When people ask, “how do you keep people safe if we abolish the police?” point to how the Twin Cities has shown up to protect their neighbors during this federal occupation, without any assistance from local law enforcement

I just looked at a dog insta account and it’s literally all dogs and then protest signs

Top of the charts at my house today

I hate calling my reps but this sure motivated me to run through the list. Abish ICE, defund, this can’t be reformed.

I’m still thinking about this, whew

Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.

@statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewing this woman in Minneapolis right now who said she came out of her home, wearing whatever she could grab to protect herself from ICE agents. You do what you can, with what you got.

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

6. fascism is beige and soulless. the ability to love with an open heart is all on our side. the good art is on our side. so is free expression of gender. solidarity. empathy. rock music. food with seasoning. kindness. "Heated Rivalry." they have the guns and the money; we have EVERYTHING else

SPEAKING OF THE COLD!!! Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days! All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.

This is a delightfully direct headline:

If you click on this link, the number is already up to six resignations.

BREAKING: I'm reintroducing my bill with @markey.senate.gov to end qualified immunity for federal officers—including ICE agents. This bill is for Renee Good, Keith Porter, & everyone in America to know that when ICE agents break the law & kill our neighbors, they'll be held accountable.

This whole cycle happens SO FAST. So fucking fast.

It's nice to me that the organic* anti-ICE protest doesn't look like Hong Kong's, or Paris's, or other established modes of semi-spontaneous public resistance. It looks like American doing what Americans are the best in the world at: driving around and being obnoxious

I have made very good conventional bread for 20 years, and I cannot get my no knead sourdough to rise. This is hilarious.

Loving this take on "antifa wine moms"

Congress must abolish ICE and hold this lawless Administration accountable.

Thank you Congresswoman!

This morning I started dough for cinnamon rolls and now it’s mid afternoon and all this is going on and yet I have to roll this out and set it to rise again? Everything feels impossible

This is a real scientific thing, my dad worked on this research for a long time. (not for this purpose, obviously)

Once again I’m only certain of the goodness of dogs

I’m screaming, I know Trump answered the phone today when Zohran called and was like, “omg, hey habibi 😍.” Meanwhile Schumer and Jeffries are probably hiding in their “vote blue, no matter who”-themed bunkers.

Trump's bombing of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro & attempt to run the country are brazen violations of our Constitution & int'l law. It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars. Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.

Well this marks the first time I have accidentally said the word “fuck” on a voicemail to my senator (Specifically, “what the fuck is happening?”)

The Trump administration is lying to Congress and ignoring our constitutionally required approval for military action. This is what dictators do. This war is not just unjustified—it is unauthorized.

Insane flex apnews.com/article/zohr...

Well this is the worst thing I’ve ever heard

Tonight my husband and our child’s visiting boyfriend are watching the Stranger Things finale together, this is so wholesome I can’t stand it 😅

The whole Kennedy Center thing simply underscores again that fascists do not make good or even popular art that anyone wants.

In 2026, I hope that everyone will take opportunities to be with others however you can (in person or virtual). It offers energy and strength for what will be a rough year ahead.

I too have become a person who always has an emergency leash in my car. I have used it to retrieve escaped dogs! Just absurdly satisfying.

Same, we have to have standards

Look at this absolute demon from hell

In related news, just don't get a coonhound. The way my boy will delicately take a pen OUT OF MY BACKPACK and then look at me until I'm paying attention 😱

Elspeth is interesting because it’s a big murder mystery show on CBS with a lot of bright colors and goofy plots and Broadway stars, and I think that distracts from it being basically half anti-billionaire propaganda.

at the christmas revels in Boston which this poem is written for, this is the dance they perform in the shortest night solstice portion and I think about it every single year youtu.be/jv0wku4LJrI?...

Shortest day and maximum light.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

I think that when one’s life suddenly resembles something one would like to read in a book it is good to recognize it, & mark the gratitude, the better to remember a beautiful thing

Light ‘er up

To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care: I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.  Your health care is still legal and protected.  I'll always fight for you.

Evergreen

This is some Nazi shit

sometimes you light candles on a messy counter Happy Hanukkah bitches, it’s time for light and joy and we will fucking get it done no matter what

Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.” Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

V’ahavta by Aurora Levins Morales www.auroralevinsmorales.com/blog/vahavta

Like I know this isn’t funny but there’s also no way it won’t crash and burn in about 45 minutes, it’s absolutely insane