Mary Blakemore
@bluecrush.bsky.social
DIE MY LOVE / Lynne Ramsey
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
DIE MY LOVE / Lynne Ramsey
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SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
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The scene now at Lafayette and Howard, diagonal to the ICE garage which activists remain camped out in front of on both sides of the building.
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The scene now at Lafayette and Howard, diagonal to the ICE garage which activists remain camped out in front of on both sides of the building.
Sentimental Value / Joachim Trier
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sentimental Value / Joachim Trier
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Report NYC ICE activity to the Attorney General.
Report NYC ICE activity to the Attorney General.
The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.
Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
October 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Report NYC ICE activity to the Attorney General.
Report NYC ICE activity to the Attorney General.
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Federal agents are staging a massive operation downtown near Canal street. Show of force with reportedly dozens of agents from agencies including ICE, FBI, IRS, DEA, etx
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Federal agents are staging a massive operation downtown near Canal street. Show of force with reportedly dozens of agents from agencies including ICE, FBI, IRS, DEA, etx
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
I wonder where they got that from, 2025
September 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I wonder where they got that from, 2025
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
Alex O'Keefe, Award-Winning Black Screenwriter, Pulled From Train After White Woman Objects To How He Was Sitting
Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning Black screenwriter, was pulled from a train by the police after a white woman objected to his posture.
www.blackenterprise.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
“While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'”
www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
September 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
I don’t have time to panic
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I don’t have time to panic
Distributed 70+ grocery bags for Black Painters Academy ✅ and cancelled Disney + ✅ it’s not much, but I’m trying
September 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Distributed 70+ grocery bags for Black Painters Academy ✅ and cancelled Disney + ✅ it’s not much, but I’m trying
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this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following
She never said she knew where she was going.
August 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
She never said she knew where she was going.
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
I’m already sad for when it might not be true anymore, 2025
August 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I’m already sad for when it might not be true anymore, 2025
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"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
I didn’t expect to feel this way, 2025
July 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I didn’t expect to feel this way, 2025