Dawn
@liljavelina.bsky.social
Retired techie. BA Journalism. #Amphifa 🐸 #NoKings
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Repeat PSA: Don't use glue traps/fly paper! This Mexican free-tailed bat got lucky but many don't get saved. Please let people know that glue traps of any kind are inhumane and dangerous. 🦇
#bats #arizona #wildanimals
#bats #arizona #wildanimals
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Repeat PSA: Don't use glue traps/fly paper! This Mexican free-tailed bat got lucky but many don't get saved. Please let people know that glue traps of any kind are inhumane and dangerous. 🦇
#bats #arizona #wildanimals
#bats #arizona #wildanimals
Happy Thanksgiving from me and Nell, my new pound puppy
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from me and Nell, my new pound puppy
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When journalists carry water for the Trump regime by calling its Ukraine-surrender-or-else order a peace plan they are committing pure malpractice.
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When journalists carry water for the Trump regime by calling its Ukraine-surrender-or-else order a peace plan they are committing pure malpractice.
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
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If billionaires like Bezos and Musk paid their fair share in taxes, we could expand Social Security benefits and ensure the program's future for 75 years!
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If billionaires like Bezos and Musk paid their fair share in taxes, we could expand Social Security benefits and ensure the program's future for 75 years!
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For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
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I watched my constituent Yari, who has cancer and is detained at Eloy, vomit blood. No human being should ever be treated like this.
Thousands of detainees are suffering under Trump’s racist, authoritarian playbook. We’ll keep fighting back.
Thousands of detainees are suffering under Trump’s racist, authoritarian playbook. We’ll keep fighting back.
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I watched my constituent Yari, who has cancer and is detained at Eloy, vomit blood. No human being should ever be treated like this.
Thousands of detainees are suffering under Trump’s racist, authoritarian playbook. We’ll keep fighting back.
Thousands of detainees are suffering under Trump’s racist, authoritarian playbook. We’ll keep fighting back.
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DESCRIBE YOUR IMAGES FFS
it doesn’t have to be perfect. just don’t be a jerk about it and you’ll be fine.
like : “image 1” is NOT acceptable alt text
but : “photo of a cat” or “a slice of pizza” is better than nothing.
NOT THAT HARD
it doesn’t have to be perfect. just don’t be a jerk about it and you’ll be fine.
like : “image 1” is NOT acceptable alt text
but : “photo of a cat” or “a slice of pizza” is better than nothing.
NOT THAT HARD
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
DESCRIBE YOUR IMAGES FFS
it doesn’t have to be perfect. just don’t be a jerk about it and you’ll be fine.
like : “image 1” is NOT acceptable alt text
but : “photo of a cat” or “a slice of pizza” is better than nothing.
NOT THAT HARD
it doesn’t have to be perfect. just don’t be a jerk about it and you’ll be fine.
like : “image 1” is NOT acceptable alt text
but : “photo of a cat” or “a slice of pizza” is better than nothing.
NOT THAT HARD
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If Donald Trump and his friends are truly innocent, then he should release the Epstein Files immediately. Prove it to the American public.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If Donald Trump and his friends are truly innocent, then he should release the Epstein Files immediately. Prove it to the American public.
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Many of these cities are in the Bay Area! Yes! Including your little suburb!
Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license
www.eff.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Many of these cities are in the Bay Area! Yes! Including your little suburb!
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Our office will continue to work with and highlight businesses across that state that are stepping up to fill in the gap.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/p...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/p...
Phoenix SNAP recipients can find free meals locally with new site
A new database connects SNAP recipients with Valley restaurants serving free meals.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Our office will continue to work with and highlight businesses across that state that are stepping up to fill in the gap.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/p...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/food-drink/p...
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Republicans have been MIA for over 6 weeks. They aren’t just stopping us from saving health care, they’re blocking progress on key bipartisan bills that set
🌾 Farm and agriculture policy
🚗 Highway and rail funding
🌊 Flood insurance coverage
Speaker Johnson must bring us back now.
🌾 Farm and agriculture policy
🚗 Highway and rail funding
🌊 Flood insurance coverage
Speaker Johnson must bring us back now.
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Republicans have been MIA for over 6 weeks. They aren’t just stopping us from saving health care, they’re blocking progress on key bipartisan bills that set
🌾 Farm and agriculture policy
🚗 Highway and rail funding
🌊 Flood insurance coverage
Speaker Johnson must bring us back now.
🌾 Farm and agriculture policy
🚗 Highway and rail funding
🌊 Flood insurance coverage
Speaker Johnson must bring us back now.
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✅ Yes, a meme titled "Republicans on rape" accurately presents quotes from six Republican candidates and elected officials. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
'Republicans on rape' meme shows real quotes from politicians
Former Texas gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams once likened rape to bad weather, saying, "If it's inevitable, relax and enjoy it."
www.snopes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
✅ Yes, a meme titled "Republicans on rape" accurately presents quotes from six Republican candidates and elected officials. www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
C'mon Jays fans! Let's get Raffi to sing "O Canada" at game 6!! #BlueJays #WorldSeries
dear @bluejays.com, i'll be in Toronto on Friday and would love to sing our Canadian anthem at game 6. whaddaya say? #BlueJays #WantItAll #WorldSeries ⚾️
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
C'mon Jays fans! Let's get Raffi to sing "O Canada" at game 6!! #BlueJays #WorldSeries
Good.
A judge ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her each evening to discuss the government’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, an extraordinary step following weeks of street confrontations, tear gas volleys and complaints of excessive force. https://to.pbs.org/434hDFk
Judge orders Border Patrol official Bovino to meet with her daily on Chicago immigration crackdown
Greg Bovino, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps in America’s big cities, got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness ...
www.pbs.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Good.
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"The pardon was the payoff"
Molly White, almost alone in journalism, is fully laying out Trump world's beyond-epic cryptocurrency scams.
www.citationneeded.n...
Meanwhile, Congress and most "news" media keep normalizing what is by orders of magnitude the most criminal presidency in history.
Molly White, almost alone in journalism, is fully laying out Trump world's beyond-epic cryptocurrency scams.
www.citationneeded.n...
Meanwhile, Congress and most "news" media keep normalizing what is by orders of magnitude the most criminal presidency in history.
Issue 95 – The pardon was the payoff
Binance’s Changpeng Zhao earns a gold-plated pardon as other industry figures fund Trump’s $300 million ballroom
www.citationneeded.news
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"The pardon was the payoff"
Molly White, almost alone in journalism, is fully laying out Trump world's beyond-epic cryptocurrency scams.
www.citationneeded.n...
Meanwhile, Congress and most "news" media keep normalizing what is by orders of magnitude the most criminal presidency in history.
Molly White, almost alone in journalism, is fully laying out Trump world's beyond-epic cryptocurrency scams.
www.citationneeded.n...
Meanwhile, Congress and most "news" media keep normalizing what is by orders of magnitude the most criminal presidency in history.
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I cancelled my Facebook account a few weeks ago. After waiting until they (presumably) took it completely offline, I tried to create a new placeholder account that would tell people how to find me (including here).
Instead, I was informed I was banned forever from FB. No appeal allowed.
OK.
Instead, I was informed I was banned forever from FB. No appeal allowed.
OK.
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I cancelled my Facebook account a few weeks ago. After waiting until they (presumably) took it completely offline, I tried to create a new placeholder account that would tell people how to find me (including here).
Instead, I was informed I was banned forever from FB. No appeal allowed.
OK.
Instead, I was informed I was banned forever from FB. No appeal allowed.
OK.
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I hope they turn that fucking thing into DC’s biggest most luxurious soup kitchen
October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I hope they turn that fucking thing into DC’s biggest most luxurious soup kitchen
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@support.bsky.team
I am trying to like bluesky, but am finding that the site has a huge bot problem. Everyday I get at least one bot following me. I would appreciate it if Bluesky did two things.
- allow me to approve/reject requests before add
- remove blocked accounts from followers count
I am trying to like bluesky, but am finding that the site has a huge bot problem. Everyday I get at least one bot following me. I would appreciate it if Bluesky did two things.
- allow me to approve/reject requests before add
- remove blocked accounts from followers count
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@support.bsky.team
I am trying to like bluesky, but am finding that the site has a huge bot problem. Everyday I get at least one bot following me. I would appreciate it if Bluesky did two things.
- allow me to approve/reject requests before add
- remove blocked accounts from followers count
I am trying to like bluesky, but am finding that the site has a huge bot problem. Everyday I get at least one bot following me. I would appreciate it if Bluesky did two things.
- allow me to approve/reject requests before add
- remove blocked accounts from followers count
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti's cautionary poem returns to the facade of his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
‘Pity the nation’: City Lights Books displays banners warning against tyranny in San Francisco
City Lights Books, the North Beach landmark that helped define the Beat Generation, has revived founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s 2007 poem “Pity the Nation.”
www.sfchronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's cautionary poem returns to the facade of his City Lights bookstore in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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CBS’ evening news program failed to cover Trump's pardon of Binance founder last night — while its counterparts all did.
www.mediamatters.org/cbs-evening-...
www.mediamatters.org/cbs-evening-...
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
CBS’ evening news program failed to cover Trump's pardon of Binance founder last night — while its counterparts all did.
www.mediamatters.org/cbs-evening-...
www.mediamatters.org/cbs-evening-...
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#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
This really sucks. Another glaring reminder of how much Silicon Valley has regressed in just 10 years.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech | CNN Business
Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
God bless the veterans whose service helped them see that having our citizenry and LE in an arms race benefits no-one but the firearm and ammo industry.
"My service is not your cosplay."
Gun companies are using taxpayer-funded military contracts to sell military-style assault weapons to civilians—and veterans are not here for it. See more ads just like these: https://smokinggun.org/report/turning-our-streets-into-war-zones/
Gun companies are using taxpayer-funded military contracts to sell military-style assault weapons to civilians—and veterans are not here for it. See more ads just like these: https://smokinggun.org/report/turning-our-streets-into-war-zones/
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
God bless the veterans whose service helped them see that having our citizenry and LE in an arms race benefits no-one but the firearm and ammo industry.
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We're running out of time to protect the Colorado River, the lifeblood of 40 million Americans.
The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation: all seven Basin States need to share in the burdens necessary to protect the long-term health of the river.
The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation: all seven Basin States need to share in the burdens necessary to protect the long-term health of the river.
Colorado River Basin states have less than a month to come up with water deal
Federal leaders at the Department of the Interior have given the Colorado River Basin states a deadline of November 11 to come up with a deal on how to share the river for the next two decades.
www.abc15.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We're running out of time to protect the Colorado River, the lifeblood of 40 million Americans.
The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation: all seven Basin States need to share in the burdens necessary to protect the long-term health of the river.
The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation: all seven Basin States need to share in the burdens necessary to protect the long-term health of the river.