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@birdsinapuddle.bsky.social
Proud mom of two queer kids 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sharing a brain with @jtross.bsky.social for more than a quarter of a century. Midwest nice until the situation necessitates a different response, and, alas, that’s now
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I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.
A Killing, a Cover‑Up, and the Country We’re Becoming
What we tolerate now will define us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I’ve spent my career studying how regimes justify the unjustifiable. So when a civilian driver is labeled a “domestic terrorist,” I know what that language is doing — building a permission structure for violence. Minneapolis isn’t just a tragedy. It’s a warning. I break it down in my new essay.
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11 days ago I scribbled some disjointed thoughts about what a year of photographing the men of ICE felt like.
Most of it isn't worth sharing, but these lines here—yeah. I guess. Yeah.
All I can say this afternoon is God will know what to do with them.
Most of it isn't worth sharing, but these lines here—yeah. I guess. Yeah.
All I can say this afternoon is God will know what to do with them.
January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
11 days ago I scribbled some disjointed thoughts about what a year of photographing the men of ICE felt like.
Most of it isn't worth sharing, but these lines here—yeah. I guess. Yeah.
All I can say this afternoon is God will know what to do with them.
Most of it isn't worth sharing, but these lines here—yeah. I guess. Yeah.
All I can say this afternoon is God will know what to do with them.
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what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
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#MorningVibe
womenbuildingpeace.us is a nonprofit, redefining what civic engagement can look like. Their work reminds us that you don’t need a title, a platform, or a policy background to participate in democracy. Your voice already matters. Check them out!💥
womenbuildingpeace.us is a nonprofit, redefining what civic engagement can look like. Their work reminds us that you don’t need a title, a platform, or a policy background to participate in democracy. Your voice already matters. Check them out!💥
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
#MorningVibe
womenbuildingpeace.us is a nonprofit, redefining what civic engagement can look like. Their work reminds us that you don’t need a title, a platform, or a policy background to participate in democracy. Your voice already matters. Check them out!💥
womenbuildingpeace.us is a nonprofit, redefining what civic engagement can look like. Their work reminds us that you don’t need a title, a platform, or a policy background to participate in democracy. Your voice already matters. Check them out!💥
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great picture. “wait, what did I do wrong OWWW”
2025 will be remembered as the year of anti-AI discontent.
AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025
2025 will be remembered as the year AI's novelty faded and public skepticism became one of the dominant attitudes.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
great picture. “wait, what did I do wrong OWWW”
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Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other
country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million
more have inadequate access to c...
www.thelancet.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
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"'Isn’t it wonderful?' says Uncle Billy. 'Mary did it, George, Mary did it.'"
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"'Isn’t it wonderful?' says Uncle Billy. 'Mary did it, George, Mary did it.'"
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Merry Christmas. You will log.
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Merry Christmas. You will log.
What the actual fuck is this idiot thinking??
Indiana State Senate Republican Chris Garten shares an AI fantasy of himself beating Santa Claus to a pulp. GOP, party of weirdos you shouldn't allow near children.
December 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What the actual fuck is this idiot thinking??
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For my newsletter, I wrote about how the Democratic Party "Big Tent" fell in on trans kids yesterday. www.burnsnotice.com/the-big-tent...
The Big Tent Collapses in on Us
Three Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in passing a nationwide ban on gender affirming care for youth Wednesday evening
Well, it happened finally. After a vote swapping deal by Rep. Ma...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about how the Democratic Party "Big Tent" fell in on trans kids yesterday. www.burnsnotice.com/the-big-tent...
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"Near daily I think of billionaire Rowling, and I just feel sad for her. As much anger as I feel towards her—and towards all transphobes, however active and powerful—I feel sorry for her, is my truth."
new piece out today from me, from @literaryhub.bsky.social ... lithub.com/burn-harry-b...
new piece out today from me, from @literaryhub.bsky.social ... lithub.com/burn-harry-b...
Burn Harry Burn: Reckoning With My Harry Potter Fandom as a Trans Person
During the spring of 2020, as the world locked down and people were dead and dying and breaking apart and mourning and afraid and hiding, the British author J.K. Rowling decided to publish an open …
lithub.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Near daily I think of billionaire Rowling, and I just feel sad for her. As much anger as I feel towards her—and towards all transphobes, however active and powerful—I feel sorry for her, is my truth."
new piece out today from me, from @literaryhub.bsky.social ... lithub.com/burn-harry-b...
new piece out today from me, from @literaryhub.bsky.social ... lithub.com/burn-harry-b...
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Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
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Seriously as someone who survived a masters in philosophy I can tell you young white men doing dead white men stuff are actually doing quite well for themselves.
I always think when I encounter this particular type of aggrieved white man in or around academia that they would not be able to survive a single week in the shoes of the people of color/women they are convinced are less qualified than them, and only get jobs because of our identities.
Not one week.
Not one week.
Wait…omg…this entire anecdote I mean argument is premised on the experience of someone who DIDN’T EVEN ATTEMPT THE MARKET????
I literally applied to hundreds of jobs over seven or eight years before getting a TT job offer.
I literally applied to hundreds of jobs over seven or eight years before getting a TT job offer.
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Seriously as someone who survived a masters in philosophy I can tell you young white men doing dead white men stuff are actually doing quite well for themselves.
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Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Why Aren’t Dems Going After Trump’s Tariffs?
They don’t work and Americans hate them. Layup.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dear Democrats: please hit Trump hard on tariffs. They're bad and unpopular. Take the easy win.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social in Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-arent-...
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Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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💥 Why did the word ENSHITTIFICATION catch on?
#CoryDoctorow thinks people like a little cussing — & the word captures how tech platforms make the web frustrating & hostile.
Want more? 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
#CoryDoctorow thinks people like a little cussing — & the word captures how tech platforms make the web frustrating & hostile.
Want more? 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
💥 Why did the word ENSHITTIFICATION catch on?
#CoryDoctorow thinks people like a little cussing — & the word captures how tech platforms make the web frustrating & hostile.
Want more? 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
#CoryDoctorow thinks people like a little cussing — & the word captures how tech platforms make the web frustrating & hostile.
Want more? 🎧 Listen to the full episode of the Future Knowledge #podcast: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/ens...
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Had a good time joining @bradleyonishi.bsky.social to discuss this essay on Straight White American Jesus
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December 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Had a good time joining @bradleyonishi.bsky.social to discuss this essay on Straight White American Jesus
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
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I must've missed ABC News’ official statement supporting reporter Rachel Scott, who was insulted by Trump yesterday. I guess ABC is still busy drafting a rip-roaring defense of Scott, because no ethical employer would let a staffer be harassed like that without addressing the issue.
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Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I must've missed ABC News’ official statement supporting reporter Rachel Scott, who was insulted by Trump yesterday. I guess ABC is still busy drafting a rip-roaring defense of Scott, because no ethical employer would let a staffer be harassed like that without addressing the issue.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.