Polly Springhorn (she/her)
@dubiouscandy.bsky.social
Composer/performer/improviser, visual artist, writer, M.Div student in Theology & Religious History.
"Studies indicate content moderation triggers lasting cognitive and emotional strain, often resulting in behavioural changes such as heightened vigilance. Workers report intrusive thoughts, anxiety and sleep disturbances."
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‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
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February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Studies indicate content moderation triggers lasting cognitive and emotional strain, often resulting in behavioural changes such as heightened vigilance. Workers report intrusive thoughts, anxiety and sleep disturbances."
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"As voters turn against the administration, Trump is openly working to rig the 2026 election to guarantee Republicans win."
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February 3, 2026
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"As voters turn against the administration, Trump is openly working to rig the 2026 election to guarantee Republicans win."
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I’m sorry to report, trump saw his shadow today.
Another year of this crap.
Another year of this crap.
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I’m sorry to report, trump saw his shadow today.
Another year of this crap.
Another year of this crap.
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silently eyeing the vast blue eye of the sea
February 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
silently eyeing the vast blue eye of the sea
"White supremacy demands that even white women be vilified if their deaths challenge the narrative ... The state-backed messaging that Good was the wrong *kind* of white woman, therefore, was a foregone conclusion."
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America’s contract to protect white woman has always been tenuous | Saida Grundy
ICE’s killing of Renee Good has revealed how the state will only defend those who uphold a white racial order. A 1915 film points to the origins of this social pact
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February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
"White supremacy demands that even white women be vilified if their deaths challenge the narrative ... The state-backed messaging that Good was the wrong *kind* of white woman, therefore, was a foregone conclusion."
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Americans will have to start wearing masks all the time now if they want to stay well. :(
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US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
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February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Americans will have to start wearing masks all the time now if they want to stay well. :(
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Tim Dickinson of The Contrarian wrote: “Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they’re doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps.”
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January 31, 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:
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February 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Tim Dickinson of The Contrarian wrote: “Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they’re doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps.”
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CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz in Minneapolis: “I’ve covered many protests…and I have to tell you, I’ve not seen a crowd like this before. I mean, it is 8 degrees out here. 8 degrees, it feels like 5, it is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people….”
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January 30, 2026
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrativ...
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January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz in Minneapolis: “I’ve covered many protests…and I have to tell you, I’ve not seen a crowd like this before. I mean, it is 8 degrees out here. 8 degrees, it feels like 5, it is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people….”
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"The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight."
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In Minnesota, America’s Federal System Is Coming Apart
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January 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight."
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World, please boycott us.
"Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said."
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"Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said."
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
World, please boycott us.
"Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said."
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"Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said."
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"Trump’s administration has seized the physical ballots from the 2020 election, all tabulator tapes, and all ballot images from the original ballot count, breaking the line of custody and contaminating the files."
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January 28, 2026
Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"Trump’s administration has seized the physical ballots from the 2020 election, all tabulator tapes, and all ballot images from the original ballot count, breaking the line of custody and contaminating the files."
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Okay, I’ll say it!
It’s hard to ignore what finally jolted everyone awake. Not the murdered lesbian mother. Not the families destroyed quietly. It took a white man being shot to snap us out of our nihilism. If that doesn’t expose whose lives matter, then we’re lying to ourselves about who we are.
It’s hard to ignore what finally jolted everyone awake. Not the murdered lesbian mother. Not the families destroyed quietly. It took a white man being shot to snap us out of our nihilism. If that doesn’t expose whose lives matter, then we’re lying to ourselves about who we are.
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Okay, I’ll say it!
It’s hard to ignore what finally jolted everyone awake. Not the murdered lesbian mother. Not the families destroyed quietly. It took a white man being shot to snap us out of our nihilism. If that doesn’t expose whose lives matter, then we’re lying to ourselves about who we are.
It’s hard to ignore what finally jolted everyone awake. Not the murdered lesbian mother. Not the families destroyed quietly. It took a white man being shot to snap us out of our nihilism. If that doesn’t expose whose lives matter, then we’re lying to ourselves about who we are.
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Good morning Buddha, green tara
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Good morning Buddha, green tara
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"About a week before his death, Pretti stopped his car to observe federal agents chasing a family on foot, shouted, and blew a whistle. Five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back, breaking a rib, [then] released him. Medical records confirm Pretti was treated for the injury." - HCR
"About a week before his death, Pretti stopped his car to observe federal agents chasing a family on foot, shouted, and blew a whistle. Five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back, breaking a rib, [then] released him. Medical records confirm Pretti was treated for the injury." - HCR
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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"About a week before his death, Pretti stopped his car to observe federal agents chasing a family on foot, shouted, and blew a whistle. Five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back, breaking a rib, [then] released him. Medical records confirm Pretti was treated for the injury." - HCR
"About a week before his death, Pretti stopped his car to observe federal agents chasing a family on foot, shouted, and blew a whistle. Five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back, breaking a rib, [then] released him. Medical records confirm Pretti was treated for the injury." - HCR