Danielle Gembala
@ddmgembala.bsky.social
Neurodivergent & disabled archaeologist, educator, writer & parent. she/they
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The (Episcopal) Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The (Episcopal) Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania
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In an opinion dismissing Trump's attempt to get an unredacted copy of Oregon's complete voter registration list, a federal judge cites Bondi's extortion letter to Gov. Walz as support for denying the government a presumption of regularity
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February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In an opinion dismissing Trump's attempt to get an unredacted copy of Oregon's complete voter registration list, a federal judge cites Bondi's extortion letter to Gov. Walz as support for denying the government a presumption of regularity
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Monterey Park moves to give voters the power to ban data centers amid public outcry
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
Monterey Park moves to give voters the power to ban data centers amid public outcry
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
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February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Monterey Park moves to give voters the power to ban data centers amid public outcry
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
City leaders are drafting a ballot proposition that could ban data centers because of environmental concerns, a move that prompted one developer’s attorney to accuse them of bowing down to “mob rule.”
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Says he's never talking to me again because I was MEAN and UNREASONABLE*
*told him to get his head out of my oatmeal because who just goes around sticking their entire head into someone else's breakfast
*told him to get his head out of my oatmeal because who just goes around sticking their entire head into someone else's breakfast
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Says he's never talking to me again because I was MEAN and UNREASONABLE*
*told him to get his head out of my oatmeal because who just goes around sticking their entire head into someone else's breakfast
*told him to get his head out of my oatmeal because who just goes around sticking their entire head into someone else's breakfast
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People are focusing on the Rowling part, but the bigger part is the guy posting the bad takes is IN the Epstein files, WORKED for him, sent & received packages for him, facilitated Ghislaine & Prince Andrew, & wrote a glowing letter of praise to Epstein himself. AND he helps make LA Comic Con happen
Good lord, wanted to grab a few more of his posts before I blocked. But everything you could thing a culture warrior is, that would be this guy. Team Israel, Team Rowling, uses AI, made prison jokes about Luigi, and that's all BEFORE we learned he apparently owed his life to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
People are focusing on the Rowling part, but the bigger part is the guy posting the bad takes is IN the Epstein files, WORKED for him, sent & received packages for him, facilitated Ghislaine & Prince Andrew, & wrote a glowing letter of praise to Epstein himself. AND he helps make LA Comic Con happen
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A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A small but very deep thing that bothers me about generative AI as a shortcut to practice and work and skill is the basic assumption that it’s impossible to take pleasure in a creative pursuit that you aren’t very good at and I assure you that is not the case
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The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
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February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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And OF COURSE, we couldn't forget about Grammy-winning film Sinners!
@freeblackgirl.bsky.social wrote about the film & Ryan Coogler's depictions of Black southern intimacies.
@freeblackgirl.bsky.social wrote about the film & Ryan Coogler's depictions of Black southern intimacies.
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
And OF COURSE, we couldn't forget about Grammy-winning film Sinners!
@freeblackgirl.bsky.social wrote about the film & Ryan Coogler's depictions of Black southern intimacies.
@freeblackgirl.bsky.social wrote about the film & Ryan Coogler's depictions of Black southern intimacies.
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In honor of Bad Bunny's victories at this year's #Grammys, we dropped the paywall for @nicolefroio.bsky.social's review of THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS:
“DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” is Bad Bunny’s Latest Decolonial Text
Bad Bunny’s new album places loss at the center of tropical paradise, elucidating vacation spots as colonial constructs.
f.mtr.cool
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
In honor of Bad Bunny's victories at this year's #Grammys, we dropped the paywall for @nicolefroio.bsky.social's review of THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS:
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First up, we decided to drop the paywall on @kwanetaharris.bsky.social's piece because it's so powerful and urgent. Kwaneta writes about how the state is her abuser as an incarcerated woman. Read for free here:
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
f.mtr.cool
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
First up, we decided to drop the paywall on @kwanetaharris.bsky.social's piece because it's so powerful and urgent. Kwaneta writes about how the state is her abuser as an incarcerated woman. Read for free here:
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Y’ALL haven’t properly addressed it. White folks. If you cared about the plight of others the whole time this country’s been around, or even ever listened to them, there would be no need for your continual eureka moments re-discovering racism when it emerges like Christopher Columbus.
I’m not sure we’ve properly addressed how profoundly disturbing it is that America can largely shrug at the stashing of human beings in giant warehouses.
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Y’ALL haven’t properly addressed it. White folks. If you cared about the plight of others the whole time this country’s been around, or even ever listened to them, there would be no need for your continual eureka moments re-discovering racism when it emerges like Christopher Columbus.
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Guys please
A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India
Snakes on a train? King cobras may be riding the rails in India
A new study suggests king cobras may be accidentally boarding trains across India
www.scientificamerican.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Guys please
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stealing from us, killing our loved ones, kidnapping our neighbors, witholding our health care and thumbing their fucking noses at us
In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
stealing from us, killing our loved ones, kidnapping our neighbors, witholding our health care and thumbing their fucking noses at us
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Ramos' parents, originally from Ecuador, were set for their asylum hearing in late Feb. DHS abruptly moved it up to THIS MORNING.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Ramos' parents, originally from Ecuador, were set for their asylum hearing in late Feb. DHS abruptly moved it up to THIS MORNING.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
They are not in the U.S. illegally and have no criminal record. DHS is simply trying to end their asylum claims.
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HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
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February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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DEVELOPING: Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis pointed out that Martinez is "presumed innocent of any offense of which she has not been convicted." Martinez's attorney said the text messages and other evidence ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
DEVELOPING: Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/06/f...
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Logo for Indie Bestseller List above cover art for LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN (Native people gathered, eating and socializing at drive-in restaurant, title down the length of the image), confetti, blue background.
February 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Logo for Indie Bestseller List above cover art for LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN (Native people gathered, eating and socializing at drive-in restaurant, title down the length of the image), confetti, blue background.
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Wow! LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN has debuted at #8 on the Indie Bestsellers List! Thanks so much for all of your enthusiasm and support. @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @kauawrites.bsky.social @ajeversole.bsky.social @byrongraves.bsky.social #BookSky
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Wow! LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN has debuted at #8 on the Indie Bestsellers List! Thanks so much for all of your enthusiasm and support. @epicreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @kauawrites.bsky.social @ajeversole.bsky.social @byrongraves.bsky.social #BookSky
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We had SO MANY whistle kits put together over the weekend that we’re able to bring a ton to the food bank next door. They’re so excited to have them, so THANK YOU everyone!
February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
We had SO MANY whistle kits put together over the weekend that we’re able to bring a ton to the food bank next door. They’re so excited to have them, so THANK YOU everyone!
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It is 100% true that you have to take time to be good at art, but using AI doesn't make you good at art, either, and so it's a non-answer.
And art is one of the single most accessible things for poor people to get good at.
And art is one of the single most accessible things for poor people to get good at.
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
It is 100% true that you have to take time to be good at art, but using AI doesn't make you good at art, either, and so it's a non-answer.
And art is one of the single most accessible things for poor people to get good at.
And art is one of the single most accessible things for poor people to get good at.
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Bibi’s artist gloves are the BEST ones out there, bar none. Both of mine were in the wash (when they feel a little baggy, it’s time to wash) and I had to use my old, el-cheapo again. It was SO BAD. I’d forgotten it somehow mimics skin and will toggle me out of Select/edit/move. Buying more now.
Happy Black History Month!
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more!
Store: Bibipins.com
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more!
Store: Bibipins.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Bibi’s artist gloves are the BEST ones out there, bar none. Both of mine were in the wash (when they feel a little baggy, it’s time to wash) and I had to use my old, el-cheapo again. It was SO BAD. I’d forgotten it somehow mimics skin and will toggle me out of Select/edit/move. Buying more now.
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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Black History Is Star Trek 🖖🏿
Dorothy A Atabong.
Born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa and educated in the USA and Canada, Dorothy A. Atabong is an award-winning Actor-Writer-Producer-Director.
She portrays Jay-Den's mother in Starfleet Academy.
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Dorothy A Atabong.
Born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa and educated in the USA and Canada, Dorothy A. Atabong is an award-winning Actor-Writer-Producer-Director.
She portrays Jay-Den's mother in Starfleet Academy.
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/L%27vanna
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Black History Is Star Trek 🖖🏿
Dorothy A Atabong.
Born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa and educated in the USA and Canada, Dorothy A. Atabong is an award-winning Actor-Writer-Producer-Director.
She portrays Jay-Den's mother in Starfleet Academy.
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/L%27vanna
Dorothy A Atabong.
Born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa and educated in the USA and Canada, Dorothy A. Atabong is an award-winning Actor-Writer-Producer-Director.
She portrays Jay-Den's mother in Starfleet Academy.
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/L%27vanna
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Video: ‘The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.’
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
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Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
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NEW VIDEO: Federal Agent in Coon Rapids: ‘The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.’
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Video: ‘The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.’
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
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Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
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