Gaguna
@lisatheeditor.bsky.social
word person (small "w"), dog and book lover, gardener, crab
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A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
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This is Bob Coveiro. He sat by his human's grave for 10 years until his own death in 2021. Pets were not permitted to be buried with humans, but he was given an exception. Now 5 years later, inspired by his loyalty, Brazil passed the Bob Coveiro Law allowing pets to be buried in family graves. 14/10
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
This is Bob Coveiro. He sat by his human's grave for 10 years until his own death in 2021. Pets were not permitted to be buried with humans, but he was given an exception. Now 5 years later, inspired by his loyalty, Brazil passed the Bob Coveiro Law allowing pets to be buried in family graves. 14/10
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Every leftist concerned with Cuba right now really ought to keep in mind Kamala Harris would neither have kidnapped Maduro nor be throttling Cuba to death right now, were she President.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Every leftist concerned with Cuba right now really ought to keep in mind Kamala Harris would neither have kidnapped Maduro nor be throttling Cuba to death right now, were she President.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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Have a blessed Bun Day, Iceland!!!
Tomorrow is Bun Day in Iceland. I don't have a sweet tooth so I don't really eat them but around this time I still always think of Bun Day in 2013 when I had just had a baby and my husband came home from work WITHOUT A BUN FOR ME. I still haven't forgiven him and yes, post partum brains are weird.
Bun Day celebrates both tradition and new flavors
Bun Day, or Bolludagur, is celebrated tomorrow, February 16 and it has become one of Iceland’s foremost dessert days. It is no longer simply a day for traditional cream buns filled with jam and chocol...
icelandmonitor.mbl.is
February 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Have a blessed Bun Day, Iceland!!!
I'm happy to report that nothing about my life requires 330 gallons of sulfuric acid.
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I'm happy to report that nothing about my life requires 330 gallons of sulfuric acid.
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
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Inhumane ... Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor - Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Inhumane ... Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor - Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
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When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The Social Security Administration has instructed employees newly assigned to answering phones to tell callers expressing suicidal thoughts that SUICIDE is 'one option,' raising concerns from employees and experts in the field...."
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‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"The Social Security Administration has instructed employees newly assigned to answering phones to tell callers expressing suicidal thoughts that SUICIDE is 'one option,' raising concerns from employees and experts in the field...."
bit.ly/4rRbhD2
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Indeed it will!
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Indeed it will!
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Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments."
No. He hasn’t. Or he would have learned the following.👇
No. He hasn’t. Or he would have learned the following.👇
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments."
No. He hasn’t. Or he would have learned the following.👇
No. He hasn’t. Or he would have learned the following.👇
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
BRILLIANT
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
BRILLIANT
THIS.
Don't *help* them, for God's sake!!!
Don't *help* them, for God's sake!!!
Let's be done with the "if there even *IS* an election" gotcha. We know. The thought has occurred to all of us. It's unhelpful. I'm going to continue behaving as if I'm not powerless—as if totalitarianism isn't inevitable. Because it's not, and I'm not.
February 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
THIS.
Don't *help* them, for God's sake!!!
Don't *help* them, for God's sake!!!
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Be this father
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Be this father
4400 TIMES
"Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found."
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records ...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
4400 TIMES
Our Founders desired that a person like you should never be within hailing distance of the presidency.
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Our Founders desired that a person like you should never be within hailing distance of the presidency.
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Zelenskyy in Munich: “The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Zelenskyy in Munich: “The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
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No one should ever forget that if this country had elected Kamala Harris, Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be going about their daily lives.
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
No one should ever forget that if this country had elected Kamala Harris, Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be going about their daily lives.