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zach silberberg @zachsilberberg.bsky.social · 11h

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11h

And that’s a resounding NO on putting sexual predators back into positions of power!

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 11h

MAMDANI!!!!

Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this! It’s really helpful to read something that contextualizes this research, after seeing a couple of news articles about it

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"

apnews.com/article/chic...

Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.

apnews.com

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 2d

My husband says that it’s also a bit like living with the impenetrable whims of the Presger. Toddlers! They’re beyond the limits of human understanding

Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 2d

Having a toddler is sort of like living with Anaander Mianaai in that she definitely sees herself as the emperor of the known universe

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 2d

My toddler has only figured out the pronoun “she” and refers to everyone that way, like a good Radchaai citizen #ancillaryjustice

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 3d

Every penny you give us will go to sustaining The Flytrap and reprinting curated articles of Bitch Media! We are giving 15% off to new subscribers--a bargain to help us archive feminist content! f.mtr.cool/ljfhcuksly

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Cranberry Queer Ari wants Łink freed for the holidays @raantuva.blacksky.app · 3d

This magazine literally formed 90% of my personality in my early 20s. I learned SO MUCH theory from this publication.

The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 3d

Every penny you give us will go to sustaining The Flytrap and reprinting curated articles of Bitch Media! We are giving 15% off to new subscribers--a bargain to help us archive feminist content! f.mtr.cool/ljfhcuksly

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 4d

It should be illegal for a meeting to last longer than an hour

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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 5d

Help is on the way for families who rely on SNAP/WIC benefits to help feed their families: the
DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 5d

Dozens of people sounded off against MPD's cooperation with ICE during a D.C. Council on Thursday, but it's unclear what lawmakers will be able to do about it. My rundown on the hearing: 51st.news/dc-council-h...

D.C. residents speak out against MPD’s work with ICE at D.C. Council

Local cooperation with immigration enforcement has become a flash point since the federal surge in D.C.

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 5d

I think about this post all the time. ALL THE TIME. When I get my hands on The Vitamin, it's over for you folks.

Screenshot from Tumblr.
User cordeliaflyte: My deepest darkest fantasy is that I collapse on the street and I am rushed to the hospital. They perform a bunch of tests and find out I am severely deficient in some kind of vitamin. Then I start taking the vitamin and I become the happiest cleverest person alive because all my problems were caused by this one deficiency.
User caracalliope: Moreover, everyone gathers around to be tremulously compassionate and discreetly admiring: all this time, you lacked the Vitamin? And yet you persevered?

Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 5d

A boss who calls on weekends but respects work life balance! What bullshit! If you call me while I'm with my kid, you don't get points for acting like I can call you back later.

Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

For folks with extra time to volunteer or spare cash to donate, @thrive-dc.bsky.social is an INCREDIBLE organization that does amazing work helping people in the DC community with groceries, hot meals, showers, and tons of other services. They’re always looking for volunteers!

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Thrive DC @thrive-dc.bsky.social · Jul 22

🗣️ The Thrive DC Merch Store is officially live, and you’re invited to show your support in style!

Every purchase supports our programs that provide meals, referrals, support groups, and a pathway to stability for people experiencing homelessness in DC.

Shop now: thrivedc.printful.me

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smallest church @smallestchurch.bsky.social · 6d

lotta people saying to donate to food banks which is great, but if that’s not available to you, often they are desperate for volunteers! shifts can be short, a few hours when you’re free, doing stuff like sorting boxes, making sandwiches, or delivering meals, depending on the org

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

That experience made it concrete for me, to see cases of 15 dozen eggs for instance, and realize that if I donated directly to them, they could get way more than if I bought groceries and brought them in myself. Give money to your local food bank if you can! And give out treats on Halloween.

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

This is exactly right. As Amy says, food banks can stretch a dollar much further than you can at the grocery store anyway. I had the opportunity to interview the chef at a soup kitchen once for a project, and he told me how much food they could buy from suppliers for much less than retail--

Amy Colleen (sewistwrites) @amycolleen.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote something about why handing out Ramen and Easy Mac on Halloween is performative at best and insidiously anti-welfare at worst. amycolleen.medium.com/no-kid-wants...

No Kid Wants Ramen For Halloween

Please put your money where hungry mouths are.

amycolleen.medium.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6d

As I've said many times, you can't build the mass deportation apparatus without first building the police state apparatus.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

This is an amazing story that I’d never heard before, thank you for boosting!

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

Obviously this is racist and evil, but there’s also just something very stupid about the idea of being mad that when new neighbors move in next door, they’re people you don’t already know. That’s how moving into a new home works!

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 6d

I like the idea of a radical re-phoneticization (?) of English, just for fun.

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Katie @katiege.bsky.social · 7d

It definitely does NOT feel safe to call 911 in DC, but there are times when there is no alternative. When you've witnessed an assault and the victim is bleeding, you have to call 911 to try to get them medical help right away. But the response from emergency services can make things so much worse.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 7d

"When we call 911, who will respond? Is it safe to call 911? Why are calls for clarity and transparency going unanswered? These are the questions that are asked when lines are blurred [between MPD and federal agents]," says ANC Commissioner Miguel Trindade Deramo. "Public trust is eroded."