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Sonnet-on-Blue
@iseliot.bsky.social
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"I did not know whether to say purple or blue so in the mixture of the thought wrote purplue which may be an excellent name for a colour ..." - j. keats

Here to briefly compose myself.
Private, independent account.

🔖 🪶🌷📚 ✏️ 💙 she / Ms.
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iseliot.bsky.social
Ian McKellen bringing Shakespeare alive on "The Late Show" was Beauty, a spellbinding moment. 🌹
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
Let's get that COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL REPAIRED ! 🌊🏊🏻‍♀️ thx
February 5, 2026 at 7:05 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
Must return copy of fab ⭐️ Rickman diary/introverted observations: "Microphones summon the same person again and again to the 'red courtesy phone'—no seats on the 9:15 flight—heart sinks—hopeful passengers ask the same questions of ever-impatient attendants and muzak laughs and laughs up its sleeve."
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
"Democracy Dies in Darkness", Washington Post — Because he *killed* that famous serial publication, Bezos should be a mention on this region's short list of infamous serial killers. 🗞️ /s
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
"Much Ado About Nothing" ~
New Penguin Shakespeare edition.
Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4, Scene 1. - Beatrice: "You dare easier be friends with me than fight with mine enemy."
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Elizabeth Tsurkov was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for more than 900 days. Amna Nawaz speaks with Tsurkov for her first American television interview since her release last September. https://to.pbs.org/4kcbGgZ
Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli doctoral student at Princeton University, was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for mor...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:18 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
Night owl note 😐:
I've seen a a lot of eclectic cinema and live theater in my life and it matters more than I will go into here. Just noting re. previous posts: the purpose of this account is to have a written connection with current events since 2022 & simply write because I've always journaled...
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
"I'm sorry for nothing I've done" really is the stupidest thing a free man can say to women while he's normalizing crimes with arthouse cinema and profiting from public emotion. I am sorry to say it bc it sounds pro-censorship, but "curious geniuses" have had a long shadow on invisible audiences.
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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alexgarland.bsky.social
Several hundred #medical workers and #union members march along Broadway from Harborview to Swedish, meeting up with teachers at #Seattle Central in protest of #ICE
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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alexgarland.bsky.social
Thousands in #Seattle march in protest of #ICE
January 31, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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merriam-webster.com
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January 30, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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meidastouch.com
No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
Satirizing safe corporate conversation, by V. Havel
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Repeat phrases & themes rotate like clockwork but are fully invested with total belief & dynamic rediscovery!
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
A berry love valentine by yours truly. 🧇
"Pearls of the Poor" are these red raspberries & a strawberry heart valentine. My photo.
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
FREE 🩵 LIAM please!

Allow medical care now before the neglectful detention diet of dirty water, "baby-gruel" and insects kills children and sickens more adults.
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
Before chocolate & tea 🫖, "The time is out of joint. O, cursèd spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!" — Hamlet
January 29, 2026 at 9:06 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
We are really going to need our vigilant and caring health workers who take time to notice how patients breathe, one detail I read about Alex. We appreciate every moment you carry us forward through pain or difficulties, past and future. Please take care of your selves.❣️
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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repstansbury.bsky.social
Protest comes in many forms, and for some, protest comes with art. Today, we stopped at 516 Arts to see their latest exhibition, The Armor We Wear.

I know times are scary right now, but it’s vital we continue to do things that bring us joy! We must also not forget that art is a catalyst for change!
Rep. Stansbury: Art is a form of protest!
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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governorferguson.bsky.social
Secretary Noem, your administration now openly authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter people's homes without a judicial warrant.

That is blatantly unconstitutional – ICE cannot authorize itself to break into people’s homes.

If ICE attempts such unconstitutional measures in Washington...
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
For God's sake, do not strike against food & medicine in any way. That's suicidal.
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
Stand with / stand out / speak up! / be quiet / be LOUD / be less / be honest / be snarky / be sweet / behave / be asleep / be woke / be married / be rich / bewitchy / be mad / be famous / be No-one / be nothing / be SOMETHING — /
BE some other name
/ be free - ?

Maybe — 🤍.
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 AM
iseliot.bsky.social
Before tragedy, this week's punchline was that George Clooney is now President of France.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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repstansbury.bsky.social
Today, federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis in plain sight. This is why we are fighting back against this lawless administration.

Millions are asking us to do something, while our colleagues stand in the way of basic accountability. We must stand for the people and their rights!
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
iseliot.bsky.social
Winning as a team or competing against personal odds are healthy for any person at any level, everlasting 🔋 when +positively charged... I just don't want our community to seem like a welcome doormat for 🪫 -overlords in advance.
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM