TitaniaDioxide
@titaniapersists.bsky.social
Disabled engineer, motivated constituent
“We’re all doing the best we can with the information we have” - Mama Doctor Jones
Currently mostly politics. Occasionally nail art, video games, succulents, fiber arts, mental health, or other topics.
“We’re all doing the best we can with the information we have” - Mama Doctor Jones
Currently mostly politics. Occasionally nail art, video games, succulents, fiber arts, mental health, or other topics.
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"And when they come to you with stupid, ridiculous demands—picking fights you know you can win in court—instead of rolling over, why not stand up? And use four words they don’t tend to teach you in business school, the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: Fuck you. Make me.”
John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation
It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.
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#FuckYouMakeMe
You want me to shut up?
Fuck you. Make me.
You think I should be less tolerant, less kind, less just, less steadfast?
Fuck you. Make me.
You expect me to carve away the best parts of me, the parts you hate, the parts you *fear*?
Fuck you.
Make me.
You want me to shut up?
Fuck you. Make me.
You think I should be less tolerant, less kind, less just, less steadfast?
Fuck you. Make me.
You expect me to carve away the best parts of me, the parts you hate, the parts you *fear*?
Fuck you.
Make me.
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Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
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🙏🏼 Preliminary injunction granted. The rescission of a deferred-action program for young persons with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS-DA”) is stayed.
The govt is also enjoined from removing the Individual Plaintiffs from the continental U.S. during the pendency of this litigation.
The govt is also enjoined from removing the Individual Plaintiffs from the continental U.S. during the pendency of this litigation.
JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🙏🏼 Preliminary injunction granted. The rescission of a deferred-action program for young persons with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS-DA”) is stayed.
The govt is also enjoined from removing the Individual Plaintiffs from the continental U.S. during the pendency of this litigation.
The govt is also enjoined from removing the Individual Plaintiffs from the continental U.S. during the pendency of this litigation.
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we are returning to the state in which the framers intended for the legislature, in which the lower chamber and the upper chamber absolutely despise one another
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we are returning to the state in which the framers intended for the legislature, in which the lower chamber and the upper chamber absolutely despise one another
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I am concerned that FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s move to drop cybersecurity requirements on mobile carriers is part of a pattern of weakness on national security issues. My letter:
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I am concerned that FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s move to drop cybersecurity requirements on mobile carriers is part of a pattern of weakness on national security issues. My letter:
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extremely cool false dichotomy that is largely self-refuting given one of the big planks you're advocating is pivoting away from protecting civil rights
I actually WOULD like a blowout victory that clearly demonstrates the unviability of white nationalism, which means taking a hard line against it.
I actually WOULD like a blowout victory that clearly demonstrates the unviability of white nationalism, which means taking a hard line against it.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
extremely cool false dichotomy that is largely self-refuting given one of the big planks you're advocating is pivoting away from protecting civil rights
I actually WOULD like a blowout victory that clearly demonstrates the unviability of white nationalism, which means taking a hard line against it.
I actually WOULD like a blowout victory that clearly demonstrates the unviability of white nationalism, which means taking a hard line against it.
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That’s my dad 💔
CHARLOTTE, NC
CHARLOTTE, NC
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
That’s my dad 💔
CHARLOTTE, NC
CHARLOTTE, NC
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The novel I'm working on right now has a main character that I've been vaguely describing as 'Martin Freeman with anxiety so severe it's visible around his head in stink lines' but now I'm like "Am I just describing Bilbo Baggins"
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The novel I'm working on right now has a main character that I've been vaguely describing as 'Martin Freeman with anxiety so severe it's visible around his head in stink lines' but now I'm like "Am I just describing Bilbo Baggins"
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Another name for this would be "pre-existing conditions," a way used to exclude disabled people from health care for decades in the US.
Understand, when you hear people talk about "rewarding the healthy" - these are policies that have a body count.
Understand, when you hear people talk about "rewarding the healthy" - these are policies that have a body count.
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Another name for this would be "pre-existing conditions," a way used to exclude disabled people from health care for decades in the US.
Understand, when you hear people talk about "rewarding the healthy" - these are policies that have a body count.
Understand, when you hear people talk about "rewarding the healthy" - these are policies that have a body count.
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Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
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So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
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After seeing the cost of getting a dental implant on one tooth (including the extraction and all that) I even more firmly believe dental care should be covered under medical insurance.
November 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
After seeing the cost of getting a dental implant on one tooth (including the extraction and all that) I even more firmly believe dental care should be covered under medical insurance.
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
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Being anti-Israel is not necessarily being anti-Semitic.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Being anti-Israel is not necessarily being anti-Semitic.
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tldr:
STFU,
find a good lawyer for your situation, &
follow their advice.
STFU,
find a good lawyer for your situation, &
follow their advice.
SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
two men in suits and ties with a fbi badge on their jacket
Alt: you should be so lucky to meet Agents Winchester and Winchester
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
tldr:
STFU,
find a good lawyer for your situation, &
follow their advice.
STFU,
find a good lawyer for your situation, &
follow their advice.
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I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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if you consider yourself an ally please speak up about this, it’s overwhelmingly trans people who are trying to raise awareness of this attack and we could really use your voice rn. it’s certainly not going to come from the 40k follower 100k following AI Elonia meme posting blue maga crowd
on monday the regime was going to revoke existing passports. yesterday they were going to allow all already-issued passports to remain valid til expiration. today it’s back to revocation. yet we’re called hysterical or wreckers for criticizing the politicians supporting these policies
Update: The State Department has once again changed the language back to saying transgender people's passports will be valid "until they are invalidated pursuant to federal regulations."
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
if you consider yourself an ally please speak up about this, it’s overwhelmingly trans people who are trying to raise awareness of this attack and we could really use your voice rn. it’s certainly not going to come from the 40k follower 100k following AI Elonia meme posting blue maga crowd
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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The Court has granted our temporary injunction. The National Guard is being ordered to leave memphis. I will never stop fighting for the people of our county and the rule of law.
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Court has granted our temporary injunction. The National Guard is being ordered to leave memphis. I will never stop fighting for the people of our county and the rule of law.
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Let’s be clear: The DOJ has already been subpoenaed. They’re legally obligated to release the full Epstein files—and they’re still dragging their feet.
It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition.
(1/2)
It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition.
(1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Let’s be clear: The DOJ has already been subpoenaed. They’re legally obligated to release the full Epstein files—and they’re still dragging their feet.
It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition.
(1/2)
It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition.
(1/2)
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there was an amazing article about exactly this somewhere
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
there was an amazing article about exactly this somewhere
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
in the old days where everyone was paid well and was unionized, this chart was reversed, living expenses were cheap but luxuries like TVs and whatnot were what you had to save up for. You could live a comfortable life if you were frugal
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An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...