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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 47m

getting my corpus callosum severed so i can read and listen to music at the same time

universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 1h

im doing real bad

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rock robster @plounce.bsky.social · 3h

#catcrumb

a simple drawing of a cat sun in a blue sky. text reads, "radiance! radiance!"

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 10h

Rest in Power Miss Major. We all owe you so much. Thank you for everything.

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

www.ebar.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21h

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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www.hottopic.com @chuunitoons.bsky.social · 12h

official space ghost coast to coast website circa 2000

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 12h

tvtropes is the funniest website on the internet

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 12h

god im zonked out

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 13h

this is absolutely the approach i think yeah

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 15h

YEAH lol

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 15h

yeah its like well these terms might not be sufficient to describe how transmisogyny functions but i guess theyre a good tool for finding out whos willing to take it seriously or not lmao

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 16h

lmao yeah my beef is mostly to do with the use of "exempt" and "affected" for a structuring societal force but also it reminds me of when people said neuroatypical instead of neurodivergent so there was just a one letter difference from neurotypical lol

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 16h

on the one hand tma/tme stuff tends to be privilege politics which is of limited usefulness on the other hand the degree to which ppl are unwilling to acknowledge transmisogyny as a social force at all makes it a potentially necessary intervention on the third hand i kind of hate the terms tma + tme

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 17h

at what point do you have to start worrying about insomnia literally killing you

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

Explain to me why “conversion therapy” is banned in 28 countries and ABA is not, when they have the same creator (O. Ivar Lovaas) and utilize similar if not identical principles, techniques, and goals (forced assimilation).

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

Autism $peaks is the largest and most popular Autism organization (among allistics), who continues to be 100% in support of ABA. They have lobbyists who push ABA as the “gold standard Autism treatment.” It utilizes same practices as “conversion therapy,” which is currently banned in 28 countries.

Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) is the “gold standard” of “treatment” for Autism, and was created by the person as “Conversion therapy” (see Lovaas) with similar techniques and goals. It’s torture that continues to have widespread support and acceptance.

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 1d

god i am so bad at sleeping

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Slideshare Gems @goodslides.bsky.social · 1d

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 1d

its somehow even worse

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 2d

Man I hope I’m wrong and hell is real

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 2d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 1d

it bothers me that lebanon and levant arent cognates

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universally beloved @ziva.bsky.social · 1d

you live so deliciously

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More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 1d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

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URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

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Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Marsh Nix 💀 She Hallow on my Ween @marshnix.bsky.social · 2d

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