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Eli Edwards
@misseli.bsky.social
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Still a bibliothecary, lawyer, info policy geek, chocolate lover. Enthusiastically ambivalent about legal technology.
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ktla.com
7 L.A. County Public Health clinics to close after $50M funding cut
7 L.A. County Public Health clinics to close after $50M funding cut
Seven Los Angeles County public health clinics will stop providing services later this month after the county lost more than $50 million in federal, state and local funding, officials announced. Th…
ktla.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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rincewind.run
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”

culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
Bondi Suggests Culver City Has a Crime Problem. Culver City Has a Problem With That.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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motherjones.com
The NAACP's 117th birthday wishlist: defund ICE, prosecute Kristi Noem, and shutter Elon's data centers.
How the NAACP signed up to abolish ICE
Trump's war on civil rights has pushed the group—117 year old today—into a new era of confrontation.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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alleannaharris.bsky.social
I thought it was the perfect time to share some illustrations of the legendary Ida B. Wells! Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was a prolific African-American investigative journalist, civil rights activist, and women’s suffragist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. #bhm
Ida B. Wells starts to tell the story of her life. From It’s Her Story: Ida B. Wells, written by Anastasia Magloire Williams, illustrated by Alleanna Harris, and published by Sunbird Books. Ida B. Wells says, “We'll start at the beginning, in 1862. I was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The Civil War was raging, but change was coming for millions of Black Americans in Confederate states like mine. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation!” Ida B. Wells says, “Over the decades, I would write and publish hundreds of articles and many books on lynching, segregation, and law. I even helped push an anti-lynching bill before Congress in 1922!” Ida B. Wells smiles and sits at her typewriter. From It’s Her Story: Ida B. Wells, written by Anastasia Magloire Williams, illustrated by Alleanna Harris, and published by Sunbird Books.
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
misseli.bsky.social
The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: an AI toy leaks info, attorneys get disciplined for AI errors, new vulnerabilities in Notepad++, how the Ring Search Party ad gives some people the ick, and more #law #lawlibrarians #legaltech buttondown.com/LawyerExMach...
Attorney Discipline
A small newsletter on legatech
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February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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mddoogie3.bsky.social
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.

I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”

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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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katie-drummond.bsky.social
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.

Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.

Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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ktla.com
Warner Bros Studio Tour adds 'Sinners' exhibit to lineup
Warner Bros Studio Tour adds ‘Sinners’ exhibit to lineup
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood is celebrating Black History Month with a new exhibit at Stage 48 dedicated to the blockbuster hit “Sinners.” The installation features screen‑worn costumes, set …
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February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
misseli.bsky.social
I see it, I play it, I pass it on.
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
misseli.bsky.social
Since all of the "The GOAT" posters keep reminding me that the same animators worked on the Spider-Verse movies & K-Pop Demon Hunters, what would make me really happy is to see Gwen have a HUNTR/X poster on her bedroom wall. Ecstatic if "Golden" was her ringtone for her devices. Do it, Sony.
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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beckyhammer.bsky.social
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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jmijin.bsky.social
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
misseli.bsky.social
My GenX heart leaped at the sight of Ricky Martin.
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
misseli.bsky.social
So that's what "Die with a Smile" needed for heat: remove Bruno Mars, add salsa. Hey, don't take it up with me, take it up with Bad Bunny. (And yes, Gaga has chemistry with him)
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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assignedmale.bsky.social
What loons teach us.
4 frame comic. The first frame shows a loon diving underwater. Text reads : across inuit nunaat, the loon is a symbol of healing and clear-sightedness. in the popular story of lumaaq, a loon helps a boy regain his vision by leading him underwater. Second frame shows the two loon sculptures at the Greenlandic parliament. Text reads : in inatsisartut, the Greenlandic parliament currently in recess due to the white house threats, two loon sculptures by Jens rosing preside over the debates. because of loons' sonorous voice, they evocate eloquence and awareness. Third frame shows someone in a crowd brandishing a flag with the Minnesota Rebel Loon design on it. Text reads : it's a special kind of poetic dialogue to see loons popping up in Minneapolis as symbols of resistance and resilience. Fourth frame shows a group of loons in the water. Text reads: from kalaallit nunaat/greenland to Minnesota, loons are reminding us to stand up for what's right.
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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The hostile immigration system is a disability justice issue.
mprnews.org MPR News @mprnews.org · 5d
By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them.

But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.
Kidney recipient arrested by ICE in Rochester last week still isn't getting needed medications
The wife of a kidney transplant recipient tells MPR News that four days after his arrest, the man still has not received the medications he needs to keep his body from rejecting the kidney.
www.mprnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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esqueer.net
A new systematic review has found that trans women on HRT have the same level of fitness as cis women and don't retain any advantage in sports.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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benjaminchambers.bsky.social
"religious" as a signifier of laudatory authenticity & virtue is reserved for white evangelicals while ignoring liberal denominations & black churches which are more historically rooted & theologically informed, and disparaging nonchristian religious conservatives eg muslims as foreign & backward
editorialboard.bsky.social The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7d
Lost in the Don Lemon story is this. Armstrong led a religious protest against a religion appeasing evil. This fact is lost, b/c the press corps strips the religious expression of Black people, representing their acts as only political. This allows the right to claim religious persecution.
Nekima Levy Armstrong is a Minneapolis-based civil rights attorney, activist, and ordained minister who was arrested in January 2026 for leading a protest against an ICE field office director who also serves as a pastor in St. Paul. She faces federal charges, including conspiracy to violate civil rights, for disrupting church services.
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
FAMU...is an HBCU? And it is Black History Month? Not just, like, Month
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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alleannaharris.bsky.social
I have two #bhm reposts today! Second is my illustration and thread about Oscar Micheaux, the first major Black filmmaker and the most successful Black filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century.

Here’s the complete blog post, with links and sources: blog.alleannaharris.com/black-histor...
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM