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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 15m

oh no

Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17m

see that's the thing
when the falange shows up you're supposed to fight them

www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus/sucesos/2025...

Al menos 17 detenidos en los disturbios por la concentración falangista en Gasteiz

Más de un centenar de jóvenes se ha enfrentado a la Ertzaintza en las inmediaciones de la plaza de la Provincia. Hay al menos 17 detenidos.

www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 1h

12-year-old Muammar met WCK teams when we were distributing fresh fruit at a Gazan school. He & his family have been displaced for 2 years. Muammar was immediately most excited to bring some fruit home to share: “I want to take it to my parents…we haven’t eaten fruit for a long time.” #ChefsForGaza

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 39m

watching andor and uh
could we be any more going through the absolute allegory
it's all the same, every time
it's so boring could we just not

a woman in a yellow dress is dancing in front of a disney+ logo

ALT: a woman in a yellow dress is dancing in front of a disney+ logo

media.tenor.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 1h

silk takes natural dyes really quickly and gratifyingly and so i am at risk of buying too many white-ish silk garments from vinted so i can dip and dip

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 1h

certain iberian women want a puffed sleeve on EveryThing.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 1h

"There is only one thing about the Irish famine that now seems truly anachronistic—millions of refugees were saved because other countries took them in. That, at least, would not happen now."

in which the new yorker makes me weep and gnash my teeth tho
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.

www.newyorker.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 2h

every time you see a sporting event
or people who work for government or the university
it's unvaryingly a variation on the same white person with brown hair and brown eyes who is 'local'
that's not for a lack of effort on the part of people who immigrate here ok

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 2h

there was an honduran restaurant in town for 2 weeks and i think about it every day.

the org that puts this on is good but as an american
i feel like treating people who are established here as eternal refugees is...not great?
the population is diverse but

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 2h

International food fest 2day. Wanted every balada from the Honduran table. Colombians had really tasty potato pepper empanadas. abichuelas dulces were had for the first time, and again, Argentines: thanks for the alfajores but why mate if no gib.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17h

Why does it take me until 11 p.m. to shrug off the fug of not being able to write tho

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17h

hats off

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17h

are you kicking yourself for not putting pretzels on the grocery list
especially those squished ones man i could eat buckets of those

a person is holding a pretzel in their hand .

ALT: a person is holding a pretzel in their hand .

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 17h

good
now do all the government workers who have been fired without cause
and take it from the ICE budget
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

www.nytimes.com

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 18h

how will we know if it's contagious if everyone at the CDC has been fired

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 18h

i feel like we are about 2 months away from ICE demanding bribes in exchange for not raiding farms/businesses etc.

less if they aren't getting paid during the shutdown

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 20h

there are
medical credit cards??
😱

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 20h

buyer beware with kickstarters etc. etc. but if they really do produce it, it looks really neat.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 20h

"Starbucks holds nearly $2 billion of customers’ money in its rewards program. That’s more than the total deposits managed by 85 percent of chartered banks..."

wtf??

admittedly i usually find jacobin to be a bit too izquierda bien vestida but this is interesting.
jacobin.com/2025/10/bank...

Everything Is Becoming a Bank

Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy, crippling pro...

jacobin.com

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 1d

The specifics of the RIFs I’ve seen in group chats have been staggering. Bracing & reminding myself these are specifically intended to cause fear & distress.

Please share URLs for any good trackers you seen as they emerge. (I want more than OMB’s version) fedscoop.com/trump-federa...

Table of how many federal employees have been laid off in the latest RIF (Reduction in Force). This is from an OMB legal filing from Oct 10. For each agency, it lists number of fired employees, RIF notice date, and whether the administrations has recalled any of those employees to do work. Total headcount is 4,100 across 8 agencies. Treasury (1446) and HHS (1200) are the most affected. EPA (30) had the fewest layoffs this time.

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Raven of @theravenof.bsky.social · 21h

breakfast for supper

smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 1d

Lemony, light and ever-so-crisp at the edges, these ricotta pancakes are finished with sauéed apples and I can hardly express how little I’d mind if someone came over and made them for me right now.

smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/lemo...