Thistle313
@thistle313.bsky.social
Retired librarian; Detroiter
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Trump is a massive liar but in a way that makes people think, as George Carlin said about Bill Clinton, that he's "honest about being completely full of shit."
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Trump is a massive liar but in a way that makes people think, as George Carlin said about Bill Clinton, that he's "honest about being completely full of shit."
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This is the thing. Even if magically things become affordable, DISAPPEARING PEOPLE IS BAD
Makes me feel absolutely fucking insane when you feckless losers just keep posting about grocery prices. I can buy 18 eggs for $5 at my overpriced Manhattan grocery store, so what now bitch.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This is the thing. Even if magically things become affordable, DISAPPEARING PEOPLE IS BAD
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There's a guide I read at some point for writers about how to not use this shit, and one of the points it makes is that you can just use a word that describes the ACTUAL behavior.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
I will never for my entire life understand why people are so fucking hostile to the idea that a word they use is violent against disabled people and they shouldn’t say it
We remove racial slurs from our vocabulary easily. Slurs against disabled people are no different, you’re just lazy and ableist
We remove racial slurs from our vocabulary easily. Slurs against disabled people are no different, you’re just lazy and ableist
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
There's a guide I read at some point for writers about how to not use this shit, and one of the points it makes is that you can just use a word that describes the ACTUAL behavior.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
The actual description of what they do is never the developmental slur that you want to use.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
CNN airs a compilation of escalating ICE aggression towards peaceful protesters.
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
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Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.
Just finished the final (for now?) Eric Carter novel by @stephenblackmoore.com - Cult Classic. Really enjoyed this whole series and the thought of not spending more time with Eric, Gabriela, and the rest of these characters.
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Just finished the final (for now?) Eric Carter novel by @stephenblackmoore.com - Cult Classic. Really enjoyed this whole series and the thought of not spending more time with Eric, Gabriela, and the rest of these characters.
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The government pays companies to replace human workers with AI.
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The government pays companies to replace human workers with AI.
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
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something big is happening
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
something big is happening
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"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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I want these fuckers prosecuted. I will not vote for a candidate who shies away from this.
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I want these fuckers prosecuted. I will not vote for a candidate who shies away from this.
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that’s how you thread the affordability + ICE needle
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
that’s how you thread the affordability + ICE needle
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Dems need to start running right now on a platform of "This is what we are going to do to fix **all of this** and here's why each of our decisions conforms with established law and is informed by the evidence of recent misuse."
Democrats who want to abolish ice should start introducing legislation to roll back the creation of DHS. It was a specific post 9/11 law that combined previously extant functions into a single new department. Let’s start getting that model legislation out there. (Is it already?)
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Dems need to start running right now on a platform of "This is what we are going to do to fix **all of this** and here's why each of our decisions conforms with established law and is informed by the evidence of recent misuse."
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It’s not going to be enough to abolish ICE because there’s always going to be a law enforcement arm connected to immigration. We have to make sure that none of the people who are currently working for ICE are ever allowed to work in federal law enforcement in any capacity.
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It’s not going to be enough to abolish ICE because there’s always going to be a law enforcement arm connected to immigration. We have to make sure that none of the people who are currently working for ICE are ever allowed to work in federal law enforcement in any capacity.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
These books were quite well done!
Robin Hood--in SPACE! Season One of HOOD is $2.99USD in ebook until January 7 through these retailers. books2read.com/hoodseason1
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
These books were quite well done!
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This agent must face justice. But he should never have been in Minneapolis with a gun.
Kristi Noam, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump: they all have blood on their hands.
ICE is a murderous failure costing us billions of dollars.
#AbolishICE
Kristi Noam, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump: they all have blood on their hands.
ICE is a murderous failure costing us billions of dollars.
#AbolishICE
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This agent must face justice. But he should never have been in Minneapolis with a gun.
Kristi Noam, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump: they all have blood on their hands.
ICE is a murderous failure costing us billions of dollars.
#AbolishICE
Kristi Noam, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump: they all have blood on their hands.
ICE is a murderous failure costing us billions of dollars.
#AbolishICE
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Up and down, this whole thread is worth reading
The work of defeating fascism is not limited to defeating Trump. It is not going to be a one-and-done thing, and we should all know this now because WE DID IT ONCE and look where we are now!
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Up and down, this whole thread is worth reading
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This is so smart. This is SO smart.
If I’m tired, I’ll say, ‘My body needs a break, so I’m going to rest on the couch for a bit. You’re welcome to grab your toys and hang out near me.’
I’m naming my state, not handing them the responsibility.
I’m naming my state, not handing them the responsibility.
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This is so smart. This is SO smart.
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2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls better be writing this down. I would love to give my vote to whoever has the most aggressive “wipe every Trump executive order on day 1” platform
January 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls better be writing this down. I would love to give my vote to whoever has the most aggressive “wipe every Trump executive order on day 1” platform
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may your 2026 be magical and filled with more lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans people and queer people
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
may your 2026 be magical and filled with more lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans people and queer people