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child rights and reciprocity
nature awe and disability
abolition as a frequency
still need a nap but i’m wondering
nature awe and disability
abolition as a frequency
still need a nap but i’m wondering
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These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
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It should click for you how many who ask for mutual aid online are disabled. Disabled people are likely to be in poverty & isolation. Disability makes life under capitalism precarious. That’s why disability justice is intertwined with getting rid of capitalism & why mutual aid is disability justice.
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It should click for you how many who ask for mutual aid online are disabled. Disabled people are likely to be in poverty & isolation. Disability makes life under capitalism precarious. That’s why disability justice is intertwined with getting rid of capitalism & why mutual aid is disability justice.
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damn what is wrong with me, i am having the hardest time concentrating on work, i lament as i compulsively refresh live feeds of unspeakable horrors
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
damn what is wrong with me, i am having the hardest time concentrating on work, i lament as i compulsively refresh live feeds of unspeakable horrors
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There has been so much misinformation about what we as Americans can do - so I got us a refresher. I encourage everyone to continue courageously exercising your First Amendment rights.
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There has been so much misinformation about what we as Americans can do - so I got us a refresher. I encourage everyone to continue courageously exercising your First Amendment rights.
yes. narratives matter
it remains nuts to me that the argument for Newsom is that he's inevitable while he's not even the polling favorite
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
yes. narratives matter
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“Laynez's phone continued recording after he was detained, capturing an exchange in which an officer tells another, "They're starting to resist more. We're gonna end up shooting some of them."
Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus."
Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus."
U.S. citizen told "you have no rights" during immigration arrest speaks out: "It hurts me"
Border Patrol and the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Kenny Laynez, an 18-year-old high school senior who was on his way to work as a landscaper, back in May.
www.cbsnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:47 AM
“Laynez's phone continued recording after he was detained, capturing an exchange in which an officer tells another, "They're starting to resist more. We're gonna end up shooting some of them."
Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus."
Another officer replies, "Just remember, you can smell that too with a $30,000 bonus."
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Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
ICE deports 5-year-old US citizen from TX to Honduras, group says
Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos and her mom were arrested in Austin on January 5.
www.mysanantonio.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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I hate to burst everyone's bubble but if you think that CBS News losing ratings or prestige matters to David Ellison, you're mistaken. Murdoch ran the NY Post for 45 years without turning a profit. They want these media companies to pump propaganda, not to get ratings or make money.
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I hate to burst everyone's bubble but if you think that CBS News losing ratings or prestige matters to David Ellison, you're mistaken. Murdoch ran the NY Post for 45 years without turning a profit. They want these media companies to pump propaganda, not to get ratings or make money.
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All of the years that folks supported stop and frisk has also led to this moment.
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
All of the years that folks supported stop and frisk has also led to this moment.
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Fox is reporting that ICE sent six kids to the hospital, including a baby, just throwing a flashbang at a random car
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Fox is reporting that ICE sent six kids to the hospital, including a baby, just throwing a flashbang at a random car
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“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth
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Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
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A reminder that people in Gaza need real help, and while you ought to do your due diligence, please don't block/report people calling out for survival, ok?
I'd personally rather risk being scammed out of $5 than cut off a person's access to the world, but that's just me
Sending love to you, Alma 🫶🏻
I'd personally rather risk being scammed out of $5 than cut off a person's access to the world, but that's just me
Sending love to you, Alma 🫶🏻
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A reminder that people in Gaza need real help, and while you ought to do your due diligence, please don't block/report people calling out for survival, ok?
I'd personally rather risk being scammed out of $5 than cut off a person's access to the world, but that's just me
Sending love to you, Alma 🫶🏻
I'd personally rather risk being scammed out of $5 than cut off a person's access to the world, but that's just me
Sending love to you, Alma 🫶🏻
A system built on extraction will always choose profits over people
“To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A system built on extraction will always choose profits over people
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Just thinking how my life now hangs in the balance of people wanting to throw mine and millions of others away to celebrate the day of a massacre of a nation of other Indigenous people.
But it’s so important that this group of so-called representatives get to travel and feast with their families.
But it’s so important that this group of so-called representatives get to travel and feast with their families.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just thinking how my life now hangs in the balance of people wanting to throw mine and millions of others away to celebrate the day of a massacre of a nation of other Indigenous people.
But it’s so important that this group of so-called representatives get to travel and feast with their families.
But it’s so important that this group of so-called representatives get to travel and feast with their families.
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Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
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In addition to being an excellent guide for anyone in a role that might be called to talk to the ideologically captured legacy press, it's also an important object lesson for the rest of us in a crucial bit of media literacy. Definitely worth taking a few minutes to read this.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In addition to being an excellent guide for anyone in a role that might be called to talk to the ideologically captured legacy press, it's also an important object lesson for the rest of us in a crucial bit of media literacy. Definitely worth taking a few minutes to read this.
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A new report finds that only 3% of international aid is going to support communities and workers transitioning into a green economy. The lack of funding “risks deepening inequality rather than addressing it,” warn the authors.
By @dharna.bsky.social for The Guardian:
By @dharna.bsky.social for The Guardian:
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A new report finds that only 3% of international aid is going to support communities and workers transitioning into a green economy. The lack of funding “risks deepening inequality rather than addressing it,” warn the authors.
By @dharna.bsky.social for The Guardian:
By @dharna.bsky.social for The Guardian:
least surprising thing ever
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
least surprising thing ever
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Watching the wildly different trajectory of these two treatments, weight loss drugs for obesity and puberty blockers for gender affirming care, occurring in real time over just the last year, has been a simple and stark lesson in how values, not evidence, are driving decision making.
May 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Watching the wildly different trajectory of these two treatments, weight loss drugs for obesity and puberty blockers for gender affirming care, occurring in real time over just the last year, has been a simple and stark lesson in how values, not evidence, are driving decision making.
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"Department of Defense (DOD) officials told Democratic lawmakers in a brief on the U.S. military’s strikes against boats off the coast of northern South America that the military is not identifying the occupants of the boats before they bomb them."
Pentagon Admits to Striking Caribbean Boats Without Identifying Victims’ Purported Drug Links
The White House cannot “satisfy the evidentiary burden” to prosecute those they have been killing, one lawmaker said.
truthout.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"Department of Defense (DOD) officials told Democratic lawmakers in a brief on the U.S. military’s strikes against boats off the coast of northern South America that the military is not identifying the occupants of the boats before they bomb them."
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Use it as your Easter Egg to give even more information than anyone only reading the main content of your skeet will get. Do it as a treat. (I do)
Adding alt text to your images is a small kindness you can extend into a very unkind world 💜
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Use it as your Easter Egg to give even more information than anyone only reading the main content of your skeet will get. Do it as a treat. (I do)