Mz Taylor
@rhythmrunner.bsky.social
Educator. Lover of art, poetry, Jurassic Park, and bunnies.
If you don't value human rights and justice, we're not friends.
If you don't value human rights and justice, we're not friends.
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The regime is going to court to overrule a judge’s order to release 5 year old Liam Ramos from custody.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
The regime is going to court to overrule a judge’s order to release 5 year old Liam Ramos from custody.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
They’re spending tax dollars fighting to lock up a child
Arguing to send him back to a camp where children scream “let us out”.
A camp with a measles outbreak.
Monsters.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Not for nothing, but it was a Washington Post article about romance fiction that pushed Jacob Tierney to contact Rachel Reid about making #HeatedRivalry.
In addition to sports, the Washington Post is killing its book section, suspending its Post Reports podcast, restructuring its metro section, and shrinking its international footprint.
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Not for nothing, but it was a Washington Post article about romance fiction that pushed Jacob Tierney to contact Rachel Reid about making #HeatedRivalry.
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It cuts to the core, though, to see smart young people using it to cheat or as a lazy substitute for basic skills because—whether we admit it or not—teachers end up placing a good chunk of their hope for the future in their students and are inspired by them to keep doing the work we're doing.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It cuts to the core, though, to see smart young people using it to cheat or as a lazy substitute for basic skills because—whether we admit it or not—teachers end up placing a good chunk of their hope for the future in their students and are inspired by them to keep doing the work we're doing.
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What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
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 8:44 AM
What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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current front page in the onion newstand
February 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
current front page in the onion newstand
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a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
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O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992. n.pr/4q2AuZT
Catherine O'Hara, who starred in 'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek,' dies at 71
O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992. n.pr/4q2AuZT
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The regime is arresting journalists.
Journalism is necessary to any functioning democracy.
Four journalists have been arrested for documenting atrocities:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Lydell Lundy
We can’t accept this.
They want to silence us. All of us.
Journalism is necessary to any functioning democracy.
Four journalists have been arrested for documenting atrocities:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Lydell Lundy
We can’t accept this.
They want to silence us. All of us.
January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The regime is arresting journalists.
Journalism is necessary to any functioning democracy.
Four journalists have been arrested for documenting atrocities:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Lydell Lundy
We can’t accept this.
They want to silence us. All of us.
Journalism is necessary to any functioning democracy.
Four journalists have been arrested for documenting atrocities:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Lydell Lundy
We can’t accept this.
They want to silence us. All of us.
😢 Too young, and such a legend.
January 30, 2026 at 6:22 PM
😢 Too young, and such a legend.
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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it is the same playbook everywhere. “vote for us! we will make you great again by punishing the people you hate! do not pay attention to the fact that we’re also shoveling your money into the pockets of the uber wealthy and building a giant boot to step on your face too (preferably forever)”
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
it is the same playbook everywhere. “vote for us! we will make you great again by punishing the people you hate! do not pay attention to the fact that we’re also shoveling your money into the pockets of the uber wealthy and building a giant boot to step on your face too (preferably forever)”
Real tired of public services and goods getting gutted by gov't shortsightedness and/or catering to private interest.
A new report from Ontario's largest healthcare union shows Doug Ford is planning cuts that will eliminate over 10,000 healthcare workers from hospitals.
10,000 nurses, PSWs, and frontline staff – gone.
10,000 nurses, PSWs, and frontline staff – gone.
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Real tired of public services and goods getting gutted by gov't shortsightedness and/or catering to private interest.
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New resource from LFP and CoRD: safer communication with Signal. Our best practices based on common threat models and concerns. Feel free to share! PDF downloadable at libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
New resource from LFP and CoRD: safer communication with Signal. Our best practices based on common threat models and concerns. Feel free to share! PDF downloadable at libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
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Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
This video weaves together so much for our current moment, about hardship and stories and change, and so much of what matters in our human experience. Well worth watching. Well worth supporting. 💖
New video! About cynicism, hope, and how we fight back against fascism - and more importantly, the power that seeks to push us to dehumanize others, and by doing so, ourselves. youtu.be/SXNanAMWgE8
We don't need irony. Just make it good
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
This video weaves together so much for our current moment, about hardship and stories and change, and so much of what matters in our human experience. Well worth watching. Well worth supporting. 💖
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Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
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Every time pple think of saying, “why aren’t more publications covering [topic xyz],“ please don’t. This is why. been in media for 35 years & rich assholes destroyed it. media of past no longer exists. We are trying. Subscribe. But let go of the idea of “media” from 10-20-30 years ago. That’s gone.
A billionaire bought a legacy institution and immediately took it to hell… because that’s what they do
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Every time pple think of saying, “why aren’t more publications covering [topic xyz],“ please don’t. This is why. been in media for 35 years & rich assholes destroyed it. media of past no longer exists. We are trying. Subscribe. But let go of the idea of “media” from 10-20-30 years ago. That’s gone.
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Everyone knows that when your sovereignty is under threat, when youre trying to nation build, you slash and burn the collective memory of the ‘nation.’ The Carney Doctrine at work!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada's history, war museums to slash dozens of positions | CBC News
The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum will be cutting permanent staff levels by 18 per cent over the next three years due to cuts announced in the federal budget.
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Everyone knows that when your sovereignty is under threat, when youre trying to nation build, you slash and burn the collective memory of the ‘nation.’ The Carney Doctrine at work!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The CEO of a Canadian company supplying ICE questioned why the news media does not report on companies that "sell socks to the U.S. government."
Sociopaths always rely on moral equivalence, but claiming socks deserve the same scrutiny as armoured assault vehicles is absolutely morally bankrupt.
Sociopaths always rely on moral equivalence, but claiming socks deserve the same scrutiny as armoured assault vehicles is absolutely morally bankrupt.
Roshel’s ICE armoured vehicles produced in US.
ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Canadian firm produced in U.S.
OTTAWA - The armoured vehicles U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions, the law enforcement agency said Thursday.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The CEO of a Canadian company supplying ICE questioned why the news media does not report on companies that "sell socks to the U.S. government."
Sociopaths always rely on moral equivalence, but claiming socks deserve the same scrutiny as armoured assault vehicles is absolutely morally bankrupt.
Sociopaths always rely on moral equivalence, but claiming socks deserve the same scrutiny as armoured assault vehicles is absolutely morally bankrupt.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.