@kayak175.bsky.social
Academic. Sociologist: one foot in teaching, the other in research.
Animal advocate, volunteer at local shelter. Renter-by-choice.
Prefer financial porn. New Jersey/USA
Animal advocate, volunteer at local shelter. Renter-by-choice.
Prefer financial porn. New Jersey/USA
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Worth a read/listen....#disabilityjustice
Disability justice advocate @vilissathompson.bsky.social explains how aging out of childhood programs leaves families fighting for the bare minimum.
Those systemic failures create desperation. And ignoring them lets ableist narratives prevail.
B*tch, Listen. Out now.
Those systemic failures create desperation. And ignoring them lets ableist narratives prevail.
B*tch, Listen. Out now.
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Worth a read/listen....#disabilityjustice
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Indeed. With due process receding fast in our rear view mirror, this is the best our Dem leaders can do!? They work for their banker and zionaire owners, not us.
January 30, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Great info on how to irrigate eyes after pepper spray. A liter of water mixed with baby soap since pepper spray is oil based. Don’t wear contacts if going to protest
Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Great info on how to irrigate eyes after pepper spray. A liter of water mixed with baby soap since pepper spray is oil based. Don’t wear contacts if going to protest
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Americans have now seen with their own eyes the cost of President Trump’s abuse of power & disregard for the Constitution. Videos of the killing of Pretti and Good by federal agents have exposed the lies of Trump-administration officials who were quick to smear the victims as “domestic terrorists.”
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Americans have now seen with their own eyes the cost of President Trump’s abuse of power & disregard for the Constitution. Videos of the killing of Pretti and Good by federal agents have exposed the lies of Trump-administration officials who were quick to smear the victims as “domestic terrorists.”
Can't make this up -#Pizzagate
Breaking News: A man is facing federal charges after he tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail with a pizza cutter while impersonating an FBI agent, people familiar with the episode said.
Man With Pizza Cutter Is Said to Have Tried to Break Mangione Out of Jail
Federal prosecutors said the man was arrested after he impersonated an F.B.I. agent on Wednesday in a visit to the federal jail complex in Brooklyn that houses Luigi Mangione.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Can't make this up -#Pizzagate
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NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
Poll: Almost Nobody Thinks Buying Elections Is Free Speech
On this week's 50-year anniversary of the Buckley case engineered by John Bolton & other master planners, most voters reject the idea that money is speech. That awareness can now boost new solutions.
sirota.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
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Masked federal officers have now killed two U.S. citizens in the streets of Minneapolis. In both cases the Trump administration stood by the officers, claiming that the Americans they shot to death were interfering with law enforcement.
These events have set a dark precedent.
These events have set a dark precedent.
A Breakdown of the American Idea
The country’s founding principles will survive only if the public remains willing to fight for them.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Masked federal officers have now killed two U.S. citizens in the streets of Minneapolis. In both cases the Trump administration stood by the officers, claiming that the Americans they shot to death were interfering with law enforcement.
These events have set a dark precedent.
These events have set a dark precedent.
No native of New Jersey ever calls it "Joisey" - if they do it's a dead giveaway.
January 28, 2026 at 7:12 PM
No native of New Jersey ever calls it "Joisey" - if they do it's a dead giveaway.
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Inside NASA’s space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago
▶ Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
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▶ Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
undefinedbc.net.au/n/…
'They're gonna die': How five people tried to stop the Challenger tragedy
Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Inside NASA’s space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago
▶ Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
undefinedbc.net.au/n/…
▶ Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
undefinedbc.net.au/n/…
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Mozart's anniversary today -- born January 27, 1756.
He composed the symphony excerpted here when he was 17.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bus2...
He composed the symphony excerpted here when he was 17.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bus2...
Mozart: Symphony No.25 - Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko
YouTube video by MEZZO
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Mozart's anniversary today -- born January 27, 1756.
He composed the symphony excerpted here when he was 17.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bus2...
He composed the symphony excerpted here when he was 17.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bus2...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUB-tzC...
I'm in Manhattan visiting family. Too cold to venture out so enjoying the East River freeze up from a few blocks away.
I'm in Manhattan visiting family. Too cold to venture out so enjoying the East River freeze up from a few blocks away.
Little Kid Big City NEW YORK on Instagram: "FROZEN NYC: The East River is Frozen
How cold is it in NYC? The East River has ALSO partially frozen over! Chunks of ice are drifting across the swaying wa...
1,038 likes, 30 comments - littlekidbigcity_newyork on January 27, 2026: "FROZEN NYC: The East River is Frozen
How cold is it in NYC? The East River has ALSO partially frozen over! Chunks of ice are ...
www.instagram.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
www.instagram.com/reel/DUB-tzC...
I'm in Manhattan visiting family. Too cold to venture out so enjoying the East River freeze up from a few blocks away.
I'm in Manhattan visiting family. Too cold to venture out so enjoying the East River freeze up from a few blocks away.
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Instead, what they discovered in the frozen North was something different: a real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state.
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Instead, what they discovered in the frozen North was something different: a real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state.
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He spent his 1st year acting as though the 2024 election were the last time he would ever have to give a thought to public opinion. Now the myth that Trump is invincible has been exploded.
Donald Trump Can Be Stopped
The president’s retreat in Minneapolis is a stinging defeat for the national conservatives.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:31 PM
He spent his 1st year acting as though the 2024 election were the last time he would ever have to give a thought to public opinion. Now the myth that Trump is invincible has been exploded.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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When disabled people are killed by family members or caregivers, true crime often reframes the violence as “mercy” or caregiver stress, shifting sympathy away from the victim.
Disability justice advocate @vilissathompson.bsky.social explains this narrative on B*tch, Listen.
🎧 New • Jan. 29, 2026
Disability justice advocate @vilissathompson.bsky.social explains this narrative on B*tch, Listen.
🎧 New • Jan. 29, 2026
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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This one? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This one? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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I wish people would talk more about how the tech billionaires are the ones who want Greenland:
www.engineerlive.com/content/bill...
www.engineerlive.com/content/bill...
Billionaires secretly invest in AI-driven rare earth mining in Greenland | Engineer Live
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg are among the investors
www.engineerlive.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I wish people would talk more about how the tech billionaires are the ones who want Greenland:
www.engineerlive.com/content/bill...
www.engineerlive.com/content/bill...
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Read for free. Lots of good info here unrelated to Noem. Highly recommend.
‘Kristi Noem Needs to Go.’ Three Columnists on ICE in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
‘Kristi Noem Needs to Go.’ Three Columnists on ICE in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | ‘Kristi Noem Needs to Go.’ Three Columnists on ICE in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Read for free. Lots of good info here unrelated to Noem. Highly recommend.
‘Kristi Noem Needs to Go.’ Three Columnists on ICE in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
‘Kristi Noem Needs to Go.’ Three Columnists on ICE in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command.
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the free press piece about kristi noem is worth reading. here's a link if you don't want to give them traffic.
archive.is/w6O6X
archive.is/w6O6X
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
the free press piece about kristi noem is worth reading. here's a link if you don't want to give them traffic.
archive.is/w6O6X
archive.is/w6O6X
Peeps for every weather~
#blizzardinNJ
#blizzardinNJ
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Peeps for every weather~
#blizzardinNJ
#blizzardinNJ