Saum Haas she/her
@nsomniasaum.bsky.social
Independent scholar. Anticaste savarna. Abolitionist. Lives with horses, swords, overwhelming rage, and a traumatic brain injury.
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#LandBack
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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#LandBack
#BlackLivesMatter
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Pinned
So many apps, so little executive function
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There’s something for everyone in here, from installing Signal to filing a privacy request from a data broker. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
There’s something for everyone in here, from installing Signal to filing a privacy request from a data broker. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The only reason we have to “protect trans people” is because we (cis people) maintain a violent system that makes them unsafe.
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The only reason we have to “protect trans people” is because we (cis people) maintain a violent system that makes them unsafe.
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Choosing your security and privacy tools is an ongoing process, not a one-time purchase or download. ssd.eff.org/en/module/c...
Choosing Your Tools
With so many companies and websites offering tools geared towards helping individuals improve their own digital security, how do you choose the tools that are right for you?
We don’t have a foolproof list of tools that can defend you (though you can see some common choices in our Tool...
ssd.eff.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Choosing your security and privacy tools is an ongoing process, not a one-time purchase or download. ssd.eff.org/en/module/c...
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License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and
www.eff.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Please, read this.
I love you Chicago.
I love you Chicago.
[uspol]
This weight presses upon me every day. I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot. I write to leave a record, to stare at the track of the tornado which tears through our city. I write to leave […]
This weight presses upon me every day. I am flooded with stories. There are so many I cannot remember them all; cannot keep straight who was gassed, beaten, abducted, or shot. I write to leave a record, to stare at the track of the tornado which tears through our city. I write to leave […]
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woof.group
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Please, read this.
I love you Chicago.
I love you Chicago.
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Here is help:
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Here is help:
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
Let us be a sheltering canopy for those who have watered our roots.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let us be a sheltering canopy for those who have watered our roots.
I’ve been learning Arabic, and I’m on the section for food.
While I sound out
Falafel
Tabbouleh
Kebab
I think of my friends in Gaza.
I think about how long it has been - and how long it will be - before they, and their children, will eat any of these things.
Please, help if you can.
While I sound out
Falafel
Tabbouleh
Kebab
I think of my friends in Gaza.
I think about how long it has been - and how long it will be - before they, and their children, will eat any of these things.
Please, help if you can.
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’ve been learning Arabic, and I’m on the section for food.
While I sound out
Falafel
Tabbouleh
Kebab
I think of my friends in Gaza.
I think about how long it has been - and how long it will be - before they, and their children, will eat any of these things.
Please, help if you can.
While I sound out
Falafel
Tabbouleh
Kebab
I think of my friends in Gaza.
I think about how long it has been - and how long it will be - before they, and their children, will eat any of these things.
Please, help if you can.
Please enjoy this picture of a Spicebush swallowtail / green-clouded butterfly, Papilio troilus, on Eastern Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, and share this post because my friend needs a kidney.
kidney4naomi.info
kidney4naomi.info
September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Please enjoy this picture of a Spicebush swallowtail / green-clouded butterfly, Papilio troilus, on Eastern Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, and share this post because my friend needs a kidney.
kidney4naomi.info
kidney4naomi.info
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The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
Truth coming from the well, armed with her whip to chastise humanity.
“La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité,”
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
“La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité,”
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
September 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Truth coming from the well, armed with her whip to chastise humanity.
“La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité,”
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
“La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité,”
Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1896.
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“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Tribal nations’ flags raised in historic moment at Minnesota State Capitol
Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time Friday morning at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. Some tribal leaders say the plaza will serve as a reminder that tri...
www.mprnews.org
September 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
“Learn about Black, Asian American, Latine and LGBTQIA + history, and our history of solidarity in civil rights struggles at our hybrid event.
The in person conference is reserved for educators only, but the virtual conference is open to all.”
#Education #Solidarity
youtube.com/shorts/xmvhD...
The in person conference is reserved for educators only, but the virtual conference is open to all.”
#Education #Solidarity
youtube.com/shorts/xmvhD...
2025 Pluralistic Education Conference
YouTube video by The E Pluribus Unum Project
youtube.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Learn about Black, Asian American, Latine and LGBTQIA + history, and our history of solidarity in civil rights struggles at our hybrid event.
The in person conference is reserved for educators only, but the virtual conference is open to all.”
#Education #Solidarity
youtube.com/shorts/xmvhD...
The in person conference is reserved for educators only, but the virtual conference is open to all.”
#Education #Solidarity
youtube.com/shorts/xmvhD...
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As the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) continues to gather oral testimony from Indian boarding school survivors, Native Hawaiians who live off-island have also been asked to contribute to the oral history project.
www.underscore.news/justice/main...
www.underscore.news/justice/main...
Mainland Living Native Hawaiians Asked to Contribute to Boarding School Oral History Project - Underscore Native News
The National Boarding School Healing Coalition meets with survivors in Portland as part of an ongoing oral history project with the Library of Congress.
www.underscore.news
August 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
As the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) continues to gather oral testimony from Indian boarding school survivors, Native Hawaiians who live off-island have also been asked to contribute to the oral history project.
www.underscore.news/justice/main...
www.underscore.news/justice/main...
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Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...
With cellphone cameras and tip lines, D.C. residents find small ways to fight ICE
How neighbors and school communities are organizing against the immigration crackdown.
51st.news
August 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...
Satisfying. Got rid of some invasive Cirsium vulgare, Bull/Spear Thistle. This thing was as tall as me.
#PlantNative
#NativeHabitatRestoration
#ProtectEcoSystems
#ThisIsStolenLand
#PlantNative
#NativeHabitatRestoration
#ProtectEcoSystems
#ThisIsStolenLand
August 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Satisfying. Got rid of some invasive Cirsium vulgare, Bull/Spear Thistle. This thing was as tall as me.
#PlantNative
#NativeHabitatRestoration
#ProtectEcoSystems
#ThisIsStolenLand
#PlantNative
#NativeHabitatRestoration
#ProtectEcoSystems
#ThisIsStolenLand
Periodic reminder that the only reason we have to “protect trans people” is because we (cis people) built and maintain a system of centrifugal force that violently flings people to the margins.
Scroll for some ways to support trans people.
Scroll for some ways to support trans people.
August 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Periodic reminder that the only reason we have to “protect trans people” is because we (cis people) built and maintain a system of centrifugal force that violently flings people to the margins.
Scroll for some ways to support trans people.
Scroll for some ways to support trans people.
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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“A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.”
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.”
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"fadelmatar89
Reuters publishes aerial photos of massive destruction in Gaza City"
وكالة رويترز تنشر صورًا جوية للدمار الهائل في مدينة غزة
www.threads.com/@fadelmatar8...
Reuters publishes aerial photos of massive destruction in Gaza City"
وكالة رويترز تنشر صورًا جوية للدمار الهائل في مدينة غزة
www.threads.com/@fadelmatar8...
August 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"fadelmatar89
Reuters publishes aerial photos of massive destruction in Gaza City"
وكالة رويترز تنشر صورًا جوية للدمار الهائل في مدينة غزة
www.threads.com/@fadelmatar8...
Reuters publishes aerial photos of massive destruction in Gaza City"
وكالة رويترز تنشر صورًا جوية للدمار الهائل في مدينة غزة
www.threads.com/@fadelmatar8...