Shelby Edwards
@sedwards.bsky.social
Writer poet with a day job | Senior senior risk manager with a knack for things going sideways | Army Maj (Ret). | Plant geek | Northwesterner | @STEWest at that other place
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Disband DHS. It was a hasty reaction to 9/11 and the whole thing needs rethinking. It was a Frankenstein from the start.
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Disband DHS. It was a hasty reaction to 9/11 and the whole thing needs rethinking. It was a Frankenstein from the start.
This logic is fascinating. These people can't understand that normal Americans are the ones showing up. There is no shame in this, there is respect.
And profiling people for exercising their first amendment rights is a...choice.
And profiling people for exercising their first amendment rights is a...choice.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This logic is fascinating. These people can't understand that normal Americans are the ones showing up. There is no shame in this, there is respect.
And profiling people for exercising their first amendment rights is a...choice.
And profiling people for exercising their first amendment rights is a...choice.
Three cheers for my French cousins! Microsoft could do with a lot less of a monopoly in the world.
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Three cheers for my French cousins! Microsoft could do with a lot less of a monopoly in the world.
Second must read for the day... Last week the UK released a National Security Assessment on "global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security". It's eyes wide open about where we are and what's coming (quickly). Time's short. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Second must read for the day... Last week the UK released a National Security Assessment on "global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security". It's eyes wide open about where we are and what's coming (quickly). Time's short. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...
Dear back neighbors are having their massive laurel hedges trimmed and some tree work done and the crew is a bunch of happy guys with saws and one large bucket truck that keeps distractingly beeping proximity alarms. Tree guys always seem like they're just out loving their jobs.
January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Dear back neighbors are having their massive laurel hedges trimmed and some tree work done and the crew is a bunch of happy guys with saws and one large bucket truck that keeps distractingly beeping proximity alarms. Tree guys always seem like they're just out loving their jobs.
“We hold these truths…” Must read, gem of a book. It goes phrase by phrase through that historic sentence and is full of insights into the drafting and the drafters while raising important questions about this moment in our history. Book clubs, coffee circles, this needs talking about.
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“We hold these truths…” Must read, gem of a book. It goes phrase by phrase through that historic sentence and is full of insights into the drafting and the drafters while raising important questions about this moment in our history. Book clubs, coffee circles, this needs talking about.
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Signal is more secure than most digital platforms for communication but also you should not plot crimes in Signal because Signal is only as secure as the weakest person in your groupchat when under interrogation by police and also planning crimes in writing makes your lawyer cry.
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Signal is more secure than most digital platforms for communication but also you should not plot crimes in Signal because Signal is only as secure as the weakest person in your groupchat when under interrogation by police and also planning crimes in writing makes your lawyer cry.
Justice. We need justice for this man's impunity and rank abuse of his position.
DHS is using explosives on people’s homes???
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Justice. We need justice for this man's impunity and rank abuse of his position.
What a waste this is... all that habitat and soil loss, water use, carbon use, not to mention all the nitrates. 30 million acres of dead zones. Ugh. We could stop this tomorrow.
30 million acres of corn harvested for ethanol in the USA.
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
What a waste this is... all that habitat and soil loss, water use, carbon use, not to mention all the nitrates. 30 million acres of dead zones. Ugh. We could stop this tomorrow.
Updated free course list from Harvard--there's some very interesting stuff here. Brain food.
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Catalog of Courses
Browse the latest courses from Harvard University
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January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Updated free course list from Harvard--there's some very interesting stuff here. Brain food.
pll.harvard.edu/catalog?pric...
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Major win for civil society. May he face accountability for his actions.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Major win for civil society. May he face accountability for his actions.
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Good riddance. And a win. Americans will get to hound him elsewhere. This man must be forced out of our government and face charges for his violence.
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Good riddance. And a win. Americans will get to hound him elsewhere. This man must be forced out of our government and face charges for his violence.
Sat down this morning and wrote an opinion piece for posting on LinkedIn that opened with the line "It cannot be business as usual". The way I 'grew up' professionally is that one never mixed the personal with the professional, never mentioned politics, but this moment? We need our full selves.
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Sat down this morning and wrote an opinion piece for posting on LinkedIn that opened with the line "It cannot be business as usual". The way I 'grew up' professionally is that one never mixed the personal with the professional, never mentioned politics, but this moment? We need our full selves.
If you missed this interview with Minneapolis Director of Emergency Management Rachel Sayre this weekend, it's worth a listen.
www.wusf.org/2026-01-24/m...
www.wusf.org/2026-01-24/m...
Minneapolis emergency management director invokes Yemen and Ukraine to describe events at home
Reaction from Minneapolis Emergency Management Director Rachel Sayre to Saturday's shooting and the subsequent street confrontations.
www.wusf.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If you missed this interview with Minneapolis Director of Emergency Management Rachel Sayre this weekend, it's worth a listen.
www.wusf.org/2026-01-24/m...
www.wusf.org/2026-01-24/m...
Thread.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Thread.
Find the light, wherever it might be. lol
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Find the light, wherever it might be. lol
This is just so good. A mayor being a mayor but showing (not just standing behind a comfy microphone) what city services look like and what residents can expect (and do). Everything about Momdani's administration is "here's how we are serving" and also how people can help. 🌟
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This is just so good. A mayor being a mayor but showing (not just standing behind a comfy microphone) what city services look like and what residents can expect (and do). Everything about Momdani's administration is "here's how we are serving" and also how people can help. 🌟
Coping with America today by getting my house in order...something about a clean house, front door all scrubbed and winter landing tidied, sink cleared, all the rest, helps manage the outer chaos, and sitting at my desk crafting a message for my business network calling out the silence.
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Coping with America today by getting my house in order...something about a clean house, front door all scrubbed and winter landing tidied, sink cleared, all the rest, helps manage the outer chaos, and sitting at my desk crafting a message for my business network calling out the silence.
Hey, hi.
Soldier here.
Just want to say, don't feel like you have to watch videos of violence. No average person should be confronted with what we're seeing on our streets. Bear witness if you can, sure, but know yourself and your limits--you can help in other ways.
We work for a better world.
Soldier here.
Just want to say, don't feel like you have to watch videos of violence. No average person should be confronted with what we're seeing on our streets. Bear witness if you can, sure, but know yourself and your limits--you can help in other ways.
We work for a better world.
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Hey, hi.
Soldier here.
Just want to say, don't feel like you have to watch videos of violence. No average person should be confronted with what we're seeing on our streets. Bear witness if you can, sure, but know yourself and your limits--you can help in other ways.
We work for a better world.
Soldier here.
Just want to say, don't feel like you have to watch videos of violence. No average person should be confronted with what we're seeing on our streets. Bear witness if you can, sure, but know yourself and your limits--you can help in other ways.
We work for a better world.
Made myself a little plum tea cake with some Whidbey plums I had in the freezer just to take my mind off it all... house now smells like cake which, yes, helps. No writing today, words are rage stuck.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Made myself a little plum tea cake with some Whidbey plums I had in the freezer just to take my mind off it all... house now smells like cake which, yes, helps. No writing today, words are rage stuck.
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
Looks like a good man this one. He was helping a woman knocked down by ICE when they mobbed him.
He should be alive today.
We must get this regime out of our government. Out of our society. And there must be accountability and justice for their crimes.
He should be alive today.
We must get this regime out of our government. Out of our society. And there must be accountability and justice for their crimes.
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Looks like a good man this one. He was helping a woman knocked down by ICE when they mobbed him.
He should be alive today.
We must get this regime out of our government. Out of our society. And there must be accountability and justice for their crimes.
He should be alive today.
We must get this regime out of our government. Out of our society. And there must be accountability and justice for their crimes.