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I am fascinated by: reading, books, libraries, law, social sciences, feminism, intersectionality, art, and cats.
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Not here to buy, sell, or date. May consider processing.
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FBI & DOJ won’t investigate murder of two American citizens in Minneapolis by ICE but now seizing ballots in 2020 Georgia election that was audited three times
January 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
FBI & DOJ won’t investigate murder of two American citizens in Minneapolis by ICE but now seizing ballots in 2020 Georgia election that was audited three times
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[while sipping a honey vanilla chamomile tea and eating a lovely banana bread] i hope they burn in hell
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
[while sipping a honey vanilla chamomile tea and eating a lovely banana bread] i hope they burn in hell
I know about the don't double space after a period anymore thing, but out of nowhere*, my word processing software** is telling me not to double space after a : and I'm not buying it.***
*For me
**This term probably shows my age.
***Also not bought by those who have recently edited my writing.
*For me
**This term probably shows my age.
***Also not bought by those who have recently edited my writing.
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I know about the don't double space after a period anymore thing, but out of nowhere*, my word processing software** is telling me not to double space after a : and I'm not buying it.***
*For me
**This term probably shows my age.
***Also not bought by those who have recently edited my writing.
*For me
**This term probably shows my age.
***Also not bought by those who have recently edited my writing.
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On January 27, 1945 the German Nazi concentration and extermination Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was liberated. Today we commemorate the 74th anniversary of this event.
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
On January 27, 1945 the German Nazi concentration and extermination Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was liberated. Today we commemorate the 74th anniversary of this event.
One of my favorite parts of being a librarian is that you never know what new skill you're going to need to learn. Today I learned how to operate a movie theater style popcorn popper for an event. You can bet that's going on my LinkedIn!
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
One of my favorite parts of being a librarian is that you never know what new skill you're going to need to learn. Today I learned how to operate a movie theater style popcorn popper for an event. You can bet that's going on my LinkedIn!
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"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest."
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest."
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Hours after federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Bondi sent Walz a letter: turn over voter rolls, Medicaid data, and SNAP records or ICE stays. Senator Murphy: "They're openly using state violence as a bargaining chip to seize election infrastructure." This is extortion.
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Hours after federal agents killed Alex Pretti, Bondi sent Walz a letter: turn over voter rolls, Medicaid data, and SNAP records or ICE stays. Senator Murphy: "They're openly using state violence as a bargaining chip to seize election infrastructure." This is extortion.
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Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration.
Some of us have been sounding the alarm for ages, but it’s becoming more and more blatant:
Trump is trying to become a dictator.
Some of us have been sounding the alarm for ages, but it’s becoming more and more blatant:
Trump is trying to become a dictator.
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration.
Some of us have been sounding the alarm for ages, but it’s becoming more and more blatant:
Trump is trying to become a dictator.
Some of us have been sounding the alarm for ages, but it’s becoming more and more blatant:
Trump is trying to become a dictator.
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I’m here in DC, right before a historic snowstorn, for a last minute action.
“ICE out for good!”
“ICE out for good!”
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I’m here in DC, right before a historic snowstorn, for a last minute action.
“ICE out for good!”
“ICE out for good!”
Every detail, every fact about what's happening in Minneapolis and elsewhere is sickening and unconscionable.
Write your letters, make your calls, attend your protests. We're all in different situations, but as we're each able we need to stand up against what's wrong and stand up for each other.
Write your letters, make your calls, attend your protests. We're all in different situations, but as we're each able we need to stand up against what's wrong and stand up for each other.
January 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Every detail, every fact about what's happening in Minneapolis and elsewhere is sickening and unconscionable.
Write your letters, make your calls, attend your protests. We're all in different situations, but as we're each able we need to stand up against what's wrong and stand up for each other.
Write your letters, make your calls, attend your protests. We're all in different situations, but as we're each able we need to stand up against what's wrong and stand up for each other.
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“'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' [Rabbi] Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
“'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' [Rabbi] Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
"One teenage boy described to me -- I mean, a big kid, he was maybe 16 or 17 -- that he cries every night when he goes to sleep in the detention center where he's held with his father."
Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are some of the allegations made by migrant families about conditions children face in ICE custody. https://to.pbs.org/4qYTV6L
Migrant families allege children held by ICE face unsafe and unsanitary conditions
Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about thei...
to.pbs.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 AM
"One teenage boy described to me -- I mean, a big kid, he was maybe 16 or 17 -- that he cries every night when he goes to sleep in the detention center where he's held with his father."
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Today we honor Dr. King by remembering that his legacy wasn’t comfort or quiet it was courage, sacrifice, and resistance in the face of injustice. He knew progress is never handed down; it’s pushed forward by ordinary people who refuse to accept inequality as normal.
January 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Today we honor Dr. King by remembering that his legacy wasn’t comfort or quiet it was courage, sacrifice, and resistance in the face of injustice. He knew progress is never handed down; it’s pushed forward by ordinary people who refuse to accept inequality as normal.
He's really proud of himself because he has a blanket on a pillow on the couch.
#CatsOfBluesky
#Caturday a day late
#CatsOfBluesky
#Caturday a day late
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
He's really proud of himself because he has a blanket on a pillow on the couch.
#CatsOfBluesky
#Caturday a day late
#CatsOfBluesky
#Caturday a day late
Tonight I made homemade soup, chatted with my family, and am now going to bed early with my weighted blanket and my two cats curled up next to me, while a gentle snow falls outside. I'm not sure if I can keep up with this kind of fast paced weekend, but I'm going to try.
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Tonight I made homemade soup, chatted with my family, and am now going to bed early with my weighted blanket and my two cats curled up next to me, while a gentle snow falls outside. I'm not sure if I can keep up with this kind of fast paced weekend, but I'm going to try.
The DOJ saying it's not subject to courts is the type of issue where the absurdity can insulate from the danger. It's completely ridiculous, but don't forget how frightening of an attack that is on the rule of law & U.S. government as we've known it.
Also, release the #EpsteinFiles
Also, release the #EpsteinFiles
NEWS: DOJ says no court can force it to release the Epstein files or comply with the law.
Large scale anti-Trump protests break out across the globe in Denmark and Greenland.
Measles outbreak surges in South Carolina. An important update. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Large scale anti-Trump protests break out across the globe in Denmark and Greenland.
Measles outbreak surges in South Carolina. An important update. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Important Update: Justice Department Says No Court Can Force it to Release the Epstein Files as Cover-Up Grows
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The DOJ saying it's not subject to courts is the type of issue where the absurdity can insulate from the danger. It's completely ridiculous, but don't forget how frightening of an attack that is on the rule of law & U.S. government as we've known it.
Also, release the #EpsteinFiles
Also, release the #EpsteinFiles
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Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
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I started a new job this week that is a dream come true. I'm mostly excited, but after working remotely for 15 years and now being in an office, wearing shoes all day is my biggest adjustment.
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I started a new job this week that is a dream come true. I'm mostly excited, but after working remotely for 15 years and now being in an office, wearing shoes all day is my biggest adjustment.
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.