Lynne Ann Morse
@morselya.bsky.social
Married, SF fan, cat lover, canine compatible, serial crafter, oft-time repeater of others' bon mots & borrowed wisdom.
It's okay - you don't have to follow me. I'm unlikely to follow back. Don't worry about unfollowing, either: not everyone's cup of tea
It's okay - you don't have to follow me. I'm unlikely to follow back. Don't worry about unfollowing, either: not everyone's cup of tea
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Judge Dana Douglas, about Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan:
"The majority seems to be unable to imagine what it might mean to be detained ... [and] to require the services of a federal habeas corpus lawyer to show that one ... deserves to see the outside of a detention center again."
"The majority seems to be unable to imagine what it might mean to be detained ... [and] to require the services of a federal habeas corpus lawyer to show that one ... deserves to see the outside of a detention center again."
This from Douglas is so very on point — and not at all subtle.
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Judge Dana Douglas, about Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan:
"The majority seems to be unable to imagine what it might mean to be detained ... [and] to require the services of a federal habeas corpus lawyer to show that one ... deserves to see the outside of a detention center again."
"The majority seems to be unable to imagine what it might mean to be detained ... [and] to require the services of a federal habeas corpus lawyer to show that one ... deserves to see the outside of a detention center again."
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abolishing ICE is not enough its members need to be prosecuted
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
abolishing ICE is not enough its members need to be prosecuted
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ICE brought Alberto to the hospital with skull fractures & bleeding in his brain
They told staff he rammed his head into a brick wall
Healthcare workers didn’t believe them & found 8 skull fractures
Now Alberto confirms there was no wall
He was beaten with the metal rod they use to break windows
They told staff he rammed his head into a brick wall
Healthcare workers didn’t believe them & found 8 skull fractures
Now Alberto confirms there was no wall
He was beaten with the metal rod they use to break windows
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
ICE brought Alberto to the hospital with skull fractures & bleeding in his brain
They told staff he rammed his head into a brick wall
Healthcare workers didn’t believe them & found 8 skull fractures
Now Alberto confirms there was no wall
He was beaten with the metal rod they use to break windows
They told staff he rammed his head into a brick wall
Healthcare workers didn’t believe them & found 8 skull fractures
Now Alberto confirms there was no wall
He was beaten with the metal rod they use to break windows
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February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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For that same reason, I don't want to give The Guardian any clicks, or any money.
The Guardian is a transphobic rag that normalised the body politik that we are at today.
So have a free archived link instead.
archive.ph/TfvJm
The Guardian is a transphobic rag that normalised the body politik that we are at today.
So have a free archived link instead.
archive.ph/TfvJm
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
For that same reason, I don't want to give The Guardian any clicks, or any money.
The Guardian is a transphobic rag that normalised the body politik that we are at today.
So have a free archived link instead.
archive.ph/TfvJm
The Guardian is a transphobic rag that normalised the body politik that we are at today.
So have a free archived link instead.
archive.ph/TfvJm
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What DHS doesn't understand is it's winter in Minnesota.
We all have cabin fever.
Going out and protecting our neighbors is the perfect excuse to get out of the house.
We all have cabin fever.
Going out and protecting our neighbors is the perfect excuse to get out of the house.
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
What DHS doesn't understand is it's winter in Minnesota.
We all have cabin fever.
Going out and protecting our neighbors is the perfect excuse to get out of the house.
We all have cabin fever.
Going out and protecting our neighbors is the perfect excuse to get out of the house.
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It is silly and petty and valuable and 100% necessary to always call it The Epstein Ballroom, in every context
February 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It is silly and petty and valuable and 100% necessary to always call it The Epstein Ballroom, in every context
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Terror is a terrible way to run things.
Sadly our present system is predicate on terror.
Sadly our present system is predicate on terror.
our DA is a reform DA who used to be a constitutional law professor and people are so mad that he has told the ADAs not to overcharge things they can't prove they want a snitch report every time his attorneys override a police charging decision to a lesser offense.
Sheriff doesn't like that the DA is getting people on drug charges into employment programs and health coverage because that's what pushed them to use? Oh you bet there will be a recall and burned crosses on the DAs lawn.
This system cannot be reformed. It must be condemned, demolished, and replace
This system cannot be reformed. It must be condemned, demolished, and replace
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Terror is a terrible way to run things.
Sadly our present system is predicate on terror.
Sadly our present system is predicate on terror.
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You can’t “retrain” this.
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You can’t “retrain” this.
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Cat currently can likely not stay safe on main, still needs help though.
Please keep Cat out of her abuser's grip if you can. Spread the word if you cannot.
venmo: @temptingcate
cashapp: millicents42
paypal: CateOcean42
Please keep Cat out of her abuser's grip if you can. Spread the word if you cannot.
venmo: @temptingcate
cashapp: millicents42
paypal: CateOcean42
🚨 #Urgent 🚨 #Help ‼️
#Safety #Shelter #Food
#HelpSky #MutualAid
#MutualAidVoid #Abuse
#DomesticViolence
#HelpFolksLive2026
#Disabled #Veteran
#Survivor #LGBTQ+
💕💸 🙏 🏠 🥶 🏳️⚧️
need $150 YESTERDAY or i have to go back to EVERY kind of abuse and i dont understand WHY I CANT GET HELP
#Safety #Shelter #Food
#HelpSky #MutualAid
#MutualAidVoid #Abuse
#DomesticViolence
#HelpFolksLive2026
#Disabled #Veteran
#Survivor #LGBTQ+
💕💸 🙏 🏠 🥶 🏳️⚧️
need $150 YESTERDAY or i have to go back to EVERY kind of abuse and i dont understand WHY I CANT GET HELP
She's handled some stuff, but is now skint broke as s result
Please send what you can so she can get food & pay for hotel 💕💸
currently (I believe) at $170/$350
Please send what you can so she can get food & pay for hotel 💕💸
currently (I believe) at $170/$350
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Cat currently can likely not stay safe on main, still needs help though.
Please keep Cat out of her abuser's grip if you can. Spread the word if you cannot.
venmo: @temptingcate
cashapp: millicents42
paypal: CateOcean42
Please keep Cat out of her abuser's grip if you can. Spread the word if you cannot.
venmo: @temptingcate
cashapp: millicents42
paypal: CateOcean42
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Heads up: Hench by @nataliezed.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2. This was recommended to me by @cstross.bsky.social, and boy was he *right on target*. It's a great book, and a fantastic commentary on policing. Also, a sequel is coming out this year.
I got some copies for random giveaway, ofc.
I got some copies for random giveaway, ofc.
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Heads up: Hench by @nataliezed.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2. This was recommended to me by @cstross.bsky.social, and boy was he *right on target*. It's a great book, and a fantastic commentary on policing. Also, a sequel is coming out this year.
I got some copies for random giveaway, ofc.
I got some copies for random giveaway, ofc.
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More news here:
New Mexico Senate sends Immigrant Safety Act to governor for signature • Source New Mexico
The New Mexico Senate on Feb. 3, 2026, passed the Immigrant Safety Act banning contracts for federal immigration detention.
sourcenm.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
More news here:
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If this is what triggers a military coup, I’m going to laugh.
February 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
If this is what triggers a military coup, I’m going to laugh.
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The Potemkin movie...
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The Potemkin movie...
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 488
investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently dug up a war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum inflat; Silvius eum iuvat (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius helps him).
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently dug up a war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum inflat; Silvius eum iuvat (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius helps him).
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 488
investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently dug up a war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum inflat; Silvius eum iuvat (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius helps him).
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently dug up a war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum inflat; Silvius eum iuvat (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius helps him).
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
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It appears that the BlueSky Android app updated to make it worse for me.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM
It appears that the BlueSky Android app updated to make it worse for me.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
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As men rant about the dangers of destroying reputations by releasing the Epstein files…
Remember that one of Gisele Pelicot’s rapists appealed because he felt the burden of being labeled a “rapist” was too much to bear.
He lost. They added to his sentence
There’s always hope.
Remember that one of Gisele Pelicot’s rapists appealed because he felt the burden of being labeled a “rapist” was too much to bear.
He lost. They added to his sentence
There’s always hope.
Man who appealed Pelicot rape conviction handed longer jail term
A French court increases by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
As men rant about the dangers of destroying reputations by releasing the Epstein files…
Remember that one of Gisele Pelicot’s rapists appealed because he felt the burden of being labeled a “rapist” was too much to bear.
He lost. They added to his sentence
There’s always hope.
Remember that one of Gisele Pelicot’s rapists appealed because he felt the burden of being labeled a “rapist” was too much to bear.
He lost. They added to his sentence
There’s always hope.
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So the *Very Good News* is that rebooting my phone made image zooming come back in the bsky app, so it isn't a broken thing in the new app version.
The bad news is the "image zooming breaks until fixed by phone restart" is an old bug in the android app that's been there for months.
The bad news is the "image zooming breaks until fixed by phone restart" is an old bug in the android app that's been there for months.
It appears that the BlueSky Android app updated to make it worse for me.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
Specifically, they took away the ability to zoom into images on posts, meaning that people posting without sky text are now posting things impossible for me to read rather than merely annoying.
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
So the *Very Good News* is that rebooting my phone made image zooming come back in the bsky app, so it isn't a broken thing in the new app version.
The bad news is the "image zooming breaks until fixed by phone restart" is an old bug in the android app that's been there for months.
The bad news is the "image zooming breaks until fixed by phone restart" is an old bug in the android app that's been there for months.
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“Still, irrational as the electorate can be, the mention of a magic wand only ever seems to come from those who do actually control the non-magical resources by which non-magical problems such as flooding might be addressed, either preemptively or after the fact.”
'Granted, if our problem were orcs or the Dark Lord Sauron or something, then it would be easier to sympathise with Martin’s insistence that he is not Gandalf. Until then, it seems fair enough to ask for some semblance of a real, timely solution.'
This week's column is about Magic Wand Micheál.
This week's column is about Magic Wand Micheál.
Surrealing in the Years: Oh good, something else that Magic Wand Micheál is powerless to solve
We’re not talking about orcs here, man.
www.thejournal.ie
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 AM
“Still, irrational as the electorate can be, the mention of a magic wand only ever seems to come from those who do actually control the non-magical resources by which non-magical problems such as flooding might be addressed, either preemptively or after the fact.”
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...taught me that anti-Native racism was never acceptable. Her funeral was 6 days ago.
In her honor, because of what she taught me, I ask this:
I ask for your help so that this family can get together and lay their relative to rest.
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
In her honor, because of what she taught me, I ask this:
I ask for your help so that this family can get together and lay their relative to rest.
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
Donate to Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy), organized by Joey Lee Goodman
My name is Joey Goodman, and I am reaching out for help to honor my big brot… Joey Lee Goodman needs your support for Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy)
www.gofundme.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
...taught me that anti-Native racism was never acceptable. Her funeral was 6 days ago.
In her honor, because of what she taught me, I ask this:
I ask for your help so that this family can get together and lay their relative to rest.
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
In her honor, because of what she taught me, I ask this:
I ask for your help so that this family can get together and lay their relative to rest.
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
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this reminded me of one of my very favorite things.
make little guys!
make little guys!
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
this reminded me of one of my very favorite things.
make little guys!
make little guys!
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i love ancient art. it so often reminds us that people have always been just … people.
Like this guy is SO RELATABLE even though he is nearly 2500 years old
Like this guy is SO RELATABLE even though he is nearly 2500 years old
An Etruscan vessel in the shape of Charun, the demon of death.
Dating around 400 BC.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
Dating around 400 BC.
On display at Antikensammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
i love ancient art. it so often reminds us that people have always been just … people.
Like this guy is SO RELATABLE even though he is nearly 2500 years old
Like this guy is SO RELATABLE even though he is nearly 2500 years old
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There's a real need here, y'all.
only $60 received and she'll get a notice to vacate over the weekend and evicted in short order if no one can meet this #UrgentNeed
Utilities got covered but Sonia didn't meet her rent goal so a late fee has been applied and she needs $834 to pay the total now. please help. paypal.me/MsSoniaD or cashapp $spunkylilminx help a Black DV survivor stay housed
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
There's a real need here, y'all.
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understand that failures of the past are not due to “wreckers in the movement” but due to the enormity of the opposition you’re up against. it takes more than one big swing. it takes consistency. it is a marathon. stop trying to sprint.
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
understand that failures of the past are not due to “wreckers in the movement” but due to the enormity of the opposition you’re up against. it takes more than one big swing. it takes consistency. it is a marathon. stop trying to sprint.
Good morning, to you, too, Dave!
(Just enjoying you being here - sorry about the quote post, we both know why.)
(Just enjoying you being here - sorry about the quote post, we both know why.)
Heart feeling dead after two DNFed books in a row. Thinking “Have I lost the joy of reading?”
Reads first paragraph of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon.
Joy blooms. Alive again.
Reads first paragraph of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon.
Joy blooms. Alive again.
Right now, going to read something I have been wanting to read—not for book club or for research, but for myself: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, by @wtalabi.com.
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Good morning, to you, too, Dave!
(Just enjoying you being here - sorry about the quote post, we both know why.)
(Just enjoying you being here - sorry about the quote post, we both know why.)