Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The California State University system spent $16.9 million last year giving ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff. We are asking the CSU chancellor not to renew the contract with OpenAI when it expires.
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
Anyone can sign the petition — link below!
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
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Elon made the world's most un-sellable "truck." He hasn't developed a new car in years. He just shut down production of two models and he can barely sell the cars he is making. So now it's the pipe dream of "automation" keeping his meme stock afloat 🙄 #TeslaTakedown
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
Tesla throws in the towel on car sales
You need to spend money to make money.
www.theverge.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Elon made the world's most un-sellable "truck." He hasn't developed a new car in years. He just shut down production of two models and he can barely sell the cars he is making. So now it's the pipe dream of "automation" keeping his meme stock afloat 🙄 #TeslaTakedown
www.theverge.com/transportati...
www.theverge.com/transportati...
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more from this weekend's camel festival near Sainshand, Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert
January 31, 2026 at 11:33 PM
more from this weekend's camel festival near Sainshand, Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert
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JD Vance in 2021:
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
JD Vance in 2021:
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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I found the first investigative file from the first complainant against Epstein in 2005.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
January 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I found the first investigative file from the first complainant against Epstein in 2005.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
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Any engineers here have an idea how much it would cost to tear down this junk heap? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Any engineers here have an idea how much it would cost to tear down this junk heap? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Can someone please explain this email that was in the Epstein files released by the government? Link here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Can someone please explain this email that was in the Epstein files released by the government? Link here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I ❤️ Minneapolis
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.
ICE out, now.
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I imagine showings of the Melania doc are a great place for introverts
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I imagine showings of the Melania doc are a great place for introverts
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Co-sign. Stand aside until your colleagues question gets answered.
This is happening a lot to female journalists. So here is a modest proposal for the White House press corps: Stand together. No one should ask another question until the President answers the question that was ignored.
January 31, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Co-sign. Stand aside until your colleagues question gets answered.
WTAF?
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
January 31, 2026 at 10:51 PM
WTAF?
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So we know there are images of death, physical abuse, and injury in the #EpsteinFiles. Got it.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
So we know there are images of death, physical abuse, and injury in the #EpsteinFiles. Got it.
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I couldn't help but remember Lanzmann in Shoah interviewing families who took Jewish homes after WWII....
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I couldn't help but remember Lanzmann in Shoah interviewing families who took Jewish homes after WWII....
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This is incredible???
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 10:30 PM
This is incredible???
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If you get an actual staffer, I encourage you to be polite. But if you are Christian, I also encourage you to read them Matthew 25:44-46. Speak to them personally, tell them you are concerned about their soul, and ask them to help Liam Ramos and others like him.
January 31, 2026 at 10:39 PM
If you get an actual staffer, I encourage you to be polite. But if you are Christian, I also encourage you to read them Matthew 25:44-46. Speak to them personally, tell them you are concerned about their soul, and ask them to help Liam Ramos and others like him.
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Ok this is what I was trying to say but Asawin is better at it. His plan isn't gonna work if it tries to use procedural shit to gum up the works. They're too stupid to make that work. The only option when that fails will be to try and use random violence via ICE. And I don't think that works either.
It’s not doomerism to say trump, his party, and his government are trying to rig elections including the midterms; that’s just … reality
It is doomerism to act like they are likely to “cancel” the midterms or that their success in rigging it is at all a given
It is doomerism to act like they are likely to “cancel” the midterms or that their success in rigging it is at all a given
Hey now, I've been informed that such claims are doomerism, and that's something we shouldn't tolerate here.
Besides, everyone knows that the midterms will fix this.
Besides, everyone knows that the midterms will fix this.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Ok this is what I was trying to say but Asawin is better at it. His plan isn't gonna work if it tries to use procedural shit to gum up the works. They're too stupid to make that work. The only option when that fails will be to try and use random violence via ICE. And I don't think that works either.
One of the things about access journalism for political reporters is that, at times, we get real journalism out of it.
I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up.
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
One of the things about access journalism for political reporters is that, at times, we get real journalism out of it.
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NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Oh, this Wormtongue thing is catching on!
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Oh, this Wormtongue thing is catching on!
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“We’re revolutionizing communication.” = We’re putting cameras and microphones in your home.
Tech Jargon Translations
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January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“We’re revolutionizing communication.” = We’re putting cameras and microphones in your home.