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Two panel cartoon by Luckovich Left panel: A UK policeman holds a man's shackled hands behind the man's back. The man is labeled "Prince Andrew". The caption says, "IN UK JUSTICE" Right panel: A man in protective armor, a gun belt, and a balaclava covering his face holds a police baton. He is labeled "ICE". He is pushing a little brown skinned girl in a pink shirt forward. The girl has her hands shackled behind her back. The caption says, "IN US JUST ICE"

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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:

"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"

"What divides us now is not our political views, but our ethical beliefs."

𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨. But when we look at actions, not words, a different ethical picture emerges.

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Which Counties Elect Their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2026? - Bolts There are roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026. Below is our Bolts database of those local elections. Note that, as vacancies arise, new special elections may be added to... Read...

This comes with a full database we put together of which counties are electing either their DAs or sheriffs this year. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

This is about the 3rd instance I've seen recently of The Felon using the word "psychological" so I'm thinking someone has just turned his word-of-the-day calendar to a new date 🎉🤡💩🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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A photo of Claudette Colvin in a red sweater

WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

The Witch's Heart was really good. I have some background knowledge of Norse mythology so that helped. I'll definitely look for @gengornichec.bsky.social to read 😀

2026 Reading Challenge checklist from Politics & Prose bookstore

Starting book #2 from @politicsprose.bsky.social 2026 Reading Challenge
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I'm reading The Witch's Heart by @gengornichec.bsky.social (published in 2021 but I haven't read it before and it was her debut)

2026 Reading Challenge! checklist (from Politics and Prose bookstore)

Bonus, it fits very nicely with this Reading Challenge from @politicsprose.bsky.social
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Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Starting out 2026 with this novel from 2021 that's been on my TBR for at least 3 years (I was so interested in it, I inadvertently bought 2 copies of it at least six months apart). I'm about halfway through it and it's very good. #booksky @rykaaoki.bsky.social

My 10-year recently borrowed this book from the school library and insisted I had to read it aloud before it could be returned - very fun book!

A hardcover copy of the book North is the Night by Emily Rath.

Just finished this gorgeous wintery book and I'm so happy to report that the story inside was as beautiful as the outside details (truly, just stunning). Cannot wait for the sequel!

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

Things in my household have gotten really tight and those SNAP benefits would really help.

We do have health insurance through work and don't need to use the ACA.

Hold the line.

Picture of The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan

Finally got my hands on a copy of the latest in the Cormac Reilly series (I'm in the US where it wasn't published) so I'm enjoying reading @dervlamctiernan.bsky.social writing 🙂

This feels like an assault 😭

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

Me: Hey, look, I can still be creative!
12: 🙄Mom, 🙄could you stop 🙄🙄

A mother's lament:
Hello dinner, my old friend
I sit to eat you once again.
While my children are bed-prepping
And the kitchen I'm done cleaning
And this food has gotten cold.
This routine's old
But still I eat
My dinner.

The problem isn’t refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat.

Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.

Note that .word programs (the new ones) are preprogrammed to harvest what you type. Hunt down the privacy settings and say no, take a screenshot to verify and be wary.

Steal first, ask permission later. Sound familiar? It is the mantra of the super rich.

#writingcommunity #booksky #theft #programs

Fun fact (from an athropod-obsessed kiddo) - "Dragonflies have 6 legs but they cannot walk. Isn't that so cool, Mom?"
Thanks #bugsky for a fun morning!

Younger child is obsessed with arthropods so day was made when I logged on here today and we were able to see #beetles and all kinds of other #invertebrates. So many likes! 🐛🦋🐜🐝🪲🐞🦗🪰🪳🦟🕷🕸

My now-12-year old started this nonsense at about that age and I am just so done with it (entering 7th grade this year) 🙄 Fortunately, my younger kiddo (now starting 4th) still loves school so...🤞🤞

It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession” Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

A shitty map created by ChatGPT5. it purports to be US States with an R in their name, but it's wrong and dumb and worthless just like LLMs.

My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.

what ferritor needed was moral education — and the limits and boundaries that come with it. he needed to learn that he had obligations beyond his own interests & personal advancement. he needed to learn that he had duties to other people. his parents fostered his brilliance at the expense of a soul.

Holding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...

One of the moms I interviewed for Holding It Together is a school bus driver. She's her family's primary earner (<$25K/yr), and she doesn't have access to paid leave, so she had to go back to driving while still bleeding after childbirth.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...