Glynis💀
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You're my equal.
If that feels like a demotion, you've got work to do
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white, ZOMG, so white
DC native living in the PNW
Militantly Decent
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If that feels like a demotion, you've got work to do
she/her
anthropology
white, ZOMG, so white
DC native living in the PNW
Militantly Decent
AuDHD
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Many officers often use humiliating language while conducting strip searches, instructing residents to “show the pink,” “make your monkey jump,” or “give me a wink,” while they are in the bent position, writes Carla J. Simmons in an op-ed on the traumatizing ‘routine’ strip searches in prison.
How ‘routine' strip searches traumatize people in U.S. prisons
In my 20 years of incarceration, I've been strip-searched at least 500 times. Each was an act of humiliation and sexual violence
prismreports.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Many officers often use humiliating language while conducting strip searches, instructing residents to “show the pink,” “make your monkey jump,” or “give me a wink,” while they are in the bent position, writes Carla J. Simmons in an op-ed on the traumatizing ‘routine’ strip searches in prison.
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The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
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They love to talk about supporting the troops, hate to actually take care of the troops
Exclusive: The Department of Veterans Affairs will abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, mostly unfilled jobs.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
They love to talk about supporting the troops, hate to actually take care of the troops
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Seeing multiple posts about Brown students who also survived the Parkland/Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting is heartbreaking.
No student should endure multiple shootings in their life before they even leave formal education; we’ve obviously failed them by allowing this to continue without action.
No student should endure multiple shootings in their life before they even leave formal education; we’ve obviously failed them by allowing this to continue without action.
December 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Seeing multiple posts about Brown students who also survived the Parkland/Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting is heartbreaking.
No student should endure multiple shootings in their life before they even leave formal education; we’ve obviously failed them by allowing this to continue without action.
No student should endure multiple shootings in their life before they even leave formal education; we’ve obviously failed them by allowing this to continue without action.
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Wow... The world is changing fast... "Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the Eastern European country." This is just the latest sign of the US choosing new friends & allies. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
Opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova is among those released in exchange for a deal with the US.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wow... The world is changing fast... "Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the Eastern European country." This is just the latest sign of the US choosing new friends & allies. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.
www.bellingcat.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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This is insane. No one’s coming.
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
From the US Embassy in London today.
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is insane. No one’s coming.
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Great news! And it wasn't for lack of pressure.
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Great news! And it wasn't for lack of pressure.
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Heavy rains overnight have increased the potential for record-breaking levels of the Skagit River, prompting evacuation warnings. Plus, school and road closures, and aid information. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
Live updates: Skagit County asking residents in flood plain to get set for evacuation | Cascadia Daily News
Heavy rains increased potential for record-breaking levels of Skagit River. Check back for updates throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Heavy rains overnight have increased the potential for record-breaking levels of the Skagit River, prompting evacuation warnings. Plus, school and road closures, and aid information. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
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We are still, I assure you, New York Fucking City.
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We are still, I assure you, New York Fucking City.
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Across the United States, voting by mail faces a moment of uncertainty ahead of the midterm elections next year. buff.ly/OA6fELk
Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Derrin Robinson has worked in Oregon elections for more than 30 years, long enough to remember when voters in the state cast their ballots at physical polling sites instead of by mail. As the…
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Across the United States, voting by mail faces a moment of uncertainty ahead of the midterm elections next year. buff.ly/OA6fELk
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We're pleading with "institutionalists" to understand that the United States has been repurposed into a force for global fascism. Meanwhile 👇
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We're pleading with "institutionalists" to understand that the United States has been repurposed into a force for global fascism. Meanwhile 👇
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If you're in Switzerland, you get more AI-generated answers using Russian state-controlled media.
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If you're in Switzerland, you get more AI-generated answers using Russian state-controlled media.
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Where’s the accountability, fair is fair, equal treatment for all under the law!
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — ProPublica
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Where’s the accountability, fair is fair, equal treatment for all under the law!
apple.news/Af9xzZhyNSJi...
apple.news/Af9xzZhyNSJi...
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
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After Joachim C. Häberlen shared a documentary on Berlin’s techno scene in class, his students’ reactions inspired him to write about joy as a reason for engaging with the past in #AHAPerspectives. 🗃️
On the Charm of History – AHA
Finding joy in the past might allow us to imagine a future of joy as well.
www.historians.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
After Joachim C. Häberlen shared a documentary on Berlin’s techno scene in class, his students’ reactions inspired him to write about joy as a reason for engaging with the past in #AHAPerspectives. 🗃️
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba says she is resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba says she is resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
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Five in six children in Oregon could benefit from after-school programs but can’t access them because they are too expensive or far away.
Some rural, low-income Oregon families struggle to access after-school amid funding uncertainty • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Families raising children in rural Oregon often have limited access to after-school activities that boost social skills, academic performance and safety. Five in six children in Oregon could benefit…
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Five in six children in Oregon could benefit from after-school programs but can’t access them because they are too expensive or far away.
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"detention feels like torture, and for me, it was only three days. Many women in those cells had been in the system for months, even a year."
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"detention feels like torture, and for me, it was only three days. Many women in those cells had been in the system for months, even a year."
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The current administration continues to lower the bar on how repulsive and inhumane they can be.
These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The current administration continues to lower the bar on how repulsive and inhumane they can be.
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“We're here today to express dismay that Leslie Wexner is avoiding service of a court ordered subpoena for deposition in the case of Richard Strauss," a former campus doctor said to have abused dozens of men.
OSU’s board chair is both the father & law partner of Wexner’s lawyer, Matthew Zeiger.
OSU’s board chair is both the father & law partner of Wexner’s lawyer, Matthew Zeiger.
OSU alumni hold photos of billionaire Les Wexner with Jeffrey Epstein while demanding testimony
“We believe Wexner’s testimony will shed light,” former OSU wrestler Tom Lisy said about the abuse allegations against Dr. Richard Strauss.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“We're here today to express dismay that Leslie Wexner is avoiding service of a court ordered subpoena for deposition in the case of Richard Strauss," a former campus doctor said to have abused dozens of men.
OSU’s board chair is both the father & law partner of Wexner’s lawyer, Matthew Zeiger.
OSU’s board chair is both the father & law partner of Wexner’s lawyer, Matthew Zeiger.
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Stay up to date on what’s happening politically in your community! An easy way to start is by following your City Counselors on social media! 📲
You can get to know the people the people legislating for your district, so you can support them when they serve you, and let them know when they dont.
You can get to know the people the people legislating for your district, so you can support them when they serve you, and let them know when they dont.
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Stay up to date on what’s happening politically in your community! An easy way to start is by following your City Counselors on social media! 📲
You can get to know the people the people legislating for your district, so you can support them when they serve you, and let them know when they dont.
You can get to know the people the people legislating for your district, so you can support them when they serve you, and let them know when they dont.