Sandra E
@sandi90au.bsky.social
Human, woman, vegetarian, humanist, spinster, socialist (probably) and social scientist (hopefully).
Love people, food, boxing, coffee, kink, thinking.
Hate bigots, tax-free wealth, gambling and microwaves that don't stop beeping when you open the door.
Love people, food, boxing, coffee, kink, thinking.
Hate bigots, tax-free wealth, gambling and microwaves that don't stop beeping when you open the door.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
People power.
January 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
People power.
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“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
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Individual #Snowflakes Showcase Beautifully Endless Geometry - #photography by Alexey Kljatov
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Individual #Snowflakes Showcase Beautifully Endless Geometry - #photography by Alexey Kljatov
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
Link for 10 more #snowflake #photos and more information: mossandfog.com/individual-s...
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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Just accidentally sent my wife a text saying I’d arrived in Cockfisters, which is, I believe, an entirely different experience.
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Just accidentally sent my wife a text saying I’d arrived in Cockfisters, which is, I believe, an entirely different experience.
"A lot of people don't want to work"
2 million out of 19 million neither wanted nor needed a job. I don't know how many "a lot" is, but I don't think it's 11%.
Curious and fun.
www.abs.gov.au/statistics/l...
2 million out of 19 million neither wanted nor needed a job. I don't know how many "a lot" is, but I don't think it's 11%.
Curious and fun.
www.abs.gov.au/statistics/l...
Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, Australia, 2024-25 financial year
People not working, or working less than they prefer, including whether they want to work, are looking for work, and factors for them to start working
www.abs.gov.au
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
"A lot of people don't want to work"
2 million out of 19 million neither wanted nor needed a job. I don't know how many "a lot" is, but I don't think it's 11%.
Curious and fun.
www.abs.gov.au/statistics/l...
2 million out of 19 million neither wanted nor needed a job. I don't know how many "a lot" is, but I don't think it's 11%.
Curious and fun.
www.abs.gov.au/statistics/l...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
Good to know where you're going!
Good to know where you're going!
NZ report card 2025: How the country fared in 28 key global and domestic rankings
To borrow a phrase from old school reports: Shows great potential but needs to try harder, Alexander Gillespie writes.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 AM
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
Good to know where you're going!
Good to know where you're going!
Vomited-up gangster.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Oppose Trump’s criminal invasion of Venezuela! Release Maduro!
The World Socialist Web Site, the Socialist Equality Party in the US and the International Committee of the Fourth International unequivocally denounce the invasion of Venezuela and the criminal abduc...
www.wsws.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Vomited-up gangster.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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What were electric eels called before electricity was discovered?
January 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
What were electric eels called before electricity was discovered?
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From The Atlantic...
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
From The Atlantic...
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Turned on the TV last night...thought he was dead.
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Turned on the TV last night...thought he was dead.
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LGBTQ+ well-being varies sharply worldwide in a global sample (N=82k). Structural and family homophobia strongly reduced well-being—especially for those facing economic precarity. Reducing homophobic stigma should be a public health priority. #SOGIData #LGBTQHealth
Homophobia, economic precarity and the well-being of sexual and gender diverse people in a 153-country survey - Nature Human Behaviour
A cross-country survey among 82,324 sexual and gender diverse people finds that family rejection, homophobic reactions, and institutional stigma and discrimination are linked with individual well-bein...
www.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
LGBTQ+ well-being varies sharply worldwide in a global sample (N=82k). Structural and family homophobia strongly reduced well-being—especially for those facing economic precarity. Reducing homophobic stigma should be a public health priority. #SOGIData #LGBTQHealth
I finally watched Schindler's list; I cried so hard. Unfortunately, a timely watch. How. Just how.
Thinking of the Australian and global Jewish during this difficult and threatening time.
People are probably great when they're not the worst.
Thinking of the Australian and global Jewish during this difficult and threatening time.
People are probably great when they're not the worst.
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I finally watched Schindler's list; I cried so hard. Unfortunately, a timely watch. How. Just how.
Thinking of the Australian and global Jewish during this difficult and threatening time.
People are probably great when they're not the worst.
Thinking of the Australian and global Jewish during this difficult and threatening time.
People are probably great when they're not the worst.
www.forbes.com/.../billiona...
Fascinating. Using my zoology degree, I view this through the lens of evolutionary biology. Through my current anthropology degree, unsure yet. Excited about an ethnography of online discourse though, especially as divided by gender views. I love humans. #sociology#ivf
Fascinating. Using my zoology degree, I view this through the lens of evolutionary biology. Through my current anthropology degree, unsure yet. Excited about an ethnography of online discourse though, especially as divided by gender views. I love humans. #sociology#ivf
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
www.forbes.com/.../billiona...
Fascinating. Using my zoology degree, I view this through the lens of evolutionary biology. Through my current anthropology degree, unsure yet. Excited about an ethnography of online discourse though, especially as divided by gender views. I love humans. #sociology#ivf
Fascinating. Using my zoology degree, I view this through the lens of evolutionary biology. Through my current anthropology degree, unsure yet. Excited about an ethnography of online discourse though, especially as divided by gender views. I love humans. #sociology#ivf
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Join the New Year's Revolution 🎉
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
December 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Join the New Year's Revolution 🎉
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
#Veganuary has inspired & supported millions of people to try vegan since 2014 – with participants from almost every country in the world.
It's free & inspiring & the recipes are sooooo good 😋
#NewYear2026
#BeTheChange
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
veganuary.com/en-us/
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In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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