Em
@bluegirlpdx.bsky.social
Media literacy is the #1 21st century skill.
Writer, poet, politics & soapboxes on
InfodumpsterFire.com
Founder of coFLOWco.com
Instigator of FLOWLab5.org
Designing accessible experiences & info to build awareness and shift economic power to people.
Writer, poet, politics & soapboxes on
InfodumpsterFire.com
Founder of coFLOWco.com
Instigator of FLOWLab5.org
Designing accessible experiences & info to build awareness and shift economic power to people.
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Em
@bluegirlpdx.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Don’t shoot the messenger. Are we walking into a bigger fly trap?
Dave Troy notes the biggest investors in Bluesky being run by the same people who run Russian state media. My friend Joe posted about this at length. BS ties to the same type of tech bros/libertarian as E Mush.
Proceed with caution.
Dave Troy notes the biggest investors in Bluesky being run by the same people who run Russian state media. My friend Joe posted about this at length. BS ties to the same type of tech bros/libertarian as E Mush.
Proceed with caution.
1/ I hate to be the buzz kill but platforms that aren’t collectively owned by us will always eventually fall apart. We will forever be enticed by the next shiny thing, while staying distracted from building our own. Our labor—ALL THIS DATA—ideas, engagement, exchanges, connections—is NOT a favor.
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New "How to Report ICE" zines up today:
#SantaClara County en español
#NewHaven
#SouthCentralPA (Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster & York counties)
#Ulster County, NY
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#SantaClara County en español
#NewHaven
#SouthCentralPA (Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster & York counties)
#Ulster County, NY
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today:
#SantaClara County en español
#NewHaven
#SouthCentralPA (Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster & York counties)
#Ulster County, NY
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#SantaClara County en español
#NewHaven
#SouthCentralPA (Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster & York counties)
#Ulster County, NY
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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911 dispatchers’ sangfroid is undefeated
“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.”
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
The dispatcher calmly responded, “OK. I do believe you, honestly,” then laughed.
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: 'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield'
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when a cat carcass crashed into her windshield. The incident happened along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
911 dispatchers’ sangfroid is undefeated
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The day after Axios' story, Witkoff himself posted (accidentally) that he thought it was leaked by Dmitriev of Russia. Axios denied Dmitriev was their source. But if he was, he was very effective: the Axios news hit big and US officials scrambled to respond. 2/
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The day after Axios' story, Witkoff himself posted (accidentally) that he thought it was leaked by Dmitriev of Russia. Axios denied Dmitriev was their source. But if he was, he was very effective: the Axios news hit big and US officials scrambled to respond. 2/
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As they should. Destroyed USAID based on lies.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As they should. Destroyed USAID based on lies.
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DEVIL IN A BLACK BLAZER.
BREAKING: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt just announced the Trump administration will close the Department of Education.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
Schools, teachers, and students nationwide are now facing uncertainty like never before.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 AM
DEVIL IN A BLACK BLAZER.
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In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.
"When It Happens" is gold. Far better without the giveaway cover photo. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"When It Happens" is gold. Far better without the giveaway cover photo. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
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Embracing 19th century racial essentialism is, well, Zionism in a nutshell. These are all ADL talking points about "Jews". But, well, this "wall of carnage" is called "Genocide" and comes from the same source as the Holocaust. So stop.
Another one bites the dust. I read her book last year. I wondered if she’d go full on Zionism. She missed the Pikuach nefesh memo—big time. I’m disappointed but not surprised. White Supremacy is a hell of a drug, even for Jews talking about fighting the Nazis. 🤦🏻♀️Shows JUST how effed up it is.
Sharing the video of this because it’s such a ghoulish thing to say that I’m honestly in disbelief that I even heard her properly
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Embracing 19th century racial essentialism is, well, Zionism in a nutshell. These are all ADL talking points about "Jews". But, well, this "wall of carnage" is called "Genocide" and comes from the same source as the Holocaust. So stop.
Another one bites the dust. I read her book last year. I wondered if she’d go full on Zionism. She missed the Pikuach nefesh memo—big time. I’m disappointed but not surprised. White Supremacy is a hell of a drug, even for Jews talking about fighting the Nazis. 🤦🏻♀️Shows JUST how effed up it is.
Sharing the video of this because it’s such a ghoulish thing to say that I’m honestly in disbelief that I even heard her properly
November 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Another one bites the dust. I read her book last year. I wondered if she’d go full on Zionism. She missed the Pikuach nefesh memo—big time. I’m disappointed but not surprised. White Supremacy is a hell of a drug, even for Jews talking about fighting the Nazis. 🤦🏻♀️Shows JUST how effed up it is.
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“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
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my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
Providence Swedish to eliminate nearly 300 positions
The cuts will affect jobs at Providence Swedish’s First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard and Issaquah hospitals and nearby clinics.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
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THE MAINSTREAM JEWISH COMMUNAL DEVIL'S BARGAIN WITH WHITE SUPREMACY HURTS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AND AS MAGA HAS MADE CLEAR IT ALWAYS BACKFIRES
Solidarity is the only way home
has always been
collective liberation or bust loves
Solidarity is the only way home
has always been
collective liberation or bust loves
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
THE MAINSTREAM JEWISH COMMUNAL DEVIL'S BARGAIN WITH WHITE SUPREMACY HURTS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AND AS MAGA HAS MADE CLEAR IT ALWAYS BACKFIRES
Solidarity is the only way home
has always been
collective liberation or bust loves
Solidarity is the only way home
has always been
collective liberation or bust loves
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today's least surprising data:
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
Some Black Jews feel more ostracized from Jewish communities post-Oct. 7, survey finds
In a survey of 104 Black Jews, 62% of respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7.
forward.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
today's least surprising data:
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
"62% of [Black Jewish] respondents reported “increased marginalization” in a Jewish community or space after Oct. 7"
So after the longest $hit$how, I mean, shutdown in history, & the refusal to swear in a democratic house rep, within 1 weekend suddenly Trump changes course and has “nothing to hide.”
Just days ago he was going to veto any release yes vote.
His name is EVERYWHERE.
What did they CRTL + ALT + DELETE?
Just days ago he was going to veto any release yes vote.
His name is EVERYWHERE.
What did they CRTL + ALT + DELETE?
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
So after the longest $hit$how, I mean, shutdown in history, & the refusal to swear in a democratic house rep, within 1 weekend suddenly Trump changes course and has “nothing to hide.”
Just days ago he was going to veto any release yes vote.
His name is EVERYWHERE.
What did they CRTL + ALT + DELETE?
Just days ago he was going to veto any release yes vote.
His name is EVERYWHERE.
What did they CRTL + ALT + DELETE?
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Former US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US is “in danger of becoming a banana republic.”
Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
The former Treasury secretary warns that Trump’s attacks on the rule of law, the Fed and universities threaten the foundations of American prosperity.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Former US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US is “in danger of becoming a banana republic.”
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A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
South Carolina looks at most restrictive abortion bill in the US as opponents keep pushing limits
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A group of South Carolina senators plans to consider a proposal that could introduce the strictest abortion prohibitions and punishments in the nation.
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
nicolagriffith.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
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Birth Of A Nation Reveals a Lost Antebellum South
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Birth Of A Nation Reveals a Lost Antebellum South
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Rodney King Riot Videos Reveal a Lost Los Angeles
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rodney King Riot Videos Reveal a Lost Los Angeles
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years."
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years."
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
Just a reminder that Dersho$hitz denounced the Democratic Party. Because of Mamdani, for 🦊 sake. Good riddance. Cannot believe he’s still employed at Harvard. He’s not only a zio pos but he’s a pedo and sexual predator.
Via con dios, and have a nice day. I think @bradlander.bsky.social Here’s another reason to wear that shirt. “Good F$&%ing Riddance.”
Maybe Schumer can follow…
Maybe Schumer can follow…
Dershowitz quits Democrats after 60 years, citing party’s anti-Israel turn
Harvard law professor warns Mamdani victory could reshape party nationwide; urges Jewish voters to ‘stay and fight’
www.ynetnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Just a reminder that Dersho$hitz denounced the Democratic Party. Because of Mamdani, for 🦊 sake. Good riddance. Cannot believe he’s still employed at Harvard. He’s not only a zio pos but he’s a pedo and sexual predator.