Cassey Lottman
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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The good news? We’re winning universal childcare faster than anyone expected. The bad news? Ms. Rachel and I have to find some new song inspiration…
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The good news? We’re winning universal childcare faster than anyone expected. The bad news? Ms. Rachel and I have to find some new song inspiration…
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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The frogs will rise.
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The frogs will rise.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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last night, government agents, undercover of the authority of the president, launched chemical attacks against American protestors. I got nothing more pithy than “fuck this,” but fuck this. power to the people.
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
last night, government agents, undercover of the authority of the president, launched chemical attacks against American protestors. I got nothing more pithy than “fuck this,” but fuck this. power to the people.
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I wrote about how and why to run an in-person zine distro, something I did and enjoyed from about 2012-2016.
I recommend it! tbh it's a lot easier and more fun than running a distro via an online store.
sheerspite.ca/running-an-i...
I recommend it! tbh it's a lot easier and more fun than running a distro via an online store.
sheerspite.ca/running-an-i...
running an in-person zine distro - sheer spite press
Sheer Spite isn’t my first time running a zine-selling operation: from about 2012 to 2016, I ran a couple of zine racks in person in Ottawa, where I was...
sheerspite.ca
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I wrote about how and why to run an in-person zine distro, something I did and enjoyed from about 2012-2016.
I recommend it! tbh it's a lot easier and more fun than running a distro via an online store.
sheerspite.ca/running-an-i...
I recommend it! tbh it's a lot easier and more fun than running a distro via an online store.
sheerspite.ca/running-an-i...
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'Why do good people resign before they are made complicit in potential crimes?'
Bravo to @skiles.blue for taking on and crafting an excellent and thoughtful response but sad that someone really had to even ask.
2026 is starting out so well.
#DOGE #civilservice
Bravo to @skiles.blue for taking on and crafting an excellent and thoughtful response but sad that someone really had to even ask.
2026 is starting out so well.
#DOGE #civilservice
This is a good question. Let's talk about it!
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
Why do civil servants resign in protest? Couldn't they have done more good on the inside? 🧵
Sincerely wanting to understand why is honest people resigning, being considered an act of bravery or somehow fruitful. It’s one thing if the admin felt embarrassed by the resignations & rectified course. But that’s not happening, so now our institutions are just left with fewer people of integrity.
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
'Why do good people resign before they are made complicit in potential crimes?'
Bravo to @skiles.blue for taking on and crafting an excellent and thoughtful response but sad that someone really had to even ask.
2026 is starting out so well.
#DOGE #civilservice
Bravo to @skiles.blue for taking on and crafting an excellent and thoughtful response but sad that someone really had to even ask.
2026 is starting out so well.
#DOGE #civilservice
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think it’s time to start treating cbs news links the way sensible people treat free press links, by which i mean ignoring them and not spreading them
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
think it’s time to start treating cbs news links the way sensible people treat free press links, by which i mean ignoring them and not spreading them
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just a little more training bro then ice will be okay, i swear just some more training bro i promise, we can reform this
Apparently ICE goons in multi-car caravans are circling Spanish immersion preschools in the city taunting and photographing the parents and neighbors who are patrolling the school perimeter to keep kids safe.
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
just a little more training bro then ice will be okay, i swear just some more training bro i promise, we can reform this
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Not spreading hope for hope’s sake, but also: a heart whose pain feels unbearable is a heart alive, and it’s hearts alive that are the reason why we will win.
thewhitepages.net/p/what-a-rag...
thewhitepages.net/p/what-a-rag...
What a rage-filled heart, an exhausted heart, a terrified heart, and a grieving heart have in common
They are proof that you have a heart
thewhitepages.net
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Not spreading hope for hope’s sake, but also: a heart whose pain feels unbearable is a heart alive, and it’s hearts alive that are the reason why we will win.
thewhitepages.net/p/what-a-rag...
thewhitepages.net/p/what-a-rag...
Bluesky web doesn’t respect my phone’s text size setting, and its custom “larger” size is quite smaller than I actually need at night. Awful accessibility but overall good for my wellbeing to just not read anything on here, I guess.
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Bluesky web doesn’t respect my phone’s text size setting, and its custom “larger” size is quite smaller than I actually need at night. Awful accessibility but overall good for my wellbeing to just not read anything on here, I guess.
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold.
We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong.
Solidarity forever,
for the union makes us strong.
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold.
We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong.
Solidarity forever,
for the union makes us strong.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold.
We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong.
Solidarity forever,
for the union makes us strong.
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold.
We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong.
Solidarity forever,
for the union makes us strong.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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The broken watermain is from 1957.
For reference, Carling is from 1913, Catherine is 1899, Slater is 1875!
We are FAR behind on replacing our aging pipes, and council just this past summer voted to defer $2 billion in recommended replacements. Expect much more of this!
For reference, Carling is from 1913, Catherine is 1899, Slater is 1875!
We are FAR behind on replacing our aging pipes, and council just this past summer voted to defer $2 billion in recommended replacements. Expect much more of this!
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The broken watermain is from 1957.
For reference, Carling is from 1913, Catherine is 1899, Slater is 1875!
We are FAR behind on replacing our aging pipes, and council just this past summer voted to defer $2 billion in recommended replacements. Expect much more of this!
For reference, Carling is from 1913, Catherine is 1899, Slater is 1875!
We are FAR behind on replacing our aging pipes, and council just this past summer voted to defer $2 billion in recommended replacements. Expect much more of this!
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Mel is the best! She's right there on the front lines covering activists, immigrants, and labor in a deeply impactful way. She knows the ins and outs of journalism and has a lot of great insight into where the industry is going.
Plus, she's Nebraska Nice!
Plus, she's Nebraska Nice!
Just got done speaking to a journalism class about my work and experience, press freedom and the state of the news industry...that was really cool and thanks @chrisdunker.bsky.social for the invite :]
If anyone else wants a slightly curmudgeonly renegade journo to chat with their students, hmu!!😂
If anyone else wants a slightly curmudgeonly renegade journo to chat with their students, hmu!!😂
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mel is the best! She's right there on the front lines covering activists, immigrants, and labor in a deeply impactful way. She knows the ins and outs of journalism and has a lot of great insight into where the industry is going.
Plus, she's Nebraska Nice!
Plus, she's Nebraska Nice!
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it's just a little over 10 hours until the minimum wage in nebraska goes up in accordance with a duly-passed ballot initiative, despite efforts from jane raybould and her republican pals in the #neleg to undermine the will of voters
as for me and my house we will be toasting her failure at midnight
as for me and my house we will be toasting her failure at midnight
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
it's just a little over 10 hours until the minimum wage in nebraska goes up in accordance with a duly-passed ballot initiative, despite efforts from jane raybould and her republican pals in the #neleg to undermine the will of voters
as for me and my house we will be toasting her failure at midnight
as for me and my house we will be toasting her failure at midnight
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The utility of genAI—whether it can actually perform the task at hand—is irrelevant and OSS ultimately a trap to bother talking about it.
There is literally no amount of usefulness it can add that could make it worthwhile. None. Willing users are either ignorant or willfully choosing massive harm.
There is literally no amount of usefulness it can add that could make it worthwhile. None. Willing users are either ignorant or willfully choosing massive harm.
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The utility of genAI—whether it can actually perform the task at hand—is irrelevant and OSS ultimately a trap to bother talking about it.
There is literally no amount of usefulness it can add that could make it worthwhile. None. Willing users are either ignorant or willfully choosing massive harm.
There is literally no amount of usefulness it can add that could make it worthwhile. None. Willing users are either ignorant or willfully choosing massive harm.
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My Christmas tradition: reposting this thread by @themountaingoats.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My Christmas tradition: reposting this thread by @themountaingoats.bsky.social