Marlene

I am here to do the work.

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A few thoughts on last night's Tarrant County upset.

1. This is why we have to run in every race

2. This is what we tried to do in 2018, but folks weren't angry enough yet

3. A little money goes a long way in small campaigns. Republicans aren't actually spending in a lot of "safe" districts

These times are filled with horrors and inspiration.

Devastating defeats and historic victories.

Altogether, it's exhausting.

That's why we must find joy.

I find joy in 10,000+ crows going to roost at dusk.

Tonight was one of the best nights yet.

Higher resolution: youtu.be/URWxDikio5Q 🪶

And this stat doesn’t even include the outside spending.

8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.

There is nothing shocking about class solidarity among the ruling class. They were, in fact, cynical and ruthless about protecting the power structure.

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🚨 One of our volunteers, Noah, a veteran who has been doing work as a medic in MN, was arrested and is being held without bail. Please call his reps using the call script!

This is the moderate position now. Or it should be.

Hilarious, and beautifully written and true. Worth a read.

So true!

Jasper and Rio totally know how to enjoy a snow day
They actually have never cuddled like this before!

Please note that the cat weighs 30lbs and the dog weighs 11lbs!

Not a snow dog.

If an auditorium full of middle aged white people in Hickory NC exploded into sustained applause because an author criticized ICE then the Dems need to get on board

ICE are abducting 5 year olds, using them as bait to get to their family, and shipping them to a Texas concentration camp all in a single day.

We need a Nuremberg for everyone involved. Abolish ICE isn't enough.

Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”

I think there is some information in there that isn't familiar to a lot of people. Including that the US is currently holding three times as many people in immigration detention as were detained in the entire Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich.

YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT [a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision] "In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors! See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/ https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/

jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.

Periodic reminder that Ring has fed video to law enforcement agencies for ages even before this.

Don't buy them. Get rid of them if you have them.

DOES EVERY ELECTED DEMOCRAT HAVE A FUCKING BRAIN PARASITE THAT FORCES THEM TO TALK SOLELY ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. FUCK.

#UglyDogs If you are anywhere near the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska currently on standby for a deployment to Minnesota, please spread the word and protest to remind them of their oath to the Constitution.
I can’t fly up there, but can assist from MN, if we get organized.

#StandWithMN

Anderson Clayton Dropped By With Exciting News And A Preview of Battleground North Carolina In 2026 Always great to see our inspiring Democratic Party Chair of North Carolina

Just dropped a palate cleansing conversation w/the inspiring @abreezeclayton.bsky.social about the North Carolina Democratic Party fielding candidates in all 170 state legislative seats and her optimism about the November elections.
Watch, enjoy, and share!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/anderson-c...

Gorgeous! The clouds and Kieran! Thanks.

Honestly, the trauma of the week is just hitting me tonight.

Trying to find space to mourn, and connect with my community.

All this.

There are no short cuts. I'm sorry. There is only long term, consistent, and disciplined organizing.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Sunday afternoon Visibility Brigade in Concord MA.

70 intrepid, angry, noble souls braved the cold and icy walk to send their message.

We usually only have a handful of folks.

You can do it too. It’s SO worth it. 🗽🇺🇸

"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.

I will be working towards this goal.