DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.

The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:

a3) Often enough so people remember you. But not so often that people ONLY think that of you. If you are your business, then you are more than just a business and your comms should reflect that. Be in ALL the lanes you want. #FreelanceFriends

a2) Yeah - if I only knew what that was. Having a business curtailed by the current political climate makes it both hard to plan and hard to want to continue on. #FreelanceFriends

a1) There are so many places that folks can promote their work - either directly or via influence. I love to tell clients to "hang out" where their customers are whether that's online or IRL places. vital to know what your customer profiles are in order to be there with them. #FreelanceFriends

Good morning and Happy Thursday #FreelanceFriends! I'm Amy - designer, creative and baseball fan - posting from an unseasonably warm Nebraska. We have sun. We have tiny green things trying to sprout and 41 days until opening day.

Welcome to #FreelanceFriends, your weekly Bluesky chat to connect with fellow freelance professionals. Today, we're chatting about where you promote yourself publicly. How do people find out about what you do/sell? Let's chat about self-promotion and which avenues have created the best ROI.

Looking forward to another great hour with the #freelanceFriends here on Bluesky. Join us today at 12e/9p!

“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”

Get in the habit of bringing up accessibility at meetings, in stand-ups, and in demos. Bring up things you've done to address accessibility. Likewise, don't be afraid to ask, "Have we tested this on a keyboard?" or "What's the experience like on a screen reader?"

SAVE Act has nothing to do with voter ID, that's not in there. It creates deliberately difficult hurdles for registration to vote, where a DL-type ID isn't sufficient. But states that don't check ID at the polls would not be required to start. Every time they claim it's a "voter ID" bill is a lie.

Note to the #FreelanceFriends organizers: Please check the slack group when you get a chance. We have stuff about upcoming chats and some organizational thoughts posted. Your $.02 is so very helpful as we continue ahead. Thank you!!

On behalf of the #FreelanceFriends, many thanks to Devon / @devonellington.bsky.social for being our gracious and engaging host this week! Looking forward to having you lead us again sometime soon! CHEERS!!

a3) I try to meet them where they are if they are places I am as well. I'm not on FB and most likely won't be any time soon. But it's fun to have that connection on IG where you can actually converse and connect. #FreelanceFriends

a1) This one is hard since I've attempted to pivot niches and the new things aren't ready for view yet. Clients w/good social media make it easy since you can comment/support them easily. #FreelanceFriends

Good Morning and Happy Thursday to all #FreelanceFriends who celebrate! I'm Amy - creative, designer, and master gardener posting from a SUNNY and 50F day. It's glorious - much needed mood booster from all*the*things.

SO excited to have Devon (@devonellington.bsky.social‬) join us as host today. We at #freelanceFriends are to very lucky to have such a talented and amazing friend on our little team. It takes a village and we so very grateful she's in ours.

It's going to be a fun time! Come join us! #Freelance #FreelanceFriends

Fantastic article. Community is an amazing thing to behold. Sending support and solidarity to @whstancil.bsky.social and the people of Minnesota. #AbolishICE

Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line. I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.

The thing where ICE parks masked men in school lots is something I would not have believed unless I saw it with my own two eyes. They do it constantly. It’s purely a terror tactic and they’ve done it to schools over the region. Our schools are collapsing - often at 50% attendance or less.

Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction

Disgusting.

NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below. Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Wow. San Francisco right now (Fri Jan 30, 2026). Tens of thousands on the streets supporting a national strike and economic shutdown. A huge anti-ICE, anti-Trump message being sent from the city. (🎥 Rachel Ziegler)

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Best two minutes in cinema - including a dancing Dick Cavett. Well done Ms. O'Hara and thank you.

US General Strike and nationwide shutdown today. If you are at work, go home, if you need to shop wait for another day, are you sitting in school? walk out right now. Those outside of the US, boycott. #3E #Goodvsevil #generalstrike #iceout #justiceforpretti #justiceforgood

Since the occupant of the White House is attacking Alex Pretti again and calling him an insurrectionist, just a few pictures of real insurrectionists that he pardoned. Simply put, his deranged posts won't erase his culpability in Pretti's murder and won't erase the EPSTEIN files.

Open letter to our Senators: Gentlemen, Ladies, we don't really care about ICE not getting even more funding. We don't care about more "training" and more rules they won't follow. We want ICE de-funded. Dismantled. Gone. Driven out of our cities.

Way to go, Philadelphia! The city has introduced new legislation putting real limits on ICE activity. Federal agents will no longer be allowed to operate anonymously no masks, visible identification required, and arrests must be backed by warrants signed by a federal judge.

Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year. That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs. Priorities.

Just a gentle reminder that we all have a voice on this platform. Sending support and strength to the #FreelanceFriends crew as we traverse through these ugly times. Remember you have friends here ready to lend a hand or a shoulder whenever it's needed - publicly or not.

a3) I haven't needed much, but referrals go a long way both local (in-person) and online. Need to vet your sources well. Important to know about jurisdictional limits too - some can work over state lines and others can't. #FreelanceFriends

a1) Right now my assistance is our lovely accountant and internet tutorials. But then I tend to be the support to other people and business. #FreelanceFriends

Hello #FreelanceFriends! I'm Amy - creative and designer - posting from a snowy Nebraska. Rumor is we're supposed to warm up next week. Fingers crossed. Until then - looking forward to this friendly hour online. It's been a heavy month, friends. P.S. Looks like Deck Blue + B-Sky hashtags are on!

Looking forward to this conversation with the #FreelanceFriends today.

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors. i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare. thank you. thank you.

Do not fall for this garbage. DHS came into my city with an offensive posture, conducted itself as an invader, often attacked residents without any plausible connection to immigration enforcement, violently seized people off the streets. Now it’s our fault people died?

Yes - until you see it firsthand, it’s hard to understand how upsetting and enraging it is to see these guys operate in your community. They are dressed for war, they beat civilians up, they openly antagonize neighbors, they’re masked, they carry people away. Everyone is livid at every scene.

Finally. If we can actually believe that this is true.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

IMPORTANT High volume: If you see police agents likely to be ICE, start by TEXTING SALUTE info w/photos when possible. If you are personally facing a threat by ICE in your neighborhood, at your door or at your car, do not hesitate to call. Videos should be emailed to: [email protected]

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website. accessibilityforeveryone.site The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

Alexa Heinrich's Accessible Social is a free resource for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, everyday social media users, and anyone who wants to learn how to make their content accessible for people with disabilities. www.accessible-social.com

ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.

An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting. Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... 📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Republicans: everyone must be able to carry any gun at all times, up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street

Minnesota organizers confirm 50,000+ marched in Minneapolis amid brutally cold subzero temps around −20 °F. Protestors stood against impunity, ICE, and the Trump regime’s occupation. They paid respects to Renee Good who was murdered and then publicly defamed by the regime. #3E