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Janet Harris

@thinkupstream

News analyst and political tea leaf reader. I have strong opinions loosely held.

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15 thousand people calling on ICE to leave their jobs.
via @thesingimgresistance

10.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4

After TX GOP/Paxton got the TX Supreme Ct to monkey-wrench the Dem primary in Dallas, the DNC should announce 1st thing Wed a.m. that it’s now the DEMOCRACY Party. B/c Republicans clearly don’t want people to vote, and #democracy itself needs an ally. Make it πŸ’― clear that Dems stand for democracy.

04.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Insight: Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

Insight: Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. reut.rs/4qzZRCE

14.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 21
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09.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

26.01.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 18366 πŸ” 3967 πŸ’¬ 847 πŸ“Œ 174
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Good news! A Trump policy requiring schools to eliminate DEI programs or risk losing billions in funding was defeated in court. There are no appeals; the ruling is final. The case was brought by @aft.org , the @asanews.bsky.social and Eugene, OR’s 4-J School District. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews

26.01.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Google so you don’t have to.

25.01.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem."

β€” Carl Sagan

25.01.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 361 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8

That is not factual. Approximately 73% of ppl being detained by ICE have NO CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS at all. Clearly not β€œthe worst of the worst”.

24.01.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@maddow.bsky.social

23.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As it turns out, the "Board of Peace" is just a real estate redevelopment for the super-rich, built on stolen land. So basically, at it's core, it's ethnic cleansing dressed up in diplomatic terms.
This is beyond disgusting and immoral.

22.01.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 17

I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.

This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.

22.01.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 1528 πŸ” 860 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 24

Circle every word in that sentence that's illegal.

22.01.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But look at the smile on that cat's face! 🐾πŸ₯°

22.01.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

for US presence in #Greenland offered by our NATO allies is a slightly gussied up version of our current agreement. Also, TACO.
We're damn lucky to get out of this self-inflicted crisis with just Denmark liquidating it's US treasury holdings and the sharpest equities market selloff in three months.

22.01.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all know how close we came to complete economic collapse and destruction of the established world order today, right? The only reason we won't be sitting in the dark for the next 18 months eating rice cooked over a fire is because our president is too stupid to realize the new framework... 1/2

22.01.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photos of Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin with the following post: 

It's incredible how many of our global issues have been caused by three white men in their 70s clinging to power to avoid prison.

Photos of Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin with the following post: It's incredible how many of our global issues have been caused by three white men in their 70s clinging to power to avoid prison.

15.01.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 2513 πŸ” 758 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 40
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation

Fascism does not begin with tanks.
It begins with language.

14.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Maybe she doesn’t have legal custody…? I don’t know. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

13.01.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
AG Rayfield sues HHS over policy forcing states
to discriminate

AG Rayfield sues HHS over policy forcing states to discriminate

β€œOregon has worked hard to expand access to medical choice and make sure everyone can get the care they need. This policy uses federal money to interfere with deeply personal medical decisions that belong to patients, families, and their doctors. Agencies shouldn’t be forced to take care away from people just to keep their funding.”

β€œOregon has worked hard to expand access to medical choice and make sure everyone can get the care they need. This policy uses federal money to interfere with deeply personal medical decisions that belong to patients, families, and their doctors. Agencies shouldn’t be forced to take care away from people just to keep their funding.”

Today, AG Rayfield and a multistate coalition sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states’ agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS policy, recipients of federal health, education, and research funding must certify compliance with a presidential executive order that seeks to deny the existence of transgender people and impose rigid, unscientific definitions of sex.

Today, AG Rayfield and a multistate coalition sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states’ agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS policy, recipients of federal health, education, and research funding must certify compliance with a presidential executive order that seeks to deny the existence of transgender people and impose rigid, unscientific definitions of sex.

Oregon law declares discrimination based on gender identity to be a serious matter of public concern that threatens individual rights and the foundations of a democratic society. Consistent with that policy, Oregon broadly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in employment, education, health care, housing, and public accommodations, and specifically ensures that students, employees, and visitors in educational settings are protected from discrimination and harassment.

Oregon law declares discrimination based on gender identity to be a serious matter of public concern that threatens individual rights and the foundations of a democratic society. Consistent with that policy, Oregon broadly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in employment, education, health care, housing, and public accommodations, and specifically ensures that students, employees, and visitors in educational settings are protected from discrimination and harassment.

BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit challenging a new policy that would force states to discriminate.

Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews

13.01.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

I’ve since learned that her son is, in fact, now an orphan. Both of his parents have died. My bad.

13.01.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@warren.senate.govβ€˜s rip-roaring speech today shows why Sen. Chuck Schumer should never be allowed to speak on behalf of the Democratic Party ever again. I know Dem senators won’t throw him out as Minority Leader, but should take away the mic and give it to Warren or @amyklobuchar.com

13.01.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@maddow.bsky.social is talking me down off the ledge rn.

13.01.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My only note is that the child isn’t orphaned. He has another parent.

11.01.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big Budget Act Creates a β€œDeportation-Industrial Complex” The result will be a lopsided, enforcement-only machine that will be hard to dismantle.

Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.

08.01.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

I think you mean the look on Jennings’ face.

07.01.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Axelrod just lit Scott Jennings on fire, figuratively speaking, with the white-hot match of blandishment. This is a master class in how to take down someone who has flipped on an issue to align themselves with Trump. #J6

07.01.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2024, MAGA was in a tizzy over a whisper campaign that Biden (before dropping out) would reinstate the draft b/c of all these foreign wars. It was a GOP ploy to get suburban mom voters. It was damn effective, and totally flew under the Dems radar. But as we know, every accusation is an admission.

03.01.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Imma just leave this right here. #Venezuela

03.01.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds about right.

30.12.2025 01:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0