Chris Farlee
@skilletsnail.bsky.social
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When I say making is anti-fascist, I do not mean in a hearts and flowers being a shining example of good in the world way. Breaking chains of disease transmission that can permanently disable someone is keeping people out of the reach of fascist. Excellent explainer below.
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When I say making is anti-fascist, I do not mean in a hearts and flowers being a shining example of good in the world way. Breaking chains of disease transmission that can permanently disable someone is keeping people out of the reach of fascist. Excellent explainer below.
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Striking workers aren't the only ones who've noticed... #NoContractNoCoffee
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Striking workers aren't the only ones who've noticed... #NoContractNoCoffee
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Trump is gonna mess around and organize this entire country for the resistance.
Unintended consequences can be brutal.
Unintended consequences can be brutal.
When Border Patrol showed up across Charlotte, parents and neighbors rushed to Berryhill to meet kids at the bus stop. They stood watch, linked arms, and made one thing clear: if the city gets targeted, its children will not face it alone.
This is what community looks like.💙
This is what community looks like.💙
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Trump is gonna mess around and organize this entire country for the resistance.
Unintended consequences can be brutal.
Unintended consequences can be brutal.
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Don't take this to mean Signal itself is compromised, the records came from a “sensitive source with excellent access.” Assume there's a mole in any big Signal group.
A “joint situational information report” from the FBI and the New York police department (NYPD), dated 28 August 2025, quoted from a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, and also characterized the court watchers as “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Don't take this to mean Signal itself is compromised, the records came from a “sensitive source with excellent access.” Assume there's a mole in any big Signal group.
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Trump Has Violated A 32-Year-Old Military Policy In A "Humiliating And Painful" Move Never Seen Before
www.buzzfeed.com/lev...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Trump Ends Retirement Benefits For Trans Troops
The move raises questions about how far the administration will go to reshape the armed forces.
www.buzzfeed.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump Has Violated A 32-Year-Old Military Policy In A "Humiliating And Painful" Move Never Seen Before
www.buzzfeed.com/lev...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.buzzfeed.com/lev...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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New details from a text shared with @thebaltimorebanner.com: “The trip back home was extremely tiring,” Tran told Nash in a text message shared with The Banner. “We were in shackles the entire trip. ... I felt like we were less than animals.”
Hagerstown nail salon owner Melissa Tran arrives in Vietnam after deportation
Hagerstown nail salon owner Melissa Tran arrives in Vietnam after deportation
Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she left as a child.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New details from a text shared with @thebaltimorebanner.com: “The trip back home was extremely tiring,” Tran told Nash in a text message shared with The Banner. “We were in shackles the entire trip. ... I felt like we were less than animals.”
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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OH
WELL
WHY
NOT
WELL
WHY
NOT
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
OH
WELL
WHY
NOT
WELL
WHY
NOT
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Outside Chicago—
State police and sheriff's officers at Broadview detention center are out in riot gear.
A large Halloween demo is being prevented from doing a Jericho walk through the intersection.
Arrests of protesters ongoing. Troopers have also assaulted multiple reporters already.
State police and sheriff's officers at Broadview detention center are out in riot gear.
A large Halloween demo is being prevented from doing a Jericho walk through the intersection.
Arrests of protesters ongoing. Troopers have also assaulted multiple reporters already.
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Outside Chicago—
State police and sheriff's officers at Broadview detention center are out in riot gear.
A large Halloween demo is being prevented from doing a Jericho walk through the intersection.
Arrests of protesters ongoing. Troopers have also assaulted multiple reporters already.
State police and sheriff's officers at Broadview detention center are out in riot gear.
A large Halloween demo is being prevented from doing a Jericho walk through the intersection.
Arrests of protesters ongoing. Troopers have also assaulted multiple reporters already.
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you have been visited by Baby Bison and will now enjoy 48 hours of elevated serotonin
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
you have been visited by Baby Bison and will now enjoy 48 hours of elevated serotonin
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Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
Anyone can lose their job.
Anyone can become homeless.
Anyone can go hungry.
These are not moral failings. They can happen in an instant.
Most people are far closer to living in poverty than they realize.
We must fight for one another & for the most vulnerable.
I don't see why they couldn't.
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I don't see why they couldn't.
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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God, I'd love to hear Trump talk about these frogs.
'And they have these frogs, these nasty frogs. Folks have you seen them? Some people are talking about them, these frogs. Immune to bullets. I saw it! Frog just kept dancing. Now there's more! More frogs folks. In Portland. Antifa frogs. Nasty.'
'And they have these frogs, these nasty frogs. Folks have you seen them? Some people are talking about them, these frogs. Immune to bullets. I saw it! Frog just kept dancing. Now there's more! More frogs folks. In Portland. Antifa frogs. Nasty.'
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
God, I'd love to hear Trump talk about these frogs.
'And they have these frogs, these nasty frogs. Folks have you seen them? Some people are talking about them, these frogs. Immune to bullets. I saw it! Frog just kept dancing. Now there's more! More frogs folks. In Portland. Antifa frogs. Nasty.'
'And they have these frogs, these nasty frogs. Folks have you seen them? Some people are talking about them, these frogs. Immune to bullets. I saw it! Frog just kept dancing. Now there's more! More frogs folks. In Portland. Antifa frogs. Nasty.'
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Humans tell the same stories again and again because they're important
I will never not repost this
(Sound on for maximum effect)
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October 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Humans tell the same stories again and again because they're important
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creativity does not exist inherently in your "heart" absent of the world, it exists in your hands, and can only be "made" by interacting with the world, reverse engineering it and putting it together in new ways. copy reference remix
October 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
creativity does not exist inherently in your "heart" absent of the world, it exists in your hands, and can only be "made" by interacting with the world, reverse engineering it and putting it together in new ways. copy reference remix
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Californians, ready set go:
A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills
TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...
transfamilysos.org
September 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Californians, ready set go:
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"It’s a reminder that attacks on trans people are nothing new – and that many of them are straight out of the Nazi playbook".
Laurie Marhoefer, historian on gay and trans history in Weimar Republic and Nazi regime.
theconversation.com/historians-a...
Laurie Marhoefer, historian on gay and trans history in Weimar Republic and Nazi regime.
theconversation.com/historians-a...
September 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"It’s a reminder that attacks on trans people are nothing new – and that many of them are straight out of the Nazi playbook".
Laurie Marhoefer, historian on gay and trans history in Weimar Republic and Nazi regime.
theconversation.com/historians-a...
Laurie Marhoefer, historian on gay and trans history in Weimar Republic and Nazi regime.
theconversation.com/historians-a...
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Infection with a virus that infects and inflames the brain was associated with depression and anxiety in kids.
And we shoved them into classrooms without fresh air or masks anyway.
Cos we are such fantastic adults. Well done. /s
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
And we shoved them into classrooms without fresh air or masks anyway.
Cos we are such fantastic adults. Well done. /s
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Incidence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents following COVID-19 infection
While the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted mental health, limited information exists on the relationship between COVID-19 infection and mental health disorders in children and adolescents....
journals.plos.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Infection with a virus that infects and inflames the brain was associated with depression and anxiety in kids.
And we shoved them into classrooms without fresh air or masks anyway.
Cos we are such fantastic adults. Well done. /s
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
And we shoved them into classrooms without fresh air or masks anyway.
Cos we are such fantastic adults. Well done. /s
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Cosign.
Platforms shouldn’t get to dictate what journalists can report
September 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Cosign.
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Nothing could be more naïve than to imagine that Donald Trump's effort to put the military on the streets of US cities has anything to do with "fighting crime." He himself is very clear: this is an act of war against the part of the population that does not support his autocracy.
Resist or perish.🏴
Resist or perish.🏴
![A "Truth Social" post by notorious misogynist Donald Trump, reading:
'I love the smell of deportations in the morning...' [single quotes sic]
Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR [concludes with three helicopter emojis]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usktoienjig6rm5cxm46j3zl/bafkreia6powzatv62xd2t5viksibkexlgzhs6pij3hdr6x6cxs2hoipreq@jpeg)
September 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Nothing could be more naïve than to imagine that Donald Trump's effort to put the military on the streets of US cities has anything to do with "fighting crime." He himself is very clear: this is an act of war against the part of the population that does not support his autocracy.
Resist or perish.🏴
Resist or perish.🏴
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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The transphobes current slogan 'there is no such thing as a transgender child' is an obvious disguise for their actual belief: trans people do not actually exist and are just deluded. They focus on children because it's the best way to generate a moral panic.
September 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The transphobes current slogan 'there is no such thing as a transgender child' is an obvious disguise for their actual belief: trans people do not actually exist and are just deluded. They focus on children because it's the best way to generate a moral panic.
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BRO. THAT’S THE BOOK. THAT’S LITERALLY THE BOOK. WHAT THE FUCK.
Apparently Guillermo Del Toro has ruined Frankenstein by… being relatively faithful to the source material.
Oh my.
Oh my.
September 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
BRO. THAT’S THE BOOK. THAT’S LITERALLY THE BOOK. WHAT THE FUCK.