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@tatowngirl.bsky.social
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Pro-democracy, middle-aged mom and educator. Politics and crossword junkie. Trying to shine a light in a time of darkness. 💙🌈 💙

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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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💙Christine Slemmer💙 @slem63.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
$2000 tariff rebate checks + $5000 DOGE checks + $5000 midterm checks = $12,000 that you’ll never see.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/07/2026
Wondering how you can plug in to ensure free and fair elections this fall? Join our upcoming call to learn how you can step up to protect the vote no matter where you live: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
(above images of Congress and a megaphone) HANDS OFF OUR VOTE
National Kick-off Call
July 30th // 8 PM ET
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
So I guess the cherished dream of a Senate candidate, who, sure, had a Nazi tattoo, and, yes, left racist and homophobic posts on Reddit, and, okay, sexted every woman in the Maine phone directory while married, but maybe, just maybe, perhaps, fingers-crossed, wasn’t a full-on rapist, has died.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 14/06/2026
Mitch McConnell will receive a level of medical care he has spent his entire career preventing other Americans from having
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MyPet Health by Vetcation @vetcation.com · 12/05/2026
This kind man stopped his car to rescue a wild coyote that had been stuck in a fence for several days. 🙏🙏
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Attention all men. More of this, please.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A win! Pride flag returning to Stonewall National Monument.
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Trump admin ordered to permanently restore Stonewall pride flag
The LGBTQ+ pride flag will be permanently returned to Stonewall after the Trump administration settled a recent lawsuit with several nonprofits.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Folks lined both sides of the street to protest at No Kings in Aurora, Illinois!
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The lies defining this moment in America: -The 2020 election was stolen -There’s massive voter fraud -There’s an epidemic of noncitizens voting -We’ve been “invaded” by millions of criminals -Only an authoritarian government can fix these problems -Jesus agrees with all of this
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tatowngirl.bsky.social @tatowngirl.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I’m really worried about Clintons’ depositions. If they go badly, I’m going to have to get rid of my Clinton flag, Clinton hat, Clinton Bible, Clinton phone, Clinton crypto, Clinton steak, and Clinton teddy bear Said no Clinton voter ever
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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“Since we can’t think of anyone who might possibly know more about Jeffrey Epstein, let’s question Hillary Clinton.”—Congressional Republicans
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tatowngirl.bsky.social @tatowngirl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Pam Bondi reminds me of what Parker Posey’s character in Dazed and Confused, Darla, would be like in middle age
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Call the piece of legislation that ultimately abolishes ICE the Pretti-Good Act
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward. Court declaration: "I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground." 🧵
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting.
2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value.
3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE.
4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on.
5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle."
6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack.
8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video.
9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk.
10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun.
11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him.
12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times.
14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.
15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1.
16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.
17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building.
18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bearwitness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values.
I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct.

Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
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tatowngirl.bsky.social @tatowngirl.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Something we all can do. #ICEOutNow
Text only: SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
TONIGHT AT 7:00PM
STEP OUTSIDE AND LIGHT A CANDLE ON OUR STREET CORNERS.
WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALEX.
ICE OUT NOW
SAT. JAN 24, 7:00 PM
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If every member of Congress, the Senate, all Government leadership roles had the courage & integrity of Jerome Powell, spoke the truth and stood up for what’s right, spoke out & acted against what’s wrong, we wouldn’t be in this current lawless predicament we’re in with this one man and his regime…
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Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 12/01/2026
Never forget the most ironclad rule of politics: Every abuse you justify against another will be weaponized against you in time. To cheer abuse, violence, or the suspension of others’ rights is to cheer the abuse, violence, and suspension of your own.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 30/11/2025
Judging colleges by how they teach vocational skills misses the point, argues an engineering professor. The skills employers need most include initiative, critical thinking, navigating ambiguity, and more – and those come from blending humanities and STEM. buff.ly/FWQuzll
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Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education
Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"It is urgent and important to reject nativism and ethnonationalism. It is right and proper, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, to be thankful that we live in an exceptional nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." www.thebulwark.com/p/amateur-ho...
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Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 25/11/2025
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
WATCH — @tonolatino.bsky.social : “Remember how it felt on November 5th? We have a chance to do that again in Tennessee’s 7th District. @aftynbehn.bsky.social has Republicans scared sh*tless, spending millions on a seat Trump won by over 20 points.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Great idea!!
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Ms Jacqueline 505 🍉 🇵🇸 ♥️🎧 @msjacqueline505.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
This 👇
for everyone saying that ICE agents are just doing their jobs, so were the German soldiers loading people onto trains.
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LGBTQ Shrink @drronholt.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We all deserve the right to marry.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Terrorists tried to destroy the White House in 2001 with a hijacked plane. 24 years later the President is destroying the White House himself and accepting a plane from people funding terrorists.
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DanSkinnerArt @danskinnerart.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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tatowngirl.bsky.social @tatowngirl.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
No Kings!
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Roxine King @roxineking.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Guess who didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize? 🤣🤣😂🤣😊🤣😂🤣😂🤣😊😂🤣😊🤣
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11/10/2025
On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey. I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.
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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
So if you're concerned about the dwindling independence of mainstream journalism, remember that the Associated Press is a nonprofit org that can never be bought by a corporation and is full of people genuinely passionate about doing good reporting: apnews.com I set up a small recurring donation
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Associated Press News: Breaking News | Latest News Today
Read the latest headlines, breaking news, and videos at APNews.com, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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ThatGuyJerry @thatguyjerry.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Instead of mourning Charlie Kirk today, I'll just leave this here...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 15/09/2025
“Thank you Bridget Everett. You changed my life.” Jeff Hiller wins for the #Emmy Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “Somebody Somewhere.” Follow along for live updates from the 2025 Emmy Awards: nymag.visitlink.me/vPi_E0.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15/09/2025
Jeff Hiller won the #Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy series for "Somebody Somewhere." Follow live updates: bit.ly/46CbqCz
Jeff Hiller accepts an Emmy. Text: 2025 Emmys: Best supporting actor in a comedy series, Jeff HIller, "Somebody Somewhere," AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 11/09/2025
A new poll finds that just 1 in 4 Americans believe the Trump administration's policies to restrict vaccine access are based on science.
Chart: What Americans think about changes in federal vaccine policy
Reuters/Ipsos polled 1,084 U.S. adults on Sep. 5-9, 2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/09/2025
GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.
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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This might slow them down a bit.
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Colin Oreilly @colin0reilly.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
RFK Jr says America is the sickest country on Earth but fails to mention that we’re also the only country with privatized healthcare in the civilized world. 🤷 Universal Healthcare saves lives. 🙏 🇺🇸
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