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Yhsla Lee
@yzziepants.bsky.social
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Whiteness is a cult which is killing America.

Haole - Antifa - Gadfly - they/them - I'm not why you're angry.

(It's pronounced Ihz-LAH. "Ihz-" like the English word "is," "-LAH" like "do re mi fa so LA ti do." Yes, it's my real name. My dad made it up.)
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Yhsla Lee @yzziepants.bsky.social · Apr 18
Whiteness is a lie perpetuated by authoritarian capitalists to divide the working class and make us easier to subjugate. The reason whiteness is so toxic is because it is fundamentally rootless. Whiteness is nothing but cultural bleach. It's not healthy to drink bleach. #AntiRacist #Antifa
yzziepants.bsky.social
My girl's got a hard life.
A tuxedo cat getting pets while laying on a thick pet bed. Their eyes are closed and their whiskers are extended. A tuxedo cat getting pets while laying on a thick pet bed. Their eyes are closed and their whiskers are extended. WITH TEEFS. A tuxedo cat getting pets while laying on a thick pet bed. Their eyes are closed and their whiskers are extended. Their mouth is slightly open. Their full body can be seen, with a statue of Bastet visible in the background.
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Relistening to Behind the Bastards episodes has become my current comfort activity.
A photo of a cute miniature border collie, laying on a soft and fuzzy blanket on a couch in a brightly lit living room. Behind the dog are some plants, a blue and white rug on a wooden floor, a TV, and a lampshade. The dog is giving a doggy smile, with their mouth open and tongue lolling out. Their eyes are open wide and bright. Their ears are perked. Their paws are neatly folded in front of them because they are a very good doggy. (Photo credit, Sophie Rae Lichterman.)
January 31, 2026 at 1:59 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22d
state-sponsored child trafficking
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 23d
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Are Dugongs the Capybaras of the sea?

Image credit: Jean-Paul Cassez, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
An underwater photo of a Dugong, floating with their head up and tail down, surrounded by two different species of fishy friends. The Dugong looks chill, with their front flippers at their sides and their mouth slightly open.
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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greybunny.bsky.social
The ordeal of autism: Lipstick Lover is a hot as hell song that comes up frequently on my brain jukebox.. but the thought of lipstick marks on my neck makes my skin crawl.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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joelhs.bsky.social
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless. The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence. ICE isn’t that. Not even close. ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse. You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do. But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize. In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses. That difference matters. Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with. And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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aclu.org
The University of Arkansas rescinded a job offer for Emily Suski, a prospective law school dean, after she signed an amicus brief in our Supreme Court case supporting a transgender teen banned from playing sports.

State officials can't punish public employees for their opinions and legal advocacy.
Arkansas Rescinds Choice of Law School Dean Over Transgender Stance
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
yzziepants.bsky.social
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but Church appears to have turned into a CATerpillar.
A photo of a tuxedo cat laying on their side on a pet bed. Their back is facing the camera and none of their appendages can be seen. They are very comfy.
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
To quote a lawyer friend of mine on this subject: "Imagine the ABSOLUTE CHAOS if we did due process and obeyed Rule of Law." You know, compared to the currently peaceful and orderly conduct of ICE. 🙄🤬

abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...
January 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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atrupar.com
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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msshai.bsky.social
Top of the charts at my house today
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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sarahlazare.bsky.social
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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k-hermit.com
A hermit crab taxi carrying a blue sea slug!
It’s an adorable traffic jam 🐚✨️
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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thebulwark.com
"Ultimately, the incident has proved a boon to her career. Nezza is suddenly everywhere." A lot of people like standing up. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48X3cq1
Defiance in a Time of Cowardice
She sang the national anthem in Spanish as deportation forces assaulted L.A. Now she’s headed to Sundance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Daily reminder, GENERAL STRIKE!

Furthermore, ICE must be abolished.

#GeneralStrike #GeneralStrikeUS #AbolishICE #UniversalHealthcare #LivingWageForAll #WorkingClass
A text based meme. Black text on a white background reads "Start demanding nationalized healthcare, living wages, jobs guarantee, housing for all & new economic system based on collective ownership. Fight for everything & we may get something. Fight for watered down moderate policies & we get the capitalist oligarchy we have right now."
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
We've started watching One Piece. (On episode 103, almost 1/10th of the way through. 😭😅) The correlation to Journey to the West is obvious, so I wonder - If Luffy is a Sun Wu Kong analogue, who is the Tripitaka analogue? Is there one?

Picture of Chopper because Chopper is best boy.
An illustration of the character Chopper, from the anime One Piece. Chopper is a humanoid reindeer character and is shown in his small humanoid form. He is seen from the head up, with a brown furry face, blue nose, big eyes, and even bigger grin. He is wearing a red top hat and blue t-shirt, his front hooves can be seen at the bottom of the frame as he holds his arms up. Behind him we can see some sailboat rigging and a blue sky filled with a couple fluffy white clouds.
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Can anyone help with this? Perhaps the reporting on this is in a different language than English, and that's why I missed it?
yzziepants.bsky.social Yhsla Lee @yzziepants.bsky.social · Dec 27
Are there any articles talking about Hamas calling for an ICC investigation into 10/7? I've tried searching for it, and even the independent news papers I follow (like the Independent and the Bulwark) don't seem to be reporting on it.
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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greybunny.bsky.social
Has the Cat Distribution System passed you by? Do you have room in your home and heart for a middle age outside cat? Jack's around 6-7 and really needs a home. He's friendly and gets along with other cats great, and really needs a warm home and a bit of vet love. If you're in the SeaTac area, hmu.
Jack the orange tom enjoying some head scritches. Jack and fellow community cat, new orange and white arrival Creamsicle, happily chowing down side by side. Jack again, dining alone. He's a pretty solid boy for being an outside vet with a bum leg. Jack enjoying more scritches.
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Two years ago I saw this gurkenbaum photo, and I was inspired to make a song to go with it.

(To the tune of O Tannenbaum, obviously.) 🥒🧵 (1/4)
A photograph of a small Christmas tree made of pickles and sprigs of dill, with a small cardboard star at the top. The tree is displayed on a dining table as a centerpiece decoration for a holiday party. The tree is in the foreground, on a round, light brown woven mat. In the background are other woven mats, some cut crystal wine glasses, and strings of lights.
December 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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mikedrucker.bsky.social
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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markjacob.bsky.social
To me, the Christmas message is that we should care for the needy and vulnerable. I don't understand people who think it means we should smash the car windows of immigrants, tear-gas neighborhoods and zip-tie children.
May federal agents lose their masks and find their souls.
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
yzziepants.bsky.social
"And all that believed were together, and had all things in common; and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need." Acts 2:44

#GeneralStrike #GeneralStrikeUS #AbolishICE #ActsOfTheApostles #JesusWasWorkingClass #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
yzziepants.bsky.social
Daily reminder, GENERAL STRIKE!
Furthermore, ICE must be abolished.

#GeneralStrike #GeneralStrikeUs #AbolishICE #JesusChrist #MerryChristmas #TakeUpYourCross #WorkingClass #JesusWasWorkingClass
December 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Dec 25
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
Mr. Trump has not chosen nominees for a number of vacant ambassadorships in sub-Saharan Africa. Around the world, scores of U.S. embassies have vacant ambassador slots. In those cases, the deputy chief of mission, usually a career diplomat, is serving as the chief of mission. China has surpassed the United States in the number of diplomatic missions in the world, and maintains a consistent rotation of ambassadors through each one.
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM