ClockworkCanary
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I repost a lot. I like to amplify.
The flower in my avatar is a cereus, or orchid cactus. The banner is my cat Madmartigan’s paw on a knitting project of mine, red and blue two color brioche.
My media tab is mostly cats and knitting.
I repost a lot. I like to amplify.
The flower in my avatar is a cereus, or orchid cactus. The banner is my cat Madmartigan’s paw on a knitting project of mine, red and blue two color brioche.
My media tab is mostly cats and knitting.
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As an undiagnosed but probably autistic and adhd adult I have always found socializing hard. I don’t get the “understood” stuff that some people were either taught or just pick up somehow, so I had to deliberately learn what I know.
Who wants to talk about socializing and networks?
Who wants to talk about socializing and networks?
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this is true for basically all tradeswork, employers aren’t willing to pay enough for the training to make it worth it
a huge reason the auto industry cannot hire all the mechanics they need is lack of access to the technical education anyone needs to become an automotive technician! cost of this education & failure by corporations to train workers - also a huge factor.
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
this is true for basically all tradeswork, employers aren’t willing to pay enough for the training to make it worth it
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The biggest and most violent cartel in Texas is the border patrol.
“When the Border Patrol was created in 1924, white supremacists entered the agency, building the culture of xenophobia and impunity that exists to this day … CBP agents are arrested for criminal activity and corruption at a per-capita rate that exceeds any other federal agency.”
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The biggest and most violent cartel in Texas is the border patrol.
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relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
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This is a great piece of writing.
When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is a great piece of writing.
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I would wear the HELL out of these 😍
Part 146 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
A Men's gilded leather shoes from Norfolk, dating to 1890-1899 AD. Crafted with a blend of silvered leather, black silk brocade, and gold gilded accents.
A Men's gilded leather shoes from Norfolk, dating to 1890-1899 AD. Crafted with a blend of silvered leather, black silk brocade, and gold gilded accents.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I would wear the HELL out of these 😍
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I confess - I reposted this, then watched the segment. Take 16 minutes to watch this. You will be gutted.
"Could you work any harder?"
"If I could, I would."
"Could you work any harder?"
"If I could, I would."
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I confess - I reposted this, then watched the segment. Take 16 minutes to watch this. You will be gutted.
"Could you work any harder?"
"If I could, I would."
"Could you work any harder?"
"If I could, I would."
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👏 This is awesome ... "Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past" ground.news/article/pope...
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
ground.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
👏 This is awesome ... "Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past" ground.news/article/pope...
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Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
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The MA militia was already regimented prior to 1774 & answered to civil authority - when Gage dissolved the legislature in Oct 1774, the MA leg simply met elsewhere and authorized the militia to reform on lines of aggressive readiness, w minute regts which had a precedent in their force structure
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The MA militia was already regimented prior to 1774 & answered to civil authority - when Gage dissolved the legislature in Oct 1774, the MA leg simply met elsewhere and authorized the militia to reform on lines of aggressive readiness, w minute regts which had a precedent in their force structure
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Oh they’re fucking up the entire Massachusetts militia narrative - MA was different than any other colony bc it had 150 years of part time and regular militia service, 20k vets from the last war, and the kind of organization and paperwork you only get from weirdo puritans
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Oh they’re fucking up the entire Massachusetts militia narrative - MA was different than any other colony bc it had 150 years of part time and regular militia service, 20k vets from the last war, and the kind of organization and paperwork you only get from weirdo puritans
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Ok, biggest problem I have with this so far - they utterly whitewash slavery. Nothing on its brutality, the rape culture, the violence endemic to it, how chattel slavery warped societies by turning them fearful and insular etc
Instead they’re basically like “hey, enslaved ppl could learn to read!”
Instead they’re basically like “hey, enslaved ppl could learn to read!”
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Ok, biggest problem I have with this so far - they utterly whitewash slavery. Nothing on its brutality, the rape culture, the violence endemic to it, how chattel slavery warped societies by turning them fearful and insular etc
Instead they’re basically like “hey, enslaved ppl could learn to read!”
Instead they’re basically like “hey, enslaved ppl could learn to read!”
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For thirty years I worked in the post-Soviet successor states in Central Asia and observed over and over again precisely the cycle that Bill Kristol describes. Corruption leads to authoritarianism, directly. The path is utterly predictable.
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For thirty years I worked in the post-Soviet successor states in Central Asia and observed over and over again precisely the cycle that Bill Kristol describes. Corruption leads to authoritarianism, directly. The path is utterly predictable.
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Spotify's HQ in L.A. has a 150,000 sq ft campus. Now those buildings have light projections showing men in balaclavas with text like:
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Spotify's HQ in L.A. has a 150,000 sq ft campus. Now those buildings have light projections showing men in balaclavas with text like:
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
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Yes! I love this!
The Katsura trees around here are winding down but in the fall, they smell STRONGLY of cake? Caramelized sugar? I dunno. It’s delightful tho. Makes me want one, but I’m glad many of my neighbors have them.
But now what’s picking up is Douglas fir, which is sweet and intense. ❤️
The Katsura trees around here are winding down but in the fall, they smell STRONGLY of cake? Caramelized sugar? I dunno. It’s delightful tho. Makes me want one, but I’m glad many of my neighbors have them.
But now what’s picking up is Douglas fir, which is sweet and intense. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Yes! I love this!
The Katsura trees around here are winding down but in the fall, they smell STRONGLY of cake? Caramelized sugar? I dunno. It’s delightful tho. Makes me want one, but I’m glad many of my neighbors have them.
But now what’s picking up is Douglas fir, which is sweet and intense. ❤️
The Katsura trees around here are winding down but in the fall, they smell STRONGLY of cake? Caramelized sugar? I dunno. It’s delightful tho. Makes me want one, but I’m glad many of my neighbors have them.
But now what’s picking up is Douglas fir, which is sweet and intense. ❤️
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Me too, now ❤️
You do need to smell them!! They are amazing. There are probably some not too far from you, given that NY botanical garden has some:
www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-...
You do need to smell them!! They are amazing. There are probably some not too far from you, given that NY botanical garden has some:
www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-...
Cotton-Candied Katsura - Plant Talk
Cotton candy forests aren't THAT crazy, really.
www.nybg.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Me too, now ❤️
You do need to smell them!! They are amazing. There are probably some not too far from you, given that NY botanical garden has some:
www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-...
You do need to smell them!! They are amazing. There are probably some not too far from you, given that NY botanical garden has some:
www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-...
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Transformative work of the day, that's some pig edition
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Transformative work of the day, that's some pig edition
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as someone who really thought there wasn’t much there for the longest time I cannot draw any conclusion other than “they are monumentally terrible” at this point
man, what the fuck is in these files that would a) be worse than anything we have ever learned about him, b) make him willing to risk a maga civil war over it, and c) have him desperately calling half of the republicans in the house and begging them to vote against their release
Trump on Epstein Files: I don’t want to talk about it because fake news like you—you’re a terrible reporter—fake news like you just keeps bringing up to deflect from the tremendous success of The Trump Admin
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
as someone who really thought there wasn’t much there for the longest time I cannot draw any conclusion other than “they are monumentally terrible” at this point
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Trump just pardoned Dan Wilson, a former Jan. 6 defendant, for a second time — this time on gun charges not related to his conduct during the Capitol riot.
The White House says Trump pardoned Wilson again because the gun charges stemmed from an investigation into him after Jan. 6.
The White House says Trump pardoned Wilson again because the gun charges stemmed from an investigation into him after Jan. 6.
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump just pardoned Dan Wilson, a former Jan. 6 defendant, for a second time — this time on gun charges not related to his conduct during the Capitol riot.
The White House says Trump pardoned Wilson again because the gun charges stemmed from an investigation into him after Jan. 6.
The White House says Trump pardoned Wilson again because the gun charges stemmed from an investigation into him after Jan. 6.
Pocket Rocket Pups 🚀 The Best of Small Dog Agility at Crufts
YouTube video by Crufts
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November 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
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It's been kicked around that Charlotte is the newest target as it's more than 100 miles from a boarder, but it also has an international airport, and a court case about Border Patrol's jurisdiction outside of "reasonable distance" might find a favorable judge in NC.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It's been kicked around that Charlotte is the newest target as it's more than 100 miles from a boarder, but it also has an international airport, and a court case about Border Patrol's jurisdiction outside of "reasonable distance" might find a favorable judge in NC.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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Yup. And we see how just having that much and not giving it away, even if you didn't pursue having it, has a corrupting effect. I'm sure this is where myths of cursed treasure come from.
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yup. And we see how just having that much and not giving it away, even if you didn't pursue having it, has a corrupting effect. I'm sure this is where myths of cursed treasure come from.
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Look at all of this cheap shit. Now imagine the gold bling is cats. Dusty ceramic cat statues, little embroidered pictures of cats, old framed posters of cats so old the ink has faded.
This is a crazy cat man but for bling.
This is a crazy cat man but for bling.
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Look at all of this cheap shit. Now imagine the gold bling is cats. Dusty ceramic cat statues, little embroidered pictures of cats, old framed posters of cats so old the ink has faded.
This is a crazy cat man but for bling.
This is a crazy cat man but for bling.
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Someone recently pointed out that it would be considered elder abuse if any other person was treated as Trump is treated by those around him, and that was also a disturbing whipsaw-humanization moment.
Imagining all of that crap as cat kitsch humanizes him and that is kind of disturbing.
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Someone recently pointed out that it would be considered elder abuse if any other person was treated as Trump is treated by those around him, and that was also a disturbing whipsaw-humanization moment.