Meredith Bird
@meredithbird.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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If you stare at seagulls, they're less likely to steal your food. That's kind of like how calling out corporations that treat workers unfairly can help turn things around for the workers, right? Anyway, here's a seagull and don't buy Starbucks during today's strike
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you stare at seagulls, they're less likely to steal your food. That's kind of like how calling out corporations that treat workers unfairly can help turn things around for the workers, right? Anyway, here's a seagull and don't buy Starbucks during today's strike
Anyone else having problems with closed captions not showing up on MP4 files attached to a Bluesky post? I double-checked the VTT file format but no luck...
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Anyone else having problems with closed captions not showing up on MP4 files attached to a Bluesky post? I double-checked the VTT file format but no luck...
It's almost like Netanyahu benefits more from war than from peace....
“Groundhog Day”: Israel Breaks Ceasefire to Attack Gaza, Killing 104 People Including 46 Children
“Groundhog Day”: Israel Breaks Ceasefire Again, Kills 104 People in Gaza Including 46 Children
Israel launched major airstrikes on Gaza, killing at least 104 people, including 46 children, in the deadliest attacks since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire was announced. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
www.democracynow.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's almost like Netanyahu benefits more from war than from peace....
Excellent overview of how comedy and free speech collide when a government is transitioning to authoritarianism.
pca.st/episode/fcd5...
pca.st/episode/fcd5...
#313 Jimmy Kimmel Is the Martyr We Deserve (Patreon Exclusive)
pca.st
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excellent overview of how comedy and free speech collide when a government is transitioning to authoritarianism.
pca.st/episode/fcd5...
pca.st/episode/fcd5...
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After Trump administration officials baselessly claimed that liberal nonprofits fund and promote violence in the U.S., over 100 progressive organizations came together to push back.
The groups asserted they will continue to carry out their missions.
The groups asserted they will continue to carry out their missions.
Left-Leaning Nonprofits Push Back on Trump’s Crackdown Threats
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
After Trump administration officials baselessly claimed that liberal nonprofits fund and promote violence in the U.S., over 100 progressive organizations came together to push back.
The groups asserted they will continue to carry out their missions.
The groups asserted they will continue to carry out their missions.
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With the Kirk assassination becoming clearer, we need to talk about the radicalized, Right Wing subculture that carries out terrorism and mass shootings.
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
The Threat No One Wants to Talk About
As details emerge in the Kirk Assassination, the picture is becoming much clearer
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
With the Kirk assassination becoming clearer, we need to talk about the radicalized, Right Wing subculture that carries out terrorism and mass shootings.
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
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WATCH: “Americans, you’re getting shafted.”
@drmichaelsays.bsky.social on the obscene medication costs in 🇺🇸 vs. the rest of the world. Our system is broken. #MedicareForAll
@drmichaelsays.bsky.social on the obscene medication costs in 🇺🇸 vs. the rest of the world. Our system is broken. #MedicareForAll
September 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
WATCH: “Americans, you’re getting shafted.”
@drmichaelsays.bsky.social on the obscene medication costs in 🇺🇸 vs. the rest of the world. Our system is broken. #MedicareForAll
@drmichaelsays.bsky.social on the obscene medication costs in 🇺🇸 vs. the rest of the world. Our system is broken. #MedicareForAll
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If the UN’s AI Panel and Global Dialogue are transparent, inclusive, and merit-based and not dominated by states, they could avoid the failures that haunt past efforts, writes @Amaj Rahimi Midani.
UN Launches AI Panel and Dialogue, But Questions Linger Over Inclusion and Impact | TechPolicy.Press
Unless its shortcomings are addressed, this bold new framework risks repeating failures that have haunted past international efforts, warns Amaj Rahimi-Midani.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
If the UN’s AI Panel and Global Dialogue are transparent, inclusive, and merit-based and not dominated by states, they could avoid the failures that haunt past efforts, writes @Amaj Rahimi Midani.
I wonder what it's like to have a Supreme Court that holds former presidents who attempt a coup accountable for breaking the law 🤔
Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years in a Brazil prison for attempting a coup after losing the 2022 election.
Bolsonaro Convicted of Attempting a Coup in Brazil, Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted the former president of trying to cling to power after losing the 2022 election, including a plan to assassinate his opponent.
nyti.ms
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I wonder what it's like to have a Supreme Court that holds former presidents who attempt a coup accountable for breaking the law 🤔
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6 years in Europe and this could not be more accurate.
"Gun ownership isn't a straightforward freedom issue. Personally, I feel freer not viewing my fellow citizens as potential threats." www.liberalcurrents.com/a-canadian-p...
A Canadian Perspective on Freedom and Gun Ownership in America
How the proliferation of guns in private life leads to draconian restrictions in public life
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
6 years in Europe and this could not be more accurate.
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Political violence of every sort should be condemned and voices seeking to use the Kirk killing for political gain should NOT BE AMPLIFIED. @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @cnn-news.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy put our country & our safety over clicks.
I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Minnesota shooting suspect had a list of dozens of potential Democratic targets, prosecutors say
All of the politicians named in his writing were Democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Political violence of every sort should be condemned and voices seeking to use the Kirk killing for political gain should NOT BE AMPLIFIED. @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @cnn-news.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy put our country & our safety over clicks.
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If we don't think this is coming home we are fucking kidding ourselves.
"American companies brought “predictive policing” to China, enabling Chinese police to preemptively detain people for crimes they have not even committed."
apnews.com/article/chin...
How the AP uncovered US big tech's role in China's digital police state
apnews.com/article/chin...
How the AP uncovered US big tech's role in China's digital police state
How the AP uncovered US big tech's role in China's digital police state
An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously k...
apnews.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If we don't think this is coming home we are fucking kidding ourselves.
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Trump and his allies are plotting to subvert elections — from “emergency powers” to nationwide gerrymanders. Media silence is deafening. We’re covering it.
Here’s what you missed, and exactly what you need to know.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here’s what you missed, and exactly what you need to know.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
News Alerts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump and his allies are plotting to subvert elections — from “emergency powers” to nationwide gerrymanders. Media silence is deafening. We’re covering it.
Here’s what you missed, and exactly what you need to know.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Here’s what you missed, and exactly what you need to know.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It is not only Israel’s enemies who are demanding sanctions: it’s their friends. It's the moderates who have turned—and all the signs are that they, too, will be ignored, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
It’s time to start treating Israel like apartheid-era South Africa
Its government has shown that international condemnation of the horrors in Gaza carries no weight. It is time for action.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It is not only Israel’s enemies who are demanding sanctions: it’s their friends. It's the moderates who have turned—and all the signs are that they, too, will be ignored, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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BREAKING: At least 31 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, sources in the besieged enclave’s hospitals have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wi1o8m
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wi1o8m
September 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: At least 31 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, sources in the besieged enclave’s hospitals have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wi1o8m
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wi1o8m
The problem isn't the desire to protect children. The problem is that these laws fail to do that AND undermine privacy and civil liberty.
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy.
The growing debate over expanding age verification laws | TechCrunch
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy.
techcrunch.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The problem isn't the desire to protect children. The problem is that these laws fail to do that AND undermine privacy and civil liberty.
I support trans girls playing in sports. They don't have some inherent advantage. Some people are taller or stronger than others. I didn't argue to ban tall girls from playing on my volleyball team even though I was at a "disadvantage" as a short person. Also sports are games...just games.
Scott Colom says that Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's claim that he supports trans girls playing in girls sports is false.
“But I will tell you, as a Mississippian walking around and talking to voters ... They've never brought this up to me. Never, not one time."
“But I will tell you, as a Mississippian walking around and talking to voters ... They've never brought this up to me. Never, not one time."
Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom’s Judicial Nomination. Now He’s Running Against Her for US Senate.
Two years after U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom’s nomination to a federal court, he’s running against her for U.S. Senate.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I support trans girls playing in sports. They don't have some inherent advantage. Some people are taller or stronger than others. I didn't argue to ban tall girls from playing on my volleyball team even though I was at a "disadvantage" as a short person. Also sports are games...just games.
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CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
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Inflation rose by 22.6% from 2019-2024.
In that same period, the 100 lowest-paying corporations paid their CEOs 34.7% more.
Worker pay didn't even keep up with the rate of inflation.
Those corporate tax breaks will never, ever, ever trickle down.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.
In that same period, the 100 lowest-paying corporations paid their CEOs 34.7% more.
Worker pay didn't even keep up with the rate of inflation.
Those corporate tax breaks will never, ever, ever trickle down.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Inflation rose by 22.6% from 2019-2024.
In that same period, the 100 lowest-paying corporations paid their CEOs 34.7% more.
Worker pay didn't even keep up with the rate of inflation.
Those corporate tax breaks will never, ever, ever trickle down.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.
In that same period, the 100 lowest-paying corporations paid their CEOs 34.7% more.
Worker pay didn't even keep up with the rate of inflation.
Those corporate tax breaks will never, ever, ever trickle down.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.
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This summer, we partnered with the youth sex education site @Scarleteen.bsky.social to bring readers first-hand accounts from trans kids, their parents, and others in their support systems about how they’re faring in this political moment.
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August 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This summer, we partnered with the youth sex education site @Scarleteen.bsky.social to bring readers first-hand accounts from trans kids, their parents, and others in their support systems about how they’re faring in this political moment.
buff.ly/ZhE5mas
buff.ly/ZhE5mas
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