Erin Grunze
@eringrunze.bsky.social
Lifelong Wisconsinite. Lover of music, sunshine, and democracy. I think the world of my boys.
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my plan needs to involve more grasshoppers
(and poetry)
(and poetry)
September 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
my plan needs to involve more grasshoppers
(and poetry)
(and poetry)
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A not fun fact about disability that nondisabled people seem to be unable to perceive:
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
September 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A not fun fact about disability that nondisabled people seem to be unable to perceive:
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
Disabled people are more likely to live in poverty and less likely to be able to afford preventative care or routine treatments for conditions that start small and snowball.
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NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents.
w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents.
w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
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Tonight's a lights out sort of night, with 28 million birds expected to be flying over Wisconsin as they migrate south for the winter.
September 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Tonight's a lights out sort of night, with 28 million birds expected to be flying over Wisconsin as they migrate south for the winter.
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Rest in the Peace of Wild Things.
Wendell Berry
August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026
Wendell Berry
August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026
September 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Rest in the Peace of Wild Things.
Wendell Berry
August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026
Wendell Berry
August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026
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We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry
September 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry
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53% of North Dakotans voted to create an ethics commission to hold politicians accountable.
56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid.
Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%.
To watch this fall.
56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid.
Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%.
To watch this fall.
"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - Bolts
Frustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state cons...
boltsmag.org
August 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
53% of North Dakotans voted to create an ethics commission to hold politicians accountable.
56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid.
Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%.
To watch this fall.
56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid.
Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%.
To watch this fall.
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Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
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"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
August 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism."
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
So much respect for each of these holders of light.
🎙️Howard Zinn was at the center of some of the most pivotal moments of the twentieth century. @normstoc.bsky.social speaks with journalist @edgeofsports.bsky.social about Zinn’s legacy as the people's historian.
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/dave-zirin-r...
Listen here: www.wortfm.org/dave-zirin-r...
August 22, 2026 at 3:01 AM
So much respect for each of these holders of light.
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We can’t just watch history happen. We need to organize, build a strategic plan, and push back—because authoritarianism doesn't pause until the people shut it down.
August 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
We can’t just watch history happen. We need to organize, build a strategic plan, and push back—because authoritarianism doesn't pause until the people shut it down.
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PRIMARY DAY, WISCONSIN:
August 11, 2026: Wisconsin votes today. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 p.m. Independents: Wisconsin has no party registration.
Wisconsin allows same-day registration at the polls.
Check your registration and polling place at myvote.wi.gov.
#Wisconsin #2026Primaries
August 11, 2026: Wisconsin votes today. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 p.m. Independents: Wisconsin has no party registration.
Wisconsin allows same-day registration at the polls.
Check your registration and polling place at myvote.wi.gov.
#Wisconsin #2026Primaries
August 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
PRIMARY DAY, WISCONSIN:
August 11, 2026: Wisconsin votes today. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 p.m. Independents: Wisconsin has no party registration.
Wisconsin allows same-day registration at the polls.
Check your registration and polling place at myvote.wi.gov.
#Wisconsin #2026Primaries
August 11, 2026: Wisconsin votes today. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 p.m. Independents: Wisconsin has no party registration.
Wisconsin allows same-day registration at the polls.
Check your registration and polling place at myvote.wi.gov.
#Wisconsin #2026Primaries
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This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe.
We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
So many immigrants I've interviewed break down about this. "Monsanto Maler was one of several Haitian immigrants who traveled from Springfield for a check in...after an ankle monitor was attached to him, Maler was seen collapsing to the ground and crying." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/hundre...
Hundreds rally at site were Haitians required to check-in, get monitors after end of TPS
Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to report for immigration check-ins.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
August 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe.
We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
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August 8, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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My average depth is 46 fathoms plus 3 feet 🌊🌊
August 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
My average depth is 46 fathoms plus 3 feet 🌊🌊
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This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong.
NEW: The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired visas as they travel through airports, according to documents obtained by The Times and interviews with lawyers — a tactic that opens up a vast new pool of people for deportation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong.
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Cutting money that provides food and health care but spending $300 million to permanently deploy the military to the streets of the capital in times of peace is tinpot dictator stuff
What could up to 2k illegally deployed troop apartments cost, Michael? $148,000? Each?
National Guard unveils $292M plan to house service members for DC deployment
(The Hill) — The National Guard announced on Thursday its $292 million plan to provide “up to 2,000 apartment-style lodging units” for guard members stationed in D.C. The housing contract was…
www.wane.com
July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Cutting money that provides food and health care but spending $300 million to permanently deploy the military to the streets of the capital in times of peace is tinpot dictator stuff
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"Just when hope seemed lost, they came. Young roaches riding in on the rain."
Such marvelous writing from Arundhati Roy on the current moment in India.
Such marvelous writing from Arundhati Roy on the current moment in India.
Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous
Can all the people be fooled all the time? Can a country with a population of a billion-and-a-half be dragged around like a corpse forever? It cannot. The Cockroaches are out and about.
thewire.in
July 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"Just when hope seemed lost, they came. Young roaches riding in on the rain."
Such marvelous writing from Arundhati Roy on the current moment in India.
Such marvelous writing from Arundhati Roy on the current moment in India.
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Be the reason your local independent bookstore stays in business.
July 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Be the reason your local independent bookstore stays in business.
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Chicago is OUT IN THE STREETS! Rallies demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, killed in ICE traffic stops, and the total abolition of ICE. People are fed up with federal agents terrorizing communities. End the violence NOW!
July 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Chicago is OUT IN THE STREETS! Rallies demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, killed in ICE traffic stops, and the total abolition of ICE. People are fed up with federal agents terrorizing communities. End the violence NOW!
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Hundreds of people gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday to protest ICE and the recent deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Guerrero.
Salgado Araujo
Salgado Araujo
July 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Hundreds of people gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday to protest ICE and the recent deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Guerrero.
Salgado Araujo
Salgado Araujo
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Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future:
The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
The use of extremely online memetic aesthetics to support far-right political goals is like something out of Walter Benjamin’s nightmares.
July 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future:
The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
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World Central Kitchen are helping feed the millions in Venezuela devastated by the earthquake. Please give to help WCK continue their efforts to feed the hungry families! donate.wck.org/campaign/815... donate.wck.org/campaign/815...
Donate to World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen https://donate.wck.org/campaign/815521/donate
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July 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
World Central Kitchen are helping feed the millions in Venezuela devastated by the earthquake. Please give to help WCK continue their efforts to feed the hungry families! donate.wck.org/campaign/815... donate.wck.org/campaign/815...
A few ways to help at the end of the article, especially if you’re in the areas.
One Nonprofit Closing Leaves 10 Counties Scrambling on Homelessness
One Nonprofit Closing Leaves 10 Counties Scrambling on Homelessness
Green Bay nonprofit New Cap closes, leaving huge gap in homeless shelters, services.
urbanmilwaukee.com
July 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A few ways to help at the end of the article, especially if you’re in the areas.
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It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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July 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.