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Anodyne
@anodynesix.bsky.social
· Nov 15
In case anyone's interested, here is a feed that only includes posts with pictures of Cassie, Eeyore, and/or Winnie.
(Since the feed excludes reposts, as well as posts about other topics, I imagine that some might prefer to use the feed rather than following me.)
(Since the feed excludes reposts, as well as posts about other topics, I imagine that some might prefer to use the feed rather than following me.)
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"Our task is not only to win elections but also to organize workers, tenants, and students into the kind of power that no legislature can ignore or co-opt ... a multiracial working-class movement with the collective power needed to create a society based on human need, not profit."
If Wall Street threatens Mamdani-style reforms with a capital strike, organized labor can fight back—history shows how banks killed NYC’s progressive plans in 1975, so unions must prepare to counter similar opposition now.
If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back
Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"Our task is not only to win elections but also to organize workers, tenants, and students into the kind of power that no legislature can ignore or co-opt ... a multiracial working-class movement with the collective power needed to create a society based on human need, not profit."
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"The millions of voters with disabilities who cannot vote in person or voters who are overseas who cannot vote in person ... should not be disenfranchised for the ways that our system moves slowly."
The Supreme Court will decide if mail-in ballots must be received by Election Day or if states can count those postmarked by Election Day but arriving later. The ruling, expected before the 2026 midterms, could reshape voting rules in many states.
Supreme Court Will Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day
The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"The millions of voters with disabilities who cannot vote in person or voters who are overseas who cannot vote in person ... should not be disenfranchised for the ways that our system moves slowly."
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"Capitulating is unacceptable."
Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
Democrats Call for New Leadership After Schumer Caves on “Terrible” GOP Deal
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"Capitulating is unacceptable."
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"We hear about [faculty] leaving once they have [already] left ... [A] lot of people are not even sharing those plans with anyone, for fear of retaliation."
“First they came after undocumented people. [Now] they’re coming after documented people who are the cream of the crop. Who are they coming after next, & why?”
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Florida faculty say DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders threatens university mission
Faculty and labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers and promotes xenophobia
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"We hear about [faculty] leaving once they have [already] left ... [A] lot of people are not even sharing those plans with anyone, for fear of retaliation."
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"Living abroad feels like ... carrying the constant weight of fear and guilt for loved ones still trapped under bombardment and famine, while trying to continue living and working."
“We study & live here, but our minds are there. The scholarship saved my life, but it stole me from my homeland,” said one anonymous international student. Athar Ihab Abu Samra reports:
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
Scholarships offer Gaza students a lifeline. Some worry it could lead to ‘exile.’
Besides individual opportunities to leave, some educators say Gaza also needs support rebuilding academia within the Strip
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Living abroad feels like ... carrying the constant weight of fear and guilt for loved ones still trapped under bombardment and famine, while trying to continue living and working."
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"We must shift our focus ... toward finding our people, those who are ready to imagine and build something different. It is with them that we can take bold, immediate action while laying the groundwork for the long arc of transformation."
Since Oct. 7, 2023, some organizations in solidarity with Palestinians have been defunded for their work. Now, @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports, they are shifting away from philanthropic foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics.
Pro-Palestine nonprofits at ‘financial crossroads’
Some nonprofits that have been defunded are shifting away from foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"We must shift our focus ... toward finding our people, those who are ready to imagine and build something different. It is with them that we can take bold, immediate action while laying the groundwork for the long arc of transformation."
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"In December 2024, it was announced that the [VA] would fund its first study on psychedelic-assisted therapy since the 1960s, using MDMA for veterans with PTSD and AUD. ... VA research is also investigating MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety disorders."
“It’s become painfully obvious to the people close to me that I am struggling in many aspects of my life.”
The film, just out on Netflix, will increase public exposure to harrowing veterans' issues and potential psychedelic solutions, writes Josh Kasoff:
The film, just out on Netflix, will increase public exposure to harrowing veterans' issues and potential psychedelic solutions, writes Josh Kasoff:
“In Waves and War” Highlights Veterans' Suffering, Psychedelic Hope
The film, just released on Netflix, will increase public exposure to harrowing issues and potential solutions.
filtermag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"In December 2024, it was announced that the [VA] would fund its first study on psychedelic-assisted therapy since the 1960s, using MDMA for veterans with PTSD and AUD. ... VA research is also investigating MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD, treatment-resistant depression and anxiety disorders."
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"[D]espite the [Federal Communications Commission]'s repeated implication that the 2024 rate caps would have led to a widespread loss of services, and had already done so at a handful of facilities, there is ... no evidence to support claims that this has happened at more than one single jail."
With its November 6 order, the FCC continues to steadily default on essentially every major provision of its historic regulations from 2024.
Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps
With its November 6 order, the FCC continues to steadily default on essentially every major provision of its historic regulations from 2024.
filtermag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"[D]espite the [Federal Communications Commission]'s repeated implication that the 2024 rate caps would have led to a widespread loss of services, and had already done so at a handful of facilities, there is ... no evidence to support claims that this has happened at more than one single jail."
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"[One] troubling thing about this prosecution is that everyone knew what was happening ... [Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx] are being hung out to dry."
"DULF’s pilot project worked,” said the BC Supreme Court judge of the Vancouver compassion club.
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
“Hung Out to Dry”—DULF Pair Convicted But Plan Challenge
Compassion club founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx are convicted, but the judge's comments could fuel their constitutional challenge.
filtermag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"[One] troubling thing about this prosecution is that everyone knew what was happening ... [Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx] are being hung out to dry."
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Rewaa. Rewaa was finishing her studies in interior design (she sent me some amazing sketches) and her husband Mohammed worked in a vegetable market. They have two sons Jamal, 6 and Hamza, 5. They are looking to rebuild their lives ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Rewaa. Rewaa was finishing her studies in interior design (she sent me some amazing sketches) and her husband Mohammed worked in a vegetable market. They have two sons Jamal, 6 and Hamza, 5. They are looking to rebuild their lives ❤️
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"[Black women] have ... been leaving [in] record numbers. It's the biggest exodus from the [US] government in our history."
On the Working People Podcast, @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with federal workers who illustrate how the Trump administration’s government shutdown is meant to harm the 700,000 federal employees who have been furloughed.
inthesetimes.com/article/fede...
inthesetimes.com/article/fede...
Federal Workers Are Social Services’ First Line of Defense Suggested
The Trump administration’s Government Shutdown is meant to immiserate the workers overseeing America’s welfare state.
inthesetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"[Black women] have ... been leaving [in] record numbers. It's the biggest exodus from the [US] government in our history."
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"To prepare [for trial], I would talk to myself while pacing my cell, figuring out my approach. Sometimes I'd ask the other guys in solitary to listen to my arguments, give me their thoughts. When I had a mirror ... I would practice in front of it."
"I entered prison at 15, lost and illiterate," writes Andre Jacobs. "A lot of the guys I knew were too ashamed to admit that they didn’t know how to read, but I wasn’t.
I taught myself how."
I taught myself how."
I Taught Myself How to Read in Prison. Then I Sued the System and Won
“Just like the rest of life, everything about the court system is a puzzle I’ve had to piece together.”
www.themarshallproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"To prepare [for trial], I would talk to myself while pacing my cell, figuring out my approach. Sometimes I'd ask the other guys in solitary to listen to my arguments, give me their thoughts. When I had a mirror ... I would practice in front of it."
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"You've got someone who doesn't get exercise, has no window to the outside world, whose lights don't work ... [T]his adds up to despair."
“Not much” sunlight ever makes it to people inside the St. Louis City Justice Center — even on a bright summer day, the jail’s interim commissioner acknowledged to us.
“We're taking an abundance off their life,” he said of people who remain locked up for years.
“We're taking an abundance off their life,” he said of people who remain locked up for years.
Months Without Sunshine: The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"You've got someone who doesn't get exercise, has no window to the outside world, whose lights don't work ... [T]his adds up to despair."
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"[NYC] juvenile detention centers, meanwhile, were so overcrowded last month that detainees were sleeping in classrooms and common areas, typically on the floor in a plastic [BarkerBunk] contraption ... [T]hese accommodations lead to lost sleep, lost classroom time and even fights and violence."
At the Grow Academy in Madison, teenage boys in the juvenile system spend their days tending to vegetables, learning emotional regulation and living in a dorm-style building that is run by the state’s department of corrections, but looks nothing like a jail.
The Competing Visions to Fix the Country’s Juvenile Justice Crisis
Some states keep adding beds in already troubled facilities, while others are trying alternative approaches to detention or keeping some children out of the system altogether.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"[NYC] juvenile detention centers, meanwhile, were so overcrowded last month that detainees were sleeping in classrooms and common areas, typically on the floor in a plastic [BarkerBunk] contraption ... [T]hese accommodations lead to lost sleep, lost classroom time and even fights and violence."
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"[T]here [have] always been good people who work to ... make [the world] a better place."
In his Life Inside essay, Bobby Bostic discusses his writing workshops in juvenile detention centers.
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
“These kids are full of potential,” he writes. “Giving them guidance is my way of giving back.”
Here’s How I Use My Story to Teach Incarcerated Kids That Writing Matters
At 18, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison. Now out on parole, he’s sharing the healing power of writing in juvenile detention centers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"[T]here [have] always been good people who work to ... make [the world] a better place."
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"An outbreak that started in Texas in January 2025 ... caused the deaths of two children. In total, more than 1,600 Americans in more than 40 states have gotten sick from measles in 2025. That is more cases than any year since 1992. More than 90% of the people who got sick were unvaccinated."
Measles-free status means a country has stopped local transmission, but new outbreaks in North America threaten to spread the virus globally and undo years of progress.
What Does It Mean for a Country to Be Measles-Free?
The outbreaks in North America increase the risk of measles spreading to other countries.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"An outbreak that started in Texas in January 2025 ... caused the deaths of two children. In total, more than 1,600 Americans in more than 40 states have gotten sick from measles in 2025. That is more cases than any year since 1992. More than 90% of the people who got sick were unvaccinated."
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"If you are an immigration official or an agent ... would you go out of the way to preserve those records that might expose [your] wrongdoing?"
Open-records advocates warn DHS’s move to drop its text archiving software and rely on agents’ self-saved screenshots risks data loss, errors, and potential abuse.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots
Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"If you are an immigration official or an agent ... would you go out of the way to preserve those records that might expose [your] wrongdoing?"
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"[R]efusing to respect the constitutional rights of others does not [always] come without consequences."
“The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide” #LGBTQIA+ apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"[R]efusing to respect the constitutional rights of others does not [always] come without consequences."
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Cassie wants what's right.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Cassie wants what's right.
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Cassie awaits an answer.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Cassie awaits an answer.
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Cassie considers what's left.
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Cassie considers what's left.
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"The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in [US] communities ... This includes drones, body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more. This research was compiled by more than 1,000 students and volunteers."
Alongside armored vehicles, local police are getting surveillance technology with help from the federal government. Learn what tech law enforcement have in your area with EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, where we’ve documented thousands of examples: atlasofsurveillance.org/
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The Atlas of Surveillance is a database of surveillance technologies deployed by law enforcement in [US] communities ... This includes drones, body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more. This research was compiled by more than 1,000 students and volunteers."
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"Over the last 18 months, judges in Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Georgia and New Jersey have sided with defendants challenging their shaken baby convictions. ... Forty-one people whose convictions involved the diagnosis are currently listed on the National Registry of Exonerations."
Prosecutors broke with tradition and didn’t fight to uphold the conviction.
In fact, the DA urged the court to overturn it: “Every single medical expert, using current science, confirms that Russell and Kaye Maze are actually innocent."
By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social
In fact, the DA urged the court to overturn it: “Every single medical expert, using current science, confirms that Russell and Kaye Maze are actually innocent."
By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"Over the last 18 months, judges in Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Georgia and New Jersey have sided with defendants challenging their shaken baby convictions. ... Forty-one people whose convictions involved the diagnosis are currently listed on the National Registry of Exonerations."
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"[A]s long as our society incarcerates pregnant people, prisons must be prepared and equipped to provide them with adequate healthcare and support ... [T]he best option would be to implement caregiver mitigation and diversion laws and prevent the incarceration of pregnant people."
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"[A]s long as our society incarcerates pregnant people, prisons must be prepared and equipped to provide them with adequate healthcare and support ... [T]he best option would be to implement caregiver mitigation and diversion laws and prevent the incarceration of pregnant people."
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"Time held pretrial isolates youth from their families and communities and exposes them to the risk of victimization while detained. ... [I]n 2023, more than half of youth detained pretrial had been held for longer than 30 days, and nearly 700 had already been detained for over a year."
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Time held pretrial isolates youth from their families and communities and exposes them to the risk of victimization while detained. ... [I]n 2023, more than half of youth detained pretrial had been held for longer than 30 days, and nearly 700 had already been detained for over a year."