Shepherd
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"Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon
"You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day
Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
"You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day
Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
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Hedone Anthology authors were told we'd be paid by Jan 15th - which was months later than contracted. Then we were told we'd be paid by Feb 15th, which came and went with no payment or contact. Some of us emailed Hedone Books to ask for an update, but had no reply. Then 2 days ago some of us saw...
Not paying out OR sending contributor copies but fixing your fingers to suggest ordering additional copies of the soon to be out of print work you didn't pay writers for is a bold AF Grand Closing routine.
Who the fuck do these people think they are?
Who the fuck do these people think they are?
February 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Hedone Anthology authors were told we'd be paid by Jan 15th - which was months later than contracted. Then we were told we'd be paid by Feb 15th, which came and went with no payment or contact. Some of us emailed Hedone Books to ask for an update, but had no reply. Then 2 days ago some of us saw...
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Anyway, now that the tariffs were correctly ruled to be illegal, can we go back to discussing the fact that the government is literally building concentration camps?
February 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Anyway, now that the tariffs were correctly ruled to be illegal, can we go back to discussing the fact that the government is literally building concentration camps?
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This is why it works to call the government on their shit.
They expect us never to take it to trial or fight for our rights in court. There are so many reasons why we choose not to. But this massive mobilization of lawyers from all backgrounds to file habeas petitions has utterly overwhelmed them.
They expect us never to take it to trial or fight for our rights in court. There are so many reasons why we choose not to. But this massive mobilization of lawyers from all backgrounds to file habeas petitions has utterly overwhelmed them.
Feds blew a deadline in one of my habeas cases. Didn't file everything until 4pm the next day. Court ordered the AUSA to explain why he filed late. His response? It was 11:30pm and “I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.”
My response below:
My response below:
![On February 13, 2026, Petitioner [REDACTED] filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus. Dkt. 1. The same day, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause requiring
Respondents to respond to the Petition no later than February 17, 2026. Dkt. 4 at ¶ 1. That
order also required Respondents to file all their supporting documentation by February 17,
2026. Id. at ¶ 2. On February 18, 2026, Respondents late-filed their response to the Petition
along with a declaration and single exhibit. Dkts. 5–6. Around two hours later, the Court
issued an order requiring Respondents to file a declaration and exhibits references in the
late-filed Response but not filed with the court, along with a declaration explaining the
reason for filing late, within 24 hours. Dkt. 7. Respondents finally filed the balance of their
supporting documentation by 4:06 P.M, February 18.1 Dkt. 9.
Respondents never moved the Court for an extension of time to file their response
or supporting documentation. Third Declaration o f[REDACTED] in Response to
Text-Only Order ECF No. 7, Dkt. 10, at ¶ 9 (hereinafter “3d. [REDACTED] Decl.”). They never
even contacted Counsel for Petitioner to inform him of the late filing. In the declaration, of
1 The declaration explaining the cause for late filing was not filed until 11:06 P.M. that
night. Dkt. 10.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreify7suznttum67oxtxt5aihc5xi7n2mootnpswjyjel5jdn3f77ue@jpeg)
![Assistant U.S. Attorney [REDACTED], Counsel for Respondents offers a host of
limp excuses for filing late. First, AUSA [REDACTED] admits he was fine with violating the
Court’s scheduling order, instructing his staff that it was okay to “file before midnight if
possible or early Wednesday morning.” 3d. [REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 3. His excuse for the late
filing of the response itself is risible: support staff was offline and, in [REDACTED] own words,
“I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.” Id. This is no excuse. The Court’s
order makes no exception for staff unavailability or the failure of an attorney to know the
basic functions of their profession.2 See Order to Show Cause, Dkt. 3.
Further, Counsel for Respondents admits he was not prepared to file all of the
documentation the Response relied upon even at that late date. As he points out, he only
requested a copy of the travel document after the Court’s order to respond further. 3d.
[REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 6 (“Upon receipt of the Court’s Order, ECF No. 7, I immediately
contacted ICE and requested the travel document referenced in the [REDACTED] Declaration as
it had not been provided to me earlier.”). It is troubling that Counsel for Respondents
knowingly referenced documents he did not have, had not seen, and seemingly had no plans
to see until the Court ordered them produced. See, e.g., Response to Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus, Dkt. 5 at 2, 4 (hereinafter “Response”). Besides the potential ethical issues
that filing without ever seeing relied-up evidence raises,3 it evinces a total lack of respect
for Petitioner’s rights and the Court’s order. Counsel for Respondents apologies to the
Court and below-signed counsel for the late filing. 3d. [REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 10. Wherefore
Petitioner, who has been unconstitutionally detained for two months?
2 Counsel for Petitioner will note that he can somehow manage to file documents through
CM/ECF himself without the resources and might of the Federal Government…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib5m66fz5oqonwik3qj74rwh44cz5augk5so2pu2w7fc4puijnoye@jpeg)
February 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is why it works to call the government on their shit.
They expect us never to take it to trial or fight for our rights in court. There are so many reasons why we choose not to. But this massive mobilization of lawyers from all backgrounds to file habeas petitions has utterly overwhelmed them.
They expect us never to take it to trial or fight for our rights in court. There are so many reasons why we choose not to. But this massive mobilization of lawyers from all backgrounds to file habeas petitions has utterly overwhelmed them.
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Yesterday, hundreds joined us and our partners to learn more about Ben-Gvir’s death penalty bill.
We are deeply grateful to our partners in Israel fighting day in and day out to stop this racist legislation. They should know: American Jews are standing firmly behind them.
We are deeply grateful to our partners in Israel fighting day in and day out to stop this racist legislation. They should know: American Jews are standing firmly behind them.
The Blogs: The Growing Groundswell of Jewish Protest Against Israel’s Death Penalty Bill
From the blog of Michael Zoosman at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
February 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Yesterday, hundreds joined us and our partners to learn more about Ben-Gvir’s death penalty bill.
We are deeply grateful to our partners in Israel fighting day in and day out to stop this racist legislation. They should know: American Jews are standing firmly behind them.
We are deeply grateful to our partners in Israel fighting day in and day out to stop this racist legislation. They should know: American Jews are standing firmly behind them.
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“If you’ve ever wondered why some intrusive AI feature that you never asked for is jumping in front of your cursor when you’re just trying to do a normal task, it’s because someone’s KPI was measuring whether you were going to click on that AI button”
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How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“If you’ve ever wondered why some intrusive AI feature that you never asked for is jumping in front of your cursor when you’re just trying to do a normal task, it’s because someone’s KPI was measuring whether you were going to click on that AI button”
anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
anildash.com/2026/02/18/t...
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DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!
Hi everyone,
I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development.
My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people… |...
Hi everyone,
I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development.
My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people ca...
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February 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!
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I’ve also been comparing AI to asbestos and radium—technology that had a bunch of benefits but then turned out to be deadly. The only difference is we already KNOW AI is killing people and they’re shoving it into everything anyway
February 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I’ve also been comparing AI to asbestos and radium—technology that had a bunch of benefits but then turned out to be deadly. The only difference is we already KNOW AI is killing people and they’re shoving it into everything anyway
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you can come for John Roberts constitution with his blessing, but if you dare come for his 401K....
BREAKING: The Supreme Court strikes down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending the central plank of his economic agenda. Follow the latest updates.
Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if Iran refuses deal, as US carrier nears Mideast
The U.S. and Iran are signaling they're prepared for war if talks on Tehran’s nuclear program fizzle out, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier nears the Middle East.
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February 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
you can come for John Roberts constitution with his blessing, but if you dare come for his 401K....
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We await the Trump White House & GOP attacks on the “activist” SCOTUS … any minute now
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...
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Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that ...
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February 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
We await the Trump White House & GOP attacks on the “activist” SCOTUS … any minute now
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As many of you know, Mohamed supports three families, 13 people in total. He needs about $70 to feed all of them.
If you're able to, please help him reach this goal; he's really struggling right now.
bit.ly/help-mohamed
If you're able to, please help him reach this goal; he's really struggling right now.
bit.ly/help-mohamed
Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety
Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...
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February 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
As many of you know, Mohamed supports three families, 13 people in total. He needs about $70 to feed all of them.
If you're able to, please help him reach this goal; he's really struggling right now.
bit.ly/help-mohamed
If you're able to, please help him reach this goal; he's really struggling right now.
bit.ly/help-mohamed
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A common fictional narrative shows people with nonconforming identities finding self-acceptance in towns and cities.
This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, archivist Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, archivist Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
"I am the farm worker going home at evening": gender fluidity, rural landscapes, and the Women's Land Army
Archivist Lottie Wood explores gender and landscapes in E. M. Barraud's reflections on her time in the Women's Land Army.
merl.reading.ac.uk
February 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
A common fictional narrative shows people with nonconforming identities finding self-acceptance in towns and cities.
This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, archivist Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, archivist Lottie Wood explores how author E. M. Barraud found the opposite, through rural work and the Women’s Land Army.
merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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A legend re-emerges just in time for Women's History Month
February 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
A legend re-emerges just in time for Women's History Month
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*smacks goat on rump* Do you know how many invasive species you can fit in the baby
February 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
*smacks goat on rump* Do you know how many invasive species you can fit in the baby
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New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
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February 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
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2 min ago I googled the red bellied woodpecker because of a meme and I am calling for a complete and total shutdown of bird names till we can figure out what the hell is going on
My brother was so annoyed when he asked my bird nerd partner what that yellow-headed blackbird was called and got "yellow-headed blackbird" in response.
"Why are half the birds things like blue jay and the other half are things like Johnson's marsh swooper?"
"Why are half the birds things like blue jay and the other half are things like Johnson's marsh swooper?"
Bird Person: I'm gonna name this jay after it's colour.
Not Bird Person: So Blue Jay?
Bird Person: Bingo.
Not Bird Person: So this is a red jay
Bird Person: don't be ridiculous that's a cardinal obv
Not Bird Person: So Blue Jay?
Bird Person: Bingo.
Not Bird Person: So this is a red jay
Bird Person: don't be ridiculous that's a cardinal obv
February 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
2 min ago I googled the red bellied woodpecker because of a meme and I am calling for a complete and total shutdown of bird names till we can figure out what the hell is going on
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Torch the Constitution. 👍
Demolish democracy 👍
Wage war against U.S. civilians 👍
Fuck with the money 🖕😐🖕
Demolish democracy 👍
Wage war against U.S. civilians 👍
Fuck with the money 🖕😐🖕
February 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Torch the Constitution. 👍
Demolish democracy 👍
Wage war against U.S. civilians 👍
Fuck with the money 🖕😐🖕
Demolish democracy 👍
Wage war against U.S. civilians 👍
Fuck with the money 🖕😐🖕
Clove cigarettes and corn fields
February 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Clove cigarettes and corn fields
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We all too often see people who's names we know just ...fucking disappointing us
And then there's Flavor Flav.
Such an awesome human. 🥹
And then there's Flavor Flav.
Such an awesome human. 🥹
I know y’all seen me to do the skeleton,,, but I also did the four man Bobsled. The last of the Olympic Bobsleigh races start shortly and go through the weekend,!!!
USA USA USA SLEIGH all the way,!!!!
USA USA USA SLEIGH all the way,!!!!
February 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We all too often see people who's names we know just ...fucking disappointing us
And then there's Flavor Flav.
Such an awesome human. 🥹
And then there's Flavor Flav.
Such an awesome human. 🥹
A camel would fix me
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February 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A camel would fix me
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FUCKING FINALLY
*TRUMP’S GLOBAL TARIFFS STRUCK DOWN BY US SUPREME COURT
February 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
FUCKING FINALLY
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
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February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Good morning bsky it is ten entire freedom degrees outside and I have to get out of bed and walk the dogs. But the skies are clear and it's not snowing.
February 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Good morning bsky it is ten entire freedom degrees outside and I have to get out of bed and walk the dogs. But the skies are clear and it's not snowing.
...people my age need to stop dying immediately
Actor Eric Dane has died at 53, TMZ reports
Eric Dane Dead at 53
Eric Dane has died at the age of 53, following a battle with ALS, TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
February 20, 2026 at 3:11 AM
...people my age need to stop dying immediately
Just had a nice 2 minute chat with a doc from GenderGP and now I still have testosterone without having to deal with Folx while I find a better option.
February 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Just had a nice 2 minute chat with a doc from GenderGP and now I still have testosterone without having to deal with Folx while I find a better option.
A present for my law friends
Les Wexner's attorney during the House Oversight Committee deposition on Epstein:
"I will fucking kill you if you answer another question with more than five words."
"I will fucking kill you if you answer another question with more than five words."
February 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
A present for my law friends
