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Agape
@agape.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Followup: Discord Support reverted the account to my email address for recovery, and I was able to get it back. I still worry about the potential for back-doors remaining for a 2nd-pass attack, so I still don't expect anyone to trust that account, but at least I was able to get back into my servers.
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Huge love to my trans family <3
I’m disgusted that they keep using you as their distraction tactic, putting you all in danger, and I can’t imagine all of the other ways it must impact you.
The only way to save ourselves is to save each other 💜
Corny, but I believe it with my whole laurenussy =)
I’m disgusted that they keep using you as their distraction tactic, putting you all in danger, and I can’t imagine all of the other ways it must impact you.
The only way to save ourselves is to save each other 💜
Corny, but I believe it with my whole laurenussy =)
December 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Huge love to my trans family <3
I’m disgusted that they keep using you as their distraction tactic, putting you all in danger, and I can’t imagine all of the other ways it must impact you.
The only way to save ourselves is to save each other 💜
Corny, but I believe it with my whole laurenussy =)
I’m disgusted that they keep using you as their distraction tactic, putting you all in danger, and I can’t imagine all of the other ways it must impact you.
The only way to save ourselves is to save each other 💜
Corny, but I believe it with my whole laurenussy =)
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Ah yes, nothing makes us feel safer than a grip of cops blocking the bathroom and asking for our fucking IDs while we’re just trying to take a shit
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ah yes, nothing makes us feel safer than a grip of cops blocking the bathroom and asking for our fucking IDs while we’re just trying to take a shit
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There are regulations that could actually hold the tech industry accountable for its inflammatory algorithms and predatory tactics, like comprehensive data privacy protections, but passing laws like KOSA, the SCREEN Act, repealing Secrion 230 etc will make passing that legislation that impossible
Social Media Is a Literal Lifeline for Many Kids. Don't Ban Them From Using It
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
There are regulations that could actually hold the tech industry accountable for its inflammatory algorithms and predatory tactics, like comprehensive data privacy protections, but passing laws like KOSA, the SCREEN Act, repealing Secrion 230 etc will make passing that legislation that impossible
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Every top expert in the field has reiterated over and over again that these social media bans and things like KOSA and the SCREEN Act only harm children and enact mass censorship and surveillance zeteo.com/p/social-med...
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Every top expert in the field has reiterated over and over again that these social media bans and things like KOSA and the SCREEN Act only harm children and enact mass censorship and surveillance zeteo.com/p/social-med...
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I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
Social Media Is a Literal Lifeline for Many Kids. Don't Ban Them From Using It
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
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This excellent PBS- Frontline documentary exposes what happened to individuals who were sent to CECOT and the abuse and horrific conditions they endured.
The Trump admin claimed they were dangerous criminals and gang members, but, the vast majority of them were never charged with any crimes.
The Trump admin claimed they were dangerous criminals and gang members, but, the vast majority of them were never charged with any crimes.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This excellent PBS- Frontline documentary exposes what happened to individuals who were sent to CECOT and the abuse and horrific conditions they endured.
The Trump admin claimed they were dangerous criminals and gang members, but, the vast majority of them were never charged with any crimes.
The Trump admin claimed they were dangerous criminals and gang members, but, the vast majority of them were never charged with any crimes.
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Amusing how this result is how the web USED to work early 2000s! No nonsense webpages.
But the web has decayed badly with free sites monetizing ads and optimizing for SEO.
I have no illusions in another 5-10-15 years this approach (search via an LLM the web) could well decay
But the web has decayed badly with free sites monetizing ads and optimizing for SEO.
I have no illusions in another 5-10-15 years this approach (search via an LLM the web) could well decay
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Amusing how this result is how the web USED to work early 2000s! No nonsense webpages.
But the web has decayed badly with free sites monetizing ads and optimizing for SEO.
I have no illusions in another 5-10-15 years this approach (search via an LLM the web) could well decay
But the web has decayed badly with free sites monetizing ads and optimizing for SEO.
I have no illusions in another 5-10-15 years this approach (search via an LLM the web) could well decay
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This NY Times scoop that the TSA (which governs air travel in the U.S.) is providing full detail passenger lists to immigration officials is another step on the path to full authoritarianism and elimination of privacy.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This NY Times scoop that the TSA (which governs air travel in the U.S.) is providing full detail passenger lists to immigration officials is another step on the path to full authoritarianism and elimination of privacy.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Direct link to the article mentioned above:
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways - Nature Immunology
Long COVID (LC) involves a spectrum of chronic symptoms after resolution of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Barouch and colleagues show that LC is characterized by per...
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Direct link to the article mentioned above:
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
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🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina on Long Covid and "chronic immune activation, T-cell exhaustion, and metabolic disruption"
"What a new Nature Immunology study shows about long COVID? Long COVID is not post-infectious fatigue.
A new study shows that..."
Full 🧵
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"What a new Nature Immunology study shows about long COVID? Long COVID is not post-infectious fatigue.
A new study shows that..."
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19995...
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina on Long Covid and "chronic immune activation, T-cell exhaustion, and metabolic disruption"
"What a new Nature Immunology study shows about long COVID? Long COVID is not post-infectious fatigue.
A new study shows that..."
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19995...
"What a new Nature Immunology study shows about long COVID? Long COVID is not post-infectious fatigue.
A new study shows that..."
Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19995...
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surprise*! long covid is “not just a post-viral condition” but a kind of immunological doom spiral
doesn’t mean it can’t be treated or even stopped but it is in fact a set of active, self-reinforcing feedback loops and not just “damage” or “remaining symptoms”
*not surprised
doesn’t mean it can’t be treated or even stopped but it is in fact a set of active, self-reinforcing feedback loops and not just “damage” or “remaining symptoms”
*not surprised
Direct link to the article mentioned above:
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways (Dec 12, 2025)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[ Free PDF available ]
Long COVID involves activation of proinflammatory and immune exhaustion pathways - Nature Immunology
Long COVID (LC) involves a spectrum of chronic symptoms after resolution of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Barouch and colleagues show that LC is characterized by per...
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
surprise*! long covid is “not just a post-viral condition” but a kind of immunological doom spiral
doesn’t mean it can’t be treated or even stopped but it is in fact a set of active, self-reinforcing feedback loops and not just “damage” or “remaining symptoms”
*not surprised
doesn’t mean it can’t be treated or even stopped but it is in fact a set of active, self-reinforcing feedback loops and not just “damage” or “remaining symptoms”
*not surprised
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Yesterday, I proudly voted for the impeachment of Donald Trump. Each month, the president commits more and more crimes. I was the first to introduce articles of impeachment during this term, and I will continue standing up to Trump.
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yesterday, I proudly voted for the impeachment of Donald Trump. Each month, the president commits more and more crimes. I was the first to introduce articles of impeachment during this term, and I will continue standing up to Trump.
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When I see "Christians" with these abominations of jeweled crucifixes, I remind myself of the original meaning. It was an execution device used by imperial Rome.
I wonder, sometimes, if that's the actual message here: the empire has the power to kill you. What a thing to accessorize.
I wonder, sometimes, if that's the actual message here: the empire has the power to kill you. What a thing to accessorize.
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
When I see "Christians" with these abominations of jeweled crucifixes, I remind myself of the original meaning. It was an execution device used by imperial Rome.
I wonder, sometimes, if that's the actual message here: the empire has the power to kill you. What a thing to accessorize.
I wonder, sometimes, if that's the actual message here: the empire has the power to kill you. What a thing to accessorize.
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Gives me Network vibes:
Network (1976) - The Mad Prophet of the Airwaves Scene | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Gives me Network vibes:
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Is there anyone who doesn't believe the Trump family opened large positions in cannabis stocks before news leaked?
I don't know how smart or not any of them really are, but you don't have to be a genius to make a killing when you have insider knowledge, and what amounts to criminal immunity
I don't know how smart or not any of them really are, but you don't have to be a genius to make a killing when you have insider knowledge, and what amounts to criminal immunity
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday, source tells CNBC; pot stocks surge
Trump expected to sign executive order to reclassify marijuana as soon as Monday.
www.cnbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Is there anyone who doesn't believe the Trump family opened large positions in cannabis stocks before news leaked?
I don't know how smart or not any of them really are, but you don't have to be a genius to make a killing when you have insider knowledge, and what amounts to criminal immunity
I don't know how smart or not any of them really are, but you don't have to be a genius to make a killing when you have insider knowledge, and what amounts to criminal immunity
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NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
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I hate to be a white guy that feels confident he knows better, but I swear to god it's Congress has designed itself to be self-sabotaging. Right out of the CIA handbook type shit.
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I hate to be a white guy that feels confident he knows better, but I swear to god it's Congress has designed itself to be self-sabotaging. Right out of the CIA handbook type shit.
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Take a look at the leadership statement on impeachment. Then take a look at Jamie Raskin’s requesting that impeachment goes through his own committee!
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Take a look at the leadership statement on impeachment. Then take a look at Jamie Raskin’s requesting that impeachment goes through his own committee!
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I’ve actually been looking for a guide on all the dirty tricks they use and it is hilarious the CIA has a decent one.
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’ve actually been looking for a guide on all the dirty tricks they use and it is hilarious the CIA has a decent one.
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This is amazing.
Yup, they are following this to a T. I seriously wonder if members of Congress contributed for this.
Yup, they are following this to a T. I seriously wonder if members of Congress contributed for this.
I hate to be a white guy that feels confident he knows better, but I swear to god it's Congress has designed itself to be self-sabotaging. Right out of the CIA handbook type shit.
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is amazing.
Yup, they are following this to a T. I seriously wonder if members of Congress contributed for this.
Yup, they are following this to a T. I seriously wonder if members of Congress contributed for this.
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“I did see her skin changing, her body changing," April Newkirk told ABC News’ Nightline.
www.jezebel.com/you-just-wan...
www.jezebel.com/you-just-wan...
'You Just Want to Scream’: Adriana Smith’s Mother on Watching Her Corpse Be Used as an Incubator
“I did see her skin changing, her body changing," April Newkirk told ABC News’ Nightline.
www.jezebel.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“I did see her skin changing, her body changing," April Newkirk told ABC News’ Nightline.
www.jezebel.com/you-just-wan...
www.jezebel.com/you-just-wan...