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Jamie Lynn Kitten

@jamielynnkitten.bsky.social

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I'm too tired to be witty right now, but you might get lucky and catch me at the right level of sleep deprivation. Law, politics, democracy, travel, cats. A republic if we can keep it, indeed.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · Mar 29

I am incredibly sick of living through a time in this country that is both historically evil and historically stupid.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 6h

Right?

Also, though my irritation at USPS is what started this thread, they are FAR better than FedEx or UPS, especially at my current address.

Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 7h

UPS once sent me a photo of my package being delivered to the wrong building, and when I filed an appeal, they said it was delivered to the right place. 🙃

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Stephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 1d

Yeah, that happened to me recently. So frustrating.

Unless you're literally standing by the door waiting for the package, there's no way you can get there in time before they leave. It's not just inconvenient. It's also incredibly ableist.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans' embrace of Hitler raises new questions about Zohran Mamdani's willingness to combat antisemitism.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

If you were an admin or member of one of the Facebook groups that the DOJ jawboned Facebook into censoring, we want to talk to you!

Please shoot me a message,

Rtorney Pamela
' @AGPamBondi
Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a
large group page that was being used to dox and target
@lCEgov
in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and
social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing
their jobs. The Departrnent of Justice will continue engaging tech
companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent
violence against federal law enforcernent.
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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

Even when delivery people use my buzzer (which can't actually buzz anyone into the building, it's just the worst-sounding doorbell in the world), they often just leave and walk away immediately. So even if I can run down, I have to try to chase them down the sidewalk to get my shit.

Good times.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

I read articles and posts about UPS, expecting to have some sympathy for them because of the tariff insanity. But nope. They're destroying things like family albums that have priceless meaning but no monetary value, and without giving anyone a chance to appeal. Completely unacceptable.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

That would piss me off less than the lies, at least!

I also occasionally get notifications that say things like "business was closed," when I live in a residential building on a residential street.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

It's all bad. And USPS and FedEx are both better than UPS, which now appears to have a policy of just destroying international packages rather than trying to figure out tariff math. 🙃

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crimes - things that make Nixon's presidency-ending crimes look like harmless high school pranks - now happening daily:

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is no longer even pretending to have any kind of argument that his murdering of people in the Caribbean Sea has any kind of statutory validity. Just straight up declaring that he has quasi-unlimited power to execute people based on (nominal) suspicion.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

Love when USPS leaves "no authorized recipient" notices for packages, when I was home the whole time and they just didn't bother to ring my buzzer or knock on the door. 🙃

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huevos-ranchero.bsky.social @huevos-ranchero.bsky.social · 1d

Militant RW groups in ICE had been theorized by a number of observers, sounds like we are starting to get some evidence of the connection.

Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d

Between this, the resegregation of the military, and the retooling of the Department of Justice to focus on (fake) discrimination against white Christians, and eviscerating Civil Rights Act enforcement, they have nearly erased the structural legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 1d

I'm pretty sure my tortie is a fire witch.

A tortie cat sitting on top of a desk, staring at 3 lit candles, probably trying to figure out how to control the flames using only her mind.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d

If it's something America can be proud of, they will destroy it.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Jamie Lynn Kitten @jamielynnkitten.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, it really is! So many of my favorite things! 🤩

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 16d

This should be repeated constantly:
"In three years, roughly a tenth of US energy demand will come from data centers alone."

We need to have a real response to this!!
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

John Oliver is a treasure, and I'm glad that this staggering work of genius also took the time to discuss Wari Beiss' Fake University, along with all the other things.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3d

Utterly disgusting and sadly very indicative of this shameful, current moment in our history.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 4d

Extinguishing MLK's Eternal Flame is both outrageous and a hell of a metaphor for right now www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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