Karen Wants The Orcas In Charge
@riceboilsover.bsky.social
#TeamOrca. I live in the woods. Book collector. Former sociologist. Plant nerd. Fan of squirrels.
#MaskUp because why would you want to be sick?
#COVIDisNotOver and #COVIDisNotMild
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#MaskUp because why would you want to be sick?
#COVIDisNotOver and #COVIDisNotMild
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listen
I don't have any illusions about the United States military, what it does, or how many times this has happened before
but the fact that they sat there for 41 minutes, watched two scared, human beings desperately struggling to stay alive, and then murdered them has fucked me up so deeply
I don't have any illusions about the United States military, what it does, or how many times this has happened before
but the fact that they sat there for 41 minutes, watched two scared, human beings desperately struggling to stay alive, and then murdered them has fucked me up so deeply
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
listen
I don't have any illusions about the United States military, what it does, or how many times this has happened before
but the fact that they sat there for 41 minutes, watched two scared, human beings desperately struggling to stay alive, and then murdered them has fucked me up so deeply
I don't have any illusions about the United States military, what it does, or how many times this has happened before
but the fact that they sat there for 41 minutes, watched two scared, human beings desperately struggling to stay alive, and then murdered them has fucked me up so deeply
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More than 80% of immigrants arrested in the DC surge had no criminal records.
So why are they being grabbed? For being the wrong colour.
The National Guard has been deployed to DC to assist with “violent criminals” and yet their own data show that most people have done absolutely nothing wrong
So why are they being grabbed? For being the wrong colour.
The National Guard has been deployed to DC to assist with “violent criminals” and yet their own data show that most people have done absolutely nothing wrong
Most immigrants arrested in Trump’s D.C. crackdown had no criminal records
A Post analysis of federal data shows that the arrests of immigrants with no prior criminal record shot up sixfold during the Trump administration’s crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
More than 80% of immigrants arrested in the DC surge had no criminal records.
So why are they being grabbed? For being the wrong colour.
The National Guard has been deployed to DC to assist with “violent criminals” and yet their own data show that most people have done absolutely nothing wrong
So why are they being grabbed? For being the wrong colour.
The National Guard has been deployed to DC to assist with “violent criminals” and yet their own data show that most people have done absolutely nothing wrong
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Yep. Murder.
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yep. Murder.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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I will complain all day everyday about the state of discovery in criminal law, but I will also affirm that even in its totally inequitable state, the discovery on these cases where it looks like the White House is messing around is going to be FASCINATING
I was told by a reporter in October that the White House was looking to prosecute me because I stood against their inhumane agenda.
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case
A significant legal battle appears to be brewing in the case of six people facing federal charges tied to protests outside an immigration facility in Broadview.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I will complain all day everyday about the state of discovery in criminal law, but I will also affirm that even in its totally inequitable state, the discovery on these cases where it looks like the White House is messing around is going to be FASCINATING
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Seconding, with a strong desire to see N95s purchasable at EVERY SINGLE location you can buy food and/or meds, including convenience stores, and to see baggy blues phased out entirely from the mainstream. Maybe keep them JUST IN CASE someone's truly panicking in an N95.
Stock photo purveyors of the world: Please update the medical masks in your photos to N95s. It’s been 5+ years and baggy blue surgicals are *so* 2020. #COVID is airborne so you don’t want your mask to have gaps.
Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Seconding, with a strong desire to see N95s purchasable at EVERY SINGLE location you can buy food and/or meds, including convenience stores, and to see baggy blues phased out entirely from the mainstream. Maybe keep them JUST IN CASE someone's truly panicking in an N95.
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Pleased to speak with @nickturse.bsky.social.
“Oversight needs to be broader than this one incident. It needs to cover the entire maritime bombing campaign. And it needs to go beyond the Department of Defense. We need to know how this policy was formulated in the first instance.”
“Oversight needs to be broader than this one incident. It needs to cover the entire maritime bombing campaign. And it needs to go beyond the Department of Defense. We need to know how this policy was formulated in the first instance.”
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Pleased to speak with @nickturse.bsky.social.
“Oversight needs to be broader than this one incident. It needs to cover the entire maritime bombing campaign. And it needs to go beyond the Department of Defense. We need to know how this policy was formulated in the first instance.”
“Oversight needs to be broader than this one incident. It needs to cover the entire maritime bombing campaign. And it needs to go beyond the Department of Defense. We need to know how this policy was formulated in the first instance.”
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Hello, I'm speaking to you from #Gaza. I'm a lost soul, a survivor of the horrors of war. I'm still struggling to provide my family with a decent life and put food on the table. I hope my voice reaches the world. Read my story on GFM and support us.
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hello, I'm speaking to you from #Gaza. I'm a lost soul, a survivor of the horrors of war. I'm still struggling to provide my family with a decent life and put food on the table. I hope my voice reaches the world. Read my story on GFM and support us.
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
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Leslie Lee III, an educator, critic, and Long COVID advocate, died on November 10.
“He was one of the few voices in leftist spaces that refused to buy into COVID denialism," Taylor Lorenz told @mileswgriffis.bsky.social. "He was such a strong voice..."
bit.ly/44MICG4
“He was one of the few voices in leftist spaces that refused to buy into COVID denialism," Taylor Lorenz told @mileswgriffis.bsky.social. "He was such a strong voice..."
bit.ly/44MICG4
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Leslie Lee III, an educator, critic, and Long COVID advocate, died on November 10.
“He was one of the few voices in leftist spaces that refused to buy into COVID denialism," Taylor Lorenz told @mileswgriffis.bsky.social. "He was such a strong voice..."
bit.ly/44MICG4
“He was one of the few voices in leftist spaces that refused to buy into COVID denialism," Taylor Lorenz told @mileswgriffis.bsky.social. "He was such a strong voice..."
bit.ly/44MICG4
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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End stage capitalism sure is something
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
End stage capitalism sure is something
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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what with the "shrug, eugenics isn't inherently bad" guy and the "accommodations have gone too far" defenders, it really feels like a rough week (or rougher week than usual) for disabled people, and I would politely ask the universe to KNOCK IT OFF
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
what with the "shrug, eugenics isn't inherently bad" guy and the "accommodations have gone too far" defenders, it really feels like a rough week (or rougher week than usual) for disabled people, and I would politely ask the universe to KNOCK IT OFF
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Let's just keep pushing AI into crucial tasks just because a bunch of rich people are heavily invested in it
Medicare’s New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers | A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states, including neighboring New Jersey and Ohio; physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults, reports @stateline.org.
Medicare’s New AI Experiment Sparks Alarm Among Doctors, Lawmakers - Bucks County Beacon
A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states, including neighboring New Jersey and Ohio; physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults.
buckscountybeacon.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Let's just keep pushing AI into crucial tasks just because a bunch of rich people are heavily invested in it
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It is a disgrace that ACIP has been hijacked by a flock of radical anti-vaxxers with no knowledge, training or experience in epidemiology, immunology, vaccine development, or any related field.
So far an anti-vax climate scientist and an anti-vax Harvard MBA have presented.
ACIP is cooked.
So far an anti-vax climate scientist and an anti-vax Harvard MBA have presented.
ACIP is cooked.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It is a disgrace that ACIP has been hijacked by a flock of radical anti-vaxxers with no knowledge, training or experience in epidemiology, immunology, vaccine development, or any related field.
So far an anti-vax climate scientist and an anti-vax Harvard MBA have presented.
ACIP is cooked.
So far an anti-vax climate scientist and an anti-vax Harvard MBA have presented.
ACIP is cooked.
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Ever wondered how virus laden aerosols (“virosols”) form and spread? 🌬️
The Aerosol Research Centre in Taiwan has a clear, illustrated guide showing how airborne transmission works and what simple steps actually help.
🔗 shh-uk.org/understan...
#CleanAir #Virosols #longcovid
The Aerosol Research Centre in Taiwan has a clear, illustrated guide showing how airborne transmission works and what simple steps actually help.
🔗 shh-uk.org/understan...
#CleanAir #Virosols #longcovid
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ever wondered how virus laden aerosols (“virosols”) form and spread? 🌬️
The Aerosol Research Centre in Taiwan has a clear, illustrated guide showing how airborne transmission works and what simple steps actually help.
🔗 shh-uk.org/understan...
#CleanAir #Virosols #longcovid
The Aerosol Research Centre in Taiwan has a clear, illustrated guide showing how airborne transmission works and what simple steps actually help.
🔗 shh-uk.org/understan...
#CleanAir #Virosols #longcovid
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Omfg we are so cooked
NEW: Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who has released several preprints about the risks of Covid vaccines (including with Vinay Prasad), is now the acting top drug regulator at the FDA. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
www.fda.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Omfg we are so cooked
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Here's the thing, though: There's joy in also just doing the nice thing for people! Accommodating those who don't "need" it isn't Letting Them Get Away With It — it's just being nice! If you must, it's being generous to them. That's okay, you're a generous person! Let yourself be okay with that.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Here's the thing, though: There's joy in also just doing the nice thing for people! Accommodating those who don't "need" it isn't Letting Them Get Away With It — it's just being nice! If you must, it's being generous to them. That's okay, you're a generous person! Let yourself be okay with that.
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It's very hard to understand that everyone should just be accommodated. There's enough to go around, truly. You've been sold a story that we're all scrabbling for some finite resource, and They are taking it from you, and the answer to that taking is systemic punishment, backed by systemic violence.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It's very hard to understand that everyone should just be accommodated. There's enough to go around, truly. You've been sold a story that we're all scrabbling for some finite resource, and They are taking it from you, and the answer to that taking is systemic punishment, backed by systemic violence.
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As someone who has yelled about these laws and their terrible privacy violations and security problems, please be aware they're in effect or coming into enforcement rapidly.
Missouri’s age-gate law took effect earlier this week, meaning 25 US states have passed a form of age verification.
“The thing that people misunderstand most about age verification is that it actually applies to all of us ... Everyone will have to interact with this.” www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
“The thing that people misunderstand most about age verification is that it actually applies to all of us ... Everyone will have to interact with this.” www.wired.com/story/age-ve...
The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. Activists Are Fighting Back
Half of the country now requires age verification to watch porn or access “harmful” content. Digital rights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
As someone who has yelled about these laws and their terrible privacy violations and security problems, please be aware they're in effect or coming into enforcement rapidly.
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Pokémon Go to the retirement home.
full offense i do not know why hillary clinton is even talking
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Pokémon Go to the retirement home.
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We have to apply pressure. Give Johnson a choice between being a hero or someone who has failed us, rather than simply casting him as a villain and accepting defeat. If you live in Chicago, share this piece with everyone you know and tell them to reach out to their alderman and the mayor's office.
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We have to apply pressure. Give Johnson a choice between being a hero or someone who has failed us, rather than simply casting him as a villain and accepting defeat. If you live in Chicago, share this piece with everyone you know and tell them to reach out to their alderman and the mayor's office.