Tracy
@tkdysart.bsky.social
American living in Switzerland with my husband, dog and 2 cats. A little concerned that my goal in life is to spend as little time as possible dealing with humans.
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#ArtAdventCalendar A watercolour for my Christmas Card from 2 years ago. It's called 'Make a decision Teddy, it's flipping freezing.'
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar A watercolour for my Christmas Card from 2 years ago. It's called 'Make a decision Teddy, it's flipping freezing.'
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The way that this administration is targeting and harassing Somalians in Minneapolis is disgusting and vile. Keep filming this because one day we are going to hold these agents accountable. Last I heard peacefully protesting doesn’t warrant being sprayed with chemical irritants.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The way that this administration is targeting and harassing Somalians in Minneapolis is disgusting and vile. Keep filming this because one day we are going to hold these agents accountable. Last I heard peacefully protesting doesn’t warrant being sprayed with chemical irritants.
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Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
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In Everett, frantic effort to find homes for pets as area is set to flood
In Everett, frantic effort to find homes for pets as area is set to flood
Snohomish River is set to hit record high level by Thursday morning at 33.6 feet. Snohomish County has declared an emergency.
www.seattletimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In Everett, frantic effort to find homes for pets as area is set to flood
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Respectfully, to other reporters:
If your coverage of Gregg Phillips' appointment to FEMA does not mention his extensive past relationship with the QAnon community, then you're leaving out a significant part of his background for readers/viewers.
If your coverage of Gregg Phillips' appointment to FEMA does not mention his extensive past relationship with the QAnon community, then you're leaving out a significant part of his background for readers/viewers.
Gregg Phillips has explicitly lauded the QAnon community & partnered with the QAnon community in 2022 to target an election software company.
He's one of the most significant figures ever for QAnon's political influence, & he now will have a FEMA position. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
He's one of the most significant figures ever for QAnon's political influence, & he now will have a FEMA position. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Respectfully, to other reporters:
If your coverage of Gregg Phillips' appointment to FEMA does not mention his extensive past relationship with the QAnon community, then you're leaving out a significant part of his background for readers/viewers.
If your coverage of Gregg Phillips' appointment to FEMA does not mention his extensive past relationship with the QAnon community, then you're leaving out a significant part of his background for readers/viewers.
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In a podcast interview yesterday, conspiracy theorist Patrick Byrne urged military officers to "please kill ... for us citizens" "officers, generals, or colonels who try to get you to take part in a color revolution," claiming he meant it in a "theoretical sense."
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In a podcast interview yesterday, conspiracy theorist Patrick Byrne urged military officers to "please kill ... for us citizens" "officers, generals, or colonels who try to get you to take part in a color revolution," claiming he meant it in a "theoretical sense."
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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the only thing that doesn’t appear to be illegal race discrimination to the conservative legal movement is actual racist discrimination
worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
the only thing that doesn’t appear to be illegal race discrimination to the conservative legal movement is actual racist discrimination
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The fact that we already have Health Savings Accounts and the most marketized health care system in the world, and it is also the most expensive system does not seem to put a dent in these guy's theories of health economics
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The fact that we already have Health Savings Accounts and the most marketized health care system in the world, and it is also the most expensive system does not seem to put a dent in these guy's theories of health economics
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The free speech party that was sooo mad about woke people banning words in school is at it again.
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The free speech party that was sooo mad about woke people banning words in school is at it again.
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We anticipate potentially 100,000 Washingtonians facing evacuation orders. The situation is fluid and changing all the time. We expect rivers to hit historic levels as early as 4 a.m. tomorrow, lasting into Friday morning.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We anticipate potentially 100,000 Washingtonians facing evacuation orders. The situation is fluid and changing all the time. We expect rivers to hit historic levels as early as 4 a.m. tomorrow, lasting into Friday morning.
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I didn’t realize this had posted: Why the Miami mayor race is about much more than the erosion of Trump’s 2024 Hispanic support. www.ms.now/opinion/demo...
Opinion | What Miami electing a Democratic mayor for the first time in three decades means for Trump
Philip Bump: A big Republican loss in a big Hispanic city hints at broader national trends.
www.ms.now
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I didn’t realize this had posted: Why the Miami mayor race is about much more than the erosion of Trump’s 2024 Hispanic support. www.ms.now/opinion/demo...
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Israel has shrunk Gaza by 50%
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Israel has shrunk Gaza by 50%
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
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Haven’t asked for a bit, but we’re still helping *a lot* of rescued cats (more!) & we could use help this holiday season feeding them. I have a wish list on Zon of things we need but can be sent from any retailer. PayPal is also an option. TY! 😻🎄
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#cats #catlovers
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#cats #catlovers
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Haven’t asked for a bit, but we’re still helping *a lot* of rescued cats (more!) & we could use help this holiday season feeding them. I have a wish list on Zon of things we need but can be sent from any retailer. PayPal is also an option. TY! 😻🎄
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#cats #catlovers
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#cats #catlovers
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Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
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Mississippi adults can freely access Bluesky again, but there's a catch: They must verify their age.
Bluesky blocked access after Mississippi's age verification law took effect in August.
Meanwhile, Facebook, X and other major social giants still haven't implemented the state-required age checks.
Bluesky blocked access after Mississippi's age verification law took effect in August.
Meanwhile, Facebook, X and other major social giants still haven't implemented the state-required age checks.
Bluesky Is Back for Mississippi Adults, But Social Giants Still Lack Required Age Checks
Months after Bluesky blocked access to Mississippi, Bluesky is available in the state once again with age verification for adults.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mississippi adults can freely access Bluesky again, but there's a catch: They must verify their age.
Bluesky blocked access after Mississippi's age verification law took effect in August.
Meanwhile, Facebook, X and other major social giants still haven't implemented the state-required age checks.
Bluesky blocked access after Mississippi's age verification law took effect in August.
Meanwhile, Facebook, X and other major social giants still haven't implemented the state-required age checks.
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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Phoebe Memorial, the sole hospital in Albany, GA, was founded on the idea that all patients be treated, regardless of their ability to pay.
So why do some residents — including many hospital staffers — turn to a free clinic for care?
THREAD 🧵
So why do some residents — including many hospital staffers — turn to a free clinic for care?
THREAD 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Phoebe Memorial, the sole hospital in Albany, GA, was founded on the idea that all patients be treated, regardless of their ability to pay.
So why do some residents — including many hospital staffers — turn to a free clinic for care?
THREAD 🧵
So why do some residents — including many hospital staffers — turn to a free clinic for care?
THREAD 🧵
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Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ossoff: "She got her new insurance quote & it's $700 more per month than what she's paying now. She's diabetic. She had surgery a few months ago for something else. She told me she cried again bc she realized she's gonna have to cancel her insurance. She believes she might die bc of a policy choice"
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at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
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I mean this: if your DAs and AGs aren’t talking about prosecuting this, get some who will if you possibly can. Either by shaming or voting.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I mean this: if your DAs and AGs aren’t talking about prosecuting this, get some who will if you possibly can. Either by shaming or voting.
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Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Reminds me of that time I needed emergency appendectomy & I was on morphine & the hospital billing guy came to my room to ask me to pay the copay upfront
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
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I’ve been working on an op-ed for the past 15 years, and I’d really love to get it published. It’s titled Birtherism Is Racism. . . actually, that’s the whole thing. Thanks for reading my column.
December 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I’ve been working on an op-ed for the past 15 years, and I’d really love to get it published. It’s titled Birtherism Is Racism. . . actually, that’s the whole thing. Thanks for reading my column.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”