@xiobhan.bsky.social
Recovering Republican, currently an enemy within. Working mom, wife, daughter, sibling. Everything takes work. Team dog. Team babies.
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Keep funding war while babies go without? That’s a choice we can change. Families make our country strong. If we value children, our nation's spending should reflect investments in them, including child care.
Tell Congress to invest in our families: https://bit.ly/47tFWi9
Tell Congress to invest in our families: https://bit.ly/47tFWi9
April 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Keep funding war while babies go without? That’s a choice we can change. Families make our country strong. If we value children, our nation's spending should reflect investments in them, including child care.
Tell Congress to invest in our families: https://bit.ly/47tFWi9
Tell Congress to invest in our families: https://bit.ly/47tFWi9
Can we just give him Legos?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Can we just give him Legos?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
Beautiful and powerful art from Alessandra Gutierrez. Free templates that honor those killed by ICE, and remind us of the damage, fear and havoc. www.alessandra.works/what-remains...
February 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Beautiful and powerful art from Alessandra Gutierrez. Free templates that honor those killed by ICE, and remind us of the damage, fear and havoc. www.alessandra.works/what-remains...
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Hey, remember when Elon Musk was going save hundreds of billions of dollars by revoking Social Security benefits for dead people? Didn't happen, because hardly any dead people were getting Social Security. Instead, there's been a big *increase* in Social Security recipients since Musk's DC stint.
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hey, remember when Elon Musk was going save hundreds of billions of dollars by revoking Social Security benefits for dead people? Didn't happen, because hardly any dead people were getting Social Security. Instead, there's been a big *increase* in Social Security recipients since Musk's DC stint.
Ten years ago friends invited us to a beautiful farm in The Plains, Va. Robert Duval was hosting a fair for children w/ vision loss. There were hayrides, face painting, & classic cars. Out gracious host ended the day dancing with his wife. Even at 85 he was light on his feet. Rip Bobby.
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Ten years ago friends invited us to a beautiful farm in The Plains, Va. Robert Duval was hosting a fair for children w/ vision loss. There were hayrides, face painting, & classic cars. Out gracious host ended the day dancing with his wife. Even at 85 he was light on his feet. Rip Bobby.
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Are you an Irish person in the US concerned about Ice raids? Share your story
Are you an Irish person in the US concerned about Ice raids? Share your story
We’d like to hear your stories about what life is like for Irish immigrants in the US
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Are you an Irish person in the US concerned about Ice raids? Share your story
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
When you lose Ammon Bundy........
'Sickening': Ammon Bundy slams ICE as major schism tears apart right-wing militants www.rawstory.com/ammon-bundy-...
'Sickening': Ammon Bundy slams ICE as major schism tears apart right-wing militants www.rawstory.com/ammon-bundy-...
'Sickening': Ammon Bundy slams ICE as major schism tears apart right-wing militants
Ammon Bundy was the most famous right-wing militant in America not long ago, after he led two armed standoffs against federal agents at his family's Nevada ranch and an Oregon bird sanctuary, but his ...
www.rawstory.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
When you lose Ammon Bundy........
'Sickening': Ammon Bundy slams ICE as major schism tears apart right-wing militants www.rawstory.com/ammon-bundy-...
'Sickening': Ammon Bundy slams ICE as major schism tears apart right-wing militants www.rawstory.com/ammon-bundy-...
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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
To all our friends in this storm path, stay warm, safe and cozy.
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
To all our friends in this storm path, stay warm, safe and cozy.
At this point I’d feel safer at a Tren de Aragua barbecue than anywhere near an ICE agent.
January 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
At this point I’d feel safer at a Tren de Aragua barbecue than anywhere near an ICE agent.
Every single protester and observer in MPLS leaves their house bundled to keep warm, but also prepared to die. That’s bravery.
January 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Every single protester and observer in MPLS leaves their house bundled to keep warm, but also prepared to die. That’s bravery.
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Thanks to Trump, writes Robert Kagan, "Americans are entering the most dangerous world they have known since World War II, one that will make the Cold War look like child’s play and the post–Cold War world like paradise."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Thanks to Trump, writes Robert Kagan, "Americans are entering the most dangerous world they have known since World War II, one that will make the Cold War look like child’s play and the post–Cold War world like paradise."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
Dolly Parton is celebrating her 80th birthday by singing with friends and donating the proceeds to a pediatric cancer hospital. We don’t deserve her.
January 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Dolly Parton is celebrating her 80th birthday by singing with friends and donating the proceeds to a pediatric cancer hospital. We don’t deserve her.
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NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social
Welp. We showed 'em! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Welp. We showed 'em! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
They’re like, ‘We’re going to form a human wall against you,’ ” (the agent) said. “When they do that, you can just pop ‘em up. Let them disperse and cry about it.” web.archive.org/web/20260113...
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
web.archive.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
They’re like, ‘We’re going to form a human wall against you,’ ” (the agent) said. “When they do that, you can just pop ‘em up. Let them disperse and cry about it.” web.archive.org/web/20260113...
“Spending over $10bn of taxpayer money to prevent people from working is a hell of a way to run a railroad,” said Peer senior counsel Peter Jenkins. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds
Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Spending over $10bn of taxpayer money to prevent people from working is a hell of a way to run a railroad,” said Peer senior counsel Peter Jenkins. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f