aBOOleyn
@aboleyn.bsky.social
Feminist Fangirl
Born in Philly, stuck in the suburbs
Like a warm cup of tea sprinkled with a hint of sass.
Born in Philly, stuck in the suburbs
Like a warm cup of tea sprinkled with a hint of sass.
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Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
The Trump administration has very effectively damaged unions and organized labor's collective power by firing 1 person. He is never going to fill that position.
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Philadelphia Whole Foods workers filed for a union a year ago. Here’s what’s holding up their contract.
Philadelphia was a center of grocery unionizing in the 1970s. Today, Whole Foods workers in the city are the first in the chain to organize but struggling to get the company to negotiate a contract.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Trump administration has very effectively damaged unions and organized labor's collective power by firing 1 person. He is never going to fill that position.
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I had a craving for potato skins and was also exhausted and lazy, so I stopped on my way home for a box of frozen TGIFridays potato skins, but they were out. Instead of doing the smart thing and going to another store, I bought the Farm Rich brand. Don't ever do that, save yourselves the misery.
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I had a craving for potato skins and was also exhausted and lazy, so I stopped on my way home for a box of frozen TGIFridays potato skins, but they were out. Instead of doing the smart thing and going to another store, I bought the Farm Rich brand. Don't ever do that, save yourselves the misery.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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This is a big part of why basically every archaeologist who gets asked "when in the past would you want to have been alive?" will answer "the present please and thank you"
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is a big part of why basically every archaeologist who gets asked "when in the past would you want to have been alive?" will answer "the present please and thank you"
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Here's an idea: rather than burning a trillion on AI, why don't we spend it on teen scientists instead, since they apparently deliver faster than the machine?
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Here's an idea: rather than burning a trillion on AI, why don't we spend it on teen scientists instead, since they apparently deliver faster than the machine?
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November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First Christmas with Harlowe and Kai. Which one is going to be the first to knock over the tree 🌲? My money was on Kai, but I think I bet on the wrong contender.
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
First Christmas with Harlowe and Kai. Which one is going to be the first to knock over the tree 🌲? My money was on Kai, but I think I bet on the wrong contender.
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if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
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A lot of people are pointing out that this guy is no prince among men and that JPMorgan Chase has done some stuff, and right—that’s what makes it so notable that this guy thinks there will be accountability for this stuff in the future. He believes this is the *strategic* choice. That’s revealing.
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A lot of people are pointing out that this guy is no prince among men and that JPMorgan Chase has done some stuff, and right—that’s what makes it so notable that this guy thinks there will be accountability for this stuff in the future. He believes this is the *strategic* choice. That’s revealing.
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this guy is betting on a future with accountability for today’s crimes, so we should too
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
this guy is betting on a future with accountability for today’s crimes, so we should too
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"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
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Kind of baffling to write and publish a whole article on this topic and not mention COVID a single time
More strokes are occurring in younger people. There's been a significant increase, nearly 15%, in stroke prevalence among people ages 18 to 44.
She had a stroke at 27. It’s a growing problem for Millennials, Gen Z.
More strokes are occurring in younger people. There's been a significant increase, nearly 15%, in stroke prevalence among people ages 18 to 44.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Kind of baffling to write and publish a whole article on this topic and not mention COVID a single time
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adele lim found out her co writer pete chiarelli was getting TEN TIMES her contract for the second film. she was offered 100k, he was offered a million dollars.
she walked, rightfully! and the film is still delayed
so to save a million bucks, warner bros lost out on a sequel to a huge hit
she walked, rightfully! and the film is still delayed
so to save a million bucks, warner bros lost out on a sequel to a huge hit
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
adele lim found out her co writer pete chiarelli was getting TEN TIMES her contract for the second film. she was offered 100k, he was offered a million dollars.
she walked, rightfully! and the film is still delayed
so to save a million bucks, warner bros lost out on a sequel to a huge hit
she walked, rightfully! and the film is still delayed
so to save a million bucks, warner bros lost out on a sequel to a huge hit
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
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Absolutely depressing.
I don’t know about the UK context, but I believe many of the us universities folded so quickly because they are governed by boards of billionaires already skeptical of, or hostile to, faculty labor, student activism, and progressive initiatives. Trumps demands were cover.
I don’t know about the UK context, but I believe many of the us universities folded so quickly because they are governed by boards of billionaires already skeptical of, or hostile to, faculty labor, student activism, and progressive initiatives. Trumps demands were cover.
Incredibly depressing if the lesson of the US is preemptive institutional surrender
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Absolutely depressing.
I don’t know about the UK context, but I believe many of the us universities folded so quickly because they are governed by boards of billionaires already skeptical of, or hostile to, faculty labor, student activism, and progressive initiatives. Trumps demands were cover.
I don’t know about the UK context, but I believe many of the us universities folded so quickly because they are governed by boards of billionaires already skeptical of, or hostile to, faculty labor, student activism, and progressive initiatives. Trumps demands were cover.
Sunday is for sleeping in.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Sunday is for sleeping in.
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This insane story brings up two things for me
1. My daughter was nearly stabbed in the eye during a performance of "The Play That Goes Wrong". Missed it by a couple millimeters. Which meant your mom was right and it all was still was fun and games because no one lost an eye.
And.
1. My daughter was nearly stabbed in the eye during a performance of "The Play That Goes Wrong". Missed it by a couple millimeters. Which meant your mom was right and it all was still was fun and games because no one lost an eye.
And.
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This insane story brings up two things for me
1. My daughter was nearly stabbed in the eye during a performance of "The Play That Goes Wrong". Missed it by a couple millimeters. Which meant your mom was right and it all was still was fun and games because no one lost an eye.
And.
1. My daughter was nearly stabbed in the eye during a performance of "The Play That Goes Wrong". Missed it by a couple millimeters. Which meant your mom was right and it all was still was fun and games because no one lost an eye.
And.
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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Beyond depraved: "Hours after her detainment, court documents obtained by ABC News show that a federal judge ordered the government not to remove the 19-year-old from the U.S. and not to transfer her outside of Massachusetts. But Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras the next day."
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Beyond depraved: "Hours after her detainment, court documents obtained by ABC News show that a federal judge ordered the government not to remove the 19-year-old from the U.S. and not to transfer her outside of Massachusetts. But Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras the next day."
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Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this