This was my first repost on Bluesky. Felt like a good time to read it again.

Bill Clinton fighting back. I like it.

Books and food for children, who wouldn't want this job? 🧒👧🏾🧕📚♥️ (I too am an Ambassador/Volunteer/part-time Employee for a book bank in my hometown, and highly endorse this work!) #Literacy #Books #KidsBooks #Read

welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up

Reader, they booed him.

If you want to watch the Olympics but don’t have any tv subscription, you can get Walmart+ 30 day trial, which gives you a free month of Peacock, that will be streaming the Olympics. You’re welcome. Don’t forget to cancel, if you don’t desire to continue.

Last night I saw a screenshot of that vile, racist video, and immediately said it's fake. Because even after EVERYTHING that has happened, I couldn't believe it was real. More fool me. And then to have Karoline DEFEND it in the most offensive way possible! #FUCKTRUMP #ImpeachTrump #FakePresident

Every American needs to watch this:

I LOVE THIS

A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.

Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

Not sure if you're aware but yesterday (YESTERDAY!) @ziibiing.com put up a page to accept frequent flyer miles to fly home detainees from TX and has collected 5M+. Any thoughts about how we can help get the word out? bsky.app/profile/ziib...

This is Minneapolis: Message from our superintendent

We need to follow our own constitutional process and update our laws. Focus on ending the creation of an intentional underclass locked in serfdom and give people workplace protection, job portability (h1b anyone?) and a path to citizenship.

“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.” Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.

I will simply never recover from reading this sentence: "Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."

Your piece today was incredibly moving.

Enjoy the ratio USA TODAY. This is a good 'ol "Swing and a miss." #MinnesotaStrong #NaziICE

Friends, this is so good I feel compelled to share in full. Ms. King's wise advice is from 2017, but needed now more than ever! Only need to change 45 to 47. (sadly) Please click and give it a read. #Republicans #Accountable #MAGA = #MakeAccountableGOPAgain www.ebony.com/bernice-king...

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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

Yeah ok good, whatever. Glad he's gone. Now do Noem and Miller and Trump and Vance and ICE. Then we can celebrate.

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org Please 🙏 #DefundICE #ImpeachNoem

May this clergyman's message be heard far and wide. It is NEVER too late to do the right thing. #Redemption #Accountability #Love #AbolishICE youtube.com/shorts/PnIAk...

🔴 BRAVA 🙏🏽♥️ Cynthia Nixon for calling out lying Kristi Noem ✊🏽🌎✊🏻👇🏽👇🏻‼️

“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.

This is not 1984. We cannot allow the controlling Party to oppressively manipulate and determine reality. I don't care who you voted for, we cannot disregard your own perceptions, and we must never reject the evidence of our eyes and ears. This WAS murder in cold blood.

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

Sometimes you need to wait a few hours for the headlines to settle and the BS to be sifted, but it's clear now. Trump retreated - both militarily and economically - on Greenland today. Between the markets and polls and EU, he caved. Remain vigilant, but remember that he is not unstoppable.

Writing is thinking Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.

This beautiful child, an American citizen just like his parents, is being bullied because Donald Trump is a racist piece of shit and white supremacy feels emboldened to act without shame. This hatred is taught and it is wrong.

No notes. youtube.com/shorts/7aXOK...

In case you were wondering, or trying to remember... #Immigration #ICE #Deportation #RealityCheck #Obama #trump #StopTheHate #NoemLies #Minneapolis #America #Protest It was not the same!! youtube.com/shorts/zwY04...

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019. Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Can't lie, brought a tear to my eye. #hope #Kindness #kids #dogs #families #NewYorkCity #NYC #Mayor #America

The teacher in me says, "YES YES YES!" (pounds table) Hope this catches on here.

Blocked!

Worth every second

Charlotte Knew #racism #fascism #prejudice

This sums up his response to anyone and everyone who makes the slightest attempt to hold him accountable. He’s not a great prophet. He’s not even a good leader. He’s just an incredible narcissist.

And on top of EVERYTHING ELSE, women are still dying in this "great" nation due to abortion bans. Graham's home state allows abortion up to 12 weeks. But the clinic, overwhelmed with women from out of state, made her wait. That, plus gross negligence on the part of her doctors, killed this woman!

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

Stand up

After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.

I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.

Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.