Abigael
@blabigael.bsky.social
(she/they) Leftist Latina attorney exploring the intersections of law, politics, tech, art & entertainment through the lens of race, class, & gender.
Audhd dog mom
I also talk a lot about books📚 & pop culture 🫧
Thoughts are my own and not legal advice
Audhd dog mom
I also talk a lot about books📚 & pop culture 🫧
Thoughts are my own and not legal advice
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“So now you can see if you were the #1 fan of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ or the key figure in The Death of a Russian Conscript.”
Spotify Wrapped Shows How Many Attack Drones Your Streams Bought: tinyurl.com/3fy2upma
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“So now you can see if you were the #1 fan of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ or the key figure in The Death of a Russian Conscript.”
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Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Merriam quits the high-stakes world of lexicography to teach at a college in Springfield, MA…where Webster just became the head librarian.
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
She shows him that ‘love’ isn’t that hard to find…if you know where to look it up.
“A Merriam Little Christmas 2: Collegiate Edition.”
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This is the bad place
The world’s 3 biggest music companies have all licensed their works to an AI music startup.
The company, called Klay, is building a streaming service where users to remake songs using AI.
Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music have all signed on.
The company, called Klay, is building a streaming service where users to remake songs using AI.
Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music have all signed on.
Major Music Labels Strike Deals With New AI Streaming Service
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is the bad place
“Removing creators w/ criminal/arrest records will only push more vulnerable people (overwhelmingly, women) to street based/survival sex work (sxw). Adding more barriers to what is arguably the safest form of sxw (online sxw) will push sex industry workers 2 less & less safe options”
@goaskalex.com
@goaskalex.com
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair announced on LinkedIn that the platform partnered with Checkr to "prevent people who have a criminal conviction which may impact on our community's safety from signing up as a Creator on OnlyFans." www.404media.co/onlyfans-bac...
OnlyFans Will Start Checking Criminal Records. Creators Say That's a Terrible Idea
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair announced on LinkedIn that the platform partnered with Checkr to "prevent people who have a criminal conviction which may impact on our community's safety from signing up as a...
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Removing creators w/ criminal/arrest records will only push more vulnerable people (overwhelmingly, women) to street based/survival sex work (sxw). Adding more barriers to what is arguably the safest form of sxw (online sxw) will push sex industry workers 2 less & less safe options”
@goaskalex.com
@goaskalex.com
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From 👮♂️ Eric Adams to 🚙-less Muslim Zohran Mamdani, who’s so anti-Semitic he saved an historical Yiddish bookstore…
Yeah, in a New York Minute, everything can change — well, except the built-in police state
Yeah, in a New York Minute, everything can change — well, except the built-in police state
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
From 👮♂️ Eric Adams to 🚙-less Muslim Zohran Mamdani, who’s so anti-Semitic he saved an historical Yiddish bookstore…
Yeah, in a New York Minute, everything can change — well, except the built-in police state
Yeah, in a New York Minute, everything can change — well, except the built-in police state
How do I get the Internet to stop showing me the thoughts of rich dudes.
They buy all the media outlets so they could turn the whole Internet into a self help blog for them and their out of touch friends
It's like I stumbled upon Mommy savings tips Tumblr and I can't get out
They buy all the media outlets so they could turn the whole Internet into a self help blog for them and their out of touch friends
It's like I stumbled upon Mommy savings tips Tumblr and I can't get out
I'm so annoyed I keep seeing this palantir dude for him doubling down on racist rhetoric and genocide.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
How do I get the Internet to stop showing me the thoughts of rich dudes.
They buy all the media outlets so they could turn the whole Internet into a self help blog for them and their out of touch friends
It's like I stumbled upon Mommy savings tips Tumblr and I can't get out
They buy all the media outlets so they could turn the whole Internet into a self help blog for them and their out of touch friends
It's like I stumbled upon Mommy savings tips Tumblr and I can't get out
I'm so annoyed I keep seeing this palantir dude for him doubling down on racist rhetoric and genocide.
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I'm so annoyed I keep seeing this palantir dude for him doubling down on racist rhetoric and genocide.
It's a fear tactic, theyll have thinking it's our idea to not have social services
What an effing headline!
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
What an effing headline!
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Universal child care can harm children
Its growing popularity in America is a concern
www.economist.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It's a fear tactic, theyll have thinking it's our idea to not have social services
What an effing headline!
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
What an effing headline!
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Race Call: Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
Yay let's bring the energy across to the west coast now
apnews.com/live/2025-el...
Yay let's bring the energy across to the west coast now
apnews.com/live/2025-el...
Election Night live updates: Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected New Jersey governor
Americans vote during Election Night 2025 as polls close in New York City mayors race. Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia; races are also going on in New Jersey and California.
https://apnews.com/live/2025-election-updates-news#0000019a-51de-d003-addb-dffe09870000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>AP
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Race Call: Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
Yay let's bring the energy across to the west coast now
apnews.com/live/2025-el...
Yay let's bring the energy across to the west coast now
apnews.com/live/2025-el...
Seattle driver's pop a student driver magnet on their car and take it as a free for all, like no I don't believe a student driver is speeding down the middle lane of Rainier Ave to pass the rest of us staying in our lane
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Seattle driver's pop a student driver magnet on their car and take it as a free for all, like no I don't believe a student driver is speeding down the middle lane of Rainier Ave to pass the rest of us staying in our lane
Business entities shouldn't be able to own other entities, it's so anti competitive and I'm also tired of Google buying and killing something I love
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Business entities shouldn't be able to own other entities, it's so anti competitive and I'm also tired of Google buying and killing something I love
The ring, to this day I still close my eyes for a bit during the video, because my dad told me it didn't work if I didn't watch the whole thing through,
He followed it up with the international versions, same for the grudge and one missed call, but those were a little later
He followed it up with the international versions, same for the grudge and one missed call, but those were a little later
What horror movie did you see WAY too young?
Mine was Poltergeist.
Mine was Poltergeist.
October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The ring, to this day I still close my eyes for a bit during the video, because my dad told me it didn't work if I didn't watch the whole thing through,
He followed it up with the international versions, same for the grudge and one missed call, but those were a little later
He followed it up with the international versions, same for the grudge and one missed call, but those were a little later
Someone please vote em out
Rob Saka wants a pause to "reflect and celebrate" the record pace of police hiring. "I know there are some conversations around what this quote, unquote slate of council members committed to doing about budget and reforms and audits, but one thing that I think this slate was elected to do..."
October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Someone please vote em out
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“We need everyone to get involved in the fight, and we need everyone to have a vested interest in continuing to resist.”
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
“Despite the app’s goal of protecting people from ICE, its viral success, and the state repression against it, ICEBlock has serious issues: Most
www.counterpunch.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“We need everyone to get involved in the fight, and we need everyone to have a vested interest in continuing to resist.”
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
Reminder it's difficult to find hostages bodies due to the destruction of Gaza caused by Israel and their own policies that prioritizes commiting a genocide over the safety of hostages
Article is silent on the 700+ Palestinian bodies being held by Israel
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Article is silent on the 700+ Palestinian bodies being held by Israel
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire
The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza ...
apnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reminder it's difficult to find hostages bodies due to the destruction of Gaza caused by Israel and their own policies that prioritizes commiting a genocide over the safety of hostages
Article is silent on the 700+ Palestinian bodies being held by Israel
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Article is silent on the 700+ Palestinian bodies being held by Israel
apnews.com/article/gaza...
"10 demands for justice envisions a new society in which prisons & police are no longer necessary, & communities are equipped to provide for their own health & safety... beginning w/ immediate actions to end police violence as well as racism & classism in policing, prosecution & sentencing"
The Ten Demands for Justice provides the roadmap to abolition — with each action chipping away at an inherently, intentionally unjust system.
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"10 demands for justice envisions a new society in which prisons & police are no longer necessary, & communities are equipped to provide for their own health & safety... beginning w/ immediate actions to end police violence as well as racism & classism in policing, prosecution & sentencing"
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We really really need all hands on deck to get Tarek’s mitigation letter to the judge with 10,000 signatures by Monday. Please circulate offline and here, and sign!
www.change.org/p/free-tarek...
www.change.org/p/free-tarek...
Sign the Petition
FREE TAREK BAZROUK NOW! NO MORE JAIL TIME! SIGN HIS MITIGATION LETTER!
www.change.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We really really need all hands on deck to get Tarek’s mitigation letter to the judge with 10,000 signatures by Monday. Please circulate offline and here, and sign!
www.change.org/p/free-tarek...
www.change.org/p/free-tarek...
Man it's so hard to got the fabric store when you only need one thing....
Luckily I remembered I needed more than one thing
Luckily I remembered I needed more than one thing
October 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Man it's so hard to got the fabric store when you only need one thing....
Luckily I remembered I needed more than one thing
Luckily I remembered I needed more than one thing
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Anarchism and chaos aren’t the same.
Anarchism and abolition go hand in hand.
Both with a focus on building a more humanistic society through interconnecting self-sustaining communities.
Something we need now more than ever.
Here, anarchist Eric King and abolitionist @awkword.bsky.social discuss
Anarchism and abolition go hand in hand.
Both with a focus on building a more humanistic society through interconnecting self-sustaining communities.
Something we need now more than ever.
Here, anarchist Eric King and abolitionist @awkword.bsky.social discuss
The Pun Show: I am not a terrorist!
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Anarchism and chaos aren’t the same.
Anarchism and abolition go hand in hand.
Both with a focus on building a more humanistic society through interconnecting self-sustaining communities.
Something we need now more than ever.
Here, anarchist Eric King and abolitionist @awkword.bsky.social discuss
Anarchism and abolition go hand in hand.
Both with a focus on building a more humanistic society through interconnecting self-sustaining communities.
Something we need now more than ever.
Here, anarchist Eric King and abolitionist @awkword.bsky.social discuss
Ahh that was incredible, so fun being at emo night but it was clear everyone was still following the game
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
Why there was no way the Mariners were losing ALDS Game 5
Friday's Game 5 tested Mariners fans in just about every way. But this was the Mariners moment and they weren't losing. And maybe, just maybe, it's their year.
www.seattletimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ahh that was incredible, so fun being at emo night but it was clear everyone was still following the game
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...