Miss Ash
@missash.bsky.social
Lvl 55 lady. Books, books!! More books!! Must have more!!! Also a bit kinky & a lover of whisky 🥃; transgender (pronouns: she/her); queer🏳️🌈; this account can be NSFW
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Miss Ash
@missash.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Words to remember as we come to the end of 2024:
“The spear in the Other's heart is the spear in your own: You are they.
There is no other wisdom, and no other hope for us but that we grow wise.”
(Thank you @diane.dianeduane.com for these words)
“The spear in the Other's heart is the spear in your own: You are they.
There is no other wisdom, and no other hope for us but that we grow wise.”
(Thank you @diane.dianeduane.com for these words)
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Trump isn't just suing the IRS. He's waging a war on it.
His regime has...
-Shut down the IRS's Direct File program, a huge gift to the tax prep industry
-Gutted IRS staff, leaving fewer employees to assist taxpayers
-Deprioritized federal tax prosecutions, letting tax cheats off the hook
His regime has...
-Shut down the IRS's Direct File program, a huge gift to the tax prep industry
-Gutted IRS staff, leaving fewer employees to assist taxpayers
-Deprioritized federal tax prosecutions, letting tax cheats off the hook
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Trump isn't just suing the IRS. He's waging a war on it.
His regime has...
-Shut down the IRS's Direct File program, a huge gift to the tax prep industry
-Gutted IRS staff, leaving fewer employees to assist taxpayers
-Deprioritized federal tax prosecutions, letting tax cheats off the hook
His regime has...
-Shut down the IRS's Direct File program, a huge gift to the tax prep industry
-Gutted IRS staff, leaving fewer employees to assist taxpayers
-Deprioritized federal tax prosecutions, letting tax cheats off the hook
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The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.
February 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.
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Traces of last night.
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Traces of last night.
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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Senator L. Louise Lucas: “I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine & Senator Warner — but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner — how about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House & let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1”
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Senator L. Louise Lucas: “I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine & Senator Warner — but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner — how about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House & let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1”
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YOU CANNOT FUCKING REFORM THIS
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
YOU CANNOT FUCKING REFORM THIS
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Everyone needs to understand how the overly complicated, circuitous, and mostly inefficient welfare systems consume far more money than if they just gave everyone Universal Basic Income. So much needless administration, so little actual help for the poor. #UBI
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Everyone needs to understand how the overly complicated, circuitous, and mostly inefficient welfare systems consume far more money than if they just gave everyone Universal Basic Income. So much needless administration, so little actual help for the poor. #UBI
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Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
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Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
inthesetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
Representative Delia C. Ramirez says the real problem is DHS itself: “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights.”
@sharonzhang.bsky.social reports on why calls to dismantle the whole department are growing.
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Those of us with the biggest privileges have the biggest responsibility to take risks. Not all of us pay the same price for resistance.
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Those of us with the biggest privileges have the biggest responsibility to take risks. Not all of us pay the same price for resistance.
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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The Senate bill is rooted in the idea that we just need to get BP/ICE "back to" only terrorizing people we deem worthy of being terrorized, and not White people. The exact problematic understanding people have been trying to warn against... While a lot of White people insisted that concern was silly
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Senate bill is rooted in the idea that we just need to get BP/ICE "back to" only terrorizing people we deem worthy of being terrorized, and not White people. The exact problematic understanding people have been trying to warn against... While a lot of White people insisted that concern was silly
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Keep in mind ICE is just replicating police lies/crime, but we aren’t used to a new thug force! Swallowing racist criminal police lies is baked in, tho. Govt is puzzled why it’s not working now. They WILL resist abolishing ICE, with a fury.
Why? They fear the broader awakening including police.
Why? They fear the broader awakening including police.
The Senate bill is rooted in the idea that we just need to get BP/ICE "back to" only terrorizing people we deem worthy of being terrorized, and not White people. The exact problematic understanding people have been trying to warn against... While a lot of White people insisted that concern was silly
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Keep in mind ICE is just replicating police lies/crime, but we aren’t used to a new thug force! Swallowing racist criminal police lies is baked in, tho. Govt is puzzled why it’s not working now. They WILL resist abolishing ICE, with a fury.
Why? They fear the broader awakening including police.
Why? They fear the broader awakening including police.
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Quick warning for Kickstarter users below.
KS Trust and Safety will literally NEVER contact you via DMs. Report this message if you get it.
KS Trust and Safety will literally NEVER contact you via DMs. Report this message if you get it.
Head's up, there is a #Kickstarter phishing email going around.
The email is saying your account is restricted because your bank information hasn't been fully verified with a link!
DO NOT CLICK IT or go to that URL!
It came through as a MESSAGE with the name NotificationBot with the KS logo.
The email is saying your account is restricted because your bank information hasn't been fully verified with a link!
DO NOT CLICK IT or go to that URL!
It came through as a MESSAGE with the name NotificationBot with the KS logo.
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Quick warning for Kickstarter users below.
KS Trust and Safety will literally NEVER contact you via DMs. Report this message if you get it.
KS Trust and Safety will literally NEVER contact you via DMs. Report this message if you get it.
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The DMV / MVA doesn't understand my disability and I have to request an administrative hearing to get them to listen to me and my doctor.
Please help me cover the initial attorney fees.
#DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid
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Please help me cover the initial attorney fees.
#DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid
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Become a supporter of Dax Murray today!
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January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The DMV / MVA doesn't understand my disability and I have to request an administrative hearing to get them to listen to me and my doctor.
Please help me cover the initial attorney fees.
#DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid
ko-fi.com/daxaeterna/g...
Please help me cover the initial attorney fees.
#DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid
ko-fi.com/daxaeterna/g...
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Why such a strong leaning toward self-denial in U.S. politics?
Conservatism is self denial. It’s antihuman denial. Living beings flow, change, n are adaptable. That’s why they are living. Dead things are fixed. To angle toward a state of stagnance n stasis, more than sad, is entropy.
Conservatism is self denial. It’s antihuman denial. Living beings flow, change, n are adaptable. That’s why they are living. Dead things are fixed. To angle toward a state of stagnance n stasis, more than sad, is entropy.
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Why such a strong leaning toward self-denial in U.S. politics?
Conservatism is self denial. It’s antihuman denial. Living beings flow, change, n are adaptable. That’s why they are living. Dead things are fixed. To angle toward a state of stagnance n stasis, more than sad, is entropy.
Conservatism is self denial. It’s antihuman denial. Living beings flow, change, n are adaptable. That’s why they are living. Dead things are fixed. To angle toward a state of stagnance n stasis, more than sad, is entropy.
This is how low this country has fallen (so far). Thank god for Sesame Street.
Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how low this country has fallen (so far). Thank god for Sesame Street.
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Hell yeah from one of my favorite 80s bands. Dig it up!
January 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Hell yeah from one of my favorite 80s bands. Dig it up!
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Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
Book people showing up. Love it. ❤️ www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Industry Insiders Raising Funds for Minnesotans in Need
Amid ICE’s violent crackdown, two publishing professionals have launched an online auction to benefit nonprofits providing aid to Minnesotans and immigrants. Around 500 items and services have been do...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
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If you want to know what I want Democrats to do, please look at everything the GOP has done to fuck shit up when it was the minority party and copy and paste those tactics.
I want Democrats to use every lever at their disposal to shut things down. They have the power to obstruct and gum up the works, the only thing stopping them is outdated norms.
People are being executed in the streets and if elected Dems aren't prepared to do dramatic things, they can fuck off.
People are being executed in the streets and if elected Dems aren't prepared to do dramatic things, they can fuck off.
What do y’all expect Dems to do? Undo the Big Beautiful budget bill (that the GOP majority passed)? Even if Dems hold up the budget resolution and shut down the govt, DHS and ICE will continue to operate. So what, exactly, can they do as the minority party?
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If you want to know what I want Democrats to do, please look at everything the GOP has done to fuck shit up when it was the minority party and copy and paste those tactics.
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The Democrats suggesting these milquetoast compromises are engaging in a huge mistake the union leaders call “negotiating with yourself.”
Any stance short of “Fuck you. Abolish ICE” leaves no room for meaningful change.
This move shows Democratic leaders are not just weak but also incompetent.
Any stance short of “Fuck you. Abolish ICE” leaves no room for meaningful change.
This move shows Democratic leaders are not just weak but also incompetent.
If Murphy et al are making a list of basic concessions upon which they’ll cave— which is what these “demands” really are: masks and visible badge numbers must be at the very top of the non-negotiable portion of that list and those state investigations? Must be *civilian* oversight boards.
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Democrats suggesting these milquetoast compromises are engaging in a huge mistake the union leaders call “negotiating with yourself.”
Any stance short of “Fuck you. Abolish ICE” leaves no room for meaningful change.
This move shows Democratic leaders are not just weak but also incompetent.
Any stance short of “Fuck you. Abolish ICE” leaves no room for meaningful change.
This move shows Democratic leaders are not just weak but also incompetent.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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all calendar pages are done, now i just need to do a final pass on them all. tomorrow i go back to sunstone 9
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
all calendar pages are done, now i just need to do a final pass on them all. tomorrow i go back to sunstone 9