Diane from Rochester, MN
@dianerochmn.bsky.social
Senior. Homemaker. Engineer in the very distant past. I want a better future for my kids, their cousins and their kids. I enjoy planting flowers and even enjoy pulling weeds!
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I’m not trying to be judgmental, but I feel that the people who now say they regret voting for Trump should have had a decent idea what he was all about before Nov 2024.
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I’m not trying to be judgmental, but I feel that the people who now say they regret voting for Trump should have had a decent idea what he was all about before Nov 2024.
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it drives me crazy that the preferred solution for these guys to ostensibly avoid war is to return to the world order and social structures that gave us 100% of prior World Wars
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
it drives me crazy that the preferred solution for these guys to ostensibly avoid war is to return to the world order and social structures that gave us 100% of prior World Wars
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
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I’m wondering what authority ICE has to “order” a parish church to do anything, much less anything to do with free speech.
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I’m wondering what authority ICE has to “order” a parish church to do anything, much less anything to do with free speech.
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This is correct. And even on a practical level, our politics would be better if both politicians and voters understood this, when speaking of "mandates".
to quote myself on this
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is correct. And even on a practical level, our politics would be better if both politicians and voters understood this, when speaking of "mandates".
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The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
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This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
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Alito on the first point he finds “decisive”: “the impetus for the adoption of the Texas map…was partisan advantage plain & simple.”
Red herring. Everyone concedes this.
Kagan with the actual dispositive question: “did TX accomplish its partisan objectives by means of a racial gerrymander?”
Red herring. Everyone concedes this.
Kagan with the actual dispositive question: “did TX accomplish its partisan objectives by means of a racial gerrymander?”
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Alito on the first point he finds “decisive”: “the impetus for the adoption of the Texas map…was partisan advantage plain & simple.”
Red herring. Everyone concedes this.
Kagan with the actual dispositive question: “did TX accomplish its partisan objectives by means of a racial gerrymander?”
Red herring. Everyone concedes this.
Kagan with the actual dispositive question: “did TX accomplish its partisan objectives by means of a racial gerrymander?”
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What a pack of fools we are. We threaten them, making it clear that we may not be a reliable ally. Then we get angry that they - quite understandably - don't want to rely on us as they rearm.
Duh.
Duh.
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
What a pack of fools we are. We threaten them, making it clear that we may not be a reliable ally. Then we get angry that they - quite understandably - don't want to rely on us as they rearm.
Duh.
Duh.
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Oh.
Wow, Adm. Holsey didn't leave of his own accord, Hegseth pushed him out. What looked like the SOCOM head resigning rather than do war crimes now looks like SecDef canning him to facilitate war crimes.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Oh.
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Even if this were true, the question is one of proportionality. There was not way to stop them short of blowing them up with another missile? Seriously?
A top admiral is expected to tell lawmakers tomorrow that he and his legal adviser concluded that the two survivors of a boat strike in September were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Even if this were true, the question is one of proportionality. There was not way to stop them short of blowing them up with another missile? Seriously?
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What does a Trump presidency look like when he goes into it knowing he has immunity from prosecution for pretty much anything he does?
It looks like this one.
It looks like this one.
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What does a Trump presidency look like when he goes into it knowing he has immunity from prosecution for pretty much anything he does?
It looks like this one.
It looks like this one.
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This is unfortunately and sadly who we are now….
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is unfortunately and sadly who we are now….
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Honestly it’s pathetic
In a post on X tonight, the State Department says it “renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Honestly it’s pathetic
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WTF.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
WTF.
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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A personal update: I have been unemployed long enough to finally follow through on a project I've long toyed with. For years, I've been following Minnesota's appellate dockets and posting about notable or interesting cases and decisions.
Now, I've spun that off into @minnappct.watch
Now, I've spun that off into @minnappct.watch
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A personal update: I have been unemployed long enough to finally follow through on a project I've long toyed with. For years, I've been following Minnesota's appellate dockets and posting about notable or interesting cases and decisions.
Now, I've spun that off into @minnappct.watch
Now, I've spun that off into @minnappct.watch
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
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Wow. A church that doesn’t push hate.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Wow. A church that doesn’t push hate.