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Writer; ace, autistic. Gay. She/they.
Free Palestine. Sudan. Haiti. Congo.
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Star & Thea at Court - Kindle edition by Kakkad, AV. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Star & Thea at Court.
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It has taken me a long time but I have finally published my second book through Amazon KDP.
Yay, me!
It is an English school story set in 1959.
Why a school story? Because I grew up on them & wondered how a brown child would fare in that setting.
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Yay, me!
It is an English school story set in 1959.
Why a school story? Because I grew up on them & wondered how a brown child would fare in that setting.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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CORRECTION: This rule does not go into effect tomorrow, it goes into effect 30 days after tomorrow.
My apology.
My apology.
![DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Executive Office for Immigration Review 8 CFR Parts 1003, 1208, and 1240 [Docket No. EOIR-26-AB37; Dir. Order No. 02-2026] RIN 1125-AB37 Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals AGENCY: Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”), Department of Justice. ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This interim final rule (“IFR”) amends Department of Justice (“Department” or “DOJ”) regulations to streamline administrative appellate review by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board” or “BIA”) of decisions by Immigration Judges by making review of such decisions on the merits discretionary, by setting appropriate times for briefing in cases that are reviewed on the merits, and by streamlining other aspects of the appellate process to ensure timely adjudications and avoid adding to the already sizeable backlog at the Board. Additionally, the Department is making various technical and non-substantive changes to its regulations. DATES: Effective date: This IFR is effective [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreictcwd5b2ahkw7bwj6ethi5lhoxk6gf4b6r6vro3b5hr2h37hdyni@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
CORRECTION: This rule does not go into effect tomorrow, it goes into effect 30 days after tomorrow.
My apology.
My apology.
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Sama’a:
“I ask for neither luxury nor comfort; all I ask is safety for my children, that they may sleep peacefully, without cold or fear. The war has stolen our home and everything we own. Your donation is not just money; it is saving lives and protecting childhood”
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“I ask for neither luxury nor comfort; all I ask is safety for my children, that they may sleep peacefully, without cold or fear. The war has stolen our home and everything we own. Your donation is not just money; it is saving lives and protecting childhood”
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February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Sama’a:
“I ask for neither luxury nor comfort; all I ask is safety for my children, that they may sleep peacefully, without cold or fear. The war has stolen our home and everything we own. Your donation is not just money; it is saving lives and protecting childhood”
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“I ask for neither luxury nor comfort; all I ask is safety for my children, that they may sleep peacefully, without cold or fear. The war has stolen our home and everything we own. Your donation is not just money; it is saving lives and protecting childhood”
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oh for real?
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
oh for real?
🫒Ayoub is a brilliant child who wants to become a doctor.
He has raised only $616.
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He has raised only $616.
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Daily Goal: $100.
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Donate to Support Ayoub's Dream to Become a Doctor, organized by Samuel Lilly
My name is Samuel Lilly and I’m raising funds on behalf of Aboud Ayad and his fa… Samuel Lilly needs your support for Support Ayoub's Dream to Become a Doctor
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February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
🫒Ayoub is a brilliant child who wants to become a doctor.
He has raised only $616.
Please support him if you can.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
Thank you.
His campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ay...
He has raised only $616.
Please support him if you can.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
Thank you.
His campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ay...
🫒Please support Abeer if you can.
Abeer has three kids.
She is disabled and separated from her husband.
She has raised only $388.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
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Her campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
Abeer has three kids.
She is disabled and separated from her husband.
She has raised only $388.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
Thank you.
Her campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
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Help Abeer buy food and medicine for her and her 3 kids
Umm Mariam (Abeer) from Gaza is a mother of three children whom she loves dearly and tries with all her strength to give them a simple and safe life despite the harsh conditions and ongoing siege. Umm...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🫒Please support Abeer if you can.
Abeer has three kids.
She is disabled and separated from her husband.
She has raised only $388.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
Thank you.
Her campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
Abeer has three kids.
She is disabled and separated from her husband.
She has raised only $388.
Daily Goal: $100.
Share.
Thank you.
Her campaign is listed on lifeline4gaza.com.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
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Services currently available to people in #Gaza fall far short of what is needed, largely due to the destruction of the health system and restrictions imposed by Israel.
Now more than ever, Palestinians need more services, not less. Providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza is vital.
Now more than ever, Palestinians need more services, not less. Providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza is vital.
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Services currently available to people in #Gaza fall far short of what is needed, largely due to the destruction of the health system and restrictions imposed by Israel.
Now more than ever, Palestinians need more services, not less. Providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza is vital.
Now more than ever, Palestinians need more services, not less. Providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza is vital.
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What does #ElFasher look like after months of siege? MSF was recently granted access to visit the city, the capital of #Sudan’s North Darfur state.
Our teams saw destroyed neighbourhoods, emptied communities and a city that now resembles a ghost town: https://ow.ly/xAu650Y7RHT
Our teams saw destroyed neighbourhoods, emptied communities and a city that now resembles a ghost town: https://ow.ly/xAu650Y7RHT
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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liberals have orders of magnitude more people, financial resources, and institutional support than anarchists do in this particular part of the world and this particular part of the world still looks like what it looks like, maybe chill out a little
i don't particularly disagree with a lot of the critiques of anarchist activism by liberals but I bristle when they act as if their best practices are any wiser. we're here because none of us figured out how to avoid being here.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
everyone should have some goddamn humility.
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
liberals have orders of magnitude more people, financial resources, and institutional support than anarchists do in this particular part of the world and this particular part of the world still looks like what it looks like, maybe chill out a little
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WaPo laying off entire Middle East team
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
WaPo laying off entire Middle East team
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Former race and ethnicity reporter for WaPo:
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Former race and ethnicity reporter for WaPo:
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
“This wasn't a financial decision, it was an ideological one.”
He also says “hundreds of people” were laid off today, and I’ve seen it reported elsewhere that layoffs affected one third of the staff.
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It’s not like there’s anything happening in the Middle East that affects US national politics or involves Trump and members of his family and administration, right?
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
It’s not like there’s anything happening in the Middle East that affects US national politics or involves Trump and members of his family and administration, right?
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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New analysis shows that Jeff Bezos could absorb the Washington Post's annual losses for 5 years with the amount he makes in a single week.
His net worth has increased by $224 billion since buying the paper.
His net worth has increased by $224 billion since buying the paper.
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New analysis shows that Jeff Bezos could absorb the Washington Post's annual losses for 5 years with the amount he makes in a single week.
His net worth has increased by $224 billion since buying the paper.
His net worth has increased by $224 billion since buying the paper.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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“It is clear that the current administration’s actions, along with congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“It is clear that the current administration’s actions, along with congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
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So, my takeaway: fear works best when it scales cleanly and quietly. Minneapolis shows what happens when it doesn’t. When people show up for each other, document, organize, and refuse isolation, intimidation loses power. That kind of resistance is hard to suppress, and we need it to travel. (9/9)
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
So, my takeaway: fear works best when it scales cleanly and quietly. Minneapolis shows what happens when it doesn’t. When people show up for each other, document, organize, and refuse isolation, intimidation loses power. That kind of resistance is hard to suppress, and we need it to travel. (9/9)
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At the same time, community resistance is proving harder to neutralize. It adapts quickly, spreads socially, and shows up wherever pressure is applied. You can deploy fear in one place. You can’t easily replicate the response everywhere. (6/9)
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
At the same time, community resistance is proving harder to neutralize. It adapts quickly, spreads socially, and shows up wherever pressure is applied. You can deploy fear in one place. You can’t easily replicate the response everywhere. (6/9)
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Minneapolis demonstrates the opposite dynamic. Once people see others willing to show up publicly, suppression stops looking inevitable and starts looking brittle. Every additional observer, protester, medic, lawyer, or neighbor lowers the return on intimidation. (4/9)
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Minneapolis demonstrates the opposite dynamic. Once people see others willing to show up publicly, suppression stops looking inevitable and starts looking brittle. Every additional observer, protester, medic, lawyer, or neighbor lowers the return on intimidation. (4/9)
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That kind of response matters because fear depends on scale and silence. It depends on people believing they’re alone, and that resistance will be met with no backup and no witnesses. (3/9)
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
That kind of response matters because fear depends on scale and silence. It depends on people believing they’re alone, and that resistance will be met with no backup and no witnesses. (3/9)
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Movements for political change usually take place with MUCH less popular support.
In before times, a POTUS would shift course.
In this one, we have to keep the pressure on to try to push @schumer.senate.gov et al to use overwhelming popular sentiment as a fulcrum in their DHS funding negotiations.
In before times, a POTUS would shift course.
In this one, we have to keep the pressure on to try to push @schumer.senate.gov et al to use overwhelming popular sentiment as a fulcrum in their DHS funding negotiations.
These numbers are simply incredible. It's very clear that most ordinary people have figured out that ICE is not remotely functioning as a law enforcement agency any longer and that none of this is about enforcing the law in any recognizable sense.
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Movements for political change usually take place with MUCH less popular support.
In before times, a POTUS would shift course.
In this one, we have to keep the pressure on to try to push @schumer.senate.gov et al to use overwhelming popular sentiment as a fulcrum in their DHS funding negotiations.
In before times, a POTUS would shift course.
In this one, we have to keep the pressure on to try to push @schumer.senate.gov et al to use overwhelming popular sentiment as a fulcrum in their DHS funding negotiations.
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i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
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Also, this is AEW, which is known to have a more progressive bent than WWE. Part of the reason they're chanting that is because Brody King (the big guy there) wore an Abolish ICE shirt when they did a show in Mexico, and has done events and exclusive merch to raise money to help ICE victims.
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Also, this is AEW, which is known to have a more progressive bent than WWE. Part of the reason they're chanting that is because Brody King (the big guy there) wore an Abolish ICE shirt when they did a show in Mexico, and has done events and exclusive merch to raise money to help ICE victims.