Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankAerin Finehair @vagablondviking.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Ragnar the Derpiful, first of his name, Floofus of the Hedgewatch and Protector of the realm #Caturday #CatSky #Siamese 1396
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankGenial Black Man @trecoolx.bsky.social · 20hHey, the police (and SF District Attorney) suck. "Public defenders say police severely beat a Black man last year and the DA’s office tried to suppress evidence, including footage of the white resident who called SFPD threatening to stab him and using racial slurs in front of officers."sfist.comSFPD Officers Accused of Beating Man Into Near-Coma After Ignoring Racial ThreatsPublic defenders say police severely beat a Black man last year and the DA’s office tried to suppress evidence, including footage of the white resident who called SFPD threatening to stab him and usin... 052
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankDemocracy and trains @wingedisis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I don’t know any parent who’s gonna react to an attempted carjacking with their kid in the car in any other way. 08121
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Absolutely pathetic to believe that Ukraine should give a shit about the midterms instead of fighting their invader and occupier. 4644
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live. 2821471040
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankWilliam Snyder @profsnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Redacting the signatory might be unprecedented. I've never seen or heard of the like. 14767130
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankFrench Morning @frenchmorning.com · 09/10/202619e édition à Boston du Festival du Livre avec les auteurs français Mathias Énard, Gaëlle Bélem et Anne Pauly. Rendez-vous le samedi 17 octobre. www.frenchmorning.com/lecrivain-mat…frenchmorning.comL’écrivain Mathias Énard au Boston Book Festival le 17 octobreLe Boston Book Festival revient pour une nouvelle édition, le samedi 17 octobre. Comme chaque année, des dizaines d’autrices et d’auteurs sont attendus en Nouvelle-Angleterre pour des rencontres à travers toute la ville. Partenaires de cet évènement, la French Library et la Villa Albertine accueilleront plusieurs écrivains francophones, dont Mathias Énard, et une conversation sur […] 021
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Death of a handyman: ICE cited “convictions for driving with expired vehicle registration” and an unspecified judgment against him in favor of the Maryland comptroller. The 47-year-old Curo-Churata "had volunteered to leave the country on his own, but a judge denied the request."thebanner.comLaurel father and husband died in ICE custody in LouisianaJulián Curo-Churata lived in Laurel for about 17 years before he was detained in June by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He died in the agency’s custody on Sept. 29. 11456256
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For Day 8 #spacetober_challenge prompt supernova: Sophie Brahe (1559 or 1556 -1643) 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭 horticulturalist, astronomer, genealogist, & alchemist with the gardens at her brother #astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Uraniborg estate, where she often assisted his research, alchemical tools & illustrations of the 24017
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankACLU of Texas @aclutx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The ICE agent who shot and killed Houston resident Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was identified last week. Accountability starts now. ICE must: ⚫️ Disclose the names of ALL officers involved. ⚫️ Cooperate with local investigators and public information requests. ⚫️ Return his wallet and phone to his family.nbcnews.comHow the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in TexasLorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot on his way to work by an ICE officer, after authorities say Salgado Araujo used his vehicle as a weapon. An outraged community is demanding justice — and change... 281965747
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026ICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside. But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity. 19501298
Reposted by Nancy Cooper Frankking's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026a nobel prize is cool i guess but Anne Carson also received a Sappho finger puppet from yours truly and just look at that smile 250156
Reposted by Nancy Cooper Frankwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Otomi embroidery is a traditional Mexican embroidery style known as "Tenangos", featuring vibrant colors, and unique floral and animal designs #WomensArt 71295246
Reposted by Nancy Cooper Frankwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 1924 sketchbook of Sonia Delaunay, Ukrainian-born French artist & textile/fashion designer #womensart 1730143
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankBlanche K @blanchekolaczek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They are eager to put children in jail alone. 021
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This was one of my leadership principles I leaned on during my last few months at CDC 06011
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankKelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW from me: New preliminary research from the University of Michigan shows women living in states with post-Dobbs abortion bans may be more likely to shoulder costs for employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, with data reflecting a 5.4% increase in annual premium expenditures after 2022.stateline.orgResearch suggests women living in states with abortion bans bear higher health insurance costs • StatelineNew preliminary research from the University of Michigan shows women living in states with post-Dobbs abortion bans may be more likely to shoulder costs for employer-sponsored health insurance premium... 37239
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Quince? Wayfair? that mobile telephone service? Apps to help you manage your budget? Therapy apps? Just wondering, idly, if we are listening to the same podcasts. I don't mind the ads in principle (can't be a paid subscriber to every podcast) but they ARE relentless 000
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankKathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Is it a bad sign that the PDF copy of the U.S. Constitution that has been available at house.gov now 404s? uscode.house.gov/static/const...uscode.house.govUnder Maintenance 2929766
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives 1851921384
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Forget "Hamilton," forget "Eugene Onegin" and all those pesky musketeers. THIS is the duel scene to end all duel scenes. 110
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026love the annotations here! Ouch ouch and ouch 020
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We had a tiny b&w TV. Our grandparents had a big newfangled color TV. Startled, buried my face in a cushion at the sight of the GREEN of Margaret Hamilton's face 350
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I didn't comment on the other two books because I haven't read them. (Though I've read and been deeply drawn into other books by Olga T.) 010
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Enard is absolutely brilliant and immersive 110
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankMara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video.  1375115508
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I totally agree. It's not just that I'm doing the dishes or the laundry, it's that I love to have access to a medium that engages the ears alone. There's a reason why radio held its own power and place for so many decades alongside of movies and TV. 020
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Let's stop using anodyne labels like "the immigration debate" or "controversy over migrants" and start referring to things accurately. "Expelling children who, by law, are entitled to remain in the country" or "imprisoning toddlers in concentration camps" or "pogrom" 7483189
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 02/10/2026ICE posted another detainee death report on its FOIA Library today. This one is for Charles Leo Daniel, a 61-year-old man from Trinidad who died in ICE custody in 2024 after four years in ICE detention at the Northwestern Immigrant Processing Center in Tacoma, WA. Archived below.github.compsb-foia/ice/FOIA Library Artifacts/ICE Mortality Reports/ddrCharlesLeoDaniel.pdf at main · projectsaltbox/psb-foiaFOIA requests and released records for Project Salt Box's reporting on ICE detention and federal contracting. - projectsaltbox/psb-foia 30456318
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankRichard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just popping to the authentic golem shop if anyone wants anything... 4141240
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Agreed! A solid, wide-ranging and eye-opening book 030
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankMPR News @mprnews.org · 02/10/2026Under the old rules, immigrants in the United States legally — including refugees and asylees — were eligible for Medicaid before they got their green card.mprnews.orgMinnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverageA Twin Cities family says their mother could soon be left without care for a brain injury, after Medicaid coverage ended for thousands of Minnesota immigrants. Advocates and government officials are s... 34423
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankLucy Goodchild @lucygoodchild.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m absofuckinglutely thrilled to be writing a paper on what’s happening syntactically when we shove a swear word into the middle of a perfectly whole other word (aka tmesis). I’m also intrigued about whether (and how) this happens in other languages. Have you got any examples? #linguistics 143810
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mexican ska 🎸🎶 El Tiny returns with a takeover until Oct. 15 for #LatinMusicMonth. #TinyDesk "Panteón Rococó has been at the forefront of Mexican ska for over three decades.. the band’s skankin’ grooves slide easily between cumbia and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. "youtu.bePanteón Rococó: Tiny Desk ConcertYouTube video by NPR Music 11711
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026you bet! @autonomynews.co is such a great resource on what's going on in the repro justice world, and I like to nod to both the work that activists are doing and the people whose thinking/writing informs my own thinking/writing 117148
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankMary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is beyond my comprehension. Toddlers alone in courtrooms clutching teddy bears and being asked to choose voluntary departure or a removal order. And once deported, where are they sent to, and is there anyone to care for them? www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 286
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Same! Tangible palpable buttons, I miss them so much on tech 110
Reposted by Nancy Cooper Frankbookswain.bsky.social @bookswain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I took this photo a while back at a museum of soldiers with bicycles at Yellowstone National Park in 1896. For those, like me, who enjoy mountain biking, my morning ☕️ thread is about a pioneering group of African-Americans who probably deserve the title of the “first American mountain bikers.” 1239
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Reading the book of that title right now and it's superb 100
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankCenter for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 29/09/2026Yesterday Europe shined green in support of abortion rights for International Safe Abortion Day! 💚💚💚 This is a global call to action for access to timely, affordable, and quality abortion care. Read our recap of the day: bit.ly/4xLM1Rb 0125
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18181501772
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Spotted parked in front of a big single-family house in San Francisco this morning. Too early? Yes, too early 3110
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations. 43866400
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Even worse, ‘Dilley 2’ in Alexandria, Louisiana, aims to deport migrant kids as quickly as possible, some to third countries, putting them at risk of falling into “horrific cycles of trafficking,” Sen. Ron Wyden warned. www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...thequeenzone.comExclusive: Top Senate Dem Responds to Christian Faith Group's Plea for Oversight of New ICE Facility for KidsSenator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has responded to a Christian faith group that... 811966
Reposted by Nancy Cooper FrankAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Smile, it’s Friday! 😃 Meet ‘The Oldest Smile in the World’ a tiny face that’s been smiling for some 7,400 years! Carved from oak during the Mesolithic, this small human figure was found in 1966 in a layer of peat during dock construction at Willemstad in the Netherlands. #FindsFriday #Archaeology 7485110
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just some GREAT conversation here, a simultaneous profundity and lightness of touch 131
Nancy Cooper Frank @ncooperfrank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've seen some wacky Soviet movies but somehow never this particular one 110