Andrea Feldman
@visaforviolet.bsky.social
Curmudgeon. Lapsed zine publisher. Cat person. Armchair traveler.
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Andrea Feldman
@visaforviolet.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Hello Bluesky! Do I need more social media in my life? No! But am I sick of No Joy in Muskville (a bit heavy on GOP sociopaths) and Instagram (ads n’ grifters)? Yes! So here I am. Enjoy this photo of my shy kitty Little Miss luxuriating in the sunshine.
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@marisakabas.bsky.social For anyone who wants the language handy (and willing to opt out even apparently under threat of detention), this is what the CBP website says about the right of US citizens to opt out - I keep it bookmarked on my phone:
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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We are saddened to share that the House just voted to revoke a mining ban across 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, including the watershed of Minnesota's #BoundaryWaters.
Please stay tuned for more opportunities to stop this by signing up for our email list ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6
Please stay tuned for more opportunities to stop this by signing up for our email list ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
We are saddened to share that the House just voted to revoke a mining ban across 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, including the watershed of Minnesota's #BoundaryWaters.
Please stay tuned for more opportunities to stop this by signing up for our email list ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6
Please stay tuned for more opportunities to stop this by signing up for our email list ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6
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Please check out this kickstarter campaign by my friend, photographer, Bethany Jacobson. This book will collect many of her beautiful images from 1980’s NYC. The world definitely needs more beauty - now more than ever. Let’s get her funded! Link below.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/134...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/134...
Another Time, Another Place
A limited-edition photography book capturing the spirit of New York City in the 1980s, to be published by Damiani.
www.kickstarter.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Please check out this kickstarter campaign by my friend, photographer, Bethany Jacobson. This book will collect many of her beautiful images from 1980’s NYC. The world definitely needs more beauty - now more than ever. Let’s get her funded! Link below.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/134...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/134...
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Because it's a tough news day & also #caturday, I feel like you all just need to know about Romare Bearden's cat, Gippo. Bearden, one of the leading American artists of the 20th century and a steadfast chronicler of Black life, had a cat named Gippo whom he clearly adored
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Because it's a tough news day & also #caturday, I feel like you all just need to know about Romare Bearden's cat, Gippo. Bearden, one of the leading American artists of the 20th century and a steadfast chronicler of Black life, had a cat named Gippo whom he clearly adored
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
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Incredibly powerful account of ICE’s racist, authoritarian terror campaign.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Prosecute these people.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Prosecute these people.
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Incredibly powerful account of ICE’s racist, authoritarian terror campaign.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Prosecute these people.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Prosecute these people.
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The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that it needs to send the military into American cities because of the unique danger faced by federal agents.
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that it needs to send the military into American cities because of the unique danger faced by federal agents.
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
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On Thursday, the Providence General Assembly will bring their anti-ICE demand to the City Council
The PGA will host a “Rally and Speak-Out against ICE on Providence City Property and ICE Terror and Brutality” outside Providence City Hall on Thursday, January 22, at 5 pm.
The PGA will host a “Rally and Speak-Out against ICE on Providence City Property and ICE Terror and Brutality” outside Providence City Hall on Thursday, January 22, at 5 pm.
On Thursday, the Providence General Assembly will bring their anti-ICE demand to the City Council
The PGA will host a “Rally and Speak-Out against ICE on Providence City Property and ICE Terror and Brutality” outside Providence City Hall on Thursday, January 22, at 5 pm.
steveahlquist.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM
On Thursday, the Providence General Assembly will bring their anti-ICE demand to the City Council
The PGA will host a “Rally and Speak-Out against ICE on Providence City Property and ICE Terror and Brutality” outside Providence City Hall on Thursday, January 22, at 5 pm.
The PGA will host a “Rally and Speak-Out against ICE on Providence City Property and ICE Terror and Brutality” outside Providence City Hall on Thursday, January 22, at 5 pm.
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the goat Bette Gordon talking to the goat Ira Sachs about his incredible new film Peter Hujar’s Day (on Criterion Channel Jan 27, btw!)
Peter Hujar’s Day with Ira Sachs and Bette Gordon (Ep. 580)
YouTube video by Directors Guild of America
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
the goat Bette Gordon talking to the goat Ira Sachs about his incredible new film Peter Hujar’s Day (on Criterion Channel Jan 27, btw!)
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✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS✨ On January 27, Ira Sachs' PETER HUJAR'S DAY will make its streaming debut on the Criterion Channel! One of the most acclaimed films of the year, Sachs's film is a touching celebration of creativity, connection, and the life of a singular artist
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS✨ On January 27, Ira Sachs' PETER HUJAR'S DAY will make its streaming debut on the Criterion Channel! One of the most acclaimed films of the year, Sachs's film is a touching celebration of creativity, connection, and the life of a singular artist
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Exactly a year before he was murdered, MLK Jr. gave one of the greatest speeches of his life, a piercing critique of the war in Vietnam. 2,000 people jammed into New York’s Riverside Church to hear him shred the claims U.S. leaders had long made to justify their counterrevolutionary foreign policy.
Exceptional Victims
The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today.
www.bostonreview.net
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Exactly a year before he was murdered, MLK Jr. gave one of the greatest speeches of his life, a piercing critique of the war in Vietnam. 2,000 people jammed into New York’s Riverside Church to hear him shred the claims U.S. leaders had long made to justify their counterrevolutionary foreign policy.
Snowy day here in Providence.
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Snowy day here in Providence.
Just look at the line here. Ruth Asawa delights in natural forms with such delicacy and concise observation. Life drawing that pulses with life. 🍃
January 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Just look at the line here. Ruth Asawa delights in natural forms with such delicacy and concise observation. Life drawing that pulses with life. 🍃
An Old Fashioned before turning in.
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
An Old Fashioned before turning in.
From the Man Ray show at the Met: the Marquise Casati (1922). Silver positive on glass plate.
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
From the Man Ray show at the Met: the Marquise Casati (1922). Silver positive on glass plate.
In NYC for the day.
January 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
In NYC for the day.
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Turkish Delight: Detuned Dada – Warped Reality Magazine
warpedrealitymagazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
Trying to break up my doomscrolling with nice things, like this tomato soup I made for lunch. That’s toum (garlic sauce) in the center, along with a smattering of herbs. I made this spicy with some hot paprika and my fave, yuzo koshu.
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Trying to break up my doomscrolling with nice things, like this tomato soup I made for lunch. That’s toum (garlic sauce) in the center, along with a smattering of herbs. I made this spicy with some hot paprika and my fave, yuzo koshu.
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We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
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Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.
The pandemic may have caused a songbird’s beak to change shape, scientists find | CNN
Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.
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tired of everything being so terrible, and also of everything being so stupid
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
tired of everything being so terrible, and also of everything being so stupid
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January 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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the people of MN have been murdered, brutalized and kidnapped for weeks now and have remained *amazingly* peaceful in the face of it. lecturing citizens to not “take the bait” etc is pretty disrespectful after a point and avoids the real question: how long are they supposed to take this, undefended?
State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
the people of MN have been murdered, brutalized and kidnapped for weeks now and have remained *amazingly* peaceful in the face of it. lecturing citizens to not “take the bait” etc is pretty disrespectful after a point and avoids the real question: how long are they supposed to take this, undefended?
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RIP Kenny Morris: original punk, Banshee drummer extraordinaire. I knew him well in the Banshees and was in touch with him recently about his memoir. Which I hope will be published. God bless you Kenny
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
RIP Kenny Morris: original punk, Banshee drummer extraordinaire. I knew him well in the Banshees and was in touch with him recently about his memoir. Which I hope will be published. God bless you Kenny