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Joanna Blackhart [They/Them]
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🏳️‍⚧️ • CW • They/Them • Accessibility & DEI Specialist • Sliding Scale • Opinions mine • 🏳️‍🌈

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Join Date: May 3, 2023
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Now that I have a keyboard for this place, let me introduce myself.

Joanna Blackhart, DEIA Specialist, Sliding Scale.

I work in all forms of media, books being my favorite.

Proudly Mexican-American 🇲🇽

Nonbinary-Trans, Femme, Lesbian.

Proudly Furry.

Married with kids.

Poly.
One way out.
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Their goal is to work us into the ground.

They'd enslave us for eternity if they could.

One way out, yall.
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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November 6, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Cosign, about a lot of things.

Just because a thing is in existence, doesn't mean you have to use it.

I'm not bout to start using heroin just cuz its there.

Its a bad idea.

Thats how yall gotta start approaching some of the things in our reality.
i mean really.

really.

it doesn't seem very hard. just because something is on offer and in the public sphere doesn't mean we should praise it as if it were some kind of savior.

feels like praising tobacco for existing.
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Its incredibly important to note in this story that many of these people screaming are CHILDREN.

Incredibly important.
As many as 1500 detainees at the Dilley ICE camp have erupted in protest.

Lawyers were kicked out amid chants of: "Let us out! libertad!!"

Detainees say ~80% are rebelling, motivated by the news from Minneapolis, the general strike, and the imprisonment of little Liam.
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I just pronounced 'calculator' as 'Cal Cu La Tor" and there will never be another pronunciation of calculator in my life again.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Cosign.
there are people, I am increasingly of the mind, that need people to say "hey, stop and think about the consequences of your actions for a minuite" and i dunno at this point I feel like the United States' collective denial of that responsibility is Why We Are Here.
January 25, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The truth.
you're not peaceful

you're harmless
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.

The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
And also, THE GUARDIAN, even if he fucking had a gun, in public, THAT IS LEGAL.

Even if he had a gun in public, that does not mean the state has the right to murder you in cold blood.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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…I mean, it is just *Way* too late for that, bud.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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White Americans are learning once again that the *only* thing that has ever made you safe from fascism is being willing to sacrifice non-white people. That is your contract with white supremacy. "Give us someone else so it won't be you."
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.

When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL

I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.

The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I'm gonna tell this to all yall white folks that need to hear it.

If you're only becoming this angry now, you need to kill the white supremacist in your heart.

These killings are not new. These killings are not extraordinary.

They are the standard.

This is America.

As it always was.
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 AM
When technology peaked.
When you think about it, every developer should still be making games for the Neo Geo Pocket Colour
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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As we go into a period of 24-48 hours when a lot of people will be stuck inside with plenty of time to sit with their anger, this may be a turning point for US politics.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
For yall that don't know, I am literally willing to die for @archive.org --

Not metaphorically, mind you. Not "on this hill" mind you.

I would lay down my life to protect The Archive.

It is, as far as I'm concerned, the most important thing I will ever touch.
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Dear Creator of the .webp Format:

I hate you.

Regards,
The Management
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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The American Nurses Association on Alex Pretti:

"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”

“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”

These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Donald Trump clued supporters in on the next blue state he will target with "massive" fraud allegations, as Minnesota has faced similar claims from the federal government.
Trump teases next blue state he will target with 'worse' fraud allegations than Minnesota
Donald Trump clued supporters in on the next blue state he will target with "massive" fraud allegations, as Minnesota has faced similar claims from the federal government.The president took to Truth Social on Saturday, as Minnesota is under protest stemming from multiple killings of citizens by fede...
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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this reminds me of the way i’ve seen susan bro speak about her daughter, heather heyer. when a fascist murders your child, you aren’t allowed to just grieve. you have to defend their memory, even their very grave.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM