Caitlin Collins
@c8ic8.bsky.social
Charlie Kirk’s followers called to cancel this speech because McMahon made the *factual* statement that many of his views were bigoted and questioned his lionization. This whole episode provides yet more evidence that Kirk’s “free speech” movement was a farce.
College Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed Revokes Graduation Speaker’s Invite
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Charlie Kirk’s followers called to cancel this speech because McMahon made the *factual* statement that many of his views were bigoted and questioned his lionization. This whole episode provides yet more evidence that Kirk’s “free speech” movement was a farce.
This way of thinking isn’t rare among conservatives. Many assume that harmful policies (even those targeting their own communities) won’t touch them…until they do. And even then, they can’t accept that they voted against their own interests. Cognitive dissonance, I tell you.
Trump fan Caitlyn Jenner learns elections have consequences | Arwa Mahdawi
She backed the president as he ran millions of dollars in anti-trans ads. Now she’s disappointed her passport has the wrong gender
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This way of thinking isn’t rare among conservatives. Many assume that harmful policies (even those targeting their own communities) won’t touch them…until they do. And even then, they can’t accept that they voted against their own interests. Cognitive dissonance, I tell you.
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Never underestimate a knitter! Case-in-point: @bluegal.bsky.social from the Professional Left podcast.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Never underestimate a knitter! Case-in-point: @bluegal.bsky.social from the Professional Left podcast.
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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
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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
Stay free
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is the perfect visual metaphor for the way that General Motors has honored the warranty on our Chevy Volt battery. We took the car in to get a replacement in JANUARY. 10 months later, still no sign of getting our refurbished battery. We finally broke down a month ago and requested a buy back…
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is the perfect visual metaphor for the way that General Motors has honored the warranty on our Chevy Volt battery. We took the car in to get a replacement in JANUARY. 10 months later, still no sign of getting our refurbished battery. We finally broke down a month ago and requested a buy back…
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Nova is a puppy who needed help for foxtails embedded in her skin. Full story at the GoFundMe link, but I recommended in-home care with Dr. Panata. #dogs
Please donate if you can; share no matter what ♥️ #dogs Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. gofund.me/cc64541e
Please donate if you can; share no matter what ♥️ #dogs Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. gofund.me/cc64541e
June 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Nova is a puppy who needed help for foxtails embedded in her skin. Full story at the GoFundMe link, but I recommended in-home care with Dr. Panata. #dogs
Please donate if you can; share no matter what ♥️ #dogs Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. gofund.me/cc64541e
Please donate if you can; share no matter what ♥️ #dogs Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. gofund.me/cc64541e
“[Ice] told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys…that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported. I told him I thought that sounded wrong, and he said, ‘Well, that’s the way it is.’”
Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“[Ice] told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys…that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported. I told him I thought that sounded wrong, and he said, ‘Well, that’s the way it is.’”
Happy #letterboxdfriday to all who celebrate. Here’s my #lastfourwatched!
May 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy #letterboxdfriday to all who celebrate. Here’s my #lastfourwatched!
May 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I’m doing this to remind myself of the beauty that language can convey. So many of the words I encounter on the daily are telling me awful things that are happening over which I have limited control. Memorizing a poem feels like a worthy act of self-care right now.
Poetry Challenge: Memorize ‘Recuerdo’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, Ethan Hawke and Ada Limón.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’m doing this to remind myself of the beauty that language can convey. So many of the words I encounter on the daily are telling me awful things that are happening over which I have limited control. Memorizing a poem feels like a worthy act of self-care right now.
April 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Must-read material from @dhananjayj.bsky.social—not just higher ed professionals but anyone that’s part of an institution under attack by this administration.
My latest column for the Columbia Daily Spectator has been reprinted, with some revisions to account for more recent events, at the Chronicle of Higher Ed: www.chronicle.com/article/appe...
Opinion | Appeasing Trump Is Not the Answer
It won’t work, and it violates the spirit of free inquiry.
www.chronicle.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Must-read material from @dhananjayj.bsky.social—not just higher ed professionals but anyone that’s part of an institution under attack by this administration.
Free Kilmar. Free Mahmoud. Free Arturo. Free Kseniya. Free Neri. Free Rümeysa. Free Dogukan. Free Franco.
April 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Free Kilmar. Free Mahmoud. Free Arturo. Free Kseniya. Free Neri. Free Rümeysa. Free Dogukan. Free Franco.
This is the utterly predictable and infuriating consequence of rapid fire deportation and imprisonment in a country abroad as spectacle. A wife has been robbed of her husband. A five year-old son is without his father. And the US government say they can’t get him back. Horrifying.
Ice blames ‘error’ for deportation of man with protected legal status
Official says Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia, who lived in Maryland with his wife and child, is in El Salvador prison due to ‘oversight’
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is the utterly predictable and infuriating consequence of rapid fire deportation and imprisonment in a country abroad as spectacle. A wife has been robbed of her husband. A five year-old son is without his father. And the US government say they can’t get him back. Horrifying.
March 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What makes this new administration so difficult to bear is stories like this one. Anyone with half a memory should recall that during the 2024 election, right wing propagandists swooped into storm ravaged areas with claims that FEMA under Biden had neglected these communities. Look at them now.
Musk Targeted FEMA. Storm-Battered Communities Are Paying a Price.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What makes this new administration so difficult to bear is stories like this one. Anyone with half a memory should recall that during the 2024 election, right wing propagandists swooped into storm ravaged areas with claims that FEMA under Biden had neglected these communities. Look at them now.
Every “gun rights” advocate needs to watch episode 12 of The Pitt.
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Every “gun rights” advocate needs to watch episode 12 of The Pitt.
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If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz again faced a combative crowd at a town hall last night in Pendleton, Oregon. According to the East Oregonian, he was booed and heckled throughout the meeting.
Bentz’s Pendleton town hall draws major crowd, criticism
PENDLETON — Around 300 people showed up to offer their thoughts to Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, during a town hall Thursday, Feb. 20, in Pendleton.
www.eastoregonian.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz again faced a combative crowd at a town hall last night in Pendleton, Oregon. According to the East Oregonian, he was booed and heckled throughout the meeting.
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
Meet Betty Reid Soskin, #resisteroftheweek! In this story told @The Moth, she describes the harassment her family endured when they moved to a suburb in California. The granddaughter of an enslaved woman, Reid later became a Forest Service Park Ranger and was the oldest ranger in USFS history! #bhm
The Moth (en-US) | Stories | One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
Betty Reid Soskin, a Black woman, and her family try to adjust when move to an all-white neighborhood in the 1960s.
themoth.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Meet Betty Reid Soskin, #resisteroftheweek! In this story told @The Moth, she describes the harassment her family endured when they moved to a suburb in California. The granddaughter of an enslaved woman, Reid later became a Forest Service Park Ranger and was the oldest ranger in USFS history! #bhm
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"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
Rep. Cliff Bentz fields questions at emotional Union County town hall
LA GRANDE — Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz tried to make it through his usual routine Wednesday, Feb. 19, at his town hall in La Grande. But the crowd was
www.lagrandeobserver.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
So proud of my fellow East Oregonians for standing up to Representative Cliff Bentz, who has confirmed in recent town halls that he cares more about protecting the wealth of the very rich than the jobs of working class constituents. Thanks, @maddow.msnbc.com for highlighting the #ruralresistance!
Trump stunts on national stage cause headaches for Republicans dealing with local fallout, outrage
YouTube video by MSNBC
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February 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
So proud of my fellow East Oregonians for standing up to Representative Cliff Bentz, who has confirmed in recent town halls that he cares more about protecting the wealth of the very rich than the jobs of working class constituents. Thanks, @maddow.msnbc.com for highlighting the #ruralresistance!