Cat
@charumphy.bsky.social
Media nerd/burnout. Current corporate cog. (I like books and food and having health insurance). Maine.
Bothsidesing till the cows come home.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Bothsidesing till the cows come home.
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BREAKING: "A legal Chicago resident spoke exclusively with NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago after receiving a $130 fine from immigration agents during recent Border Patrol operations in Rogers Park."
Chicago man fined $130 by ICE agents for not carrying identification
A legal Chicago resident spoke exclusively with NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago after receiving a $130 fine from immigration agents.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
BREAKING: "A legal Chicago resident spoke exclusively with NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago after receiving a $130 fine from immigration agents during recent Border Patrol operations in Rogers Park."
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Your occasional reminder that Ursula K. Le Guin and Philip K. Dick were in the same year in the same high school, liked each other’s writing, but never met in person.
September 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Your occasional reminder that Ursula K. Le Guin and Philip K. Dick were in the same year in the same high school, liked each other’s writing, but never met in person.
I ❤️ this.
Ohio's governor sent their National Guard to participate in the fascist takeover of Washington DC. Governor Whitmer, you've played Risk, you know it's time to send our National Guard to take back Toledo.
August 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I ❤️ this.
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“We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus — making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps.” — Ann Burroughs, CEO of the Japanese American National Museum
LA Museum Condemns US Border Patrol Presence on Its Grounds
“We are outraged and deeply distressed,” said the Japanese American National Museum, noting the “stark” parallels to the arrests of Japanese Americans on the site in 1942.
hyperallergic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus — making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps.” — Ann Burroughs, CEO of the Japanese American National Museum
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New @motherjones.com: The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly published a proposed rule on Friday to eliminate VA coverage for limited & lifesaving abortions for vets & their dependents.
Advocates say it could become one of the strictest abortion bans nationwide.
Advocates say it could become one of the strictest abortion bans nationwide.
Trump administration moves quietly to eliminate life-saving abortions for veterans
The policy would prevent veterans and their dependents from accessing abortions following rape, incest, or life-threatening emergencies.
www.motherjones.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New @motherjones.com: The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly published a proposed rule on Friday to eliminate VA coverage for limited & lifesaving abortions for vets & their dependents.
Advocates say it could become one of the strictest abortion bans nationwide.
Advocates say it could become one of the strictest abortion bans nationwide.
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Andrea Gibson 💔
July 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Andrea Gibson 💔
June 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
17 years with this bossy cuddler. #catsofbluesky #caturday
May 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
17 years with this bossy cuddler. #catsofbluesky #caturday
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#ICYMI folks w/deep experience re:crisis web archiving (@sucho-org.bsky.social)+building tools for it (@webrecorder.net) made a free zine teaching how anyone can archive the things you love on the web before they go away: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... & why you shouldn't expect others will do so
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#ICYMI folks w/deep experience re:crisis web archiving (@sucho-org.bsky.social)+building tools for it (@webrecorder.net) made a free zine teaching how anyone can archive the things you love on the web before they go away: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... & why you shouldn't expect others will do so
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There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the st...
www.propublica.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.
Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/main...
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A good part of my job is to read extremely concerning studies in order to compose cross-sectional view of What's At Stake and work out ways to engage stakeholders
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows
www.scientificamerican.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A good part of my job is to read extremely concerning studies in order to compose cross-sectional view of What's At Stake and work out ways to engage stakeholders
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
This is, without hyperbole, the most concerning thing I have read in a long time www.scientificamerican.com/article/micr...
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“I tried to be a joyful feminist but I was very angry”
March 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“I tried to be a joyful feminist but I was very angry”
Would rather watch this guy sleep.
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Would rather watch this guy sleep.
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Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63
Angie Stone -- a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
www.tmz.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
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When @propublica.org reporters Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social found out that fired #USAID workers could go to the office one last time to clean out their desks, they pitched this crazy idea. What if we rented a billboard truck to advertise how to get in touch with @propublica.org? So we did.
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
When @propublica.org reporters Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social found out that fired #USAID workers could go to the office one last time to clean out their desks, they pitched this crazy idea. What if we rented a billboard truck to advertise how to get in touch with @propublica.org? So we did.
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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
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The National Parks Service erased transgender people from their website honoring Stonewall. You can leave a comment on the website. Flood this comment box
www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
February 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The National Parks Service erased transgender people from their website honoring Stonewall. You can leave a comment on the website. Flood this comment box
www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
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Begging some hero in the Department of Ed to rename the student loan record file folder "DEI training materials" before unlocking the door for the DOGE bros
February 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Begging some hero in the Department of Ed to rename the student loan record file folder "DEI training materials" before unlocking the door for the DOGE bros
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Re-segregation is the word. Thanks to @jmjafrx.bsky.social for this helpful language.
January 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Re-segregation is the word. Thanks to @jmjafrx.bsky.social for this helpful language.