Lydy
@lydy.bsky.social
Sff, knitting, cats, sleep tech, e-bike devotee,
permanently confused about time and space. No one let go of anyone's hand. No gods, no masters, no bed time! she/her
permanently confused about time and space. No one let go of anyone's hand. No gods, no masters, no bed time! she/her
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Chat bots give the wrong medical advice more than half the time. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Chat bots give the wrong medical advice more than half the time. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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Notable that basically everyone is NIMBY about these, even jerks like Fetterman, who opposes the one planned for Tremont, Pennsylvania. ICE concentration camps pay no taxes while also making huge demands on local infrastructure, everything from water to sewage to power to hospitals.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Notable that basically everyone is NIMBY about these, even jerks like Fetterman, who opposes the one planned for Tremont, Pennsylvania. ICE concentration camps pay no taxes while also making huge demands on local infrastructure, everything from water to sewage to power to hospitals.
I'm going to lay this marker down: it is not possible to convert a warehouse into humane housing for humans, even by the very bad standards of modern prisons. It would be cheaper to raze and rebuilt. The reason to buy warehouses is that they have no plans to house people humanely.
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I'm going to lay this marker down: it is not possible to convert a warehouse into humane housing for humans, even by the very bad standards of modern prisons. It would be cheaper to raze and rebuilt. The reason to buy warehouses is that they have no plans to house people humanely.
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4 new labradorite pendants, just listed and ready to travel!
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Free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie #DisabledArtist
oishiny.etsy.com
Free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie #DisabledArtist
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
4 new labradorite pendants, just listed and ready to travel!
oishiny.etsy.com
Free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie #DisabledArtist
oishiny.etsy.com
Free international shipping included.
#Handmade #ShopIndie #DisabledArtist
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i keep thinking about this
Years ago, a friend asked me why billionaires want MORE money when they could never spend the tiniest fraction of what they have.
My answer is that they want immunity. The immunity to do literally any horrific they want without consequence.
Nothing I've seen since has changed my mind.
My answer is that they want immunity. The immunity to do literally any horrific they want without consequence.
Nothing I've seen since has changed my mind.
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
i keep thinking about this
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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ICE is STILL terrorizing Minneapolis. Nothing has changed. They are still grabbing anyone they choose and abusing them. The only difference is they haven't publicly murdered anyone this week. But someone may have been killed at Whipple.
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
ICE is STILL terrorizing Minneapolis. Nothing has changed. They are still grabbing anyone they choose and abusing them. The only difference is they haven't publicly murdered anyone this week. But someone may have been killed at Whipple.
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so much of our present misery is just a giant, prolonged backlash to integration
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
so much of our present misery is just a giant, prolonged backlash to integration
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Bad Bunny at the halftime show demonstrates not controversy, but the fact that this country is now a pluralistic modern nation containing vast cultural diversity, achieved through heroic effort against a flank of confederate-sympathizing bigots who are the most coddled little babies of all time.
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Bad Bunny at the halftime show demonstrates not controversy, but the fact that this country is now a pluralistic modern nation containing vast cultural diversity, achieved through heroic effort against a flank of confederate-sympathizing bigots who are the most coddled little babies of all time.
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We all knew from the jump we would be on our own. And that’s why none of us waited.
And when it started going around that rightwing chuds from Twitter were “infiltrating” chats, it didn’t much matter because there’s so many. Most of the really organized areas have more than one for any one thing.
And when it started going around that rightwing chuds from Twitter were “infiltrating” chats, it didn’t much matter because there’s so many. Most of the really organized areas have more than one for any one thing.
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
We all knew from the jump we would be on our own. And that’s why none of us waited.
And when it started going around that rightwing chuds from Twitter were “infiltrating” chats, it didn’t much matter because there’s so many. Most of the really organized areas have more than one for any one thing.
And when it started going around that rightwing chuds from Twitter were “infiltrating” chats, it didn’t much matter because there’s so many. Most of the really organized areas have more than one for any one thing.
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Sheriff Witt is up for re-election this year.
I think we should make it clear she will not be re-elected.
I think we should make it clear she will not be re-elected.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Sheriff Witt is up for re-election this year.
I think we should make it clear she will not be re-elected.
I think we should make it clear she will not be re-elected.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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Reminder that children, elders and immunocompromised folks etc implicated by their bringing this plague to DC certainly don’t have a fucking choice about this at all.
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Reminder that children, elders and immunocompromised folks etc implicated by their bringing this plague to DC certainly don’t have a fucking choice about this at all.
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This is good. I got a business travel friend to donate some of his miles. But we should be hounding delta non stop until they do it for free.
DID YOU KNOW?
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
If you have Delta Sky Miles, you can donate them to help a kidnapped-and-released person fly home!
They are set free on the streets of El Paso or another Texas town with no phone, no money, nothing at all. Your miles can get them back to their loved ones!
Donate Your Miles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is good. I got a business travel friend to donate some of his miles. But we should be hounding delta non stop until they do it for free.
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So Whipple roads get to be as blocked off as the Feds and HennCo sheriff want to protect evil, but Frey/MPD say neighbors don’t get to do partial blocks of roads at all to prevent evil. Cool.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
So Whipple roads get to be as blocked off as the Feds and HennCo sheriff want to protect evil, but Frey/MPD say neighbors don’t get to do partial blocks of roads at all to prevent evil. Cool.
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From "Green Eggs and Vance"
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
From "Green Eggs and Vance"
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
We will boo you on a train
We will boo you in the rain
We will boo you on a boat
We will boo you with a goat
We will boo you on TV
We'll boo you in Italy
We will boo you here and there
We will boo you everywhere
We'll boo you at every chance
We do not like you, JD Vance!
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SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
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LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
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My Patreon money came through, so I could put a little more into this GoFundMe for a family to honor and lay to rest a loved one. It's at 66%, and if you can help get the need filled, it would mean a lot to me. (Yeah, my grief makes their grief catch my attention.)
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
Donate to Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy), organized by Joey Lee Goodman
My name is Joey Goodman, and I am reaching out for help to honor my big brot… Joey Lee Goodman needs your support for Honoring Harold Lightfeather (Benny Boy)
www.gofundme.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
My Patreon money came through, so I could put a little more into this GoFundMe for a family to honor and lay to rest a loved one. It's at 66%, and if you can help get the need filled, it would mean a lot to me. (Yeah, my grief makes their grief catch my attention.)
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-h...
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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it's not just that Mamdani is charming af (he is), it's that he is normalizing the idea that children are full members of society that we all share a collective responsibility for
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
it's not just that Mamdani is charming af (he is), it's that he is normalizing the idea that children are full members of society that we all share a collective responsibility for
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About 20% of healthcare workers in the US are immigrants…25% of physicians. It’s not just a Mayo problem
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
About 20% of healthcare workers in the US are immigrants…25% of physicians. It’s not just a Mayo problem