Elliott Dunstan
@fiversdream.bsky.social
disabled deafblind writer, editor and reviewer, he/it, 29, transmasc genderqueer
anarcho-communist feminist, chaos gremlin. 18+ only, please.
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Elliott Dunstan
@fiversdream.bsky.social
· Dec 25
Juniper has successfully fundraised for phone and internet and has the chance to relax before rent fundraising - let's make it even better by getting a head start now. Juniper fundraises rent every month to the tune of over 2k. That means every year she's having to ask for over 35k JUST for housing-
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"'We lost all trust,' a current ICE official added. 'I’m not sure I can see how we exist three years from now.'”
If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"'We lost all trust,' a current ICE official added. 'I’m not sure I can see how we exist three years from now.'”
If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
i mean if they're already comparing you to the Viet Cong.............................
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
i mean if they're already comparing you to the Viet Cong.............................
It's...very kind to these books, in retrospect, to paint them as anything but having a thin coat of liberal paint. There's a deep conservatism to them, just a genteel "we're not like THAT" conservatism that rejects out-and-out obvious bigotry.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
It's...very kind to these books, in retrospect, to paint them as anything but having a thin coat of liberal paint. There's a deep conservatism to them, just a genteel "we're not like THAT" conservatism that rejects out-and-out obvious bigotry.
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agree with everyone saying dems need to press this advantage and oust noem, miller, and put the screws to vance. they all lied publicly about the killing and are vulnerable now that the administration is retreating. there’s blood in the water! could be a real turning point!
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 AM
agree with everyone saying dems need to press this advantage and oust noem, miller, and put the screws to vance. they all lied publicly about the killing and are vulnerable now that the administration is retreating. there’s blood in the water! could be a real turning point!
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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Bovino should become a project, nothing illegal, just confronted whenever he's in public. No peace.
He shouldn't get to enjoy retirement. Pretti certainly never will.
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Bovino should become a project, nothing illegal, just confronted whenever he's in public. No peace.
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An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
truthout.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Juniper is once again fundraising for groceries and rent! As before, if you DM me, I'll get you to send me a screenshot of your donation ($5 or more) and you'll go on the preorder list for GULA.
‼️SINGLE DISABLED MOM‼️ needing help with bills/food.
I need groceries for my kids and I as well as help paying my internet and phone before they get shut off.
Groceries-$488
Phone-$224
Internet-$265
PayPal- www.paypal.me/Coffinelf
Cashapp- cash.app/$juniperkewpie
Ko-fi - ko-fi.com/coffinfairy
I need groceries for my kids and I as well as help paying my internet and phone before they get shut off.
Groceries-$488
Phone-$224
Internet-$265
PayPal- www.paypal.me/Coffinelf
Cashapp- cash.app/$juniperkewpie
Ko-fi - ko-fi.com/coffinfairy
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Juniper is once again fundraising for groceries and rent! As before, if you DM me, I'll get you to send me a screenshot of your donation ($5 or more) and you'll go on the preorder list for GULA.
I hadn't heard of some of these so let's get those fundraisers up
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I hadn't heard of some of these so let's get those fundraisers up
So I think anybody who worked/works for Palantir sucks and maybe should have gotten to this point before now. However: one of the things I was made aware of during + following a particular Twitter fiasco was that the military-industrial complex is *fucking everywhere* in the US (like, way more than-
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
So I think anybody who worked/works for Palantir sucks and maybe should have gotten to this point before now. However: one of the things I was made aware of during + following a particular Twitter fiasco was that the military-industrial complex is *fucking everywhere* in the US (like, way more than-
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“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
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So a tumblr post went absolutely fucking off the rails because -- well, at the core of it, because the term "knowledge keeper" is apparently an Indigenous-only term and the OP of the post was a bit abrasive in explaining that (not passing judgment here, tone is hard)
But one of my big takeaways is-
But one of my big takeaways is-
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
So a tumblr post went absolutely fucking off the rails because -- well, at the core of it, because the term "knowledge keeper" is apparently an Indigenous-only term and the OP of the post was a bit abrasive in explaining that (not passing judgment here, tone is hard)
But one of my big takeaways is-
But one of my big takeaways is-
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This reminds me of the time that me and some friends planned a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. At the event one of the (older) guys said in a speech that "the girls organised all of this so easily, like they were planning a dinner party" and I was so mad because we worked SO HARD ...
There are a lot of men out there who do not see any of the logistics happening around them and they're like "wait, where the fuck did these hand warmers come from?"
Look at every kid wearing mittens, and that's your answer. From the people who have been silently keeping hands warm for centuries.
Look at every kid wearing mittens, and that's your answer. From the people who have been silently keeping hands warm for centuries.
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
This reminds me of the time that me and some friends planned a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic. At the event one of the (older) guys said in a speech that "the girls organised all of this so easily, like they were planning a dinner party" and I was so mad because we worked SO HARD ...
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Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I have a little over a week to make rent and I still need 105 sign-ups.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.
16% off if you sign up annually!
Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
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If you've lost power and are using candles for light, make sure to keep them away from anything flammable. If you still have power and are using a space heater for extra heat, make sure it's at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.cbsnews.com/news/power-o...
www.cbsnews.com/news/power-o...
Power out for hundreds of thousands, roadways snarled with ice and snow from dangerous winter storm
Power outages were reported in numerous states as a monster storm swept across much of the country.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
If you've lost power and are using candles for light, make sure to keep them away from anything flammable. If you still have power and are using a space heater for extra heat, make sure it's at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.cbsnews.com/news/power-o...
www.cbsnews.com/news/power-o...
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is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM
is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
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famously when a company's entire business is providing hardware and software for surveillance footage there's absolutely no backup of any kind, because you see storage both locally and in the cloud is insurmountably expensive these days, you gotta watch it live or it didn't matter cameras were there
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
famously when a company's entire business is providing hardware and software for surveillance footage there's absolutely no backup of any kind, because you see storage both locally and in the cloud is insurmountably expensive these days, you gotta watch it live or it didn't matter cameras were there
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it would only make sense if surveillance footage was something people started to think about a few days ago and had never been tested in reality, as opposed to several decades of development in a field which as its most basic requirement has to be robust to tampering and mitigating unavoidable risks
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
it would only make sense if surveillance footage was something people started to think about a few days ago and had never been tested in reality, as opposed to several decades of development in a field which as its most basic requirement has to be robust to tampering and mitigating unavoidable risks
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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this was never about immigration. This is about creating an america that is only at the benefit of whites
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
this was never about immigration. This is about creating an america that is only at the benefit of whites
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So did I.
And yes.
And yes.
I grew up under a military dictatorship in the 90s and the refrain was always the same: you have to comply because "they can shoot you and nothing will happen". Some of the things I'm seeing on the news and timeline are looking very reminiscent of those bad times.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
So did I.
And yes.
And yes.
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This reminds of a quote I saw online, that the reason ADHD appeared to disappear in adulthood is that men outsourced their executive function issues to their secretaries and wives, and ouch
(and ADHD women were either undiagnosed or burnt out by trying to compensate without support)
(and ADHD women were either undiagnosed or burnt out by trying to compensate without support)
There are a lot of men out there who do not see any of the logistics happening around them and they're like "wait, where the fuck did these hand warmers come from?"
Look at every kid wearing mittens, and that's your answer. From the people who have been silently keeping hands warm for centuries.
Look at every kid wearing mittens, and that's your answer. From the people who have been silently keeping hands warm for centuries.
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This reminds of a quote I saw online, that the reason ADHD appeared to disappear in adulthood is that men outsourced their executive function issues to their secretaries and wives, and ouch
(and ADHD women were either undiagnosed or burnt out by trying to compensate without support)
(and ADHD women were either undiagnosed or burnt out by trying to compensate without support)