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Sparrow J

@summergirl505.bsky.social

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I like finding ways to blame McKinsey, private equity and/or Robert Moses for most things. Black American woman living in the EU, mom of a Long Covid kid, AuDHD, social worker, teacher. I want love, peace, leisure and rest for all. Young hearts, run free❤️

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trump "GRIFTS" not gifts

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · Mar 4

In which I start my catalogue of Trump gifts, just so I remember them. Should have started years ago. There are so many, I've probably missed hundreds. But I'll find the hundreds going forward.

WIRED @wired.com · Mar 4

Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 3h

This is so grim.

Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 23h

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Self regulation in action

Its almost too egregious to be true

Ill have it on loud repeat at every licensing committee meeting Im at

High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose

Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers

www.theguardian.com

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 1d

this is yet another example of why he’s the president our elites deserve. his narcissism is just an exaggerated and vulgarized caricature of the american exceptionalism they not only take for granted but actively refuse to relinquish despite the copious & mounting evidence.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

The widespread media decision to frame international affairs as "will Donnie get the prize he wants?" is pathetic.

He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 16h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 10h

I can not understand the blue hair/nose ring thing they are always yammering about. You don't like those girls, then don't date them. Why are you offended? Why do you expect everyone to want to appeal to your gaze? It's such a bizarre world view.

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PapaTJ 🤗 🌈 @papatj.bsky.social · 1d

Fight!👊Fight!👊Fight!👊

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 13h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

Just lying about Portland. And the news media could just walk around Portland and Chicago and show that it's fine. Chicago and Portland don't keep journalists out like Israel. Just go and show it.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 2d

I just hope it goes back down after we are all gone so other species can flourish.

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 2d

Up to 90% of all life on this planet died during the Permian Triassic extinction event when temperatures increased by 8C across 60,000 years.

We’re on track for a rise of 4C+ just in our children’s lifetimes.

It’s impossible to overestimate how much trouble we’re in.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 2d

Is it the TikTok videos with the Irish guy? I love those.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 2d

Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.

That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2d

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 2d

This is a joke? Right?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 2d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 2d

If I was back in Chicago, I'd be there.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

Join me and Demi Palecek this Sunday at @raygunsite.com for a sign-making event in Andersonville on October 12, just before No Kings Day!

We'll provide crafting supplies, food, and drinks—just bring your favorite tagline to make some posters with us!

Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 2d

They are so removed from reality. They can't fathom imagining a world where justice overrides AI.

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 3d

asking people for permission to take their wallets would 'kill' the mugging industry, too

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 3d

This is the result of Farage and Jenrick’s far-right, divisive rhetoric. Hard working, responsible people feeling afraid for their future.
Disgraceful.

Doncaster chippy owner 'scared for his children' after vandalism - BBC News

Poseidon's Fish Bar had the word "England" painted on its front, says Iraqi-born owner Darin Ahmed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

I continue to just respect the hell out of this guy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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