erikalyn.bsky.social
Freelance writer. News junkie. Former nonfiction editor. She/her.
Believer in democracy, science, gun control, local journalism, and empathy. Mom to two cats and two teen boys.
Dane County, WI
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Pretty sure bananas grow in Hawaii, just not enough for the entire country.
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@gwynnefitz.bsky.social and Ben Fractenberg capture vignettes all day from the check-in at an ICE office in Manhattan.
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Yeah. Basically it was just a reminder of how unsafe it is to be a person of color in this country right now.
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If voters are unhappy (and voters are always unhappy), they will vote for the party that's not currently in office. This is why they constantly zigzag back and forth between the two. Democrats need to be strongly, energetically opposing Republicans now to maximize that effect in 2026 and 2028.
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This is one of the points I tried to make last night while arguing with Mike Johnson, who dared to show up in my dream. Pete Buttigieg was standing next to me but for some reason was letting me do all the talking. Anyway.