Kelsey 🌲
@sylvanbat.bsky.social
Behavior scientist transitioning to UX. Aspiring illustrator & comic artist. Books, coffee, fantasy, horror and anything animals. 🏳️🌈
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
218 with 7 Democrats voting for it, the DHS bill passes
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
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Oh look, all the same Dems that voted for criminal bans on gender affirming care and medicaid coverage bans voted for the ICE gestapo funding.
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Oh look, all the same Dems that voted for criminal bans on gender affirming care and medicaid coverage bans voted for the ICE gestapo funding.
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One, ALJs are not real judges. They work for the Executive Branch. They answer to the President.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
JD Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system. Typically in the immigration system, those are handled by administrative law judges. So we're talking about getting warrants from them."
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
One, ALJs are not real judges. They work for the Executive Branch. They answer to the President.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
Two, administrative warrants are not signed by ALJs.
Three, these folks cannot stop lying.
The bitter person in me wants us to impose a lifetime tax on everyone who voted R, plus prison for the enforcers. If you ignorantly voted for a regime built around inhumane treatment, then get charged with negligence. Pay back as long as these children can remember their suffering.
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The bitter person in me wants us to impose a lifetime tax on everyone who voted R, plus prison for the enforcers. If you ignorantly voted for a regime built around inhumane treatment, then get charged with negligence. Pay back as long as these children can remember their suffering.
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Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
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Anyone who says they need to act like a dictator is telling you exactly who they are.
"Usually they say, 'He's a horrible dictator-type person.' But sometimes you need a dictator."
As I have always said, he is at his most honest when he is at his most malevolent and depraved.
As I have always said, he is at his most honest when he is at his most malevolent and depraved.
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Anyone who says they need to act like a dictator is telling you exactly who they are.
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In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
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This NPR story also contains the most Minnesota lady shit I've ever seen in my life. The feels like tomorrow is -30F (not a typo) and JB does. not. care. about that "little chill air."
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This NPR story also contains the most Minnesota lady shit I've ever seen in my life. The feels like tomorrow is -30F (not a typo) and JB does. not. care. about that "little chill air."
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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Even the ones doing the right thing can't stand up quite tall enough morally.
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Even the ones doing the right thing can't stand up quite tall enough morally.
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, basically doubling in a week, and it's spread to several other states. The outbreak first began in Texas a year ago this week - which means the U.S. is going to lose its elimination status. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, basically doubling in a week, and it's spread to several other states. The outbreak first began in Texas a year ago this week - which means the U.S. is going to lose its elimination status. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “Just to be clear, Republicans in the Oversight Committee just voted NO on a motion to hold Pam Bondi & the DOJ in contempt of Congress for violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act”
January 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Rep. Melanie Stansbury: “Just to be clear, Republicans in the Oversight Committee just voted NO on a motion to hold Pam Bondi & the DOJ in contempt of Congress for violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act”
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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if two people are already restraining someone physically while spraying their face with pepper spray, that is torture, plain and simple. no debate to be had about it
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
if two people are already restraining someone physically while spraying their face with pepper spray, that is torture, plain and simple. no debate to be had about it
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1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
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Worth emphasizing that DHS is juicing the numbers on this one; dozens of names on the list involve people whose most serious crime are nonviolent misdemeanors or immigration felonies, like illegal reentry, DUIs, "drug possession," and even for one person, "violation of a court order."
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Worth emphasizing that DHS is juicing the numbers on this one; dozens of names on the list involve people whose most serious crime are nonviolent misdemeanors or immigration felonies, like illegal reentry, DUIs, "drug possession," and even for one person, "violation of a court order."
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8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
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COMER: Bondi has complied. She's turned over Epstein documents
ANSARI: 1% is not compliance
COMER: They're trying to get this
ANSARI: The subpoena from this committee was issued in July
COMER: Nobody on our side is defending Pam Bondi. They are turning documents over
ANSARI: 1% is not compliance
COMER: They're trying to get this
ANSARI: The subpoena from this committee was issued in July
COMER: Nobody on our side is defending Pam Bondi. They are turning documents over
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
COMER: Bondi has complied. She's turned over Epstein documents
ANSARI: 1% is not compliance
COMER: They're trying to get this
ANSARI: The subpoena from this committee was issued in July
COMER: Nobody on our side is defending Pam Bondi. They are turning documents over
ANSARI: 1% is not compliance
COMER: They're trying to get this
ANSARI: The subpoena from this committee was issued in July
COMER: Nobody on our side is defending Pam Bondi. They are turning documents over
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Cowardly little cunts.
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Cowardly little cunts.
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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That part. For those of us who are vets, this is absolutely infuriating. I worked alongside NATO allies when I served. We know they were there. We got to know them. They are just as much our brothers and sisters in arms as US troops. This is disgraceful and disrespectful to every single one of us. 🤬
This claim ignores history. NATO’s mutual defense clause has been invoked only once — after 9/11, to defend the United States. Our allies fought, bled, and stayed for nearly 20 years. The record is clear. When America was attacked, NATO showed up.
Trump: "The big fear I have with NATO is we spend tremendous amounts of money with NATO and I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours. Just saying."
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 AM
That part. For those of us who are vets, this is absolutely infuriating. I worked alongside NATO allies when I served. We know they were there. We got to know them. They are just as much our brothers and sisters in arms as US troops. This is disgraceful and disrespectful to every single one of us. 🤬
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At her estimate of $15.64 per person per day, a family of three would need $1407.60 to feed the family, yet the maximum monthly SNAP benefit for that family is only $785 and the average benefit is $588.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
At her estimate of $15.64 per person per day, a family of three would need $1407.60 to feed the family, yet the maximum monthly SNAP benefit for that family is only $785 and the average benefit is $588.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.