Erin Exa
@erinexa.bsky.social
Utilitarian with a heart of gold. Proud bureaucrat. Owner of a number of children and cats.
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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I dig the "tailor coat."
IG mysteryfashionist
IG mysteryfashionist
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I dig the "tailor coat."
IG mysteryfashionist
IG mysteryfashionist
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36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
My scheming vizier when I start to cough after taking a swig of wine from my goblet
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wow really helpful, thank you new york times
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
wow really helpful, thank you new york times
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AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
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I know it’s tempting to believe but just because the rise in the popularity of unapologetic openly fascist ideology & the rise in the popularity of pickle ball have suspiciously coincided, the two things are probably only loosely related at best
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I know it’s tempting to believe but just because the rise in the popularity of unapologetic openly fascist ideology & the rise in the popularity of pickle ball have suspiciously coincided, the two things are probably only loosely related at best
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the only thing that keeps me sane is the idea that my entire life is just a save state on a 17-year-old's galactic computer, and now he's just mashing the buttons because he's bored. any other explanation falls apart.
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the only thing that keeps me sane is the idea that my entire life is just a save state on a 17-year-old's galactic computer, and now he's just mashing the buttons because he's bored. any other explanation falls apart.
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Incarceration is deadly.
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Incarceration is deadly.
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
People incarcerated on a single day in 2008 had a 39% higher risk of death compared to similar people who were not incarcerated:
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grim posthumous scenario i had not previously considered: you post a picture of the missile headed straight for you, and are memorialized by a bunch of random assholes complaining about alt text
![A Bluesky user based in Venezuela posted 'I live near a military air base and five earth-shaking explosions were just heart.'
User @thenordic.bsky.social (a random asshole) replied 'was it too hard for you to to [sic] add a link?' along with a link to an AP piece. Quick, don't look, what do you think the odds are that this user responded gracefully to being told that OP was on the ground and reporting firsthand?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ycbmujtxprrwbkiw3x5qsyz4/bafkreieh2ddespqvcqdhpfy4g2higsw4lfiguzpaxs3rdessztcokmww6i@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
grim posthumous scenario i had not previously considered: you post a picture of the missile headed straight for you, and are memorialized by a bunch of random assholes complaining about alt text
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Anyway I wonder just how MUCH CBS News loves America, is it this much [spreading hands to indicate pile of dead Palestinian children] or THIS much [spreading arms really alarmingly widely to the point of losing my balance to encompass quite amazingly large pile of dead Palestinian children]
January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Anyway I wonder just how MUCH CBS News loves America, is it this much [spreading hands to indicate pile of dead Palestinian children] or THIS much [spreading arms really alarmingly widely to the point of losing my balance to encompass quite amazingly large pile of dead Palestinian children]
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One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
One of the most unforgettable images capturing the vibrant promise of the new year, by the great Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy: 7 A.M. (New Year's Morning), c. 1930 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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This is cool as hell
Social media isn't a great place for nuance or context, but despite that I want to take a moment today to talk about some of the things that made the MetroCard special in its day.
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is cool as hell
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New Year's Eve, and 125 years old today is 'The Darkling Thrush' by Thomas Hardy.
(And when I myself read this poem, I often find myself becoming aware of that blessèd Hope from that frail and gaunt thrush ✨️)
(And when I myself read this poem, I often find myself becoming aware of that blessèd Hope from that frail and gaunt thrush ✨️)
December 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New Year's Eve, and 125 years old today is 'The Darkling Thrush' by Thomas Hardy.
(And when I myself read this poem, I often find myself becoming aware of that blessèd Hope from that frail and gaunt thrush ✨️)
(And when I myself read this poem, I often find myself becoming aware of that blessèd Hope from that frail and gaunt thrush ✨️)
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i am losing my mind over this listing that staged a condemned philly trap house with AI
December 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
i am losing my mind over this listing that staged a condemned philly trap house with AI
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“In simple terms: a heavier car offers diminishing safety benefits to the person inside it, while imposing rapidly increasing risk on everyone else.” (Graph from The Economist)
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“In simple terms: a heavier car offers diminishing safety benefits to the person inside it, while imposing rapidly increasing risk on everyone else.” (Graph from The Economist)
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It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
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So weird that "massive government fraud, waste, and abuse" is connected to big, tentacled companies gobbling up old and sick people
And they GET REWARDED
But lordamighty what about day care (small, independent, immigrant-owned shop)? They get vigilante-hunted by the Nazis.
And they GET REWARDED
But lordamighty what about day care (small, independent, immigrant-owned shop)? They get vigilante-hunted by the Nazis.
Trump granted clemency to the biggest Medicare fraudster in history. Well, the guy was just re-arrested and charged with domestic violence. Here, via @motherjones.com, is the wild, sordid tale of how Phil Esformes made a fortune screwing taxpayers and nursing home residents.
Donald Trump freed a convicted Medicare fraudster. The Justice Department wants him back.
The cautionary tale of nursing home mogul Philip Esformes.
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So weird that "massive government fraud, waste, and abuse" is connected to big, tentacled companies gobbling up old and sick people
And they GET REWARDED
But lordamighty what about day care (small, independent, immigrant-owned shop)? They get vigilante-hunted by the Nazis.
And they GET REWARDED
But lordamighty what about day care (small, independent, immigrant-owned shop)? They get vigilante-hunted by the Nazis.
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The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
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Kitten smother. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
December 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Kitten smother. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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'Lights Of Asia'
A stunning array of cities and fishing fleets alight the coast of East Asia.
1,654 images from a time-lapse sequence by Jonny Kim are repaired, remastered & retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Jonny Kim / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/8p470SNYe3o
A stunning array of cities and fishing fleets alight the coast of East Asia.
1,654 images from a time-lapse sequence by Jonny Kim are repaired, remastered & retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Jonny Kim / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/8p470SNYe3o
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
'Lights Of Asia'
A stunning array of cities and fishing fleets alight the coast of East Asia.
1,654 images from a time-lapse sequence by Jonny Kim are repaired, remastered & retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Jonny Kim / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/8p470SNYe3o
A stunning array of cities and fishing fleets alight the coast of East Asia.
1,654 images from a time-lapse sequence by Jonny Kim are repaired, remastered & retimed to create 3x real time video footage.
Credit: Jonny Kim / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran
youtu.be/8p470SNYe3o