Andy Operandi
@andyoperandi.bsky.social
Antifa morale officer, they/them, trans ND parent, union organizer, forager, fiber artist, divorce proselytizer. I make dissemblers, hypocrites, and capitalists itchy and ill at ease.
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Our takeaway is that data centers exist in the context of their environments and exacerbate existing utility and pollution concerns.
What does that mean for us? Longer blackouts after a strong gust of wind? Higher concentrations of pfas? Who knows! It's all under an NDA 🫠🫠🫠
What does that mean for us? Longer blackouts after a strong gust of wind? Higher concentrations of pfas? Who knows! It's all under an NDA 🫠🫠🫠
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Our takeaway is that data centers exist in the context of their environments and exacerbate existing utility and pollution concerns.
What does that mean for us? Longer blackouts after a strong gust of wind? Higher concentrations of pfas? Who knows! It's all under an NDA 🫠🫠🫠
What does that mean for us? Longer blackouts after a strong gust of wind? Higher concentrations of pfas? Who knows! It's all under an NDA 🫠🫠🫠
Do you know about the Tulsa Race Massacre? I didn't learn about it in 17 years of formal education. Rest in Power, Mother Fletcher.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Do you know about the Tulsa Race Massacre? I didn't learn about it in 17 years of formal education. Rest in Power, Mother Fletcher.
This is delightful!
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is delightful!
Hell yeah. Taking the anger and the trauma and the pain and building something important - this is the way 💖
(Not to discount healing, self-care, and trauma processing, or anyone who can only focus on those - we all do what we can.)
(Not to discount healing, self-care, and trauma processing, or anyone who can only focus on those - we all do what we can.)
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hell yeah. Taking the anger and the trauma and the pain and building something important - this is the way 💖
(Not to discount healing, self-care, and trauma processing, or anyone who can only focus on those - we all do what we can.)
(Not to discount healing, self-care, and trauma processing, or anyone who can only focus on those - we all do what we can.)
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When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When the prison guards went on strike, many inmates said they were doing so to preserve their ability to do things like this.
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This, this right here, this is the thing. "We needed a candidate who could excite us and was aligned with us on Gaza and student loans and spelling reform and boat safety issues"
Or, you know, just vote for the non-fascist
Or, you know, just vote for the non-fascist
In a rational society anyone running against Trump should have been a "good candidate".
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This, this right here, this is the thing. "We needed a candidate who could excite us and was aligned with us on Gaza and student loans and spelling reform and boat safety issues"
Or, you know, just vote for the non-fascist
Or, you know, just vote for the non-fascist
I'm doing my holiday shopping in downtown Ypsi, there are so many cool stores. #ypsilanti
Next week, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=b...
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm doing my holiday shopping in downtown Ypsi, there are so many cool stores. #ypsilanti
Earlier this year, at a few medical appointments, the providers would ask if they could an AI scribe. I always declined, of course. Recently, they've stopped disclosing it's AI unless asked.
If your docs ask to use a "transcription app," ask them if it's AI, and decline if it is.
If your docs ask to use a "transcription app," ask them if it's AI, and decline if it is.
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Earlier this year, at a few medical appointments, the providers would ask if they could an AI scribe. I always declined, of course. Recently, they've stopped disclosing it's AI unless asked.
If your docs ask to use a "transcription app," ask them if it's AI, and decline if it is.
If your docs ask to use a "transcription app," ask them if it's AI, and decline if it is.
Delightful 🥰
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Delightful 🥰
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
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Magnificent.
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Magnificent.
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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this is the correct framing
Republicans vote overwhelmingly to pretend they want the Epstein Files released. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/h...
House votes to force DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files
While the vote marks an important step in backers' crusade to get the files released, significant barriers remain.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
this is the correct framing
If I had endless time I'd message every person who liked this comment to let them know how bad an idea this is. But in lieu of that. PLEASE go to a rapid response training before posting on this topic.
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If I had endless time I'd message every person who liked this comment to let them know how bad an idea this is. But in lieu of that. PLEASE go to a rapid response training before posting on this topic.
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chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chatgpt is down, post handmade em dashes
Whew am I glad this was satire. Fuckin NINBY Newsom the Transphobe...
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Whew am I glad this was satire. Fuckin NINBY Newsom the Transphobe...
Marisa Kabas writes nuanced, brave, brilliant pieces. If you have thoughts or a scoop, send it her way!
if you’re a journalist who wants to talk about how embarrassing this week has been for our profession (the michael wolff, landon thomas jr, nuzzi/bernstein of it all) message me on signal
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Marisa Kabas writes nuanced, brave, brilliant pieces. If you have thoughts or a scoop, send it her way!
I'm not sure him not doing speeches while still teaching is... pleasing. Basically they took away the work that *wouldn't* give him access to young students... Are we sure this is a punishment?
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm not sure him not doing speeches while still teaching is... pleasing. Basically they took away the work that *wouldn't* give him access to young students... Are we sure this is a punishment?
Easy, powerful. Kill their Black Friday sales and buy some local art or treats!
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re saying “We Ain’t Buying It” and asking Americans to hit pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=ind_wabi
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Easy, powerful. Kill their Black Friday sales and buy some local art or treats!
A question for the ages. I know I have
who among us hasn't sent texts using an excel cell?
November 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A question for the ages. I know I have
Turned this on near the 9yo. She bent space and time to reach my phone screen before you even got to "limited edition" 😂
Explained it's a fundraiser. "Is she good?" "Yes, very. She fights ICE." "Ok I wanna buy one."
She talked me into splitting the cost (she keeps the sticker). Softie mama 🙄🥰
Explained it's a fundraiser. "Is she good?" "Yes, very. She fights ICE." "Ok I wanna buy one."
She talked me into splitting the cost (she keeps the sticker). Softie mama 🙄🥰
Don’t forget:Tonight is Heater sticker night!
Donating on stream is the only way to get one so make sure to join at 7 PM CT on YouTube or Twitch! 🐈🧡
Donating on stream is the only way to get one so make sure to join at 7 PM CT on YouTube or Twitch! 🐈🧡
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Turned this on near the 9yo. She bent space and time to reach my phone screen before you even got to "limited edition" 😂
Explained it's a fundraiser. "Is she good?" "Yes, very. She fights ICE." "Ok I wanna buy one."
She talked me into splitting the cost (she keeps the sticker). Softie mama 🙄🥰
Explained it's a fundraiser. "Is she good?" "Yes, very. She fights ICE." "Ok I wanna buy one."
She talked me into splitting the cost (she keeps the sticker). Softie mama 🙄🥰
I've watched grad school do this to people 🫠
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I've watched grad school do this to people 🫠
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
Three successive weekends in Michigan
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Three successive weekends in Michigan