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Scott @smadin.net · 5h

[Rockwell "Freedom of Speech" painting] I don't think federal agents should be sexually assaulting clergy

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

Rev. Woolf, who below describes federal agents grabbing his neck and twisting his nipple as he protested (in a clerical collar) outside the Broadview ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, is ordained in both the American Baptist Churches USA denomination and the Alliance of Baptists.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

I'm sorry what www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

Rev. Woolf, who below describes federal agents grabbing his neck and twisting his nipple as he protested (in a clerical collar) outside the Broadview ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, is ordained in both the American Baptist Churches USA denomination and the Alliance of Baptists.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

I'm sorry what www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Many of the protesters described excessive use of force by federal agents. The Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, said he was demonstrating outside Broadview when U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Gregory Bovino, who is leading his agency’s enforcement operation in Chicago, showed up. Illinois State Police began to push people back from the curb. He said that at one point a federal agent grabbed his neck and twisted his nipple “as hard as they could.”

“This is while I’m in a clergy collar,” Woolf added.

McLaughlin responded that “officers do not twist people’s nipples or use undue force” and are “well trained in crowd control tactics.”

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Scott @smadin.net · 7h

"win the next election" is, however, a necessary but not sufficient condition for preventing authoritarianism. (of course if it is too late to prevent it and instead it must be overthrown, "win the next election" is unlikely to be possible.)

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17h

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 7h

Christopher Columbus himself was a monster, but Columbus Day was instituted in 1892 to combat rising anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic bigotry after the lynching of eleven Italian-Americans. The same revanchists defending Columbus Day as "part of our US heritage" in 2025 would have opposed it in 1892.

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 7h

The whole rally was incredible - IMMACULATE vibe, wildly exciting. But I especially loved Chi Ossé’s speech, because it looked toward a future where we do the work after we win.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

"After we win in November, we do not demobilize. The rich and corporate interests who tried to buy this election with the millions they stole from our pockets will want to see us fail.

We won’t let them." - Chi Ossé

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 14h

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 14h

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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Kate Schapira @kateschapira.bsky.social · 12h

I see people sharing this, maybe as an act of shared mourning, an attempt to stir action, or confirmation that the world sucks. The death of reef ecosystems pushed me into a panic about climate change in 2013 & led to me starting the Climate Anxiety Counseling booth in 2014. So, a few things (1/5)

Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 12h

… today, a group of 160 scientists from 23 countries is announcing that the planet has already reached its first major tipping point: the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs.

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.

grist.org

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Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 8h

That insanity goes down officially as a grounded into double play, making it the only batted ball hit over 350 feet for a GIDP in the pitch tracking era (reg. + postseason).

Max Muncy grounded into a 404-foot double play.

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 17h

We should have an economy that isn't based on a small number of people self-dealing and wash-trading a make-believe future that nobody asked for

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local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 8h

Baseball really is the best sport because all it takes is one little bobble and suddenly a game built on routine and order devolves into panic and chaos

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 8h

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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Scott @smadin.net · 8h

OK, also, does KiCad just not handle nested subprojects or did I do something wrong

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 8h

Everyone I know who met Miss Major described her as a warm person and a force of nature. I hope she has found peace and rest.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 8h

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Scott @smadin.net · 8h

note how the waistband being all the way up to his damn navel* makes his ass look incredible

*and, also, being Gene Kelly

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

gene kelly is antifa

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Scott @smadin.net · 8h

!!!

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 9h

Rest in power, Miss Major.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 17h

There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?

Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 17h

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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Scott @smadin.net · 9h

OK, some more searching indicates for this part the primary coil should be around 5 henrys, so that's good. and it doesn't look like you can get a simple inductor that high and that small, either.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 9h

It really sucks Newsom vetoed the HRT and PreP access bills. The stockpile veto is going to hurt.

That said, given everything he has been saying this year, signing 8 out of 10 bills is a win for grassroots activists and the legislators filing the bills.

It shows your pressure has worked!

Trans News Network @transnews.network · 10h

CA UPDATE:

Newsom has signed these queer rights bills:
- AB 82 / SB 497 (Medical privacy)
- AB 1084 / SB 59 (Name/Gender changes)
- SB 450 (Adoption access)

And vetoed these bills:
- SB 418 (HRT stockpile)
- AB 554 (PreP)

Final total: 8 bills signed, 2 vetoed.

transnews.network/p/california...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 12h

do you guys ever think about how in a better world José Andres could just like. have some restaurants. and instead he’s consistently doing the work we’re supposed to have governments for

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 10h

RIP Miss Major. 💜💜💜😭😭

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 10h

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Jeremy Hot Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 11h

my therapist: sometimes you simply have to experience an emotion instead of thinking about it
me, nodding sagely: and then it goes away
therapist: well not necessarily
me, shaking my head furiously: no, I don't like that

Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 11h

Me: I just don't understand why I can't just out-think my anxiety and emotions and simply react and respond in the most ideal way every single time and never feel bad
My therapist of eight years: *audibly loading gun*

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 11h

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Scott @smadin.net · 10h

"abusing their right to protest"

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

Image text:

Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

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🎃🦇👻 Michael Scare-anicolas 👻🦇🎃 @karanicolas.bsky.social · 10h

I am also struck by the lack of attention paid to how Israel fired tear gas and rubber bullets *today* at Palestinians waiting for the release of their loved ones.

This kind of brutality is just priced in, and therefore deemed unimportant to report on.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 17h

Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.

I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”

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