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Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Samantha had her sights set on a rich CEO as well
December 5, 2024 at 12:25 AM
meanwhile, just a few blocks away, Samantha had her sights set on a rich CEO as well
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Could ICE have ‘lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Could ICE have ‘lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
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entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster
September 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster
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my mom is out of the halfway house and needs some cash to get on her feet in her new living situation. she already has a job. for those who don’t know, she got out of jail pretty recently and was facing deportation this summer. the goal is $2000.
September 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
my mom is out of the halfway house and needs some cash to get on her feet in her new living situation. she already has a job. for those who don’t know, she got out of jail pretty recently and was facing deportation this summer. the goal is $2000.
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can't believe i get to use this meme finally
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
can't believe i get to use this meme finally
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We're raising funds to help take care of our special needs son. We need a wheelchair accessible van and some loot for the legal fees associated with obtaining legal guardianship of our son. We're more than halfway there and we appreciate everyone's support so far!
Donate to Help Us Take Care of Jason, organized by James Greene Jr
Hi, my name is Jim and I'm raising funds for my stepson Jason. Jason is a sweet and funny 1… James Greene Jr needs your support for Help Us Take Care of Jason
www.gofundme.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We're raising funds to help take care of our special needs son. We need a wheelchair accessible van and some loot for the legal fees associated with obtaining legal guardianship of our son. We're more than halfway there and we appreciate everyone's support so far!
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Bishop of San Bernardino has indefinitely dispensed Catholics in his Diocese that fear immigration enforcement from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass (this is, like, one of the biggest things a bishop can do - the Mass is the center of catholic life and not attending is otherwise a grave sin)
July 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bishop of San Bernardino has indefinitely dispensed Catholics in his Diocese that fear immigration enforcement from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass (this is, like, one of the biggest things a bishop can do - the Mass is the center of catholic life and not attending is otherwise a grave sin)
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Sources tell me that Tammy Baldwin and Sarah McBride worked behind the scenes to get this provision out and to keep Dems together if it had come to a vote.
bsky.app/profile/oria...
bsky.app/profile/oria...
News: The most recent GOP reconciliation bill no longer has the provision to ban Medicaid from being used on gender-affirming care
The parliamentarian had disqualified the provision, but Republicans had left it on the text — it now has been removed
The parliamentarian had disqualified the provision, but Republicans had left it on the text — it now has been removed
July 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sources tell me that Tammy Baldwin and Sarah McBride worked behind the scenes to get this provision out and to keep Dems together if it had come to a vote.
bsky.app/profile/oria...
bsky.app/profile/oria...
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Seeking $5-$20 donations for due bills and upcoming rent!
Please boost, quote, & help with ANY amount?
(even $1-$5 donations stack quick when they come in)
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
More paylinks + stripe: linktr.ee/wylder
Please boost, quote, & help with ANY amount?
(even $1-$5 donations stack quick when they come in)
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
More paylinks + stripe: linktr.ee/wylder
Still haven't raised funds that exceed survival needs to get another root canal & more repair work.
Abscesses are still agonizing & the underlying fear of dying is constantly present.
This is treatable! Please help!
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
linktr.ee/wylder
Abscesses are still agonizing & the underlying fear of dying is constantly present.
This is treatable! Please help!
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
linktr.ee/wylder
June 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Seeking $5-$20 donations for due bills and upcoming rent!
Please boost, quote, & help with ANY amount?
(even $1-$5 donations stack quick when they come in)
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
More paylinks + stripe: linktr.ee/wylder
Please boost, quote, & help with ANY amount?
(even $1-$5 donations stack quick when they come in)
Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
More paylinks + stripe: linktr.ee/wylder
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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
June 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
i really don’t give a fuck about the mcu or marvel shows and i wish they were all over, no longer plans to release them in the future, etc.
March 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
i really don’t give a fuck about the mcu or marvel shows and i wish they were all over, no longer plans to release them in the future, etc.
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If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.
Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes.
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment.
My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc.
www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans
www.reddit.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.
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Chicago native Eve L. Ewing’s new book, ‘Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism,’ drops today.
Check out our interview with her.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/eve-...
Check out our interview with her.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/eve-...
Eve L. Ewing examines how the education system is designed to hurt Black and Indigenous students • The TRiiBE
Chicago author Eve Ewing invites readers to critically think about the origins of the American education system in her newest book.
thetriibe.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Chicago native Eve L. Ewing’s new book, ‘Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism,’ drops today.
Check out our interview with her.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/eve-...
Check out our interview with her.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/eve-...
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ICYMI, wrote in the newsletter yesterday about bird, singing, being alive, and Marshmallow on Bob's Burgers. A fun one to write! Give it a read, share it with your friends, watch Bob's Burgers, etc etc
In the spirit of Go Birds, I wrote a few thousand words about trying to capture a bird call, singing, being alive and Marshmallow on Bob's Burgers
www.anxietyshark.ca/seagulls-sin...
www.anxietyshark.ca/seagulls-sin...
Seabirds singing like doves
For months I thought there was an owl outside.
www.anxietyshark.ca
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ICYMI, wrote in the newsletter yesterday about bird, singing, being alive, and Marshmallow on Bob's Burgers. A fun one to write! Give it a read, share it with your friends, watch Bob's Burgers, etc etc
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a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights.
how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
A Year Without Nex Benedict
"We are saying that the rhetoric is just as damaging as the bullet or the blow."
www.teenvogue.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights.
how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
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I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
July 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
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If you’re a senator and you don’t like something the president is doing, write a law to regulate it. Use your computer. There’s a little icon that looks like a piece of paper. You can click it and a big white rectangle will appear. Press the letters on your keyboard and they will appear on screen
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you’re a senator and you don’t like something the president is doing, write a law to regulate it. Use your computer. There’s a little icon that looks like a piece of paper. You can click it and a big white rectangle will appear. Press the letters on your keyboard and they will appear on screen
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The CDC page on childhood food allergies/anaphylaxis is gone. Here it is on the Wayback; can't even find any "forbidden" words like (gasp!) gender.
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
January 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The CDC page on childhood food allergies/anaphylaxis is gone. Here it is on the Wayback; can't even find any "forbidden" words like (gasp!) gender.
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
web.archive.org/web/20250111...
which movies released this year did you see? I only saw 21!
December 9, 2024 at 4:32 AM
which movies released this year did you see? I only saw 21!
