples and Arcade Fire All proceeds go to ACLU https://www.aclu.org/ The new album EVERYTHING NOW http://smarturl.it/EverythingNow http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFireSite http://smarturl.it/EverythingNowSingle http://smarturl.it/ArcadeFireLive http://smarturl.it/EverythingNowVid http://arcadefire.com/ http://twitter.com/arcadefire https://instagram.com/arcadefire http://instagram.com/reflektor http://www.youtube.com/arcadefire https://www.youtube.com/ArcadeFireVEVO https://plus.google.com/114888757252629437884/ http://open.spotify.com/artist/3kjuyTCjPG1WMFCiyc5IuB
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January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Where do you think it all comes from?
Watch me.
Respect and all thanks to #MavisStaples and to #ArcadeFire
Where do you think it all comes from?
Watch me.
Respect and all thanks to #MavisStaples and to #ArcadeFire
Makers, it is so hard to concentrate now. Let's do it anyway.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Makers, it is so hard to concentrate now. Let's do it anyway.
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"In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA . . . will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product."
This will cause ongoing suffering. To everyone.
"In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA . . . will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product."
This will cause ongoing suffering. To everyone.
Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Summary of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate related disaster research, methodology, and data sources
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January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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"In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA . . . will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product."
This will cause ongoing suffering. To everyone.
"In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA . . . will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product."
This will cause ongoing suffering. To everyone.
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GO GO GO, and they're doing it in the godawful cold as well! #minneapolis #ICEout
GO GO GO, and they're doing it in the godawful cold as well! #minneapolis #ICEout
Live: Scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement
Restaurants, museums, schools and nonprofits closed their doors as part of an “ICE Out” demonstration. Despite the frigid weather, a crowd of protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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GO GO GO, and they're doing it in the godawful cold as well! #minneapolis #ICEout
GO GO GO, and they're doing it in the godawful cold as well! #minneapolis #ICEout
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Been rubbing a bad charm/With holy fingers
Today's work music. #gougeaway #pixies
Been rubbing a bad charm/With holy fingers
Today's work music. #gougeaway #pixies
Pixies - Gouge Away (live 1990 RARE)
YouTube video by einzack
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January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Been rubbing a bad charm/With holy fingers
Today's work music. #gougeaway #pixies
Been rubbing a bad charm/With holy fingers
Today's work music. #gougeaway #pixies
That explains the reek 😉
trump has been playing with "the Funhole" from The Cipher by Kathe Koja
Trump is trying to hide the back of his right hand from cameras but here you can see the nasty bruising on it
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
That explains the reek 😉
Oh this beautiful world. Thank you, photographers!
Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks jaw-dropping northern lights worldwide (photos)
A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.
www.space.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Oh this beautiful world. Thank you, photographers!
"Just last week, Pam Bondi told a federal judge in New York that the DOJ is now employing 'over 500 reviewers'” to work on the #EpsteinFiles. Where do we sign up, Pam?
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"Just last week, Pam Bondi told a federal judge in New York that the DOJ is now employing 'over 500 reviewers'” to work on the #EpsteinFiles. Where do we sign up, Pam?
Brain reset. sigurros.com/film/route-o...
Route One - Sigur Rós - Official Website
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January 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Brain reset. sigurros.com/film/route-o...