Laura Quilter's grandparents were anti-fascist & so is she
@lquilter.bsky.social
Public interest copyright & information policy lawyer & librarian. Anti-fascist, queer, tree-hugger. No gods, no masters. SF fannish wanna-be crafty catlady. Southern ex-pat in Western MA. Mom.
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My writeup of Öztürk's declaration (filed yesterday) for @cambridgeday.bsky.social: www.cambridgeday.com/2025/04/11/i...
In her own words, Tufts grad student Öztürk describes her capture and federal detention - Cambridge Day
Rumeysa Ozturk’s attorneys filed new briefing for the federal district court in Vermont’s 5 p.m. deadline Thursday, including her own recounting of her capture and subsequent captivity.
www.cambridgeday.com
Reposted by Laura Quilter's grandparents were anti-fascist & so is she
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Tens of thousands of dollars ... at a minimum ... pursuing & arresting & prosecuting Sandwich Guy.
#Heckuvajob
#Heckuvajob
This is the hype video the White House posted when they arrested Sandwich Guy, who was found not guilty today.
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tens of thousands of dollars ... at a minimum ... pursuing & arresting & prosecuting Sandwich Guy.
#Heckuvajob
#Heckuvajob
ugh, i'm violating my own guidelines on only putting out into the world positive vibes ....
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not sigh
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November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
ugh, i'm violating my own guidelines on only putting out into the world positive vibes ....
sigh
not sigh
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gotta say, recent news makes me feel like my winter "happy holidays" is happy-ening early this year.
#DickCheney
#JimWatson
#ZohranMamdani
#2025elections
I just have a few other items on my wish list .....
#DickCheney
#JimWatson
#ZohranMamdani
#2025elections
I just have a few other items on my wish list .....
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
gotta say, recent news makes me feel like my winter "happy holidays" is happy-ening early this year.
#DickCheney
#JimWatson
#ZohranMamdani
#2025elections
I just have a few other items on my wish list .....
#DickCheney
#JimWatson
#ZohranMamdani
#2025elections
I just have a few other items on my wish list .....
Jeanine Pirro cost the US government tens of thousands of dollars, at least, to prosecute this guy.
Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Jeanine Pirro cost the US government tens of thousands of dollars, at least, to prosecute this guy.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
The NYT has many problems (editorial/bias) but they have always held a high standard around grammar, punctuation, etc., to the point of actually being punctilious & overly finicky. So look at this use of conjunction "but": "She became a Democratic icon, but was demonized by conservatives."
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The NYT has many problems (editorial/bias) but they have always held a high standard around grammar, punctuation, etc., to the point of actually being punctilious & overly finicky. So look at this use of conjunction "but": "She became a Democratic icon, but was demonized by conservatives."
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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There’s a special place in Hell for people who rip food away from hungry children.
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There’s a special place in Hell for people who rip food away from hungry children.
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NGL "did this 15 point and downballot sweep win offer anything to learn for Democrats, I think not" vs "does this 2 point win offer anything for Republicans, absolutely!" is very funny to me.
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NGL "did this 15 point and downballot sweep win offer anything to learn for Democrats, I think not" vs "does this 2 point win offer anything for Republicans, absolutely!" is very funny to me.
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Every state should do this, as a matter of sound governance.
But every blue state that Trump and Miller want to hurt out of racist racism should as a matter of good protection.
Keep the ICE and CBP thugs in court, drain their bank accounts, force them into depositions, get them under oath, etc.
But every blue state that Trump and Miller want to hurt out of racist racism should as a matter of good protection.
Keep the ICE and CBP thugs in court, drain their bank accounts, force them into depositions, get them under oath, etc.
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Every state should do this, as a matter of sound governance.
But every blue state that Trump and Miller want to hurt out of racist racism should as a matter of good protection.
Keep the ICE and CBP thugs in court, drain their bank accounts, force them into depositions, get them under oath, etc.
But every blue state that Trump and Miller want to hurt out of racist racism should as a matter of good protection.
Keep the ICE and CBP thugs in court, drain their bank accounts, force them into depositions, get them under oath, etc.
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This seems huge, and deserves more attention.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This seems huge, and deserves more attention.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
Speaking of criminal investigations ..... Pam Bondi should be preserving her emails and texts too.
October 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Speaking of criminal investigations ..... Pam Bondi should be preserving her emails and texts too.
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