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Dr. Kelly Plante

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Ann Arbor-based writer. PhD in literature, history of the press, auto/biographical writing. Editor, https://bsky.app/profile/abojournal.bsky.social.

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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ... there's info on who to complain to to try to stop this at the end of the article, lets share this message and try our best to stop it.

03.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 2517 πŸ” 1955 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 190

Today in β€œneither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

Maybe this model was defensible when we had 2 mainstream pro-democracy parties. It doesn’t work with a far right authoritarian party that just lies. You become an amplifier for propaganda.

02.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

This is the way.

02.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

President Trump has just launched another illegal attack on Iran after he claimed the attack in June 'obliterated' Iran’s nuclear program. He has not gotten authorization from Congress to go to war. That power belongs to Congress, not the President. Americans do not want war in the Middle East.

28.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 572 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 16

Ha Γ§a c'est pour @annieduprat.bsky.social !

27.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Julie Brown has been the best single reporter on the subject, and
this particular piece demonstrates the stupefying extent of the Epstein conspiracy…before it became an open conspiracy by the people in possession of our entire federal government.

bsky.app/profile/jkbj...

26.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I think we need to take a step back and acknowledge the absurdity of House Republicans targeting their Epstein investigation on HILLARY CLINTON (who says she never met him!) while ignoring DONALD TRUMP (who Epstein described as his best friend!)

These are not serious people or good faith actors.

26.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 11296 πŸ” 2904 πŸ’¬ 415 πŸ“Œ 125

This is very bad. Handing CNN to Bari Weiss/David Ellison is very, very bad.

26.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 4094 πŸ” 1010 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 64
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Michigan senators urge DHS to reverse plans for Romulus detention center Michigan's Democratic senators contend the Romulus warehouse is not zoned for or meant to house people and doubt ICE completed required due diligence.

As ICE tried to move a facility into Romulus, local leaders were shut out every step of the way. ICE has lost the benefit of the doubt from the American people.

This facility should not move forward, and Michiganders need answers. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

26.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 1
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How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims

β€žA move toward genocide is always piecemeal and it has to be supported by even the most obscure and niche professions.”
(Gift link)

26.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If you find yourself with some room in your budget for a new streaming platform, consider a PBS Passport membership. Public television could really use your support right now, and their library is absolute rocket fuel for creativity. (1/2)

24.09.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

In this story as in many others from
this speech, Trump is lingering on long descriptions of physical pain, injury, disease, or death.

25.02.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flavor Flav has invited the U.S. women's hockey team to Las Vegas to celebrate their Olympic victory.

This comes after the team declined Donald Trump's invitation to attend the State of the Union.

24.02.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1945 πŸ” 344 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 40

As a lifelong Red Wings fan I feel sick especially due to Larkin’s participation in this.

25.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

24.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 29017 πŸ” 10795 πŸ’¬ 395 πŸ“Œ 303
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The Times’s editorial regarding the USA hockey team is better than their β€œneutral” article but fails to account for gender. It’s not that the team misread the moment. Their laughter has implications for hockey fans and players, children who look up to them. This predates β€œour current state.”

25.02.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Has Arrived in Washington

It’s hard to imagine how much more dismissive NYT could have been to this flagrant sexism the president baited - quoting only the men’s team and stating its signature β€œsome critics think” logic; Trump did belittle the women’s team, β€œcritics” aren’t making that up. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u...

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Rep. Massie:Β  β€œI've not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein files…Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide. But I haven't seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States from this DOJ.”

24.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 19635 πŸ” 5934 πŸ’¬ 556 πŸ“Œ 248
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Romulus Zoning Ordinance does not allow for prisons or detention centers in this area. City council unanimously passed a resolution to state same. Hopefully local laws will stop this.
#TrumpFiles fna #EpsteinFiles
#abolishIce

24.02.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't this an argument that the files *should* have been released? The institutional failure to investigate and prosecute Epstein shouldn't mean his crimes remain secret.

24.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 920 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 2
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Maksym Kryvtsov was a talented Ukrainian author writing beautiful poetry, before russian invaders murdered him and his cat in January 2024.

2 years later, UNITED24 Ambassador Liev Schreiber recites Maksym’s most famous poem to remind the world what russia took from Ukraine.

24.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
Karol Nawrocki * @NawrockiKn β€’ 5h
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Russia's aggression against Ukraine poses a serious threat to the security of all of Europe.
History teaches us that ignoring Russia's imperial ambitions has always led to tragedy. The democratic world must maintain unity in the face of such challenges. We expect an end to actions that destabilize the region. With respect, we look upon the courage of those people who stand up for freedom every day.

Karol Nawrocki * @NawrockiKn β€’ 5h X Translated from Polish Show original Russia's aggression against Ukraine poses a serious threat to the security of all of Europe. History teaches us that ignoring Russia's imperial ambitions has always led to tragedy. The democratic world must maintain unity in the face of such challenges. We expect an end to actions that destabilize the region. With respect, we look upon the courage of those people who stand up for freedom every day.

Poland

24.02.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 508 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ice out of Michigan . Protest outside Romulus city hall where 400 plus braved 20 degree temps to say no to a concentration camp proposed by fed gvmt in newly purchased warehouse (they out-bid auto mfctg company which would have brought jobs/enriched economy -instead crimes against humanity win out

24.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 395 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the hockey community on Reddit: Donald Trump calling the US Men's Olympic team, jokes about having to invite the US women's team to the US summit as well or he'll "get impeached" Explore this post and more from the hockey community

The men’s team can’t enjoy a win without inviting in a pedophile protector and laughing at the women’s hockey gold medalists as though their achievement is less than theirs. Out of solidarity for their fellow athletes, they should decline this invitation. www.reddit.com/r/hockey/com...

23.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these people treat being called racist like it is a slur, and treat slurs like they're mere differences of opinion

23.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 9997 πŸ” 2147 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 36
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Activists hang photo of UK's Andrew in Paris' Louvre after arrest Activists from anti-billionaire campaign group "Everyone Hates Elon" on Sunday (February 22) went to the Louvre museum in Paris where they hung a framed photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, taken...

Thy literally put it in the Louvre
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...

22.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 4393 πŸ” 1071 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 85

"Without feminism, the sequence of events that led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest would never have happened. It’s a reminder that feminism is powerful and important and even transformative, which is why there’s so much pushback..."

22.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1941 πŸ” 482 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 17
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?

Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards

My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

22.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 8092 πŸ” 4392 πŸ’¬ 338 πŸ“Œ 375

The utterance of "A.I.'s inevitability" is one of the most stark pure performatives I've seen in my time working in higher ed. Every time it is uttered, it is clearly not reporting a fact about the world but instead actively trying to create the reality it narrates. We can and must refuse.

22.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1072 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 29