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From Twitter, same handle. Historian. Photo archivist. BA. MS. JD. Loves DC history, architecture. Pets ❀️🐾 🌈 Minnesota, USA #MN03 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ politics 🐈 occasional cat photos πŸ“š πŸ“ vintage ephemera

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Aw Spike… you’re gonna start getting Snack of the Day! 🍎 🫐 🍊

11.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IANAL but the fact that a lawyer with no experience in the area can beat federal lawyers repeatedly suggests DHS has operated way outside their authority. Right?

09.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I had the same reaction initially but read the article. She asked for this to happen and created a new role for herself still at Bluesky, and has a say in who replaces her. I don’t think this is necessarily an indicator of pending enshittification.

09.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"Venture capitalist" was all I needed to read to know where this is heading. Good-bye Bluesky.

09.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

"Venture capital", even temporarily, **ALWAYS** means outsiders put money in, and when outsiders put money in, outsiders want to get more money back than they put in. The only way to do that is by enshittification - ads, subscriptions to stop ad, paid gamification, "credits", "rewards". You'll see.

09.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

BREAKING: Graber is out as CEO of Blueksy.

Full report here from @knibbs.bsky.social:

www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

09.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 202
Based on the foregoing, and on all the files, records, and proceedings in this case, 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 
1. 
Petitioner REDACTED’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) 
is GRANTED.

Based on the foregoing, and on all the files, records, and proceedings in this case, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner REDACTED’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) is GRANTED.

ANOTHER ONE

(same judge, 95 minutes later)

09.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 456 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

09.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 11268 πŸ” 2524 πŸ’¬ 308 πŸ“Œ 124

i'm watching Fox News where right now air raid sirens are blaring in Tel Aviv and the Fox correspondent is about ready to duck for cover. doesn't seem very over!

09.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 1858 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 14

Is it possible to assign a single horror to a leader of the Democratic Party, and have them unrelentingly hammer at it? AOC, Hakeem. Pete, Hillary. Kamala etc. One gets Iran, one gets ICE, ballroom, tariffs, Epstein etc.They are overwhelming us. Let's overwhelm them.

09.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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1, Some people are rich
and some people are not.
2. Some people are thin
and some people are not.
3. Some people are good
and some people are not.
4. #3 has nothing to do
with #1 or #2

09.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s the Monday Morning Pawpudate Video

In this video you will find:

βœ… Gentle Walks Through The Snow
βœ… A Golden & Cat Becoming Friends
βœ… A Cat Who Thinks He’s a Dog
βœ… A Quick Kiss
βœ… Bunsen Rolling in the Snow
βœ… The Best Way To Start Your Week!

09.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well

09.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 5386 πŸ” 957 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

Anyone else tired of being forced to find out when they did not fuck around?

09.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 4194 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 35

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

08.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 17825 πŸ” 4805 πŸ’¬ 617 πŸ“Œ 251

Colorful and Spring-like 🌺 🌼

08.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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People got real mad at Biden for looking at his watch during a dignified transfer.

Looking forward to the same outrage at Trump for wearing a fucking hat

07.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 7834 πŸ” 1816 πŸ’¬ 552 πŸ“Œ 82

It's wildly disrespectful for the president to be wearing a baseball cap in this situation.

Some thought a press conference in a brown suit was undignified for a POTUS, you would think this would be a red-line moment for them.

07.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He can’t even present himself with dignity before death. He is so filled with evil.

07.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The baseball cap at the dignified transfer of killed service members is a bit small potatoes in the grand scheme of things but it's such bullshit disregard for military traditions and disrespectful.

This veteran is angry about it.

07.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Although I am a confident
and self-affirming kind of guy,
there are times I need a compliment
so bad that I ache inside.
I don’t think I am the only one -
so I try to compliment other folks
whenever I can.
They may be aching too.

07.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œOld and new New York”, by Alfred Stieglitz, 1910.

07.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another horrific and transparent use of the passive voice. You can’t write a headline this bad unless it’s on purpose. It takes too much effort.

07.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Headline and subhed of Washington Post op-ed arguing that there should be more representation of evangelical Christians on the Supreme Court and other government institutions.

Headline and subhed of Washington Post op-ed arguing that there should be more representation of evangelical Christians on the Supreme Court and other government institutions.

I’m currently writing a book about what’s really wrong with #SCOTUS and how to fix it.

Suffice it to say, this ain’t it:

07.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 3112 πŸ” 494 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 62

cops are notoriously dismissive of women who report domestic violence, possibly because their sympathies lie with the perpetrators

07.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œOh yes, let me tell you of the Halloween Blizzard of 1991…oh, you’ve heard about that? Well, do you have some time, sit down and let me tell you about the April 2018 Thunder Blizzard, I was in it…”

07.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you to everyone that has donated and reached out 🀍🀍Croutonia 🀍🀍

06.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.

But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

05.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 40391 πŸ” 9125 πŸ’¬ 1493 πŸ“Œ 307

#AbolishICE #AbolishCBP

06.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good.

Noem egged ICE on as they arrested innocent children, violated Minnesotans’ rights, and harassed entire communities. She smeared Renee Good and Alex Pretti. I’m glad she’s going but the problem isn’t going away with her. My eye is still on the ball and I’m going to keep fighting for justice.

05.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2