Lindsay Spell
@lindserg.bsky.social
“I think what they mean is that when you find somebody that you love, it feels like hope.” (views are all mine)
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All I want to see is Democratic leadership show the same passion and moral clarity as a grandmother who has attended more protests in the last year than in the rest of her life.
As others have noted, "Abolish ICE" is in positive territory without Democrats even pushing the message. If they actually leaned into this, they could easily move that number much higher.
BTW, while "Abolish ICE?" is currently polling at 46/43, the same weekly poll had "Abolish the Department of Education?" at 28% support, 58% opposed before Trump did it anyway.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
All I want to see is Democratic leadership show the same passion and moral clarity as a grandmother who has attended more protests in the last year than in the rest of her life.
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It's all illegal. All of it.
The question is who is going to enforce the law?
The question is who is going to enforce the law?
January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It's all illegal. All of it.
The question is who is going to enforce the law?
The question is who is going to enforce the law?
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
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One thing that's always been true about Sotomayor is that she, more than any other justice, focuses on the litigants before her. All the others focus more on the larger legal issue of the case, but Sotomayor never takes her eye off the ball of the people involved.
It's my favorite thing about her.
It's my favorite thing about her.
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
One thing that's always been true about Sotomayor is that she, more than any other justice, focuses on the litigants before her. All the others focus more on the larger legal issue of the case, but Sotomayor never takes her eye off the ball of the people involved.
It's my favorite thing about her.
It's my favorite thing about her.
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the computer used to have its own room, a place of reverence. look what happened we when let it leave that room
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
the computer used to have its own room, a place of reverence. look what happened we when let it leave that room
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the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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also recommend explaining to 6-8 of the Democratic senators—slowly, maybe using brightly colored illustrations—that they are supposed to check Trump
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
also recommend explaining to 6-8 of the Democratic senators—slowly, maybe using brightly colored illustrations—that they are supposed to check Trump
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I keep thinking about this particular messaging in this particular moment: "whether Democrats like it or not." - lack of consent, using force to impose your will on people, etc...
Rahm Emanuel is coming — whether Democrats like it or not.
Rahm Emanuel targets GOP and Dems as he tests 2028 campaign for president
The former Chicago mayor wants to lead a post-Trump "renewal wing" of the Democratic Party.
www.axios.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I keep thinking about this particular messaging in this particular moment: "whether Democrats like it or not." - lack of consent, using force to impose your will on people, etc...
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Noem is a liar and her agency is filled with liars. Receipts:
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
TAPPER: You called Renee Good a "domestic terrorist." Why did you not wait for an investigation?
NOEM: Everything I've said has been proven to be factual and the truth. This administration wants to operate in transparency.
T: What you said is not what happened
N: It absolutely is what happened
NOEM: Everything I've said has been proven to be factual and the truth. This administration wants to operate in transparency.
T: What you said is not what happened
N: It absolutely is what happened
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Noem is a liar and her agency is filled with liars. Receipts:
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
www.ms.now/opinion/kris...
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
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yes! a good number of MAHA-approved products are just repurposed waste from beef production
i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
New federal dietary guidelines give federal approval to beef tallow, a fat that both cardiologists and the U.S. government told Americans to avoid for nearly half a century.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
yes! a good number of MAHA-approved products are just repurposed waste from beef production
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Yesterday I documented how DHS lies all the time and suggested you not trust their claims, in case you did.
Opinion | Kristi Noem and DHS do not deserve the benefit of the doubt
Philip Bump: The Department of Homeland Security and its leader have an honesty problem — and the numbers prove it.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Yesterday I documented how DHS lies all the time and suggested you not trust their claims, in case you did.
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“They need better training” is just the liberal way of wanting nothing to change but also wanting to feel good about nothing changing
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“They need better training” is just the liberal way of wanting nothing to change but also wanting to feel good about nothing changing
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Counterpoint: let's finish the first one
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History of American Politics, 1865-2026
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History of American Politics, 1865-2026
Let’s get the second Reconstruction right.
January 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Counterpoint: let's finish the first one
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History of American Politics, 1865-2026
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History of American Politics, 1865-2026
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Remember when Dems were all patting themselves on the back after stopping the shutdown because they said "it'll get the Epstein Files released" and people with a brain laughed at them and all reopening the govt really did was supercharge ICE with new money and allow Trump to attack Venezuela. Anyway
“‘Trump, J.D. Vance and Pam Bondi are engaged in one of the greatest cover-ups that we have seen when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein,’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Friday as she left the Capitol.” fox8.com/news/epstein...
‘Epstein files’ deadline lapses for third week, lawmakers press DOJ over delay
Friday marked three weeks since the congressionally imposed Dec. 19 deadline for the Department of Justice to release the so-called “Epstein files,” and some lawmakers say they won’t let the issue …
fox8.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Remember when Dems were all patting themselves on the back after stopping the shutdown because they said "it'll get the Epstein Files released" and people with a brain laughed at them and all reopening the govt really did was supercharge ICE with new money and allow Trump to attack Venezuela. Anyway
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For several years now I have been saying that Democratic voters have not directed their anger at D leaders because most voters, even engaged activists, really thought D leaders were fighting as hard as they could.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
Why does the mainstream Democratic response to authoritarian violence always have to be abstracted like this? defector.com/how-hard-is-...
How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder? | Defector
By now you’ve almost certainly seen the video for yourself, or read about it: an ICE agent shooting a Minneapolis woman, Renee Nicole Good, in the head from point-blank range, killing her as she…
defector.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
For several years now I have been saying that Democratic voters have not directed their anger at D leaders because most voters, even engaged activists, really thought D leaders were fighting as hard as they could.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
And I said if and when D voters found out they’d be ANGRY.
That’s what we see now.
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It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.
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i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
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"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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thems just facts
the media has agreed to generally pretend it's not true because ownership likes tax cuts and deregulation
the media has agreed to generally pretend it's not true because ownership likes tax cuts and deregulation
every republican president destroys the economy
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
thems just facts
the media has agreed to generally pretend it's not true because ownership likes tax cuts and deregulation
the media has agreed to generally pretend it's not true because ownership likes tax cuts and deregulation
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Hey, maybe set a timer on this app and other social media platforms for today.
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hey, maybe set a timer on this app and other social media platforms for today.