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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article. And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:

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Lauren W. (she/they) @livewildly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Washington voters can print their ballots at home if they don't arrive. Libraries have reliable printers too.

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VoteWA Voter Portal

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“By her example, we believed anything was possible… she will always love you.” ❤️ #RIPDolly From the family of Dolly Parton: www.facebook.com/share/v/1P2y...

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Also, I highly recommend the amazing podcast Dolly Parton's America, which is full of tremendous reporting and unusual insight, as well as a terrific interview with Dolly: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...

wnycstudios.org

Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Sad to report that most Democrats haven't just turned their backs on student debtors, they're actively making the system even more predatory. Read this piece by my comrade Braxton Brewington and then join @debtcollective.bsky.social. Without mass action debtors are going to continue to be crushed.

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I've been asking reporters in Spokane how we can help and everyone says subscribe, subscribe, subscribe. The Spokesman-Review has been doing unreal coverage of the fires: www.spokesman.com

spokesman.com

The Spokesman-Review | Local News, Business, Entertainment, Sports & Weather for Eastern Washington

Serving the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

As of this week, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their legal status. Most have lost work permits as well. That's left many people unable to support themselves. Here is a verified link to a fundraiser supporting Haitians in Springfield. Please drop links to other fundraisers in the replies.

ancljkuy.donorsupport.co

Stand with Haitian Families in Crisis

Build the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 26/07/2026

The ACLU has put together a know your rights guide for people within 100 miles of a border. If you are in that swath of land, please take a look at this and learn your actual rights. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

aclu.org

Know Your Rights | 100 Mile Border Zone | ACLU

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless sto...

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity.” “You are not numbers or case files.” “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Businesses that automatically send Father’s Day messages get a swift unsubscribe.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way. Our full convo here:

thehandbasket.co

ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?

A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box

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Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network @waisn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Celebrating the World Cup? Share Know Your Rights resources with your family, friends, and community. Knowledge is power. Help keep our communities informed and prepared. #WAISN 🔗 : waisn.org/public-resources

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Appreciated this perspective (from where I sit in Seattle)

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/04/2026

If you’re like, “Wait, everyone is shackled on ICE flights?! Wait, there are 50 ICE flights a day?! Wait, they’re sending people to countries they’ve never been to?!” I am begging you to please read my ICE Air FAQ. 🙏 gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...

gillianbrockell.com

What is ICE Air?

Learn more about ICE’s massive, secretive and cruel air operation, which companies are profiting off of it, and what you can do to stop it.

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Under WA state law, federal civil arrests (ie, most immigration arrests) aren’t allowed at or near WA courts. With the federal government declining to follow WA law, Whatcom County courts have adjusted their practices. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/15/...

cascadiadaily.com

Whatcom County courts expand virtual access after immigration arrests | Cascadia Daily News

Series of immigration-related arrests outside courthouse prompted judges to take action

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The rehabilitation of the luddites is a beautiful thing

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 10/04/2026

Hey, has anyone visited TRAC Immigration and looked up asylum denial rates in US immigration courts? October 2000-January 2025: 56% of cases denied February-November 2025: 75% denied December 2025: 84% January 2026: 91% February 2026: 95% tracreports.org/phptools/imm...

Jan-15 45.4%
Feb-15 52.4%
Mar-15 51.0%
Apr-15 49.8%
May-15 48.0%
Jun-15 47.6%
Jul-15 49.5%
Aug-15 54.8%
Sep-15 53.1%
Oct-15 52.1%
Nov-15 52.8%
Dec-15 53.3%
Jan-16 57.2%
Feb-16 58.3%
Mar-16 56.7%
Apr-16 54.2%
May-16 55.3%
Jun-16 51.9%
Jul-16 56.9%
Aug-16 56.6%
Sep-16 50.3%
Oct-16 56.2%
Nov-16 55.6%
Dec-16 55.1%
Jan-17 56.3%
Feb-17 59.4%
Mar-17 60.3%
Apr-17 59.4%
May-17 59.9%
Jun-17 61.7%
Jul-17 65.9%
Aug-17 64.2%
Sep-17 63.0%
Oct-17 63.5%
Nov-17 62.3%
Dec-17 63.7%
Jan-18 62.0%
Feb-18 64.5%
Mar-18 64.5%
Apr-18 61.8%
May-18 64.6%
Jun-18 66.9%
Jul-18 68.6%
Aug-18 67.6%
Sep-18 68.0%
Oct-18 68.5%
Nov-18 66.5%
Dec-18 67.7%
Jan-19 74.1%
Feb-19 68.1%
Mar-19 69.8%
Apr-19 68.4%
May-19 65.1%
Jun-19 66.0%
Jul-19 65.7%
Aug-19 68.3%
Sep-19 68.5%
Oct-19 69.5%
Nov-19 67.7%
Dec-19 67.0%
Jan-20 69.5%
Feb-20 70.7%
Mar-20 69.3%
Apr-20 61.0%
May-20 63.7%
Jun-20 66.3%
Jul-20 59.7%
Aug-20 55.7%
Sep-20 63.6%
Oct-20 63.0%
Nov-20 64.9%
Dec-20 65.4%
Jan-21 62.9%
Feb-21 56.7%
Mar-21 56.4%
Apr-21 58.7%
May-21 61.4%
Jun-21 55.3%
Jul-21 43.7%
Aug-21 45.8%
Sep-21 47.2%
Oct-21 49.3%
Nov-21 44.4%
Dec-21 44.4%
Jan-22 46.7%
Feb-22 51.7%
Mar-22 49.7%
Apr-22 43.8%
May-22 41.2%
Jun-22 45.8%
Jul-22 52.7%
Aug-22 55.5%
Sep-22 54.0%
Oct-22 52.7%
Nov-22 50.6%
Dec-22 46.8%
Jan-23 47.1%
Feb-23 49.8%
Mar-23 47.8%
Apr-23 49.7%
May-23 45.8%
Jun-23 45.6%
Jul-23 45.2%
Aug-23 43.4%
Sep-23 42.9%
Oct-23 44.2%
Nov-23 45.5%
Dec-23 46.5%
Jan-24 47.9%
Feb-24 46.4%
Mar-24 47.5%
Apr-24 49.3%
May-24 50.8%
Jun-24 50.8%
Jul-24 52.1%
Aug-24 56.6%
Sep-24 59.2%
Oct-24 59.1%
Nov-24 62.0%
Dec-24 60.3%
Jan-25 64.1%
Feb-25 71.2%
Mar-25 73.0%
Apr-25 75.1%
May-25 75.4%
Jun-25 72.0%
Jul-25 73.9%
Aug-25 74.8%
Sep-25 78.3%
Oct-25 78.8%
Nov-25 78.2%
Dec-25 84.4%
Jan-26 90.5%
Feb-26 94.7%

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

51/ just want to point out how cool it is that Cecilia Wang, a birthright citizen born to Taiwanese immigrant parents, is now defending Wong Kim Ark within days of its 128th anniversary

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It should be neither partisan nor controversial to suggest - or insist - that everyone is subject to the law.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's #TransDayOfVisibility If you are a young person (13-26) wanting to read books on queer or trans topics in the US that have been restricted/banned in your area, you can. Get a card, read online. booksunbanned.com/card

booksunbanned.com

Books Unbanned - Get a Card

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Sen. Maria Cantwell @cantwell.senate.gov · 22/03/2026

Here's the voter fraud rate in WA elections from 2008-2025, according to the conservative Heritage Foundation.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"I am telling my story because the New York Times has indicated that I was not the only one — there were others," Dolores Huerta continues. "I have kept this secret long enough. My silence ends here.” If you are a survivor or if you have been impacted by any type of sexual violence, resources below

doloreshuerta.org

Sexual Assault Resources - Dolores Huerta Foundation

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 12/03/2026

You can't understand deportations without understanding immigration courts. And right now, those courts are in crisis with new rule changes that could make things significantly worse. 🧵

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/03/2026

I have never met anyone who is more adept at tracking every last cent they have than people who live or have lived in poverty it is a skill developed out of necessity and it never leaves you

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

"War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious.” - Smedley Butler, Major General, US Marines (ret.), 1935. gutenberg.ca/ebooks/butle...

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War is a Racket by Smedley D. Butler, from Project Gutenberg Canada

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

One was a stone mason and the other worked the line on the night shift at Pratt & Whitney

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I’m old enough to no longer be surprised by how often people feel real free to comment knowledgeably about things they know little about… and yet here I am, consistently surprised.

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We won the Bad Bunny Super Bowl 🥹

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep. PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.

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"'I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep,' Le said. 'The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.'" www.fox9.com/news/federal...

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Federal attorney on ICE cases: ‘The system sucks’

A federal judge in Minnesota demanded to know why ICE is not complying with court orders and failing to immediately release immigrants who are being wrongfully detained as part of Operation Metro Surg...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds

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Cary Moon @carymoon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

My neighbors - and folks in many neighborhoods - are connecting with one another to make sure we get ready to show up for neighbors if and when ICE comes. It feels good to unify and get prepared. Also: Abolish ICE. www.greatforallcid.com/neighborhood...

greatforallcid.com

Neighborhood Defense Toolkit — GREAT for all CID

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 25/01/2026

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

nonviolent-conflict.org

CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC

You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

DOJ lies. DHS lies. ICE lies. That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies. They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 23/01/2026

How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota, including donating money, hassling ICE-supporting businesses, and “Get Ready For This Bullshit to Come to You”. [naomikritzer.com]

naomikritzer.com

How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota

Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/01/2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1961: “Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1967: “The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.”

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Brittney Bush Bollay @brittneybush.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Go Seahawks Fuck ICE

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The biggest risk from violence—especially state violence—is if we formalize it into a more stable form of power. The state is asking for our consent to legitimize what is happening in Minneapolis as an ordinary function of government. It is a request. And we can and should say no.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 17/01/2026

There is growing public alarm and anger at a federal government that has overstepped the boundaries of the law and the moral standards of its citizens. States and Congress can push back. bit.ly/3LtXVgE

brennancenter.org

How to Push Back

Congress and the states must respond to the tragedy in Minnesota.

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Ten days ago a government employee shot a woman multiple times at point blank range and killed her. That government employee is not arrested, apparently not being investigated, and apparently still receiving his taxpayer funded paychecks.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..." workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...

workingpartnerships.betterworld.org

Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/01/2026

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 13/06/2024

Please listen to me very carefully right now: Learn to take and celebrate small short wins, to build momentum and morale, or you and everyone you need to fight beside you will be burned out, demoralized, and demotivated before the next big opportunity comes along.

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I’ve been a longtime volunteer with WTBBL. I’m glad to see the call for funding the library - an extraordinary and crucial resource.

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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK

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Courtney @courtneywashere.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Also thinking about a presentation I heard, given by the former Capitol Police comms guy, describing the chaos of that day. Regardless of general feelings about law enforcement, what those public servants withstood and defended against that day is almost unimaginable. We owe them so much better.

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