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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art

A localized version of Guernica with a loon at the center and a person holding an ICE OUT sign

“My piece was inspired by Picasso's Guernica, a work that was his response to the Nazi's bombing of the Basque town. I thought there was a fitting parallel between these incidents about the high price paid by ordinary people when aggressive regimes try out new tactics of war, as well as a fitting juxtaposition of the darkness of living such an experience and the light we shone through it in our own resistance and care for one another. The patterns near Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s mouths are actually their last words in Morse code: ‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’”

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Sasha 🌈🌵🦕 @indeliblesasha.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hey hi good morning! I'm very excited because a project we've been working on for a few weeks launches today! 15 Exclusive Edition & signed books from Owlcrate released 2016-17 are up for auction in original packaging with bonus, GORGEOUS, one of a kind gifts. www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Silent auction 'The Murder Book Patron Auction & Pop-Up Shop' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Jim-boo! 🐈‍⬛🕸️🦇🐀 @jamesvt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

From @tombreihan.bsky.social's excellent Number Ones column about Total Eclipse of the Heart (stereogum.com/2092526/the-...)

A screenshot of text reading "The term "power ballad" doesn't adequately describe "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," if only because the word "power" just doesn't have enough power. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" is an extinction-level event rendered in musical form. It's pop music as heart-pounding, chest-thumping, blood-gargling, heavens-falling passion explosion. It's sheer spectacle. It's fireworks and lasers and lightning and thunder. It soars and swoops and barrel-rolls. The song flies along from one fiery climax to the next, and right when it seems like it's about to end, it takes off again and somehow becomes even bigger. Who the fuck cares what it's about?"

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Stina @stinaleigh.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Especially in light of today's SCOTUS ruling on conversion therapy, these resources are needed even more!

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

the 'restrictions' are worth stating explicitly. Anthropic doesn't want its AI to be used to make decisions about whether to kill someone without some human oversight. Hegseth says he won't accept that restriction.

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,, Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Bari Weiss is operating as intended.

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Black History month. White Americans are getting the slightest hint of the oppression Black Americans have felt *forever* in this country. Engage more thoughtfully. Support Black artists and sex workers. Boost Black voices. Support Black crowdfunds. None are free until we are all free.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This is a big deal. No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny. We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 03/02/2026

In 2020 @totallydonna.kitrocha.com & I started a trilogy about 3 book nerds (w/ superpowers) who just want to build a library for their community but shitty tech bros suck so they have to keep doing crimes. Tor was kind enough to put book one on sale for $5.99! www.kitrocha.com/book/deal-wi...

The cover of Deal With the Devil on a background featuring the heroine, Nina, standing on rubble with books in one arm and a gun in the other hand. The ebook cover is on a table with a "Now a Major Motion Picture" sticker that has an asterisk. Next to it is "* actually we're just kind of awkwardly living out the plot in real time but if we pretend it's a movie maybe that makes it more exciting?"

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Troy N. Miller @troynmiller.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

And unless it's a cost-free government ID, it's a POLL TAX. If you have to pay the government for a document that you must have to vote, that is a POLL TAX.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 02/02/2026

the whole country is on fucking fire and Mamdani is just over there going down the checklist of shitty things no one should have allowed rich people to get away with, and honestly it gives me hope for a better world.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

No one who has seen the Epstein case unfold should have any doubt left about why victims don’t report. When reporting means facing more abuse, more exploitation, and more betrayal at the institutional level, while the perpetrators are the leaders of the very systems of “justice” supposed to help you

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?! This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple. Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...

The young Muslim woman detained in a locked Whipple bathroom with three men said she never thought this could happen to her.
She saw America as a land of opportunity after a childhood in a refugee camp.
She hopes to become a nurse or a flight attendant. Her criminal record, she said, consists of one speeding ticket.
With Whipple's holding facilities filled, the woman said, agents eventually moved her to another locked bathroom by herself. There was an air vent at the door's bottom. When she saw federal agents' footsteps, she banged for help.
On her third night of detention, agents took in two new detainees: an African immigrant and her 7-month-old baby girl. She said the immigrant told her they had been detained as the mother took her baby to a doctor to be treated for influenza.

"When the woman arrived, she was screaming and crying and yelling, 'My baby is already sick!' " she recalled. " 'I don't want my baby to die!' "
The next morning, she said, the woman and baby were moved from the bathroom.
It wasn't until her fourth day of detention when the young woman was allowed to use a phone at the facility. When she heard her mother's voice, she burst into tears.
On the fifth day, agents drove her and two other recently released detainees to a light-rail station near Whipple. They took off her handcuffs and told her to call an Uber, even though she didn't have a phone. She borrowed one from another detainee.
As they released her into the cold, she recalls their simple words: "You are good to go."

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The Trump admin’s whole case regarding Haitians in Ohio is racism, xenophobia, and lies. There’s literally nothing else to it. Legal status, proper papers. No criminal record. Employers, neighbors, local leaders say they’re a benefit to the community. It’s showy, bigoted cruelty, nothing more.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This was a bribe. UAE royals gave the Trump family $500 million, and Trump, in his presidential capacity, gave them access to tightly guarded American AI chips. The most powerful person on the planet, also happens to be the most shamelessly corrupt.

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Stina @stinaleigh.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This whole thread is worth reading and thinking about.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Media, journalism, and the press are not interchangeable terms. Yet they are bound up with one another. Media is the attention industry Journalism is a social practice The press is a key institution in a democracy Put it all together: Journalists who work in the media carry forward "the press." 9/

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 01/02/2026

liam and his dad are home! and someone please get rep. castro a coat!

rep omar, liam ramos and his dad, rep castro!

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry

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Stina @stinaleigh.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

While I am not in MN at this time, my extended family, and therefore my heart is there tonight.

A lit jar candle sits in a window. Shining in support of all who grieve for a man killed today, a woman killed a week ago, and the communities that supported them.

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Minneapolis says no to ICE.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Minnesota is the best of us.

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Susie Steinbach @susielaurie.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

'A sea of people': Thousands turn out for anti-ICE march in downtown Minneapolis

A photo of thousands of people marching in downtown Minneapolis

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Many, many thousands of people gathered in The Commons in downtown Minneapolis to march against ICE right now.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 23/01/2026

At the airport.

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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.com · 19/01/2026

It's time to start making your plans! Romancing the Vote returns July 1st - July 5th, 2026! * authors, start annotating those books * artists, start making that art * experts, start plotting your consultations Stay updated: updates.romancingthevote.com

An imagine of a pair of hands making a heart around pink and purple fireworks in the background

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch. It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵

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Stina @stinaleigh.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I found this very interesting. I'll have to think about my favorite shows and how this fits in.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Imagine a Democrat calling for the deportation of a Jewish Republican. You can’t. It would never happen. Our political and media elites talk nonstop about antisemitism while totally normalizing and amplifying the worst and most vicious Islamophobia. Sickening:

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

How many times did we fucking tell you. You gave up on wearing masks. You let them demonize masks. So they got to write the rules. And the rules are cops “discretion” is that disabled people should be arrested. Because when ableds get to decide who is actually disabled, we lose. Every time.

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Candace Harper @foxglovefiction.com · 21/03/2025

Hey you! Looking for some contemporary adult books by trans authors? You're in luck! I've recced 12 of them RIGHT HERE! These are all books I've read and loved that you can read for #TransRightsReadathon AND all year long #TransBooks365 foxglovefiction.com/contemporary...

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Contemporary Adult Books by Trans Authors! – Foxglove Fiction

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/03/2025

"America does not need a 'resistance,' or stale slogans, or people putting those slogans on little paddles. It needs an opposition party that boldly defends the nation’s virtues, the rule of law, and the rights of its people," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:

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Democrats Are Acting Too Normal

In her response to Trump’s address, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin failed to capture the hallucinatory nature of our national politics.

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 04/03/2025

There it is: a six-word thesis of democracy. But if you have time for two more, allow me to suggest these for a punchy conclusion that sounds great when it's shouted by a crowd: NO EXCEPTIONS.

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Cheryl Heuton @cherylheuton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

This photo was blown into our yard during the Eaton Canyon fire. Anyone from Pasadena/Altadena recognize these people?

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Rainbow Broomfield @rainbowbroomfield.org · 10/12/2024

Ack! It's #ColoradoGivesDay2024 and we almost FORGOT. Today's the last day for matching! Recurring donations will be matched for the first month! It's a great way to make any size donation a little bigger! www.coloradogives.org/organization...

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Support Rainbow Broomfield on ColoradoGives.org

As we prepare for Broomfield Pride 2025, we need your support to ensure that this important event continues to thrive and expand. Your donation will help us cover essential event costs, including venu...

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Steep decline in cervical cancer deaths among US women. An analysis of data from 1992 to 2021 shows a dramatic drop in mortality for U.S. women under 25. "We might be starting to see [the] initial impact of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer deaths." buff.ly/4gkDM6q #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women

A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.

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