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/
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CZEdwards
@czedwards.bsky.social
· Nov 26
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Seattle Public Schools warned that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring their children home from school after news of ICE activity.
Two Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity
www.seattletimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Seattle Public Schools warned that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring their children home from school after news of ICE activity.
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the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
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January 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
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"Ignoring AI will not make it go away"
Correct. We need to burn it to the ground and salt the earth. Well spotted.
Correct. We need to burn it to the ground and salt the earth. Well spotted.
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"Ignoring AI will not make it go away"
Correct. We need to burn it to the ground and salt the earth. Well spotted.
Correct. We need to burn it to the ground and salt the earth. Well spotted.
it’s not knowledge, it’s poorly digested word vomit of statistically possible words.
Advertising tried to tell us asbestos, leaded gasoline, mercurochrome, Fen-Phen, btc, and NFTs were necessary and revolutionary, too.
Advertising tried to tell us asbestos, leaded gasoline, mercurochrome, Fen-Phen, btc, and NFTs were necessary and revolutionary, too.
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
it’s not knowledge, it’s poorly digested word vomit of statistically possible words.
Advertising tried to tell us asbestos, leaded gasoline, mercurochrome, Fen-Phen, btc, and NFTs were necessary and revolutionary, too.
Advertising tried to tell us asbestos, leaded gasoline, mercurochrome, Fen-Phen, btc, and NFTs were necessary and revolutionary, too.
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stop telling me i have to use it. i don’t and i won’t. fuck off.
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
stop telling me i have to use it. i don’t and i won’t. fuck off.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Great story. You want to read this!
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friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
iPhone driver’s licenses: Here are all the states working on support
At WWDC 2021, Apple announced support for adding driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet. Since then, over a dozen states in the United States have rolled out support for the platform.
As that number continues to grow, here’s where driver’s licenses and state IDs could come next …
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
friendly neighborhood barred attorney telling you to never put your ID on your phone
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I'm so suspicious of everything that I don't buy this excuse. Some how the reason has to do with feeding the AI machines.
Matt Damon says that Netflix wants its filmmakers to repeat the plot of the movie during its dialogue ‘three or four’ times because people are on their phones when watching movies at home.
Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot
Matt Damon says that Netflix wants its filmmakers to repeat the plot of the movie during its dialogue ‘three or four’ times because people are on their phones when watching movies at home.
www.vulture.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I'm so suspicious of everything that I don't buy this excuse. Some how the reason has to do with feeding the AI machines.
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If AI was actually *good*, we'd be bashing his door down trying to get more of it.
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If AI was actually *good*, we'd be bashing his door down trying to get more of it.
Good.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
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 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Good.
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That was also my reaction whewww
If Minnesota police are accusing you of racial profiling you must really be outta control
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
That was also my reaction whewww
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A good reminder that none of us will be free until all of us are free, and trying to climb over each other to get one step higher on the ladder is a fool's errand.
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A good reminder that none of us will be free until all of us are free, and trying to climb over each other to get one step higher on the ladder is a fool's errand.
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So to make this absolutely clear:
When a pastor takes on a role outside the church that harms immigrants in direct contradiction to Christ's teachings, it is HE who has profaned the church. It is HE who has destroyed the sacred. Not those who would call the church to account.
When a pastor takes on a role outside the church that harms immigrants in direct contradiction to Christ's teachings, it is HE who has profaned the church. It is HE who has destroyed the sacred. Not those who would call the church to account.
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So to make this absolutely clear:
When a pastor takes on a role outside the church that harms immigrants in direct contradiction to Christ's teachings, it is HE who has profaned the church. It is HE who has destroyed the sacred. Not those who would call the church to account.
When a pastor takes on a role outside the church that harms immigrants in direct contradiction to Christ's teachings, it is HE who has profaned the church. It is HE who has destroyed the sacred. Not those who would call the church to account.
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Had a lot of apologies when he started threatening Canada. Americans really need to get comfortable with the fact that it doesn't matter who they voted for, they, being American, are the villain to the rest of the world right now.
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Had a lot of apologies when he started threatening Canada. Americans really need to get comfortable with the fact that it doesn't matter who they voted for, they, being American, are the villain to the rest of the world right now.
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...no. No.
That leads you to some dark places.
That leads you to some dark places.
It has been said before but stories like this are not a lesson in outreach efforts or messaging but a warning that universal enfranchisement may have been too far.
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
...no. No.
That leads you to some dark places.
That leads you to some dark places.
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also, just a note:
It's real funny to see PROTESTANTS mad about a protest in a church
It's real funny to see PROTESTANTS mad about a protest in a church
I'm seeing a lot of conservative Christians *really upset* that protestors (many people of color) interrupted a church service this week to protest that one of the pastors at the church is the acting field director for ICE in St. Paul. One of my older friends said it was profaning the sacred.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
also, just a note:
It's real funny to see PROTESTANTS mad about a protest in a church
It's real funny to see PROTESTANTS mad about a protest in a church
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Failing a sense of history or morals, It takes about 0.2 seconds to remember that voting suppression (and that is what you are talking about) always hurts the Democrats more than the Republicans.
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Failing a sense of history or morals, It takes about 0.2 seconds to remember that voting suppression (and that is what you are talking about) always hurts the Democrats more than the Republicans.
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Mark Carney gave a remarkable speech in Davos today about the need for international law led by middle powers that applies to everyone.
The test will be whether he accepts Trump's invite to the "Gaza Peace Council," the most lawless disaster capitalism ever attempted and an attack on the UN.
The test will be whether he accepts Trump's invite to the "Gaza Peace Council," the most lawless disaster capitalism ever attempted and an attack on the UN.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Mark Carney gave a remarkable speech in Davos today about the need for international law led by middle powers that applies to everyone.
The test will be whether he accepts Trump's invite to the "Gaza Peace Council," the most lawless disaster capitalism ever attempted and an attack on the UN.
The test will be whether he accepts Trump's invite to the "Gaza Peace Council," the most lawless disaster capitalism ever attempted and an attack on the UN.
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Saw someone else make this point but it is worth repeating.
The same people who were storming state houses during the pandemic over having to carry vaccine cards seem to be perfectly fine with the government requiring you to carry proof of citizenship at all times now.
The same people who were storming state houses during the pandemic over having to carry vaccine cards seem to be perfectly fine with the government requiring you to carry proof of citizenship at all times now.
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Saw someone else make this point but it is worth repeating.
The same people who were storming state houses during the pandemic over having to carry vaccine cards seem to be perfectly fine with the government requiring you to carry proof of citizenship at all times now.
The same people who were storming state houses during the pandemic over having to carry vaccine cards seem to be perfectly fine with the government requiring you to carry proof of citizenship at all times now.
Nota Bene: southern Colorado is at least 48% Hispanic, with a higher percentage of Native peoples than in the rest of the state. The foundational non-Native culture was people noping out of Spanish-controlled Santa Fe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
And that’s who the Arkansas watershed serves.
And that’s who the Arkansas watershed serves.
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Nota Bene: southern Colorado is at least 48% Hispanic, with a higher percentage of Native peoples than in the rest of the state. The foundational non-Native culture was people noping out of Spanish-controlled Santa Fe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
And that’s who the Arkansas watershed serves.
And that’s who the Arkansas watershed serves.
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Does anyone watching the violent culture of ICE agents in MLPS, or reading their fascist recruitment ads, think the issue is lack of training?
So why are Dems ready to keep funding this monster, with a few "reforms"? Can an opposition meet the moment?
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
So why are Dems ready to keep funding this monster, with a few "reforms"? Can an opposition meet the moment?
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Yo, Dems: You can’t ‘reform’ fascism | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, America’s appalling betrayal of the Hmong.
www.inquirer.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Does anyone watching the violent culture of ICE agents in MLPS, or reading their fascist recruitment ads, think the issue is lack of training?
So why are Dems ready to keep funding this monster, with a few "reforms"? Can an opposition meet the moment?
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
So why are Dems ready to keep funding this monster, with a few "reforms"? Can an opposition meet the moment?
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
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Does anyone know what setting is allowing my Android phone to shove notifications captioned "Feline Good" with pictures of Alice in the months leading up to her death into my eyeballs? I don't have Google Photos enabled. I was unaware that Google had any access to my pictures. Make it stop.
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Does anyone know what setting is allowing my Android phone to shove notifications captioned "Feline Good" with pictures of Alice in the months leading up to her death into my eyeballs? I don't have Google Photos enabled. I was unaware that Google had any access to my pictures. Make it stop.
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Do you ever think how if Trump has any loved ones - any at all - they would care for him in his decline, and not let him do this?
Not a single loved one. Damn.
Not a single loved one. Damn.
Trump: "I should've gotten the Nobel Prize for each war, but I don't say that. I saved millions & millions of people. And don't let anybody tell you Norway doesn't control the shots, ok? It's in Norway. It's a joke. They lost such prestige. That's why I have such respect for what Maria did."
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Do you ever think how if Trump has any loved ones - any at all - they would care for him in his decline, and not let him do this?
Not a single loved one. Damn.
Not a single loved one. Damn.
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This says it all. It's madness.
This is what’s so stupefying about Congressional leaders: Republicans, Schumer, Durbin, Jeffries.
My brothers and sisters. You are leading the U.S. Congress at a moment of INDESCRIBABLE world historic import.
Your faces and names will be plastered all over history books. How do you think you
My brothers and sisters. You are leading the U.S. Congress at a moment of INDESCRIBABLE world historic import.
Your faces and names will be plastered all over history books. How do you think you
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This says it all. It's madness.