RootfireEmber
@rootfire.bsky.social
🎨Artist 🤖 Geek 📚Writer ⚕️Psych Disabled
🐕🦺greyhounded 🦖Chaos Goblin ♠️ace
Videtur et hoc mihi, ICE non debere esse
🐕🦺greyhounded 🦖Chaos Goblin ♠️ace
Videtur et hoc mihi, ICE non debere esse
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Ice must be destroyed.
Ice must be destroyed.
TSA Sending Info on Domestic Travelers to ICE for Deportation Arrests
The program has been running since March but we're only learning about it now.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
gizmodo.com/tsa-sending-...
Ice must be destroyed.
Ice must be destroyed.
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If you don't know any trans people you may be completely unaware of how the rising tide of transphobia has led to the BBC actually editing pieces, not to update the story but to insert slurs to make a story more transphobic
There are more cis people aware of the BBCs transphobia today thanks to @robinince.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you don't know any trans people you may be completely unaware of how the rising tide of transphobia has led to the BBC actually editing pieces, not to update the story but to insert slurs to make a story more transphobic
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Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Would you like to watch Hattie Mae eat some snacks?
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Epstein? Never heard of the guy 🤣
#UnFriggingBelievable
#UnFriggingBelievable
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Epstein? Never heard of the guy 🤣
#UnFriggingBelievable
#UnFriggingBelievable
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We want the full files. Not redacted. Not softened. Not scrubbed. Not with names removed or replaced.
The FULL FILES. Release the full Epstein files!
The FULL FILES. Release the full Epstein files!
Senators Adam Schiff and Dick Durbin wrote a letter to the DOJ inspector general asking for an independent review to see if any chain of custody issues allowed the documents to be “scrubbed, softened, or quietly removed before the public sees it." trib.al/WmefaUN
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We want the full files. Not redacted. Not softened. Not scrubbed. Not with names removed or replaced.
The FULL FILES. Release the full Epstein files!
The FULL FILES. Release the full Epstein files!
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Lenin was really cooking with this.
December 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lenin was really cooking with this.
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“Under the changes in HB 128, which went into effect on May 7, individuals who are 18 years old or older and have a current Utah concealed weapon permit (CWP) may carry a weapon on campus, including in an “open” fashion.”
publicsafety.utah.edu/home-safety-...
publicsafety.utah.edu/home-safety-...
New rules for firearms on campus - University Department of Public Safety
In order to carry a firearm on campus, a person must obtain a Concealed Carry Permit (CCP) from the state of Utah.
publicsafety.utah.edu
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“Under the changes in HB 128, which went into effect on May 7, individuals who are 18 years old or older and have a current Utah concealed weapon permit (CWP) may carry a weapon on campus, including in an “open” fashion.”
publicsafety.utah.edu/home-safety-...
publicsafety.utah.edu/home-safety-...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Embarrassing: ""The HSE has advised the National Gender Service that they do not have the authority to close this waiting list," it added."
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Embarrassing: ""The HSE has advised the National Gender Service that they do not have the authority to close this waiting list," it added."
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Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”
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US oligarch Elon Musk officially endorses the Pro-Russia collaborator Fidias Panayiotou.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
US oligarch Elon Musk officially endorses the Pro-Russia collaborator Fidias Panayiotou.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
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Zelenskyy at the frontline
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Zelenskyy at the frontline
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The US House Oversight Committee has released an additional batch of 70 photos out of 95,000 received from the Epstein estate. Images include: Noam Chomsky, former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, and UAE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. #OpDeathEaters
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The US House Oversight Committee has released an additional batch of 70 photos out of 95,000 received from the Epstein estate. Images include: Noam Chomsky, former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, and UAE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem. #OpDeathEaters
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fq3vn...
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Self Portrait as St. Sebastian (poster), 1914
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25657
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25657
December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Self Portrait as St. Sebastian (poster), 1914
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25657
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25657
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“One wants Far Right social destruction, the other to get rich quick and do exactly what they want to do. But that anti-government passion is what gets them both on the same bus.”
Crypto and the Far Right
Big money betting on big returns
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“One wants Far Right social destruction, the other to get rich quick and do exactly what they want to do. But that anti-government passion is what gets them both on the same bus.”
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incel culture is destroying minds
December 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
incel culture is destroying minds
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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What do you even get a silent movie nerd?
I have all the answers! Movies, books and even a nifty toy
moviessilently.com/2025/12/13/s...
I have all the answers! Movies, books and even a nifty toy
moviessilently.com/2025/12/13/s...
Silent Movie Gift Picks
It’s been another wonderful year for silent films and studies on the silent era. I wanted to share some of the best releases for your browsing and shopping pleasure.
moviessilently.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
What do you even get a silent movie nerd?
I have all the answers! Movies, books and even a nifty toy
moviessilently.com/2025/12/13/s...
I have all the answers! Movies, books and even a nifty toy
moviessilently.com/2025/12/13/s...
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The X-Files producers had a problem: Season 1 was a big hit, but where would they get ideas for another 24 episodes for season 2?
A sci-fi nerd / Twilight zone fan from Virginia went to film school, saw season 1 of the X-Files, and thought it was the coolest show ever. He wrote a fan script for it.
A sci-fi nerd / Twilight zone fan from Virginia went to film school, saw season 1 of the X-Files, and thought it was the coolest show ever. He wrote a fan script for it.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The X-Files producers had a problem: Season 1 was a big hit, but where would they get ideas for another 24 episodes for season 2?
A sci-fi nerd / Twilight zone fan from Virginia went to film school, saw season 1 of the X-Files, and thought it was the coolest show ever. He wrote a fan script for it.
A sci-fi nerd / Twilight zone fan from Virginia went to film school, saw season 1 of the X-Files, and thought it was the coolest show ever. He wrote a fan script for it.
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For Pluribus fans, the song from the most recent episode is "Esperanza" by "Hermanos Gutiérrez."
You're welcome.
This show is so well written and made. Levels.👍🏿
A US character upgrades from a cop car to a Rolls, while a South American one downgrades from a convertible to walking the Darién gap?
You're welcome.
This show is so well written and made. Levels.👍🏿
A US character upgrades from a cop car to a Rolls, while a South American one downgrades from a convertible to walking the Darién gap?
Hermanos Gutiérrez - Esperanza (Official Video)
YouTube video by Hermanos Gutiérrez
m.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For Pluribus fans, the song from the most recent episode is "Esperanza" by "Hermanos Gutiérrez."
You're welcome.
This show is so well written and made. Levels.👍🏿
A US character upgrades from a cop car to a Rolls, while a South American one downgrades from a convertible to walking the Darién gap?
You're welcome.
This show is so well written and made. Levels.👍🏿
A US character upgrades from a cop car to a Rolls, while a South American one downgrades from a convertible to walking the Darién gap?
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Don't let Donald Trump gaslight you — he's raising expectations yet again to crush our farmers after the hard year they've had due to his self-manufactured trade crisis.
US farmers say Trump's $12 billion aid package won't cover losses
U.S. farmers facing steep losses this year welcomed President Donald Trump's aid package, but said they would need more than that to fully offset low crop prices and lost export opportunities from his...
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Don't let Donald Trump gaslight you — he's raising expectations yet again to crush our farmers after the hard year they've had due to his self-manufactured trade crisis.
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Hakeem Jeffries announced the creation of the “House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy,” and handpicked its five commissioners. Unfortunately, these new members have a history of supporting Big Tech. From Henry Burke: trib.al/9FYNXSv
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hakeem Jeffries announced the creation of the “House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy,” and handpicked its five commissioners. Unfortunately, these new members have a history of supporting Big Tech. From Henry Burke: trib.al/9FYNXSv
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When ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social began talking to people in Albany, GA, she didn’t expect that they would be so fearful to criticize the town’s sole hospital on the record — or how powerless they were to hold that hospital to account.
Read our 5-part "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read our 5-part "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Sick in a Hospital Town: As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
When ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social began talking to people in Albany, GA, she didn’t expect that they would be so fearful to criticize the town’s sole hospital on the record — or how powerless they were to hold that hospital to account.
Read our 5-part "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read our 5-part "Sick in a Hospital Town" series: