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Reading (SF/fantasy - Wheel of Time; science & nature, history, biography), knitting, Star Trek & sci fi TV, birdwatching, politics, tarot.

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Rep. Neguse: β€œThe man in that video, the one…allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on Jan. 6. His name is Jared Wise."

Bondi: "He does work for us."

Neguse: "This is who you choose…to hire at DOJ?"

Bondi: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."

11.02.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 716    πŸ” 340    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 15
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New Star Trek tomorrow! In the meantime, here's my poster art for last week's incredible episode "Vox in Excelso". Truly loving Starfleet Academy and this episode was the best yet. #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy

04.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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"I Never Thought It Would Happen": Cirroc Lofton Explains His Star Trek Comeback After 27 Years Jake Sisko beams back into Star Trek!

Welcome home to Star Trek, Cirroc Lofton! (Even though you had to lie to your friends for a year πŸ˜‚) I can't thank Cirroc and Tawny Newsome enough for sitting down with me and giving me the whole story of his long-awaited comeback as Jake Sisko on #StarTrek: #StarfleetAcademy. πŸ––

05.02.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5

New acrylic painting of the frankly gorgeous Karim DianΓ© as Jay-Den Kraag from #StarfleetAcademy. (Acrylic on cold-pressed watercolour block.) #StarTrek

10.02.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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Interview: Cirroc Lofton On Returning As Jake Sisko In β€˜Starfleet Academy’ (With Avery Brooks’ Blessing) The 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' actor talked about the latest episode of 'Academy' was an "homage" to Avery Brooks and Ben Sisko.

Interview: Cirroc Lofton On Returning As Jake Sisko In β€˜Starfleet Academy’ (With Avery Brooks’ Blessing)
#startrek #starfleetacademy #startreds9
https://bit.ly/sfa105cirrocinterview

07.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Here’s my poster for this week’s newest Starfleet Academy episode β€œSeries Acclimation Mil”. Truly lovely episode and an amazing tribute to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. #startrek #starfleetacademy #startrekds9

07.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."

25.01.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 18978    πŸ” 6183    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 222

The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.

25.01.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5903    πŸ” 2056    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 91
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

25.01.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 50382    πŸ” 14754    πŸ’¬ 890    πŸ“Œ 613

Well worth a watch.

Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.

24.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3029    πŸ” 875    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 20

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need β€œmore training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them toβ€”impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

24.01.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 38772    πŸ” 9597    πŸ’¬ 1121    πŸ“Œ 894

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

25.01.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 37898    πŸ” 11887    πŸ’¬ 785    πŸ“Œ 380
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Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

Holy hell, what an obituary

15.01.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4924    πŸ” 1661    πŸ’¬ 178    πŸ“Œ 508
Illustrated California Condor, flying through the air with wings spread. Behind the bird is a tan paper texture, a bokeh lighting effect in orange and browns, a halo of golden light, and crosshatching.

Illustrated California Condor, flying through the air with wings spread. Behind the bird is a tan paper texture, a bokeh lighting effect in orange and browns, a halo of golden light, and crosshatching.

California Condor. The biggest land bird in North America.

#HumanMade in Procreate. No generative slop used at any point in the process.

From a picture by USFWS.

β€’ Greeting Card
β€’ Speedpaint
β€’ Artist Links
β€’ Website

#art #BskyArt #IndieArtist #Birds #Birdart #Condor #GreetingCards #Goimagine

15.01.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

15.01.2026 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 20385    πŸ” 11335    πŸ’¬ 895    πŸ“Œ 738

"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."

15.01.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5295    πŸ” 2517    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 180

It is in no way β€œlaw enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.

14.01.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3095    πŸ” 1257    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 71

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

13.01.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 13

I want these fuckers prosecuted. I will not vote for a candidate who shies away from this.

13.01.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4769    πŸ” 1274    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 50
The boy holding a bag of haribo confectionary is questioned by a masked IcE agent while three others with weapons stand by

The boy holding a bag of haribo confectionary is questioned by a masked IcE agent while three others with weapons stand by

The boy has head bowed, holding his confectionary, as he is taken away.

The boy has head bowed, holding his confectionary, as he is taken away.

A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.

He was bundled into the van & taken away.

Bystanders heard the boy say: β€œCan I just go home?”

I don’t know how America comes back from all this.

13.01.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5436    πŸ” 2757    πŸ’¬ 353    πŸ“Œ 431
Eyewitness account:
Good morning,
My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction.
I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend.
As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it.
We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday

13.01.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5253    πŸ” 2854    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 269
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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow

holy shit.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

13.01.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2344    πŸ” 617    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 109

Some context: it took me almost a year and multiple applications to get a GS-5 ($34K annual salary) clerk job at the Department of Veterans Affairs. At the time, I had an MBA and a decade of management experience.

13.01.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1609    πŸ” 611    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 12

Btw if anyone on #knitsky has any finished warm projects they want to give to a good home, please consider our campaign office mutual aid hub! Details below :)

13.01.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

We all need to see this report:

bsky.app/profile/feli...

11.01.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting β€œThey killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, β€œThey shot her in the head.”

NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: β€œThey killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."

β€œWe stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.

www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

07.01.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11394    πŸ” 5449    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 525

If you’re looking for some way to help.

07.01.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 575    πŸ” 448    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Democrats need to understand that they can just say β€œIt’s insane to threaten Greenland” and β€œI don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.

Say bad things are bad.

07.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12139    πŸ” 3012    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 129

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

09.11.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 14481    πŸ” 4320    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 127

Yes, it’s rainbow moonstone - thanks!

05.11.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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