Kokoro
@livelyprancing.bsky.social
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Trying. To be the change I want to see and share the joy of life as much as I can.
May all our lives be enriched with peace, health, and happiness and until we All have those, may we All find the strength to make this a shared reality.
Trying. To be the change I want to see and share the joy of life as much as I can.
May all our lives be enriched with peace, health, and happiness and until we All have those, may we All find the strength to make this a shared reality.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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We are drowning now 😭😭
the rain is flooding our home, and my children are shivering. Every passing minute makes our situation worse. Please, help us before it’s too late.😭💔
chuffed.org/project/155233
the rain is flooding our home, and my children are shivering. Every passing minute makes our situation worse. Please, help us before it’s too late.😭💔
chuffed.org/project/155233
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are drowning now 😭😭
the rain is flooding our home, and my children are shivering. Every passing minute makes our situation worse. Please, help us before it’s too late.😭💔
chuffed.org/project/155233
the rain is flooding our home, and my children are shivering. Every passing minute makes our situation worse. Please, help us before it’s too late.😭💔
chuffed.org/project/155233
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Muhammad. Muhammad was an accountant prior to this but his workplace was destroyed and his home severely damaged. He’s hoping to leave Gaza with his family including his daughters Iman, 5 and Lian, 6 so that they can get a better education.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Muhammad. Muhammad was an accountant prior to this but his workplace was destroyed and his home severely damaged. He’s hoping to leave Gaza with his family including his daughters Iman, 5 and Lian, 6 so that they can get a better education.
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I’m not running special Black Friday sale this week (tbh my margins are already slim and I didn’t raise shipping costs for the USPS holiday increase anyway). I’ll keep promoting my shop regardless if you’re looking for lil gifts, thanks for the support! shop.breelundberg.com 💕 #shopsmall #artshop
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’m not running special Black Friday sale this week (tbh my margins are already slim and I didn’t raise shipping costs for the USPS holiday increase anyway). I’ll keep promoting my shop regardless if you’re looking for lil gifts, thanks for the support! shop.breelundberg.com 💕 #shopsmall #artshop
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Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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If you enjoy my freelance work on things like this please also consider supporting me as I move between work.
Emissary of Night is writing about US-Palestinian relations and public opinion
I analyze and write about US Palestinian relations, among other things
buymeacoffee.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you enjoy my freelance work on things like this please also consider supporting me as I move between work.
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Our featured speaker is Zelda Montes, presenting their work with No Tech for Apartheid: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Google Fired Us for Protesting Its Complicity in the War on Gaza. But We Won’t Be Silenced.
We have been demanding that Google cut its ties to Israel’s apartheid government for years, and we’re not stopping now.
www.thenation.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our featured speaker is Zelda Montes, presenting their work with No Tech for Apartheid: www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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I'm so sick now🦠💔
I have severe poisoning & high fever. My whole body hurts💔
I am lying in a tent without medicine, no doctor, and no safe place to rest.
I'm so cold, weak & scared😭
Please, if you can, share my donation link or help me in any way😢
I just need medicin& rest🥺🙏🏻
gofund.me/de96cb50
I have severe poisoning & high fever. My whole body hurts💔
I am lying in a tent without medicine, no doctor, and no safe place to rest.
I'm so cold, weak & scared😭
Please, if you can, share my donation link or help me in any way😢
I just need medicin& rest🥺🙏🏻
gofund.me/de96cb50
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm so sick now🦠💔
I have severe poisoning & high fever. My whole body hurts💔
I am lying in a tent without medicine, no doctor, and no safe place to rest.
I'm so cold, weak & scared😭
Please, if you can, share my donation link or help me in any way😢
I just need medicin& rest🥺🙏🏻
gofund.me/de96cb50
I have severe poisoning & high fever. My whole body hurts💔
I am lying in a tent without medicine, no doctor, and no safe place to rest.
I'm so cold, weak & scared😭
Please, if you can, share my donation link or help me in any way😢
I just need medicin& rest🥺🙏🏻
gofund.me/de96cb50
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It’s been 3 days& I haven’t received any donations💔
Every day that passes without help, I become more afraid for myself and my family😭
Winter has hit hard,& the tent does not protect us.Not from cold, not from hunger
I’m begging you,even a small amount can help me keep going💔
gofund.me/de96cb50
Every day that passes without help, I become more afraid for myself and my family😭
Winter has hit hard,& the tent does not protect us.Not from cold, not from hunger
I’m begging you,even a small amount can help me keep going💔
gofund.me/de96cb50
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s been 3 days& I haven’t received any donations💔
Every day that passes without help, I become more afraid for myself and my family😭
Winter has hit hard,& the tent does not protect us.Not from cold, not from hunger
I’m begging you,even a small amount can help me keep going💔
gofund.me/de96cb50
Every day that passes without help, I become more afraid for myself and my family😭
Winter has hit hard,& the tent does not protect us.Not from cold, not from hunger
I’m begging you,even a small amount can help me keep going💔
gofund.me/de96cb50
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As the Trump administration continues to ramp up its immigration agenda, taxpayers are left footing the bill.
A new report from @bloomberg.com shows that on average, it costs more $17,000 to detain and deport a single person.
More here 👇
bit.ly/3M2Fe3r
A new report from @bloomberg.com shows that on average, it costs more $17,000 to detain and deport a single person.
More here 👇
bit.ly/3M2Fe3r
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
As the Trump administration continues to ramp up its immigration agenda, taxpayers are left footing the bill.
A new report from @bloomberg.com shows that on average, it costs more $17,000 to detain and deport a single person.
More here 👇
bit.ly/3M2Fe3r
A new report from @bloomberg.com shows that on average, it costs more $17,000 to detain and deport a single person.
More here 👇
bit.ly/3M2Fe3r
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The U.S. unemployment rate just hit a four-year high at 4.4%. Now, try wrapping your head around the idea of a 43% unemployment rate.
That’s the reality formerly incarcerated Black women face, thanks to the prison penalty:
That’s the reality formerly incarcerated Black women face, thanks to the prison penalty:
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The U.S. unemployment rate just hit a four-year high at 4.4%. Now, try wrapping your head around the idea of a 43% unemployment rate.
That’s the reality formerly incarcerated Black women face, thanks to the prison penalty:
That’s the reality formerly incarcerated Black women face, thanks to the prison penalty:
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What I'd really like is new research on whether there've been any improvements in the racial & gender disparities in facial recognition systems in the past 5 yrs. Run the baselines again, see who & what it gets wrong, in what contexts. We know the effects (👇🏾; ≥10, now, btw), & need more process data
Artificial Intelligence is Putting Innocent People at Risk of Being Incarcerated
There are at least seven confirmed cases of misidentification due to facial recognition technology, six of which involve Black people .
innocenceproject.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What I'd really like is new research on whether there've been any improvements in the racial & gender disparities in facial recognition systems in the past 5 yrs. Run the baselines again, see who & what it gets wrong, in what contexts. We know the effects (👇🏾; ≥10, now, btw), & need more process data
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I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Amani. Amani’s husband was martyred and she is raising her five boys on her own (she told me they all want to be doctors), Batoul, 13, Mohammed, 11, Hassan, 9, Omar, 5 and Youseff, 3. Both Amani and Omar have serious injuries and need care.
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Amani. Amani’s husband was martyred and she is raising her five boys on her own (she told me they all want to be doctors), Batoul, 13, Mohammed, 11, Hassan, 9, Omar, 5 and Youseff, 3. Both Amani and Omar have serious injuries and need care.
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Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Vaccines save lives.
And no, they do not cause autism.
And no, they do not cause autism.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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A 17-year-old high school senior from McMinnville, OR was detained by ICE during his lunch break — even after telling officers he was a citizen. An agent shattered his window and said, “I don’t care.”
This should outrage every all of us.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... #BlueSky #NewsSky #ICE
This should outrage every all of us.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... #BlueSky #NewsSky #ICE
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A 17-year-old high school senior from McMinnville, OR was detained by ICE during his lunch break — even after telling officers he was a citizen. An agent shattered his window and said, “I don’t care.”
This should outrage every all of us.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... #BlueSky #NewsSky #ICE
This should outrage every all of us.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202... #BlueSky #NewsSky #ICE
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This is from the upcoming Lavender Jack Volume 2 collection, incidentally — preorders for Volume 1 are still open for a little bit longer, if you want to get in at the beginning: bsky.app/profile/dark...
Reminder: Comic artist @danschkade.bsky.social Webtoon webcomic Lavender Jack comes to Dark Horse in a beautiful print edition! Volume 1 releases in March. Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/3JaIzfn
By Dan Schkade, @jennmanleylee.bsky.social and @dylantodd.bsky.social
By Dan Schkade, @jennmanleylee.bsky.social and @dylantodd.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is from the upcoming Lavender Jack Volume 2 collection, incidentally — preorders for Volume 1 are still open for a little bit longer, if you want to get in at the beginning: bsky.app/profile/dark...
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Scammers are posing as immigration attorneys or government officials and demanding large upfront payments and in some cases, it’s hard to tell whether they’re scammers or untrained ICE personnel. Once they get the money, they disappear, leaving families without real help and with even fewer options.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Scammers are posing as immigration attorneys or government officials and demanding large upfront payments and in some cases, it’s hard to tell whether they’re scammers or untrained ICE personnel. Once they get the money, they disappear, leaving families without real help and with even fewer options.
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There are still a few spots open for this queue! If you are interested, please reach out. Thank you!
✨ My January commission queue is OPEN! ✨
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November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
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Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
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In Washington DC, pic of part of the crowd just before the march started. #removetheregime
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In Washington DC, pic of part of the crowd just before the march started. #removetheregime
#AbolishRent by Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis - "The association learned about California's protections for undocumented people, which prevent landlords from turning over information on immigration status"
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#AbolishRent by Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis - "The association learned about California's protections for undocumented people, which prevent landlords from turning over information on immigration status"