A Scanner Blackhatly
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And it's not like anyone who's aggressively not asking questions about the (international!) anti-trans lobby has an excuse to not know about other right-wing movements (the Tea Party in the US, for example) that were also treated as surprise! grassroots! movements! when they extremely were not.
This whole fight over transgender stuff happening on X is so weird to me. The most notable thing about trans issues in the last 5 years has been the enormous, coordinated anti-trans activism campaign across the right, aided by moral cowards in the center.
But that campaign is *never mentioned*.
But that campaign is *never mentioned*.
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And it's not like anyone who's aggressively not asking questions about the (international!) anti-trans lobby has an excuse to not know about other right-wing movements (the Tea Party in the US, for example) that were also treated as surprise! grassroots! movements! when they extremely were not.
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
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I’m excited about the Pre-Crime Unit being developed in Washington DC
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I’m excited about the Pre-Crime Unit being developed in Washington DC
This fucking prick in front of me in the drivethru had to have a complicated order didn't he
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This fucking prick in front of me in the drivethru had to have a complicated order didn't he
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NEW: Providers who mail abortion pills to Mississippi could soon be prosecuted as felony drug traffickers under an amendment Mississippi House Republicans added to a drug trafficking bill at the last minute.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
Mail-Order Abortion Pill Ban Passes Mississippi House
A mail-order abortion pill ban passed the Mississippi House, defining it as felony drug trafficking that would carry one to 10 year prison sentences for providers.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
NEW: Providers who mail abortion pills to Mississippi could soon be prosecuted as felony drug traffickers under an amendment Mississippi House Republicans added to a drug trafficking bill at the last minute.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Oh, I have been waiting for this piece! You throw a stone at a presidential campaign, and it has a staffer who cut their teeth on Jesse Jackson's campaign, particularly Black women.
Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
19thnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Oh, I have been waiting for this piece! You throw a stone at a presidential campaign, and it has a staffer who cut their teeth on Jesse Jackson's campaign, particularly Black women.
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
February 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
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Opening and concluding voice-over narration = beta move
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Opening and concluding voice-over narration = beta move
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Shit, wait
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Shit, wait
Got sick with flu on top of this, do not recommend!
Started on an SSRI for the first time in my life and I am very excited for the posts you all are going to be seeing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned...
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Got sick with flu on top of this, do not recommend!
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(to my date on our first outing) I used to be a dog person but now I'm just a person
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 AM
(to my date on our first outing) I used to be a dog person but now I'm just a person
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Infuriating my filmbro pals by referring to the movie as "First Informed," because it is a movie about the first priest in Christianity to become informed about climate change
November 24, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Infuriating my filmbro pals by referring to the movie as "First Informed," because it is a movie about the first priest in Christianity to become informed about climate change
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Back in olden times you could just eat a mushroom to change your height. Height flexibility was not the big fuss it is today.
November 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Back in olden times you could just eat a mushroom to change your height. Height flexibility was not the big fuss it is today.
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(Waving remote that responds not to button clicks but to direction and speed of gesture to change the ambient stage lighting from red to a nice cerulean) in conclusion, "Ted" is a common shortening of "Theodore" & other long-form variations. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
(Waving remote that responds not to button clicks but to direction and speed of gesture to change the ambient stage lighting from red to a nice cerulean) in conclusion, "Ted" is a common shortening of "Theodore" & other long-form variations. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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Me (a veterinarian addressing the little male beagle with an ear infection on the exam table) listen here you sick son of a bitch
November 26, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Me (a veterinarian addressing the little male beagle with an ear infection on the exam table) listen here you sick son of a bitch
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Sick and tired of chainsaw massacres that don't advance the plot
November 26, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Sick and tired of chainsaw massacres that don't advance the plot
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If i were Mothman my prophecies would be absolutely sick, of this i assure you
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If i were Mothman my prophecies would be absolutely sick, of this i assure you
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Tfw the riffs are fuckin sick but the album art is fuckin corny beyond belief
January 27, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Tfw the riffs are fuckin sick but the album art is fuckin corny beyond belief
Sickposting
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Sickposting
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
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I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
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As a receptionist at a vet office, I've seen how well dogs can bounce back from this kind of health challenge if treated. Let's get this blob back to his farty self.
unfortunately the blob has run into some serious medical issues and his people could use a financial hand
gofund.me/e837f1a1c
gofund.me/e837f1a1c
February 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
As a receptionist at a vet office, I've seen how well dogs can bounce back from this kind of health challenge if treated. Let's get this blob back to his farty self.