Jo C.
@flybygrapefruitsky.bsky.social
aka tired human. ancora imparo. blm.
severely exhausted and neurodivergent.
Still wearing a mask for you and me because #CovidIsntOver and #LongCovid is real. #BLM #UnionStrong #WakeUpAmerica
severely exhausted and neurodivergent.
Still wearing a mask for you and me because #CovidIsntOver and #LongCovid is real. #BLM #UnionStrong #WakeUpAmerica
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"To make the proof" shows how absurd this all is from a scientific standpoint.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"To make the proof" shows how absurd this all is from a scientific standpoint.
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Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:
www.404media.co/help-us-inve...
www.404media.co/help-us-inve...
Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America
404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:
www.404media.co/help-us-inve...
www.404media.co/help-us-inve...
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There are now one or two of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every single day.
According to Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, that figure is only going to keep climbing.
futurism.com/space/elon-m...
According to Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, that figure is only going to keep climbing.
futurism.com/space/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Satellites Now Constantly Falling Out of the Sky
Multiple Starlink satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX are falling to Earth every single day, an astronomer warns — and counting.
futurism.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There are now one or two of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every single day.
According to Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, that figure is only going to keep climbing.
futurism.com/space/elon-m...
According to Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, that figure is only going to keep climbing.
futurism.com/space/elon-m...
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Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.
October 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.
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Carbon dioxide removal research and development should be government-funded and government-led.
Is Trump about to squash America’s carbon-removal moonshot?
Nascent direct air capture projects were hit with funding cuts last week. A new list has caused confusion over the fate of DAC hubs in Louisiana and Texas.
www.canarymedia.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Carbon dioxide removal research and development should be government-funded and government-led.
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Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
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We need to go back to doing things the old way like looking up shit in a library because this tech will track you down and implicate you
Another reason not to use ChatGPT
Another reason not to use ChatGPT
Police arrest man based on his ChatGPT prompts. Did they issue a warrant to OpenAI, did company give notice to the accused? How was the prompt “found?”
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
We need to go back to doing things the old way like looking up shit in a library because this tech will track you down and implicate you
Another reason not to use ChatGPT
Another reason not to use ChatGPT
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Workers at Upstate apple farm frustrated by owner's refusal to abide by contract
thechiefleader.com/stories/work...
thechiefleader.com/stories/work...
Workers at Upstate apple farm frustrated by owner's refusal to abide by contract - The Chief
Despite an arbitrator’s sanction of a collective bargaining agreement covering workers at an Upstate apple farm, the company has refused to institute its provisions. The deadlock led workers at Wafle...
thechiefleader.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Workers at Upstate apple farm frustrated by owner's refusal to abide by contract
thechiefleader.com/stories/work...
thechiefleader.com/stories/work...
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Do ICE agents always have a cameraman following them, or are these 2 just special assholes! This is unbelievable! Keep filming guys!! Our Governor wants us to keep filming!! 🎥🎥 #IllinoisStrong
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Do ICE agents always have a cameraman following them, or are these 2 just special assholes! This is unbelievable! Keep filming guys!! Our Governor wants us to keep filming!! 🎥🎥 #IllinoisStrong
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Horrific
Portland cop to ICE agent: “You’re gonna get arrested if you keep driving into people.”
ICE agent : “I don’t care. Not many protesters. Won’t be messy.”
ICE agent : “I don’t care. Not many protesters. Won’t be messy.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Horrific
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Good morning my friends, Happy Wednesday!!
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is the lie. Speak truth to power.
Go out today and speak the truth and set yourself free. Enjoy your day, we are half way there💙💙💙
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is the lie. Speak truth to power.
Go out today and speak the truth and set yourself free. Enjoy your day, we are half way there💙💙💙
October 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Good morning my friends, Happy Wednesday!!
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is the lie. Speak truth to power.
Go out today and speak the truth and set yourself free. Enjoy your day, we are half way there💙💙💙
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is the lie. Speak truth to power.
Go out today and speak the truth and set yourself free. Enjoy your day, we are half way there💙💙💙
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UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...
Kent Wong on Solidarity: action
YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...
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DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids The Streets of San Pedro, Long Beach, and More, Kidnapping at Least 30 People
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October 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids The Streets of San Pedro, Long Beach, and More, Kidnapping at Least 30 People
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Stop blaming windmills — it’s AI. No, literally: AI is why our power bills are up.
October 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Stop blaming windmills — it’s AI. No, literally: AI is why our power bills are up.
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A 14-year-old has to face a masked ICE agent threatening them with deportation — that’s the reality under this administration.
October 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A 14-year-old has to face a masked ICE agent threatening them with deportation — that’s the reality under this administration.
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This is amazing.
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is amazing.
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People think that when you become disabled, support magically appears
That once it’s “official” you will have your basic needs met
The truth is people fight for years to get the bare minimum in benefits
Caregivers are nearly impossible to find
If you’re not rich or very lucky… you’re on your own
That once it’s “official” you will have your basic needs met
The truth is people fight for years to get the bare minimum in benefits
Caregivers are nearly impossible to find
If you’re not rich or very lucky… you’re on your own
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
People think that when you become disabled, support magically appears
That once it’s “official” you will have your basic needs met
The truth is people fight for years to get the bare minimum in benefits
Caregivers are nearly impossible to find
If you’re not rich or very lucky… you’re on your own
That once it’s “official” you will have your basic needs met
The truth is people fight for years to get the bare minimum in benefits
Caregivers are nearly impossible to find
If you’re not rich or very lucky… you’re on your own
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"How to Report ICE" 10/2:
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"How to Report ICE" 10/2:
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
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One of my favorite things is to make a fancy dinner for no reason other than we are alive and we get to have pleasurable experiences.
Tonight, I made a spectacular roast leg of lamb, squash + peas, and a tomato salad (the last from the garden).
Joy, pleasure: these are resistance, too.
Tonight, I made a spectacular roast leg of lamb, squash + peas, and a tomato salad (the last from the garden).
Joy, pleasure: these are resistance, too.
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
One of my favorite things is to make a fancy dinner for no reason other than we are alive and we get to have pleasurable experiences.
Tonight, I made a spectacular roast leg of lamb, squash + peas, and a tomato salad (the last from the garden).
Joy, pleasure: these are resistance, too.
Tonight, I made a spectacular roast leg of lamb, squash + peas, and a tomato salad (the last from the garden).
Joy, pleasure: these are resistance, too.
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People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
October 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
The answer is empathy and compassion.
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Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2
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Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”
… but what is plenary authority?
… but what is plenary authority?
October 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”
… but what is plenary authority?
… but what is plenary authority?
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
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I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.
October 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.
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Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.
Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.
Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.
October 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.
Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.
Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.