Alaena aka Slackerchick
@selcouthowl.bsky.social
I'm a hugger not a fighter.
QUILTBAG & Neurodiverse. Leftist of an undefined flavor.
Sports sometimes. Human Rights & Labor Unions Always.
I block TERFs & other idiots
she/her
QUILTBAG & Neurodiverse. Leftist of an undefined flavor.
Sports sometimes. Human Rights & Labor Unions Always.
I block TERFs & other idiots
she/her
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"All of those [punitive] approaches are designed to create the illusion that the problems are getting better, when ... it's just sweeping human beings under the rug without regard to their humanity, without regard to what really happens to them."
Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People
Some cities take people’s belongings — ignoring their own policies and court orders — and then fail to store them. Our reporting shows there are more effective and compassionate ways to deal with home...
www.propublica.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"All of those [punitive] approaches are designed to create the illusion that the problems are getting better, when ... it's just sweeping human beings under the rug without regard to their humanity, without regard to what really happens to them."
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Nexstar is one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the US. Nexstar, which owns Fox31 in Denver, is acquiring the parent company of 9NEWS and has said the stations will be combined. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments
Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks
variety.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nexstar is one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the US. Nexstar, which owns Fox31 in Denver, is acquiring the parent company of 9NEWS and has said the stations will be combined. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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Mother and 7-year-old son arrested by ICE in Salida return to Colorado after nearly a month in immigration detention in Texas coloradosun.com/2025/09/16/s... #copolitics
Mother and 7-year-old son from Salida return to Colorado after nearly a month in ICE detention in Texas
Carolina Suarez Estrada and her 7-year-old son spent nearly a month in a South Texas family detention center
coloradosun.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Mother and 7-year-old son arrested by ICE in Salida return to Colorado after nearly a month in immigration detention in Texas coloradosun.com/2025/09/16/s... #copolitics
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exhibit 183193 in "nobody running big corporations has a single fucking clue about selling things"
betty crocker shrank their cake boxes instead of raising prices and now a huge % of recipes that use them no longer work. meaning there's no point in buying a mix at all.
betty crocker shrank their cake boxes instead of raising prices and now a huge % of recipes that use them no longer work. meaning there's no point in buying a mix at all.
Last year Betty Crocker shrank the size of their cake mixes. Decades of cake-mix-based recipes are now broken. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
The 70-Year-Old Beloved Boxed Mix Grandmas Won’t Be Buying Anymore
"It's just so upsetting."
www.yahoo.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
exhibit 183193 in "nobody running big corporations has a single fucking clue about selling things"
betty crocker shrank their cake boxes instead of raising prices and now a huge % of recipes that use them no longer work. meaning there's no point in buying a mix at all.
betty crocker shrank their cake boxes instead of raising prices and now a huge % of recipes that use them no longer work. meaning there's no point in buying a mix at all.
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12 years ago today, the heaviest rains from the Sept. 2013 floods inundated the Boulder and Larimer County foothills with 10-15”+ of rain, creating Colorado’s worst flood in decades.
9.08” fell in Boulder on Sept. 12, 2013 alone, with up to 15” in the foothills. Images/info below:
#COwx
9.08” fell in Boulder on Sept. 12, 2013 alone, with up to 15” in the foothills. Images/info below:
#COwx
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
12 years ago today, the heaviest rains from the Sept. 2013 floods inundated the Boulder and Larimer County foothills with 10-15”+ of rain, creating Colorado’s worst flood in decades.
9.08” fell in Boulder on Sept. 12, 2013 alone, with up to 15” in the foothills. Images/info below:
#COwx
9.08” fell in Boulder on Sept. 12, 2013 alone, with up to 15” in the foothills. Images/info below:
#COwx
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This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This sounds wacky but it is backed up by science.
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For real! It’s pretty fascinating.
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
For real! It’s pretty fascinating.
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Have you supported your local degenerates today?
May 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Have you supported your local degenerates today?
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“Each part of NOAA plays a role in monitoring, understanding, and predicting how the environment in which we live, work, and play is doing, and how it affects each of us.” Dismantling NOAA would be bad for weather forecasting, bad for our economy, and bad for public health.
One NOAA: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
We're about to learn how much we've depended on the seamless functionality of NOAA.
blog.ucs.org
May 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Each part of NOAA plays a role in monitoring, understanding, and predicting how the environment in which we live, work, and play is doing, and how it affects each of us.” Dismantling NOAA would be bad for weather forecasting, bad for our economy, and bad for public health.
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George Floyd was murdered by police five years ago today.
The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.
The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.
May 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
George Floyd was murdered by police five years ago today.
The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.
The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.
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Oh, look, one more thing Republicans will blatantly ignore because it doesn't support their fucked up bullshit lies.
Let's do everything we can to make sure they can't.
Let's do everything we can to make sure they can't.
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oh, look, one more thing Republicans will blatantly ignore because it doesn't support their fucked up bullshit lies.
Let's do everything we can to make sure they can't.
Let's do everything we can to make sure they can't.
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porn > nazis should be considered a basic value of any civilized society
Periodic reminder:Substack profits off Nazi pages bc they don't want to be "in the censorship business,"but they also won't host adult content,so they ARE in the "censorship business." They just think Nazis are better than pornographers.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.
May 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
porn > nazis should be considered a basic value of any civilized society
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People without ME/CFS, please boost!
ME is one of the most disabling conditions (quality of life lower than AIDS and cancer patients), and 75% of people can’t work. Those that do often suffer and become more sick because of work.
Supporting artists with ME goes a long way! 🩷
ME is one of the most disabling conditions (quality of life lower than AIDS and cancer patients), and 75% of people can’t work. Those that do often suffer and become more sick because of work.
Supporting artists with ME goes a long way! 🩷
💙 Let's have an Art Share for artists with ME/CFS, and for allies to support us during ME Awareness Month! 💙
- Artists, writers, musicians etc with ME, reply with your work and any links
- Allies, boost this post and the artists below
- Tag NSFW and gore
- Alt text encouraged (ask if you need help)
- Artists, writers, musicians etc with ME, reply with your work and any links
- Allies, boost this post and the artists below
- Tag NSFW and gore
- Alt text encouraged (ask if you need help)
May 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
People without ME/CFS, please boost!
ME is one of the most disabling conditions (quality of life lower than AIDS and cancer patients), and 75% of people can’t work. Those that do often suffer and become more sick because of work.
Supporting artists with ME goes a long way! 🩷
ME is one of the most disabling conditions (quality of life lower than AIDS and cancer patients), and 75% of people can’t work. Those that do often suffer and become more sick because of work.
Supporting artists with ME goes a long way! 🩷
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Look, there are a lot of valid criticisms to make of the Ivies, but “fuck this administration, we’re making our civics courses free so you can understand WHY fuck this administration” is a baller move.
3 cheers for prosocial spite.
3 cheers for prosocial spite.
May 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Look, there are a lot of valid criticisms to make of the Ivies, but “fuck this administration, we’re making our civics courses free so you can understand WHY fuck this administration” is a baller move.
3 cheers for prosocial spite.
3 cheers for prosocial spite.
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The uncontacted Hongana Manyawa people rely on the rainforest to survive, but mass nickel mining is destroying it. It could cost people's lives.
🗣️ Tell companies not to use nickel from the Hongana Manyawa’s territories: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Share this post, and tell your friends to take action ✊
🗣️ Tell companies not to use nickel from the Hongana Manyawa’s territories: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Share this post, and tell your friends to take action ✊
May 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The uncontacted Hongana Manyawa people rely on the rainforest to survive, but mass nickel mining is destroying it. It could cost people's lives.
🗣️ Tell companies not to use nickel from the Hongana Manyawa’s territories: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Share this post, and tell your friends to take action ✊
🗣️ Tell companies not to use nickel from the Hongana Manyawa’s territories: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Share this post, and tell your friends to take action ✊
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Since none of y'all know, white vegans NEVER leave Indigenous people alone. Ever. We get constant bs over our food pathways and cultural practices, because colonisation isn't enough, trying to take our language and belief system isn't enough, they have to come for our food as well.
May 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Since none of y'all know, white vegans NEVER leave Indigenous people alone. Ever. We get constant bs over our food pathways and cultural practices, because colonisation isn't enough, trying to take our language and belief system isn't enough, they have to come for our food as well.
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I was homeless and living in a shelter in 2019 there was a pavilion that set up three days a week that signed up folks for free cellphones, and very low cost smartphones (like $5 and $5-$10 a month data plans), if you had a SNAP card. Which the shelter helped you get if you don’t have it already.
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.
May 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I was homeless and living in a shelter in 2019 there was a pavilion that set up three days a week that signed up folks for free cellphones, and very low cost smartphones (like $5 and $5-$10 a month data plans), if you had a SNAP card. Which the shelter helped you get if you don’t have it already.
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“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming...
9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...
www.instagram.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
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The US government literally stripping healthcare from us and practicing open eugenics, denying us vaccine access and shutting down funding for health research and health isn’t political? LOL LMAO
Someone told me my posts were too political and I should focus more on health.
Health IS political.
I wish it wasn’t. I wish we could agree that everyone deserves universal healthcare and a basic income. Access to food, meds and shelter.
Until that point, politics & health remain intertwined
Health IS political.
I wish it wasn’t. I wish we could agree that everyone deserves universal healthcare and a basic income. Access to food, meds and shelter.
Until that point, politics & health remain intertwined
May 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The US government literally stripping healthcare from us and practicing open eugenics, denying us vaccine access and shutting down funding for health research and health isn’t political? LOL LMAO
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Over the past six months, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin (Iriquois, Cree) @brandimorin.bsky.social has travelled repeatedly to Ecuador, reporting on the impact of Canadian mining projects on the Indigenous Peoples who live there. #IndigenousRights
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/rebel-p...
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/rebel-p...
A Rebel Priest, A Crusading Lawyer, and A Canadian Mining Company
Over the past six months, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin has travelled repeatedly to Ecuador, reporting on the impact of Canadian mining projects on the Indigenous Peoples who live there. Morin re...
www.culturalsurvival.org
May 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Over the past six months, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin (Iriquois, Cree) @brandimorin.bsky.social has travelled repeatedly to Ecuador, reporting on the impact of Canadian mining projects on the Indigenous Peoples who live there. #IndigenousRights
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/rebel-p...
www.culturalsurvival.org/news/rebel-p...