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margi riley 🌺🍉
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afrolatina • chi-town native • queer • aspiring writer/director/comedian/VA
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margi riley 🌺🍉 @mrileyspeaks01.bsky.social · Aug 11
my fellow Chicago COVID Cautious folks, the group i've been working with, Care Not COVID, is trying to get folks to meet with some reps to get them to help vote in favor of our anti-mask ban bill. if you want to help, pls fill out and share the form to help, ty. 😊
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Interest form: Illinois legislator meetings
If you are interested in meeting with your state legislators about HB3853: The Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act, please fill out this form. Our goal is to get more 'yes' votes--and possibly so...
docs.google.com
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julianastratton.bsky.social
I’m so grateful to have #TeamJuliana by my side for every step of this journey! Join the climb today at the link in my bio.
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
mrileyspeaks01.bsky.social
enjoying Bob's Burger Christmas episodes and Sanda after selling it to my mother as "Santa gets bombed and shanked in the first episode"... it's crazy loveable.
December 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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katharinehayhoe.com
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.

Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.

Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.

Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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farronox.bsky.social
Merry Christmas? Yeah we need $1495 to make that happen.
Late on Bills, Car needs Tires, Been Sick all week. ko-fi.com/farronox/goa... farronox.carrd.co #MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕 #KoFi
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December 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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mondoweiss.net
With limited resources, Palestinians in Gaza and in exile are funding community reconstruction efforts amid the absence of international aid. “We have to keep trying to help Gaza rise again,” an organizer with the Sameer Project tells Mondoweiss.

mondoweiss.net/2025/12/gaza...

#Palestine #Israel
Gazans are taking matters into their own hands by launching community reconstruction efforts
With limited resources, Palestinians in Gaza and in exile are funding community reconstruction efforts amid the absence of international aid. “We have to keep trying to help Gaza rise again,” an organizer...
mondoweiss.net
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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breanimator.bsky.social
I made a black magical girl + Vampire Romance indie pilot. The Three tomes

A teen girl gets the powers of a witch and must face off against a mysterious foe that sends its vampire minions after her and her friends.
youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A?...

#ocs #ocsky #indieanimation #magicalgirl
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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katmabu.bsky.social
SCOTUS just rejected Trump’s illegal deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, confirming what we knew all along - that turning the military on the American people is a disgusting misuse of our armed forces.

We got lucky this time, but our checks and balances remain under immense strain.
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service. Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress." 18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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aaliyahxx.bsky.social
Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israel is still blocking medicine from Gaza. Dr. Alaa Helles of Gaza’s Ministry of Health says the Strip faces its worst drug shortage in two years, leaving thousands without lifesaving treatment.
December 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
My god.

From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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firestorm.coop
On this darkest night of the year, we remember Avalon, earth and animal liberationist and co-founder of the Catalyst Infoshop (1965 –2005). Avalon took his own life in prison twenty years ago today after being betrayed by a comrade turned informant.

RIP Avalon, long live the Earth Liberation Front!
A poster featuring an illustration of the 1998 burning of the Vail Ski Resort superimposed with a bat and a banner that reads "Long live the Earth Liberation Front". In the background, yellow text reads "Certain human cultures have been waging war against the earth for millennia. I chose to fight on the side of bears, mountain lions, skunks, bats, saguaros, cliff rose, and all things wild. I am just the most recent casualty in that war. But tonight I have made a jail break—I am returning home to the earth to the place of my origins—Avalon"
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
www.kqed.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
Hanukkah is about holding onto light during the darkest part of the year.

Thank you @ifnotnowmovement.org for inviting me to celebrate resilience, community, and hope with you all. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful last night of Hanukkah.

May it be a lighter year ahead.
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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timcarvell.bsky.social
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
mrileyspeaks01.bsky.social
Ie'm glad to see Prep and Landing is back with another special, the first two were my favorite as a kid, alongside Arthur Christmas and Charlie Brown Christmas. 😊
December 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
mrileyspeaks01.bsky.social
Tobi Lou stays making bops that are timeless and i'll always love him for it.
December 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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parasite-z.bsky.social
Its MY BIRTHDAY 🎂

Share my #art as my bday gift? 🥰💕
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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npr.org
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure. n.pr/3L95mJU
North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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heathercherone.bsky.social
FULL STORY: Mayor Johnson now faces what could be the biggest decision of his time in office: whether to veto the spending plan approved by the City Council over his objections.
34 votes are need to override a veto; his critics appear 3 votes short. @wttw.bsky.social
City Council Votes 30-19 to Approve Final Part of 2026 Budget. Will Mayor Veto It?
“We may not have the majority of the City Council but we do have the people,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said just before the the Chicago City Council voted to approve a budget he fiercely opposed.
news.wttw.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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fiadh.bsky.social
important
badger eating berries
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
mrileyspeaks01.bsky.social
the surprise Christmas album with Sir Pentious and her egg boi is honestly adorable. thanks Sam, Viv, Blake and Alex for the jolly musical fare!
December 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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dieselbrain.bsky.social
Please keep contacting your representatives and demand they oppose repealing sec230, and oppose internet censorship/surveillance bills

Get friends and family involved, february is when they are going to make a major push
acvalens.com Ana Valens | 🔞 @acvalens.com · 8d
Posted by Sen Graham on Twitter, calling for a week in February “dedicated to advancing legislation that protects children from online threats and tackling the Section 230 crisis once and for all.” 10% of the senate sponsors the S230 repeal bill
Anited States Scate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 December 19, 2025 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer, On February 8, 1996, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted. Included within this legislation was the Communications Decency Act and the now-notorious Section 230. What was originally passed with the goal of helping the emerging Internet industry as our nation approached a new century has since been interpreted to shield big tech companies from accountability for an ever-expanding variety of online harms. As we approach the 30-year anniversary of Section 230, we must pause and reflect on where this law has led us as a nation and how it has affected the American people. Because of Section 230, America's children are being sexually groomed and extorted online; predators are creating and distributing Al-generated deepfake pornography; drug traffickers are selling fentanyl-laced pills to teenagers; young people's anxieties, stresses, and body image issues are exploited; and terrorist organizations and foreign governments are targeting vulnerable individuals for recrutment and exploitation. And to make matters worse, Section 230 prevents these victims and their families from ever having their day in court. Practically speaking, there is no regulatory agency overseeing social media that could provide meaningful relief to abused consumers. The combination of having the courthouse door locked and no real regulatory body to protect consumers is harmful to America and it must come to an end. The time for accountability is now. Few issues have generated more bipartisan consensus in this body than confronting the Section 230 problem. Indeed, there are few issues as important for Congress to confront than the escalating threat of online harms to Americans, especially America's children. As a res…
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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srutis.bsky.social
If you're feeling generous I could use with a spot of change for groceries to avoid the food bank this month
srutis.bsky.social Srutis 🔞 @srutis.bsky.social · 9d
Heyyyyy if you want to help a disabled artist & throw some loose change my way as a lil holiday treat I'd appreciate it for covering food & gas!

I'm still too much in a bad state to do comms or consistently draw so stuck on my £500 month budget

ko-fi.com/srutis
PayPal.me/srutisssart

uwu
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM