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Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz. She/her.
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ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Someone is quacking on the bus.
December 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone is quacking on the bus.
Damn because this was where I was going to go to look for it. And @multcolib.bsky.social doesn't have physical copies of the series.
"Katherine Morgan, the owner of Grand Gesture Books in Portland, Ore., says she’s losing hundreds of dollars a day in sales due to not having copies of Heated Rivalry, which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money."
NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Damn because this was where I was going to go to look for it. And @multcolib.bsky.social doesn't have physical copies of the series.
Let's fucking go. I will chose Mo over Arne every time.
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Let's fucking go. I will chose Mo over Arne every time.
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In the spirit of The Guardian’s appeal, I’ve added a quote from former columnist Suzanne Moore, who said this on social media defending transphobic remarks she made in the Guardian.
The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.
The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In the spirit of The Guardian’s appeal, I’ve added a quote from former columnist Suzanne Moore, who said this on social media defending transphobic remarks she made in the Guardian.
The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.
The paper would continue to pay for her services for years to come.
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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A quintessential Portland experience: Meeting the therapy llamas at PDX.
December 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A quintessential Portland experience: Meeting the therapy llamas at PDX.
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Harold walked, with assistance, so Stacey could run
December 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Harold walked, with assistance, so Stacey could run
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i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.
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This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is your annual reminder that if you are in the US and have FSA funds that you won't use, Menstrual products are covered by FSA funds and can be donated to food pantries and shelters.
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The protagonist in Mr. Brightside?
*turns folding chair around backwards* You know who else did his best work coming out of a cave?
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The protagonist in Mr. Brightside?
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
It was truly wild after all of that that Rahm Emanuel still didn't think the courts mattered.
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It was truly wild after all of that that Rahm Emanuel still didn't think the courts mattered.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Wait wait wait skipping past the fraud and crime stuff,
Kid Rock is her man and she still had to pay for the show?! Lmmfaoooooo
Kid Rock is her man and she still had to pay for the show?! Lmmfaoooooo
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wait wait wait skipping past the fraud and crime stuff,
Kid Rock is her man and she still had to pay for the show?! Lmmfaoooooo
Kid Rock is her man and she still had to pay for the show?! Lmmfaoooooo
Right, it's literally called the postal service.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Right, it's literally called the postal service.
No one's wearing white and it looks beautiful NHL
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
No one's wearing white and it looks beautiful NHL
The Athletic don't give a microphone to transphobes challenge.
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Athletic don't give a microphone to transphobes challenge.
I love how many of the quote tweets on this show just how many of us were fucked up by Dancer in the Dark.
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I love how many of the quote tweets on this show just how many of us were fucked up by Dancer in the Dark.
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This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Gingerbread Present Brownies from The Book of Gingerbread: 50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More by Helena Garcia!
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Gingerbread Present Brownies from The Book of Gingerbread: 50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More by Helena Garcia!
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
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Guaranteed that the Cubs will spend $53 million next year on new players who do not come close to generating the value that Schwarber and Diaz will. But the Cubs will spend it on like five guys and act like it's money well spent. When it's just not.
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Guaranteed that the Cubs will spend $53 million next year on new players who do not come close to generating the value that Schwarber and Diaz will. But the Cubs will spend it on like five guys and act like it's money well spent. When it's just not.
This game is so dumb
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This game is so dumb