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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 1d

my friend's family lives down on the east side and they saw this in their neighborhood. there isn't a hell strong enough for them. #chicago

it's a box on a sidewalk that says "collecting dog shit to throw at ICE. feel free to leave some or take" and there's a few bags of dog shit in there.

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 19h

When I was in college we had a whole program trying to get people to turn off their computers and electronics at night to save electricity.

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 20h

"The deal with Broadcom would use as much power as 8 million US households.

A 2024 Department of Energy report on data center energy usage found that data centers are expected to consume about 6.7% to 12% of total US electricity by 2028."

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 1d

George Floyd would be 52 today if he had not been brutally murdered by police. He was a loving father taken in a heinous act of police brutality.

We dedicate this October 14th in his memory.

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 1d

Spray with vodka.

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Whim Gruent @whimgruent.bsky.social · 2d

It's weird to say "happy" today, isn't it?
I mean, i know it's in celebration and recognition of the people this day recognizes; but still, it feels dismissive of all the horrors of and shitty conditions of the past and present.

But i don't know what else to say, so..

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

A map of Pre-Colonized North America with Indigenous peoples' territories.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 2d

Today, for the first time, someone will learn about Christopher Columbus trying to fuck manatees because he thought they were mermaids.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 5d

Trauma doesn’t just stay in your mind, it sits in your body for so long that if left unhealed, can impact your cells and change your DNA. When we say that wounds are inherited, we literally mean it. So learn to breathe, rest, and let go of what doesn’t deserve your attention before it consumes you.

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe it’s the moonlight

Me in red and pink at Chappell Roan with a fan that reads Pink Pony Club

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 6d

The last few months of my 30s were basically unadulterated hell stress but I did get to celebrate turning 40 in Palm Springs with my best friends. Claiming this energy for the rest of the decade.

Ft: @angelamhenderson.bsky.social

Three besties in matching “girls gone mild” tees

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13d

BREAKING: Striking workers are currently storming Tesla showrooms in Paris, demanding higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy.

(🎥 Luc Auffret)

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Ann Tigone @anntigone.bsky.social · 15d

Can I tell you
a secret?
I still love
the park swing.

I crave
to sneak in
at nighttime
and jump on.

The sway,
the rhythm,
that feeling
like I'm flying.

It's sad
to seem like
I'm too old,
when inside
my child
still wants
to f
l
y.

#RetroArtPrompt

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14d

Release freely!

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Riki MJ Adams @rikimjadams.bsky.social · 14d

Invest in the good pillows and the good shoes if you can, wear earplugs in loud places, and make effort to maintain your close friendships and connect with regularity

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Erik Barnes @erikwbarnes.bsky.social · 14d

It’s your thirties again but do eat more salads than sandwiches, be more mindful in keeping in contact with your friends, and use the handrail whenever it is within sight. In terms of everything else, it’s “Thirties New Game Plus.”

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14d

If you have had the privilege of turning 40, I’d love your insights.

*What’s your best advice for 40 and beyond?*

- Love, a girl on the last day of her 30s.

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꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱颖琦Gwyn @gravenmyth.com · 22d

happy bisexual day 💖💜💙

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 28d

I see they moved on from “nobody should be killed for speaking their beliefs” to “everyone should be fired for speaking their beliefs” pretty quick

House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 28d

Imagine thinking Jimmy fucking Kimmel is too radical

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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · Sep 12

in retrospect, there’s probably never been a name as threatening as “America Online”

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Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Sep 11

Darth Vader was a husband and a father

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 8

This ruling is racist. It’s unconstitutional. It’s dangerous. Any 4th grader who’s studied the Bill of Rights knows that. @USSupremeCourt doesn’t care – but working people do. We reject Trump’s terror campaign. We fight for our families, our freedoms, our democracy.

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SEIU California | Immigration Ruling Is More Proof: Supreme MAGA Court Will Rubber Stamp Trump’s Trampling of Our Freedoms

Under today’s patently racist and legally absurd decision, 10 million people in the Los Angeles area – one in two of us – are now subject to being stopped, brutalized, detained…

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LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia @controller.lacity.gov · Sep 8

Today is a dark day for LA.

The Supreme Court ruled that ICE is allowed to racially profile people. Even when this was ruled illegal in July, ICE continued indiscriminate raids in LA.

We fear more kidnappings of Angelenos by the federal government.

A screenshot from the LA Times article headline that says “Supreme Court upholds ‘roving patrols’ for immigration stops in Los Angeles. Below the text is a photo of masked men in Border patrol facing the camera and walking

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House of Black Cats @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · Sep 8

fuckers

Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · Sep 8

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today we monitored ICE flights in support of legal partners who worked tirelessly to stop the unlawful deportation of unaccompanied children to Guatemala. Thanks to their monumental efforts, the planes never took off

National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · Aug 31

NEW: In the dead of night, the Trump admin ripped vulnerable kids from their beds, attempting to return them to danger in Guatemala.

We’re heartened the Court prevented this injustice. We’ll keep fighting to protect our plaintiffs & all class members until the effort is enjoined permanently.

NILC Statement on Federal Court Order Blocking the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Unlawfully Remove Guatemalan Children

Efrén C. Olivares, Vice President of Litigation and Legal Strategy at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Colum...

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