Gumdrop Menace
@gumdropmenace.bsky.social
photographer&creator. audhd. synesthesia. existential absurdist w/cptsd & social anxiety. forever learner. supporter of cats, immigrants, civil & human rights. trinkets & weed be neat.
"Stand on the rim of the volcano, stand alone and do your dance."
"Stand on the rim of the volcano, stand alone and do your dance."
me, currently, at 1:46 am in the morning
January 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM
me, currently, at 1:46 am in the morning
"They enter pregnancy sick & are expected to get sicker...lawmakers who wrote the bans have refused to create exceptions for health risks...these women are left to gamble w/their lives."
Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 AM
"They enter pregnancy sick & are expected to get sicker...lawmakers who wrote the bans have refused to create exceptions for health risks...these women are left to gamble w/their lives."
"For every lie I unlearn
I learn something new
I sing sometimes for the war that I fight
Cause every tool is a weapon
If you hold it right."
youtube.com/watch?v=ya8z...
I learn something new
I sing sometimes for the war that I fight
Cause every tool is a weapon
If you hold it right."
youtube.com/watch?v=ya8z...
Ani DiFranco - My IQ (HQ)
YouTube video by francoapple
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"For every lie I unlearn
I learn something new
I sing sometimes for the war that I fight
Cause every tool is a weapon
If you hold it right."
youtube.com/watch?v=ya8z...
I learn something new
I sing sometimes for the war that I fight
Cause every tool is a weapon
If you hold it right."
youtube.com/watch?v=ya8z...
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The Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival is underway. One of the hottest tickets this year was Manual Cinema’s “The Fourth Witch,” a fresh take on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” WBEZ theater reporter Mike Davis takes us behind the scenes of the production.
Chicago’s Manual Cinema on why puppets are such a draw in digital age
www.wbez.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 AM
The Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival is underway. One of the hottest tickets this year was Manual Cinema’s “The Fourth Witch,” a fresh take on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” WBEZ theater reporter Mike Davis takes us behind the scenes of the production.
the word "rage" just doesn't seem big enough for my feels right now.
this is choosing to traumatize & hurt a child in a child's space to live your example of America. don't you see how absolutely nefariously batshit freaking insane that is?!
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
this is choosing to traumatize & hurt a child in a child's space to live your example of America. don't you see how absolutely nefariously batshit freaking insane that is?!
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
Fremont student hit in apparent hit-and-run during student-led ICE demonstration
A driver hit a student during a student-led protest in Fremont on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson with the Fremont Public Schools district said.
nebraskapublicmedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 AM
the word "rage" just doesn't seem big enough for my feels right now.
this is choosing to traumatize & hurt a child in a child's space to live your example of America. don't you see how absolutely nefariously batshit freaking insane that is?!
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
this is choosing to traumatize & hurt a child in a child's space to live your example of America. don't you see how absolutely nefariously batshit freaking insane that is?!
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
I made a fast food munchies bag charm out of purchased/salvaged/donated charms n trinkets. ketchup packet is a squishy & the sad fry guy lights up.
#bagcharm #neurodivergent
#whimsy
#accessories
#bagcharm #neurodivergent
#whimsy
#accessories
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I made a fast food munchies bag charm out of purchased/salvaged/donated charms n trinkets. ketchup packet is a squishy & the sad fry guy lights up.
#bagcharm #neurodivergent
#whimsy
#accessories
#bagcharm #neurodivergent
#whimsy
#accessories
DJ Lady D spins Be Somebody by Felix Leiter, which features Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1972 Music Wattstax Festival, to commemorate Watts, after its 1965 Revolt/riots.
#housemusic
youtube.com/shorts/YFaqk...
#housemusic
youtube.com/shorts/YFaqk...
DJ Lady D spins Be Somebody featuring Jesse Jackson’s speech at the 1972 Wattstax Music Festival
YouTube video by Book Club Radio
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
DJ Lady D spins Be Somebody by Felix Leiter, which features Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1972 Music Wattstax Festival, to commemorate Watts, after its 1965 Revolt/riots.
#housemusic
youtube.com/shorts/YFaqk...
#housemusic
youtube.com/shorts/YFaqk...
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1781
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1781
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Flight attendants on board ICE Air were instructed to follow strict rules:
Don’t talk to the detainees.
Don’t feed them.
Don’t make eye contact.
“You don’t do nothing. Just sit down in your seats and be quiet.”
(Published April 2025)
Don’t talk to the detainees.
Don’t feed them.
Don’t make eye contact.
“You don’t do nothing. Just sit down in your seats and be quiet.”
(Published April 2025)
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Flight attendants on board ICE Air were instructed to follow strict rules:
Don’t talk to the detainees.
Don’t feed them.
Don’t make eye contact.
“You don’t do nothing. Just sit down in your seats and be quiet.”
(Published April 2025)
Don’t talk to the detainees.
Don’t feed them.
Don’t make eye contact.
“You don’t do nothing. Just sit down in your seats and be quiet.”
(Published April 2025)
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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This is so sad. Miss Shirley was such a generous soul and gave so much compassion and kindness to the unhoused community in NV.
abc7.com/post/ms-shir...
abc7.com/post/ms-shir...
Shirley Raines, Beauty 2 The Streetz founder who cared for Skid Row's homeless, dies at 58
Shirley Raines, the beloved nonprofit founder and CEO who helped care for the homeless on L.A.'s Skid Row, has died, her organization said.
abc7.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is so sad. Miss Shirley was such a generous soul and gave so much compassion and kindness to the unhoused community in NV.
abc7.com/post/ms-shir...
abc7.com/post/ms-shir...
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Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
look, the bigot con estab in BR has been & still is trying to "resegregate" LA. they've exploited everything from the I-10 to the floodwaters to state/fed prisons to attempt to destabilize & then TAKE from historic Black communities throughout LA.
www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/l...
www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/l...
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 AM
look, the bigot con estab in BR has been & still is trying to "resegregate" LA. they've exploited everything from the I-10 to the floodwaters to state/fed prisons to attempt to destabilize & then TAKE from historic Black communities throughout LA.
www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/l...
www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/l...
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Thank you @BaltimoreBeat baltimorebeat.com/how-baltimor...
How Baltimore organizers are preparing to fight back against ICE
As social media and news coverage is flooded with a relentless stream of images showing immigrants being rounded up, masked federal agents shooting rapid responders, and government officials defending...
baltimorebeat.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Thank you @BaltimoreBeat baltimorebeat.com/how-baltimor...
January 29, 2026 at 12:19 AM
who tf knows?!?!? but I know what I suspect*🤔
...this is why we should probably have more speedy & accessible fail safes than a bunch of Justices (who PROBABLY are dragging their feet) in Ivory Towers for when bad faith actors & fascists try to destroy the government...
...this is why we should probably have more speedy & accessible fail safes than a bunch of Justices (who PROBABLY are dragging their feet) in Ivory Towers for when bad faith actors & fascists try to destroy the government...
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
who tf knows?!?!? but I know what I suspect*🤔
...this is why we should probably have more speedy & accessible fail safes than a bunch of Justices (who PROBABLY are dragging their feet) in Ivory Towers for when bad faith actors & fascists try to destroy the government...
...this is why we should probably have more speedy & accessible fail safes than a bunch of Justices (who PROBABLY are dragging their feet) in Ivory Towers for when bad faith actors & fascists try to destroy the government...
he's expanding his origin story 😂🤣😂
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 PM
he's expanding his origin story 😂🤣😂
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When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
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Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens. www.wired.com/story/mobile...
Here's the Company That Sold DHS ICE's Notorious Face Recognition App
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Immigration agents have used Mobile Fortify to scan the faces of countless people in the US—including many citizens. www.wired.com/story/mobile...