Norby
@sonneksoller.bsky.social
Fluffing the throw pillows in my cozy little corner of the void
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very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
I think Trump and his car-full of clowns were installed to both distract and further erode people's trust in the government to make it easier for the true enemies of the American people (Heritage Foundation, et al) to dismantle our rights and common social investments behind the scenes.
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I think Trump and his car-full of clowns were installed to both distract and further erode people's trust in the government to make it easier for the true enemies of the American people (Heritage Foundation, et al) to dismantle our rights and common social investments behind the scenes.
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The civil rights movement for Black people was entwined in the disability civil rights movement. We could not have gained disability rights without it. As Dr. King stated, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The civil rights movement for Black people was entwined in the disability civil rights movement. We could not have gained disability rights without it. As Dr. King stated, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
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Quinnipiac gave me unpublished data from new poll and it finds huge, huge, huge percentages of young and working class voters have seen video of Minneapolis shooting.
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Quinnipiac gave me unpublished data from new poll and it finds huge, huge, huge percentages of young and working class voters have seen video of Minneapolis shooting.
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
I was on the elevator at work today and someone said, "Group hug!"
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
I was on the elevator at work today and someone said, "Group hug!"
Just finished Nine Goblins by @tkingfisher.com on audiobook and it's been a long time since I've felt so bereft over a book ending. I need so much more time with Sgt. Nessilka and crew. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to write novellas.
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Just finished Nine Goblins by @tkingfisher.com on audiobook and it's been a long time since I've felt so bereft over a book ending. I need so much more time with Sgt. Nessilka and crew. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to write novellas.
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We are told that police need to be allowed to kill when they get scared but that everyone else must comport themselves perfectly or else they deserve to get whacked.
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We are told that police need to be allowed to kill when they get scared but that everyone else must comport themselves perfectly or else they deserve to get whacked.
Delightful thread except for the ablist and unfunny party poopers
comparing Sloth to Miller/Trump/MAGA. Sloth is the kindest and the best. They need to go watch The Goonies stat and fix their souls.
comparing Sloth to Miller/Trump/MAGA. Sloth is the kindest and the best. They need to go watch The Goonies stat and fix their souls.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Delightful thread except for the ablist and unfunny party poopers
comparing Sloth to Miller/Trump/MAGA. Sloth is the kindest and the best. They need to go watch The Goonies stat and fix their souls.
comparing Sloth to Miller/Trump/MAGA. Sloth is the kindest and the best. They need to go watch The Goonies stat and fix their souls.
Am I eating the candy that a stranger gave me in the subway? Yes.
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Am I eating the candy that a stranger gave me in the subway? Yes.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
I tried but I'll never be the kind of person who can sub out spaghetti squash for spaghetti and pretend that everything's okay.
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I tried but I'll never be the kind of person who can sub out spaghetti squash for spaghetti and pretend that everything's okay.
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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It was okay for Mamdani to call Trump a fascist and also accuse him of funding genocide because none of that matters to capital.
#mamdani #trump #fascism #antifascism
#mamdani #trump #fascism #antifascism
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It was okay for Mamdani to call Trump a fascist and also accuse him of funding genocide because none of that matters to capital.
#mamdani #trump #fascism #antifascism
#mamdani #trump #fascism #antifascism
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In a country where the cost of living rises but wages don't, where illness can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” trib.al/YmIjeGU
86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to lead the charge.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In a country where the cost of living rises but wages don't, where illness can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” trib.al/YmIjeGU
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Apparently RFK Jr. promised Senator Bill Cassidy that he wouldn’t remove the statement
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Apparently RFK Jr. promised Senator Bill Cassidy that he wouldn’t remove the statement
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
Bovino and ICE pulling out of Chicago for the winter is a nice reminder that the biggest bullies are always the biggest wimps.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Bovino and ICE pulling out of Chicago for the winter is a nice reminder that the biggest bullies are always the biggest wimps.
Tucker Carlson is right to fear Bonhoeffer. His call to act in the world as Christians is dangerous to men like him
When Tucker Carlson gives his talk for the 1819ers to raise even more dark money tonight I don’t suppose he’ll expand on how Bonhoeffer and Churchill were bad but … www.mediaite.com/media/news/u...
‘Utter Stupidity’: Conservatives Appalled by Tucker Carlson’s Latest Target
Tucker Carlson has his newest target: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the anti-Nazi, Christian evangelist executed by the Third Reich in 1945.
www.mediaite.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tucker Carlson is right to fear Bonhoeffer. His call to act in the world as Christians is dangerous to men like him
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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Let’s be clear about what happened here: Donald Trump and congressional republicans shut down the government, and then used the most vulnerable people among us as bargaining chips so they could raise health care costs for millions of Americans.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Let’s be clear about what happened here: Donald Trump and congressional republicans shut down the government, and then used the most vulnerable people among us as bargaining chips so they could raise health care costs for millions of Americans.
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I mean you are living through an attempt at inflicting mass starvation on millions of people. This is an ELIMINATIONIST political movement. The sooner folks wake up to this, the better for all of us.
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I mean you are living through an attempt at inflicting mass starvation on millions of people. This is an ELIMINATIONIST political movement. The sooner folks wake up to this, the better for all of us.
I'm now "of the age" that my Gen Z coworkers think that every crusty Gen X thing I do is cute.
October 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I'm now "of the age" that my Gen Z coworkers think that every crusty Gen X thing I do is cute.
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.