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Queer, auDHD crisis counselor, showgirl, & librarian working in tech. Whimsical goth, tarot reader. Novice birder, animal lover. Absurdity appreciator. 3+ years into Long Covid. Helene made me a climate refugee. No one is free until we all are.
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Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University and green card holder, has been detained by ICE because of his speech. Ideas are not illegal and dissent is not grounds for deportation. Free Mohsen.

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

Could anyone here possibly get me in touch with Mr. Baratz?

Gov. DeSantis says a bill that would make university presidential searches more public would "kneecap" his reforms, like the installation of his former lieutenant governor to lead FIU in Miami. Public accountability is a good thing.

I love how he completely overlooks all the cuts the farmers have taken at his hands. The gutting of USAID alone has cut over $2 billion in funding to farmers, that's not including the cuts to USDA, not to mention the tariffs on fertilizer from Canada. His policies have hit the farmers the hardest.

who among us does not remember how europe was so dead set on invading iraq?

When you’ve lost the DAILY MAIL

Scoop: DOGE now controls how grant opportunities get posted across government. DOGE engineer removed users’ permissions to post to Grants-dot-gov without telling them. Now requests flow thru DOGE-controlled mailbox. with @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social + @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

FOX NEWS IS NAZI NEWS

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

I was labeled as Mount Rainier, but I’m really known as - təqʷuʔmaʔ, təqʷuʔbəd, təqʷuʔbəʔ, taqʷuʔma, təqubəd, təqʷubəʔ, t(xʷ)xʷaq’ʷ. These are just SOME of the names that our ancestors used to reference our beloved mountain 🏔️ Mountains are sacred spaces. Treat them as such. ✨ 🌍 👁️

IRS out here being a fucking pick me.

Between this absolute milkjug and the Measles King, my disabled/chronically ill ass is as good as dead. Now it's really a question of whether I'll be taken to a concentration camp first.

They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.

It says the Sun revolves around the Earth.

☹️ this is our world right now

COVID didn't "turn out fine." Over 1 million people died in just the US. People are still dying. 100s of thousands of people are still dealing with the effects of Long COVID. And the entire country lost its shit and is still unwell. Tariffs will not "turn out fine." Effects will be experienced.

DOGE Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on reducing federal property. All they said was “fire sale” this, “fire sale” that. Meanwhile, they’re lighting all of this s**t on fire — while their incompetent leader wastes millions of taxpayer dollars golfing, all while steering us towards a recession.

Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

he did this just *after* going to the funeral of an 8 year old girl. he walks away from where the hearse is idling and immediately starts hyping this stuff again. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Reminder: We are not at war with Venezuela. The people deported are not enemies. The law in question should not apply. Among the most dangerous aspects of the SCOTUS ruling is the idea that the president and his people have the right to arbitrarily determine who our enemies are.

I want to point this out because it's easy to miss this detail: SCOTUS's ruling on the Alien Enemies Act is so horrifically bad that 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁.

The US is basically 1930s Germany except with right wing podcasters taking selfies while participating in human rights violations.

“When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave US universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

President Sheinbaum is going to have to put some white dudes in their places.

daily reminder to get your library card. ITS LIBRARY WEEK, FOR GODS SAKE

Even a broken clock is right twice a day? I'm sure he was forced into this endorsement, likely to avoid liability for the deaths. #PSA All adults should ask their doctors to draw #titers to see whether they have #immunity from previous #vaccinations. Covid causes immune #amnesia.

All my #NorthCarolina friends & neighbors, please check to see if your #vote for Judge Allison Riggs is being challenged. If it is, you can update your voter registration and avoid having your vote purged. Do it now before the #disenfranchisement is allowed to proceed.

NEW: The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-corrup...

Just got a note from one of my (many) Alma Maters ASU - they are doubling down on inclusivity in order to tackle the urgent global problems we're facing - climate, social justice, health outcomes - to be of greater service and of greater value to democracy. Nice to hear it.

FYI

On April 10, 1925, a young writer published his 3rd novel – a commercial & critical disappointment about a man passing for white 100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon... And how "The Great Gatsby" became white

The people are awake. The people are angry. And the people are organized. 📍 Chicago, Illinois #HANDSOFF

CHICAGO…

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

The autistic urge to draft messages 20+ times, because some drafts don’t sound warm enough, some contain so many niceties they sound sarcastic, you want to include the elusive ‘right’ amount of detail, and you need to iron out any ambiguities so it’s 100% clear what you mean.

Gaza health ministry says 1,163 killed since Israel resumed strikes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-health-ministry-says-1163-killed-israel-resumed-strikes

“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’” My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’. I bring receipts:

DOGE is trying to claim the $500 million real estate assets of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote. If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.

Silence equals death. It was true in the 80s. It is true today. We are seeing massive silencing pressure across health, science, and history. We need a new Silence Equals Death movement.