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benevolent bastard
@benevolentbastard.bsky.social

-doctor/contractor
-chronic illness survivor
(as in, i kicked its ass 💪)
-maker of compost
-builder fixer cleaner gardener
-advocate for defiant joy
-decolonization in progress
-human kindness 👍👍
-do good when nobody is watching
Pinned
the bastard lives his life feeling abandoned

but maybe it’s a gift

even if but temporary

to forget ancestral sins

to be a bastard
means sometimes being gifted

with broken chains
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In case you're wondering what having Lockdown Mode enabled is like, @lhn.bsky.social has you covered www.wired.com/story/apple-...
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Scotland on track to be historic first in global shift toward fair, billionaire-free economies.

Similar initiatives in various phases of implementation worldwide. #wellbeingeconomy
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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I Love Boosters.
In theaters May 22nd.
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.
Here is the child’s drawing.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 AM
the bastard lives his life feeling abandoned

but maybe it’s a gift

even if but temporary

to forget ancestral sins

to be a bastard
means sometimes being gifted

with broken chains
January 25, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Statement from the family of Alex Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti:
#3E #GoodvsEvil
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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For folks out of town-Jason Chavez is the city council person for this area. Trustworthy and great!
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.

gofund.me/350c67697
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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No due process for immigrants or BIPOC quickly became no due process for anyone else. Like folks said it would
Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.

An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."

🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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Long live the Somali aunties. Long live samosas. May they outlive ICE by thousands of years.
January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Worried about the surveillance dystopia? There are ways to disguise yourself from facial recognition systems, and it doesn’t require owning clothes with a special design or high-tech gear. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full guide by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/the-state-of...
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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A family was abducted by armed militia in Alamo, TX. ICE denied that the armed men seen in this video kidnapping members of the Caballero family are not ICE. The children have no idea where their parents were taken after this video was filmed. 11/7/2025
Federal authorities said they are not ICE
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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🫟 A Simple Tuneup for Your Cybersecurity 🫟

Every organization, every system, every network, device, and person is under cyber attack from everywhere all the time.

These easy, free tips will help you improve your information security.

You can do this.

Share and "like" this post to help others.
October 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
if you’re local and know me, i got one for you
Consider investing in a Faraday Pouch if you haven't already. Remember: they can track you even if your phone is off if they really want to

(Source: former SIGINT)
we need to abolish this shit
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
a fascist says what?
"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general
My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"It's disturbing. It's ridiculous."

Broadview, Illinois police chief says that ICE has been making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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UPDATE: Netanyahu came to 🇺🇸 and announced Trump & Israel-aligned billionaires are taking control of TikTok (and Twitter) to suppress dissent on Gaza and change the algorithm… and zero Sunday shows even mentioned it.
September 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
that robinson kid is quite a political bastard

nobody wants to claim him as theirs
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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I ran across this on Reddit- the author of the post says she put the exchange through DeepSeek for its analysis
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
joke:

what do you get if you fail remedial sunday school?

…a crucifix
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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“Should Dems tone down their rhetoric?”

Um, the President shared a meme of him invading Chicago with military helicopters and renamed the Department of the Defense to the Department of War.

And that’s just this week.
September 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM