raincoaster
@raincoaster.bsky.social
Journalist, gadfly, anarchist, petsitter. Petsitting pays the best. Bjork once called me cool. “The Lois Lane of Anonymous” according to some.
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New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
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Exactly this: “It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so.”
NEW:
In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Exactly this: “It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so.”
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He is demented.
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
He is demented.
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Helpful @bcfinucane.bsky.social piece dismantling Trump's justification for circumventing War Powers Resolution with his illegal boat bombings.
"It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so."
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
"It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so."
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.
www.justsecurity.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Helpful @bcfinucane.bsky.social piece dismantling Trump's justification for circumventing War Powers Resolution with his illegal boat bombings.
"It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so."
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
"It is a power grab in the service of killing people outside the law based solely on the President’s own say so."
www.justsecurity.org/123844/war-p...
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Families hunt smuggler after Somalis disappear on deadly route to Spain
www.channel4.com/news/familie...
www.channel4.com/news/familie...
Families hunt smuggler after Somalis disappear on deadly route to Spain
A group of young Somalis went missing without a trace in April whilst being smuggled from Algeria to Spain.
www.channel4.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Families hunt smuggler after Somalis disappear on deadly route to Spain
www.channel4.com/news/familie...
www.channel4.com/news/familie...
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⚠️🧊⚠️ ICE ALERT: 53-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez was reportedly biking home from the grocery store in Melrose Park, IL when ICE agents violently assaulted him. Status Coup's Jon Farina spoke to his family member about his abduction and disappearance. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social reporting. #FUCKICE
ICE ILLEGALLY CHOKES Man Grocery Shopping, Causes Severe Head Wound
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
⚠️🧊⚠️ ICE ALERT: 53-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez was reportedly biking home from the grocery store in Melrose Park, IL when ICE agents violently assaulted him. Status Coup's Jon Farina spoke to his family member about his abduction and disappearance. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social reporting. #FUCKICE
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The uncritical adoption of AI by universities is not in the best interests of students
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The uncritical adoption of AI by universities is not in the best interests of students
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The kiss of death…for Andrew Cuomo.
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The kiss of death…for Andrew Cuomo.
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Holy fuck! No wonder they're so desperate for AI to pop off gigantic! It's just a ponzi scheme.
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck! No wonder they're so desperate for AI to pop off gigantic! It's just a ponzi scheme.
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tomorrow, we tie the record for longest government shutdown in history. wednesday, we break it. I think a lot of people (myself included) expected the wheels to come off the wagon faster than they have been, but this feels like it starting to happen
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
tomorrow, we tie the record for longest government shutdown in history. wednesday, we break it. I think a lot of people (myself included) expected the wheels to come off the wagon faster than they have been, but this feels like it starting to happen
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NEW: At least six FBI employees linked to the Arctic Frost / Jack Smith probe have gotten the ax in recent days, NBC News has learned. The firings continue to trickle in.
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NEW: At least six FBI employees linked to the Arctic Frost / Jack Smith probe have gotten the ax in recent days, NBC News has learned. The firings continue to trickle in.
It can’t actually be happening. I don’t get that lucky.
Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump and his FBI Director Kash Patel are paranoid they are being sabotaged from within by their own FBI.
youtu.be/EzNXaeykj3A?...
youtu.be/EzNXaeykj3A?...
Trump LOSES IT as FBI SABOTAGES HIM from WITHIN
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It can’t actually be happening. I don’t get that lucky.
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So it sounds like Elon Musk is busy trying to create a shitty competitor to Wikipedia because he's a racist asshole who is quite frankly is so far down the ketamine hole he still thinks he deserves more money for running Tesla into the ground. He couldn't buy it, so he made a shit version.
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
So it sounds like Elon Musk is busy trying to create a shitty competitor to Wikipedia because he's a racist asshole who is quite frankly is so far down the ketamine hole he still thinks he deserves more money for running Tesla into the ground. He couldn't buy it, so he made a shit version.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
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You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
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look i know it's easier cognitively to constantly be balancing every single action someone has taken on lady liberty's scales rather than thinking, say, sexual assault is an instant deal-breaker for an elected official asking for power, but a lot of you folks are just not dealing in morals
Thread: Look I know it's easier cognitively to just have good guys and villains, but a lot of you folks are just not dealing in facts. Andrew Cuomo was a centrist, sure, and he fought a lot with Democrats. But he also pushed some of the most progressive state policies of his era. A partial list. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
look i know it's easier cognitively to constantly be balancing every single action someone has taken on lady liberty's scales rather than thinking, say, sexual assault is an instant deal-breaker for an elected official asking for power, but a lot of you folks are just not dealing in morals
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My partner looked into the size of the blocklists that some are complaining about - basically no one is actually using these.
The biggest blocklist on @skywatch.blue, one of the largest filtering and blocklists tools on Bluesky, has 18.5K subscribers.
Out of a website with 40 million users.
The biggest blocklist on @skywatch.blue, one of the largest filtering and blocklists tools on Bluesky, has 18.5K subscribers.
Out of a website with 40 million users.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My partner looked into the size of the blocklists that some are complaining about - basically no one is actually using these.
The biggest blocklist on @skywatch.blue, one of the largest filtering and blocklists tools on Bluesky, has 18.5K subscribers.
Out of a website with 40 million users.
The biggest blocklist on @skywatch.blue, one of the largest filtering and blocklists tools on Bluesky, has 18.5K subscribers.
Out of a website with 40 million users.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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🚨When you feel you and your family require housing on a military base - to be “safe,” you are the problem. When these people are members of the president’s senior admin/advisory staff, they are (collectively) our problem. They have declared themselves enemies of the people. 1/2
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🚨When you feel you and your family require housing on a military base - to be “safe,” you are the problem. When these people are members of the president’s senior admin/advisory staff, they are (collectively) our problem. They have declared themselves enemies of the people. 1/2
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The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The public-facing side of American conservative politics more or less amounts to crashing out constantly about a bunch of shit that either you or the weird liars you listen to uncritically have made up. The non-public part, from what we've seen of the chat logs and such, is somehow much worse.
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Right now, Russian ammunition depot in Dovzhansk, Luhansk region, under drone attack.
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Right now, Russian ammunition depot in Dovzhansk, Luhansk region, under drone attack.
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/