Cate Eland
@romancingnope.bsky.social
Intrusive, intense, and annoying. she/her
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Reminder that after 9/11, the FBI tried to infiltrate mosques and kept running into the problem that people at the mosque would call them up going "this guy is being shady as hell, he keeps talking about blowing stuff up, you gotta look into him"
And that shady guy was *always* a fed.
And that shady guy was *always* a fed.
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Reminder that after 9/11, the FBI tried to infiltrate mosques and kept running into the problem that people at the mosque would call them up going "this guy is being shady as hell, he keeps talking about blowing stuff up, you gotta look into him"
And that shady guy was *always* a fed.
And that shady guy was *always* a fed.
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Romance for Minnesota
*Because the Romance Community Stands Up We are appalled (though sadly not surprised) by the aggressive, violent, and deadly actions of ICE, at the behest of the Trump administration, in Minnesota …
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January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Also for those who want to talk about affordability more than anything else, your compromise is that ICE has $85 billion now. All of that money could go to people who need it!
Abolishing ICE is polling well and even polls positively with some Republicans at the moment. It could absolutely be a motivating and winning midterm issue that could flip control. Giving up before things even really start is a sure-fire way to keep people home.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Also for those who want to talk about affordability more than anything else, your compromise is that ICE has $85 billion now. All of that money could go to people who need it!
To be clear, 3 of these are just requiring DHS to follow existing laws they should already be following.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
To be clear, 3 of these are just requiring DHS to follow existing laws they should already be following.
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"The findings are based on interviews with more than 45 people currently held at Fort Bliss, and the letter includes 16 signed declarations by people detained at the facility."
www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
Immigrants Detained at Fort Bliss in Texas Report Abuse and Inhumane Conditions
Detained people at largest immigration detention facility in the country report accounts of physical and sexual abuse.
www.aclu.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM
"The findings are based on interviews with more than 45 people currently held at Fort Bliss, and the letter includes 16 signed declarations by people detained at the facility."
www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
www.aclu.org/news/immigra...
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I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
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This is something happening behind the scenes that people in and outside the U.S. don't see imo...this and how widespread the protests are. Also, there are so many people preparing to run for political positions who never would have considered it outside of a crisis.
".. A POLITICO analysis has identified 347 judges across the country who have rejected the administration’s detention policy .. while just 20 judges have sided with the administration .."
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Beleaguered Minnesota judges fume at Trump admin’s immigration tactics
Federal judges in the state are overwhelmed with cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This is something happening behind the scenes that people in and outside the U.S. don't see imo...this and how widespread the protests are. Also, there are so many people preparing to run for political positions who never would have considered it outside of a crisis.
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so ALL of these children just magically *have* orange slices after EVERY soccer game???
ok George Soros
ok George Soros
Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 AM
so ALL of these children just magically *have* orange slices after EVERY soccer game???
ok George Soros
ok George Soros
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we recognize that amazon is NOT AN IDEAL TOOL for this moment, so for those who don't want to give them money (fair!!!) please visit standwithminnesota.com and pick someone from the MANY OPTIONS. There are so many folks who need help! 💓
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January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
we recognize that amazon is NOT AN IDEAL TOOL for this moment, so for those who don't want to give them money (fair!!!) please visit standwithminnesota.com and pick someone from the MANY OPTIONS. There are so many folks who need help! 💓
What does he mean,"if"?!?!?!??!?!?
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
What does he mean,"if"?!?!?!??!?!?
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i go to sleep every night and wake up every day thinking about how many thousands of families in mn are not going to be able to pay their rent this month and how there is no system and no easy answer to fix this.
all the good people i know are working on it. but there is no solution today. again.
all the good people i know are working on it. but there is no solution today. again.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
i go to sleep every night and wake up every day thinking about how many thousands of families in mn are not going to be able to pay their rent this month and how there is no system and no easy answer to fix this.
all the good people i know are working on it. but there is no solution today. again.
all the good people i know are working on it. but there is no solution today. again.
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A guidance counselor + gym teacher / social media influencer + fake relationship
TBQ Rec
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January 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
$0.99 ✦ D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins
A guidance counselor + gym teacher / social media influencer + fake relationship
TBQ Rec
Contemporary Romance (FF) amzn.to/4jWY6Op
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
A guidance counselor + gym teacher / social media influencer + fake relationship
TBQ Rec
Contemporary Romance (FF) amzn.to/4jWY6Op
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978...
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
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So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
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This is a lie!!!! They destroyed evidence! A “system crash” doesn’t cause data to be deleted
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a lie!!!! They destroyed evidence! A “system crash” doesn’t cause data to be deleted
I had to triple check that all these statements came from *that* Bill Kristol. Surreal times we are living in.
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I had to triple check that all these statements came from *that* Bill Kristol. Surreal times we are living in.
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What I want to hear from Dems: condemnations of what's happening, vows to punish the perpetrators, clear steps for what they'll do to end this if they regain the majority in the House and/or Senate.
January 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What I want to hear from Dems: condemnations of what's happening, vows to punish the perpetrators, clear steps for what they'll do to end this if they regain the majority in the House and/or Senate.
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This is the core reason why all the Tim Pool types swung right after Occupy, by the way.
There were about ten seconds where you could pull a little cash grifting from the left position, then it all dried up and they went where the money was
There were about ten seconds where you could pull a little cash grifting from the left position, then it all dried up and they went where the money was
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This is the core reason why all the Tim Pool types swung right after Occupy, by the way.
There were about ten seconds where you could pull a little cash grifting from the left position, then it all dried up and they went where the money was
There were about ten seconds where you could pull a little cash grifting from the left position, then it all dried up and they went where the money was
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Remember back in 2020 when those "open everything up" chuds kept all mysteriously traveling from city to city trying to fight covid restrictions? Or how all of the same people started popping up at PTA meetings to ban books/classes?
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Remember back in 2020 when those "open everything up" chuds kept all mysteriously traveling from city to city trying to fight covid restrictions? Or how all of the same people started popping up at PTA meetings to ban books/classes?
"Republicans have walked away from public education, abandoned it, and Democrats have walked away from accountability and standards."
In Chicago, Rahm Emanuel orchestrated the largest closure of public schools in US history and cut $200 million from school budgets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTW...
In Chicago, Rahm Emanuel orchestrated the largest closure of public schools in US history and cut $200 million from school budgets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTW...
Rahm Emanuel believes Trump has "lost the American people"
YouTube video by NPR
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"Republicans have walked away from public education, abandoned it, and Democrats have walked away from accountability and standards."
In Chicago, Rahm Emanuel orchestrated the largest closure of public schools in US history and cut $200 million from school budgets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTW...
In Chicago, Rahm Emanuel orchestrated the largest closure of public schools in US history and cut $200 million from school budgets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTW...
"By dressing immigration enforcement officials in battle-ready attire, the agency encourages agents to understand themselves not as civil servants carrying out administrative law, but as frontline combatants operating in hostile terrain."
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"By dressing immigration enforcement officials in battle-ready attire, the agency encourages agents to understand themselves not as civil servants carrying out administrative law, but as frontline combatants operating in hostile terrain."
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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i think the "immigration turns high trust societies into low trust societies" people were already on really shaky ideological ground but now they're watching neighbors helping one another and calling them paid antifa agitators
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
i think the "immigration turns high trust societies into low trust societies" people were already on really shaky ideological ground but now they're watching neighbors helping one another and calling them paid antifa agitators