Phira
@phira603.bsky.social
Formerly @phira from Twitter. She/her, USA. World's ending and stuff, but somehow I still have to shower and make dinner for the kids.
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when i was a 16yo girl i thought i was an adult. coaching 12-17yo girls as a 28yo really hammered home how much i was wrong about being an adult at 16 and how obvious it is to actual adults that a 16yo is not an adult. if they say they cannot tell they are lying because they are a creep.
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
when i was a 16yo girl i thought i was an adult. coaching 12-17yo girls as a 28yo really hammered home how much i was wrong about being an adult at 16 and how obvious it is to actual adults that a 16yo is not an adult. if they say they cannot tell they are lying because they are a creep.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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Let me just tellya, this thread is way more entertaining than the book I was planning on reading tonight!
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Let me just tellya, this thread is way more entertaining than the book I was planning on reading tonight!
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We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
Today is day 20 (depending on when incarceration countdown begins) of Diana Crespo Gonzales’ incarceration in an ICE prison in Texas. Children are not allowed to legally be detained for more than 20 days.
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
Yup. We order out a lot for a lot of reasons, and it is always cheaper to order directly from the restaurant.
This is why there are so many discounts now. Linked your Prime? Discount. Ordered 5 times? Discount. Applied a discount? Discount.
It makes you feel like you're saving money, even though in reality you're paying more (where do you think the money to pay programmers 6-figure SV salaries comes from?)
It makes you feel like you're saving money, even though in reality you're paying more (where do you think the money to pay programmers 6-figure SV salaries comes from?)
You really should directly compare what you’d pay on Grubhub or DoorDash to what you’d pay if you ordered direct from the restaurant - the price difference is often shocking.
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Yup. We order out a lot for a lot of reasons, and it is always cheaper to order directly from the restaurant.
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My friend and one of the co-authors of Read This When Things Fall Apart, Stevie Wilson, will be released from prison in less than a week. Stevie has done tremendous work as an incarcerated organizer and has plans to continue doing important work on the outside. Let's help him make a new start.
Donate to Support Stevie Wilson's New Beginning, organized by Danielle Squillante
Our beloved comrade and friend Stevie Wilson is FINALLY coming home from pri… Danielle Squillante needs your support for Support Stevie Wilson's New Beginning
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February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
My friend and one of the co-authors of Read This When Things Fall Apart, Stevie Wilson, will be released from prison in less than a week. Stevie has done tremendous work as an incarcerated organizer and has plans to continue doing important work on the outside. Let's help him make a new start.
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My family was imprisoned behind barbed wire and armed guards by our own government.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
My family was imprisoned behind barbed wire and armed guards by our own government.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
Not for what they did. But because of who they were. I was born in that internment camp.
My family history lives with me every day. It drives me to fight for my neighbors—for their rights and for their dignity.
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Maura Healey is now the only Democratic governor in the whole country with a 287(g) agreement. It is shameful that she insists on collaborating with a rogue, fascist agency.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Maura Healey is now the only Democratic governor in the whole country with a 287(g) agreement. It is shameful that she insists on collaborating with a rogue, fascist agency.
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This is such better trolling than what Newsome does
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is such better trolling than what Newsome does
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Philidelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE: If an agent commits crimes in Philly, I will charge you. You will be arrested. You will stand trial, and you will be convicted in state or federal court and you will do your time. Donald Trump can't pardon you for a state court conviction.
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Philidelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE: If an agent commits crimes in Philly, I will charge you. You will be arrested. You will stand trial, and you will be convicted in state or federal court and you will do your time. Donald Trump can't pardon you for a state court conviction.
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My article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now under submission to law reviews. Everything you ever wanted to know about invasion, but were afraid to ask! Also, it got coveted "highly recommended" rating from @lsolum.bsky.social at his Legal Theory blog: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Immigration is Not Invasion
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In recent years, state governments and the second Trump Administration have increasingly advanced the argument that illegal migration and cross-border dr
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February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
My article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now under submission to law reviews. Everything you ever wanted to know about invasion, but were afraid to ask! Also, it got coveted "highly recommended" rating from @lsolum.bsky.social at his Legal Theory blog: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I say this as a victim and as a lawyer and as a journalist and as a woman in public, no one, literally no one in power, cares about victims of sexual violence. This is why they promise women more police and prisons (allegedly to help them) while fancy men who are friends with Epstein go free.
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I say this as a victim and as a lawyer and as a journalist and as a woman in public, no one, literally no one in power, cares about victims of sexual violence. This is why they promise women more police and prisons (allegedly to help them) while fancy men who are friends with Epstein go free.
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when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 PM
when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY
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HERE WE FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics. A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass, the Society of St.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
HERE WE FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
do it Leo. do it. you want to. you can. these guys were excommunicated in 1988 for doing this and they just did it again. you have the opportunity to do the coolest and funniest thing in the world
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Governor Maura Healey actually reaffirms and celebrates her commitment to collaborating with ICE in her opening letter to her supplemental budget proposal. Just appalling. #mapoli
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Bill H.5050
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February 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Governor Maura Healey actually reaffirms and celebrates her commitment to collaborating with ICE in her opening letter to her supplemental budget proposal. Just appalling. #mapoli
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I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
One thing I've discovered as I've had to "explain things" to my children is that they sometimes find complexity confusing or frustrating, but they don't find it upsetting. However, cruelty? They find that extraordinarily upsetting.
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
One thing I've discovered as I've had to "explain things" to my children is that they sometimes find complexity confusing or frustrating, but they don't find it upsetting. However, cruelty? They find that extraordinarily upsetting.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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If she thought this case was ever going to trial, she’d STFU
Bondi accuses Don Lemon of "performing an attack-style infiltration of a church"
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
If she thought this case was ever going to trial, she’d STFU
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 350,000 Haitians.
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 350,000 Haitians.
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The idea that there could actually be a business case for a data center that cant cool itself, cant power itself, fails at a significantly higher rate, and costs at least an extra $4,000 per kilogram is so fucking laughable that I dont even know where to start
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The idea that there could actually be a business case for a data center that cant cool itself, cant power itself, fails at a significantly higher rate, and costs at least an extra $4,000 per kilogram is so fucking laughable that I dont even know where to start
I just got my MSN jammies today, so this is perfect timing with a great cast!
🚨 A new episode of Make Some Noise is out now on Dropout!
Join Sam and guests: Jess McKenna, Zach Reino, and @pftompkins.bsky.social for a night of improv on Pokémon and words of the day, and a SURPRISE guest!
Join Sam and guests: Jess McKenna, Zach Reino, and @pftompkins.bsky.social for a night of improv on Pokémon and words of the day, and a SURPRISE guest!
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I just got my MSN jammies today, so this is perfect timing with a great cast!
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In light of the U of Ill ICE post: college is the MOST diverse environment a lot of white folks will EVER find themselves. But for Black folk & other PoC it's the LEAST diverse environment. That's why there's so much obsession w. elite PWIs & so little curiosity about what goes on at HBCUs.
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
In light of the U of Ill ICE post: college is the MOST diverse environment a lot of white folks will EVER find themselves. But for Black folk & other PoC it's the LEAST diverse environment. That's why there's so much obsession w. elite PWIs & so little curiosity about what goes on at HBCUs.
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As a Temple University graduate I feel compelled to share this. Please donate to Jerome's gfm if you could spare a few bucks. We will win.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
As a Temple University graduate I feel compelled to share this. Please donate to Jerome's gfm if you could spare a few bucks. We will win.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-je...
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