@dedreamer.bsky.social
has always sucked at filling out forms
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A short and glossy but useful history of American borders and why ICE and the services it provides are extremely unnecessary

Like we don’t need anything that ICE does (or much of what INS did)

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surajpatelnyc on Instagram: "If you’re older than 25, you’re older than ICE.And that’s precisely why refusing to abolish it is actually the extreme position.For…"
If you’re older than 25, you’re older than ICE.And that’s precisely why refusing to abolish it is actually the extreme position.For most of American history, we did not have immigration enforcement as we know it today. From roughly 1800 to 1924, the United States operated with what was effectively an open-border system. There were no visas, no green cards, no deportation force. If you arrived, you were generally allowed to stay — and in time, you became American.Then came a familiar chain of events.A global Spanish Flu pandemic swept the world in 1918. Supply chains were snarled. Inflation surged. Economic anxiety spread. And political leaders, facing fear and instability, went looking for someone to blame.Inflation rises. Housing tightens. Supply chains strain. And once more, immigrants are blamed for economic forces they did not cause. Fear hardens into grievance. Scarcity becomes political currency. And the instinctive response is to close off rather than invest forward.The scapegoat was immigrants. Isolationism surged and America elected the most scandal-plagued president in its history — well, until now. So, in 1924, Congress passed the Immigration Act — effectively shutting down immigration through national-origin quotas designed explicitly to preserve the country’s existing ethnic makeup. In fact, so awful was this law that the drafters wrote its racism into the Congressional Record: “The purpose of this act is to preserve the ideal of U.S. homogeneity.” It’s radical, it’s disgusting, and frankly it’s Stephen Miller and Donald Trump’s explicit position. They consider it an intellectual underpinning but really, it’s just simply racist. After 1924, legal immigration collapsed almost overnight. Paired with tariffs and protectionism, those policies did not protect American workers. They deepened and prolonged the Great Depression, destabilized democracies abroad, and helped create the political conditions that ultimately led to World War II.If that story feels eerily familiar, it should. And we are living through the same dumb mistakes again. Closed borders did not save the economy. They helped break it.[cont. in comments]
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January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Unleashed Mr Dinosir in the Ballpit
[ #art #oc #watercolor ]
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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For anyone in need of some distraction today, or those who just want some pop culture recs. Hit me up and I'll offer you a package deal!
Looking for a distraction? Reply to me and I'll offer you a book, music, and film recommendation.
January 31, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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spirits of the night
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Reminder! Deadline is Jan 31st, scholarships are available, and Bentota is a beach town.
I will be one of the speakers/mentors at the Indian Ocean Writers’ Residency in Bentota, Sri Lanka from July 9‒15 2026. Applications close at the end of January—please do apply if you're interested, and share with anyone else who might be!

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January 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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They're putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin' frogs gay!!! 🌈

Fanart of iconic besties Frog and Toad 💚🧡

The flowers represent the queerplatonic pride flag colors <3
(I love the headcanon they're in a qpr 🥰)
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#art #frogandtoad
May 25, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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#medievalsky
I’m going to be co-teaching a workshop on “intro to medieval bookbinding” for students with no medieval background but a lot of modern bookbinding experience.
My co-instructor is handling the hands-on part of the workshop. I’m in charge of the history & change over time c800-1500.
January 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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It’s a really good one!
A reminder in time for the Hugo nomination deadline! I know 2025 was a BANGER year for novellas but I'm incredibly proud of this one, and would love to see it on the ballot 🔥👻
A nice simple List of One this year! My first ever novella eligibility, which I'm excited about.
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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"In the past, animals who were escaping flood waters would run up over the levee to safety ... Now the smaller animals will get trapped between the concrete, which is several feet high, and drown."
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Ruminations on that DHS Penguin Tweet
YouTube video by Folding Ideas
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January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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I see there’s been some kind of Bluesky debate over Being Visible at the Protest or whatever, but idk, I just saw hundreds of people having an absolute blast unmasked at my local protest so I’m getting the sense this is mostly an Internet Controversy and not a real one
There were in the ballpark of 800 to 900 people at the protest in San Juan Capistrano today, which is a town of about 35,500 people - really amazing turnout.

and demographically it was *everyone* - kids, teens, adults, old people.
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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I’m sure it’s fine
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Finally got this one out! Was hard to work on this amongst everything, but I hope it adds something productive to the conversation <3

youtu.be/OLWYR0eTm5I
Why Everyone Is Fighting About Romantasy?
YouTube video by Princess Weekes
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January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Why does it matter what an action is called, so long as people are getting involved? Every time a "general strike" fizzles out, that weakens the power of the actual mechanism. A general strike is meant to send cold shivers down the state and bosses' spines. It is a threat. It is our nuclear option.
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Boycotts are necessary! Big protests are necessary! Economic blackouts are necessary! Workers calling out sick or taking time off to support these causes is necessary! Mutual aid is BEYOND necessary! But they are not strikes.
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.

A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:

www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:

CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!

“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”

This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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DREAMCORE DRAGON IS ON SALE 🌈👁️🌀⛅

We have a new collaboration with makeship and I will be grateful for your support! 🌱
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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For decades the Right has daydreamed about saving their country from monsters, they finally got the chance and it turns out they love the monsters. The monsters are even monstrous in the exact ways they fantasized about! You never have to listen to these guys about anything again
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM