Barbie Ariel (they/them)
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Who lives? Who Dies? Who tells your story?
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Dear proponents of "if you did nothing wrong why are you worried?":
Due process is how it's determined if you did anything wrong.
Due process is how it's determined if you did anything wrong.
June 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Dear proponents of "if you did nothing wrong why are you worried?":
Due process is how it's determined if you did anything wrong.
Due process is how it's determined if you did anything wrong.
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Imagine how we would view this if it was happening in another country
May 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Imagine how we would view this if it was happening in another country
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Billy Joel has canceled all of his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance,” he announced in a statement on Friday.
Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Billy Joel has canceled all of his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance,” he announced in a statement on Friday.
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It drives me nuts that our Spider-Man podcast gets reviews like this when the book is currently about a working-class hero fighting a corporate oligarch who destroys a government agency so he can hide his corrupt ventures into big pharma. Entertainment and critique don't exist in a vacuum, folks!
May 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It drives me nuts that our Spider-Man podcast gets reviews like this when the book is currently about a working-class hero fighting a corporate oligarch who destroys a government agency so he can hide his corrupt ventures into big pharma. Entertainment and critique don't exist in a vacuum, folks!
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Seemingly ICE agents are people who wanted to be cops but thought there were too many rules.
May 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seemingly ICE agents are people who wanted to be cops but thought there were too many rules.
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NEWSFLASH: A 25% tariff on iPhones is still cheaper than making them in the U.S.
He’s desperate for deals, folks.
He’s desperate for deals, folks.
May 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEWSFLASH: A 25% tariff on iPhones is still cheaper than making them in the U.S.
He’s desperate for deals, folks.
He’s desperate for deals, folks.
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Chairman Mao announces that he’s increasing the price of iPhones
May 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Chairman Mao announces that he’s increasing the price of iPhones
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States, not just one person.
The $400M luxury Qatari jet was a not only gift to an individual criminal, but also a bribe.
The $400M luxury Qatari jet was a not only gift to an individual criminal, but also a bribe.
May 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States, not just one person.
The $400M luxury Qatari jet was a not only gift to an individual criminal, but also a bribe.
The $400M luxury Qatari jet was a not only gift to an individual criminal, but also a bribe.
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You can’t make yourself feel better by hurting others.
I really wish some people could get that through their thick skulls.
I really wish some people could get that through their thick skulls.
May 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
You can’t make yourself feel better by hurting others.
I really wish some people could get that through their thick skulls.
I really wish some people could get that through their thick skulls.
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Make this make sense. 🤷🏼♂️
May 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Make this make sense. 🤷🏼♂️
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I need this monopoly version...
May 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I need this monopoly version...
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Breaking News: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt to dismantle the Education Department and ordered officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Breaking News: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt to dismantle the Education Department and ordered officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.
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"What should we make electric cars sound like?"
"A choir of wailing ghosts."
*everyone laughs*
"Okay, but really, guys."
*nine hours later*
"So we're going with the choir of wailing ghosts?"
"A choir of wailing ghosts."
*everyone laughs*
"Okay, but really, guys."
*nine hours later*
"So we're going with the choir of wailing ghosts?"
January 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"What should we make electric cars sound like?"
"A choir of wailing ghosts."
*everyone laughs*
"Okay, but really, guys."
*nine hours later*
"So we're going with the choir of wailing ghosts?"
"A choir of wailing ghosts."
*everyone laughs*
"Okay, but really, guys."
*nine hours later*
"So we're going with the choir of wailing ghosts?"
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During the 1976 presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter, a devout Baptist, spoke out in support of the Equality Act which sought to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
#ThankYouJimmyCarter www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
#ThankYouJimmyCarter www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
December 31, 2024 at 3:34 PM
During the 1976 presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter, a devout Baptist, spoke out in support of the Equality Act which sought to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
#ThankYouJimmyCarter www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
#ThankYouJimmyCarter www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
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Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.
Trump is all about tariffs as he leads a party that used to be all about free trade
Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.
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And yet here we are.
December 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
And yet here we are.
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President-elect Trump has moved to install loyalists in jobs that Congress did not intend for new presidents to replace at the start of their terms, eroding a traditional constraint on executive power even before he takes office.
Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone
Congress devised some positions to stay on during changes in administrations. But Donald Trump has declared his intent to replace at least three.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:07 PM
President-elect Trump has moved to install loyalists in jobs that Congress did not intend for new presidents to replace at the start of their terms, eroding a traditional constraint on executive power even before he takes office.
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MIT announced that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible. nyti.ms/3V6GVia
November 22, 2024 at 3:58 AM
MIT announced that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible. nyti.ms/3V6GVia
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It is little known, but the first book burnings in Nazi Germany didn’t target Jewish writers. It was the burning of the library of the Institute of Sexual Research, which was a safe home for trans people.
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
November 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
It is little known, but the first book burnings in Nazi Germany didn’t target Jewish writers. It was the burning of the library of the Institute of Sexual Research, which was a safe home for trans people.
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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Remember when people used to have academic discussions about how Hitler happened and what was wrong with the Germans that they let it happen? This new interactive education makes it all so much more clear.
November 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Remember when people used to have academic discussions about how Hitler happened and what was wrong with the Germans that they let it happen? This new interactive education makes it all so much more clear.
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Being anti-ai is not ableist. What is actually ableist is to suggest that disabled people need to resort to plagiarism and theft to create art.
November 16, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Being anti-ai is not ableist. What is actually ableist is to suggest that disabled people need to resort to plagiarism and theft to create art.