Cat Deakins Quayle
@catdeakins.bsky.social
Irish Dance Mom, cinematographer, filmmaker, baseball mom (in no particular order, depending on the day). Californian. New Yorker.
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
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He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
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A government that made an honest mistake and killed someone would admit it.
A government that wanted to murder its political enemies would lie about it.
A government that wanted to murder its political enemies would lie about it.
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM
A government that made an honest mistake and killed someone would admit it.
A government that wanted to murder its political enemies would lie about it.
A government that wanted to murder its political enemies would lie about it.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”
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Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.”
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Every democratic congressperson needs to be shouting IMPEACHMENT
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Every democratic congressperson needs to be shouting IMPEACHMENT
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Too obvious a point even to make, perhaps. But there was no “unrest” in Minneapolis before ICE and CBP showed up. ICE and CBP are the cause of the chaos…and the killings.
Get them out of there.
Get them out of there.
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Too obvious a point even to make, perhaps. But there was no “unrest” in Minneapolis before ICE and CBP showed up. ICE and CBP are the cause of the chaos…and the killings.
Get them out of there.
Get them out of there.
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The U.S. officially exits the World Health Organization. I know we are beyond asking why the Regime does the awful things they do because the answer is always greed, hatefulness or stupidity but sometimes I just can’t help wondering WTF is wrong with these people.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
US officially exits World Health Organization, accusing agency of straying 'from its core mission'
The U.S. has officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, HHS and the Department of State announced on Thursday.
abcnews.go.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The U.S. officially exits the World Health Organization. I know we are beyond asking why the Regime does the awful things they do because the answer is always greed, hatefulness or stupidity but sometimes I just can’t help wondering WTF is wrong with these people.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
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📌The thing about Jack Smith's testimony today is that it is easily corroborated because we all watched the attack on TV, including the guy behind it, who did nothing about it for three hours.
January 23, 2026 at 1:25 AM
📌The thing about Jack Smith's testimony today is that it is easily corroborated because we all watched the attack on TV, including the guy behind it, who did nothing about it for three hours.
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This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
“It just happens.” yeah right. I hope his parents despise you, as everyone should see through your narcissistic facade to your cruelty
I will never get over the fact that the Republican Party chose as its standard-bearer, and this country elected as its President, quite possibly the worst human being on the planet.
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“It just happens.” yeah right. I hope his parents despise you, as everyone should see through your narcissistic facade to your cruelty
Never been so proud to be from a state bordering NJ. Great speech!!
Sherrill: "We see a POTUS illegally usurping power. He's unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself while everyone else's costs go higher. Here we demand people in public service actually serve the public instead of extorting money to benefit themselves & their cronies."
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Never been so proud to be from a state bordering NJ. Great speech!!
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This is blatant corruption by an obvious criminal. The longer we tolerate it, the greedier the dictator gets.
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger
Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is blatant corruption by an obvious criminal. The longer we tolerate it, the greedier the dictator gets.
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Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
Some of them also always knew that political parties were the Achilles heel. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison. They were right, it seems.
This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Some of them also always knew that political parties were the Achilles heel. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison. They were right, it seems.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Most corrupt POTUS ever
I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Most corrupt POTUS ever
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"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
You know what would work even better and faster? IMPEACH AND CONVICT
“This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow against the United States Constitution and the U.S. government… [Trump] wants to seem strong, but he is not that strong. Organizing against him works. Fighting him in court works. Pushing back works. Protesting in the streets works.”
@maddow.msnbc.com
@maddow.msnbc.com
The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 AM
You know what would work even better and faster? IMPEACH AND CONVICT
IMPEACH AND CONVICT DONALD TRUMP FOR ABUSE OF POWER IN MINNESOTA
Enough is enough!!!! Congress you know this is not the American way. This is not constitutional. This is not ok and anyone who is on the wrong side of this will be voted out of power asap. FIND YOUR COURAGE
Enough is enough!!!! Congress you know this is not the American way. This is not constitutional. This is not ok and anyone who is on the wrong side of this will be voted out of power asap. FIND YOUR COURAGE
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 AM
IMPEACH AND CONVICT DONALD TRUMP FOR ABUSE OF POWER IN MINNESOTA
Enough is enough!!!! Congress you know this is not the American way. This is not constitutional. This is not ok and anyone who is on the wrong side of this will be voted out of power asap. FIND YOUR COURAGE
Enough is enough!!!! Congress you know this is not the American way. This is not constitutional. This is not ok and anyone who is on the wrong side of this will be voted out of power asap. FIND YOUR COURAGE
Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Love these Greenland protestors!!
Love these Greenland protestors!!
Video: Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland
On Wednesday, Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers met with the Trump administration. President Trump urged the United States needs Greenland for national security purposes but both foreign offic...
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Love these Greenland protestors!!
Love these Greenland protestors!!
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Maybe this should be bigger news.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
theintercept.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Maybe this should be bigger news.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...