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Cee
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Social Worker in Chicago. Going to review all the media I consume and try and constructively engage with the internet (RIP).

https://chris-barsotti.itch.io/
@fivefourpod.bsky.social @strictscrutiny.bsky.social why isn’t federalization of national guard considered in violation of the 2nd amendment?
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A ★★★★½ review of Superman (2025)
*hawkish screaming*
boxd.it
July 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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once again encouraging everyone to read this passage from They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-1945 and reflect a little on the rapidly changing character of the united states we are living through.
thinking about this passage, & how scotus scheduled oral argument on birth right citizenship (which feels like an echo of the run up to the immunity ruling) and did so on a technical issue (which feels like the abortion bounty law standing decision that presaged the overturning of roe v wade)
July 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I'm running for Congress to represent the communities that raised me!

I don't look like your typical member of Congress.

But let's be real. "Typical" hasn't been working for everyday people.

youtube.com/shorts/DtF_p...
Mike Simmons for Congress
YouTube video by MikeSimmons
youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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In this film, hit men canonically do not really exist and are only ever under cover police entrapping would be murderers. Also we are supposed to believe that @glenpowellbrasil.bsky.social is a dork. #filmsky #moviesky 🎥
A ★★★½ review of Hit Man (2023)
Hit Men canonically dont exist.
boxd.it
July 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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ICE just murdered a Canadian.
INBOX:

MIAMI — Johnny Noviello, a 49-year-old citizen of Canada in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was pronounced deceased by the Miami Fire Rescue Department June 23 at 1:36 p.m. The cause of death is still under investigation.
Canadian national in ICE custody passes away
ICE makes official notifications to Congress, nongovernmental organization stakeholders, and the media upon an official report of a detained illegal alien’s death and posts a news release with relevan...
www.ice.gov
June 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.
Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding
American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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In Ep 217, "A.I. Mysticism as Responsibility-Evasion PR Tactic," we detail the rise of AI-washing––an increasingly popular media trope that helps those in power avoid responsibility by blaming rogue tech for insurance claim denials, war crimes and rising rents.

w/ guest @stevenrenderos.bsky.social
Episode 217: A.I. Mysticism as Responsibility-Evasion PR Tactic
“Israel built an ‘AI factory’ for war. It unleashed it in Gaza,” laments the Washington Post. “Hospitals Are Reporting More Insurance Denials. Is AI Driving Them?,” reports Newsweek. “AI Raising the
soundcloud.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ABC, CBS and NBC Evening News Reports on LA Wildfires Ignore Climate Change’s Role Entirely
ABC, CBS and NBC Evening News Reports on LA Wildfires Ignore Climate Change’s Role Entirely
That climate change is fueling devastating extreme weather events is beyond dispute. Why does corporate media continue to downplay or ignore it?
www.columnblog.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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There is only one certainty in our future: Unless we take action to reverse climate crisis, we will all be its victims.
Dispatch From LA: We Are Living in the Dystopia That Octavia Butler Envisioned
There is only one certainty in our future: Unless we take action to reverse climate crisis, we will all be its victims.
truthout.org
January 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Check out this #fantasy gem I saw at a used bookstore. Love old covers like this.

#booksky
January 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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NPR: Bullies discuss redistributing portions of #TikTok weapon among other bullies while making vague promises about how it'll all be fine.

As I explained at Foreign Policy in August, a root, systemic solution really is on the table awaiting effort, support, etc.: foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/27/b...
January 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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When it comes to ICE, block them physically, do interfere and don’t sit idle.
January 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM