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@yankeencanada.bsky.social
ICU RN
Taking care of people is my politics
/chronic cat video retweeterl
3Cy supporter|
RIP Dmitri Petrov (pictured)
Anti-fascist all day all night
Taking care of people is my politics
/chronic cat video retweeterl
3Cy supporter|
RIP Dmitri Petrov (pictured)
Anti-fascist all day all night
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@ifbookspod.bsky.social took this book apart and threw it into the trash where it belongs. Depressing to see it get boosted.
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@ifbookspod.bsky.social took this book apart and threw it into the trash where it belongs. Depressing to see it get boosted.
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Furiously updating our LinkedIn profiles
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
This year’s selection balances humor with existential dread, snark with sincerity, and intellectual rigor—all while hangin' out, of course.
www.esquire.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Furiously updating our LinkedIn profiles
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After many years, we’ve finally given in and launched a merch store. Only one design for now, but we’ve got shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, stickers - all the classic items you know and love.
Shop Official Merch by If Books Could Kill
The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
ifbookspod.dashery.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
After many years, we’ve finally given in and launched a merch store. Only one design for now, but we’ve got shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, stickers - all the classic items you know and love.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
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$25,000 signing bonus
$10,000 per college campus speech
$50,000 for every 200 slurs logged
$100,000 for making the TPUSA all-star roster
she was set up to make over $2M a year but she was barely rosterable for most of the season, one of the more unfortunate prospect busts of late
$10,000 per college campus speech
$50,000 for every 200 slurs logged
$100,000 for making the TPUSA all-star roster
she was set up to make over $2M a year but she was barely rosterable for most of the season, one of the more unfortunate prospect busts of late
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
$25,000 signing bonus
$10,000 per college campus speech
$50,000 for every 200 slurs logged
$100,000 for making the TPUSA all-star roster
she was set up to make over $2M a year but she was barely rosterable for most of the season, one of the more unfortunate prospect busts of late
$10,000 per college campus speech
$50,000 for every 200 slurs logged
$100,000 for making the TPUSA all-star roster
she was set up to make over $2M a year but she was barely rosterable for most of the season, one of the more unfortunate prospect busts of late
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one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
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The Soviet roots of antizionism:
"Poland 1968 shows that antizionism is not merely rhetorical. It is a process that empties countries of their Jewish communities—one that unfolds independently of legal strictures or formal recognition of antisemitism."
"Poland 1968 shows that antizionism is not merely rhetorical. It is a process that empties countries of their Jewish communities—one that unfolds independently of legal strictures or formal recognition of antisemitism."
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Soviet roots of antizionism:
"Poland 1968 shows that antizionism is not merely rhetorical. It is a process that empties countries of their Jewish communities—one that unfolds independently of legal strictures or formal recognition of antisemitism."
"Poland 1968 shows that antizionism is not merely rhetorical. It is a process that empties countries of their Jewish communities—one that unfolds independently of legal strictures or formal recognition of antisemitism."
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Adam Louis-Klein cuts right to the point of antizionism, the new wave of antisemitism.
The point is not that antizionism is antisemitism. That debate serves only terrorist propaganda.
Antizionism itself is racism.
Antizionism itself is a hate movement.
#StopAntizionism
The point is not that antizionism is antisemitism. That debate serves only terrorist propaganda.
Antizionism itself is racism.
Antizionism itself is a hate movement.
#StopAntizionism
Adam Louis-Klein, an anthropology Ph.D. student at McGill University, told Jewish Insider's Gabby Deutch how he found himself launched into Zionist advocacy after Oct. 7.
From the Amazon to anti-Zionism: The scholar seeking to stigmatize anti-Israel hate
Adam Louis-Klein, an anthropology Ph.D. student at McGill University, told JI how he found himself launched into Zionist advocacy after Oct. 7
jewishinsider.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Adam Louis-Klein cuts right to the point of antizionism, the new wave of antisemitism.
The point is not that antizionism is antisemitism. That debate serves only terrorist propaganda.
Antizionism itself is racism.
Antizionism itself is a hate movement.
#StopAntizionism
The point is not that antizionism is antisemitism. That debate serves only terrorist propaganda.
Antizionism itself is racism.
Antizionism itself is a hate movement.
#StopAntizionism
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New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from CanadaA New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with...
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from CanadaA New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from CanadaA New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with...
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from CanadaA New Zealand woman who is being held at a US immigration centre with...
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remember, the holiday season primer is context dependent! if you have cool lib parents you can treat yellow and maybe even orange as blue. if you've got psycho evangelical parents seek supplemental material that covers Tulsa King and Yellowstone
December 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
remember, the holiday season primer is context dependent! if you have cool lib parents you can treat yellow and maybe even orange as blue. if you've got psycho evangelical parents seek supplemental material that covers Tulsa King and Yellowstone
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Can we please get this important fundraiser moving.
There is no donation that is too small when lives are at stake.
💶 Collected: €6,500
🎯 Goal: €8,500
Donate:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/27oVDC4n53
There is no donation that is too small when lives are at stake.
💶 Collected: €6,500
🎯 Goal: €8,500
Donate:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/27oVDC4n53
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Can we please get this important fundraiser moving.
There is no donation that is too small when lives are at stake.
💶 Collected: €6,500
🎯 Goal: €8,500
Donate:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/27oVDC4n53
There is no donation that is too small when lives are at stake.
💶 Collected: €6,500
🎯 Goal: €8,500
Donate:
paypal.me/TriinuP
revolut.me/triinuuqwd
wise.com/pay/me/triin...
send.monobank.ua/jar/27oVDC4n53
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On the same weekend that Nick Griffin was trying to return to the limelight in Madrid, an even older, veteran European nazi was making his own comeback at a conference run by a nazi terrorist group in Sweden.
Read about it here:
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/vete...
Read about it here:
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/vete...
Veteran Euro-nazi makes comeback at terrorist-run conference | Searchlight
Povl Riis-Knudsen - veteran Euro-nazi On the same weekend that Nick Griffin was trying to return to the limelight in Madrid, an even older nazi, who’s just ...
searchlightmagazine.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
On the same weekend that Nick Griffin was trying to return to the limelight in Madrid, an even older, veteran European nazi was making his own comeback at a conference run by a nazi terrorist group in Sweden.
Read about it here:
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/vete...
Read about it here:
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/vete...
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Pete, facing random boats: GET SOME, DRUG DEALERS! AMERICA'S BACK!
Pete facing Trans people: NO MORE PRONOUNS! PETE NO USE PRONOUNS!
Pete, facing russia, an enemy of the US: So what if we sat down and had a nice dinner?
Pete facing Trans people: NO MORE PRONOUNS! PETE NO USE PRONOUNS!
Pete, facing russia, an enemy of the US: So what if we sat down and had a nice dinner?
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says he wants Putin, Trump and Zelensky at one table for a “peace dinner,” complete with steaks and a salad “with Russian dressing.” Hard to take seriously at a moment when Ukraine is fighting for its survival.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
December 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pete, facing random boats: GET SOME, DRUG DEALERS! AMERICA'S BACK!
Pete facing Trans people: NO MORE PRONOUNS! PETE NO USE PRONOUNS!
Pete, facing russia, an enemy of the US: So what if we sat down and had a nice dinner?
Pete facing Trans people: NO MORE PRONOUNS! PETE NO USE PRONOUNS!
Pete, facing russia, an enemy of the US: So what if we sat down and had a nice dinner?
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I've been so overwhelmed by the societal implications of AI I forgot about the theological. Now I really need to know how all the religions are interpreting it, especially for followers who question its sentience etc
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I've been so overwhelmed by the societal implications of AI I forgot about the theological. Now I really need to know how all the religions are interpreting it, especially for followers who question its sentience etc
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Has our short form video consumption affected books? I explored my hunch that yes, it has, in my latest video on my second channel:
Short form videos are making books BAD
There's a lot to this: reading rate being down; attention spans dwindling; and short form content boiling everything down to it's most basic, un-nuanced take. The results is some pretty bad…
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Has our short form video consumption affected books? I explored my hunch that yes, it has, in my latest video on my second channel:
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Our new Managing Director of Policy and Advocacy, Elizabeth Pancotti, is a seasoned economic expert with a strong record of influencing policy, from advising @sanders.senate.gov to authoring impactful reports at Groundwork. We're thrilled to welcome her back.
February 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Our new Managing Director of Policy and Advocacy, Elizabeth Pancotti, is a seasoned economic expert with a strong record of influencing policy, from advising @sanders.senate.gov to authoring impactful reports at Groundwork. We're thrilled to welcome her back.
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NEW: Elizabeth Pancotti of @groundwork.bsky.social broke down how Trump's first term laid the groundwork for his current administration's huge handouts to Big Money donors and the harmful impacts of his pro-corporate policies.
Read about it here:
Read about it here:
How Trump’s “Tax Cuts” Encourage Price Gouging (Q&A)
Groundwork Collaborative's Elizabeth Pancotti on how companies have raked in hundreds of billions of dollars while everyday Americans struggle to pay for groceries.
www.democracy.news
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NEW: Elizabeth Pancotti of @groundwork.bsky.social broke down how Trump's first term laid the groundwork for his current administration's huge handouts to Big Money donors and the harmful impacts of his pro-corporate policies.
Read about it here:
Read about it here:
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If anyone's interested, here's my punk/metal Christmas playlist on apple music. I'm downright giddy playing for the first time of the year tonight. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Punk/Metal Christmas by Molly Hodgdon on Apple Music
Playlist · 37 Songs
music.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If anyone's interested, here's my punk/metal Christmas playlist on apple music. I'm downright giddy playing for the first time of the year tonight. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
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Kudos to @theresagaff.bsky.social and Annalisa Merelli at @statnews.com for banging out this detailed analysis today: www.statnews.com/2025/11/19/h...
HHS names authors and releases peer-review comments for gender dysphoria report
The new report reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care and belong to anti-LGBTQ+ groups
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Kudos to @theresagaff.bsky.social and Annalisa Merelli at @statnews.com for banging out this detailed analysis today: www.statnews.com/2025/11/19/h...
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We finally know the identities of the 9 anonymous authors of the May HHS report on pediatric gender-affirming care. Surprise! It's stacked with people who make money advocating against pediatric gender-affirming care.
Here's our writeup from May: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here's our writeup from May: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We finally know the identities of the 9 anonymous authors of the May HHS report on pediatric gender-affirming care. Surprise! It's stacked with people who make money advocating against pediatric gender-affirming care.
Here's our writeup from May: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here's our writeup from May: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Thank you to the University of Kentucky teammates and NCAA competitors who trusted me enough to speak to me on one of the most controversial topics there is in politics or on the internet today.
Read the story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
8/8
Read the story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
8/8
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Thank you to the University of Kentucky teammates and NCAA competitors who trusted me enough to speak to me on one of the most controversial topics there is in politics or on the internet today.
Read the story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
8/8
Read the story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
8/8