Abby Follmer
@abbyrf.bsky.social
Indoor cat enthusiast. Bird watcher. Used Book gremlin for a living. Histamine problems. Still masking. Fuck AI and ICE. (She/her)
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San Francisco's ICE OUT protest from above 🦅
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
San Francisco's ICE OUT protest from above 🦅
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Instacart shopper of souls
Death is terrible at his job. He must be a man because he keeps getting our orders wrong.
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Instacart shopper of souls
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Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent
‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”’
‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”’
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Last Continent
‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”’
‘“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”’
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New Epstein files just got flung from the speeding clown car, btw.
just because the clown car is moving very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
As you like reminding people "Just because the clown car is moving very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns."
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
New Epstein files just got flung from the speeding clown car, btw.
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We have officially shipped 200,000 whistles in the month of January.
Earlier this month, I told her we would do half a million in February and couldn't really believe it...
But I think we will (easily) do half a million in February.
Earlier this month, I told her we would do half a million in February and couldn't really believe it...
But I think we will (easily) do half a million in February.
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
We have officially shipped 200,000 whistles in the month of January.
Earlier this month, I told her we would do half a million in February and couldn't really believe it...
But I think we will (easily) do half a million in February.
Earlier this month, I told her we would do half a million in February and couldn't really believe it...
But I think we will (easily) do half a million in February.
Well, I guess we'll be watching a Catherine O'Hara movie tonight 😭
It's only 1:30pm and this day has already been so long
It's only 1:30pm and this day has already been so long
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Well, I guess we'll be watching a Catherine O'Hara movie tonight 😭
It's only 1:30pm and this day has already been so long
It's only 1:30pm and this day has already been so long
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Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews.
All Black. All doing their jobs.
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A+++ Appalachian protest sign:
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A+++ Appalachian protest sign:
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It’d be helpful to put in your headlines that this ruling is in the federal case, not the state prosecution that’s in all likelihood going to go to trial first.
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It’d be helpful to put in your headlines that this ruling is in the federal case, not the state prosecution that’s in all likelihood going to go to trial first.
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A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
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They are all Black journalists and Black politicians. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are journalists. Trahern Jean Crews ran for Minnesota's House District 66B. Jamael Lydell Lundy is running for Minnesota Senate District 65.
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
They are all Black journalists and Black politicians. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are journalists. Trahern Jean Crews ran for Minnesota's House District 66B. Jamael Lydell Lundy is running for Minnesota Senate District 65.
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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Well, this was something I simultaneously needed and didn't need all at once. I feel both educated and have a desire for brain bleach.
CW...uh, salamander-like abominations getting it on in a kinky but fairly consensual way. 🧵
CW...uh, salamander-like abominations getting it on in a kinky but fairly consensual way. 🧵
On 29th January 1996, "Threshold", the Star Trek: Voyager episode where Captain Janeway and Tom Paris turned into giant space newts and had babies first aired. Since it's #ThresholdDay we aim to answer a burning question: did Paris and Janeway fuck? If so, how did they fuck?
January 29, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Well, this was something I simultaneously needed and didn't need all at once. I feel both educated and have a desire for brain bleach.
CW...uh, salamander-like abominations getting it on in a kinky but fairly consensual way. 🧵
CW...uh, salamander-like abominations getting it on in a kinky but fairly consensual way. 🧵
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one of the quiet legacies of the crew of Challenger is STEM education. as a kid, i visited a Challenger Learning Center, one of many established by the families of the crew, and one of my current UAA students is a McNair Scholar. they're still helping others learn about the wonder of our universe.
Dick Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Judith Resnik
Gregory Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe
Michael J. Smith
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Judith Resnik
Gregory Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
one of the quiet legacies of the crew of Challenger is STEM education. as a kid, i visited a Challenger Learning Center, one of many established by the families of the crew, and one of my current UAA students is a McNair Scholar. they're still helping others learn about the wonder of our universe.
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AND did you know that for that $60, the library can either offer the book for a certain amount of time or a certain number of checkouts before they have to pay for the book all over again?!
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
AND did you know that for that $60, the library can either offer the book for a certain amount of time or a certain number of checkouts before they have to pay for the book all over again?!
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i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
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finally a good dating app
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
finally a good dating app
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Start your day off right with a kitty cat micro documentary. And share it so all your cat lover friends can see, too.
youtu.be/AdtIj6dbnRg?...
youtu.be/AdtIj6dbnRg?...
The Anatomy of a Cat - A D.K. Lawhorn micro-documentary
YouTube video by D.K. Lawhorn
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Start your day off right with a kitty cat micro documentary. And share it so all your cat lover friends can see, too.
youtu.be/AdtIj6dbnRg?...
youtu.be/AdtIj6dbnRg?...
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There are rumors that ICE is dropping off people barefoot or even nude in the woods.
I just want to remind people that these tactics aren’t new or from 1940’s Europe.
Ask any indigenous people. It might be new to you, but they’ve been in this fight for centuries.
I just want to remind people that these tactics aren’t new or from 1940’s Europe.
Ask any indigenous people. It might be new to you, but they’ve been in this fight for centuries.
Left to freeze, Darrell Night exposed Canada police’s deadly ‘starlight tours’
Cree man, now dead at 56, helped reveal practice in which Saskatoon police drove Indigenous people out of city and abandoned them in sub-zero temperatures
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:50 PM
There are rumors that ICE is dropping off people barefoot or even nude in the woods.
I just want to remind people that these tactics aren’t new or from 1940’s Europe.
Ask any indigenous people. It might be new to you, but they’ve been in this fight for centuries.
I just want to remind people that these tactics aren’t new or from 1940’s Europe.
Ask any indigenous people. It might be new to you, but they’ve been in this fight for centuries.
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Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
Feeling the smugness of a cat owner during bad weather
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Feeling the smugness of a cat owner during bad weather
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My friend who lives in Minneapolis posted this touching remembrance of Alex Pretti, who was her mom's nurse.
www.facebook.com/668193731/po...
www.facebook.com/668193731/po...
Dyani White Hawk Polk
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA hospital in Minneapolis. My mom @sadoptee is a veteran. She has been in and out of the hospital for the past 2 months. She recently spent 2+ weeks in the ICU......
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January 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM
My friend who lives in Minneapolis posted this touching remembrance of Alex Pretti, who was her mom's nurse.
www.facebook.com/668193731/po...
www.facebook.com/668193731/po...
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I remarked early into the afternoon to a woman standing behind a table covered in organized boxes of hand warmers and coffee and masks how impressively fast these things came together.
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I remarked early into the afternoon to a woman standing behind a table covered in organized boxes of hand warmers and coffee and masks how impressively fast these things came together.
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
“We can do this so quickly because we built these networks in 2020, so now everyone just knows what to do.“
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.