@trishus.bsky.social
Heartbroken American. Ashamed of our bully nation. Civility is unfashionable. Egos are destructive. Sociopaths are many. Evil is real.
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More attention here, please.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
More attention here, please.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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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...
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Frog and Toad went outside. They tramped through the snow.
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me,” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled.”
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me,” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Frog and Toad went outside. They tramped through the snow.
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me,” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled.”
“We will ride down this big hill on my sled,” said Frog.
“Not me,” said Toad.
“Do not be afraid,” said Frog. “I will be with you on the sled.”
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Man the implication that somewhere deep in our brain there is a “see tiny people all over the place” button and a mushroom can press it, that’s deeply unsettling.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Man the implication that somewhere deep in our brain there is a “see tiny people all over the place” button and a mushroom can press it, that’s deeply unsettling.
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If the U.S. military is given direct orders to seize Greenland—pull down another nation’s flag, and then claim the ground in the name of the United States—every senior commander has a moral obligation to refuse to accept or support such a command.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Are No Joke
The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans.
www.theatlantic.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
If the U.S. military is given direct orders to seize Greenland—pull down another nation’s flag, and then claim the ground in the name of the United States—every senior commander has a moral obligation to refuse to accept or support such a command.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I cracked open The Drawing Habit and one tip inside that I hadn’t seen before was to practice “nervous” lines as a way to build muscle memory for longer straight and curved lines. Basically, lean into the wobble and make it intentional you you can work on spacing and consistency
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I cracked open The Drawing Habit and one tip inside that I hadn’t seen before was to practice “nervous” lines as a way to build muscle memory for longer straight and curved lines. Basically, lean into the wobble and make it intentional you you can work on spacing and consistency
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“[Trump's] made us poorer and sicker. ... It’s a wrecking ball presidency. It’s been a disaster. An abject failure, F. It’s just a remarkable series of mistakes.”
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“[Trump's] made us poorer and sicker. ... It’s a wrecking ball presidency. It’s been a disaster. An abject failure, F. It’s just a remarkable series of mistakes.”
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
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This kind of thing does point out a real ethical dilemma: block or mute?
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This kind of thing does point out a real ethical dilemma: block or mute?
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
Growing weary of reading "I'll block you if you..." from small accounts. Just block people. No need to announce (ah grandstand) unless you have a huge follow.
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Growing weary of reading "I'll block you if you..." from small accounts. Just block people. No need to announce (ah grandstand) unless you have a huge follow.
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The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good & the very gentle & the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Hemingway
Hemingway
December 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good & the very gentle & the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Hemingway
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I feel certain that I am alone in this but my 2 favorite Christmas movies are:
Brooklyn Lobster
Two Family House
Brooklyn Lobster
Two Family House
December 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I feel certain that I am alone in this but my 2 favorite Christmas movies are:
Brooklyn Lobster
Two Family House
Brooklyn Lobster
Two Family House
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
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“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
I don't get people who post that they're in a quandary, then get irritated by suggestions i.e. "didn't ask for your advice." So, yes ...wife venting on hub after bad day at work = listen, don't try to fix. But social media? Maybe try journaling. 🙄
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I don't get people who post that they're in a quandary, then get irritated by suggestions i.e. "didn't ask for your advice." So, yes ...wife venting on hub after bad day at work = listen, don't try to fix. But social media? Maybe try journaling. 🙄
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