CZEdwards
@czedwards.bsky.social
Nontheist Quaker. PsyD: CBT/PTSD. SJCleric. She/they
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I write #hopepunk fantasy: Rien’s Rebellion 1st book free @ czedwards.net
https://linktr.ee/czedwards
discord: czedwards or https://czedwards.dreamwidth.org/
Tumblr: https://galantier.blog/
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@czedwards.bsky.social
· Nov 26
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Meanwhile, in reality, terrible, awful, horrible reality:
An overnight Russian bombardment on Kyiv left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures (AFP)
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Meanwhile, in reality, terrible, awful, horrible reality:
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As someone who volunteers in local Democratic politics I want to once again remind the Bluesky community that the Democratic base is your friend, and LIGHT YEARS ahead of the national party leaders on literally every issue
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 AM
As someone who volunteers in local Democratic politics I want to once again remind the Bluesky community that the Democratic base is your friend, and LIGHT YEARS ahead of the national party leaders on literally every issue
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I need to remind everyone that the movie Air Force One starts with the USA kidnapping a foreign leader.
CNN has added scare quotes to the minor electrical issue (which, it should have had from the beginning)
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I need to remind everyone that the movie Air Force One starts with the USA kidnapping a foreign leader.
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To quote Marc Antony in ROME: "Spring comes. Snows melt."
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 AM
To quote Marc Antony in ROME: "Spring comes. Snows melt."
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For someone who's not still christian, I think "wow, that guy's going to hell" way too frequently, AND YET.
Wait a damn minute, the pastor himself is an ICE agent?????????? That is DIABOLICAL, holy shit. WOW.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Protesters interrupt St. Paul church service, say pastor works as ICE director in field office
Lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was among the protestors who interrupted a service at a Baptist church in St. Paul on Sunday alleging that one of the pastors is the acting director of a U.S....
www.mprnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 AM
For someone who's not still christian, I think "wow, that guy's going to hell" way too frequently, AND YET.
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WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
Completely petty and aside, but Noem wears STUPID jeans. They look like raggedy ass shit and have no place on a professional. Unhemmed, fraying, boot cut high waters. Teenagers should be sneering at that choice, much less adult women.
Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters.
Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
(Published Sept. 2025)
Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
(Published Sept. 2025)
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Completely petty and aside, but Noem wears STUPID jeans. They look like raggedy ass shit and have no place on a professional. Unhemmed, fraying, boot cut high waters. Teenagers should be sneering at that choice, much less adult women.
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I went to a protest in New York City today and three Proud Boys were circulating among the crowd pretending to be members of the press (or maybe influencers) interviewing individual protestors. But espionage is not their forte; one was wearing a body cam and a "PB" patch.
Stay vigilant, people.
Stay vigilant, people.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I went to a protest in New York City today and three Proud Boys were circulating among the crowd pretending to be members of the press (or maybe influencers) interviewing individual protestors. But espionage is not their forte; one was wearing a body cam and a "PB" patch.
Stay vigilant, people.
Stay vigilant, people.
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I don’t know how tech dicks get confused when people get pissed at things like this. This is my phone. This is my truck. I don’t want arbitrary changes forced on my shit, especially since it’s solely so they can justify their insane salaries and benefits.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I don’t know how tech dicks get confused when people get pissed at things like this. This is my phone. This is my truck. I don’t want arbitrary changes forced on my shit, especially since it’s solely so they can justify their insane salaries and benefits.
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Remember when you had to show proof of vaccination to board a plane during Covid restrictions?
The right screamed tyranny.
They shouted “do not comply!”
Suddenly they’re fine with “papers please”, photographs and lists.
This is actual tyranny.
This is what they should be mad about.
The right screamed tyranny.
They shouted “do not comply!”
Suddenly they’re fine with “papers please”, photographs and lists.
This is actual tyranny.
This is what they should be mad about.
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Remember when you had to show proof of vaccination to board a plane during Covid restrictions?
The right screamed tyranny.
They shouted “do not comply!”
Suddenly they’re fine with “papers please”, photographs and lists.
This is actual tyranny.
This is what they should be mad about.
The right screamed tyranny.
They shouted “do not comply!”
Suddenly they’re fine with “papers please”, photographs and lists.
This is actual tyranny.
This is what they should be mad about.
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I'm overdrafted, out of groceries, and hoping to raise $100 for the week. Shares are a huge help, thank you!
Hi, I have spent literally the very last of my money on rent. If you can help me survive to the end of the month with a share or donation, I would be very grateful. Thank you so much.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I'm overdrafted, out of groceries, and hoping to raise $100 for the week. Shares are a huge help, thank you!
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My theory about bbq places:
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
June 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My theory about bbq places:
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
The better the bread, the worse everything else is.
If you go to a bbq joint and the bread is fancy, brisket will suck, sauce will be too ketchup, sides will be stale.
If they throw a shitty slice of Wonder Bread at you from the counter, you are in for miracle meat.
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So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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Ok we done with this now or are we retraining. What's the plan guys. We gonna retrain check your papers? Or retrain the let us take your photo for an unknown list? Get fucking real here, the lot of you
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Ok we done with this now or are we retraining. What's the plan guys. We gonna retrain check your papers? Or retrain the let us take your photo for an unknown list? Get fucking real here, the lot of you
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no one has ever been happier than freya is when she lays down on the counter when we are using the dishwasher. it gets all toasty there and it is her favorite thing.
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
no one has ever been happier than freya is when she lays down on the counter when we are using the dishwasher. it gets all toasty there and it is her favorite thing.
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
i am a little jealous tbh and kind of want to try it
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In Australia, briefly during the pandemic, we raised welfare and pulled back on punitive “work for the dole*” and wouldn’t you know it? That helped unemployed Aussies much more than the current programs.
But you won’t see that talked about and we went back to the same policy that doesn’t work
But you won’t see that talked about and we went back to the same policy that doesn’t work
This is such a widespread sickness among pundits. Pointing out that Republicans are lying about welfare fraud — and have been for decades — doesn't qualify as a publishable take.
So you get this bizarre fixation on optics and this amorphous demand for Dems to "admit" something they admit already.
So you get this bizarre fixation on optics and this amorphous demand for Dems to "admit" something they admit already.
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
In Australia, briefly during the pandemic, we raised welfare and pulled back on punitive “work for the dole*” and wouldn’t you know it? That helped unemployed Aussies much more than the current programs.
But you won’t see that talked about and we went back to the same policy that doesn’t work
But you won’t see that talked about and we went back to the same policy that doesn’t work
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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There’s walkouts happening all over. Arizona State University students staged a walkout. Apparently over 100 students at Red Mountain High School walked out and held an anti-ICE protest. Seen some reported in Tucson, etc.
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
There’s walkouts happening all over. Arizona State University students staged a walkout. Apparently over 100 students at Red Mountain High School walked out and held an anti-ICE protest. Seen some reported in Tucson, etc.
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Dear Universe,
May the obscenely wealthy be both financially and socially humbled. May they be frog-marched through history books and videos about the 2020s, a time when these obscene social deviants (formerly called "the 1%") were finally brought into proper alignment with humanity. Amen.
May the obscenely wealthy be both financially and socially humbled. May they be frog-marched through history books and videos about the 2020s, a time when these obscene social deviants (formerly called "the 1%") were finally brought into proper alignment with humanity. Amen.
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Dear Universe,
May the obscenely wealthy be both financially and socially humbled. May they be frog-marched through history books and videos about the 2020s, a time when these obscene social deviants (formerly called "the 1%") were finally brought into proper alignment with humanity. Amen.
May the obscenely wealthy be both financially and socially humbled. May they be frog-marched through history books and videos about the 2020s, a time when these obscene social deviants (formerly called "the 1%") were finally brought into proper alignment with humanity. Amen.
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extremely broad and alarming drone no fly zone designed to protect ICE agents just dropped. notable in part because some folks have used drones to film law enforcement abuses:
www.404media.co/feds-create-...
www.404media.co/feds-create-...
Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE
The FAA has altered a no fly zone designation that was originally created for US military bases to apply to DHS units.
www.404media.co
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
extremely broad and alarming drone no fly zone designed to protect ICE agents just dropped. notable in part because some folks have used drones to film law enforcement abuses:
www.404media.co/feds-create-...
www.404media.co/feds-create-...
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love to see it
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
love to see it
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
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Y'all, Chris is the only person who's gotten into politics that I will endorse. I don't even live in CA and I want him to win cause he'll do some good there. If you got spare coin, drop them off in his coffers yeah?
Anyways, if you want someone in office who cares about other people and has the track record to prove it, and is ALSO an inveterate shitposter committed to using his powers for good, I’m, uh, running for CA State Assembly District 72 against a MAGA diehard.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Y'all, Chris is the only person who's gotten into politics that I will endorse. I don't even live in CA and I want him to win cause he'll do some good there. If you got spare coin, drop them off in his coffers yeah?
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Donald has been posting unhinged, incoherent ramblings for a decade now, but his recent threats against sovereign nations brings us into totally new and dangerous territory.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Donald has been posting unhinged, incoherent ramblings for a decade now, but his recent threats against sovereign nations brings us into totally new and dangerous territory.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
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Rare good news about Dems not only doing their fucking jobs, but standing up for trans rights. More of this please, elected Dems.
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Rare good news about Dems not only doing their fucking jobs, but standing up for trans rights. More of this please, elected Dems.