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KrisztinaStar (Kristen)
@krisztinastar.bsky.social
Seattle, WA based lover of cats, seals, whales, snow sports, rivers, lakes, oceans, pickleball & electronic music.

West Seattle Seal Sitter

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My first attempt at creating a custom feed to follow a specific hashtag! #NeurotrophicKeratitis

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This is so F’d up!

“private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they DENY.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“arrest is the first … where a client was detained while flying domestically — signaling what he believes to be an expansion of ICE arrests at airports.”
www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
ICE deports Austin college student, en route to surprise her family for holiday
19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza dreamed of helping her father start a tailor shop when she graduated from college. This Thanksgiving, ICE deported her as she flew home to surprise her family.
www.statesman.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Watch your back in the Eastside of the Emerald City!” REDMOND, WA

‘Northern Exposure’ Actress #ElaineMiles Detained by ICE, Told ID Is Fake: www.newsweek.com/northern-exp...
"Northern Exposure" actress Elaine Miles detained by ICE, told ID is fake
One of the agents allegedly told her the document was a forgery while another reportedly remarked: “Anyone can make that."
www.newsweek.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“Both soldiers had been on a high-visibility patrol near the corner of 17th and I streets, an area where many office workers mill around at lunchtime.” = “RAMPANT CRIME” per Trvmp, such BS!

www.bbc.com/news/article...
National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC
Sarah Beckstrom, 20, succumbed to her injuries, while a second guardsman remains in critical condition, Donald Trump says.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#Kīlauea #Kilauea is erupting again!!!! Watch live here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#DOGE employees uploaded the #SocialSecurity information of millions of Americans to an unsecured cloud server.”

Whistleblower Warns of Possible DOGE-Related #SocialSecurityData Leak: whistleblowersblog.org/government-w...
Whistleblower Warns of Possible DOGE-Related Social Security Data Leak
An employee of the Social Security Administration (SSA) filed allegations that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees uploaded the Social
whistleblowersblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
YUP, letting the gop/trump/Project2025 use your music to advance hate is not OK to me! No longer a Taylor fan … :(

Taylor Swift is a Coward:
theneedledrop.com/opinion/tayl...
Taylor Swift is a Coward
Talking about Taylor Swift not doing something.
theneedledrop.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seems logical to me, walking downhill from the junction to avalon is not far at all. Cut it!

More info: www.king5.com/article/news...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have to admit Im one of these viewers 😬 I think it’s why I like reality shows so much, because I don’t really have to pay attention & can also be on my phone.
vox.com Vox @vox.com · 7d
It’s no secret that the way we consume media these days is different than it was 10 years ago. Who doesn’t like to be on their phone while they’re watching TV? Well, Hollywood has noticed your attention is split.

Enter: the vertical micro-drama.
How TikTok, micro-dramas, and distracted viewers are reshaping TV
Is TV getting worse, or are we just not paying attention?
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
At least some courts are still functioning …

Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan's appointment came after President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the former FBI director and New York attorney general.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Heads up, crazy dude assaulting people in Ballard: www.king5.com/article/news...
Ballard assault linked to potential pattern throughout Seattle
A woman said she was attacked by a man who matches the description of a suspect in other incidents.
www.king5.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Incredible
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“multiple lawsuits have been filed after detainers were issued against U.S. citizens.” WTF

news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...
Arizona tribal member nearly deported after Iowa jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
news.azpm.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
#flock #alpr use the deflock me website to avoid these
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
How Cops Are Using #Flock Safety's #ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
It's no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, cops were watching those streets through different lenses: Flock Safety license plate readers that tracked every car. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Terrifying #CJD

While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of #CWD to people worry scientists: www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
OMG this chain 💀
If Elon is as good at drinking urine as he is at revolutionizing space travel he may be the first person to explode from drinking urine
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#ComputationalPropaganda "more sophisticated than anything we’ve seen ... whoever controls these systems can inject their ideology into them. It’s that they can do it while claiming to remove bias. They can reshape what billions of people understand to be fact while framing it as pursuing truth."
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by KrisztinaStar (Kristen)
Why have democrats dropped this issue. Democrats love to tell us how they’re fighting for the American people but after roe was overturned they lost the house, senate and White House. Maybe it’s time to think how democrats fight.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This should not be happening! #AbortionIsHealthcare

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas:
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Interesting “human hands recorded nearly twice the success rate at sensing they were close to the cube compared with the artificial sensor.”

First evidence of a sixth sense you can’t see, but share with some birds: newatlas.com/biology/extr...
First evidence of a sixth sense you can’t see, but share with some birds
In a first, scientists believe they have confirmed we have another sense – a “remote touch” that we share with others in the animal kingdom, like some shorebird species that can sense prey beneath san...
newatlas.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I really hope the mountains near Portland don't have to shut down because of this.
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“CRIMINALS POSING AS US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states” DUH
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM