erica
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your friendly neighborhood chicana punk grandpa queerdo.
yup that’s it
"I can't help but notice that I am seeing a lot more dragon sighting videos since the advent of generative Al.
Could it be that Al's adverse effects on the environment are leading to a change in their behavior, e.g. lack of water sources that causes them to move closer to cities?"
Could it be that Al's adverse effects on the environment are leading to a change in their behavior, e.g. lack of water sources that causes them to move closer to cities?"
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
yup that’s it
bad bunny vs a dude named brantley
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
bad bunny vs a dude named brantley
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
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When I saw pictures of Liam Ramos with his Spidey backpack and bunny hat, I felt an overwhelming responsibility as someone who works in superhero comics. Please do check out the art in #Comics4Liam and visit comics4liam.com to support Liam and groups helping other immigrants like him. ❤️💪🐇
February 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
When I saw pictures of Liam Ramos with his Spidey backpack and bunny hat, I felt an overwhelming responsibility as someone who works in superhero comics. Please do check out the art in #Comics4Liam and visit comics4liam.com to support Liam and groups helping other immigrants like him. ❤️💪🐇
this is so accurate and also so hard to explain to people who aren’t terminally online and not come across like the charlie day conspiracy gif
direct connection between Epstein and the kind of online right-wing trolling that brought you Gamergate and then Trump's 2016 run
Considering that 4chan's /pol/ board was the originating website of the #EndFathersDay hoax that directly led to #YourSlipIsShowing
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
this is so accurate and also so hard to explain to people who aren’t terminally online and not come across like the charlie day conspiracy gif
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There is a very similar pattern for Black over-representation in the military, which is often the employer of last resort in a society with rampant labor market discrimination keeping folks out of other jobs.
Probably a day to promote this research from David Cortez. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
There is a very similar pattern for Black over-representation in the military, which is often the employer of last resort in a society with rampant labor market discrimination keeping folks out of other jobs.
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We can have something better
It's just a ride
It's just a ride
Stop judging yourself by the standards of evil men. Stop determining your goals according to theirs. There is joy and importance and meaning in the world, and their world is not the world.
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
We can have something better
It's just a ride
It's just a ride
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Abolishing ICE should be easy. ICE hasn't been around that long, and anything it does that ought to be done can be passed along to other agencies or institutions.
The Border Patrol has been around for 101 years, and it should probably also be torn down and its useful functions rebuilt from scratch.
The Border Patrol has been around for 101 years, and it should probably also be torn down and its useful functions rebuilt from scratch.
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Abolishing ICE should be easy. ICE hasn't been around that long, and anything it does that ought to be done can be passed along to other agencies or institutions.
The Border Patrol has been around for 101 years, and it should probably also be torn down and its useful functions rebuilt from scratch.
The Border Patrol has been around for 101 years, and it should probably also be torn down and its useful functions rebuilt from scratch.
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Opinion | ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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It's funny how all these billionaires started buying up all the social media apps, newspapers, and television networks right as all these revelations were starting to come out.
Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show
Newly released files from DoJ show the pair making plans in 2012 and 2013 for the Tesla CEO to visit Epstein’s island
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 AM
It's funny how all these billionaires started buying up all the social media apps, newspapers, and television networks right as all these revelations were starting to come out.
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xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
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January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
“it’s always the ones you least expect.” - the brain of whatever person this new revelation convinces
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“it’s always the ones you least expect.” - the brain of whatever person this new revelation convinces
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As more reporting emerges about the Dilley uprising led by children, I think reporters must clarify what family detention is. These are jails where children and their parents are detained together, and there is a long history of protests at these facilities because of horrendous conditions inside.
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
As more reporting emerges about the Dilley uprising led by children, I think reporters must clarify what family detention is. These are jails where children and their parents are detained together, and there is a long history of protests at these facilities because of horrendous conditions inside.
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NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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You may have seen the photograph: comic shop owner Greg Ketter, striding through smoke on his way to confront federal agents terrorizing his city. Today, the owner of DreamHaven books talks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social about art and community in Minneapolis.
www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
Retail Therapy, 'Fuck ICE' Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books - The Comics Journal
Senator Phone book by state: https://www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State]. I’m calling to urge Sena...
www.tcj.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
You may have seen the photograph: comic shop owner Greg Ketter, striding through smoke on his way to confront federal agents terrorizing his city. Today, the owner of DreamHaven books talks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social about art and community in Minneapolis.
www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
www.tcj.com/retail-thera...
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"You Suffer (Oh Well)"
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"You Suffer (Oh Well)"
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Yup! Sing it loud and proud.
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Yup! Sing it loud and proud.
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It’s a good time for you to read up on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border—especially all of the different types of technologies spying on residents and travelers there.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
Surveillance Technology at the U.S.-Mexico Border: An EFF Zine
Learn how to spot surveillance at the border.As surveillance technology becomes ubiquitous along the U.S.-Mexico border, the equipment is still sometimes unknown or invisible to even the activists, hu...
www.eff.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It’s a good time for you to read up on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border—especially all of the different types of technologies spying on residents and travelers there.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
@eff.org spent so much time assembling these printable zines in English and Spanish documenting the tech we’ve seen.
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
fun anecdote. when the office of police oversight was first established in austin, they caught apd violating the department’s own body cam policy so often that apd changed the policy to make it more lenient/allow for more violations before discipline occurred.
NEW: Remember when we reported that a Chicago ICE facility accused of human rights abuses said they "lost" two weeks of surveillance footage? Turns out, they never actually recorded anything.
This is in response to a class action lawsuit where detainees say they were held in subhuman conditions.
This is in response to a class action lawsuit where detainees say they were held in subhuman conditions.
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
fun anecdote. when the office of police oversight was first established in austin, they caught apd violating the department’s own body cam policy so often that apd changed the policy to make it more lenient/allow for more violations before discipline occurred.
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I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.
What It Feels Like Getting Stopped by ICE
My work for Texas Monthly demands hundreds of hours on the road each year. Being pulled over by immigration enforcement officers has felt like an inevitability for months.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.
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Greg Ketter, founder/owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award, 1999.
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Greg Ketter, founder/owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award, 1999.
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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If Democrats want to restrict ICE and Border Patrol, get rid of 287(g) agreements.
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
If Democrats want to restrict ICE and Border Patrol, get rid of 287(g) agreements.