NotAPrettySight
@notaprettysight.bsky.social
Lawyer, knitter, sewist, mother, reader, gardener, fiber enthusiast, francophone.
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BREAKING
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
February 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
BREAKING
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
If Democrats will not take a strong stance on abolishing ICE, vote them out!
Calls to "reform" and "replace" ICE are a tone-deaf response to an agency that has murdered at least two people and is tearing apart families and imprisoning children.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Calls to "reform" and "replace" ICE are a tone-deaf response to an agency that has murdered at least two people and is tearing apart families and imprisoning children.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Democrats’ Debate: ‘Abolish ICE,’ or ‘Abolish Trump’s ICE’?
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
If Democrats will not take a strong stance on abolishing ICE, vote them out!
Calls to "reform" and "replace" ICE are a tone-deaf response to an agency that has murdered at least two people and is tearing apart families and imprisoning children.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Calls to "reform" and "replace" ICE are a tone-deaf response to an agency that has murdered at least two people and is tearing apart families and imprisoning children.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s berserk authoritarianism,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
Opinion | In the New Jersey Primary, ‘Abolish ICE’ Looks Like a Winning Message
Trump has thrust us into a new political world, and Democratic voters want leaders who can adapt.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
“Should Mejia prevail, it will be because Democratic voters are dissatisfied with what many see as their party’s anemic response to Trump’s berserk authoritarianism,” writes Michelle Goldberg about the congressional special election in New Jersey.
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The Dilley detention center should be shut down immediately. Because of the close-quarter conditions at Dilley, lack of prompt medical response and capacity, and lack of expertise with diseases such as measles, Dilley is not equipped to combat any spread.
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The Dilley detention center should be shut down immediately. Because of the close-quarter conditions at Dilley, lack of prompt medical response and capacity, and lack of expertise with diseases such as measles, Dilley is not equipped to combat any spread.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
Go Bad Bunny!!!!
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Go Bad Bunny!!!!
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Immigration attorney Eric Lee said he was at the Dilley facility for a confidential visit with clients when guards began shouting for everyone in the waiting area to leave, citing what they described as “an incident.”
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January 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Immigration attorney Eric Lee said he was at the Dilley facility for a confidential visit with clients when guards began shouting for everyone in the waiting area to leave, citing what they described as “an incident.”
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My friend's grandma knitted her this cute hat and I want to copy the pattern. Anyone recognize the stitches? I can do the cables but not sure about the baubles.
#showmeyourknits #cableknitting #blueskyknits #knittinghelp
#showmeyourknits #cableknitting #blueskyknits #knittinghelp
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My friend's grandma knitted her this cute hat and I want to copy the pattern. Anyone recognize the stitches? I can do the cables but not sure about the baubles.
#showmeyourknits #cableknitting #blueskyknits #knittinghelp
#showmeyourknits #cableknitting #blueskyknits #knittinghelp
Make of Meiju Kalilo's Boundaries Hat. Great pattern and better in DK weight yarn. #showmeyourknits #cableknitting #boundarieshat #meijuknits
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Make of Meiju Kalilo's Boundaries Hat. Great pattern and better in DK weight yarn. #showmeyourknits #cableknitting #boundarieshat #meijuknits
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Barbara Walker, a self-taught knitter who invented about 1,000 patterns of her own and published seven foundational books, has died at 95.
Barbara G. Walker, Knitting Innovator, Is Dead at 95
After teaching herself to knit, she invented and cataloged stitch patterns, publishing seven foundational books that sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Barbara Walker, a self-taught knitter who invented about 1,000 patterns of her own and published seven foundational books, has died at 95.
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Thanks to everyone who came out to the #hildredsfarm booth at #ctsheepandwool ! See you at New England Fiber Fest in November. #knitting #ctfibershed #ctknitters #undyedyarn #fibershed #showmeyourknits #knitblue
April 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thanks to everyone who came out to the #hildredsfarm booth at #ctsheepandwool ! See you at New England Fiber Fest in November. #knitting #ctfibershed #ctknitters #undyedyarn #fibershed #showmeyourknits #knitblue
Wolves Will Be Wolves in Hildred's Farm yarn in Pepe, Colossus, #72, Magnus, and #68 and Lily hand dyed with logwood! No wolves here, the livestock guardian dog, bottom right, is fending them off.
#showmeyourknits #knitblue #ctsheepandwool2025 #knittingfeed #naturalwool #naturaldye #fibershed
#showmeyourknits #knitblue #ctsheepandwool2025 #knittingfeed #naturalwool #naturaldye #fibershed
March 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Wolves Will Be Wolves in Hildred's Farm yarn in Pepe, Colossus, #72, Magnus, and #68 and Lily hand dyed with logwood! No wolves here, the livestock guardian dog, bottom right, is fending them off.
#showmeyourknits #knitblue #ctsheepandwool2025 #knittingfeed #naturalwool #naturaldye #fibershed
#showmeyourknits #knitblue #ctsheepandwool2025 #knittingfeed #naturalwool #naturaldye #fibershed
Rep Grijalva fought hard and tirelessly for public lands and their wild inhabitants. His death is an immeasurable loss.
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g...
Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies at 77
Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said.
www.npr.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Rep Grijalva fought hard and tirelessly for public lands and their wild inhabitants. His death is an immeasurable loss.
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g...