Mandy Keifetz
@besecretandexult.bsky.social
Inky, impatient, and left of you. I write books which can be purchased or borrowed from libraries. If you'd care to buy one for your weirdest friend, I’d appreciate it.
Pinned
Still a bit swollen because I just had it done. Please make note of font in case they photoshop “antifa” on it in comic sans or whatever
I think I'm out of things to say. I've said all the fucking things in all the fucking ways.
Just please don't let these ghouls take your neighbors.
Just please don't let these ghouls take your neighbors.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I think I'm out of things to say. I've said all the fucking things in all the fucking ways.
Just please don't let these ghouls take your neighbors.
Just please don't let these ghouls take your neighbors.
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It's not sustainable to pay for every newsletter and Patreon you want to support. I subscribe to MANY and I am going to have to unsubscribe to some because it is costing me thousands of dollars a year (over $3000). More collectivist options need to be developed.
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's not sustainable to pay for every newsletter and Patreon you want to support. I subscribe to MANY and I am going to have to unsubscribe to some because it is costing me thousands of dollars a year (over $3000). More collectivist options need to be developed.
I'm sorry but I cannot wrap my head around the news this morning, and as it almost not even morning, I am going to stop trying. That's too much dystopian horseshit on blast, even for me. Gonna shut it down and work on finding coats for the free thriftshop and filling a community fridge.
December 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm sorry but I cannot wrap my head around the news this morning, and as it almost not even morning, I am going to stop trying. That's too much dystopian horseshit on blast, even for me. Gonna shut it down and work on finding coats for the free thriftshop and filling a community fridge.
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing people that life is supposed to be hard.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing people that life is supposed to be hard.
I was badly in need of a final Hanukkah present for my Who-freak kid and this magically appeared in my timeline. Yay.
Just a little over a week left to view the on demand replay of my Doctor Who Game Show! All on demand tickets allow you to watch the show any time day or night up to and including December 17th.
#DoctorWho
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#DoctorWho
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Doctor Who Game Show ON DEMAND Replay | Michael Broussard Arts
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December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I was badly in need of a final Hanukkah present for my Who-freak kid and this magically appeared in my timeline. Yay.
Fucking beautiful. We are so lucky to have this mayor.
Know Your Rights When Dealing With ICE
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fucking beautiful. We are so lucky to have this mayor.
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
you'd think antifa would be less effective with all the scromiting that must go on in those ranks
From the team that brought you Touching Fentanyl Can Get You High and Yes You Can Get AIDS From A Toilet Seat comes Painful Pot Vomiting Definitely Real
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
you'd think antifa would be less effective with all the scromiting that must go on in those ranks
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Check if your congressperson is a cosponsor today!
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December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Check if your congressperson is a cosponsor today!
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A competent opposition party would call a presser and explain that while their party believes that voters should choose politicians and not the other way around, the Republican Supreme Court majority had previously said that extreme gerrymandering was legal if it was about partisanship but...
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A competent opposition party would call a presser and explain that while their party believes that voters should choose politicians and not the other way around, the Republican Supreme Court majority had previously said that extreme gerrymandering was legal if it was about partisanship but...
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It’s increasingly clear that we live in a world by and for billionaires now, but the movies have always been a stridently democratic art form. The spaces where indie films thrive need to be protected and we are losing sight of that in an ever growing sea of corporate content.
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s increasingly clear that we live in a world by and for billionaires now, but the movies have always been a stridently democratic art form. The spaces where indie films thrive need to be protected and we are losing sight of that in an ever growing sea of corporate content.
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A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A few years ago, Bill Nye the science guy debated creationist Ken Ham about evolution. The last question was "what would change your mind?"
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
Bill Nye said "Evidence."
Ken Ham said "Nothing can possibly change my mind about this."
I think about that a lot.
An early disappointment. But perhaps they’ll leave yet! Give our new mayor a chance. He hasn’t even been sworn in.
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
An early disappointment. But perhaps they’ll leave yet! Give our new mayor a chance. He hasn’t even been sworn in.
I cancelled my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. Tidal makes it easy! #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/Mx3ZhRD8
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I cancelled my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. Tidal makes it easy! #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/Mx3ZhRD8
A chilly night but lots of honks
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A chilly night but lots of honks
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Brainworm Kennedy made Martin Kulldorff the CSO of ASPE?
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Brainworm Kennedy made Martin Kulldorff the CSO of ASPE?
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
How the fuck are we supposed to survive this???
I'm not a Christian, but I live here so I know some of your stories. I think maybe this is not the correct protocol surrounding a migrating family one of whom is pregnant?
ICE deported a family with a newborn child.
The mom was pregnant when she entered the US and was detained. The baby was born just over a week later in captivity.
I did the math. The baby was 20 days old when agents put the mom and at least one other kid on a plane to who-knows-where.
The mom was pregnant when she entered the US and was detained. The baby was born just over a week later in captivity.
I did the math. The baby was 20 days old when agents put the mom and at least one other kid on a plane to who-knows-where.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm not a Christian, but I live here so I know some of your stories. I think maybe this is not the correct protocol surrounding a migrating family one of whom is pregnant?
I don't see a path back to a society where I am not inundated with absurd gibberish. I would prefer to not have to live in constant vomit stream of idiotic nonsense and lies. It is this extra layer of hard I really don't need.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I don't see a path back to a society where I am not inundated with absurd gibberish. I would prefer to not have to live in constant vomit stream of idiotic nonsense and lies. It is this extra layer of hard I really don't need.
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If only there was some group of people — maybe even duly elected — who could determine rules — we’ll call them statutes — and decided who is responsible for what. Or, who has the authority, as it were, to legitimately act.
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If only there was some group of people — maybe even duly elected — who could determine rules — we’ll call them statutes — and decided who is responsible for what. Or, who has the authority, as it were, to legitimately act.
It’s something glorious to see your mayor on a picket line. Wait, no. That’s just hope. It was an unfamiliar thrill.
The hammer starts to fall on Starbucks.
Starbucks union workers have been showing us labor violations for years.
Finally something is starting to be done, yet these kinds of rulings should not have taken this long.
Starbucks union workers have been showing us labor violations for years.
Finally something is starting to be done, yet these kinds of rulings should not have taken this long.
Starbucks to pay workers $35 million in NYC's biggest-ever labor law settlement
The settlement came as Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders joined striking workers in NYC.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s something glorious to see your mayor on a picket line. Wait, no. That’s just hope. It was an unfamiliar thrill.
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The most festive of advent calendars.
IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIME!!! December is here, which means the inaugural 2025 #FOIAdvent calendar has arrived. ☃️✨
Every day this month, the calendar will update with a new records request prompt for you to file with an agency of your choosing, for a fun run of holiday FOIA requests. bit.ly/31-days-of-f...
Every day this month, the calendar will update with a new records request prompt for you to file with an agency of your choosing, for a fun run of holiday FOIA requests. bit.ly/31-days-of-f...
The Very Official 2025 FOIA Advent Calendar
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December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The most festive of advent calendars.
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i'm also thinking about how the vision of the president as articulated by unitary executive theorists — a singular, vigorous individual — is belied by the simple observation that the presidency is an institution of many moving parts, with various people exercising power on behalf of the president
December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
i'm also thinking about how the vision of the president as articulated by unitary executive theorists — a singular, vigorous individual — is belied by the simple observation that the presidency is an institution of many moving parts, with various people exercising power on behalf of the president
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Reps from Rise and Resist, New York Immigration Coalition, Mixteca Organization, La Colmena NYC. New Immigrant Community Empowerment, and other NYC organizations and elected officials spoke at a press conference on Nov 30, 2025 addressing the community uprising against I.C.E. terrorists in NYC.
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reps from Rise and Resist, New York Immigration Coalition, Mixteca Organization, La Colmena NYC. New Immigrant Community Empowerment, and other NYC organizations and elected officials spoke at a press conference on Nov 30, 2025 addressing the community uprising against I.C.E. terrorists in NYC.
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It would be nice if @cnn.com acknowledged this story was broken last week by The Handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-emplo...
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It would be nice if @cnn.com acknowledged this story was broken last week by The Handbasket: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-emplo...