Catherine Tink
@tinkhackett.bsky.social
I am a spiritual, liberal, white, straight, cisgendered woman who believes we are all deeply inter-connected and all deserve love and respect. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
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ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
The White House wastes no time gaslighting the American people
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January 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
ICE shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
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Here he is. Perfectly fine.
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Here he is. Perfectly fine.
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Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
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Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
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ALERT: Senate has approves resolution to (finally) hang Jan 6th plaque honoring police
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
ALERT: Senate has approves resolution to (finally) hang Jan 6th plaque honoring police
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
It'll hang in US Senate (w/ approval of GOP Leader John Thune) until Architect of Capitol finds permanent location
It could hang in 3rd floor visitor area, where rioters marauded on Jan 6
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This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
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Five Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump's war powers in Venezuela, delivering a notable rebuke of the president. https://cnn.it/4aQiFcO
January 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Five Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump's war powers in Venezuela, delivering a notable rebuke of the president. https://cnn.it/4aQiFcO
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"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
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Morrison: "The president & Noem are asking us to not believe what we're all seeing with our own eyes. It's incredibly irregular for the secretary to come out making pronouncements before victim had even been identified. We didn't even have her name & she was already calling her a domestic terrorist"
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Morrison: "The president & Noem are asking us to not believe what we're all seeing with our own eyes. It's incredibly irregular for the secretary to come out making pronouncements before victim had even been identified. We didn't even have her name & she was already calling her a domestic terrorist"
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"This is not the first time federal agents have shot someone in recent months during immigration enforcement. The news outlet The Trace counted 14 shootings since late July."
ICE Killed Another Person
Trump is lying about it
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January 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"This is not the first time federal agents have shot someone in recent months during immigration enforcement. The news outlet The Trace counted 14 shootings since late July."
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Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
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Tim Walz: "What we're seeing is the consequences of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It's governing by reality today and today that recklessness cost someone their life. I've reached out to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and I'm waiting to hear back ... I'm angry."
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Tim Walz: "What we're seeing is the consequences of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It's governing by reality today and today that recklessness cost someone their life. I've reached out to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and I'm waiting to hear back ... I'm angry."
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If the President has seen a different video, he should release it. But the evidence available does not show an officer being run over or a justification for shots to be fired. The rush to excuse this shooting is expected but abhorrent. Gather the facts. Do your job.
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
If the President has seen a different video, he should release it. But the evidence available does not show an officer being run over or a justification for shots to be fired. The rush to excuse this shooting is expected but abhorrent. Gather the facts. Do your job.
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The president is a liar lying. The agent was in no danger. She was trying to leave as told and they shot her trying to leave. The officer who shot was well away from the vehicle and in no danger.
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The president is a liar lying. The agent was in no danger. She was trying to leave as told and they shot her trying to leave. The officer who shot was well away from the vehicle and in no danger.
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Today's reflection is I blame
- McConnell for NOT REMOVING him from office for insurrection,
- Garland for WAITING to prosecute to NOT look bias,
- SCOTUS for enabling him w/ their rulings,
- Dems for stern letters & no actions,
- Party over people mindset, &
- Romanticizing Colonial America.
- McConnell for NOT REMOVING him from office for insurrection,
- Garland for WAITING to prosecute to NOT look bias,
- SCOTUS for enabling him w/ their rulings,
- Dems for stern letters & no actions,
- Party over people mindset, &
- Romanticizing Colonial America.
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Today's reflection is I blame
- McConnell for NOT REMOVING him from office for insurrection,
- Garland for WAITING to prosecute to NOT look bias,
- SCOTUS for enabling him w/ their rulings,
- Dems for stern letters & no actions,
- Party over people mindset, &
- Romanticizing Colonial America.
- McConnell for NOT REMOVING him from office for insurrection,
- Garland for WAITING to prosecute to NOT look bias,
- SCOTUS for enabling him w/ their rulings,
- Dems for stern letters & no actions,
- Party over people mindset, &
- Romanticizing Colonial America.
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Trump to House Republicans: "Most of you are in this business longer than me. That makes me smarter than you. Because look where I am, right? No it doesn't. But I wish you could explain to me what the hell is going on with the mind of the public because we have the right policy."
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Trump to House Republicans: "Most of you are in this business longer than me. That makes me smarter than you. Because look where I am, right? No it doesn't. But I wish you could explain to me what the hell is going on with the mind of the public because we have the right policy."
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Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
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Statement on Trump’s military actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Statement on Trump’s military actions in Venezuela.
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Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority?
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority?
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
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