Ava
@avajava.bsky.social
Anthropologist in Florida
Lover of #nativeplants mostly #wildflowers and Flower, my #tuxedocat
President of the Mangrove Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society.
Be nice. Don't lie.
Lover of #nativeplants mostly #wildflowers and Flower, my #tuxedocat
President of the Mangrove Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society.
Be nice. Don't lie.
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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"a tradition"???
It's literally the law.
This matters because the law is not self-executing. If we treat it as non-binding, its constraints grow even looser.
It's literally the law.
This matters because the law is not self-executing. If we treat it as non-binding, its constraints grow even looser.
October 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"a tradition"???
It's literally the law.
This matters because the law is not self-executing. If we treat it as non-binding, its constraints grow even looser.
It's literally the law.
This matters because the law is not self-executing. If we treat it as non-binding, its constraints grow even looser.
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Trump opens with a threat to the generals:
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump opens with a threat to the generals:
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
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basically everything about this is wrong and horrifying but I'm stuck on the absolute fucking chutzpah you'd need to lecture professional military personnel like this after you personally texted wildly classified war plans to the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic
Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."
September 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
basically everything about this is wrong and horrifying but I'm stuck on the absolute fucking chutzpah you'd need to lecture professional military personnel like this after you personally texted wildly classified war plans to the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic
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America’s military leadership has more important things to do than listen to lectures on character from an unqualified drunk who assaults women.
Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.
And everyone in that room knows it.
Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.
And everyone in that room knows it.
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
America’s military leadership has more important things to do than listen to lectures on character from an unqualified drunk who assaults women.
Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.
And everyone in that room knows it.
Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted.
And everyone in that room knows it.
September 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Trump on sending the troops into American cities: "It's sort of like war. I hate to tell you."
September 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trump on sending the troops into American cities: "It's sort of like war. I hate to tell you."
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Important to keep remembering and repeating that Kimmel didn't mock Charlie Kirk or celebrate his death in the monologue. He mocked the president's lack of feeling and criticized the regime.
September 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Important to keep remembering and repeating that Kimmel didn't mock Charlie Kirk or celebrate his death in the monologue. He mocked the president's lack of feeling and criticized the regime.
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1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
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•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
•CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump
•ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller
•MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions”
•FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people
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Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
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Trump in July: "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.”
“I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.”
September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump in July: "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next.”
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
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One pretty foolproof way to know your government is fascist is when your government tries to punish you for calling it fascist.
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
One pretty foolproof way to know your government is fascist is when your government tries to punish you for calling it fascist.
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Probably correlates with views on gun reform, too. Go figure.
Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
September 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Probably correlates with views on gun reform, too. Go figure.
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That's 10% of Gaza's population.
In ancient Rome, "decimatio," meaning "destruction of a tenth," was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed to punish units. Today we call it decimation.
The IDF has literally decimated Gaza, combatants and civilians alike.
In ancient Rome, "decimatio," meaning "destruction of a tenth," was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed to punish units. Today we call it decimation.
The IDF has literally decimated Gaza, combatants and civilians alike.
‘We took the gloves off’: ex-IDF chief confirms Gaza casualties over 200,000
Retired general Herzi Halevi says ‘not once’ had legal advice constrained Israel’s military decisions in the strip
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM
That's 10% of Gaza's population.
In ancient Rome, "decimatio," meaning "destruction of a tenth," was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed to punish units. Today we call it decimation.
The IDF has literally decimated Gaza, combatants and civilians alike.
In ancient Rome, "decimatio," meaning "destruction of a tenth," was a form of military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed to punish units. Today we call it decimation.
The IDF has literally decimated Gaza, combatants and civilians alike.