Ash
@wilburn.lol
NB person into music, development, writing, and politics in no particular order | 23yo | from the Philly area | they/them
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Minneapolis had three of these within 17 days, so you'll need to be more specific with your headline.
"ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
"ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Minneapolis had three of these within 17 days, so you'll need to be more specific with your headline.
"ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
"ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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I feel like it's a good time to restate that my rapist was never prosecuted by the Republican DA at the time for Tarrant County in Texas, who served for 3 decades. In fact he had some of the lowest prosecution rates for SA and rape cases. Republicans have always defended rapists and predators.
The complete refusal from the Department of Justice and FBI to investigate the allegations in the Epstein Files and made by Epstein survivors is also proof of what victims everywhere go through every day when authority figures refuse to do anything about what happened to them
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I feel like it's a good time to restate that my rapist was never prosecuted by the Republican DA at the time for Tarrant County in Texas, who served for 3 decades. In fact he had some of the lowest prosecution rates for SA and rape cases. Republicans have always defended rapists and predators.
Power Query is simultaneously very magical and good at what it does and also my personal nemesis, much like Excel as a whole tbh.
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Power Query is simultaneously very magical and good at what it does and also my personal nemesis, much like Excel as a whole tbh.
lol. lmao. this happening against the backdrop of me literally still recovering from a bad bout of the flu + a secondary bacterial infection is super amazing. the trump admin wants us to fucking die.
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lol. lmao. this happening against the backdrop of me literally still recovering from a bad bout of the flu + a secondary bacterial infection is super amazing. the trump admin wants us to fucking die.
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If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
one of the v. frustrating things about being mentally ill to the degree i am is watching someone who's awful (unrelated to any speculated mental health crisis) clearly be going through a mental health crisis and people cracking jokes about it and/or acting like it's somehow deserved.
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
one of the v. frustrating things about being mentally ill to the degree i am is watching someone who's awful (unrelated to any speculated mental health crisis) clearly be going through a mental health crisis and people cracking jokes about it and/or acting like it's somehow deserved.
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Hey Chuck, I know the Baileys. They are solidly on board with abolishing ICE at this point. Eileen is driving her friend Luisa's mom to chemo and calls me up to say she's just aghast at how scared she is.
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hey Chuck, I know the Baileys. They are solidly on board with abolishing ICE at this point. Eileen is driving her friend Luisa's mom to chemo and calls me up to say she's just aghast at how scared she is.
not going to like, pretend to understand Minnesota politics but this seems like such a fucking stupid ass idea when your populace is v. clearly against ICE's actions and continues to actively and vocally demonstrate against the horrors being committed.
The head of the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association and border czar Tom Homan are negotiating a deal for county jails to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
Minnesota sheriffs group, border czar Tom Homan negotiating blueprint for federal drawdown
Documents obtained by the Star Tribune show how county jails would give access to ICE agents, a key demand Homan has made to decrease the number of federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM
not going to like, pretend to understand Minnesota politics but this seems like such a fucking stupid ass idea when your populace is v. clearly against ICE's actions and continues to actively and vocally demonstrate against the horrors being committed.
This is not actually the commonsense solution. The commonsense solution is taking a very major recent change that has wreaked havoc on people in the US, and undoing it when it turns out the change did not help towards any reasonable aims.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This is not actually the commonsense solution. The commonsense solution is taking a very major recent change that has wreaked havoc on people in the US, and undoing it when it turns out the change did not help towards any reasonable aims.
one of the genuinely exhausting things about being already chronically ill is when i get sick in a "normal" way (e.g. the flu like i currently have) it is also a crisis that could hospitalize me
February 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
one of the genuinely exhausting things about being already chronically ill is when i get sick in a "normal" way (e.g. the flu like i currently have) it is also a crisis that could hospitalize me
As someone who works in business ops right now, I'm REALLY glad to see someone break down opex/capex in simple words for ppl. It's niche and kinda the least important part of the video, but people really fundamentally seem to misunderstand/have no understanding of how businesses think collectively.
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
As someone who works in business ops right now, I'm REALLY glad to see someone break down opex/capex in simple words for ppl. It's niche and kinda the least important part of the video, but people really fundamentally seem to misunderstand/have no understanding of how businesses think collectively.
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The way Biden and his party treated Omar and Rashida Tlaib was reprehensible. Openly contemptuous and racist.
January 28, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The way Biden and his party treated Omar and Rashida Tlaib was reprehensible. Openly contemptuous and racist.
Moynihan is probably one of the singular most hostile architectures I've run into in my travels. Legit seating is a luxury there (you either have to have lounge access via Acela/Business class or get lucky and find a spot in the small seating area for ticketed passengers)
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Moynihan is probably one of the singular most hostile architectures I've run into in my travels. Legit seating is a luxury there (you either have to have lounge access via Acela/Business class or get lucky and find a spot in the small seating area for ticketed passengers)
this is insanely local but this is literally what the GCL (proposed local rail line) opposition sounds like.
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 AM
this is insanely local but this is literally what the GCL (proposed local rail line) opposition sounds like.
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May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies.
May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.
This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs.
Vaccinate your pets please.
May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.
This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs.
Vaccinate your pets please.
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies.
May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.
This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs.
Vaccinate your pets please.
May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.
This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs.
Vaccinate your pets please.
Seasonal reminder that US law is and has been so captured by the rich that if there is a massive safety issue/emergency (e.g. once in a lifetime storm), your employer can fire you for not risking life and limb to commute to work under federal law, and most states are not any better.
January 22, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Seasonal reminder that US law is and has been so captured by the rich that if there is a massive safety issue/emergency (e.g. once in a lifetime storm), your employer can fire you for not risking life and limb to commute to work under federal law, and most states are not any better.
TIL that Parson Brown is not a specific person lmao
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 AM
TIL that Parson Brown is not a specific person lmao
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
calling the concentration camps Trump and co-conspirators have set up "facilities" is... deeply disturbing. I have 0 expectations that the media (either out of genuine collaboration or attempts to avoid getting attacked) are going to accurately report anymore, but c'mon.
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
calling the concentration camps Trump and co-conspirators have set up "facilities" is... deeply disturbing. I have 0 expectations that the media (either out of genuine collaboration or attempts to avoid getting attacked) are going to accurately report anymore, but c'mon.
fun fact that bluesky "public benefit" LLC does not have to verify government accounts or allow them on the app. i'd argue that they actually have a trust and safety reason to NOT do so. however, i would be arguing with leadership who probably secretly voted for trump.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 AM
fun fact that bluesky "public benefit" LLC does not have to verify government accounts or allow them on the app. i'd argue that they actually have a trust and safety reason to NOT do so. however, i would be arguing with leadership who probably secretly voted for trump.
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Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
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Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
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in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
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Newsom says whatever he thinks the guy in front of him wants to hear and yes that also means all those funny meme social media posts y'all love.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Newsom says whatever he thinks the guy in front of him wants to hear and yes that also means all those funny meme social media posts y'all love.