Caroline Thew She/They
@emeraldaspects.bsky.social
Disabled writer, artist, photographer living in the wilds of western MD. I sometimes stream video games or fiber art.
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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NEW: Oklahoma regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water.
But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
NEW: Oklahoma regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water.
But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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If you’re a journalist or community organizer and haven’t shifted away from Google yet, this is a good reminder that it’s probably a good time to start!
Set up that Proton mail account, explore Crypt Pad or Outline for docs. Take 1 small step towards privacy today techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Set up that Proton mail account, explore Crypt Pad or Outline for docs. Take 1 small step towards privacy today techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
techcrunch.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
If you’re a journalist or community organizer and haven’t shifted away from Google yet, this is a good reminder that it’s probably a good time to start!
Set up that Proton mail account, explore Crypt Pad or Outline for docs. Take 1 small step towards privacy today techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
Set up that Proton mail account, explore Crypt Pad or Outline for docs. Take 1 small step towards privacy today techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...
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Looks like Will Lewis, the recently ousted WaPo publisher who couldn’t be bothered to attend the zoom meeting to fire a third of his staff, was being paid $3m open.substack.com/pub/genewein...
Three Million Reasons to Facepalm
— So.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Looks like Will Lewis, the recently ousted WaPo publisher who couldn’t be bothered to attend the zoom meeting to fire a third of his staff, was being paid $3m open.substack.com/pub/genewein...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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Todd Blanche says “You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Todd Blanche says “You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
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In Kenya, American funds had helped feed hundreds of thousands of refugees. When it was cut, children starved.
In South Sudan, U.S. aid had been helping to stave off a cholera epidemic. Then the disease came roaring back.
Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for a discussion about the gutting of USAID:
In South Sudan, U.S. aid had been helping to stave off a cholera epidemic. Then the disease came roaring back.
Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for a discussion about the gutting of USAID:
ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
events.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
In Kenya, American funds had helped feed hundreds of thousands of refugees. When it was cut, children starved.
In South Sudan, U.S. aid had been helping to stave off a cholera epidemic. Then the disease came roaring back.
Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for a discussion about the gutting of USAID:
In South Sudan, U.S. aid had been helping to stave off a cholera epidemic. Then the disease came roaring back.
Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for a discussion about the gutting of USAID:
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NEW: The Forest Service didn’t tell wildland firefighters that their pants may contain harmful “forever chemicals" despite knowing for years about the issue, according to multiple workers and officials familiar with contracting and purchasing gear.
Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
NEW: The Forest Service didn’t tell wildland firefighters that their pants may contain harmful “forever chemicals" despite knowing for years about the issue, according to multiple workers and officials familiar with contracting and purchasing gear.
Less than 6 months ago @discord.com had a data breach exposing ID’s of 70,000 + of its users but …apparently hasn’t learned anything?
ID checks don’t make the internet safer, they make us all more vulnerable.
www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
ID checks don’t make the internet safer, they make us all more vulnerable.
www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
Opinion | Ring is using lost dogs to make the surveillance state adorable
The same technology the Amazon-owned company uses to find lost dogs could easily be turned against their owners.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
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In the US, the DOJ is refusing to comply with the law, and Ghislaine Maxwell thinks she can buy her clemency. Meanwhile, other countries are demanding accountability and forcing leaders to step down.
Tomorrow, I’m going to the DOJ to see the unredacted files. The fight for justice continues.
Tomorrow, I’m going to the DOJ to see the unredacted files. The fight for justice continues.
Rep. Stansbury: Ghislaine Maxwell thinks she can buy her clemency.
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In the US, the DOJ is refusing to comply with the law, and Ghislaine Maxwell thinks she can buy her clemency. Meanwhile, other countries are demanding accountability and forcing leaders to step down.
Tomorrow, I’m going to the DOJ to see the unredacted files. The fight for justice continues.
Tomorrow, I’m going to the DOJ to see the unredacted files. The fight for justice continues.
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The absolute fuck
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a macabre practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
The absolute fuck
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
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Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
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Trump specifically disinvited Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Colorado Governor Jared Polis from the White House Governors Dinner, a Black man and a Jewish gay man. But he's not racist, homophobic or anti-Semitic.
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Trump specifically disinvited Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Colorado Governor Jared Polis from the White House Governors Dinner, a Black man and a Jewish gay man. But he's not racist, homophobic or anti-Semitic.
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“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Random nosy person in public while doing errands: wHy do yOu HavE 2 phones?
Me, completely exhausted and trying to take some stuff off of my husband’s completely overly filled plate: well Karen, 1 is for business and the other is for personal.
Me, completely exhausted and trying to take some stuff off of my husband’s completely overly filled plate: well Karen, 1 is for business and the other is for personal.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Random nosy person in public while doing errands: wHy do yOu HavE 2 phones?
Me, completely exhausted and trying to take some stuff off of my husband’s completely overly filled plate: well Karen, 1 is for business and the other is for personal.
Me, completely exhausted and trying to take some stuff off of my husband’s completely overly filled plate: well Karen, 1 is for business and the other is for personal.
@bluedotin.bsky.social thank you for connecting Doc.
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
@bluedotin.bsky.social thank you for connecting Doc.
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PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
March 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.
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Imagine being worked up and angry over a message of unity. These rascists are the softest, whiniest bitches out there.
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Imagine being worked up and angry over a message of unity. These rascists are the softest, whiniest bitches out there.
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You had 4 months to learn Spanish, not his fault you couldn't understand him.
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
You had 4 months to learn Spanish, not his fault you couldn't understand him.