Lucy Lauser
@lucylauser.bsky.social
PNW composer/pianist publishing under the name Sun Tillikum
Author, artist, and activist. Free Cascadia!
Author, artist, and activist. Free Cascadia!
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if you read enough history you understand that the very best people, following their instincts, tend to make themselves targets in times like these.
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 AM
if you read enough history you understand that the very best people, following their instincts, tend to make themselves targets in times like these.
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
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We are so fucking back
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We are so fucking back
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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These people are pure evil they kill because they want to and they will kill again and again and again until they are stopped
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
These people are pure evil they kill because they want to and they will kill again and again and again until they are stopped
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Concentration Camps
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Concentration Camps
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and shelter.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and shelter.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Washington state is experiencing a fundamental failure of housing policy, leaving tens of thousands of Washingtonians without a home as housing costs continue to skyrocket amid a severe shortage of affordable housing.
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I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
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What if we had a word for the specific form of violence, exclusion, and dehumanisation directed at trans women... hmm... makes you think
"It's not transphobic if we allow trans boys to play on boys' teams but ban trans girls from girls' teams" has the same bouquet as "General Motors can't have discriminated against Black women on the basis of race if they hire Black men, or on the basis of sex if they hire white women."
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
What if we had a word for the specific form of violence, exclusion, and dehumanisation directed at trans women... hmm... makes you think
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ICE agents are just evil both as individuals and collectively. This shit is just fun for them they love hurting people
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 AM
ICE agents are just evil both as individuals and collectively. This shit is just fun for them they love hurting people
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
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I recall in the past seeing people make pithy comments about how they were "safe" because of their color & Real ID & such.
This sends a crystal clear message that nobody anywhere is safe from being executed on a whim, because our government is run by fascists.
This sends a crystal clear message that nobody anywhere is safe from being executed on a whim, because our government is run by fascists.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I recall in the past seeing people make pithy comments about how they were "safe" because of their color & Real ID & such.
This sends a crystal clear message that nobody anywhere is safe from being executed on a whim, because our government is run by fascists.
This sends a crystal clear message that nobody anywhere is safe from being executed on a whim, because our government is run by fascists.
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Way too many of yall are surprised that "law enforcement" can and will kill people entirely unprovoked as if this hasn't been an issue before
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Way too many of yall are surprised that "law enforcement" can and will kill people entirely unprovoked as if this hasn't been an issue before
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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you may ask "if organizings so good, why hasn't anything changed?"
the answer is simple: so many scenes are held up by one or two people taking on a mountain of work, and they're often marginalized as fuck.
we need more people to organize. we need *you*
the answer is simple: so many scenes are held up by one or two people taking on a mountain of work, and they're often marginalized as fuck.
we need more people to organize. we need *you*
January 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
you may ask "if organizings so good, why hasn't anything changed?"
the answer is simple: so many scenes are held up by one or two people taking on a mountain of work, and they're often marginalized as fuck.
we need more people to organize. we need *you*
the answer is simple: so many scenes are held up by one or two people taking on a mountain of work, and they're often marginalized as fuck.
we need more people to organize. we need *you*
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While working on this piece, I couldn't forget the wave of harassment trans journalists got here mid-2024 when we spoke up about the NYT's transphobia and the complicity of major figures there.
We need a lot less reverence for institutions, and a lot more listening to folks on the front lines.
We need a lot less reverence for institutions, and a lot more listening to folks on the front lines.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
While working on this piece, I couldn't forget the wave of harassment trans journalists got here mid-2024 when we spoke up about the NYT's transphobia and the complicity of major figures there.
We need a lot less reverence for institutions, and a lot more listening to folks on the front lines.
We need a lot less reverence for institutions, and a lot more listening to folks on the front lines.
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Conservatives see all children as property and the Wrong People's children as contraband
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Conservatives see all children as property and the Wrong People's children as contraband
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The fascists are not having fun. Are they gleeful about cruelty? Yes. But they aren't fun or having any fun. It's clear.
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The fascists are not having fun. Are they gleeful about cruelty? Yes. But they aren't fun or having any fun. It's clear.
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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tying mutual aid to the state and politicians is in fact how we got into this mess in the first place! The point of mutual aid is replacing the logics of state and market not just tying them back to the state!!! We cannot be doing this again!!!!
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Tying mutual aid to the state and politicians is in fact how we got into this mess in the first place! The point of mutual aid is replacing the logics of state and market not just tying them back to the state!!! We cannot be doing this again!!!!
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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You know I'd love to have an adequate level of respect for the boundaries of female officers and whatnot, but I'm starting to be very done with this entire charade regarding which gender of officer should strip-search which gender of citizen, given that PIGS ARE THE ONES WITH POWER IN THE SITUATION
I hate that I cannot enjoy the bewildered and angry fashion in which these tragic cis organisations tie themselves in knots attempting to rewrite reality because they’re tying *us* in knots, too.
We are currently in discussion with the NPCC about their policy of strip searches of transitioned women (in which we are treated as men because of the SC ruling).
I'm going to just share with you exactly how incoherent the NPCC are, underlining just ONE tiny aspect of their response.
I'm going to just share with you exactly how incoherent the NPCC are, underlining just ONE tiny aspect of their response.
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You know I'd love to have an adequate level of respect for the boundaries of female officers and whatnot, but I'm starting to be very done with this entire charade regarding which gender of officer should strip-search which gender of citizen, given that PIGS ARE THE ONES WITH POWER IN THE SITUATION
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RFK Jr is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 children in American Samoa from measles because he told them to stop vaccinating. Now, he's trying to kill trans kids. He's a fucking psychopath.
HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
December 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
RFK Jr is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 children in American Samoa from measles because he told them to stop vaccinating. Now, he's trying to kill trans kids. He's a fucking psychopath.