Thistle313
@thistle313.bsky.social
Retired librarian; Detroiter
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"This article should end here. Alas."
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"This article should end here. Alas."
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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"save your anger for 2026" wait you think I'll run out in a year this is why I hate amateurs
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"save your anger for 2026" wait you think I'll run out in a year this is why I hate amateurs
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Well done story from @kateelliottsff.bsky.social. Hopefully not too prophetic!
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Well done story from @kateelliottsff.bsky.social. Hopefully not too prophetic!
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Absolutely sadistic.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Absolutely sadistic.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
A Dem Congress should pass a law banning anyone who is currently serving with ICE or CBP from future Fed employment.
The Feds should condition all future Fed grants to police depts on blanket refusals to hire ppl who were in ICE/CBP right now.
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Instead of Spotify, we're trying out apps including Tidal, Apple Music, Libby, Bandcamp, & the NPR app. What are your favorite sources for music, audio books, & podcasts?
Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Instead of Spotify, we're trying out apps including Tidal, Apple Music, Libby, Bandcamp, & the NPR app. What are your favorite sources for music, audio books, & podcasts?
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I love this idea www.cantwinvictoryfund.com
Can't Win Victory Fund | Champion Underdog Political Campaigns
Join the Can't Win Victory Fund, a grassroots movement fighting for fair maps and democracy. We champion underdog political campaigns to spotlight gerrymandering and inspire change. Stand with us to e...
www.cantwinvictoryfund.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I love this idea www.cantwinvictoryfund.com
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The Republican candidate in Virginia ran non-stop anti-trans ads.
Then she lost by double digits 💁
Being out and visible is more important to me than ever. I won’t let them turn us into imaginary creatures in some scary fairytale. We are people’s friends, families, coworkers, and Congress members.
Then she lost by double digits 💁
Being out and visible is more important to me than ever. I won’t let them turn us into imaginary creatures in some scary fairytale. We are people’s friends, families, coworkers, and Congress members.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Republican candidate in Virginia ran non-stop anti-trans ads.
Then she lost by double digits 💁
Being out and visible is more important to me than ever. I won’t let them turn us into imaginary creatures in some scary fairytale. We are people’s friends, families, coworkers, and Congress members.
Then she lost by double digits 💁
Being out and visible is more important to me than ever. I won’t let them turn us into imaginary creatures in some scary fairytale. We are people’s friends, families, coworkers, and Congress members.
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I am disappointed by Dick Cheney’s death.
I had hoped to get to Congress in time to hold him accountable.
I had hoped to get to Congress in time to hold him accountable.
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I am disappointed by Dick Cheney’s death.
I had hoped to get to Congress in time to hold him accountable.
I had hoped to get to Congress in time to hold him accountable.
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If we care about the "greater good," we have to stop caring if a few people get help they don't need as long as thousands get help they truly need. If most people who get help spend it wisely, there's no point in policing to find the relatively few who don't. Policing & means testing are expensive.
study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If we care about the "greater good," we have to stop caring if a few people get help they don't need as long as thousands get help they truly need. If most people who get help spend it wisely, there's no point in policing to find the relatively few who don't. Policing & means testing are expensive.
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If you have $20k + $500/month to burn and would like your house to be cleaner maybe just pay someone a fair wage to come clean your house occasionally?
Pay $500/month&request on phone app a task to be done-human virtually in your house teleops robot-sometimes succeeds. "In reality, projects like Tesla’s Optimus or 1X’s NEO are less about practical consumer robotics and more about cashing in off of technological hype." futurism.com/future-socie...
$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch
Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you have $20k + $500/month to burn and would like your house to be cleaner maybe just pay someone a fair wage to come clean your house occasionally?
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Happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain to all who celebrate!
May the memory of our ancestors nourish us as we move into a future all our own.
May the memory of our ancestors nourish us as we move into a future all our own.
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain to all who celebrate!
May the memory of our ancestors nourish us as we move into a future all our own.
May the memory of our ancestors nourish us as we move into a future all our own.
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“My tax dollars are paying for their steak!”
Yeah, well, my tax dollars are paying for ICE to threaten and abduct my neighbors. Steak sounds better.
Yeah, well, my tax dollars are paying for ICE to threaten and abduct my neighbors. Steak sounds better.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“My tax dollars are paying for their steak!”
Yeah, well, my tax dollars are paying for ICE to threaten and abduct my neighbors. Steak sounds better.
Yeah, well, my tax dollars are paying for ICE to threaten and abduct my neighbors. Steak sounds better.
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This whole thread.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
There's something deeply disturbing about EBT/SNAP hate to me. Like just truly bone blanching shit.
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This whole thread.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
“Oh no, someone might eat food!”
Good. That’s good.
“They might buy something they like.”
Cool.
“They might get a treat!”
Also cool.
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Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.
Terrific thread by Derek Guy. Fashion and labor history :)
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Terrific thread by Derek Guy. Fashion and labor history :)
This thread is so interesting!
Let’s make an actual point on immigration, since Vance thinks of the Immigrant Act of 1924 so highly.
It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
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It did make it much harder for immigrants to come here, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, which were the main points of emigre at that time.
But it also had unintended effects 🧵/
🗃️
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This thread is so interesting!
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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Do you know how awful you have to be to hold people for hostage by starving them for political gain?
And the people in the conservative Reddit are just like "hell yeah brother"
The lack of humanity over there is heartbreaking
And the people in the conservative Reddit are just like "hell yeah brother"
The lack of humanity over there is heartbreaking
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you know how awful you have to be to hold people for hostage by starving them for political gain?
And the people in the conservative Reddit are just like "hell yeah brother"
The lack of humanity over there is heartbreaking
And the people in the conservative Reddit are just like "hell yeah brother"
The lack of humanity over there is heartbreaking
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Trump is funding what he wants to fund while denying food to hungry folks. And he has a contingency fund sitting right there that he obstinately refuses to use. prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
Trump Is Illegally Withholding Food From Needy Families - The American Prospect
The White House claims it cannot fund food stamp benefits for November. But not only is there a contingency fund meant to be used in this exact fashion, but it’s illegal for the Trump administration t...
prospect.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Trump is funding what he wants to fund while denying food to hungry folks. And he has a contingency fund sitting right there that he obstinately refuses to use. prospect.org/2025/10/29/t...
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
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Yet again i want to remind everyone that Bill Gates and several other billionaires have invested in mining projects in Greenland that are only accessible because of melted land and sea ice, he and other billionaires are essentially shorting the planet
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says countries and leaders need to shift their approach to climate change and focus on 'improving lives'
cnb.cx
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Yet again i want to remind everyone that Bill Gates and several other billionaires have invested in mining projects in Greenland that are only accessible because of melted land and sea ice, he and other billionaires are essentially shorting the planet