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Usdi Crittenden

@lilusdi.bsky.social

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Same doofus as on twitter. Ndn anarcho-judaism. Non-dirtbag leftist. Unemployed cell/molecular biologist with a powerful rage for health misinfo. Wants to see pictures of your pets. Wondering how long I can make a descri

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · May 20

My policy on sharing campaigns:

I will automatically consider gfm campaigns to be legitimate. @mommunism.bsky.social has touched on this before, and I've seen it firsthand with a friend who is trying to help his fiance escape Russia: gfm heavily vets all campaigns. They often err on the side of

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · Nov 26

In-progress thread of my own Palestinian-made gift sources!

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · Nov 26

I definitely am seconding the recommendation of Canaan brand and Handmade Palestine (which is run by a delightful couple in Ramallah), but would also like to recommend the Al-Ard brand (run by the Anabtawi family) for their oils and foods. You can shop at alardproducts.com or look in your local

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Homeless people are not the enemy.

They can’t “just try harder” their way into housing.

It’s the system that’s failing.

Most of us are one emergency away from being homeless ourselves.

We need affordable housing, universal basic income, healthcare & social supports.

We need a safety net

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 1d

Oslo University Hospital caught using trans patients' journals for research purposes:
- Without the patients' consent to participate in research
- Affecting minors
- 1700 of them
- Taking highly sensitive information from said journals

This is a HUGE breach.

Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 1d

Tidligere i år meldte vi et forskningsprosjekt til redelighetsutvalget ved OUS og UiO.

Nå er forskerne felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

Oslo universitetssykehus felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner

Forskere ved Oslo universitetssykehus har forsket på transpersoner uten godkjenning. Nå er de felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.

www.forskning.no

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 7h

Honestly, the sleep-deprived state sometimes produces novel information synthesis. Not saying it's a good strategy, but I've seen it happen.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 7h

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM.

Hope this helps

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 10h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 8h

This is actually extremely on-brand for fascists. They prioritize aesthetics above all else, even to their own extreme detriment.

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 11h

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 8h

TRUMP: They're animals!*

* inflatable

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 9h

i wish that it was possible to truly enjoy the utter comedy in the juxtaposition between this and the way the president is describing this

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 11h

(US)
"Medicaid Work Requirements Will Devastate People With Invisible Disabilities — ME/CFS & long COVID patients must qualify as 'medically frail'" (Oct 7, 2025) by Laurie Jones of @meactnet.bsky.social

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

3 min read

#MEcfs #LongCovid #chronicillness #Disabled

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 9h

Blue Jays are blasting Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” during their celebration

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 8h

A lot of people do not really seem to know this sort of stuff

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 8h

It is true you can't trust Israel or the US but you should probably be aware the ceasefire doesn't begin until Saturday or Sunday and Israel has a long history of intensifying bombardment until the official starting point of a ceasefire.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 8h

I'm really sorry that it hurt so much but I'm glad you're doing better

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口腔戦士デンタマン（DENTMAN） @dentman8020.bsky.social · 7d

𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐇

歯磨きの時間だ

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 9h

Ki-tan the helpful but clumsy onion is the mascot for Kitami City in Hokkaido.

An onion-headed mascot in a light green T-shirt stands in a crowded courtyard.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 9h

This is capitulation. Dems need to grow a spine and let ICE do its own dirty work

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 11h

No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.

Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 9h

Today's quick update [Oct 8]:

- Sudan Doctors Network: at least 12 people killed and 17 others injured in RSF shelling on Elfashir Hospital yesterday evening.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

Whatever happened to Taio Cruz

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 9h

War is hell, Portland style

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The Antifa Lorax @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 9h

It is the source of antifas ancient powers

Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 9h

So like that one garbage can in Portland has been on fire for 5 years now.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

My mom gets so annoyed whenever someone on TV pronounces it "fentanol"

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9h

Don’t let this go @housedemocrats.bsky.social

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

I know the freedom of speech comment is way more important than the stores comment but I need a little levity in my life, so I *will* be running this one into the ground

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 9h

Got a favorite dumpling place in NE? I'm always open to lunch spots

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 22h

Fascists, who deep down know they're pathetic and ridiculous, cannot handle mockery. If there's one thing Portland does well (other than dumplings in chili oil), it's irreverent mockery of everything.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

/4 I was trying to give a litigation update to the Board of Directors and three of them were wearing those big inflatable animal costumes. They kept squeaking against the leather chairs and I couldn't concentrate. Then the hippo sprung a leak and made this farting sound for five minutes.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h

if this isn't civil war i'm not sure what is

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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