Lala
@smartyboots.bsky.social
USian living in Aotearoa New Zealand. Trans rights are human rights, abortion rights are human rights, Black Lives Matter
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
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Do you think these ICE guys know that right now is the safest they're ever going to feel for the rest of their lives?
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Do you think these ICE guys know that right now is the safest they're ever going to feel for the rest of their lives?
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""The people rummaging through your private life deserve privacy.""
Why are the identities of government employees, funded by U.S. taxpayer money, not known in the first place?
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
""The people rummaging through your private life deserve privacy.""
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babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
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Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
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“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
“Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death,” an AO3 fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, is astounding. archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
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they abolished the department of education, we do not need a trojan horse to abolish ice we can just do it
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
they abolished the department of education, we do not need a trojan horse to abolish ice we can just do it
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You notice how thousands and thousands of cops aren't coming out to condemn Jonathan Ross for senselessly killing Renee Good?
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
You notice how thousands and thousands of cops aren't coming out to condemn Jonathan Ross for senselessly killing Renee Good?
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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I'm not sure most people have any idea how often the answer to "why can't I get the municipal service I want" is "because the police union sends their heavies to budget meetings"
I heard WILD stories from a friend who was the arts rep to a midsized town's council. the cops basically had veto power!
I heard WILD stories from a friend who was the arts rep to a midsized town's council. the cops basically had veto power!
Meanwhile the Minnesota FOP literally released a statement saying "We stand arm in arm with ICE"
Local PD don't give a single fuck about regular citizens.
Local PD don't give a single fuck about regular citizens.
white people desperately trying to protect policing as they notice the rising consensus for abolishing ICE
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I'm not sure most people have any idea how often the answer to "why can't I get the municipal service I want" is "because the police union sends their heavies to budget meetings"
I heard WILD stories from a friend who was the arts rep to a midsized town's council. the cops basically had veto power!
I heard WILD stories from a friend who was the arts rep to a midsized town's council. the cops basically had veto power!
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🕯️My cousin Brian passed away last night. After a courageous 3 wk stint with ICE. He slipped on a fellow agent’s frozen peepee puddle & somersaulted many times in the air, yelling “yabbada yabbada yabbada” & tragically aspirating (a different) agent’s pee he’d been gargling. He hated women🇺🇸💔
January 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
🕯️My cousin Brian passed away last night. After a courageous 3 wk stint with ICE. He slipped on a fellow agent’s frozen peepee puddle & somersaulted many times in the air, yelling “yabbada yabbada yabbada” & tragically aspirating (a different) agent’s pee he’d been gargling. He hated women🇺🇸💔
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I understand the hesitance for Dems to adopt Abolish ICE as a nonnegotiable in their platforms because “should there be a racist, unaccountable paramilitary organization that kills liberals” polls very well with people who will never understand any circumstances vote Democratic
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I understand the hesitance for Dems to adopt Abolish ICE as a nonnegotiable in their platforms because “should there be a racist, unaccountable paramilitary organization that kills liberals” polls very well with people who will never understand any circumstances vote Democratic
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Besides shouting nazi at them, don't hesitate to loudly shame them on a personal level. If they get close shout "did you just fart? OMG this guy just ripped one" or "dude, your breath fucking stinks, I can smell it through the mask." They aren't prepared for that. Hurt these fools' fucking feelings.
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Besides shouting nazi at them, don't hesitate to loudly shame them on a personal level. If they get close shout "did you just fart? OMG this guy just ripped one" or "dude, your breath fucking stinks, I can smell it through the mask." They aren't prepared for that. Hurt these fools' fucking feelings.
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
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look at this charming tauhou / waxeye nest found under a tree, presumably blown out or dislodged by a possum.
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
look at this charming tauhou / waxeye nest found under a tree, presumably blown out or dislodged by a possum.
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
horse hair, pig hair (?), moss, small twigs & A FULL HYDRANGEA FLOWER woven in. bless
(photo by anna-lisa gilmore, posted in fb group birds of new zealand. shared here with her permission)
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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this is just self-evidently true! you shouldn't be allowed to sell a computer program that can make new images of child abuse from its large library of images of child abuse!
the people who own the ai should be responsible legally for any crimes it commit even when prompted
January 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
this is just self-evidently true! you shouldn't be allowed to sell a computer program that can make new images of child abuse from its large library of images of child abuse!
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"The USPS posted a $9 billion loss" is an interesting way to phrase "The USPS cost each american $25.94 last year."
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"The USPS posted a $9 billion loss" is an interesting way to phrase "The USPS cost each american $25.94 last year."
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we do not in fact know what this says but some things transcend language
God jul, nästa år vänder vi kampen mot fascismen till seger!
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
we do not in fact know what this says but some things transcend language
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Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
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Ronald Reagan’s real legacy, charted and graphed. Spoiler: It’s not the bedtime story we’ve been told.
A visual breakdown of the inequality, debt, and mass incarceration still shaping our lives.
'Trickle-down' economics was never real.
#economics #economy […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
A visual breakdown of the inequality, debt, and mass incarceration still shaping our lives.
'Trickle-down' economics was never real.
#economics #economy […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
December 7, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Ronald Reagan’s real legacy, charted and graphed. Spoiler: It’s not the bedtime story we’ve been told.
A visual breakdown of the inequality, debt, and mass incarceration still shaping our lives.
'Trickle-down' economics was never real.
#economics #economy […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
A visual breakdown of the inequality, debt, and mass incarceration still shaping our lives.
'Trickle-down' economics was never real.
#economics #economy […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.