Janet Harris
@thinkupstream.bsky.social
News analyst and political tea leaf reader. I have strong opinions loosely held.
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN: Kristin Andreassen, Chris Eldridge & Stephanie Coleman // The Bluegrass Situation
YouTube video by The Bluegrass Situation [BGS]
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December 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
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Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
Happy holidays! Here’s all our Flock data – RANGE Media
Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras.
rangemedia.co
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
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These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
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This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
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Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts
It was just before midnight when the tsunami that started with an earthquake in Alaska’s Prince William Sound reached Washington state.
www.opb.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A federal ICE supervisor also testified he created and signed arrest warrants after-the-fact for people already arrested without warrants.
www.oregonlive.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
I think this prediction is holding up pretty well, and maybe I should have noted the failure of the Turn Charlie Kirk Into A Martyr moment might have been the pinnacle of the phenomenon. In some deep way I think the New Right Loser Men fail to understand what state power can and can't do for them.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
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The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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According to the Nazis: The evidence was all fake, the prosecution winners revenge, and anyway, Hitler and Himmler did it all themselves.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
According to the Nazis: The evidence was all fake, the prosecution winners revenge, and anyway, Hitler and Himmler did it all themselves.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
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Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
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US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights reut.rs/4i0E0l2
US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights reut.rs/4i0E0l2
@maddow.msnbc.com Word got out this week that ICE wants to build a detention facility in Newport, OR (pop. ~10,400), so City Council held an public meeting last night. More than 800 people showed up in opposition. Not a single person spoke up in favor. tinyurl.com/2p8xkb2e
Tears, frustration & fear from 800+ attending Newport meeting on potential ICE facility
Outrage has been pouring in over the potential siting of an ICE facility in the small Oregon coastal town 130 miles southwest of Portland.
kval.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com Word got out this week that ICE wants to build a detention facility in Newport, OR (pop. ~10,400), so City Council held an public meeting last night. More than 800 people showed up in opposition. Not a single person spoke up in favor. tinyurl.com/2p8xkb2e
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This is precisely why the Virginia Attorney General’s race will be consequential.
If Republican Jason Miyares is re-elected, he will fight AGAINST new Democratic maps…and fight FOR Donald Trump.
I hope all Virginia Democrats think long and hard about this when they cast their ballots.
If Republican Jason Miyares is re-elected, he will fight AGAINST new Democratic maps…and fight FOR Donald Trump.
I hope all Virginia Democrats think long and hard about this when they cast their ballots.
October 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is precisely why the Virginia Attorney General’s race will be consequential.
If Republican Jason Miyares is re-elected, he will fight AGAINST new Democratic maps…and fight FOR Donald Trump.
I hope all Virginia Democrats think long and hard about this when they cast their ballots.
If Republican Jason Miyares is re-elected, he will fight AGAINST new Democratic maps…and fight FOR Donald Trump.
I hope all Virginia Democrats think long and hard about this when they cast their ballots.
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Pope Leo says key document revolutionizing Catholic-Jewish ties ‘highly relevant today’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-leo-says-key-document-revolutionizing-catholic-jewish-ties-highly-relevant-today/
Pope Leo says key document revolutionizing Catholic-Jewish ties ‘highly relevant today’
Pontiff marks 60 years since publication of 'Nostra Aetate,' which he says 'takes firm stand against all forms of antisemitism' and stresses the 'profound principle' of dialogue
www.timesofisrael.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Pope Leo says key document revolutionizing Catholic-Jewish ties ‘highly relevant today’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-leo-says-key-document-revolutionizing-catholic-jewish-ties-highly-relevant-today/
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The owner of Heretic Coffee said Tuesday the shop had raised over $72,000 to help feed people losing food benefits as the government shutdown continues.
Portland coffee shop raises over $72,000 to feed people losing SNAP benefits
The owner of a Southeast Portland coffee shop said Tuesday the shop had raised over $72,000 to help feed people losing food benefits as the government shutdown continues.
www.oregonlive.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The owner of Heretic Coffee said Tuesday the shop had raised over $72,000 to help feed people losing food benefits as the government shutdown continues.
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We’re cutting red tape to make it easier to build homes in Oregon. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/orego...
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We’re cutting red tape to make it easier to build homes in Oregon. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/orego...
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One of these guys is running for Congress on an explicitly pro-LGBTQ platform. Hell yeah. www.advocate.com/politics/dyl...
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
One of these guys is running for Congress on an explicitly pro-LGBTQ platform. Hell yeah. www.advocate.com/politics/dyl...
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Bannon: we have a plan and Trump will be president in 2028.
A normal country would see this and freak out.
A normal country would see this and freak out.
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bannon: we have a plan and Trump will be president in 2028.
A normal country would see this and freak out.
A normal country would see this and freak out.