borderless
@borderless.bsky.social
The future is up for grabs. The world we live in is awful but the one we're building is worth it. Bringing my whole self to the apocalypse.
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Director of Development @distributeaid.org
he/they, often a newcomer
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trust + supplychains + tech
🚛💻🏴🖤
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borderless
@borderless.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
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This is a big part of why so many data centre sites are just flat-out straight-up building their own brand new fossil fuelled power stations right next to the data centre
Data-center projects that “may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.”
@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a big part of why so many data centre sites are just flat-out straight-up building their own brand new fossil fuelled power stations right next to the data centre
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no im offended by you being british
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
no im offended by you being british
Libs thinking my use of the word "comrade" makes me a communist. 🤦♂️🏴
They wouldn't know what solidarity looks like if it smacked them across the face and shoved a union card in their hands.
They wouldn't know what solidarity looks like if it smacked them across the face and shoved a union card in their hands.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Libs thinking my use of the word "comrade" makes me a communist. 🤦♂️🏴
They wouldn't know what solidarity looks like if it smacked them across the face and shoved a union card in their hands.
They wouldn't know what solidarity looks like if it smacked them across the face and shoved a union card in their hands.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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As others have said, we all need to be clear on the fact that what is happening in Chicago is a preview of what they are planning for all blue cities.
Especially as midterms approach.
They will tear gas us at the polls and say, oh, this isn't voter suppression. It's just business as usual.
Especially as midterms approach.
They will tear gas us at the polls and say, oh, this isn't voter suppression. It's just business as usual.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As others have said, we all need to be clear on the fact that what is happening in Chicago is a preview of what they are planning for all blue cities.
Especially as midterms approach.
They will tear gas us at the polls and say, oh, this isn't voter suppression. It's just business as usual.
Especially as midterms approach.
They will tear gas us at the polls and say, oh, this isn't voter suppression. It's just business as usual.
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Something I'm more broadly concerned about is charity fatigue. The asks being made of all of us by nonprofits are not going to decrease as time goes. People are being hit from all sides and both money and time for most people are finite.
Which is why I'm tapping this sign from a few hours ago...
Which is why I'm tapping this sign from a few hours ago...
Philanthropy will never be a replacement for the services that the government can and should provide. Which is why we should tax the shit out of wealthy people to pay for such services.
The SNAP Freeze Shows Charity Is No Substitute for Welfare
The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by hungry Americans — belying conservative arguments that private charities can fi...
jacobin.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Something I'm more broadly concerned about is charity fatigue. The asks being made of all of us by nonprofits are not going to decrease as time goes. People are being hit from all sides and both money and time for most people are finite.
Which is why I'm tapping this sign from a few hours ago...
Which is why I'm tapping this sign from a few hours ago...
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Just a reminder that even if/when SNAP benefits start flowing again, the crisis for food banks will not be over. They'll still have low inventory and many SNAP recipients will also be stocking up on items. And then you add on the typical holiday rush. The need will continue to be great.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Just a reminder that even if/when SNAP benefits start flowing again, the crisis for food banks will not be over. They'll still have low inventory and many SNAP recipients will also be stocking up on items. And then you add on the typical holiday rush. The need will continue to be great.
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I don’t really know how to explain this but the democrats have no incentive to change if you don’t make it uncomfortable for them to stay the same.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I don’t really know how to explain this but the democrats have no incentive to change if you don’t make it uncomfortable for them to stay the same.
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
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NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! 🥳
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! 🥳
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
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Every single person in Little Village fighting ICE/BP this week, each one of those people had more courage than the entire party leadership put together. Every single person in the street resisting in LA, Portland, Chicago, they're ALL showing more backbone than useless top tiers of Dem apparatus
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Every single person in Little Village fighting ICE/BP this week, each one of those people had more courage than the entire party leadership put together. Every single person in the street resisting in LA, Portland, Chicago, they're ALL showing more backbone than useless top tiers of Dem apparatus
Oh hey it me. 🙃
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Oh hey it me. 🙃
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
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Please understand that Americans who have a serious chronic illness essentially have no where to run to.
(The immigration rules of countries with the kind of health care system it takes to keep me alive deny me admission because I'm seriously chronically ill, and, therefore, a 'drain on resources')
(The immigration rules of countries with the kind of health care system it takes to keep me alive deny me admission because I'm seriously chronically ill, and, therefore, a 'drain on resources')
I am not done fighting.
I do need to get a good night's sleep. But please know that I am not done fighting for healthcare. I understand that many of you — many of US — die without medical care.
patreon.com/mattbc is the best place to follow my work, it's not paywalled, a free account is fine.
I do need to get a good night's sleep. But please know that I am not done fighting for healthcare. I understand that many of you — many of US — die without medical care.
patreon.com/mattbc is the best place to follow my work, it's not paywalled, a free account is fine.
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Please understand that Americans who have a serious chronic illness essentially have no where to run to.
(The immigration rules of countries with the kind of health care system it takes to keep me alive deny me admission because I'm seriously chronically ill, and, therefore, a 'drain on resources')
(The immigration rules of countries with the kind of health care system it takes to keep me alive deny me admission because I'm seriously chronically ill, and, therefore, a 'drain on resources')
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Democratic senators voted to make sure that there was more money for ICE to harass your community
democratic voters wanted their party to shut down the government for myriad reasons — troops in american cities, masked thugs ripping families apart — but dem leaders insisted the wise thing to do politically was to stay hyper-fxated on this one thing, ACA tax credits. and then they just… gave up
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Democratic senators voted to make sure that there was more money for ICE to harass your community
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Democrats don't fight for human rights, is the problem
Healthcare is a human right.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Democrats don't fight for human rights, is the problem
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Mamdani’s politics, progressive politics, should be the tiles in the floor on which we stand. what he wants to achieve for New Yorkers (and for everyone, I assume) should represent the BARE MINIMUM of what we expect of every politician who asks us for a job
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Mamdani’s politics, progressive politics, should be the tiles in the floor on which we stand. what he wants to achieve for New Yorkers (and for everyone, I assume) should represent the BARE MINIMUM of what we expect of every politician who asks us for a job
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The news in the government doesn't change what I'm doing.
I'm still working on getting this food bank up.
💅
I'm still working on getting this food bank up.
💅
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The news in the government doesn't change what I'm doing.
I'm still working on getting this food bank up.
💅
I'm still working on getting this food bank up.
💅
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Get ready for the next crisis by prepping resiliencey in your community now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Get ready for the next crisis by prepping resiliencey in your community now.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
