sparklynines
@sparklynines.bsky.social
sparklynines on Twitch, formerly Iridium on SA and @legaladvice_txt on Twitter, and tainted beyond ascension. (she/her/ 🏳️⚧️ trying to figure this shit out)
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It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
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Front page of this month’s edition of The Onion.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Front page of this month’s edition of The Onion.
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by the end of this weekend my phone had learned "cablp" without autocorrecting it. please enjoy my trip report: defector.com/criss-angel-...
I Traveled 800 Miles To Eat Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza At Criss Angel’s Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza | Defector
When I was a very depressed British teenager, I had an unhealthy fascination with America. I found a way to love its contradictions, to explain away the obvious sins not by excusing them directly but ...
defector.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
by the end of this weekend my phone had learned "cablp" without autocorrecting it. please enjoy my trip report: defector.com/criss-angel-...
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
I drew a face on a paper plate. Who could even begin to understand how it perceives the world or what it dreams of?
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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Post a banger that isn't in English
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Post a banger that isn't in English
my smart watch tracks my poor fitness and whatnot (I use it for the heart and ox monitor). Suddenly, for the first time, it buzzed to tell me FITNESS AGE DECREASED: 48! as if that's a huge win, yay me.
I'm 46 tho.
I'm 46 tho.
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
my smart watch tracks my poor fitness and whatnot (I use it for the heart and ox monitor). Suddenly, for the first time, it buzzed to tell me FITNESS AGE DECREASED: 48! as if that's a huge win, yay me.
I'm 46 tho.
I'm 46 tho.
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before you reply something annoying to something i say on here, remember that everyone is fighting a battle
you can’t see. for instance, im already reading a different annoying response to something i said.
you can’t see. for instance, im already reading a different annoying response to something i said.
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
before you reply something annoying to something i say on here, remember that everyone is fighting a battle
you can’t see. for instance, im already reading a different annoying response to something i said.
you can’t see. for instance, im already reading a different annoying response to something i said.
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A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.
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We've all laughed at the pettiness of Trump's crusade to do or redo everything Obama did, but actually causing the economic catastrophe that Obama was merely blamed for is his masterpiece.
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
We've all laughed at the pettiness of Trump's crusade to do or redo everything Obama did, but actually causing the economic catastrophe that Obama was merely blamed for is his masterpiece.
Director, 9:30am: "You can push back against that sprint planning overlap. We have an agreement with the portfolio team that you're expected to participate in this regular meeting, it takes priority. They need to reschedule."
Director, 11:45am: "We need to adjust the 9:30 meeting due to overlap."
Director, 11:45am: "We need to adjust the 9:30 meeting due to overlap."
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Director, 9:30am: "You can push back against that sprint planning overlap. We have an agreement with the portfolio team that you're expected to participate in this regular meeting, it takes priority. They need to reschedule."
Director, 11:45am: "We need to adjust the 9:30 meeting due to overlap."
Director, 11:45am: "We need to adjust the 9:30 meeting due to overlap."
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Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Don’t ever let people forget this.
And one of the first survivors to step forward to try to stop Epstein? A trans woman, who was promptly mocked and villified by the New York Post, New York Magazine, the courts and law enforcement.
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Don’t ever let people forget this.
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’
WASHINGTON—Dismissing the swashbuckling sci-fi romp as “a total hoax” amid growing scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump made remarks Tuesday denying that he had ...
theonion.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’
we stand in the ruins of what once was, lost to the ravages of time and neglect. The foundations beneath us crumble, the pillars that once held the very sky in place above us have turned to dust. there will be no one left to remember us, as we do not remember.
but no blockers, should be done today.
but no blockers, should be done today.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
we stand in the ruins of what once was, lost to the ravages of time and neglect. The foundations beneath us crumble, the pillars that once held the very sky in place above us have turned to dust. there will be no one left to remember us, as we do not remember.
but no blockers, should be done today.
but no blockers, should be done today.
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I dont want a fucking trans history week i want some fucking work put in so we have a Tomorrow
Yeah no i really think you kinda made a fool of yourself if you have a nice chat with Keir Starmer about a bloody awareness week
Just think if we’re giving labour mps credit for gestures like signing support for trans history week it just reduces pressure on them to Actually do anything. They ought to be confronted by their hypocrisy and to defy it will take a fuck of a lot more than wishing for our “dignity and respect“
January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
I dont want a fucking trans history week i want some fucking work put in so we have a Tomorrow
Didn't realize how popular the all gender bathroom was at work until I started my Gender Journey and had reason to use it regularly.
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Didn't realize how popular the all gender bathroom was at work until I started my Gender Journey and had reason to use it regularly.
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
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oopsie doodles your actions have blinded your toddler and killed his baby cousin. a perfectly avoidable situation but you did your own research. sure you directly killed one baby and maimed your own but you're a good person. a superspreader? countless deaths? not your fault. a good person
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 PM
oopsie doodles your actions have blinded your toddler and killed his baby cousin. a perfectly avoidable situation but you did your own research. sure you directly killed one baby and maimed your own but you're a good person. a superspreader? countless deaths? not your fault. a good person