Twitchy Tail
@twitchytail.bsky.social
A restless cat. A speck of the collective body.
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Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can.
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Free Images and Open Access | National Gallery of Art
Free open access image downloads are now available directly from the object pages located on this website. Close to 60,000 images are available for download, and we will continue to add more images fo...
www.nga.gov
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can.
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
💖 Shoji Yamasaki, Littered Mvmnts @ litteredmvmnts
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 AM
💖 Shoji Yamasaki, Littered Mvmnts @ litteredmvmnts
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why is this important?
5A protects you against being compelled to produce or enter your password when demanded by law enforcement. it's considered testimony.
biometrics aren't.
5A protects you against being compelled to produce or enter your password when demanded by law enforcement. it's considered testimony.
biometrics aren't.
Yes. It's a weird result of the fact that you may not be compelled to testify against yourself, but the qualities of your body are not considered "testimony."
February 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
why is this important?
5A protects you against being compelled to produce or enter your password when demanded by law enforcement. it's considered testimony.
biometrics aren't.
5A protects you against being compelled to produce or enter your password when demanded by law enforcement. it's considered testimony.
biometrics aren't.
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SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
recently I learned the buddhist term “wrathful compassion” and I think this statement beautifully embodies that 🖤
“peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”
“the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the wound and start standing inside it.”
“peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”
“the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the wound and start standing inside it.”
Why is ICE threatening the chaplain of the MN Timberwolves? This shit is happening everywhere. The national guard is protecting protestors at the federal building. We are literally under attack by the Feds. They executed Pretti. Why is everybody acting like it’s nbd for fucks sake?
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
recently I learned the buddhist term “wrathful compassion” and I think this statement beautifully embodies that 🖤
“peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”
“the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the wound and start standing inside it.”
“peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”
“the most faithful thing you can do is stop praying around the wound and start standing inside it.”
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
"if you're a punk band, this should be your moment" — Ken Casey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUj2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUj2...
Dropkick Murphys - Citizen I.C.E. - Paris - Adidas Arena - 15 novembre 2025
YouTube video by Vax69
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January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"if you're a punk band, this should be your moment" — Ken Casey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUj2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUj2...
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I have never seen earthquake advice for disabled people before.
Remember, if you feel earthquake, shaking or receive an earthquake alert, drop down to the ground take cover underneath the sturdy object and hold on until all the shaking has stopped. Don’t be scared be prepared! www.shakeout.org/dropcoverhol...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I have never seen earthquake advice for disabled people before.
we’re all bracing for the ai bubble to pop, but are we actively thinking what comes next? what will software look like after that? will all ai tools actually disappear or will they just stay in place because no one will bother remove them? like all other things that stripped us of our rights before?
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
we’re all bracing for the ai bubble to pop, but are we actively thinking what comes next? what will software look like after that? will all ai tools actually disappear or will they just stay in place because no one will bother remove them? like all other things that stripped us of our rights before?
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Walking along the shore at night you come across a huge crowd of people dancing around a bonfire. They leap and frolic in frantic ecstasy. As you watch, one dancer hands a giant bushel-basket full of hundred dollar bills to a man at the center, who throws the cash on the fire. Everyone cheers.
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Walking along the shore at night you come across a huge crowd of people dancing around a bonfire. They leap and frolic in frantic ecstasy. As you watch, one dancer hands a giant bushel-basket full of hundred dollar bills to a man at the center, who throws the cash on the fire. Everyone cheers.
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"I'm being paid the same now, when I make 500 shirts a day, as I did when I made 50 shirts a day. Where the fuck is the money going?"
The popular idea of luddites is entirely due to generations of capitalists trying their damnedest to obscure what is a very simple issue.
The popular idea of luddites is entirely due to generations of capitalists trying their damnedest to obscure what is a very simple issue.
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"I'm being paid the same now, when I make 500 shirts a day, as I did when I made 50 shirts a day. Where the fuck is the money going?"
The popular idea of luddites is entirely due to generations of capitalists trying their damnedest to obscure what is a very simple issue.
The popular idea of luddites is entirely due to generations of capitalists trying their damnedest to obscure what is a very simple issue.
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i used to think “we’re lucky that what’s happening to them is not happening to us”
now i think “what is happening to them can also happen to us”
privilege is fragile and rights can be revoked.
now i think “what is happening to them can also happen to us”
privilege is fragile and rights can be revoked.
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
i used to think “we’re lucky that what’s happening to them is not happening to us”
now i think “what is happening to them can also happen to us”
privilege is fragile and rights can be revoked.
now i think “what is happening to them can also happen to us”
privilege is fragile and rights can be revoked.
The moment is pregnant with possibility. A more beautiful now is possible. Let's hold hands, take a deep breath and, collectively, PUSH!
July 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The moment is pregnant with possibility. A more beautiful now is possible. Let's hold hands, take a deep breath and, collectively, PUSH!