Sandra Parks
@sleeparks.bsky.social
Retired librarian, censorship fighter, cyclist, photographer. And I play oldtime string band music.
Hearing Trump sniffle and slurp through this lying shitstorm of a speech has me yelling profanities at an almost unprecedented pace this morning.
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Hearing Trump sniffle and slurp through this lying shitstorm of a speech has me yelling profanities at an almost unprecedented pace this morning.
@kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social … you need to support the abolition of ICE as well.
McGovern: I believe ICE should be abolished. I don’t want one more penny for ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
@kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social … you need to support the abolition of ICE as well.
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ICE is about to run out of funding.
Your reps could vote NO so that ICE and its surveillance panopticon shuts down. Call them using our easy call tool at +1 813-213-3989 or via fftf.link/ICEFunding
Your reps could vote NO so that ICE and its surveillance panopticon shuts down. Call them using our easy call tool at +1 813-213-3989 or via fftf.link/ICEFunding
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
fftf.link
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
ICE is about to run out of funding.
Your reps could vote NO so that ICE and its surveillance panopticon shuts down. Call them using our easy call tool at +1 813-213-3989 or via fftf.link/ICEFunding
Your reps could vote NO so that ICE and its surveillance panopticon shuts down. Call them using our easy call tool at +1 813-213-3989 or via fftf.link/ICEFunding
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#iceoutcomics documents what's happening in the Twin Cities in heart-wrenching 4-panel comics. Learn the backstory & see some of the resulting comics in this week's Sigh of Relief. Includes a how-to for teachers to bring the project into their classrooms.
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/dispatches...
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/dispatches...
Dispatches From The Front Lines
Cartoonists Document What's Happening In The Twin Cities
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January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
#iceoutcomics documents what's happening in the Twin Cities in heart-wrenching 4-panel comics. Learn the backstory & see some of the resulting comics in this week's Sigh of Relief. Includes a how-to for teachers to bring the project into their classrooms.
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/dispatches...
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/dispatches...
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This is utterly deranged.
![Screenshot of a post by Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) on X/Twitter. The post reads:
“NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
‘Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT’”
At the bottom of the screenshot: “8:31 PM · Jan 18, 2026 · 25.6K Views.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/bafkreidksjuj7yrvabefolz3tgep5cwvyiyutv6w5fahfm344p7eq2jzzq@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This is utterly deranged.
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Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
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January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
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It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
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We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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It’s by David French, former Alliance Defending Freedom attorney, as responsible as any group for dragging the country to the actual state in which we live, one justifying the murder of a queer woman daring to stand up to their racist police work.
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
It’s by David French, former Alliance Defending Freedom attorney, as responsible as any group for dragging the country to the actual state in which we live, one justifying the murder of a queer woman daring to stand up to their racist police work.
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The “protect the children” and “wE dON’t coPaReNT wItH the GoVErnMenT” people sure are quiet about children getting harmed by the government. We all know why.
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abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
2 children hospitalized after fed agents deployed tear gas: Minneapolis officials
abcnews.go.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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The truth is simple: ICE can’t be reformed. It has to be canceled and replaced with an immigration system rooted in civil rights, real oversight, and the Constitution. Anything less is enabling abuse with our tax dollars in our name.
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The truth is simple: ICE can’t be reformed. It has to be canceled and replaced with an immigration system rooted in civil rights, real oversight, and the Constitution. Anything less is enabling abuse with our tax dollars in our name.
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“It’s important to remember that usually, ICE funding is bipartisan.
So you only control the people that YOU vote for, but you gotta stay on them, you never let up.”
- @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social
York, PA Show
NO ICE FUNDING, NO CAVING ON SHUTDOWN BILL, DEMOCRATS
“It’s important to remember that usually, ICE funding is bipartisan.
So you only control the people that YOU vote for, but you gotta stay on them, you never let up.”
- @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social
York, PA Show
NO ICE FUNDING, NO CAVING ON SHUTDOWN BILL, DEMOCRATS
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🔥🔥🔥
“It’s important to remember that usually, ICE funding is bipartisan.
So you only control the people that YOU vote for, but you gotta stay on them, you never let up.”
- @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social
York, PA Show
NO ICE FUNDING, NO CAVING ON SHUTDOWN BILL, DEMOCRATS
“It’s important to remember that usually, ICE funding is bipartisan.
So you only control the people that YOU vote for, but you gotta stay on them, you never let up.”
- @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social
York, PA Show
NO ICE FUNDING, NO CAVING ON SHUTDOWN BILL, DEMOCRATS
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No legislative text.
No timeline for congressional action.
No new ideas to expand health coverage.
No ways to simplify the system.
No replacement for the ACA.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s “plan” is built on Potemkin promises, again.
It’s a travesty that headlines don’t reflect it.
No timeline for congressional action.
No new ideas to expand health coverage.
No ways to simplify the system.
No replacement for the ACA.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s “plan” is built on Potemkin promises, again.
It’s a travesty that headlines don’t reflect it.
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
No legislative text.
No timeline for congressional action.
No new ideas to expand health coverage.
No ways to simplify the system.
No replacement for the ACA.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s “plan” is built on Potemkin promises, again.
It’s a travesty that headlines don’t reflect it.
No timeline for congressional action.
No new ideas to expand health coverage.
No ways to simplify the system.
No replacement for the ACA.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s “plan” is built on Potemkin promises, again.
It’s a travesty that headlines don’t reflect it.
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This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
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wow maybe the centrists are right, they just need more training. let’s ship them all off to the goon academy for remedial walking lessons. these boys just can’t stop falling down.
Today at the Whipple Federal Building in Minnesota while federal agents rushed the protest crowd, one agent is filmed pushing a protester and slipping on ICE. Another agent has his pepperball gun broken and he slips on the cartridge holder while dropping pepperballs all over.
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 AM
wow maybe the centrists are right, they just need more training. let’s ship them all off to the goon academy for remedial walking lessons. these boys just can’t stop falling down.
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Today let me draw your attention to another concerning passage in the IMLS NOFO.
They want projects that "explore innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education [and] explore cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education."
They want projects that "explore innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education [and] explore cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education."
If you wondered whether the IMLS would be fine now that everything is fine with that one court case, the answer is not really. Grant priorities will be for propaganda projects this go.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
IMLS Opens to FY26 Grant Applications
After almost a year in existential limbo, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has opened its discretionary grant funding cycle for fiscal year 2026, allowing institutions to submit project pr...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Today let me draw your attention to another concerning passage in the IMLS NOFO.
They want projects that "explore innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education [and] explore cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education."
They want projects that "explore innovative alternatives to traditional credentialing and librarian education [and] explore cutting edge tools and fresh topics in the content and provision of continuing education."
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Trump Tells Reuters, of 2026 Midterms, "We Shouldn't Even Have An Election"
Five takeaways from the Reuters interview of President Trump
Reuters sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump for an interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Here are some takeaways from the 30-minute exchange:
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Trump Tells Reuters, of 2026 Midterms, "We Shouldn't Even Have An Election"
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Not surprising that one of Trump’s billionaire friends is driving the threat to takeover Greenland. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Not surprising that one of Trump’s billionaire friends is driving the threat to takeover Greenland. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering
www.vox.com/politics/475...
www.vox.com/politics/475...
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220,000 federal workers made jobless by the Trump admin. This doesn't include forced retirements, resignations, and non-renewals
This was not about "waste, fraud, and abuse". It was about ransacking the people's government to fund tax breaks for billionaires
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This was not about "waste, fraud, and abuse". It was about ransacking the people's government to fund tax breaks for billionaires
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency
New data offers the first clear view of the impact of the buyouts and firings.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
220,000 federal workers made jobless by the Trump admin. This doesn't include forced retirements, resignations, and non-renewals
This was not about "waste, fraud, and abuse". It was about ransacking the people's government to fund tax breaks for billionaires
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This was not about "waste, fraud, and abuse". It was about ransacking the people's government to fund tax breaks for billionaires
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They just say the illegal parts out loud.
And just in case you thought @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org was exaggerating when he posted this great piece yesterday, "Extortion as Governance" ...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
January 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
They just say the illegal parts out loud.
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“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
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As Virginia's General Assembly session prepares to kick off on Jan. 14, I've got a reader-friendly, nonpartisan guide that can teach you how the legislature works, and how you can track bills and budget items via its online system: nathanalderman.com/fact/politic...
Nathan Alderman > Fact > LIS 101
Learn how to track bills and votes through Virginia's state legislature with this user-friendly guide,
nathanalderman.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
As Virginia's General Assembly session prepares to kick off on Jan. 14, I've got a reader-friendly, nonpartisan guide that can teach you how the legislature works, and how you can track bills and budget items via its online system: nathanalderman.com/fact/politic...