Danni C
@aussieplantdragon.bsky.social
Resist, expect more from ur gov & workplace - organise
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I remember wishing that we could cook for the patients & share
That was (probably obviously) not allowed but it felt terrible to be celebrating holidays w/ food in the admin area that they can see & smell, but not have
& the slop they got instead
Sharing food on Thanksgiving should transcend laws
That was (probably obviously) not allowed but it felt terrible to be celebrating holidays w/ food in the admin area that they can see & smell, but not have
& the slop they got instead
Sharing food on Thanksgiving should transcend laws
Incarcerated people in the U.S. are 6x more likely to contract a foodborne illness than the general population.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
Everyone deserves access to safe and nutritious food, both this holiday season and all year round.
Two Cups of Broth and Rotting Sandwiches: The Reality of Mealtime in Prisons and Jails | ACLU
As many Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, incarcerated people daily consume nutritionally inadequate and unpalatable food.
www.aclu.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I remember wishing that we could cook for the patients & share
That was (probably obviously) not allowed but it felt terrible to be celebrating holidays w/ food in the admin area that they can see & smell, but not have
& the slop they got instead
Sharing food on Thanksgiving should transcend laws
That was (probably obviously) not allowed but it felt terrible to be celebrating holidays w/ food in the admin area that they can see & smell, but not have
& the slop they got instead
Sharing food on Thanksgiving should transcend laws
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POLITICO: “Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”“ www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
POLITICO: “Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”“ www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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I hope that those of you who had to bravely walk away from toxic families of origin for your own wholeness and wellbeing are surrounded today and always with chosen families who see you in your best and truest light, the way we all deserve
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I hope that those of you who had to bravely walk away from toxic families of origin for your own wholeness and wellbeing are surrounded today and always with chosen families who see you in your best and truest light, the way we all deserve
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Make a donation during this season of thanks and giving and help fund change for farm workers all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou
act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou
We can’t do Thanksgiving without farm workers
We can’t do Thanksgiving without farm workers: Make a donation during this season of thanks and giving and help fund change all year long. #WeFeedYou
act.seiu.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Make a donation during this season of thanks and giving and help fund change for farm workers all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou
act.seiu.org/a/thanksgivi... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufw... #WeFeedYou
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said on WNYC that he receives only $10,000 from AIPAC's PAC, but FEC records show the group has flooded his campaign with more than $1 million in earmarked donations.
A conduit used by AIPAC PAC, Democracy Engine, may be funneling more from the group.
A conduit used by AIPAC PAC, Democracy Engine, may be funneling more from the group.
Jeffries Misleads on AIPAC PAC Money
Though Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said that AIPAC PAC gives him only the per-cycle maximum, the group has flooded his campaign with more than a million dollars in earmarked donations.
readsludge.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said on WNYC that he receives only $10,000 from AIPAC's PAC, but FEC records show the group has flooded his campaign with more than $1 million in earmarked donations.
A conduit used by AIPAC PAC, Democracy Engine, may be funneling more from the group.
A conduit used by AIPAC PAC, Democracy Engine, may be funneling more from the group.
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Did you catch Gilded Rage by @jacobsilverman.com
on @theguardian.com's Audio Long Read?
Listen online now 👉 bit.ly/43GAFBW
on @theguardian.com's Audio Long Read?
Listen online now 👉 bit.ly/43GAFBW
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Did you catch Gilded Rage by @jacobsilverman.com
on @theguardian.com's Audio Long Read?
Listen online now 👉 bit.ly/43GAFBW
on @theguardian.com's Audio Long Read?
Listen online now 👉 bit.ly/43GAFBW
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Biden granted mercy to most everyone on federal death row before leaving office. Trump retaliated by putting them in some of the harshest conditions of longterm isolation that American prisons can impose.
Another must-read by @laurengill.bsky.social boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Another must-read by @laurengill.bsky.social boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Biden granted mercy to most everyone on federal death row before leaving office. Trump retaliated by putting them in some of the harshest conditions of longterm isolation that American prisons can impose.
Another must-read by @laurengill.bsky.social boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Another must-read by @laurengill.bsky.social boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
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Premium: This is The Hater's Guide To NVIDIA: A 14k word guide to how NVIDIA makes its money, how millions of Blackwell GPUs have been sold with nowhere for them to be installed, and how NVIDIA's future relies on companies raising hundreds of billions in debt.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
The Hater's Guide To NVIDIA
This piece has a generous 3000+ word introduction, because I want as many people to understand NVIDIA as possible. The (thousands of) words after the premium break get into arduous detail, but I’ve wr...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Premium: This is The Hater's Guide To NVIDIA: A 14k word guide to how NVIDIA makes its money, how millions of Blackwell GPUs have been sold with nowhere for them to be installed, and how NVIDIA's future relies on companies raising hundreds of billions in debt.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
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There’s also Bayron Rovidio Marin who broke his leg during an ICE car wash raid in LA
They held him under a fake name for 37 days. He was shackled to a hospital bed despite being unable to move due to his broken leg
People are being disappeared
Their medical emergencies go untreated
Abolish ICE
They held him under a fake name for 37 days. He was shackled to a hospital bed despite being unable to move due to his broken leg
People are being disappeared
Their medical emergencies go untreated
Abolish ICE
Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him
Bayron Rovidio Marin broke his leg when federal agents raided the car wash where he worked. He was surveilled for more than a month in his hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center before a federal j...
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
There’s also Bayron Rovidio Marin who broke his leg during an ICE car wash raid in LA
They held him under a fake name for 37 days. He was shackled to a hospital bed despite being unable to move due to his broken leg
People are being disappeared
Their medical emergencies go untreated
Abolish ICE
They held him under a fake name for 37 days. He was shackled to a hospital bed despite being unable to move due to his broken leg
People are being disappeared
Their medical emergencies go untreated
Abolish ICE
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This has happened before.
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel went missing while in ICE custody.
His family found him months later in a persistent vegetative state.
They deported him to Costa Rica and he died soon after:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel went missing while in ICE custody.
His family found him months later in a persistent vegetative state.
They deported him to Costa Rica and he died soon after:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This has happened before.
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel went missing while in ICE custody.
His family found him months later in a persistent vegetative state.
They deported him to Costa Rica and he died soon after:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel went missing while in ICE custody.
His family found him months later in a persistent vegetative state.
They deported him to Costa Rica and he died soon after:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
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Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
Russian state TV praises Trump's 28-point peace plan
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state media hosts and experts praised Trump's 28-point "peace plan," noting that it's in perfect alignment with Russia's goals and does not take Ukraine's interests into account.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqh...
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for the visual learners
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
for the visual learners
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Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge’s concern she may face torture there (via @cnn.com)
Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite a judge’s concern she may face torture there | CNN
The Trump administration admitted it “inadvertently” deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violent...
www.cnn.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge’s concern she may face torture there (via @cnn.com)
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We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in Israeli attempts to assassinate Hamas leaders.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
Israel kills 33 Gazans in a single night. It’s part of a new deadly status quo, Palestinians say.
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in...
mondoweiss.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in Israeli attempts to assassinate Hamas leaders.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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Have the Democratic Party, the Center for American Progress, and the architects of Project 2029 disavowed Larry Summers?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Have the Democratic Party, the Center for American Progress, and the architects of Project 2029 disavowed Larry Summers?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
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Mike Johnson is saying that the Epstein files pose a risk to National Security.
What exactly IS the risk?
Is it that it would take out half the people currently in power?
If so that’s not a risk, that’s a bonus.
It’s time to clean house. Pedophiles no longer welcome.
What exactly IS the risk?
Is it that it would take out half the people currently in power?
If so that’s not a risk, that’s a bonus.
It’s time to clean house. Pedophiles no longer welcome.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Mike Johnson is saying that the Epstein files pose a risk to National Security.
What exactly IS the risk?
Is it that it would take out half the people currently in power?
If so that’s not a risk, that’s a bonus.
It’s time to clean house. Pedophiles no longer welcome.
What exactly IS the risk?
Is it that it would take out half the people currently in power?
If so that’s not a risk, that’s a bonus.
It’s time to clean house. Pedophiles no longer welcome.
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Responsible parents leave their children behind in war zones. Apparently.
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Responsible parents leave their children behind in war zones. Apparently.
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Neoliberalism really can be summed up as "please die quietly".
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Neoliberalism really can be summed up as "please die quietly".
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I will say again that it has been just *beyond* hammered home for me that not only do we not live in a meritocracy, we live in an economic and sociopolitical order that actively rewards avarice, incompetence, unkindness, dishonesty.
And tbh that makes me feel better about my lack of success.
And tbh that makes me feel better about my lack of success.
I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I will say again that it has been just *beyond* hammered home for me that not only do we not live in a meritocracy, we live in an economic and sociopolitical order that actively rewards avarice, incompetence, unkindness, dishonesty.
And tbh that makes me feel better about my lack of success.
And tbh that makes me feel better about my lack of success.
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But all of that is only going to get worse: Meta's project to brute-force an entirely new form of ultra-inefficient advertising slop into the feeds of most of the entire planet will bring something already-unprecedented into completely new territory.
HAVE A READ 🤜🏽
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
HAVE A READ 🤜🏽
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
But all of that is only going to get worse: Meta's project to brute-force an entirely new form of ultra-inefficient advertising slop into the feeds of most of the entire planet will bring something already-unprecedented into completely new territory.
HAVE A READ 🤜🏽
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
HAVE A READ 🤜🏽
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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“Inequality is poisoning our economy and undermining growth - and yet politicians see tackling it as low priority or too risky”
Julian Richer
Julian Richer
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Inequality is poisoning our economy and undermining growth - and yet politicians see tackling it as low priority or too risky”
Julian Richer
Julian Richer
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New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...