catupnorth
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catupnorth
@catupnorth.bsky.social
writer, yoga practitioner, bird enthusiast, alchemist
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November 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Media standards:

1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.

2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.

Way too many think that’s journalism.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)
substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"May we keep building power in relationships that last longer than election cycles." - Adaku Utah
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?

students: no AI

I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Pritzker breaks ground on state-backed grocery in Venice, calling it a 'revival' for forgotten towns
The Illinois governor says the project proves government can help the free market work where private investors walked away.
www.ksdk.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Right in the middle of a White House event promoting their bizarre vision of "health," one of them passed out and required medical attention.

The writers are getting lazier and lazier.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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the language of "civilization" here is obviously fraught but also

uh

sick burn, Europe
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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If you watch closely, you’ll see me in this beautifully shot production.

I’m making my family watch it over Thanksgiving. That should be fun.
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Once again the discourse reveals that some writers have no idea what feminism is. It’s aggravating. You still don’t know? In 2025?
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is really impressive. They invented racism.
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
<I just signed this—join me!>
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Text from a friend:
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Just two things I’m posting together…
October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM