@amyd-k
Folk Musician, Singer/Songwriter, ASL-English Interpreter, Mom, Wife, Friend, Quaker, Active participant in humanity. π www.amydixonkolar.com, www.songsisters.net, https://amydixon-kolar.bandcamp.com/ π« DMs
What they failed to calculate is that women are used to being tired - we've got this!
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at todayβs ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch π. @maddow.bsky.social
Tears...
Thank you Stephen Colbert. This was moving. Last night's monologue. youtu.be/ky5B7xrontY?...
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Ring cameras will be uploading videos to ICE starting very soon.
Spread the word. Switch to a different system.οΏΌ
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ICYMI: In a late night filing, DOJ argues the federal courts cannot force them to comply with the law requiring release of all the Epstein files.
ICE's secret programs leaked
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,
What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
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Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
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Close up picture of a bright red geranium blossom.
Itβs 11 degrees outside but inside my motherβs geranium is blooming. Thanks for saying hello Mom! #flowersofbluesky
What do affordable healthcare and sarcasm have in common?
Most Americans don't get it.
Are you a business that's colluding with ICE? Caving to the biased attacks on DEI? Funding this administration for tax cuts?
Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27βDec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values areβΌοΈ
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
This needs to be shared far and wide. My heart breaks for these women and the hundreds more victimized by Epstein and those who took advantage of young girls. They need justice at long last. @schakowsky.house.gov @casten.house.gov @underwood.house.gov
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
βIf my voice makes you uncomfortable, goodβ¦
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, youβre not protecting the truth, youβre protecting the predator.β
Sound up! π₯π
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Cruelty is the point
Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be βno more prayerβ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Beautifully written about our city.
Very cool! My great-grandfather built the Tower back in 1927 or thereabouts. Fabulous venue in its time!
βIβve been a minimum wage worker my whole life. I feel like my government is attacking their own people.β
Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
