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"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Writer, former journalist, wife, mom, ASU alum. Likes: words, equity, democracy, and Disneyland She/Her 📍Anaheim
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When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine. It's the same court and lawyers.

Meanwhile, in Fiji 🤨 I'm not posting today's promo 'cuz it contains a pinky promise I don't think will be honored 😄 #LoveIslandUSA 🫶🏝🇺🇸

COULD YOU DO IT? Risking major brain-freeze, thru-hikers on the famed Appalachian Trail battle a different, traditional challenge in Pennsylvania - eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

Fuerza responds to scenes where alleged ICE enforcement is reported. If officers are indeed with ICE, they hit record and spread the word. They also speak directly with those being detained. They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N

This is exactly why I do this gag endlessly. The internet makes us want to correct everyone all the time, without context, without awareness, and without curiosity. It’s a bad habit, we all do it. It’s not about accuracy, it is about shutting people down, even experts in their field.

L.A. TACO has confirmed that Adrian Andrew Martinez, the 20yr-old US citizen taken by federal agents while working at Walmart in Pico Rivera, is being held at the federal building in downtown L.A. ~ Aisha Wallace-Palomares reporting.

BREAKING: The mother of a U.S. citizen taken into custody during a chaotic immigration enforcement interaction in a retail parking lot Tuesday is pleading for answers as her son remains unaccounted for nearly 24 hours later. www.calonews.com/com...

L.A. Taco has confirmed with the family of 20yr old Adrian Andrew Martinez, who was taken by ICE while working at Walmart in Pico Rivera, is a US citizen who was speaking up for his coworker that was detained. ~ @eltragon.bsky.social

"Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted to knowingly distributing ketamine and acting without medical reasoning, according to the plea deal with federal prosecutors filed Monday." Doctor charged in the drug-overdose death of Matthew Perry agreed to plead guilty to 4 felony charges for distributing ketamine

The scariest part about Lander being arrested is that we can all see what happened. We can hear him asking to see a warrant and not resisting. We can all see a bunch of guys without badges wearing masks arresting him. It's scary because we can see it all and they don't even care.

Congressional Republicans can put an immediate stop to this at any time.

i planted a quarter last summer

In an absolutely barbaric move, the Trump administration is officially cutting off specialized 988 suicide prevention support for LGBTQ+ youth. This is murder. From NPR: "SAMHSA announced Tuesday it was ending these specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth on July 17."

Whole lot of people saying “she must resign” who should be saying “I am introducing articles of impeachment.”

😮🔥 Come for Pedro, Joaquin, and Emma —stay for a seriously excellent trailer 🍿🍿 Eddington drops 7/18

Hey, Pedro #5 is The Daily Show's lighting designer! 😃👏 George Gountas chats with Jon about his newfound celebrity, and sends out a plea for Pedro Pascal to meet his wife 😄

This audience member might have just broken Jon #AfterTheCut

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

Meanwhile, in Fiji 😮😏🙄💥👏 "Someone will be leaving the island tonight" ~Ariana Madix #LoveIslandUSA 🫶🏝🇺🇸

Co-owner Wim Shih said the idea behind the Pedro Pascal lookalike contest was to bring a smile to folks during troubled times. “There’s just so much sadness in the world right now, and we wanted to be a bit of sunshine today amidst all that,” Shih said. 😊 nypost.com/2025/06/15/u...

Mando? Joel? Oberyn? 😄

These photos make my heart sing.

And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.

Here are my top 10 protest dogs! youtu.be/lgOtg-BeV6E

This would be a summer blockbuster on par with Barbie

Meanwhile, in Fiji 💗💗💗💥 Huda: Iris, can I pull you please? #LoveIslandUSA

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.