Rebecca Maines
@remaines.bsky.social
Unapologetically liberal politically. Believer in the liberal arts. Reader, writer, editor, knitter, cat wrangler. Good at math, bad at music.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
It’s not just TACO; now we have DACO. Dems just sold out all the Americans who will no longer be able to afford healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s not just TACO; now we have DACO. Dems just sold out all the Americans who will no longer be able to afford healthcare.
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If you are approached by federal agents: invoke your5th Amendment right to remain silent, and your 6th Amendment right to counsel, by saying “I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer."
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you are approached by federal agents: invoke your5th Amendment right to remain silent, and your 6th Amendment right to counsel, by saying “I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer."
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Day #276. It took 276 days. Freedom of speech labeled terrorism.
#proudblue
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
#proudblue
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
'Chilling': FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders
Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report.In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26, told independent j...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Day #276. It took 276 days. Freedom of speech labeled terrorism.
#proudblue
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
#proudblue
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
Which tells you everything you need to know about how much he values the American people.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Which tells you everything you need to know about how much he values the American people.
If the billionaires (supposedly) contributing toward that ballroom had a shred of decency, they’d be paying for people’s SNAP benefits and health insurance subsidies instead or in addition. But decency is pretty thin on the ground lately.
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If the billionaires (supposedly) contributing toward that ballroom had a shred of decency, they’d be paying for people’s SNAP benefits and health insurance subsidies instead or in addition. But decency is pretty thin on the ground lately.
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While Americans are paying more than ever for basic necessities, the Trump family has been making themselves richer.
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While Americans are paying more than ever for basic necessities, the Trump family has been making themselves richer.
In autumn, no less. I know climate change is happening, but much of the US does still have winter.
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In autumn, no less. I know climate change is happening, but much of the US does still have winter.
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Universities across the world seeing this:
"its only wrong 45% of the time!!
Lets buy free licenses for our students, staff and faculty!!
Lets lock into contracts with rapacious predatory AI companies with shitty technofascist politics, sucking up water and jacking up electricity prices!!"
"its only wrong 45% of the time!!
Lets buy free licenses for our students, staff and faculty!!
Lets lock into contracts with rapacious predatory AI companies with shitty technofascist politics, sucking up water and jacking up electricity prices!!"
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Universities across the world seeing this:
"its only wrong 45% of the time!!
Lets buy free licenses for our students, staff and faculty!!
Lets lock into contracts with rapacious predatory AI companies with shitty technofascist politics, sucking up water and jacking up electricity prices!!"
"its only wrong 45% of the time!!
Lets buy free licenses for our students, staff and faculty!!
Lets lock into contracts with rapacious predatory AI companies with shitty technofascist politics, sucking up water and jacking up electricity prices!!"
Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of her district. They are being denied their duly elected representation. Mike Johnson must swear her in now, whether he likes it or not.
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of her district. They are being denied their duly elected representation. Mike Johnson must swear her in now, whether he likes it or not.
Posting this for no particular reason…
October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Posting this for no particular reason…
War-ravaged Portlandia.
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
War-ravaged Portlandia.
Yes, I was thinking if seven people happened to be crossing the street carrying open cans of paint and stumbled and spilled the paint…
September 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yes, I was thinking if seven people happened to be crossing the street carrying open cans of paint and stumbled and spilled the paint…
I went to a local burrito place the other day and found it suddenly shuttered; I am assuming the same cause.
September 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I went to a local burrito place the other day and found it suddenly shuttered; I am assuming the same cause.
Posting this for no particular reason. www.rferl.org/a/authoritar...
From Stalin To Karimov: What Happens When Dictators Die?
When a trio of Soviet leaders died in quick succession in the 1980s, the ballet Swan Lake was the cue that something dire was about to be announced on state TV. It's a different scenario these days fo...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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I worked at Wabash a zillion years ago. Best job ever.
August 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I worked at Wabash a zillion years ago. Best job ever.
Full mittens. Rounded. Design ending before decreases is fine.
July 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Full mittens. Rounded. Design ending before decreases is fine.
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Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
July 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
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it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.
That sounds like a great class! We saw filmed versions in school. I didn’t see S plays on stage until I was an adult. I love seeing them on stage. Especially get a kick out of the ways the ghosts are handled in Macbeth and Hamlet.
July 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
That sounds like a great class! We saw filmed versions in school. I didn’t see S plays on stage until I was an adult. I love seeing them on stage. Especially get a kick out of the ways the ghosts are handled in Macbeth and Hamlet.
We really are living in “Idiocracy.”
July 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
We really are living in “Idiocracy.”
Do remember that these plays were written to be performed, not read. Find a good film version (or several) of a play you plan to read, and watch it as well as reading. Interesting too to note the liberties a film (or theatre) production takes, and see if you agree with their choices.
July 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Do remember that these plays were written to be performed, not read. Find a good film version (or several) of a play you plan to read, and watch it as well as reading. Interesting too to note the liberties a film (or theatre) production takes, and see if you agree with their choices.
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Call these reps and tell them to #VoteHellNo!
July 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Call these reps and tell them to #VoteHellNo!
It’s your fault I will be spending my birthday in Erie, PA, now.
June 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
It’s your fault I will be spending my birthday in Erie, PA, now.