PlayfulPiano
@playfulpiano.bsky.social
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he/him, Musician/Arranger, Applied Statistics and Data Analytics B.S. @ RIT, Social Democrat, Black Lives Matter, Jewish Atheist, Best SSF2 Mega Man https://allmylinks.com/playfulpiano
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utopia-defer.red
anyone else notice that the west took a turn for the worse once the concept of signaling one’s own social virtue became derogatory, almost as if cynically deriding all displays of charity and good will is indicative of a deeply cynical and nihilistic society capable of collaborating in genocide
larrrrrry.bsky.social
her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character
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rev-avocado.bsky.social
This is good, actually. This is the kind of thing we need to build a pro-court expansion majority.
leahlitman.bsky.social
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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anjalikdayal.bsky.social
an affirmative case for trans rights as a pillar of good democratic governance
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
playfulpiano.bsky.social
Haven't had one yet and I very much hope I never will
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primaryschool.bsky.social
I'm not sure how to amicably coexist in a country where half of my neighbors are this guy and the other half voted for this raid to happen
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.
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eke.bsky.social
I appreciate how "prosecute" is appearing more and more
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.
On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
this man's name is written in the book of life
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heartlandsignal.bsky.social
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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jackmirkinson.bsky.social
remember when you hear trump called a peacemaker that his government created a group whose sole purpose was to murder starving palestinians
diplomatofnight.com
Gaza Humanitarian Fund "distribution sites" (Israeli killing fields) are being dismantled as part of the ceasefire
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emoscientist.bsky.social
Bullying works, now call Newsom and tell him to sign expanded trans rights into law with AB 418 and other bills: lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/legislative-...
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unraveledpress.com
Happening now: we're at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.

CCSO + Broadview police are telling protesters + press they can't stand on the west side of 25th Street for any reason.

We asked what the precise public safety issue is. They just said they're anticipating cars coming through.
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proptermalone.bsky.social
i am seeing a lot of this and it's not true, fwiw.

Platner worked for Constellis in 2018; it's true that Constellis is the successor company to Blackwater after a bunch of name changes and mergers and acquisitions, but Erik Prince stopped being involved in 2010.
elizdelg.bsky.social
My issue with Graham Platner is that he worked for Eric Prince’s Blackwater. Was he a mercenary?
playfulpiano.bsky.social
Over under on the IDF to drop all pretenses and just continue bombing past the deadline, now that the NPP was announced?
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reuters.com
BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw
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newyorkstateag.bsky.social
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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primaryschool.bsky.social
the stunning hubris it takes to think the only politician to have ever beaten Andrew Cuomo at political and legal hardball is a good choice to be one of the *test cases* of nakedly political prosecution...
csilverandgold.bsky.social
Tish James said “there’s a nonzero chance this bullshit turns me into the President let’s go motherfucker.”
newyorkstateag.bsky.social
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..