Abby
@ackcollins.bsky.social
Reproductive justice, poetry, gardening, and knitting: these are a few of my favorite things.
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The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
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"What did you do today at work, babe?" asks the trooper's wife. "Well, hon, I stood outside the women's room telling ladies to prove to me they were born with vaginas before I let them pee." Not all fetishes are fascist, but all fascism is fetishistic. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
Enforcement of Texas’ bathroom bill draws challenges
In its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.
www.texastribune.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"What did you do today at work, babe?" asks the trooper's wife. "Well, hon, I stood outside the women's room telling ladies to prove to me they were born with vaginas before I let them pee." Not all fetishes are fascist, but all fascism is fetishistic. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...
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went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
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The GOP is trying to repeal with Equal Credit Opportunity act so that banks and lenders can discriminate in extending credit to women & minorities again.
In every way possible, the GOP is trying to chip away at the financial independence of women.
Time to LIGHT UP the phones to Congress and
In every way possible, the GOP is trying to chip away at the financial independence of women.
Time to LIGHT UP the phones to Congress and
December 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The GOP is trying to repeal with Equal Credit Opportunity act so that banks and lenders can discriminate in extending credit to women & minorities again.
In every way possible, the GOP is trying to chip away at the financial independence of women.
Time to LIGHT UP the phones to Congress and
In every way possible, the GOP is trying to chip away at the financial independence of women.
Time to LIGHT UP the phones to Congress and
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There can’t be a more horrific insight into the sickness of the US’s gun crime epidemic than the fact two survivors of Brown University had already survived school shootings. One was shot in the abdomen in 2016, while her best friend died. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
There can’t be a more horrific insight into the sickness of the US’s gun crime epidemic than the fact two survivors of Brown University had already survived school shootings. One was shot in the abdomen in 2016, while her best friend died. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If they succeeded, what would America look like?
The Trumpists desire to drastically narrow the boundaries of who gets to belong and purge millions from the “homeland.” Those who are left would be living in a society that is not only unequal but has ostracized egalitarian aspirations as heresy.
The Trumpists desire to drastically narrow the boundaries of who gets to belong and purge millions from the “homeland.” Those who are left would be living in a society that is not only unequal but has ostracized egalitarian aspirations as heresy.
December 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If they succeeded, what would America look like?
The Trumpists desire to drastically narrow the boundaries of who gets to belong and purge millions from the “homeland.” Those who are left would be living in a society that is not only unequal but has ostracized egalitarian aspirations as heresy.
The Trumpists desire to drastically narrow the boundaries of who gets to belong and purge millions from the “homeland.” Those who are left would be living in a society that is not only unequal but has ostracized egalitarian aspirations as heresy.
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Sunday reading: I wrote about how the regime’s latest racist hate campaign is tied to the Right’s broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
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December 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sunday reading: I wrote about how the regime’s latest racist hate campaign is tied to the Right’s broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
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What we should require: students to become “literate“ in AI technology, in terms of its economics, it’s ownership structure, its internal logic, how it interacts w our psychology, & how it has taken over our stock market & infiltrates every industry so that our culture feels pressured to prop it up
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What we should require: students to become “literate“ in AI technology, in terms of its economics, it’s ownership structure, its internal logic, how it interacts w our psychology, & how it has taken over our stock market & infiltrates every industry so that our culture feels pressured to prop it up
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Henhouses will begin requiring that all new chicks demonstrate basic competency in “becoming friends with wolves”
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students meet an AI competency requirement starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Henhouses will begin requiring that all new chicks demonstrate basic competency in “becoming friends with wolves”
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Our society to adoptive parents:
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
December 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Our society to adoptive parents:
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
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Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As he celebrates his 100th Birthday this very day, can we all take a moment to acknowledge that time when Dick Van Dyke won the internet internet.
Forever.
Forever.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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ICE has taken Chinese dissident Guan Heng into custody and is threatening to return him to China.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ICE has taken Chinese dissident Guan Heng into custody and is threatening to return him to China.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
Guan Heng risked his life to film the Uyghur concentration camps—the same camps Secretary of State Rubio opposed when he sponsored the “Uyghur Force Labor Prevention Act” as a US senator.
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$340 million could fund universal school lunches for ~ 300,000 students. For an entire year.
Or build ~ 1,700 PSH units for unhoused people.
Or build between 75-150 Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Or renovate/build 20-30 libraries.
Or fund 10 YEARS of universal pre-K in a mid-size city.
Or build ~ 1,700 PSH units for unhoused people.
Or build between 75-150 Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Or renovate/build 20-30 libraries.
Or fund 10 YEARS of universal pre-K in a mid-size city.
Trump troop deployments to US cities have cost more than $340 million, senator says reut.rs/3MWhnCQ
Trump troop deployments to US cities have cost more than $340 million, senator says
The deployment of U.S. troops to cities around the United States has cost more than $340 million, a U.S. Senator said on Thursday, highlighting the expense of President Donald Trump's use of the military in the Democratic-led cities.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
$340 million could fund universal school lunches for ~ 300,000 students. For an entire year.
Or build ~ 1,700 PSH units for unhoused people.
Or build between 75-150 Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Or renovate/build 20-30 libraries.
Or fund 10 YEARS of universal pre-K in a mid-size city.
Or build ~ 1,700 PSH units for unhoused people.
Or build between 75-150 Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Or renovate/build 20-30 libraries.
Or fund 10 YEARS of universal pre-K in a mid-size city.
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NEW: Today watchdog @weareoversight.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over its failure to release records related to deals made with 9 Big Law firms earlier this year that amounted to almost $1 billion in pro bono legal services.
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW: Today watchdog @weareoversight.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over its failure to release records related to deals made with 9 Big Law firms earlier this year that amounted to almost $1 billion in pro bono legal services.
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In a just political world this would bring down an entire administration
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In a just political world this would bring down an entire administration
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The country of the First Amendment is engaging in a campaign of international digital imperialism under the auspices of national security
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The country of the First Amendment is engaging in a campaign of international digital imperialism under the auspices of national security
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The only thing more worrying than this regime's censorship and surveillance is the compliance of Meta and other quisling companies and institutions agreeing to this shit
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The only thing more worrying than this regime's censorship and surveillance is the compliance of Meta and other quisling companies and institutions agreeing to this shit
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my section was all about uterine tissues creating happy little "benign" tumors that make your life hell but since they are not cancerous it takes forever to diagnose and find a treatment that works for YOU!
#SciArt #endometriosis #fibroids #adenomyosis
#SciArt #endometriosis #fibroids #adenomyosis
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
my section was all about uterine tissues creating happy little "benign" tumors that make your life hell but since they are not cancerous it takes forever to diagnose and find a treatment that works for YOU!
#SciArt #endometriosis #fibroids #adenomyosis
#SciArt #endometriosis #fibroids #adenomyosis
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harvard continuing its organized push to purge black women from leadership and the academy more broadly. it’s disgusting.
This column in @harvardmagazine.bsky.social is hit piece on Mary Bassett. The premise of the article--"controversial public health school center" is simply biased and the whole article goes downhill from there. www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...
Harvard Revamps Controversial Public Health School Center | Harvard Magazine
The health and human rights center had drawn attention for its Palestine-related program.
www.harvardmagazine.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
harvard continuing its organized push to purge black women from leadership and the academy more broadly. it’s disgusting.
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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The ENTIRE purpose of society, of civilization, is pooling our resources to ensure the survival of every member. The survival of the weakest strengthens us in a way that makes us uniquely human, uniquely inventive, gives us medicine and art and joy. Letting "the weak" die strips us of our humanity.
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The ENTIRE purpose of society, of civilization, is pooling our resources to ensure the survival of every member. The survival of the weakest strengthens us in a way that makes us uniquely human, uniquely inventive, gives us medicine and art and joy. Letting "the weak" die strips us of our humanity.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!