VantineHarlow
@vantineharlow.bsky.social
I like silent and pre-code movies and Sailor Moon and unicorns.
Going with a stream of consciousness style of posting. Whatever I like at the moment.
Going with a stream of consciousness style of posting. Whatever I like at the moment.
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JFC I've heard that Fetterman is considering supporting the SAVE act. It's a disaster of a bill that would create sweeping disenfranchisement.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
JFC I've heard that Fetterman is considering supporting the SAVE act. It's a disaster of a bill that would create sweeping disenfranchisement.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
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Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
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"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
"Why can't we have a calm discussion about AI?"
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
Cuz the data centers are being built carelessly and at speed, polluting poor neighborhoods, cuz it's drinking my fucking aquifer, and cuz all my art and writing have been plagisrized while the worst assholes crow about my impending obsolescense...
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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...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Hey folks! Street Medics in Minneapolis have reached out to us asking for help boosting another wishlist!
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hey folks! Street Medics in Minneapolis have reached out to us asking for help boosting another wishlist!
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
Everything on this list is going straight to Columbia Heights.
(If you hate amazon, please visit www.standwithminnesota.com and find a different way to help! just help, that is what matters)
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When we win, we must take our children to the places we tear down. We must tell them what happened and how it happened. And teach them so that they learn not to do evil again.
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
When we win, we must take our children to the places we tear down. We must tell them what happened and how it happened. And teach them so that they learn not to do evil again.
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TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 10th:
#KindleDailyDeal on Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock
Mark your calendars, set a reminder!
a.co/d/07AUWgQF
#KindleDailyDeal on Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock
Mark your calendars, set a reminder!
a.co/d/07AUWgQF
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 10th:
#KindleDailyDeal on Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock
Mark your calendars, set a reminder!
a.co/d/07AUWgQF
#KindleDailyDeal on Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock
Mark your calendars, set a reminder!
a.co/d/07AUWgQF
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February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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For the #FebruArty theme of #flock... I have much much bird art but this is the only one that comes to mind that features multiple birds
#art #BirdArt #birds
#art #BirdArt #birds
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
For the #FebruArty theme of #flock... I have much much bird art but this is the only one that comes to mind that features multiple birds
#art #BirdArt #birds
#art #BirdArt #birds
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What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?
Puerto Rico's electricity crisis
In this episode, lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago discusses Puerto Rico's latest electricity crisis, as the island struggles to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. In the wake of Hurricane ...
www.volts.wtf
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?
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My furnace stopped working last night. Between the after-hours callout and the part he (thankfully) had on hand to fix it, that's $300 that I do not have. I'm disabled and barely making it each month as is. Any help or shares would be appreciated ❤️ www.paypal.com/paypalme/the...
#mutualaid
#mutualaid
February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My furnace stopped working last night. Between the after-hours callout and the part he (thankfully) had on hand to fix it, that's $300 that I do not have. I'm disabled and barely making it each month as is. Any help or shares would be appreciated ❤️ www.paypal.com/paypalme/the...
#mutualaid
#mutualaid
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NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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This is a great piece, both for laying out the stakes for art and history, and for making it clear that Donald Trump does not have the authority to destroy these piece and they can easily be saved if people pay attention, take action, and refuse to capitulate.
This is a wonderful piece of reportage and data-illustration by @jacobbogage.bsky.social in battered WaPo.
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
-See @timothynoah.bsky.social's ongoing work on this theme, eg newrepublic.com/article/2042...
-Seeing our shrunken, barely-there print Sunday WaPo was poignant, artifact from "before."
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This is a great piece, both for laying out the stakes for art and history, and for making it clear that Donald Trump does not have the authority to destroy these piece and they can easily be saved if people pay attention, take action, and refuse to capitulate.
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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So I heard we’re posting super bowls. Here’s a Fatimid lusterware bunny. Islamic lusterwares originate in Iraq to emulate the sheen of Chinese porcelain, but the combo with highly animated-looking Fatimid animal motifs is my favorite. He even has a little snack.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Bowl Depicting a Running Hare - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bowl with Eagle (63.178.1) and Bowl with Hare (64.261)The tenth and eleventh centuries under the Fatimid caliphate were times of prosperity in Egypt and the neighboring lands, when a burgeoning class ...
www.metmuseum.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So I heard we’re posting super bowls. Here’s a Fatimid lusterware bunny. Islamic lusterwares originate in Iraq to emulate the sheen of Chinese porcelain, but the combo with highly animated-looking Fatimid animal motifs is my favorite. He even has a little snack.
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books.
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...
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And the thing that will have the most value for me is that people will see my name and know that a human being worked on this book and did her best to make it the best, and most meaningful, book she could.
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
And the thing that will have the most value for me is that people will see my name and know that a human being worked on this book and did her best to make it the best, and most meaningful, book she could.
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I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
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This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.