April (they/them)
@aldente.bsky.social
You know, from the place
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🚨ALERT 🚨ICE activity has been reported in Adams Morgan: this morning (3/26) HSI agents showed up at H.D. Cooke Elementary School and tried to detain a school employee as they got out of the car. The agents did not show a warrant and other employees managed to intervene and prevent the arrest. 1/
March 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨ALERT 🚨ICE activity has been reported in Adams Morgan: this morning (3/26) HSI agents showed up at H.D. Cooke Elementary School and tried to detain a school employee as they got out of the car. The agents did not show a warrant and other employees managed to intervene and prevent the arrest. 1/
It has been more than 48 hours since the Frisco Police shot & killed my stepbrother in his home.
We, his family, still have no explanation for how the serving of a warrant turned deadly.
The people of Frisco,TX don't have an explanation of why their police department shot and killed a resident.
We, his family, still have no explanation for how the serving of a warrant turned deadly.
The people of Frisco,TX don't have an explanation of why their police department shot and killed a resident.
A man died after being shot by Frisco police as officers attempted to serve a warrant, the man’s family said Saturday.
Family members told The Dallas Morning News that police have shared little information about the circumstances that led to the shooting death of Gregory Dylan Sheppard, 43.
Family members told The Dallas Morning News that police have shared little information about the circumstances that led to the shooting death of Gregory Dylan Sheppard, 43.
Man shot by Frisco police dies, family says
Family members also told The Dallas Morning News that police have shared little information about the circumstances that led to the shooting death of Gregory...
www.dallasnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It has been more than 48 hours since the Frisco Police shot & killed my stepbrother in his home.
We, his family, still have no explanation for how the serving of a warrant turned deadly.
The people of Frisco,TX don't have an explanation of why their police department shot and killed a resident.
We, his family, still have no explanation for how the serving of a warrant turned deadly.
The people of Frisco,TX don't have an explanation of why their police department shot and killed a resident.
Frisco Police shot and killed my stepbrother in his home. It's been 24 hours and police have not even officially confirmed the fatality. We have no idea what happened.
youtu.be/SkIUA_Ym_0Y?...
youtu.be/SkIUA_Ym_0Y?...
March 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Frisco Police shot and killed my stepbrother in his home. It's been 24 hours and police have not even officially confirmed the fatality. We have no idea what happened.
youtu.be/SkIUA_Ym_0Y?...
youtu.be/SkIUA_Ym_0Y?...
Bluesky is my favorite because I've curated my feed to intersperse The Unending Horrors with Marine Biology & Trans Shitposting
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Bluesky is my favorite because I've curated my feed to intersperse The Unending Horrors with Marine Biology & Trans Shitposting
"Look, I brought you something!"
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I was quite confident on my knowledge of marine biodiversity in my area (I have a PhD in marine biology after all).
But today I learn about Paromola cuvieri, one of the largest crab species of the Northeast Atlantic, that uses its last pair of legs to carry live specimens of sponges and corals 🦑 🌊
But today I learn about Paromola cuvieri, one of the largest crab species of the Northeast Atlantic, that uses its last pair of legs to carry live specimens of sponges and corals 🦑 🌊
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Look, I brought you something!"
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Clint Smith - When People Say 'We Have Made It Through Worse Before'
YouTube video by Button Poetry
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I hope Musk carries sunflower seeds in his pockets
Have you seen that video yet (where Elon Musk took his kid to some event and then left him unattended walking down some stairs like he forgot he had a kid)???
But tell me again how it’s about “protecting the children”…
But tell me again how it’s about “protecting the children”…
February 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I hope Musk carries sunflower seeds in his pockets
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Not see this?
February 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not see this?
"You shouldn't be allowed to talk if you can't believe your eyes." - Josh Johnson on Musk's Nazi salute and also presumably this
Steve Bannon whipped up the CPAC crowd by talking about the possibility of Trump staying in office for a third term—and concluded his speech by giving a provocative gesture that resembled the controversial salute Elon Musk gave at a post-inauguration rally last month.
Steve Bannon Mimics Elon Musk’s VERY Controversial Salute
The president himself has suggested the idea of staying in office many times since moving back into the White House.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"You shouldn't be allowed to talk if you can't believe your eyes." - Josh Johnson on Musk's Nazi salute and also presumably this
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"What is required of us is actually to manage our hysteria, find community, and actually rededicate ourselves to the value of a just society and a beloved community."
Prof. Imani Perry on how we can respond to Trump and honor Black History Month's legacy of "being in locked arms with others."
Prof. Imani Perry on how we can respond to Trump and honor Black History Month's legacy of "being in locked arms with others."
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"What is required of us is actually to manage our hysteria, find community, and actually rededicate ourselves to the value of a just society and a beloved community."
Prof. Imani Perry on how we can respond to Trump and honor Black History Month's legacy of "being in locked arms with others."
Prof. Imani Perry on how we can respond to Trump and honor Black History Month's legacy of "being in locked arms with others."
Seen in a local FB group:
-Could anyone help with supplies for a crisis pregnancy center?
Comment 1: [explanation of what's messed up about CPCs]
Comment 2: Try the local Satanic temple - they just had a big diaper drive!
-Original post deleted
-Could anyone help with supplies for a crisis pregnancy center?
Comment 1: [explanation of what's messed up about CPCs]
Comment 2: Try the local Satanic temple - they just had a big diaper drive!
-Original post deleted
a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a tank top and saying that 's perfect .
Alt: Close up on Nic Cage in Con Air saying "Thats perfect." He's wearing a white tank top and has long hair, scruffy facial hair, and exposed chest hair... really emphasizing this man's hairy-ness here
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Seen in a local FB group:
-Could anyone help with supplies for a crisis pregnancy center?
Comment 1: [explanation of what's messed up about CPCs]
Comment 2: Try the local Satanic temple - they just had a big diaper drive!
-Original post deleted
-Could anyone help with supplies for a crisis pregnancy center?
Comment 1: [explanation of what's messed up about CPCs]
Comment 2: Try the local Satanic temple - they just had a big diaper drive!
-Original post deleted
Another Metal Morning because Lines by Beartooth is checking all the boxes this morning
-Screaming "what's going on" repeatedly is already in the mental soundtrack so it's nice to have a riff
-Words could be about anything
-Watch them smash some shit
youtu.be/557mc5ICVv8?...
-Screaming "what's going on" repeatedly is already in the mental soundtrack so it's nice to have a riff
-Words could be about anything
-Watch them smash some shit
youtu.be/557mc5ICVv8?...
Beartooth - The Lines (Official Video)
YouTube video by Red Bull Records
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Another Metal Morning because Lines by Beartooth is checking all the boxes this morning
-Screaming "what's going on" repeatedly is already in the mental soundtrack so it's nice to have a riff
-Words could be about anything
-Watch them smash some shit
youtu.be/557mc5ICVv8?...
-Screaming "what's going on" repeatedly is already in the mental soundtrack so it's nice to have a riff
-Words could be about anything
-Watch them smash some shit
youtu.be/557mc5ICVv8?...
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Public comments are open for gender marker changes for trans people on passports.
DS-11 Application for passport: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-82 Passport Renewal:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-5504 Name Change and Corrections.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-11 Application for passport: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-82 Passport Renewal:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-5504 Name Change and Corrections.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Public comments are open for gender marker changes for trans people on passports.
DS-11 Application for passport: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-82 Passport Renewal:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-5504 Name Change and Corrections.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-11 Application for passport: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-82 Passport Renewal:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
DS-5504 Name Change and Corrections.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
February 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There is always something you can do to gum up the works of fascism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
A story. Claude Cahun. The queer nonbinary French-Jewish photographer.
Nazis conquered France, were training soldiers on Jersey, where Cahun lived w/their partner, Marcel Moore.
They did disinfo & morale smashing via Surrealism.
Pangolins - the more you know!
It's World Pangolin Day, when we recognize and act to conserve the 8 species of pangolin (ground pangolins and arboreal pangolins) found in Asia and Africa! The pangolin is an insectivore scaly anteater, completely covered in hard keratin plate scales. They are widely poached and all endangered!
February 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Pangolins - the more you know!
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2/16/1945 — Elizabeth W. Peratrovich, a native Tlingit civil rights activist, won her long civil rights fight for the First People in Alaska with the passage of the territory’s Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the U.S. #womenshistory #civilrights #DEI #OTD
February 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
2/16/1945 — Elizabeth W. Peratrovich, a native Tlingit civil rights activist, won her long civil rights fight for the First People in Alaska with the passage of the territory’s Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the U.S. #womenshistory #civilrights #DEI #OTD
What does an upside down thin blue line flag mean? The police state is in distress?
Confusing bumper sticker
Confusing bumper sticker
February 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What does an upside down thin blue line flag mean? The police state is in distress?
Confusing bumper sticker
Confusing bumper sticker
Things to shudder about: the subclass of white woman Trump voter who feels seen in their mutual addiction to Diet Coke
February 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Things to shudder about: the subclass of white woman Trump voter who feels seen in their mutual addiction to Diet Coke
My childhood & adult dependence on SSRIs has led to horrific outcomes like
Self-esteem helping I can meaningfully contribute to my community!
Healthy communication & boundaries!
A lack of self-harm - not even trying to end it all anymore!
Where does it end?
Self-esteem helping I can meaningfully contribute to my community!
Healthy communication & boundaries!
A lack of self-harm - not even trying to end it all anymore!
Where does it end?
"assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs"
good time time become an antipsychiatry grifter in the US
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
good time time become an antipsychiatry grifter in the US
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My childhood & adult dependence on SSRIs has led to horrific outcomes like
Self-esteem helping I can meaningfully contribute to my community!
Healthy communication & boundaries!
A lack of self-harm - not even trying to end it all anymore!
Where does it end?
Self-esteem helping I can meaningfully contribute to my community!
Healthy communication & boundaries!
A lack of self-harm - not even trying to end it all anymore!
Where does it end?
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350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
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Suspected foreign terrorists who have been imprisoned for years at Guantánamo have access to lawyers, meaning that "these immigrant detainees are now being held in a situation with less rights than even the alleged enemy combatants," says the deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project.
ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay
The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Suspected foreign terrorists who have been imprisoned for years at Guantánamo have access to lawyers, meaning that "these immigrant detainees are now being held in a situation with less rights than even the alleged enemy combatants," says the deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project.
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A friendly reminder that today is the best and easiest day to draw the line against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It only gets harder from here. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/today-righ...
Today, Right Now, is the Easiest Moment To Draw the Line Against Donald Trump
There is no other cavalry coming.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A friendly reminder that today is the best and easiest day to draw the line against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It only gets harder from here. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/today-righ...
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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
This has not been a month of great productivity, for sure
Really hard to get any work done when there's a constitutional crisis on
February 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This has not been a month of great productivity, for sure