Kirsten 👻
@zesties.bsky.social
Learning Experience Designer 👩🎨 🖥️
Elder Emo 🖤
Central Oregon 🌲
Crochet enthusiast 🧶
Writing a book 📕
I’m awkward because I’m on the spectrum, Susan.
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Elder Emo 🖤
Central Oregon 🌲
Crochet enthusiast 🧶
Writing a book 📕
I’m awkward because I’m on the spectrum, Susan.
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Kirsten 👻
@zesties.bsky.social
· Jan 9
a cartoon of spongebob and a fish in a classroom asking can i be excused for the rest of my life
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob and a fish in a classroom asking can i be excused for the rest of my life
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I maintain that there is a SpongeBob gif or meme for every occasion. Like this one. This is how I feel about being an American right now. I’m exhausted, heartbroken, and everything feels pretty useless. I’d like to be excused.
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Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
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This is becoming a dangerous game—our branches of government exist for checks and balances. Judges should not be individually targeted for doing their job. Evidence is being presented to judges, and they are making their rulings accordingly.
February 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is becoming a dangerous game—our branches of government exist for checks and balances. Judges should not be individually targeted for doing their job. Evidence is being presented to judges, and they are making their rulings accordingly.
If you haven’t read Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor yet, you’re missing out. It’s sooo good 📕 📚
February 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you haven’t read Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor yet, you’re missing out. It’s sooo good 📕 📚
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Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem
February 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem
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A Republican congressman just introduced a bill to abolish OSHA and get rid of federal safety protections for workers.
Remind me— wasn’t it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?
Remind me— wasn’t it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?
February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A Republican congressman just introduced a bill to abolish OSHA and get rid of federal safety protections for workers.
Remind me— wasn’t it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?
Remind me— wasn’t it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?
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Call the US government today, flood the lines and apply maximum pressure.
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Call the US government today, flood the lines and apply maximum pressure.
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
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Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.
February 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
Why is no one stopping this? What is HAPPENING 😬
Elon Musk’s staffers have gained unauthorized access to sensitive government employee data by installing a server at the OPM. They now have access to USAJOBS, the federal hiring portal where applicants submit personal details such as Social Security numbers, home addresses, and employment histories.
February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Why is no one stopping this? What is HAPPENING 😬
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
Just a friendly reminder that, in addition to the doom, there is still more good in the world than not. This is a reminder to myself btw.
January 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just a friendly reminder that, in addition to the doom, there is still more good in the world than not. This is a reminder to myself btw.
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Footage from last year is now resurfacing of Trump promising to “end inflation” starting on “day one.”
— Egg prices are up.
— Gas prices are up.
— He is promising tariffs that will raise prices even more.
— Egg prices are up.
— Gas prices are up.
— He is promising tariffs that will raise prices even more.
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Footage from last year is now resurfacing of Trump promising to “end inflation” starting on “day one.”
— Egg prices are up.
— Gas prices are up.
— He is promising tariffs that will raise prices even more.
— Egg prices are up.
— Gas prices are up.
— He is promising tariffs that will raise prices even more.
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If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
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You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. If they attempt to enter your home or your workplace, ask for a warrant. Sometimes they will try to use other, non qualifying paperwork. They need a warrant.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. If they attempt to enter your home or your workplace, ask for a warrant. Sometimes they will try to use other, non qualifying paperwork. They need a warrant.
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
This is normal. Totally normal. I’m terrified for our future.
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is normal. Totally normal. I’m terrified for our future.
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale...
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This is the GOP’s long con on full display.
January 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is the GOP’s long con on full display.
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I’m upset about TikTok for two reasons:
1. A lot of talented people have temporarily, maybe permanently, lost their creative livelihoods
2. The government now has strong precedent that they can destroy any company simply because they don’t like it, even if it involves curtailing speech
1. A lot of talented people have temporarily, maybe permanently, lost their creative livelihoods
2. The government now has strong precedent that they can destroy any company simply because they don’t like it, even if it involves curtailing speech
January 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I’m upset about TikTok for two reasons:
1. A lot of talented people have temporarily, maybe permanently, lost their creative livelihoods
2. The government now has strong precedent that they can destroy any company simply because they don’t like it, even if it involves curtailing speech
1. A lot of talented people have temporarily, maybe permanently, lost their creative livelihoods
2. The government now has strong precedent that they can destroy any company simply because they don’t like it, even if it involves curtailing speech
I didn’t think this would actually make me so sad. But I’m sad. For so many reasons beyond just the loss of an app.
January 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I didn’t think this would actually make me so sad. But I’m sad. For so many reasons beyond just the loss of an app.
Watching the Hegseth hearing, and all I can definitively say is that I hate it here.
a man in a suit and tie is saying all i can do right now is put on a brave face
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying all i can do right now is put on a brave face
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January 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Watching the Hegseth hearing, and all I can definitively say is that I hate it here.
Dread. That’s it. That’s the mood today. Dread.
January 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Dread. That’s it. That’s the mood today. Dread.