Granny Smith
@grannysmith.bsky.social
Interested in news, science, history, and the future of our planet.
There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter. -Ulysses S Grant
There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter. -Ulysses S Grant
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Granny Smith
@grannysmith.bsky.social
· May 19
You can go to your local post office and get a pack of pre-stamped plain postcards, and then write messages on them. Send a couple a day. Send snark. Send scoldings. Send uncomfortable facts. Heck, send interesting number formations. But those postcards must be handled and processed and delivered.
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It hasn't gotten a lot of news coverage, but earlier this week, Donald Trump withdrew our country from international organizations he deemed "contrary to the interests of the United States."
Here are just a few of those organizations:
Here are just a few of those organizations:
January 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It hasn't gotten a lot of news coverage, but earlier this week, Donald Trump withdrew our country from international organizations he deemed "contrary to the interests of the United States."
Here are just a few of those organizations:
Here are just a few of those organizations:
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I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but crying is okay and normal and you’re allowed to do it.
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but crying is okay and normal and you’re allowed to do it.
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Pay close attention, boys. DHS and ICE need to be abolished. No compromise. No "let's just move on". We must abolish those departments.
Thousands here now. Absolutely enormous crowd.
People are chanting, "ICE out! Fuck ICE!"
Organizers are taking the street but it's a slow process because there is SO much ice (the water kind). People helping each other up left and right after slipping.
People are chanting, "ICE out! Fuck ICE!"
Organizers are taking the street but it's a slow process because there is SO much ice (the water kind). People helping each other up left and right after slipping.
January 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Pay close attention, boys. DHS and ICE need to be abolished. No compromise. No "let's just move on". We must abolish those departments.
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My one time simulator training at FBI Citizens Academy was exactly as described here. Anticipating danger is incredibly difficult but for it to be reasonable there must be objective signs. Worth the read.
I wrote up my analysis of what Ross's movements and actions reveal about whether or not he had a "reasonable belief that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury" (the legal standard). I list 7 crucial moments that suggest he did not. asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Round Up! 1/9/26
It was a bad shoot.
asharangappa.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
My one time simulator training at FBI Citizens Academy was exactly as described here. Anticipating danger is incredibly difficult but for it to be reasonable there must be objective signs. Worth the read.
This is the gestapo, with camera crews funded by billionaire media owners.
Watch all of it.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This is the gestapo, with camera crews funded by billionaire media owners.
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Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
Opinion: Remembering Renee Good
Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
n.pr
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
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2026 is in full swing and midterms are just around the corner. That means voters in several states could see reproductive health care on their ballots.
👀 Click here to see some of the key states to watch this year: https://bit.ly/4qFJVPP
👀 Click here to see some of the key states to watch this year: https://bit.ly/4qFJVPP
These states may decide on abortion laws in 2026
Abortion laws in many states have been in limbo since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
2026 is in full swing and midterms are just around the corner. That means voters in several states could see reproductive health care on their ballots.
👀 Click here to see some of the key states to watch this year: https://bit.ly/4qFJVPP
👀 Click here to see some of the key states to watch this year: https://bit.ly/4qFJVPP
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social this is where compromise gets you
The only way the next democratic administration is going to do anything even somewhat resembling reforming and rooting out lawless thugs from ICE and elsewhere is due to sustained popular pressure. Otherwise, the instinct from the Dem elite to just turn the page and move on is going to be massive
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social this is where compromise gets you
This is why this administration must be dismantled and the right wing prosecuted. This is why national standards for education must be implemented. This is why journalistic integrity must be insisted upon. This is why billionaires cannot exist and the mega wealthy cannot be involved.
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This is why this administration must be dismantled and the right wing prosecuted. This is why national standards for education must be implemented. This is why journalistic integrity must be insisted upon. This is why billionaires cannot exist and the mega wealthy cannot be involved.
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Boston folks, chance to say our piece this Saturday
ICE Out of Massachusetts Protest. This Saturday, January 10. 2 pm. JFK Federal Building (next to Boston City Hall). www.lucemass.org #JusticeForReneeGood
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Boston folks, chance to say our piece this Saturday
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
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My roommate is a teacher and has reported that ICE has been hanging around Septa stops and depots in the interest of abducting kids on their way home because they aren’t allowed to enter schools. They claimed to be part of a “Septa Strike Force” which does not exist. Boost if you can.
ICE is in Philly posing as Septa workers
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
My roommate is a teacher and has reported that ICE has been hanging around Septa stops and depots in the interest of abducting kids on their way home because they aren’t allowed to enter schools. They claimed to be part of a “Septa Strike Force” which does not exist. Boost if you can.
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The FBI wants to takeover the ICE shooting investigation (for obvious nefarious reasons) but we saw the videos. We know the truth.
@rweingarten.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The FBI wants to takeover the ICE shooting investigation (for obvious nefarious reasons) but we saw the videos. We know the truth.
@rweingarten.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
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If Democratic voters want a Democratic Party that fights, some are going to have to vote against their current representatives during the primaries.
Don’t expect a leopard to change its spots.
Look at who their funders are and act accordingly.
Don’t expect a leopard to change its spots.
Look at who their funders are and act accordingly.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
If Democratic voters want a Democratic Party that fights, some are going to have to vote against their current representatives during the primaries.
Don’t expect a leopard to change its spots.
Look at who their funders are and act accordingly.
Don’t expect a leopard to change its spots.
Look at who their funders are and act accordingly.
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When asked why it is good for the "average American" that Trump invaded Venezuela, JD Vance's answer was: Because "We are going to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela."
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
When asked why it is good for the "average American" that Trump invaded Venezuela, JD Vance's answer was: Because "We are going to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela."
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Trumpists will be giving the ICE murderer awards and recognitions and honors. That’s because (1) killing someone who thinks differently than they do is their fantasy (2) most of them are too spineless to do it but (3) by praising the murderer they can murder in a fantasy-league way
January 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Trumpists will be giving the ICE murderer awards and recognitions and honors. That’s because (1) killing someone who thinks differently than they do is their fantasy (2) most of them are too spineless to do it but (3) by praising the murderer they can murder in a fantasy-league way
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ICE fascists murdered Renee Good. Renee's partner died in 2023. They had a 6 year old child.
ICE fascists just orphaned a 6 year old by murdering his mother in broad daylight. They murdered her less than a mile from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Abolish ICE. End Qualified Immunity.
ICE fascists just orphaned a 6 year old by murdering his mother in broad daylight. They murdered her less than a mile from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Abolish ICE. End Qualified Immunity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE fascists murdered Renee Good. Renee's partner died in 2023. They had a 6 year old child.
ICE fascists just orphaned a 6 year old by murdering his mother in broad daylight. They murdered her less than a mile from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Abolish ICE. End Qualified Immunity.
ICE fascists just orphaned a 6 year old by murdering his mother in broad daylight. They murdered her less than a mile from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
Abolish ICE. End Qualified Immunity.
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Which Democrats have come out against ICE today?
(Sincere question)
(Sincere question)
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Which Democrats have come out against ICE today?
(Sincere question)
(Sincere question)
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We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis.
We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you...
www.mobilize.us
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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I'm up to FOUR OTHER alleged vehicle ramming incidents that led to shootings by ICE agents:
• 8/16/2025 San Bernadino
• 10/5/2025 Chicago
• 10/21/2025 Los Angeles
• 12/24/2025 Maryland
Two of these claims fell apart and charges were dismissed. Another had "conflicting accounts".
• 8/16/2025 San Bernadino
• 10/5/2025 Chicago
• 10/21/2025 Los Angeles
• 12/24/2025 Maryland
Two of these claims fell apart and charges were dismissed. Another had "conflicting accounts".
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I'm up to FOUR OTHER alleged vehicle ramming incidents that led to shootings by ICE agents:
• 8/16/2025 San Bernadino
• 10/5/2025 Chicago
• 10/21/2025 Los Angeles
• 12/24/2025 Maryland
Two of these claims fell apart and charges were dismissed. Another had "conflicting accounts".
• 8/16/2025 San Bernadino
• 10/5/2025 Chicago
• 10/21/2025 Los Angeles
• 12/24/2025 Maryland
Two of these claims fell apart and charges were dismissed. Another had "conflicting accounts".
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If Renee Good is a "a domestic terrorist" according to Kristi Noem it means the label is meaningless and will be used by the Trump Administration to murder anyone it wants.
From Venezuelan fishermen to anti Trump protestors in the No Kings Rally.
Eyes wide open, friends.
From Venezuelan fishermen to anti Trump protestors in the No Kings Rally.
Eyes wide open, friends.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
If Renee Good is a "a domestic terrorist" according to Kristi Noem it means the label is meaningless and will be used by the Trump Administration to murder anyone it wants.
From Venezuelan fishermen to anti Trump protestors in the No Kings Rally.
Eyes wide open, friends.
From Venezuelan fishermen to anti Trump protestors in the No Kings Rally.
Eyes wide open, friends.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
Bruh, have you SEEN the bootlickers in Congress?
No fucking chance.
Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Bruh, have you SEEN the bootlickers in Congress?
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There are people who still don't understand that you can do everything right--you can do everything they tell you--and you will still be shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
There are people who still don't understand that you can do everything right--you can do everything they tell you--and you will still be shot in the face.