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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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"The risk of what they could do is irreversible ... If I didn't do everything in my power possible to stop this, I would regret that for the rest of my life."
Private equity firms are investing heavily in new AI data centers, but local communities are finding ways to fight back.
Grassroots Organizers in Wisconsin Offer Blueprint for Beating Back Data Centers
Private equity firms are investing heavily in new AI data centers, but local communities are finding ways to fight back.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
"The risk of what they could do is irreversible ... If I didn't do everything in my power possible to stop this, I would regret that for the rest of my life."
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"We have survived through the hardest moments; let us not skip this one ... Our people need us."
The ever-changing “Yellow Line” is a slow-moving takeover of Gaza’s territory.
Israel’s “Yellow Line” Is a Death Trap for Palestinians. We Drove Into It.
The ever-changing “Yellow Line” is a slow-moving takeover of Gaza’s territory.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 5:35 AM
"We have survived through the hardest moments; let us not skip this one ... Our people need us."
Reposted by Anodyne
"I'm not really coping. ... [L]et's just make it to the next day."
Federal agents have created a climate of fear for families trying to maintain the routines and normalcy of childhood.
Exposure to ICE Violence Threatens Children’s Health and Future Wellbeing
Federal agents have created a climate of fear for families trying to maintain the routines and normalcy of childhood.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
"I'm not really coping. ... [L]et's just make it to the next day."
Reposted by Anodyne
"Across disparate geographies, we encounter similar patterns: the scaling down of rights, the shrinking of public goods, the contraction of political possibility, the normalization of emergency as structure. ... What seemed outrageous yesterday becomes backdrop today."
Israeli financial, administrative, and vigilante violence continues to restrict Palestinian life more each day.
Here’s How Israel Is Continuing to Deepen Its Occupation of the West Bank
Israeli financial, administrative, and vigilante violence continues to restrict Palestinian life more each day.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 AM
"Across disparate geographies, we encounter similar patterns: the scaling down of rights, the shrinking of public goods, the contraction of political possibility, the normalization of emergency as structure. ... What seemed outrageous yesterday becomes backdrop today."
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"[T]he way carceral AI tools are used is unpredictable and can worsen discrimination. For example, judges who used a risk assessment instrument to decide prison sentences ... gave harsher sentences to young and Black defendants than to older and white defendants who received the same risk score."
"Carceral AI is not a futuristic threat—it is a present-day reality."
"[F]ighting to make carceral AI 'unbiased' [..] works directly against abolitionist aims, obscuring the biases that the criminal legal system is built on."
#Michigan #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology #Weapons
"[F]ighting to make carceral AI 'unbiased' [..] works directly against abolitionist aims, obscuring the biases that the criminal legal system is built on."
#Michigan #USA #Policing #Surveillance #Technology #Weapons
Carceral AI is here. It's time to fight back.
Facial recognition is just the tip of the iceberg. Today, AI is being used to monitor social media, track ICE targets, and classify swaths of the population as "future" criminals.
inquest.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 AM
"[T]he way carceral AI tools are used is unpredictable and can worsen discrimination. For example, judges who used a risk assessment instrument to decide prison sentences ... gave harsher sentences to young and Black defendants than to older and white defendants who received the same risk score."
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"Studies have shown Black drivers are more likely to be stopped than white drivers and are more likely to have their vehicles searched ... though [Black drivers] are less likely to be carrying illegal drugs or guns compared to their white peers."
"More than 3,000 people were arrested during the first two months of the Memphis Safe Task Force's deployment."
"Only 6% of them appeared to be white."
#Tennessee #USA #Transportation #Policing #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Only 6% of them appeared to be white."
#Tennessee #USA #Transportation #Policing #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
White people were 6% of arrests by Memphis Safe Task Force in its first two months
MLK50 staff looked through hundreds of pages of records and examined more than 3,000 mugshots of people arrested by the task force in October and November. Here's what we found.
mlk50.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 AM
"Studies have shown Black drivers are more likely to be stopped than white drivers and are more likely to have their vehicles searched ... though [Black drivers] are less likely to be carrying illegal drugs or guns compared to their white peers."
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"At least 10 'serious Israeli settler attacks' were recorded between 23 and 25 January ... Israeli settlers 'ran over a 13-year-old boy with a tractor, fracturing his leg.' Israeli forces who were present 'fired tear gas and stun grenades' at the Palestinian herders who were being attacked."
At least 79 "people were killed in Israeli attacks in [Gaza] between 29 December 2025 and 28 January."
"[K]illed six Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank during January."
#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #USA #Genocide #Education #Healthcare #Policing #Military #EthnicCleansing
"[K]illed six Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank during January."
#Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #USA #Genocide #Education #Healthcare #Policing #Military #EthnicCleansing
Palestine in Pictures: January 2026
A monthly digest of key developments in Palestine showcasing powerful images by photojournalists.
electronicintifada.net
February 16, 2026 at 6:27 AM
"At least 10 'serious Israeli settler attacks' were recorded between 23 and 25 January ... Israeli settlers 'ran over a 13-year-old boy with a tractor, fracturing his leg.' Israeli forces who were present 'fired tear gas and stun grenades' at the Palestinian herders who were being attacked."
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"The right of return is the right of Palestinians who were expelled or forced to flee their homes in 1948 and after to return to those homes, to reclaim their property, and to live there in dignity. It is an individual and collective right recognized under international law that does not expire."
"You cannot have Palestinian self-determination without the right of return."
"[R]ight of return remains the ultimate test for supporting Palestinians."
"Return requires acknowledging that Israel is a settler colony built on ethnic cleansing."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
"[R]ight of return remains the ultimate test for supporting Palestinians."
"Return requires acknowledging that Israel is a settler colony built on ethnic cleansing."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
Why the Palestinian Right of Return is still the issue
Recent news stories have thrust the issue of Palestinians returning to their homes and lands back into the spotlight. The Right of Return remains the core Palestinian demand because it is fundamental to what it means to be Palestinian.
mondoweiss.net
February 16, 2026 at 6:31 AM
"The right of return is the right of Palestinians who were expelled or forced to flee their homes in 1948 and after to return to those homes, to reclaim their property, and to live there in dignity. It is an individual and collective right recognized under international law that does not expire."
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"In 2004, a woman in Boston died after being shot with an FN303. ... [F]ollowing the decision by a federal judge who is overseeing a lawsuit between Black Lives Matter and the city, banning the LAPD from using 40mm foam launchers, the LAPD seems to be prepared to use the FN303 even more frequently."
LAPD's "endless arsenal of so-called 'less-lethal' weapons."
"FN303 shoots high-speed .68 caliber projectiles containing small pieces of metal."
"Whatever euphemistic term people use for these weapons, all of them are known to maim people for life."
#California #USA #Policing #Protest #Weapons
"FN303 shoots high-speed .68 caliber projectiles containing small pieces of metal."
"Whatever euphemistic term people use for these weapons, all of them are known to maim people for life."
#California #USA #Policing #Protest #Weapons
LAPD Replaces 'Less-Lethal' Gun 'Known To Maim People' With Another 'Less-Lethal' Gun Capable Of Doing The Exact Same Thing
"Since we don't have access to the [40mm launcher], the FN303 is an alternative option," LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. "[And] we're looking at other options that are available as well on the field."
lataco.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:40 AM
"In 2004, a woman in Boston died after being shot with an FN303. ... [F]ollowing the decision by a federal judge who is overseeing a lawsuit between Black Lives Matter and the city, banning the LAPD from using 40mm foam launchers, the LAPD seems to be prepared to use the FN303 even more frequently."
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"[A]uthorities ... have thus far failed to prosecute any citizens returning home after fighting [for the Israel Defence Forces] in Gaza."
"More than 2,000 Britons served in the Israel Defence Forces during the Gaza genocide."
"[D]ata outlines the number of people with dual and multiple nationalities."
"The largest cohorts come from the US, Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany."
#UK #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #Military
"[D]ata outlines the number of people with dual and multiple nationalities."
"The largest cohorts come from the US, Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany."
#UK #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #Military
Over 2,000 Britons served for Israel amid Gaza genocide
Exclusive: Declassified obtained data on the number of UK nationals in the IDF. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 AM
"[A]uthorities ... have thus far failed to prosecute any citizens returning home after fighting [for the Israel Defence Forces] in Gaza."
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"[Shurat HaDin]'s campaign against The Maple is the latest incident in a nearly year-long effort by pro-Israel forces ... to shut us down and imprison me. The campaign was sparked by my reporting on Canadians who join the Israeli military."
"Shurat HaDin, an Israeli lawfare organization, is attempting to 'shut down' The Maple."
"We stand by our reporting, reject the baseless allegations made against us and will continue our work."
#Ontario #Canada #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Policing #Media #Genocide
"We stand by our reporting, reject the baseless allegations made against us and will continue our work."
#Ontario #Canada #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Policing #Media #Genocide
A Mossad-Linked Israeli Org Is Trying To 'Shut Down' The Maple
The organization has sent demand letters to Ontario law enforcement and global payment processors.
www.readthemaple.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
"[Shurat HaDin]'s campaign against The Maple is the latest incident in a nearly year-long effort by pro-Israel forces ... to shut us down and imprison me. The campaign was sparked by my reporting on Canadians who join the Israeli military."
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"Israel has officially removed any collective existence of Palestinians in the West Bank, administrative or political, from its legal framework. ... The cabinet decisions are in line with Israel's stated goal of destroying the idea of a Palestinian state."
"While Israel did not announce a de jure annexation of the West Bank, it has laid the legal groundwork for it."
"Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it's not an overstatement."
#WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Housing #EthnicCleansing #Military
"Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it's not an overstatement."
#WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Housing #EthnicCleansing #Military
Israel just started legalizing its annexation of the West Bank. Here's what that means.
The Israeli government recently took radical steps to change the legal status quo in the West Bank. Here's what these changes mean and how they set the stage for annexation.
mondoweiss.net
February 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM
"Israel has officially removed any collective existence of Palestinians in the West Bank, administrative or political, from its legal framework. ... The cabinet decisions are in line with Israel's stated goal of destroying the idea of a Palestinian state."
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"[W]hen we conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism ... the public is less likely to take actual antisemitism instances seriously."
"We're talking about codifying into law a definition of antisemitism which would restrict and punish accurate and necessary criticisms of Israel."
"It's an attack on the ability to say things that are objectively true."
#Missouri #USA #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Education #Censorship #Genocide
"It's an attack on the ability to say things that are objectively true."
#Missouri #USA #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Education #Censorship #Genocide
Organizers Fight Back as Missouri Moves to Crack Down on Speech in Schools
Jewish and Palestinian leaders, rights groups warn HB 2061 will be used to silence criticisms of Israel and attack Missouri teachers.
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM
"[W]hen we conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism ... the public is less likely to take actual antisemitism instances seriously."
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"Misinformation about violence by trans people is such a pervasive trend that it has its own Wikipedia page. ... [F]ar-right media and anti-trans advocates [often] immediately rush to draw connections between trans people, our care and mass violence even when there is nothing there."
"[F]ar-right media, online commentators and even at least one elected official in Canada were already blaming the tragedy on trans people."
"[U]sed to argue for further restrictions on [.] trans people."
"[B]oosted by [U.S.] far-right voices."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Media #Education #Healthcare
"[U]sed to argue for further restrictions on [.] trans people."
"[B]oosted by [U.S.] far-right voices."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Media #Education #Healthcare
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter's trans identity to the violence.
xtramagazine.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Misinformation about violence by trans people is such a pervasive trend that it has its own Wikipedia page. ... [F]ar-right media and anti-trans advocates [often] immediately rush to draw connections between trans people, our care and mass violence even when there is nothing there."
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"[I]n 1862, as masses of Native Americans were imprisoned in Fort Snelling, a military commission held trials for 498 Dakota men who were suspected of raiding settler towns. 38 men were convicted and sentenced to public execution ... This mass execution [was] ordered by President Abraham Lincoln."
"We need land back."
"Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling."
"Organizers demand land back in the form of 'returning Fort Snelling' to the Dakota people."
#Minnesota #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Genocide
"Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling."
"Organizers demand land back in the form of 'returning Fort Snelling' to the Dakota people."
#Minnesota #USA #Protest #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Genocide
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back'
Desire to take the land back to further the cause of getting rid of ICE in the area where Operation Metro Surge has been ongoing for 72 days.
unicornriot.ninja
February 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
"[I]n 1862, as masses of Native Americans were imprisoned in Fort Snelling, a military commission held trials for 498 Dakota men who were suspected of raiding settler towns. 38 men were convicted and sentenced to public execution ... This mass execution [was] ordered by President Abraham Lincoln."
Reposted by Anodyne
Today I learned there have only been three (3) competitive democratic primaries for my congressional district in the last 30 years.
A+ democracy.
A+ democracy.
Search Past Elections | New York State Board of Elections
Election results and vote counts for candidates for office and ballot questions, from 1994 to 2025.
results.elections.ny.gov
February 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Today I learned there have only been three (3) competitive democratic primaries for my congressional district in the last 30 years.
A+ democracy.
A+ democracy.
Reposted by Anodyne
"Forming [Be the Change] has changed so many lives for the better. The constant fears of being raped and the constant fears of being assaulted and abused by other inmates and staff … that has been replaced with friendships and the ability to live an authentic life even behind the bars."
Although prisons claim to take seriously the safety of the people they confine, the people inside tell a very different story.
This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars
The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
"Forming [Be the Change] has changed so many lives for the better. The constant fears of being raped and the constant fears of being assaulted and abused by other inmates and staff … that has been replaced with friendships and the ability to live an authentic life even behind the bars."
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"Let's ditch the glorification of billionaires like [Peter] Thiel and [Elon] Musk who care only about power and profit. Let's call them what they are: colonizers that see ... people of color[ ]as their new profit frontier."
Tech billionaires are not the future. They are just another colonizer looking for a scheme to grow power and wealth on our backs.
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
Tech billionaires want to create their own city-states. Hondurans pay the price.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Let's ditch the glorification of billionaires like [Peter] Thiel and [Elon] Musk who care only about power and profit. Let's call them what they are: colonizers that see ... people of color[ ]as their new profit frontier."
Reposted by Anodyne
"[T]he Trump administration has often ... le[ft] people locked up even after judges ordered them to be released."
More than 400 federal judges have ruled that these detentions were in violation of the law.
Judges Have Ruled That Over 4,400 ICE Detentions Since October Were Illegal
The number of people in ICE custody has ballooned to 68,000 this month, up 75 precent from when Trump took office.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"[T]he Trump administration has often ... le[ft] people locked up even after judges ordered them to be released."
Reposted by Anodyne
"The United States used Fort Snelling as a concentration camp during the Dakota Indian Wars ... [T]he use of the former Fort Snelling site as a federal detention center serves as a reminder of the federal government's ongoing efforts to deprive Native people and Hispanic immigrants of their rights."
“We are getting the land back for our Dakota people who were exiled out,” said an organizer who helped establish the camp.
Native Activists Launch Prayer Camp Outside MN Immigration Detention Center
The camp was established in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, near the site of a former US internment camp for Dakota people.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"The United States used Fort Snelling as a concentration camp during the Dakota Indian Wars ... [T]he use of the former Fort Snelling site as a federal detention center serves as a reminder of the federal government's ongoing efforts to deprive Native people and Hispanic immigrants of their rights."
Reposted by Anodyne
"When organizers and elected officials work together to expand access to care and control costs, we build momentum toward Medicare for All ... [T]aking on the power of health insurance corporations is both good policy and good politics."
Access to mental health care is rapidly expanding in Illinois, thanks to a legislative victory won through a grassroots campaign that united patients and health care providers to take on the power of the health insurance industry.
Illinois Had Massive Gaps in Mental Health Coverage. We Organized to Fix It.
A grassroots campaign that united patients and providers succeeded in expanding mental health care access. Here’s how.
truthout.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"When organizers and elected officials work together to expand access to care and control costs, we build momentum toward Medicare for All ... [T]aking on the power of health insurance corporations is both good policy and good politics."
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"Customers of Ring and the bystanders their cameras surveil have reason to distrust the company's assurances ... Ring has a long history of privacy failures and violations that go back years before it announced its partnership with Flock."
Ring, the doorbell and security systems company owned by Amazon, announced last week it was canceling its partnership with surveillance company Flock Security following immense backlash to a Super Bowl commercial touting its AI technology.
Ring Scraps Flock Security Partnership Following Uproar Over Super Bowl AI Commercial
There is still "reason to distrust" the company, one security expert said, warning it has backtracked on plans before.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"Customers of Ring and the bystanders their cameras surveil have reason to distrust the company's assurances ... Ring has a long history of privacy failures and violations that go back years before it announced its partnership with Flock."
Reposted by Anodyne
"Randy Fine has spent years spewing hate: attacking entire faiths, calling for violence, targeting kids and families, and dehumanizing [people] ... Congress must act now and expel Randy Fine."
“If they force us to choose,” Fine wrote, “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
Lawmakers Call for Rep. Andy Fine’s Censure After Racist Anti-Muslim Tweet
The congressman from Florida is facing backlash after he said he would choose dogs over Muslims.
truthout.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"Randy Fine has spent years spewing hate: attacking entire faiths, calling for violence, targeting kids and families, and dehumanizing [people] ... Congress must act now and expel Randy Fine."
Reposted by Anodyne
"Unlike most outlets, The Defender pairs its editorial work with a robust community programs wing aimed at building material and political power through mutual aid, political education, and arts and culture events. These efforts include a free clothing program, a free grocery program ... and more."
“Good old-fashioned human interaction is the way that you actually build [movements]. Not through a virtual world that is owned and manipulated by corporations and the right.”
The Web Is Not Enough — Why These Left Media Workers Are Opening Physical Spaces
Corporations control the internet, so grassroots media workers are creating in-person spaces to build collective power.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Unlike most outlets, The Defender pairs its editorial work with a robust community programs wing aimed at building material and political power through mutual aid, political education, and arts and culture events. These efforts include a free clothing program, a free grocery program ... and more."
Reposted by Anodyne
"By targeting private businesses and imposing civil or criminal liability directly on transgender individuals, these bills move enforcement ... into the realm of lawsuits and vigilantism. And history offers a warning: once a new anti-trans legal strategy gains traction in one state, it [spreads]."
Multiple states are advancing a new generation of bills that would extend anti-trans bathroom bans into private businesses for the first time. The first clear sign came this year in Kansas.
States Are Expanding Trans Bathroom Ban Bills to Encompass Private Businesses
New legislation in several states moves the scope of bathroom bans beyond schools and government buildings.
truthout.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"By targeting private businesses and imposing civil or criminal liability directly on transgender individuals, these bills move enforcement ... into the realm of lawsuits and vigilantism. And history offers a warning: once a new anti-trans legal strategy gains traction in one state, it [spreads]."