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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 6h

This is not a helpful way to combat a homophobic and transphobic administration.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

As I've noted, central to Stephen Miller's propaganda is the claim that the Chicago complex targeted by ICE was "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

Now @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports that the number of TdA members netted in that raid is down to *one.*

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

so what works to get rid of extremist groups that bond through increasing transgression?

well, this is also a good example of that: often, tensions between members are actually what breaks them up

someone “takes sides against the family” and the whole thing falls apart (see: Atomwaffen)

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

what this can teach us is that we do not have to spend our energy engaging with these behaviors on a belief level, because they aren’t rooted in belief, even though if challenged within their social in-group they would all immediately defend their statements as being their genuine beliefs

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 1d

The list of news outlets refusing to sign the Pentagon's new access policy continues to grow by the day. These are among some of the outlets that have rejected the order:

• Fox News
• Newsmax
• ABC News
• CBS News
• NBC News
• CNN
• Washington Times
• Reuters
• AP
• The Guardian
• Washington Post

ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News and CNN won't sign new Pentagon access policy

In a joint statement, executives at ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News rejected the proposed policy, which makes it tougher to get information from military employees.

thedesk.net

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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 1d

20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks

20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks - KFF Health News

As the climate changes, hurricanes are intensifying more quickly, leaving Louisiana’s current mass evacuation plan in limbo. But transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods...

kffhealthnews.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity is the only way

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 2d

There are celebrations across the Nation with that same energy because We ARE STILL HERE and folks are here for it because we are so much cooler, funnier, loving, and smarter than these outdated stereotypes have had people believing for centuries.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 2d

I shared this video through @redpopnews.bsky.social about the Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at the Getty because it was beautiful to share our cultures and to be appreciated for who we are as Native people beyond the Hollywood tropes and Stereotypes and not as relics of the past.

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$2 Creature Feature @2dollarcreature.bsky.social · 12d

Ep31 out now! Thanks for everyone’s patience as we battled computer gremlins last week.

AltHaven @althaven.bsky.social · 12d

With the help of ATLAS and a fellow former agent, our hunters begin to understand just how dangerous every moment that Gator remains in Indrid's clutches really is...but that doesn't mean everyone is being serious.

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Today we celebrate the heritage, beauty, and perseverance of hundreds of cultures and nations across North America that have thrived and endured here for thousands of years, and will be around for thousands more.
If you want to support this Native: bit.ly/3L67Yrs

A display of Coyote & Crow, the roleplaying game, Wolves, the cooperative board game, Naasii, the Coyote & Crow Dice Game, and a set of custom dice for the RPG. All created by Cherokee Nation citizen, Kenna Alexander.

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 2d

Goddamn typos.

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s @quinnmajeski.bsky.social running Absurdia for the @2dollarcreature.bsky.social crew, when we played a plant-obsessed radio host, an elderly butch who can talk to machines, and a creepy void child whose best friends is a cockroach. Fun for the whole family!

open.spotify.com/episode/6Kzx...

Absurdia: Only Podcasts in The Building (w/ Quinn from Monster Hour)

open.spotify.com

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 2d

Absurdity is my favorite new game of the last couple years. Everyone I’ve seen take it on has had a blast and it would be incredible two expand that with guest writers!

Quinn Majeski 👁️ Absurdia Crowdfunding Ends 10/17! @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 2d

The end is nigh, neighbors! The Absurdia crowdfunding campaign comes to a close THIS FRIDAY 👁️

We’re currently less than $2,800 away from our guest writing stretch goal. It's an imminently achievable goal - so now’s the time to back if you haven't and share with your friends (& rivals) if you have!

Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition

An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.

www.backerkit.com

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 3d

There is also a claim circulating that “knocked up” originated with slave auctions, but I did a pretty deep look into that a couple years ago when I first saw it pop up, and it seems baseless—someone misinterpreted a tasteless joke Davy Crockett once said. 🤷‍♀️

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 3d

Hard to tell! “Knock“ referred to sex from the 16th century (and I guess sort of still, as in “knocking boots“!), so they might have arisen separately.

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know if there’s a connection between the two terms—off to the etymological dictionaries!

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 3d

Knocker-up: before alarm clocks, you could pay someone to come around to your house and wake you up on time by knocking on your window, with a long stick if needed. They’d make rounds around the town. Silly-sounding to us, but very real!

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generalmcmill @generalmcmill.bsky.social · 3d

I was thinking perhaps it’s someone nimble to clamber about and do the parts that are hard to reach!

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ashsong birbhaunt 🎃 👻 @crow.stormsong.org · 3d

This is one of those cases where capitalization is important, because I got real excited for a second and then realized.

🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone in this bar just started screaming

I think the ravens did something

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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