K.R.Kring

This post from Matt Nelson of @weratedogs.com
played a huge part in getting RING to drop it’s dangerous partnership with Flock.

This is hysterical

YouTube video by R472 Funk Channel TV. Dionne Warwick - What The World Needs Now (1966)

What the world needs now is... youtu.be/FfHAs9cdTqg?...

We'll see.

Oh, well. :-) The world needs more harmless pranksters right now.

MAKE TIME FOR BEAUTY. Photo by my friend Jeremy Pardoe.

I have more followers than people I am following. I'm constantly curious about all kinds of people, so follow lots of people, so this is a rare phenomenon. I'm kinda small at times and appreciate tiny wins, so feeling kinda seen, kinda affirmed, kinda pretty right now. THANK YOU, ALL. 🙃

My Super Bowl wardrobe.

Investigative Reporter Alex Jacobson reports that doctors warn ICE crowd-control tactics are becoming a public health crisis after another deadly shooting in Minneapolis. Read the full story at bit.ly/4qSo6Nq


#PublicHealth #PoliceViolence #Minneapolis #AlexPretti #RawStory #News

JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME

Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom • The TRiiBE Two Black journalists were arrested by federal agents days after both filmed an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church.

Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom

thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...

Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center

Trump's attack on the free press has gone into overdrive.

& Amazon? Buy your stuff somewhere else. Come on.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...

2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people

Yes, but there are so many others before him who are getting even less consideration than Porter.

2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian share.google/zmx99FDskdhs...

I mentioned him in one of my posts yesterday. We must remember him and others who have been killed and abused by our federal government.

THIS ⤵️from @sifill.bsky.social is true for individual journalists AND news organizations as a whole. Either you stand with journalism & the First Amendment or you don't. There is no in between. Speak up just like the Minnesota journalism community is doing right here:

Agreed. This is a tough loss.

Thanks, @johncusack.bsky.social .

Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most Paywalls create a two-tiered citizenry — one that can afford to be informed, and one that cannot, actor and political activist John Cusack writes.

Thanks for saying it, John Cusack.
Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

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How exhausted Minneapolis journalists are covering a prolonged federal crackdown - Poynter Local journalists in Minneapolis describe exhaustion, safety risks and disinformation as they cover a prolonged ICE crackdown.

THE POYNTER INSTITUTE: How exhausted Minneapolis journalists are covering a prolonged federal crackdown buff.ly/33SVwma @poynterinstitute.bsky.social @nslaughtergraham.bsky.social #journalism #photojournalism #pressfreedom

What a safety expert thinks journalists should know about “less than lethal” rounds and chemical irritants used by ICE "The consideration that we make with all of our recommendations is, 'What is the safest thing you can use while still getting your assignment done?’"

NIEMAN FOUNDATION: What a safety expert thinks journalists should know about “less than lethal” rounds and chemical irritants used by ICE buff.ly/RkqHeHH @niemanfoundation.bsky.social @niemanlab.org @niemanreports.org #journalism #photojournalism

Feds arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church • Minnesota Reformer Federal agents arrested independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a pastor is also an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf...

MINNESOTA REFORMER: Feds arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church minnesotareformer.com/briefs/feds-... @minnesotareformer.com @donlemonofficial.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime

Print publishers face rising costs, wealthy competitors and the whims of the federal government in 2026. Read the full article on Monterey County Now.

Print publishers face rising costs, wealthy competitors and the whims of the federal government in 2026. #printpublishers #2026 #risingcosts #competition #localjournalism #newsindustry #governmentregulations

Died in ICE custody since January2025*

Genry Ruiz Guillen
Maksym Chernyak
Brayan Rayo-Garzon
Huabing Xi
Serawit Gezahegn Dejene
Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado
Jesus Molina-Veya
Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez
Leo Cruz-Silva

*according to the internet and only as far as we know

KNOW THEIR NAMES
Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Renée Nicole Good
Keith Porter Jr.
Silverio Villegas González

ICYMI...

Avondale coffeeshop among Chicago small businesses closing Friday for national general strike

Several small businesses across the Chicago area will not open their doors Friday in support of a national general strike to protest federal immigration enforcement that in recent weeks has led to the shooting deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis.

Anyone have any good news to share? Have anything nice to say about someone? I want to hear it. I think we all need to hear it.

A indigenous man in paint and regalia at a pow wow.

Pow Wow...
I am nothing but energy. Nothing but dance. I am nature.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp #Photography
#Powow #Humansofbluesky