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Erin Grunze

@eringrunze.bsky.social
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Lifelong Wisconsinite. Lover of music, sunshine, and democracy. I think the world of my boys.

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Isaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 6h
Milwaukee, 44 years ago today “The Brewers won the American League Pennant, joining the 79th World Series against the National League's St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers became the first team ever to win the League Championship Series after being down 0-2.” — Wisconsin Historical Society 📸 MJS
Black and white photo of people filling the streets in Milwaukee to celebrate the Brewers willing the pennant in 1982Black and white photo of people filling the streets in Milwaukee to celebrate the Brewers willing the pennant in 1982Black and white photo of people filling the streets in Milwaukee to celebrate the Brewers willing the pennant in 1982 
Black and white photo of people filling the streets in Milwaukee to celebrate the Brewers willing the pennant in 1982
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 8h
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites
Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online
King Darius looking down at Daniel in the pit:
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan....
Man, what are the Lions doing?
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let’s go Brewers! 💙💛 👏 👏 👏👏👏 Come on Brew Crew!
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Let’s Go Brew-ers! Let’s Go Brew-ers! Let’s Go Brew-ers! 💙💛
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WHAT A WIN!!!
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Brewers. Brewers. Keep turnin’ up the heat! 🔥💙💛
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 04/10/2026
This week was the 30th anniversary of IIRIRA, the 1996 law that laid much of the groundwork for today's mass deportation agenda. So this week's edition of This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers does something a little different. 🧵
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 04/10/2026
It’s been nearly a year since the so-called ceasefire in Gaza was brokered by Trump. "So far, only one item of the 20 items on the Trump plan has been fulfilled, and that is the release of every single Israeli hostage in Gaza," says writer and analyst from Gaza Muhammad Shehada.
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“Buying More Time for the Genocide”: Muhammad Shehada on Trump’s Gaza Plan 1 Year Later
The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. While this figure represents the official death toll as confirmed by local autho...
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let’s go Brewers! 💙💛 👏 👏 👏👏👏
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This site is one of the most contaminated sites in the entire country. It's a former military barracks where forever chemicals in drinking water have been found to be 575,000x over the federal limit. It's run by LaSalle Corrections foundation, the "charitable" arm of the LaSalle.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DPI lists 21 executed people whose cases involve strong evidence of innocence, and 203 people have been exonerated from death row since 1973, across 30 states. These are failures we discovered, of course. Execution makes the undiscovered ones permanent.
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.metrotimes.com/uncategorize...
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Detroit’s first Black-led grocery store sends out a fundraising SOS amid financial struggles - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit People’s Food Co-op is turning to its members and the community for help as it works through cash-flow problems and rising operating costs.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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Votebeat @votebeat.org · 26/09/2026
Friday’s ruling is not expected to lead to any widespread removal of voters before the November election because federal law prohibits election officials from systematically unregistering voters within 90 days of an election.
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Why the Supreme Court’s latest pro-Trump ruling is unlikely to affect the 2026 election
The ruling is a victory for Trump, but federal law limits what he can do before the midterms.
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And a fan!
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026
The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...
Jailors were forbidden to move prisoners from one prison to another or out of the country to evade the writ. In case of disobedience jailers would be punished with severe fines which had to be paid to the prisoner.[5][6]
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 20/09/2026
ICE shot a man in the back in Austin this afternoon. But we're also learning this weekend about the death of Carlos Josué Marchena, a 37-year old man from Costa Rica who appears to have died at the Winn concentration camp in Louisiana after 9+ months in ICE detention.
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
my plan needs to involve more grasshoppers (and poetry)
The Summer Day
by Mary Oliver

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A not fun fact about disability that nondisabled people seem to be unable to perceive: Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents. w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tonight's a lights out sort of night, with 28 million birds expected to be flying over Wisconsin as they migrate south for the winter.
28.4 million birds expected to fly over Wisconsin tonight as they migrate south for the winter.
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Read&Resist @bibliophile1964.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in the Peace of Wild Things. Wendell Berry August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
53% of North Dakotans voted to create an ethics commission to hold politicians accountable. 56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid. Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%. To watch this fall.
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"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state cons...
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." Hannah Arendt
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So much respect for each of these holders of light.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We can’t just watch history happen. We need to organize, build a strategic plan, and push back—because authoritarianism doesn't pause until the people shut it down.
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Independent Times News @indtimes.news · 11/08/2026
PRIMARY DAY, WISCONSIN: August 11, 2026: Wisconsin votes today. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 p.m. Independents: Wisconsin has no party registration. Wisconsin allows same-day registration at the polls. Check your registration and polling place at myvote.wi.gov. #Wisconsin #2026Primaries
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe. We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Can confirm. But subscribe and read for yourself.
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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My average depth is 46 fathoms plus 3 feet 🌊🌊
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cutting money that provides food and health care but spending $300 million to permanently deploy the military to the streets of the capital in times of peace is tinpot dictator stuff
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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"Just when hope seemed lost, they came. Young roaches riding in on the rain." Such marvelous writing from Arundhati Roy on the current moment in India.
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Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous
Can all the people be fooled all the time? Can a country with a population of a billion-and-a-half be dragged around like a corpse forever? It cannot. The Cockroaches are out and about.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Be the reason your local independent bookstore stays in business.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Chicago is OUT IN THE STREETS! Rallies demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, killed in ICE traffic stops, and the total abolition of ICE. People are fed up with federal agents terrorizing communities. End the violence NOW!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Hundreds of people gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday to protest ICE and the recent deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Guerrero. Salgado Araujo
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/07/2026
Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future: The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
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Donna 💙💙💙 @dao1donna.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
World Central Kitchen are helping feed the millions in Venezuela devastated by the earthquake. Please give to help WCK continue their efforts to feed the hungry families! donate.wck.org/campaign/815... donate.wck.org/campaign/815...
donate.wck.org
Donate to World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen https://donate.wck.org/campaign/815521/donate
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Erin Grunze @eringrunze.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A few ways to help at the end of the article, especially if you’re in the areas.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 14/07/2026
We may never know the true extent of the suffering there but the stories we have heard are horrifying and punishment must be a priority of the next government. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The transfers come amid allegations of human rights abuses at the detention center. In a report published in Docember 2025, Amnesty International alleged that detainees were shackled inside a 2ft-high metal cage and left outdoors without water for extended periods.
According to the report, the cage was used as a form of arbitrary punishment. One detainee told Amnesty International: "One time, two people in my cell were calling out to the guards telling them that I needed my medication. Ten guards rushed into the cell and threw them to the ground. They were taken to the 'box' and punished just for trying to help me. I saw a guy who was put in it for an entire day."
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13/07/2026
You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.
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Corri Hess @corrihess.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Changes to student loan plans likely to have ripple effect on broader Wisconsin economy www.wpr.org/news/changes...
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Changes to student loan plans likely to have ripple effect on broader Wisconsin economy
This month, thousands of Wisconsin’s estimated 700,000 federal student loan borrowers are seeing significant changes to their repayment plans as part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” ...
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David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🧵 Yesterday, the President fired the remaining 3 (of 4) commissioners on the independent, bipartisan Election Assistance Commission. While this is another troubling attempt to expand powers beyond that the constitution may grant, it actually will have very little, if any, impact on the election. /1
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