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Zia / tía / aunt. Come for the women’s sports, stay for the Broadway takes, leave at the politics. (she/her)
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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It is both sad and funny Obama had to explain what every person with a working brain understood to mean "I think the Drake equation is >1" because there are many people without working brains who interpreted it as an impromptu confession he's seen evidence that extraterrestrials have visited Earth.
BREAKING: @barackobama.bsky.social clarifies his position on aliens after his answer during the speed round of our interview went viral.
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
It is both sad and funny Obama had to explain what every person with a working brain understood to mean "I think the Drake equation is >1" because there are many people without working brains who interpreted it as an impromptu confession he's seen evidence that extraterrestrials have visited Earth.
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Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
Google Maps still says Gulf of America, the cowardly cowtowy bitches.
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Google Maps still says Gulf of America, the cowardly cowtowy bitches.
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“Stop, or I’ll yell stop another 4,400 times again” is not (only) a legal/judicial/Article III problem. It’s the total failure of Article I. The constitutional order is completely non-functional right now.
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 AM
“Stop, or I’ll yell stop another 4,400 times again” is not (only) a legal/judicial/Article III problem. It’s the total failure of Article I. The constitutional order is completely non-functional right now.
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The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch are the first group of legally licensed sex workers to unionize in U.S. history (!!!). Their new union website states their demands as “safety on the job, better working conditions, and control over their own futures.” unitedbworkers.com
United B Workers
United B Workers
unitedbworkers.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch are the first group of legally licensed sex workers to unionize in U.S. history (!!!). Their new union website states their demands as “safety on the job, better working conditions, and control over their own futures.” unitedbworkers.com
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In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there.
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
At least 12 Women’s Institute (WI) groups are closing or considering closure after the organisation barred transgender women from membership.
Members say more groups are likely to close, and that the federation’s decision has opened up a toxic, traditionalist culture that will deter younger women from joining. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
In this story, there is a lot of support for trans people that you rarely see covered in the media unless they're being attacked. Businesses and individuals all standing up and saying 'I will not be a part of this' and I think that needs to be highlighted because it can feel lonely out there.
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"Kordia has been held at the Prairieland detention facility in Texas since then, despite a judge twice ruling that she poses no threat and may be released on bond." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Calls mount for release of Palestinian protester held by ICE for nearly a year
Leqaa Kordia was taken into custody last March, nearly a year after being arrested at a protest at Columbia
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:34 AM
"Kordia has been held at the Prairieland detention facility in Texas since then, despite a judge twice ruling that she poses no threat and may be released on bond." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
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the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
I want synchronized snowboarding.
My dumbest sports opinion is that they should do Olympic speed skating on a really long, straight track instead of laps on an oval track
February 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I want synchronized snowboarding.
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more justified “FUCK ICE” chants #AEWGrandSlam
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 AM
more justified “FUCK ICE” chants #AEWGrandSlam
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also the beatles and the rolling stones would absolutely not exist without the genius of lots of African-American people whose culture Rubio is insisting does not exist or matter. 1
Reading Marco Rubio’s speech about how “western civilization” is about embracing God, rejecting the foolish ideal of cosmopolitanism, and celebrating the genius of bands like The Beatles who were founded by the guy who wrote that song about a world with no countries or the concept of heaven & hell.
February 15, 2026 at 4:26 AM
also the beatles and the rolling stones would absolutely not exist without the genius of lots of African-American people whose culture Rubio is insisting does not exist or matter. 1
I have been the most uncomfortable- not in a sexual way - I’ve ever been during this flights the woman sitting next to me keeps elbowing me, even tho I’m far on my side of the armrest divide AND I ASKED HER TO STOP. She’s been in motion this whole time and it’s just bonk bonk bonk.
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I have been the most uncomfortable- not in a sexual way - I’ve ever been during this flights the woman sitting next to me keeps elbowing me, even tho I’m far on my side of the armrest divide AND I ASKED HER TO STOP. She’s been in motion this whole time and it’s just bonk bonk bonk.
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That’s not to say the reporting isn’t important—it is. And it’s obviously not to defend the administration. This is, however, the way they have been doing this. The main news here is (1) they still are doing this, and (2) they’ve reached some sort of sketchy deal with Cameroon to send people there.
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
That’s not to say the reporting isn’t important—it is. And it’s obviously not to defend the administration. This is, however, the way they have been doing this. The main news here is (1) they still are doing this, and (2) they’ve reached some sort of sketchy deal with Cameroon to send people there.
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🛎️🛎️ we’re in a tech / professional class moment when humanness is scarce. Authenticity is scarce. And therefore they are in demand. If you’re gonna poll your way through a campaign, people smell it and will punish you (rightly) for that cynical approach to leadership.
February 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
🛎️🛎️ we’re in a tech / professional class moment when humanness is scarce. Authenticity is scarce. And therefore they are in demand. If you’re gonna poll your way through a campaign, people smell it and will punish you (rightly) for that cynical approach to leadership.
An oldie but goodie from 2021: roses are red / violets are blue / defund the police / and abolish ICE too.
February 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
An oldie but goodie from 2021: roses are red / violets are blue / defund the police / and abolish ICE too.
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My whistles arrived! I took them to work today to hand out. People were SO EXCITED to get them.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:59 AM
My whistles arrived! I took them to work today to hand out. People were SO EXCITED to get them.
🔥🧊
🔥🧊
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They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
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"I have dreams that cannot be monetized. I have a problem with our society that cannot be solved with an algorithm. I have words to write and say that cannot be generated artificially." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities
Fears over the future of humanities spread amid layoffs and restructurings at scores of public and private universities
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
"I have dreams that cannot be monetized. I have a problem with our society that cannot be solved with an algorithm. I have words to write and say that cannot be generated artificially." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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roses are red
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
roses are red
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
violets are blue
tom homan’s a bitch
greg bovino, too
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(worth saying here that this formulation of “western civilization” curiously isolates Europe from the Middle East and Africa, as if you can understand European “civilization” outside the context of its interactions with and integration into those worlds)
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
(worth saying here that this formulation of “western civilization” curiously isolates Europe from the Middle East and Africa, as if you can understand European “civilization” outside the context of its interactions with and integration into those worlds)
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“western civilization” in this construction should be juxtaposed *against* the american tradition.
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
“western civilization” in this construction should be juxtaposed *against* the american tradition.
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it has more in common, in fact, with with the antebellum slaveholder preoccupation with (its vision of) medieval europe, a romantic notion of Anglo supremacy that you can see articulated, in similar form, during the early days of american imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
it has more in common, in fact, with with the antebellum slaveholder preoccupation with (its vision of) medieval europe, a romantic notion of Anglo supremacy that you can see articulated, in similar form, during the early days of american imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.