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Former Letter Carrier
[He/Him]
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In 1999, a woman named Jessica Gonzales sought and obtained an order of protection against her physically abusive husband ("AH"), who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and their three children. The order included language specifically limiting when and where AH was allowed to see the children.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In 1999, a woman named Jessica Gonzales sought and obtained an order of protection against her physically abusive husband ("AH"), who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and their three children. The order included language specifically limiting when and where AH was allowed to see the children.
Sending a letter to Senator King! Beautiful chicken card purchased from Good Goose Graphics over on Etsy!
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sending a letter to Senator King! Beautiful chicken card purchased from Good Goose Graphics over on Etsy!
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“thrown into the air”
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
‘Thrown Into the Air’: NYPD Cops Swerved Into Black Man on Scooter, Then Tried to Blame Him with a Bizarre Lie Until the Video Dropped, Lawsuit Claims
"Shocking video reveals NYPD cops' deceitful act as they swerve into Black man on scooter. Lawsuit exposes disturbing truth. #PoliceBruta...
atlantablackstar.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“thrown into the air”
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Me: [leaving polling place]
Dude: Hey, want to sign our petition to separate genders in Maine sports?
Me: Is this an anti-trans thing?
Dude: Absolutely not! We're trying to protect Title IX!
Me: Dude, I trust you about as far as I can throw you.
Me, getting home:
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
Dude: Hey, want to sign our petition to separate genders in Maine sports?
Me: Is this an anti-trans thing?
Dude: Absolutely not! We're trying to protect Title IX!
Me: Dude, I trust you about as far as I can throw you.
Me, getting home:
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
Petition to restrict trans students from sports, bathrooms collects signatures at polling places
A conservative group that wants to restrict transgender students' access to sports and school bathrooms is circulating a petition at polling places in Maine on Tuesday. If they collect enough signatur...
www.mainepublic.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Me: [leaving polling place]
Dude: Hey, want to sign our petition to separate genders in Maine sports?
Me: Is this an anti-trans thing?
Dude: Absolutely not! We're trying to protect Title IX!
Me: Dude, I trust you about as far as I can throw you.
Me, getting home:
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
Dude: Hey, want to sign our petition to separate genders in Maine sports?
Me: Is this an anti-trans thing?
Dude: Absolutely not! We're trying to protect Title IX!
Me: Dude, I trust you about as far as I can throw you.
Me, getting home:
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Two essential videos for understanding how the conventional model of "debate" in "the free marketplace of ideas" falls desperately short of what is needed for democracy to exist (from Morbid Zoo and Dr. Angela Collier).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5q...
Debate and the Ritual Theory of Propaganda
YouTube video by The Morbid Zoo
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Two essential videos for understanding how the conventional model of "debate" in "the free marketplace of ideas" falls desperately short of what is needed for democracy to exist (from Morbid Zoo and Dr. Angela Collier).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM5q...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The primary use case for "AI" is disinformation. Any discussion of the benefits of "AI" needs to include an understanding of the harms it does to our information environment.
So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
November 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The primary use case for "AI" is disinformation. Any discussion of the benefits of "AI" needs to include an understanding of the harms it does to our information environment.
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The rainy day is here. We need to feed our neighbors - our kids, our seniors - the 170,000 Mainers who will be hungry without SNAP as we move into the holidays and then winter.
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The rainy day is here. We need to feed our neighbors - our kids, our seniors - the 170,000 Mainers who will be hungry without SNAP as we move into the holidays and then winter.
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ICE and CBP GOONS are patrolling Chicago in unmarked civilian cars, kidnapping and disappearing people for filming.
October 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ICE and CBP GOONS are patrolling Chicago in unmarked civilian cars, kidnapping and disappearing people for filming.
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Jesus, the bar for "Maine Senate Candidate" is so low I'm starting to think I should run! I have all the qualifications:
- white guy
- not originally from Maine
- no tattoos!
- billionaire friends (actually I don't have billionaire friends!)
- Carhartt jacket
- white guy
- not originally from Maine
- no tattoos!
- billionaire friends (actually I don't have billionaire friends!)
- Carhartt jacket
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jesus, the bar for "Maine Senate Candidate" is so low I'm starting to think I should run! I have all the qualifications:
- white guy
- not originally from Maine
- no tattoos!
- billionaire friends (actually I don't have billionaire friends!)
- Carhartt jacket
- white guy
- not originally from Maine
- no tattoos!
- billionaire friends (actually I don't have billionaire friends!)
- Carhartt jacket
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I had NO idea sea hares could get THIRTY POUNDS I WANT ONE AS A PET
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I had NO idea sea hares could get THIRTY POUNDS I WANT ONE AS A PET
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EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.
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We will need Nuremberg-like trials
ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.
Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.
He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.
Houston, Texas
Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.
He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.
Houston, Texas
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We will need Nuremberg-like trials
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.
This is very well known now.
This is very well known now.
ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.
This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.
The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.
They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.
Stay strong Portland.
This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.
The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.
They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.
Stay strong Portland.
October 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.
This is very well known now.
This is very well known now.
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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From @marisakabas.bsky.social:
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From @marisakabas.bsky.social:
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland
“What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.”
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
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Destroy car dealerships and you save US democracy
whoa. Every single one of the Sinclair advert buyers on this list is automotive or automotive related (insurance). That is one aspect of the power in our society held by car companies that I haven't seen studied enough.
September 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Destroy car dealerships and you save US democracy