robin birb
@robinbirbs.bsky.social
Alleged writer, librarian, book junkie, generally insufferable.
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Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.
As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This review of videos of the ICE killing of a US citizen in Minnesota suggest that the victim was simply trying to leave and did not endanger anyone. ICE refused to allow people to provide medical aid to the dying woman. And then the administration lied about it. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This review of videos of the ICE killing of a US citizen in Minnesota suggest that the victim was simply trying to leave and did not endanger anyone. ICE refused to allow people to provide medical aid to the dying woman. And then the administration lied about it. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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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.
Every book I read in 2025!
(I’m setting a more leisurely goal in 2026.)
(I’m setting a more leisurely goal in 2026.)
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Every book I read in 2025!
(I’m setting a more leisurely goal in 2026.)
(I’m setting a more leisurely goal in 2026.)
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'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
'Silent Night' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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Frida Hansen (1855-1931), Norwegian textile artist in the Art Nouveau style, known for her tapestry work #WomensArt #Solstice
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Frida Hansen (1855-1931), Norwegian textile artist in the Art Nouveau style, known for her tapestry work #WomensArt #Solstice
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Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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17. Never used a fax machine, an AOL address (it was MSN and Yahoo bby), or cursive.
Show your age
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
17 (have never used a fax machine, a record player, or a phone booth)
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
17. Never used a fax machine, an AOL address (it was MSN and Yahoo bby), or cursive.
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Every time the NFL commentators say “Jonathan Taylor” I quietly fill in “… Thomas.”
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Every time the NFL commentators say “Jonathan Taylor” I quietly fill in “… Thomas.”
After giving 2.75 stars to a poetry collection about grieving a death, and giving a hesitant 3 stars to a memoir about dealing with depression, I’m beginning to feel kind of mean. 😬
LISTEN THOUGH, I have reasons.
LISTEN THOUGH, I have reasons.
December 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
After giving 2.75 stars to a poetry collection about grieving a death, and giving a hesitant 3 stars to a memoir about dealing with depression, I’m beginning to feel kind of mean. 😬
LISTEN THOUGH, I have reasons.
LISTEN THOUGH, I have reasons.
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Three Girls, 1935 by Hungarian Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil #WomensArt
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Three Girls, 1935 by Hungarian Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil #WomensArt
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Beautiful, detailed history of the activism of Rosa Parks. The myth tries to tell us that when someone says no, justice just happens. The truth is that the “no” has to come again and again, in the face of risk, with no assurance it will prevail over the evil it opposes.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Beautiful, detailed history of the activism of Rosa Parks. The myth tries to tell us that when someone says no, justice just happens. The truth is that the “no” has to come again and again, in the face of risk, with no assurance it will prevail over the evil it opposes.
Didn’t read as much as I wanted to last month, so I’ve gotta cover a little more ground this month. In the final stretch of finishing my 2025 reading goal. 😤
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Didn’t read as much as I wanted to last month, so I’ve gotta cover a little more ground this month. In the final stretch of finishing my 2025 reading goal. 😤
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Dept. of Ed is reclassifying all the female dominated professions (nurse, therapist, speech pathologist, PA) as not having “professional” degrees, which makes it harder for them to get educational loans.
Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.
Take that shit to court!
Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.
Take that shit to court!
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Dept. of Ed is reclassifying all the female dominated professions (nurse, therapist, speech pathologist, PA) as not having “professional” degrees, which makes it harder for them to get educational loans.
Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.
Take that shit to court!
Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.
Take that shit to court!
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
i abandoned my boy
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
i abandoned my boy
I’ve wanted to see The Oh Hellos live for over a decade, and last night I finally got to do it! Caught them on their Yours Truly tour, and it was fantastic.
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’ve wanted to see The Oh Hellos live for over a decade, and last night I finally got to do it! Caught them on their Yours Truly tour, and it was fantastic.
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Trump slashed USAID so that children die for want of $2 mosquito nets or 12-cent-a-day medicines--but he now is backing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina that will also pour money into the pockets of billionaire hedge fund investors. My take: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires
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October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump slashed USAID so that children die for want of $2 mosquito nets or 12-cent-a-day medicines--but he now is backing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina that will also pour money into the pockets of billionaire hedge fund investors. My take: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Matthew Dickman’s poetry collection, Husbandry, consistently knocked the breath right outta me. 😭💛
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Matthew Dickman’s poetry collection, Husbandry, consistently knocked the breath right outta me. 😭💛