RM Raye
@princesschippy.bsky.social
Thriller writer. Lover of psychological horror and thrillers. Yorkshire lass.
Brave and inspiring.
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Brave and inspiring.
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this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
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Kasparov gets it
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Kasparov gets it
This!! Look, Trump is gross. He’s crass. He’s unhinged. But…he’s a symptom. Firstly, a 2 party system isn’t really democratic. It is fine during stability but it’s inherently risky in unstable times of collapsing into authoritarianism. And secondly the checks and balances are not good enough.
Congress finds itself powerless to take its war powers back. This moment has been decades in the making. on.wsj.com/4pUnK7G
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This!! Look, Trump is gross. He’s crass. He’s unhinged. But…he’s a symptom. Firstly, a 2 party system isn’t really democratic. It is fine during stability but it’s inherently risky in unstable times of collapsing into authoritarianism. And secondly the checks and balances are not good enough.
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Hey. I get it if you're trying to de-Amazon. I stopped shopping there a few years ago. They're big evil.
But you know who's not big evil? Your favorite writers who're struggling cos people aren't buying their books anymore.
It's OK to use Kindle to support your faves. I'm giving you permission.
But you know who's not big evil? Your favorite writers who're struggling cos people aren't buying their books anymore.
It's OK to use Kindle to support your faves. I'm giving you permission.
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Hey. I get it if you're trying to de-Amazon. I stopped shopping there a few years ago. They're big evil.
But you know who's not big evil? Your favorite writers who're struggling cos people aren't buying their books anymore.
It's OK to use Kindle to support your faves. I'm giving you permission.
But you know who's not big evil? Your favorite writers who're struggling cos people aren't buying their books anymore.
It's OK to use Kindle to support your faves. I'm giving you permission.
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
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Just a reminder, Toni Morrison was 39 when she published her first book. To all you creatives out there: Keep going! You got this! 👏🏼
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Just a reminder, Toni Morrison was 39 when she published her first book. To all you creatives out there: Keep going! You got this! 👏🏼
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What worries me is we’re stuck in this cycle of escalating crises up to the brink and then at the last second managing to avoid the worst possible scenario. But that’s a dangerous game and I can’t see how, eventually, one of these things doesn’t actually fully spiral out of control.
The Taco trade has eaten itself - Long View column by @katie0martin.ft.com. Graph by @raydouglas.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/5c1a...
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
What worries me is we’re stuck in this cycle of escalating crises up to the brink and then at the last second managing to avoid the worst possible scenario. But that’s a dangerous game and I can’t see how, eventually, one of these things doesn’t actually fully spiral out of control.
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the thing about the NATO deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan many Americans don't get is that the low numbers (relative to the US) are deceptive. These are countries with much smaller populations, and much smaller military forces
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
the thing about the NATO deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan many Americans don't get is that the low numbers (relative to the US) are deceptive. These are countries with much smaller populations, and much smaller military forces
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I often say that the future of democracy is on the docket. Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 89
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 71
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 89
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 71
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I often say that the future of democracy is on the docket. Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 89
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 71
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 89
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 71
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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I met so many heroic observers on the ground today, folks I’m starting to see every day. I still don’t know real names, but there are certain pseudonyms who are always out there and that make me feel safe. I’m meeting neighbors when we discover we’re rapid response together. Community is how we win.
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I met so many heroic observers on the ground today, folks I’m starting to see every day. I still don’t know real names, but there are certain pseudonyms who are always out there and that make me feel safe. I’m meeting neighbors when we discover we’re rapid response together. Community is how we win.
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these temperatures are actually normal for this time of year. people here are used to it. it's not strange for someone to go outside in a t-shirt when it's thirty below to check the mail. so I could do with less of your judgement and with more of your help getting my penis unfrozen from the sidewalk
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
these temperatures are actually normal for this time of year. people here are used to it. it's not strange for someone to go outside in a t-shirt when it's thirty below to check the mail. so I could do with less of your judgement and with more of your help getting my penis unfrozen from the sidewalk
Dear President Trump. This is Britain mourning its fallen troops returning home from Afghanistan, where we lost as many troops per capita as the U.S. You disgusting draft dodging, bully.
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Dear President Trump. This is Britain mourning its fallen troops returning home from Afghanistan, where we lost as many troops per capita as the U.S. You disgusting draft dodging, bully.
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
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Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
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Imagine if the Massachusetts state government actually used the powers it has to make actual laws to respond to that!
Healey: Whether it’s ballrooms, or masked agents, or attacks on Europe and Greenland…This is not normal. It’s not normal to have somebody who acts like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. On any given day, we don’t know what he’s going to do.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Imagine if the Massachusetts state government actually used the powers it has to make actual laws to respond to that!
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no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
This man - Musk - along with his insane pal Peter - is the biggest threat to the world.
(WSJ) - Elon Musk is opening his wallet and reigniting his political apparatus for the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a return to the political arena months after suggesting he would retreat to oversee his business empire.
@wsj.com #$TSLA
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
@wsj.com #$TSLA
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics
The billionaire has mended a rift with President Trump and he is giving millions to Republicans again ahead of the midterms.
www.wsj.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This man - Musk - along with his insane pal Peter - is the biggest threat to the world.
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New in PN: What if we just stopped paying taxes?
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just … didn’t?"
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just … didn’t?"
What if we just stopped paying taxes?
Where there's a will there (might) be a way.
www.publicnotice.co
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 PM
New in PN: What if we just stopped paying taxes?
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just … didn’t?"
"Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just … didn’t?"
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White people, men especially, really dont like Black women speaking up about their own lives, history and knowledge
Its really no surprise so many are shocked by current america if they just ignore past america😳
Past everywhere really
Its gross af misogynoir
Its really no surprise so many are shocked by current america if they just ignore past america😳
Past everywhere really
Its gross af misogynoir
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM
White people, men especially, really dont like Black women speaking up about their own lives, history and knowledge
Its really no surprise so many are shocked by current america if they just ignore past america😳
Past everywhere really
Its gross af misogynoir
Its really no surprise so many are shocked by current america if they just ignore past america😳
Past everywhere really
Its gross af misogynoir
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There’s no way I could vote to give ICE more money.
Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified.
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Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:44 AM
There’s no way I could vote to give ICE more money.
Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified.
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Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified.
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“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
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Outside Palantir this morning with @zackpolanski.bsky.social. This Trumpist corporation should be nowhere near our NHS (or indeed our military).
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Outside Palantir this morning with @zackpolanski.bsky.social. This Trumpist corporation should be nowhere near our NHS (or indeed our military).
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Someone just called me a believer in "purity tests" because I think the Democrats who just voted to fund the president's unaccountable masked goon squad deserve to be primaried.
If your definition of "purity" is that basic, you're beyond helping
If your definition of "purity" is that basic, you're beyond helping
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Someone just called me a believer in "purity tests" because I think the Democrats who just voted to fund the president's unaccountable masked goon squad deserve to be primaried.
If your definition of "purity" is that basic, you're beyond helping
If your definition of "purity" is that basic, you're beyond helping