notice that in the video quoted here the person who said he is engaging in protest for the first time in his life says, with emotion, “that’s not who we are,” in reference to ICE terrorizing grade schoolers. think about this person every time you see someone scolding someone else for saying that

41 years ago today, Whitney Houston released her debut self-titled album.

It wasn’t nearly as warm as it appeared today. ☀️

Ms. M’Lynn, it should make you feel better that the Dow is now over 50,000

Diva down. Down bad. It’s me. I’m diva. 🤤

A word we should all know right now: pelf (n): money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way

'Lead' and 'read' rhyme. Unless you're saying 'lead' and 'read.' But also 'lead' and 'read' rhyme.

We're going regime villain deep-cut today with a look at Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Guess what: he's bad, in all the ways Trump cabinet members are bad: anti-science, pro-selloff of public resources, and sycophantic to an absurd degree. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social.

nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up

tfw you start your day fighting with a data visualization scatter chart & you win. 🤓

CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old. “8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ

This sounds bonkers & it's simply a basic statement of fact. Between Covid neglect, ending USAID, & now the vaccine nonsense, it will soon be more than Jefferson Davis.

I will admit this was one that I had to both click through and then search for myself to believe it's real.

hold on i gotta take this

Unions fight for good health care so that you, too, can survive brain worms or toilet seat germs.

IOC is such a corrupt organization of scumbaggery

This is good. Very much need this kind of talk.

Electricity prices are currently rising at more than double the rate of inflation. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...

And now Gail Slater, the chief antitrust enforcer at DOJ, has just resigned, a prelude to this settlement happening. Slater was cut out of the negotiations with MAGA lobbyists on the Live Nation case. DOJ is just a corrupt shell at this point.

I do not regret to inform you that we are, in fact, going to win.

Finally, Emma Janssen covers the successful minor-league baseball labor contract in 2023, which more than doubled baseline salaries and greatly improved work conditions. prospect.org/2026/02/12/f...

To close out our sports issue, we came up with some positive examples, where financialization and the desires of oligarch ownership is not placed over basic respect for fans and athletes. 🧵 prospect.org/2026/02/12/f...

Top NATO allies don’t think the U.S. helps deter enemies anymore, a new POLITICO poll found. Across countries polled, far more respondents described the U.S. as an unreliable ally than a reliable one, including 50% in Germany and 57% in Canada. Read the story: politi.co/4aM7EIU See the data👇

Ope! This is the most Minnesota thing that ever existed.

Watching bears fight over fish.

I’ve been known to mumble “is this the sink, am I shrinking?” when in a confusing situation.

Wheel of Fortune: __ I__ K S__ __ __ K __ __ GS @hoeforthepeople.bsky.social: “MILK STOCKINGS!”

I saw a meme this week that said “you’ll never convince me this sport wasn’t invented by two people who couldn’t get their story straight” … & I haven’t stopped thinking about that. lol

The chances of this passing the Senate (i.e., nuking legis. filibuster for it) are slim to none, they're pushing this more for the talking points to delegitimize their midterm loss. But this isn't just very bad policy. It's utterly impractical in the sense that it'd cause total unworkable chaos.

She’s always been way beyond the norm bad, but even for petulant bully Trump II Cabinet members, that Bondi performance was near if not at the top for all-time worst meltdowns in a congressional hearing. She’d be out by the end of the day for that alone in any sane administration.

Minnesota still needs your attention

They are never beating the “only slightly dumber than they are evil” allegations.

Just heard @markpochow.com say “you know, just to get your wheels a-turnin’…” and, chat, that’s MY influence. 🙂‍↕️

Two big stories right now: the Olympics, and ICE. They will come together in 2028 in Los Angeles, damping any enthusiasm for foreign tourists to travel to the Games. That's a big moral disaster waiting to happen, but also an economic one for LA. Great @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social report.

big reason why the oligarch class went so hard for Trump. they HATE lots of job creation because when your workers can quit and get another one the next day, it's much harder to abuse them

“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

Mornin’, folks! A little normalcy* is more than welcome around here nowadays. *political ads have recommenced in Wisconsin

As the Women’s National Basketball Association fights for a fair contract, their victories can reverberate across the entire labor movement. For working people today, all eyes should turn to women’s basketball.

NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine. Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...

2029 Super Bowl Champion Des Moines Bears!

ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.

Hell yeah, Minnesota Olympian Curler

The library was open. 🔥

When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts

Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......

For those who might downplay the importance of due process, this should urge reconsideration.

And I think the good folks of Maine are in the market for an upgrade!

Those who’ve been following me since the old Tw*tter days know that (academically) I have three favorite presidential elections: 1860, 1912, 1992. This is a fantastic glimpse at a common misreading of one of them.

Yesterday was such a good excuse to break out my nostalgic Seattle/Griffey, Jr. jersey & the new @yeshomo.co camo. Night, y’all! 💤

thank god bluesky, a site famously known for the best posts on earth made in good faith, is going to let its users come up with even more to say by way of drafts