ektir
@ektir.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 he/they
👨💻 software developer
🏞 usa
👨💻 software developer
🏞 usa
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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On Dec. 10, a new law that was passed by the Australian government last November went into effect, restricting the use of social media for those under 16. From total shock and apprehension to cautious optimism, teenagers in Australia tell Teen Vogue what it’s really like to live with the new ban. ⬇️
7 Australian Teens React to the Country’s Social Media Ban
From total shock and apprehension to cautious optimism, teenagers in Australia tell Teen Vogue what it’s really like to live with the social media ban.
www.teenvogue.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
On Dec. 10, a new law that was passed by the Australian government last November went into effect, restricting the use of social media for those under 16. From total shock and apprehension to cautious optimism, teenagers in Australia tell Teen Vogue what it’s really like to live with the new ban. ⬇️
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Altman: So in recap you are really going to pay me a billion dollars for my machine that stole all your shit and in return generates incredibly disturbing remixes at a huge loss to me with potential legal liability for all the suicides it also produces
Disney: Yep. Love that for me. Brother we ride
Disney: Yep. Love that for me. Brother we ride
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Altman: So in recap you are really going to pay me a billion dollars for my machine that stole all your shit and in return generates incredibly disturbing remixes at a huge loss to me with potential legal liability for all the suicides it also produces
Disney: Yep. Love that for me. Brother we ride
Disney: Yep. Love that for me. Brother we ride
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I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
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🧵1/5 Positive Public Health News
Highlighting prior post cuz I need to remember the bigger picture of hope.
Australia is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035.
Eliminate. A whole cancer ❤️🔥
All because a government actually invested in HPV vaccination (prevention)+ cervical cancer screening
Highlighting prior post cuz I need to remember the bigger picture of hope.
Australia is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035.
Eliminate. A whole cancer ❤️🔥
All because a government actually invested in HPV vaccination (prevention)+ cervical cancer screening
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🧵1/5 Positive Public Health News
Highlighting prior post cuz I need to remember the bigger picture of hope.
Australia is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035.
Eliminate. A whole cancer ❤️🔥
All because a government actually invested in HPV vaccination (prevention)+ cervical cancer screening
Highlighting prior post cuz I need to remember the bigger picture of hope.
Australia is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035.
Eliminate. A whole cancer ❤️🔥
All because a government actually invested in HPV vaccination (prevention)+ cervical cancer screening
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Tired of watching our rights & security erode while oligarchs profit from our labor?
Join your community on the corner of NE Fremont & Williams every Sunday @ 12PM to rally; stay after for more info.
www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...
#pdx #portlandor #standupfightback #UniteEveryCorner #protest
Join your community on the corner of NE Fremont & Williams every Sunday @ 12PM to rally; stay after for more info.
www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...
#pdx #portlandor #standupfightback #UniteEveryCorner #protest
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Tired of watching our rights & security erode while oligarchs profit from our labor?
Join your community on the corner of NE Fremont & Williams every Sunday @ 12PM to rally; stay after for more info.
www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...
#pdx #portlandor #standupfightback #UniteEveryCorner #protest
Join your community on the corner of NE Fremont & Williams every Sunday @ 12PM to rally; stay after for more info.
www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...
#pdx #portlandor #standupfightback #UniteEveryCorner #protest
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
Especially because he doesn't govern Europe, the fucking continent...absolutely wild.
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Especially because he doesn't govern Europe, the fucking continent...absolutely wild.
Fucking lol
BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...
NEW: DOJ Responded to Our Epstein Training Materials Motion, Arguing There's No Public Interest
They also argue that the existence of the training videos doesn't raise any questions about government integrity!
www.muellershewrote.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Fucking lol
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
He literally couldn't get more corny. Related, this is what it feels like to work in tech rn.
jesus christ
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
He literally couldn't get more corny. Related, this is what it feels like to work in tech rn.
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Historian Alison Des Forges was the primary author of 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (1999)--the definitive account of the Rwandan Genocide. #nonfiction #booksky #history
December 9 is International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of #Genocide
December 9 is International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of #Genocide
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Historian Alison Des Forges was the primary author of 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (1999)--the definitive account of the Rwandan Genocide. #nonfiction #booksky #history
December 9 is International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of #Genocide
December 9 is International Day of Commemoration & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of #Genocide
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Feels like an eternity ago now, but we caught an agent doing this (seemingly recording people, at least momentarily) outside Broadview in September. He was adjusting/ turning the glasses on and off as he heckled protesters:
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Feels like an eternity ago now, but we caught an agent doing this (seemingly recording people, at least momentarily) outside Broadview in September. He was adjusting/ turning the glasses on and off as he heckled protesters:
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Tucked inside the Republican bill for health care subsidies, a clause that would restrict the money from being used for abortion (with exception for rape, incest or life of the mother) or for "any sex trait modification procedure or service."
www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tucked inside the Republican bill for health care subsidies, a clause that would restrict the money from being used for abortion (with exception for rape, incest or life of the mother) or for "any sex trait modification procedure or service."
www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos: