Chrissie Rankin
@isabelrankin.bsky.social
Cyber-hag/witch of the web.
She/her.
Progressive.
Scottish.
Target language is 日本語🎌
She/her.
Progressive.
Scottish.
Target language is 日本語🎌
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A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development warned in an email that Trump's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths, only to write soon after saying he'd been placed on leave.
USAID official put on leave after warning of deaths due to Trump's aid block
The Trump administration announced last week that it was canceling nearly 10,000 foreign aid grants and contracts worth almost $60 billion, ending about 90% of USAID's global work.
www.japantimes.co.jp
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development warned in an email that Trump's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths, only to write soon after saying he'd been placed on leave.
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This is outrageously unsafe for trans people but it's also unsafe for everyone else too
You should be allowed to use a nickname for a touch of anonymity while you do statistically dangerous jobs like this
You should be allowed to use a nickname for a touch of anonymity while you do statistically dangerous jobs like this
If you're trans, honestly please quit doing doordash at this point because it could actually get you killed
March 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is outrageously unsafe for trans people but it's also unsafe for everyone else too
You should be allowed to use a nickname for a touch of anonymity while you do statistically dangerous jobs like this
You should be allowed to use a nickname for a touch of anonymity while you do statistically dangerous jobs like this
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"I hate Elon Musk and Nazis but I don't care about the group Elon hates most or the one of the first groups targeted by Nazis"
So what don't you like about Elon and Nazis again?
So what don't you like about Elon and Nazis again?
March 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"I hate Elon Musk and Nazis but I don't care about the group Elon hates most or the one of the first groups targeted by Nazis"
So what don't you like about Elon and Nazis again?
So what don't you like about Elon and Nazis again?
youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The currency climbed as much as 0.7% to ¥150.46 against the dollar.
Yen climbs to its strongest this year versus dollar on BOJ hike bets
The yen hit its strongest level against the dollar since December amid growing speculation the Bank of Japan will hike rates sooner rather than later.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The currency climbed as much as 0.7% to ¥150.46 against the dollar.
youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Good AI research.google/blog/acceler...
February 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Good AI research.google/blog/acceler...
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Aomori police have arrested the former head of a hospital and his brother for allegedly concealing a case of a patient at their hospital killing another patient.
Former Aomori hospital head and doctor arrested over alleged murder coverup
The two brothers are accused of issuing a false death certificate saying the patient died of pneumonia when he was actually killed by another patient.
buff.ly
February 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Aomori police have arrested the former head of a hospital and his brother for allegedly concealing a case of a patient at their hospital killing another patient.
If the US was going to elect someone from tv to the white house, it should have been Oprah.
Just imagine a Winfrey administration.
Just imagine a Winfrey administration.
February 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If the US was going to elect someone from tv to the white house, it should have been Oprah.
Just imagine a Winfrey administration.
Just imagine a Winfrey administration.
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Japan, South Korea and the United States' top diplomats reaffirmed the "unshakable trilateral partnership” and pledged to boost security and economic cooperation in their first meeting since Donald Trump's election.
Japan, U.S., South Korea top diplomats reaffirm 'unshakeable' trilateral ties
The countries' top diplomats pledged to boost security and economic ties at their first meeting since Donald Trump's election, amid concerns over the relationship's durability.
buff.ly
February 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Japan, South Korea and the United States' top diplomats reaffirmed the "unshakable trilateral partnership” and pledged to boost security and economic cooperation in their first meeting since Donald Trump's election.
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If we want to stop Elon Musk from destroying our entire society we have to make sure there is never another billionaire. They can't just be taxed out of existence, we tried that in the 60's and 70's and once they retook political power they dismantled everything
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
February 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If we want to stop Elon Musk from destroying our entire society we have to make sure there is never another billionaire. They can't just be taxed out of existence, we tried that in the 60's and 70's and once they retook political power they dismantled everything
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year.
Ukraine sees marked improvement in accuracy of Russia's North Korean missiles
The increase in accuracy — to within 50-100m of the intended target — suggests North Korea is successfully using the battlefield to test its missile technology.
buff.ly
February 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
North Korean ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine by Russian forces since late December have been far more precise than salvos of the weapons launched over the past year.
"An eerie vacuousness pervades Unhumans, and perhaps the Trump movement writ large, that simply labeling it fascist cannot explain"
My dear friend @hannahgais.bsky.social is far too smart to be reading Jack Posobiec books but she did it anyway. The end result is this total evisceration of his "eerie" empty head for the @thebaffler.com:
Please read:
thebaffler.com/latest/unhum...
Please read:
thebaffler.com/latest/unhum...
Unhuman Resources | Hannah Gais
Jack Posobiec’s career exemplifies how the Republican Party has leveraged a network of influencers to appeal to the far right.
thebaffler.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"An eerie vacuousness pervades Unhumans, and perhaps the Trump movement writ large, that simply labeling it fascist cannot explain"
Defending nazis is not subversive; they're the mainstream.
February 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Defending nazis is not subversive; they're the mainstream.
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Want to help stop the fall of democracy?
Call your representatives *right now* and demand leadership!
Step 1: Find your reps using the links below
Step 2: Call their offices and share your concerns or leave a voicemail
Senate: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
House: www.house.gov/representati...
Call your representatives *right now* and demand leadership!
Step 1: Find your reps using the links below
Step 2: Call their offices and share your concerns or leave a voicemail
Senate: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
House: www.house.gov/representati...
February 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Want to help stop the fall of democracy?
Call your representatives *right now* and demand leadership!
Step 1: Find your reps using the links below
Step 2: Call their offices and share your concerns or leave a voicemail
Senate: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
House: www.house.gov/representati...
Call your representatives *right now* and demand leadership!
Step 1: Find your reps using the links below
Step 2: Call their offices and share your concerns or leave a voicemail
Senate: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
House: www.house.gov/representati...
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she's the only one who gets it and i'm exhausted with it being this way
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
she's the only one who gets it and i'm exhausted with it being this way
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a total sucker: “damn an unelected wealthy oligarch who is a self-proclaimed expert has seized control of the government. what would fix this is clearly a deep state technocracy.”
February 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
a total sucker: “damn an unelected wealthy oligarch who is a self-proclaimed expert has seized control of the government. what would fix this is clearly a deep state technocracy.”
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do not comply at all.
oppose fascism in advance.
oppose fascism in advance.
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
do not comply at all.
oppose fascism in advance.
oppose fascism in advance.
Wonder if hormone therapy will make me smell less like al man.
I enjoy a masculine scent, but not on myself!🏳️⚧️
I enjoy a masculine scent, but not on myself!🏳️⚧️
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wonder if hormone therapy will make me smell less like al man.
I enjoy a masculine scent, but not on myself!🏳️⚧️
I enjoy a masculine scent, but not on myself!🏳️⚧️
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A City in Texas Just Put $10,000 Bounties on Trans People Using the Bathroom truthout.org/articles/a-c...
A City in Texas Just Put $10,000 Bounties on Trans People Using the Bathroom
The ordinance’s enforcement mechanisms are among the most extreme of any bathroom ban in the United States.
truthout.org
February 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A City in Texas Just Put $10,000 Bounties on Trans People Using the Bathroom truthout.org/articles/a-c...
Sorry 'bout it.
January 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sorry 'bout it.
Do they think this is cute?
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Do they think this is cute?
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Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
January 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks at the National Pro-Life Summit by throwing an Elon Musk salute, much to the delight of the crowd.
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“If you ask them, Democratic staff, political advisers, lobbyists, and civil rights advocates will admit they hadn’t prepared to defend trans people at the national level right now.”
Good time to reup my story for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Good time to reup my story for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Will Democrats Let the GOP Gut Trans Health Care?
Donald Trump and Republicans may try to ban funding to companies that perform trans health care. Some fear Democrats won't stop them.
www.rollingstone.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“If you ask them, Democratic staff, political advisers, lobbyists, and civil rights advocates will admit they hadn’t prepared to defend trans people at the national level right now.”
Good time to reup my story for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Good time to reup my story for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...