Lee Ketelsen
@leewithmofma.bsky.social
Grandmother who cares. Climate activist with Mothers Out Front Massachusetts. Love dogs all animals and all nature. Will not eat animals, aka vegan. Now so horrified by the Trump regime I want to do whatever I can.
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I refuse to sit back and watch the climate crisis destroy our planet.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I refuse to sit back and watch the climate crisis destroy our planet.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras truthout.org/articles/pet...
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
Tech billionaires want to create their own city-states. Hondurans pay the price.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras truthout.org/articles/pet...
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“There is a collective groundswell that’s been building...It’s not about Republican versus Democrat. It’s really all about what we stand for.” People power seeing, naming, and fighting billionaire political bribery and Christian nationalism in Tarrant Co., TX. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Progressive Texas organizers hail shock win as far-right Republicans left reeling
Elation as anti-extremists fight back against influence of billionaire megadonors through grassroots organizing
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“There is a collective groundswell that’s been building...It’s not about Republican versus Democrat. It’s really all about what we stand for.” People power seeing, naming, and fighting billionaire political bribery and Christian nationalism in Tarrant Co., TX. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Politicians need to stop being afraid of raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy.
The American people overwhelmingly support it.
#TaxBillionaires
The American people overwhelmingly support it.
#TaxBillionaires
February 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Politicians need to stop being afraid of raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy.
The American people overwhelmingly support it.
#TaxBillionaires
The American people overwhelmingly support it.
#TaxBillionaires
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It you haven't yet visited this site, unsubscribed as suggested, and shared it with your friends . . . please catch up. 😉 💪 Together, we have power.
February 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It you haven't yet visited this site, unsubscribed as suggested, and shared it with your friends . . . please catch up. 😉 💪 Together, we have power.
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OPINION: "By framing their response as a matter of military order, Pentagon officials and their political allies placed the dispute on terrain where [U.S. Sen. Mark] Kelly’s credibility is strongest," Van Abbott writes.
Opinion | The Pentagon’s Move Against Mark Kelly Altered the 2026 Election Landscape
Van Abbott writes about the Pentagon’s investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and how he believes the episode has elevated Kelly.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
OPINION: "By framing their response as a matter of military order, Pentagon officials and their political allies placed the dispute on terrain where [U.S. Sen. Mark] Kelly’s credibility is strongest," Van Abbott writes.
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A new Science review finds forests do more than store carbon — they cool air, stabilize rainfall & buffer extreme heat.
Clearing forests can quickly create hotter, drier conditions & raise heat-related health risks. Protecting forests is vital not just for emissions cuts, but climate adaptation.
Clearing forests can quickly create hotter, drier conditions & raise heat-related health risks. Protecting forests is vital not just for emissions cuts, but climate adaptation.
Forests don’t just store carbon. They keep people alive, scientists say
For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, store it in wood and soils, and slow the accumulation of greenhouse gases. A new scientific…
news.mongabay.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A new Science review finds forests do more than store carbon — they cool air, stabilize rainfall & buffer extreme heat.
Clearing forests can quickly create hotter, drier conditions & raise heat-related health risks. Protecting forests is vital not just for emissions cuts, but climate adaptation.
Clearing forests can quickly create hotter, drier conditions & raise heat-related health risks. Protecting forests is vital not just for emissions cuts, but climate adaptation.
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Dozens of wildfires rage in Hillsborough, Polk amid severe drought
Dozens of wildfires rage in Hillsborough, Polk amid severe drought
Fire rescue officials urged residents to adhere to the ongoing burn ban.
www.tampabay.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
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Masked federal agents are killing Americans in the street and terrorizing our communities.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons to introduce bill aimed at strengthening oversight of ICE and CBP
Amid negotiations with the White House, the pair of Democrats is pitching the bill as an enforcement mechanism to go alongside the changes they're seeking.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Masked federal agents are killing Americans in the street and terrorizing our communities.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons to introduce bill aimed at strengthening oversight of ICE and CBP
Amid negotiations with the White House, the pair of Democrats is pitching the bill as an enforcement mechanism to go alongside the changes they're seeking.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Masked federal agents are killing Americans in the street and terrorizing our communities.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
The Squalor of the Epstein Class
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The Squalor of the Epstein Class
Happy Presidents Day
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February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Squalor of the Epstein Class
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The search, in Wilder, ID, was covered in real time by local news last Oct. Here are a couple links.
8/8-end
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/10/i...
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In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tied teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The search, in Wilder, ID, was covered in real time by local news last Oct. Here are a couple links.
8/8-end
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/10/i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfU7...
8/8-end
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/02/10/i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfU7...
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Imagine waking up and not being able to turn over.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not for years.
Your legs go NUMB. Your shoulders BURN. Your back ACHES constantly because your body isn’t meant to stay frozen in one position.
That’s life for a mother #pig in a gestation crate.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not for years.
Your legs go NUMB. Your shoulders BURN. Your back ACHES constantly because your body isn’t meant to stay frozen in one position.
That’s life for a mother #pig in a gestation crate.
February 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Imagine waking up and not being able to turn over.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not for years.
Your legs go NUMB. Your shoulders BURN. Your back ACHES constantly because your body isn’t meant to stay frozen in one position.
That’s life for a mother #pig in a gestation crate.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not for years.
Your legs go NUMB. Your shoulders BURN. Your back ACHES constantly because your body isn’t meant to stay frozen in one position.
That’s life for a mother #pig in a gestation crate.
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The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
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Please watch this. Yes all over the country the corrupt right wing billionaires are buying elections. It seems to have gone the farthest in Texas.
James Talarico exposes corrupt Billionaires buying elections in Texas
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Please watch this. Yes all over the country the corrupt right wing billionaires are buying elections. It seems to have gone the farthest in Texas.
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During #BlackHistoryMonth we would do well to remember the wise words of Martin Luther King Jr-
“The time is always right to do what is right”.
This certainly applies to protecting our neighbors & children from assault, & kidnapping.
Honor King. Do what’s right. Step up. Get loud.
#Pinks #OneV1
“The time is always right to do what is right”.
This certainly applies to protecting our neighbors & children from assault, & kidnapping.
Honor King. Do what’s right. Step up. Get loud.
#Pinks #OneV1
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
During #BlackHistoryMonth we would do well to remember the wise words of Martin Luther King Jr-
“The time is always right to do what is right”.
This certainly applies to protecting our neighbors & children from assault, & kidnapping.
Honor King. Do what’s right. Step up. Get loud.
#Pinks #OneV1
“The time is always right to do what is right”.
This certainly applies to protecting our neighbors & children from assault, & kidnapping.
Honor King. Do what’s right. Step up. Get loud.
#Pinks #OneV1
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
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Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.
theintercept.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
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Like critical race theory and “wokeness,” “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a reactionary backlash to social progress.
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Like critical race theory and “wokeness,” “gender ideology” is both a bogeyman for the right and a reactionary backlash to social progress.
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Great, great piece by @willbunch.bsky.social. This is only the beginning of the struggle to survive the violent, authoritarian nutters pulling the levers of power.
While MLPS was a victory, moral and tangibly, for ICE resisters, don't call it 'a retreat.' The dystopia is just getting started
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Thousands of new agents. 150 new offices in every state. And the nationwide gulag archipelago. The fight has just begun
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
No, ICE isn’t ‘retreating.’ It’s loading up to invade your town. | Will Bunch
A much-hyped ICE pullback from Minneapolis is a blip in a looming nationwide surge of arrests, concentration camps.
www.inquirer.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Great, great piece by @willbunch.bsky.social. This is only the beginning of the struggle to survive the violent, authoritarian nutters pulling the levers of power.
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On Sunday several brush fires broke out across the region and closed heavily congested interstates, county roads as officials say it will impact Daytona 500 goers.
Fires breakout across Central Florida, closing I-95 and impacting Daytona 500
www.orlandosentinel.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
On Sunday several brush fires broke out across the region and closed heavily congested interstates, county roads as officials say it will impact Daytona 500 goers.
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"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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Democratic Secretaries of State, including Nevada Secretary and DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, will do everything possible to ensure the 2026 midterms are safe, well-run, and that every eligible voter can make their voice heard.
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Democratic Secretaries of State, including Nevada Secretary and DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, will do everything possible to ensure the 2026 midterms are safe, well-run, and that every eligible voter can make their voice heard.
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The Trump admin’s raid on Fulton County and demands for voter rolls are an attack on democracy.
DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, DASS Vice Chair Stephanie Thomas, @adrianfontes.bsky.social, & @shennabellows.bsky.social are pushing back: states run elections, and every eligible voter must be able to vote.
DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, DASS Vice Chair Stephanie Thomas, @adrianfontes.bsky.social, & @shennabellows.bsky.social are pushing back: states run elections, and every eligible voter must be able to vote.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Trump admin’s raid on Fulton County and demands for voter rolls are an attack on democracy.
DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, DASS Vice Chair Stephanie Thomas, @adrianfontes.bsky.social, & @shennabellows.bsky.social are pushing back: states run elections, and every eligible voter must be able to vote.
DASS Chair Cisco Aguilar, DASS Vice Chair Stephanie Thomas, @adrianfontes.bsky.social, & @shennabellows.bsky.social are pushing back: states run elections, and every eligible voter must be able to vote.