Annie
@bkannie.bsky.social
Brooklynite who loves maps, cities, books and rain.
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one of the most frustrating things about there being “no jobs” is that we all walk around and see the work that needs to be done. our cities are crumbling, our people need help, our world is dying. there’s so much work to be done, if only it were good for the balance sheet
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
one of the most frustrating things about there being “no jobs” is that we all walk around and see the work that needs to be done. our cities are crumbling, our people need help, our world is dying. there’s so much work to be done, if only it were good for the balance sheet
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Omg it is not a mystery what is behind the rise in mental illness in young people. I swear to god if I see another Is it social media? Is it covid? Climate change? I mean sure, but babe, it’s late-stage capitalism
February 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Omg it is not a mystery what is behind the rise in mental illness in young people. I swear to god if I see another Is it social media? Is it covid? Climate change? I mean sure, but babe, it’s late-stage capitalism
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Funding national security should mean funding housing, food, and healthcare.
For everyone. That's what makes us safe.
For everyone. That's what makes us safe.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Funding national security should mean funding housing, food, and healthcare.
For everyone. That's what makes us safe.
For everyone. That's what makes us safe.
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CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
CDC funding cuts to 4 states in limbo after judge’s ruling
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
HHS notified Congress of its plan to terminate CDC grant funding to California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota on February 9.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
Individual vs. structural factors. Parents really can only do so much. This also really underestimates how tech savvy teens are compared to parents, how they rightfully feel a lack of privacy with some of the controls. Even little kids can end up viewing crazy shit on platforms made for kids.
This might be a hot take, but if parents are so concerned about what their kids see online, then they should actually do some damn parenting themselves instead of campaigning for governments to make things worse for everyone.
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Individual vs. structural factors. Parents really can only do so much. This also really underestimates how tech savvy teens are compared to parents, how they rightfully feel a lack of privacy with some of the controls. Even little kids can end up viewing crazy shit on platforms made for kids.
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I’m not sure how it’s possible not to speak a word of Spanish in America in 2026 but it sounds like a lot of you have work to do ✨
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I’m not sure how it’s possible not to speak a word of Spanish in America in 2026 but it sounds like a lot of you have work to do ✨
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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Puerto Ricans had first contact with the invasive world. Their people have dealt with so much, longer than ANY Indigenous group here.
And yet. They didn’t just survive, even with false stories of Taíno eradication. Even with horrors of the conquistadors.
They are THRIVING, stronger than ever. 🥹💃🏽🇵🇷
And yet. They didn’t just survive, even with false stories of Taíno eradication. Even with horrors of the conquistadors.
They are THRIVING, stronger than ever. 🥹💃🏽🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Puerto Ricans had first contact with the invasive world. Their people have dealt with so much, longer than ANY Indigenous group here.
And yet. They didn’t just survive, even with false stories of Taíno eradication. Even with horrors of the conquistadors.
They are THRIVING, stronger than ever. 🥹💃🏽🇵🇷
And yet. They didn’t just survive, even with false stories of Taíno eradication. Even with horrors of the conquistadors.
They are THRIVING, stronger than ever. 🥹💃🏽🇵🇷
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Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
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No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I just keep watching it disappear.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I just keep watching it disappear.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
@governor.ny.gov listen to this! Stop the evictions! Deed theft is egregious, sociopathic and primarily impacts elderly people and people of color who have worked hard to buy property and stability in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The stories are heartbreaking and enraging.
More than two-dozen elected officials are demanding that the governor immediately halt evictions of New York City residents who live in homes where there is a possibility of deed theft and fraud, by enacting a temporary eviction moratorium.
hellgatenyc.com/deed-theft-k...
hellgatenyc.com/deed-theft-k...
Victims of Deed Theft Facing Eviction Want Kathy Hochul to Do More
"We are pleading to the governor: Do right by Black New Yorkers and do your job."
hellgatenyc.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
@governor.ny.gov listen to this! Stop the evictions! Deed theft is egregious, sociopathic and primarily impacts elderly people and people of color who have worked hard to buy property and stability in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The stories are heartbreaking and enraging.
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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My mother shared the spiritual abuse they suffered in residential schools. This is the same, a worship of something evil. There was no difference, just different children. They never believed our children were even human. Its a difficult time for many of us as the stories echo now.🪶
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
My mother shared the spiritual abuse they suffered in residential schools. This is the same, a worship of something evil. There was no difference, just different children. They never believed our children were even human. Its a difficult time for many of us as the stories echo now.🪶
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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More attention here, please.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
More attention here, please.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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📆 January 31, 2025
📣 Say Their Names
📍 Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Rise and Resist shut down Trump Tower today. We read aloud, all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January, 2026.
📣 Say Their Names
📍 Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Rise and Resist shut down Trump Tower today. We read aloud, all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January, 2026.
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
📆 January 31, 2025
📣 Say Their Names
📍 Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Rise and Resist shut down Trump Tower today. We read aloud, all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January, 2026.
📣 Say Their Names
📍 Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Rise and Resist shut down Trump Tower today. We read aloud, all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January, 2026.
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