Muffled Lodestar
@muffledlodestar.bsky.social
Software engineer. News Nerd. Notorious Lurker. She/Her.
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.
Posting this 1967 Birmingham News editorial cartoon for all the people who don't realize that this is how MLK was viewed by a big chunk of white America.
June 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.
This image of recaptured zebra in TN feels like my current mood.
June 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This image of recaptured zebra in TN feels like my current mood.
Please, push back on this "conviction" narrative!! Demand the receipts! Under what court was he (or any of them) convicted? Where is the indictment; the arraignment? Where is the sentence issued from the court? These are ALL public records, so they're not that hard to find.
Jessica Tarlov: “How can you actually sit here in comforts of our air conditioned studio or in your big nice house and be comfortable knowing that there are people not convicted of anything left to rot in a foreign prison?”
Gutfeld: “He has been convicted.”
Tarlov: “He has not.”
Gutfeld: “He has been convicted.”
Tarlov: “He has not.”
June 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Please, push back on this "conviction" narrative!! Demand the receipts! Under what court was he (or any of them) convicted? Where is the indictment; the arraignment? Where is the sentence issued from the court? These are ALL public records, so they're not that hard to find.
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RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
1. It’s not a disease
2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
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3 things autistic kids will actually never do:
1. Pick up a roadkill bear from the side of the road and put it in their van to eat
2. Realize they could get in trouble for eating the bear
3. Leave it in Central Park to frame a cyclist for its murder
1. Pick up a roadkill bear from the side of the road and put it in their van to eat
2. Realize they could get in trouble for eating the bear
3. Leave it in Central Park to frame a cyclist for its murder
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
3 things autistic kids will actually never do:
1. Pick up a roadkill bear from the side of the road and put it in their van to eat
2. Realize they could get in trouble for eating the bear
3. Leave it in Central Park to frame a cyclist for its murder
1. Pick up a roadkill bear from the side of the road and put it in their van to eat
2. Realize they could get in trouble for eating the bear
3. Leave it in Central Park to frame a cyclist for its murder
A little schadenfreude rabbit hole I didn't know I needed this morning. 😆
I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A little schadenfreude rabbit hole I didn't know I needed this morning. 😆
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For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
April 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
It's a contract, right? They are paying Bukele to keep these people imprisoned. Can Congress just cut the flow of money to Bukele? Even if it's only until we get Abrego Garcia, and the like, home? Yes, I know they would have to get the votes, but Trump caves when "his" money is threaten.
COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia?
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous
TRUMP: These are sick people
April 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's a contract, right? They are paying Bukele to keep these people imprisoned. Can Congress just cut the flow of money to Bukele? Even if it's only until we get Abrego Garcia, and the like, home? Yes, I know they would have to get the votes, but Trump caves when "his" money is threaten.
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Why? Because if Trump can legally say “We can’t bring him home” without having to prove it, that means he doesn’t have to bring anyone home. And if he doesn’t have to bring anyone home, he can send anyone there forever. END/
April 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Why? Because if Trump can legally say “We can’t bring him home” without having to prove it, that means he doesn’t have to bring anyone home. And if he doesn’t have to bring anyone home, he can send anyone there forever. END/
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Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
A little perspective on what it means to have BILLIONS of dollars and how small of impact spending “mere millions” has on billionaires. Literally equivalent to buying a latte.
Guy worth $340B spending $25M in WI is like the median American worker who makes $39,982/year spending $2.94.
Meaning—a $5 cup of coffee has a greater financial impact on a working American than $25M did on a maniac billionaire.
This is how democracies collapse.
TAX BILLIONAIRES OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Meaning—a $5 cup of coffee has a greater financial impact on a working American than $25M did on a maniac billionaire.
This is how democracies collapse.
TAX BILLIONAIRES OUT OF EXISTENCE.
April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A little perspective on what it means to have BILLIONS of dollars and how small of impact spending “mere millions” has on billionaires. Literally equivalent to buying a latte.
This sums up everything right now. There is so much to find disturbing, but the disappearing of people going about their daily lives by masked government gangs is the stuff of nightmares. Nightmares I never dreamed would be real.
just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.
March 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This sums up everything right now. There is so much to find disturbing, but the disappearing of people going about their daily lives by masked government gangs is the stuff of nightmares. Nightmares I never dreamed would be real.
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New: we've obtained a leaked list of the more than 200 sites, services, apps an ICE surveillance contractor monitors. Bluesky, OnlyFans, many more. Used to track targets. Highly relevant with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. We've published the full list here: www.404media.co/the-200-site...
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
www.404media.co
March 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New: we've obtained a leaked list of the more than 200 sites, services, apps an ICE surveillance contractor monitors. Bluesky, OnlyFans, many more. Used to track targets. Highly relevant with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. We've published the full list here: www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
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Trump and Vance are not selling out Ukraine because of anything Zelenskyy said to them.
Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.
Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.
February 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump and Vance are not selling out Ukraine because of anything Zelenskyy said to them.
Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.
Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.
Whut? “Too many transactions… too quickly”😅 What does he think computers are for?
Though it sounds about on par for the level of experts he surrounds himself with.
Though it sounds about on par for the level of experts he surrounds himself with.
Trump: "I did ask Elon because he knows more about computers than anybody I know. I said, what do you think of the voting system? He said, computers are not meant for voting. It's too many transactions taking place too quickly."
February 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Whut? “Too many transactions… too quickly”😅 What does he think computers are for?
Though it sounds about on par for the level of experts he surrounds himself with.
Though it sounds about on par for the level of experts he surrounds himself with.
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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
Reading @dieworkwear.bsky.social is always a pleasure. As much for the education as the well aimed snark. 😘 As an aside, I read once that pink was once considered a masculine color because it was "too aggressive" for women.
Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reading @dieworkwear.bsky.social is always a pleasure. As much for the education as the well aimed snark. 😘 As an aside, I read once that pink was once considered a masculine color because it was "too aggressive" for women.
I'd say this was unexpected, but it would strain credulity.
404Media has a good story about how anyone can push updates to the DOGE.gov website:
https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-2/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Amazingly, this URL is still live […]
https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-2/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Amazingly, this URL is still live […]
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February 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'd say this was unexpected, but it would strain credulity.
So, hypothetically, if he thinks one of the wealthiest churches in the world can be swayed by $100m, what does he think a person might do for a cool million, or $250 million, or a family for $2 billion? Just asking questions. 🤷🏻♀️
JD Vance attacks the church: "The US Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit & recognize that when they receive more than $100m to resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns or are they actually worried about their bottom line?"
January 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So, hypothetically, if he thinks one of the wealthiest churches in the world can be swayed by $100m, what does he think a person might do for a cool million, or $250 million, or a family for $2 billion? Just asking questions. 🤷🏻♀️
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White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
January 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
Took the kids to see Come From Away. It’s our second time and we were all afraid it wouldn’t live up to our memories. It did. In fact, I think it was better. The cast was fantastic, but it’s also that our kids are older now. And, they want to know if we can move to Gander for a few years. 🤔
January 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Took the kids to see Come From Away. It’s our second time and we were all afraid it wouldn’t live up to our memories. It did. In fact, I think it was better. The cast was fantastic, but it’s also that our kids are older now. And, they want to know if we can move to Gander for a few years. 🤔
Reposting mostly for the Lysistrata reference. 💪🏼
Also, look into the 4B movement.
Also, look into the 4B movement.
WASH POST: “Anti-abortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions…”
When does the Lysistrata part start? 😳 #ForcedBirthNation
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
When does the Lysistrata part start? 😳 #ForcedBirthNation
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
January 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposting mostly for the Lysistrata reference. 💪🏼
Also, look into the 4B movement.
Also, look into the 4B movement.
What a pleasant surprise in my feed today! This trilogy was a fantastic and immersive read. I read it almost 2 years ago and still find myself revisiting the story! I happily recommend it to anyone looking to add some Vikings to their historical fiction TBR list.
Hi new followers! I am an author of historical fiction about Vikings. My trilogy THE GOLDEN WOLF SAGA is published by HarperCollins in the US and you can buy them wherever books are sold. Or request them from your library! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
The Golden Wolf Saga
One of Open Letter's Best Books of 2019 The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What a pleasant surprise in my feed today! This trilogy was a fantastic and immersive read. I read it almost 2 years ago and still find myself revisiting the story! I happily recommend it to anyone looking to add some Vikings to their historical fiction TBR list.
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READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.