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I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:

submitted 61 days ago • 67 comments

So what happens when the Oval Office's response boils down to "lol, we deported them anyway and screw you"? We can't keep counting on these 5-4 splits in the USSC...

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Have any of my chums used Scrivener for writing an RPG campaign? How'd it work for you?

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Guess who got fired by Ketamine Caligula yesterday? Guess who's looking for class-action suits to join, today?

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment

I spent the weekend mostly avoiding reality and it was lovely. I met some new people, got started on reviving an old hobby and gave away a ton of old fabric bits and pieces to a newbie costumer who needed some help. Mondays, however, continue to suck.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

submitted 105 days ago • 917 comments

Late last night, with about 15 minutes notice to the Union, the NLRB’s HR sent an email adopting the terms of the forked-up resignation scam. HR also provided us a contract that appears to be drafted by AI or LegalZoom. As labor lawyers, we’re happy to go over this in detail. 🧵

submitted 105 days ago • 17 comments

I've never seen the 1985 film "Clue", and I could do with some comic relief, so... Cues it up

submitted 106 days ago • 2 comments

The efforts to protect immigrants through collective solidarity are having an impact: Trump “Border Czar” Tom Homan has already said that Know Your Rights education is “making it very difficult” to arrest people.

submitted 106 days ago • 6 comments

US wage-earners: Download (and print out) your latest social security report. In case something "happens" to the data. Related: put a freeze on your acounts at all of the credit bureaux, ASAP.

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

Hi all, We’re still here at OPM. We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building. Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.

submitted 107 days ago • 1158 comments

I'm feeling a little under the weather and want reeeeeally bad food to cheer myself up with. Like, Pot Noodle level bad. Must be a salt thing.

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

I don't usually have much time for methodists, but these guys apparently have a sense of humor.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

National Democratic organizers have the perfect catchy slogan right now: "Trump took it." It's the new answer to anything anyone complains about. "Trump took it. He cut everything. Trump took it." Catchy. Dullard-oriented. People who can't mentally process "policy" can process it.

submitted 118 days ago • 55 comments

I Ching time! No. 32 (Duration/Persistence), changing to No. 2 (Receptive/Willing to Follow) That's a pretty emphatic reminder to stick to the plan, but keep an ear to the ground at the same time. A high likelihood of success if eyes are kept on the prize, albeit without blinkers.

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

You know I'm desperate for distractions when I resort to scrubbing the stove. And the range hood. And the sink...

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Groundwork is being laid for what I'm calling "Operation Ejector Seat". I hope I won't have to go through with it. But, as they say: hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

Justice Dept Freezes All Cases In Civil Rights Division (gift article at WaPi) wapo.st/3WtIasi

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Which US govt org is being dismantled today?

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

...and today, the DoD is being purged of anyone who gives a sh*t about Ukraine. Sigh.

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered that officials overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across federal agencies be placed on leave.

submitted 119 days ago • 112 comments

The ultimate goal is to eliminate civil rights law entirely. They are for neo apartheid to ensure white male control of the US.

submitted 119 days ago • 38 comments

El*n threw a goddamn sieg heil at the pre-inauguration hoedown. I just can't even with this fucking timeline.

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment

I can't articulate the dread I'm feeling re: the immediate future and the next four years.

submitted 121 days ago • 2 comments

The idea that a president can issue an executive order that overrides Congress, while it may be appealing to everyone who wants TikTok back and agrees that the TikTok ban is a first amendment violation, is actually illegal dictator shit

submitted 122 days ago • 116 comments

TODAY’S EPISODE OF: WE FU*CKING WARNED YOU NYC firefighter unions that supported Trump and Republicans are furious at the House decision to strip funding for the 9/11 healthcare program.

submitted 148 days ago • 2153 comments

Teenaged me enjoyed Twin Peaks when it aired, but I haven't watched it since (despite my mad, desperate crush on Kyle MacLachlan). I heard iffy reviews of Fire Walk With Me, but would it be required viewing before tackling The Return?

submitted 122 days ago • 2 comments

I've seen it suggested that we all watch David Lynch movies on inauguration day. I'm cool with that.

submitted 123 days ago • 2 comments

Jesus wept.

submitted 123 days ago • 1 comment

Just got the updated numbers on the cost for a spouse visa in the UK. It's the best part of £5,000 And that's before paying the extra £1,000 to get a response in 3-4 weeks (otherwise you're looking at 6-7 months) And that's assuming one doesn't pay for any legal assistance. For a 28-month visa

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

Further proof that life after death isn't a thing: Terry Pratchett hasn't risen from the grave to smack the crap out of A Certain Author.

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

At least 11 librarians in LA lost their homes in the LA Fires. A thread of their gofundmes:

submitted 128 days ago • 12 comments

*I have a set of I Ching tiles I’ve made which, when drawn from a bag (and returned before the next draw) replicates the same percentages as using yarrow stalks. But it’s way more portable than yarrow. Look up "sixteen beads" method of casting the hexagrams, if you're curious. (3/3)

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

Boiled down: the outcome was “Breathe. Be honest with yourself. Talk to experts whenever possible.” Lots of reference to water eroding something huge into something smaller. Which is usually good advice at any time of life. But, ok, msg received. A consultation with an expert is scheduled (2/n)

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

Teetering on the precipice of BIG changes, I reached for my bag of I Ching tiles* because while I don’t believe in magic, I do believe that sometimes, a set of symbols and a bit of focused thinking can help you better understand what’s going on. (1/x)

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

If you have used an immigration attorney to help you navigate the UK spouse visa process POST-BREXIT and are willing to share their deets, please let me know. My research has hit a point where I should invest in an hour's consultation, rather than relying on Reddit.

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

A lifelong friend of mine shared some wonderful news yesterday that has my heart so full of joy for them, that I want to shout it from the rooftops. But it's not my news to share and so I have to settle for squeeing to myself and wallowing in dopamine-by-proxy.

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments