Xenophile23
@xenophile23.bsky.social
Accidental cosmic tourist. Music, books, cats, plants, natural beauty, good laughs, good food. Singing, making, reading, thinking. Stubborn as those garbage bags that time will not decay. Junk, but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet.
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Also, if you’re curious to know more about the incident with Bautista, @rns.org interviewed him about it the next day: religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...
At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) — For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US...
religionnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Also, if you’re curious to know more about the incident with Bautista, @rns.org interviewed him about it the next day: religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...
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If Rev. Bautista does, in fact, sue DHS, he would be — by my count — the 11th clergy member/faith leader to file a lawsuit against the Trump admin this year (alongside at least 5 individual religious practitioners).
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If Rev. Bautista does, in fact, sue DHS, he would be — by my count — the 11th clergy member/faith leader to file a lawsuit against the Trump admin this year (alongside at least 5 individual religious practitioners).
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“‘No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting, said (UCC pastor Rev. Jorge) Bautista, who said he intends to sue DHS.”
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“‘No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting, said (UCC pastor Rev. Jorge) Bautista, who said he intends to sue DHS.”
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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So a single Afghan man that Americans trained in combat tactics has supposedly shown himself incompatible with "Western Civilization" and now all Afghanis are unwelcome. Cool. Someone tell Trump about all the angry white male Americans shooting folks in bunches. Toss them, we're really in business.
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
So a single Afghan man that Americans trained in combat tactics has supposedly shown himself incompatible with "Western Civilization" and now all Afghanis are unwelcome. Cool. Someone tell Trump about all the angry white male Americans shooting folks in bunches. Toss them, we're really in business.
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Protect yourself.
Protect others if you're able.
Protect all creatures, great and small.
Protect crumbling ruins and standing stones for elves and fairies.
Protect bogs, marshes, and misty moors for wandering witches, wayward spirits, and all of the horrors shambling in the gloom.
Protect others if you're able.
Protect all creatures, great and small.
Protect crumbling ruins and standing stones for elves and fairies.
Protect bogs, marshes, and misty moors for wandering witches, wayward spirits, and all of the horrors shambling in the gloom.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Protect yourself.
Protect others if you're able.
Protect all creatures, great and small.
Protect crumbling ruins and standing stones for elves and fairies.
Protect bogs, marshes, and misty moors for wandering witches, wayward spirits, and all of the horrors shambling in the gloom.
Protect others if you're able.
Protect all creatures, great and small.
Protect crumbling ruins and standing stones for elves and fairies.
Protect bogs, marshes, and misty moors for wandering witches, wayward spirits, and all of the horrors shambling in the gloom.
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If you now regret not getting your cat or someone a theremin, Microkits.net is having a sale. My grandson and his father enjoyed his.
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Microkits.net
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you now regret not getting your cat or someone a theremin, Microkits.net is having a sale. My grandson and his father enjoyed his.
Not just an expression (snicker); as god is my witness 😹 I really did LOL at this one.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Not just an expression (snicker); as god is my witness 😹 I really did LOL at this one.
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AI does not devalue journalism; AI is what takes over when journalism is already devalued.
if you like my writing which is written by a real person (me!) consider subscribing? or even becoming a paid subscriber? it's bleak out here.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalists-have-been-turning-into
if you like my writing which is written by a real person (me!) consider subscribing? or even becoming a paid subscriber? it's bleak out here.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalists-have-been-turning-into
Journalists Have Been Turning Into AI Slop For Years
ChatGPT is the ideal employee
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
AI does not devalue journalism; AI is what takes over when journalism is already devalued.
if you like my writing which is written by a real person (me!) consider subscribing? or even becoming a paid subscriber? it's bleak out here.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalists-have-been-turning-into
if you like my writing which is written by a real person (me!) consider subscribing? or even becoming a paid subscriber? it's bleak out here.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalists-have-been-turning-into
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
The Federal Reserve Has Created an Entire Page Dedicated to My Successful FOIA Requests
Tomorrow is my 34th Birthday and as such this month's "Birthday" sale is still ongoing. Take advantage today!
Birthday Sale!
Longtime Notes on the Crises readers will remember that I hav...
www.crisesnotes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: I finally have written up the extraordinary fact that the @federalreserve.gov has created an entire page specifically devoted to my FOIA requests entitled "Historical Board Documents". Also, my birthday sale is still underway!
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-federal-...
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BREAKING: DOGE Dissolves After Successfully Stealing Confidential Information and Taxpayer Data on Every American
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BREAKING: DOGE Dissolves After Successfully Stealing Confidential Information and Taxpayer Data on Every American
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just put up some more wreaths, including small wizard ones at a $50 price. nora.jewelry
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
just put up some more wreaths, including small wizard ones at a $50 price. nora.jewelry
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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25th Amendment now.
It can only good happen.
It can only good happen.
Trump: "How about the places that think they're gonna save a fortune so they spend a lot of money where the water turns off. You press the thing, which you hate to do. So you get the towel & you press it. You wash it & the water stops. You get like 4 drops of water. Do we really get rich with that?"
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
25th Amendment now.
It can only good happen.
It can only good happen.
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
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Some powerful images on LinkedIn.
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some powerful images on LinkedIn.
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
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Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
GOP’s Shutdown Win May Backfire Over Soaring Health-Care Costs
Republicans, still celebrating their US government shutdown victory, are waking up to a health-care hangover that risks upending the balance of power in President Donald Trump’s Washington.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It’s the “new normal”.
Not “normal”.
You can’t wander about pretending SARS 2 doesn’t exist and think everything is gonna be fine.
It’s not fine.
Not “normal”.
You can’t wander about pretending SARS 2 doesn’t exist and think everything is gonna be fine.
It’s not fine.
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It’s the “new normal”.
Not “normal”.
You can’t wander about pretending SARS 2 doesn’t exist and think everything is gonna be fine.
It’s not fine.
Not “normal”.
You can’t wander about pretending SARS 2 doesn’t exist and think everything is gonna be fine.
It’s not fine.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism and hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color.
Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools
The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism and hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color.
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With genuine shame, recent years in politics have given me my first taste for what it is to have moralised contempt for my opponents. Not hatred, not fear; contempt. There's some core element of the right wing coalition at the moment which seems to me best described as a revolt of the loser men...
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Obvious but worth saying. We really think the White House/DOJ which disappears documents and people pretty regularly is gonna go, "Welp, House voted so I guess we have to turn over the stag films of Trump with a 15 yr old. The rules are the rules." I'm not saying the exercise is pointless at all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Obvious but worth saying. We really think the White House/DOJ which disappears documents and people pretty regularly is gonna go, "Welp, House voted so I guess we have to turn over the stag films of Trump with a 15 yr old. The rules are the rules." I'm not saying the exercise is pointless at all.
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The cave caucus COULD say "we'll get people fed and paid through the holidays, give the American people the gift of the Epstein files, and take up the fight in the new year" but they're saying "we had a generational electoral victory and nothing we were doing was working so we quit"
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The cave caucus COULD say "we'll get people fed and paid through the holidays, give the American people the gift of the Epstein files, and take up the fight in the new year" but they're saying "we had a generational electoral victory and nothing we were doing was working so we quit"
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waiiiit lol wut the deal bans delta-8? lolololol
Congressional Deal Would Ban Many Hemp THC Products, While Excluding Provisions To Let VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana - Marijuana Moment
Newly released spending legislation negotiated by congressional leaders would federally recriminalize many hemp-derived products. It also excludes provisions previously passed by the House and Senate ...
www.marijuanamoment.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
waiiiit lol wut the deal bans delta-8? lolololol