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@emlyne.bsky.social

Sometime historian and translator. Beginning weaver and genealogist. Academia ambivalent. Basset hound doter. Also mother of two humans, mostly grown, and blissfully happy wife of one

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Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump’s State of the Union As Donald Trump droned on in his boring State of the Union, Democrats celebrated three wins in special elections.

The biggest story in politics from yesterday: Democrats defended their narrow majorities in Pennsylvania and Maine.

Three special elections, three GOP losses.

26.02.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 826    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

This is an administration that denies that eliminating USAID killed a single person despite lot of evidence that it has resulted in mass death.

26.02.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 376    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

A woman who has accused both Trump and Epstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor decades earlier gave four interviews to the FBI. Summaries of three of those interviews were not released with the Epstein files. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

25.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2068    πŸ” 780    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 31

The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being β€œgood stewards” of the money.

In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it.

Taxation without representation.

25.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5969    πŸ” 1992    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 57

Border Patrol released Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56 yo man, nearly blind with serious medical conditions, at "an old address & his family had since moved" in Buffalo, NY in the winter. "His family was not initially notified." He was found dead. @news4buffalo.bsky.social

www.wivb.com/news/local-n...

25.02.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3145    πŸ” 1582    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 269

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.

They must all resign and be held accountable.

29.01.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 27144    πŸ” 5699    πŸ’¬ 1212    πŸ“Œ 316
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This outrageous act β€” seizing ballots β€” follows Bondi’s demand that to stop public executions in Minneapolis, Minnesota needed to turn over its voter roll.

They’re determined to steal the midterms since they know they can’t win under an actual democracy.

29.01.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2049    πŸ” 818    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 39
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newrepublic.com/post/205474/...

29.01.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5968    πŸ” 1779    πŸ’¬ 375    πŸ“Œ 115
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The investigation is the coverup Trump's "pivot" on Pretti is just a head fake.

"Allowing the crime scene to be contaminated then covering the victim’s weapon with fingerprints will make it much harder to investigate the case, much less prosecute it. But of course federal officials never intended to do either. Indeed, the coverup was underway immediately." β€” @lizdye.bsky.social

28.01.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4377    πŸ” 1436    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 38
Frog and Toad sit close together, asleep in the dark.

From "A List"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

Frog and Toad sit close together, asleep in the dark. From "A List" In *Frog and Toad Together*

Toad wrote on the ground with a stick: Go to Sleep.

Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.

β€œThere,” said Toad. β€œNow my day is all crossed out!”

β€œI am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.

29.01.2026 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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Seems like a good video for his trial

29.01.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 19051    πŸ” 9522    πŸ’¬ 1701    πŸ“Œ 1271

An extraordinary document. Read it.

β€œAttached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

28.01.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8454    πŸ” 3443    πŸ’¬ 235    πŸ“Œ 208

If for some reason we can't immediately abolish ICE (why though???) how about we disarm them?

No guns. No tear gas. Nothing.

29.01.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œ.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”

@reuters.com

29.01.2026 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3129    πŸ” 1312    πŸ’¬ 427    πŸ“Œ 547
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www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

29.01.2026 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1531    πŸ” 522    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 34
Snowy forest path.

Snowy forest path.

Winter, when the bones of nature reveal themselves in stark beauty.

#photography #Ontario #EastCoastKin #ice #winter #nature

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www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

28.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6392    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 417    πŸ“Œ 103
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Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.

29.01.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15199    πŸ” 4113    πŸ’¬ 653    πŸ“Œ 250

Trump’s illegal domestic deployments cost taxpayers $496 millionβ€”and counting.

Including $21 million in Illinois.

There’s no money for health care.

But half a billion to waste on intimidating Americans in their own communities.

29.01.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 3
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Lawmakers visit 5-year-old Minnesota boy, who appeared β€œdepressed” in detention center Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett demanded that preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father be released.

A 5-year-old Minnesota child detained with his father at a Texas immigration facility appeared lethargic during a visit Jan. 28 by members of Congress, who demanded the family’s immediate release and an end to the use of family detention.

29.01.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 615    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 27
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ICE doesn’t de-escalate, it escalates, then runs.

🚨ICE agent pepper-sprays woman after shoving her. Totally unnecessary. Santa Barbara police and paramedics showed up to clean up the mess. ICE already fled the scene.

29.01.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7551    πŸ” 3055    πŸ’¬ 377    πŸ“Œ 142
A lake partially frozen with mountains rising up behind.

A lake partially frozen with mountains rising up behind.

#water #mountains #winter #photoaday #mobilephotography #photography

26.01.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This child looks devastated. We know from the courageous actions of his fellow detainees (his β€œfellow detainees!” He’s five!!!) in Dilley that there are others like him.

I honestly don’t care if maximalist demands are bad strategic politics. We should make them because they’re important moral ones

28.01.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 439    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7

I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.

28.01.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5272    πŸ” 1108    πŸ’¬ 273    πŸ“Œ 442
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is
#Iridescent
#Peafowl #Peahen #birds #wildlife #photography #scape #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social

28.01.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

HEART ys the art of freedom.

For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.

We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:

H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching

28.01.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason

28.01.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 25066    πŸ” 6034    πŸ’¬ 321    πŸ“Œ 266
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Today’s visitors: 1/28/2026
#smartbirdfeeder #bird #wildlife #photography #midwest #nature #ohio #animalsofbluesky #birdfy #netvue #caughtbybirdfy #eastcoastkin

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