Mary Ellen
@alissacaliente.bsky.social
sooner or later, someone pushes back
zoom interview with the vampire
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
zoom interview with the vampire
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"Yesenia Villegas is not the politically active type.
But after federal immigration agents fatally shot her uncle, Silverio Villegas, in a traffic stop last month, she was desperate to do something."
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
But after federal immigration agents fatally shot her uncle, Silverio Villegas, in a traffic stop last month, she was desperate to do something."
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles
The plastic whistles have become a way to loudly resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and warn those who may be in danger.
www.wbez.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Yesenia Villegas is not the politically active type.
But after federal immigration agents fatally shot her uncle, Silverio Villegas, in a traffic stop last month, she was desperate to do something."
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
But after federal immigration agents fatally shot her uncle, Silverio Villegas, in a traffic stop last month, she was desperate to do something."
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.
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a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
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Shout out to the American Federation of Musicians
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Shout out to the American Federation of Musicians
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great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system
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What's your secret to being online all the time without contracting computer madness? For me it's being pure of heart
September 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
What's your secret to being online all the time without contracting computer madness? For me it's being pure of heart
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This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
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I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today:
Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.
Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.
September 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I said something last week that is more broadly applicable today:
Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.
Calling for empathy is not neutral or apolitical when only one group of people have been socialized and brutalized into having empathy.
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I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have no idea what white people are talking about right now. The warnings that the fascists will "use this" to do more violence. WHAT WON'T THEY USE? You've watched them deploy the US military on US soil using bullshit pretexts. What even are you talking about?
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"We are here to affirm, uplift, and advocate for transgender and gender diverse youth...and we remain committed to doing all we can to support their care and well-being.”
Boston Children’s Hospital says it won’t be bullied into abandoning trans youth www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/bost...
Boston Children’s Hospital says it won’t be bullied into abandoning trans youth www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/bost...
Boston Children's Hospital says it won't be bullied into abandoning trans youth - LGBTQ Nation
The hospital has faced bomb threats, hate campaigns, and threats to funding over the years but has never wavered in supporting gender-affirming care.
www.lgbtqnation.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"We are here to affirm, uplift, and advocate for transgender and gender diverse youth...and we remain committed to doing all we can to support their care and well-being.”
Boston Children’s Hospital says it won’t be bullied into abandoning trans youth www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/bost...
Boston Children’s Hospital says it won’t be bullied into abandoning trans youth www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/bost...
i like how in the current popular framing women's loneliness/desire for connection is not a topic of concern because there's no accompanying threat of violence
August 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
i like how in the current popular framing women's loneliness/desire for connection is not a topic of concern because there's no accompanying threat of violence
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W…hat do they want help with…exactly? I mean, they have all the parts, I assume. What is it we are supposed to do for them?
The left is completely silent on the subject of men getting laid - which, generally speaking, they are v.interested in doing and will continue to be interested in regardless of whether progressives want to talk about it. So the stage has been left entirely clear for the far-right.
August 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
W…hat do they want help with…exactly? I mean, they have all the parts, I assume. What is it we are supposed to do for them?
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Me, as a leftist, on how straight guys can get laid:
August 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Me, as a leftist, on how straight guys can get laid:
had a telehealth session with a new client this morning and everything was going well until jonesy figured out how to open a cabinet door in the kitchen and then otis saw the cabinet door swinging open, ran over and started barking at it like our lives were all in immediate danger
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
had a telehealth session with a new client this morning and everything was going well until jonesy figured out how to open a cabinet door in the kitchen and then otis saw the cabinet door swinging open, ran over and started barking at it like our lives were all in immediate danger
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Truly, it’s the racism.
July 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Truly, it’s the racism.
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"...well in the end we all decided coldplay wasn't really that bad and now everyone's mad that the CEO got fired. classic reverse milkshake duck" anton chigurh lowers the bolt pistol from my forehead. what would be the point
July 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"...well in the end we all decided coldplay wasn't really that bad and now everyone's mad that the CEO got fired. classic reverse milkshake duck" anton chigurh lowers the bolt pistol from my forehead. what would be the point
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A U.S. surgeon trying to have a “peer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A U.S. surgeon trying to have a “peer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.
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