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it's always aid and abet abortion, free Palestine, fuck mask bans, and stay alive another week. she/her.
ask me about #bpal or my #sotd
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boscotron @boscotron.bsky.social · Jun 19
My cat's name is Pizza, and ever since I read this post I've been going around the house muttering "he is the emperor. show some respect."
A handsome floofy long haired tabby cat looking sidelong at the camera.
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bdlimm.bsky.social
Reposting Tara Raghuveer's graphics containing the news release by tenantfederation.org and inquilinxsunidxs.org, with alt text.

(Note: I duplicated each graphic/page in order to include all of the text verbatim.)
First page (part 1 of 2) -- EMBARGO: FEB. 17@ 7AM CST Contact (National): press@tenantfederation.org Contact (Local): yusra@inquilinxsunidxs.org UNIONS ANNOUNCE HISTORIC TWIN CITIES RENT STRIKE, DEMANDING EVICTION MORATORIUM AND $50 MILLION RENT RELIEF Minneapolis, MN- Today labor and tenant unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a March 1 rent strike drive, calling on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to immediately declare an eviction moratorium and rent relief. Representing more than 25,900 workers, these five labor unions and the new cities-wide tenant union together vow to show an unprecedented expression of economic power to ensure action from the Governor. Twin Cities Tenants, a cities-wide tenant union in Minneapolis and St. Paul, joins with SEIU Healthcare MN/IA (representing 9,000 workers who live and work in the Twin Cities), SEIU Local 26 (representing 8,000 workers in the Twin Cities), Unite HERE Local 17 (representing 6,000 workers), ATU 1005 (representing 2,300 workers), and CWA 7250 (representing 600 workers) to launch the strike drive. Following decisions by their executive teams, these unions are actively organizing their membership towards the March 1 rent strike. Take Action Minnesota has committed 1,500 of their members, mostly parents and teachers, to take the strike pledge, and Unidos Minnesota is moving the pledge to its 8,000 members. The unions and community groups are joined by Minneapolis City Council Members Jason Chavez (Ward 9), Aisha Chughtai (Ward 10), Aurin Chowdhury (Ward 12), and Robin Wonsley (Ward 2). The Councilmembers have fought for a statewide eviction moratorium, and they are all tenants who have now pledged to strike on March 1. Just 10,000 tenants withholding rent in March alone would result in a $15 million economic disruption. This would more than double the "normal" levels of rental debt across the Twin Cities. First page, continued (part 2 of 2) -- If authorized and launched, this would be the largest rent strike in the United States in the last 100 years, and the largest rent strike in Minnesota's history. The strike drive follows nearly three months of federal occupation, which has taken a painful economic toll on poor and working class tenants across the Twin Cities. Over 35,000 low-income Twin Cities households were already unable to afford the rent before the federal siege. Estimates show over $47 million in lost wages among people who have not been safe to go to work, and at least $15.7 million in additional rental assistance needed due to lost household income - leaving many of those households at imminent risk of eviction. Despite monumental efforts by community members to distribute nearly $5 million in rent relief, evictions in the Twin Cities are already spiking. In January 2026, landlords across Minneapolis and St. Paul filed 1,311 evictions; this is up 12% from December 2025, and 26% over the January average in the past few years. The top evictors under occupation include large companies like Dominum, Aeon, Roers Companies, and The Related Companies. The list also includes landlords like Sherman Associates, who have opened up hotels to ICE. Even as the federal government announces a "draw down" of Operation Metro Surge, the economic impact of the occupation will continue long after the ICE agents are gone. Because of mutual aid funds and local protections, like 30-day notice for filing in Minneapolis, tenants may have avoided court so far, but occupation evictions will be heard soon. Second page (part 1 of 2) -- "In the last two months, l've been stuck in the house. I can't work, so I can't pay rent. All we want is freedom, to feel that we belong someplace, to work. Today I am pledging to rent strike on March 1 because I know that when we fight, we win," said Anain, a member of Inquilins Unids por Justicia and Twin Cities Tenants. "Today, I'm more scared of what's been happening than I am scared of the risk of going on strike. I am ready to withhold my rent, alongside my neighbors across the Twin Cities, until we win." "Tenants in Minnesota are in a crisis. The federal invasion forced many of our neighbors to stay home, and devastated our local economy," said Minneapolis City Council Member Aisha Chughtai. "We need real solutions for the cliff of rental crisis we are facing on March 1st. I will be going on rent strike on March 1, and I call on my constituents to join me, until we can get a real solution from our state government for this crisis." "Our union has always understood that no matter what we win at the bargaining table, if we don't join fights led by the community around things like keeping us safe and having an affordable place to live, we aren't materially making lives better," said Greg Nammacher, President of SEIU Local 26. "We know many of our members are like thousands of Minnesotans who have been facing immense challenges over the last few months because of the federal occupation, and now are facing impossible situations around paying their rent. We are telling our members about the strike drive and encouraging them to get involved if this is an issue that is important to them because we know that collective action is the only way to take on problems this large." "We absolutely need an eviction moratorium," said Geof Paquette, Internal Organizing Director at Unite Here Local 17. "Our members were struggling to keep up with housing costs before ICE occupied our streets. It has now become an emergency as many of our members ar… Second page, continued (part 2 of 2) -- "First, we stand in solidarity with workers in all sectors," said David Stiggers, President of ATU 1005. "Public transit workers are tenants, too, who serve the communities we live in. We are often living paycheck to paycheck and sometimes only one small emergency away from falling short on rent. Unstable housing leads to stress which leads to poor work performance and that's detrimental to safety and reliability, which impacts the entire community. The ATU represents many frontline public service workers, those driving, maintaining, and riding transit so well continue to fight for justice and equity in housing policies." "The people of Minneapolis and St. Paul have shown the way, fighting a federal invasion and caring for their neighbors; their fight and their care continues in this historic rent strike," said Tara Raghuveer, Director of the Tenant Union Federation. "Out of deep consideration and profound seriousness, and facing March 1, when the rent is due and so many still can't pay, tenants and workers have decided that if they have no other choice but to strike. In taking this step, they join a storied tradition of struggle. The struggle can end whenever the Governor steps in to do what's right." ### Twin Cities Tenants is a cities-wide tenant union, organizing across Minneapolis and St. Paul. This effort is led by Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia, South Minneapolis Tenant Union, property-level unions, and block groups across the Twin Cities. Twin Cities Tenants is supported by the Tenant Union Federation, a national union of tenant unions.
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
boscotron.bsky.social
On Death (2025) - Ecstatic unbecoming: earth-warmed patchouli, sweet myrrh, terebinth, galbanum, gurjum balsam, and black amber. #SOTD #BPAL

EYE think this blend is gorgeous even as other folks are claiming it is stinky. If you are on board with terebinth and galbanum tho don't miss this!
On Death Perfume Oil – Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
blackphoenixalchemylab.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
Our healthcare system is broken.

I spend countless hours fighting insurers for medications patients need—denied, appealed, denied again.

If insurance companies want to make medical decisions, they should also carry the liability when patients are harmed.

We all deserve better
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
boscotron.bsky.social
One day I will find the perfume that fixes me 🕯️
February 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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skypeascientist.bsky.social
Science + Art appreciators, we need your help!

We're working with the E. Kensington Neighbors Assn & H.A Brown school to create a community-driven mural on the biodiversity of our Philly neighborhood!

We need your help to fund this project
givebutter.com/KenzoMural

Here's why this is important ⬇️
H.A. Brown Elementary School Mural
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
boscotron.bsky.social
Yes yes yes! Everyone in KC get out and support Becca and @moabortionfund.bsky.social 💞
beccareatucker.bsky.social Becca Rea-Tucker @beccareatucker.bsky.social · 1d
Friends: I’m coming home to KC this Friday, 2/20 for a cozy evening to talk about the book and support @moabortionfund!

Equal Minded Cafe, 4327 Troost Ave, 5:30pm

Tickets are $15 without a book or $30 with a book, to benefit the fund! I hope to see you there 💕

www.helianthusbooks.com/events
February 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
boscotron.bsky.social
Interview with the Lovebat (2025) - Pink strawberries floating in sparkling blood orange and French lime fizz, enveloped in a swooshy cape of black velvet plum. #BPAL #SOTD

I want to love this, bc I love iwtv, but I can't quite hang with this assortment of fruits 😅
Interview with the Lovebat Perfume Oil – Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
blackphoenixalchemylab.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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kikuhughes.bsky.social
Our annual Day of Remembrance rally outside the Northwest Detention Center will be on Feb 21 at 1pm. For years, Japanese Americans have been saying Abolish ICE, no more U.S. concentration camps, and let no politician give empty platitudes on DOR while imprisoning and deporting our neighbors
Flier that reads "Shut Down N.W.D.C. Japanese Americans say: Stop repeating history. Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1PM, Northwest Detention Center, 1623 E J St. Tacoma, WA 98421. Logos for Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia. Following the Puyallup Valley JACL Day of Remembrance program, join Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia for a Solidarity Day outside the Northwest Detention Center. Hear from Japanese American survivors and learn why they are fighting to shut down immigrant detention sites like NWDC."
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
good thing most people aren’t running around repeatedly getting an oncogenic virus because the government convinced them it’s nbd
badgernoonan.bsky.social BadgerNoonan @badgernoonan.bsky.social · 4d
Crushing the mRNA industry in the US also probably destroys a bunch of cures for various cancers just as an FYI.
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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northjerseydan.bsky.social
From 5 years ago... Artwork by Sarah Epperson.
A classic red Valentine's heart with the rhyme: "Roses are Red, No Lives are Blue, Defund the Police, Abolish ICE Too." And roses in the top right and lower left. Artwork by Sarah Epperson https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_N7_kL98U/
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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pipagaopoetry.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
Alice Wong
Writer, editor, and disability justice activist. Born on March 27, 1974 in Indianapolis, IN, USA, she died from an infection on Nov 14, 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA, aged 51 years.
www.thelancet.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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rsl318.bsky.social
this is awful of course but i also really want to lift up the fact that by "abortion pills" this post means mifepristone, and medication abortions do not necessarily require mifepristone (there is a safe & effective misoprostol-only protocol)
susanrinkunas.com Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 4d
JUST IN: Republican Attorneys General of 21 states asked a judge to end telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills nationwide claiming FDA rules mean they can't enforce their restrictions/bans.
Hearing in Louisiana case against FDA is scheduled for 2/24
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
susanrinkunas.com Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · Dec 17
NEW: Louisiana and lawyer Erin Hawley of ADF just asked a federal judge to IMMEDIATELY end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone while their lawsuit against the FDA proceeds. They cite Fifth Circuit opinion and the Comstock Act of 1873
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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kissane.myatproto.social
I've never seen it put more clearly than this.
cyn-k.bsky.social Cynthia Khoo @cyn-k.bsky.social · 4d
It seems like this all the time now. I keep having to recalibrate my baseline disposition to cover up so much anger, like emotional weight taring for daily functioning.
kissane.myatproto.social Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 4d
"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
February 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
boscotron.bsky.social
13 (March 2009) - Bittersweet dark cocoa is surrounded here by 13 complex aspects, including exotic musks, caraway, allspice, aloes wood, lucky hand, Irish moss, and bamboo. Beneath it all is a glowing core of glistening cherry. #SOTD #BPAL

mmm lucky chocolate cherry goodness
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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gruselzirkus.bsky.social
he-goat says, fuck ai #noai #art
a white he-goat ripping his leash that is held by a six-fingered hand, representing gen ai. the groud is blue check. it says in German "fed up with ai" (it's a pun with "he-goat" in the original)
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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onceuponavhs.bsky.social
New epieode - FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

Listen: linktr.ee/onceuponavhs

“We have too long forgotten the magic powers of nature. The time has come to call on them again."
Ferngully VHS cover
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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truthout.org
Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with federal immigration agents.
Pregnant Migrants in Minnesota Have Postponed Abortion Appointments to Avoid ICE
Patients are also skipping time-sensitive reproductive services such as cervical cancer screenings due to fear of ICE.
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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soengery.bsky.social
ALRIGHT. Let's try this AGAIN.
Featured: Marie Enger
The storefront for your favorite online creators. Graphic novels, webcomics, tabletop games and dice, and more.
www.crwnstudios.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
boscotron.bsky.social
Hallway of a Train Station (2024) - Wild plums, black tea, a splash of lilac cologne, a flutter of silk, hot iron, steel, and smoke. #SOTD #BPAL

I don't wear this one often enough, it's so great. intrigue on the train platform!
February 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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westbywest.bsky.social
The Armory #datacenterSTL crew spoke at yesterday's Planning Commission meeting, but not one actually said "Armory" to identify themselves. Despite calling 3728 Market site a wasteland, it's less than 300ft from the Foundry. www.stlmag.com/business/arm...
Armory data center site at 3728 Market
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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beccareatucker.bsky.social
DC: tell your friends!
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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legolostatsea.bsky.social
13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.
Image shows brightly coloured Lego pieces including dragons and sharks as well as cutlasses and an octopus, all laid out on pale brown clock patterned paper with handwritten captions in italics
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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soengery.bsky.social
Kids these days didn’t listen to teaches of peaches and it shows
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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mothmonarch.bsky.social
🌘 "Starchild" 🌟
Commission for @franzanth.bsky.social & at last another of my Golden Orbits.
Digital artwork of a dragon head caterpillar (Polyura schreiber) with the many dots on its horned head and chubby body rendered to resemble little stars, a few actually being tiny four-pointed stars. Above its head a partially eclipsed moon is framed between its inner horns, and large four-pointed stars rest on the center of its upper head and hang on either side of its head between its outer horns. More stylized rays and stars radiate out into the edges of the image, rich textured gold against a dark blue framing the green bug's body. The caterpillar is outlined in metallic gold and has fairly realistic face details and feet. Art by Moth Monarch.
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM