wapperson
@wapperson.bsky.social
she/her PNW catmom, tifosi, former Angeleno, CSA survivor #adoptee #AbolishICE
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wapperson
@wapperson.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Insecurity, the belief you aren't worthy of love, and in full load, is narcissism, is the root of white supremacy. It has caused a 400 year collective mental health crisis in this country. We need to heal ourselves.
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AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
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this is one of the biggest rage points for adoptees about anonymity in #adoption. And it's a harm that propagates generationally forward. It was when awareness dawned that my lack of family health history meant my children would lack family health history that I finally decided to search.
Another fun day of being unable, as a public health biologist, to provide actionable data to a health provider because post-WW2 shame of illegitimacy sealed my adoption records and birth certificate, and still actively prevents my access to family medical history in the year of our Lord 2025.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
this is one of the biggest rage points for adoptees about anonymity in #adoption. And it's a harm that propagates generationally forward. It was when awareness dawned that my lack of family health history meant my children would lack family health history that I finally decided to search.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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If you punish unwed mothers in the right way, you can boost the domestic supply of infants for the use and enjoyment of society's most deserving...
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this is from a comparatively old source, but as long as we permit the existence of a marketplace in children that exploits the desperation and misery of the unlucky ones among us, its statement about the ordering of societal concern will not stop being true. 🥚
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If you punish unwed mothers in the right way, you can boost the domestic supply of infants for the use and enjoyment of society's most deserving...
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Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
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children constitute a crucially important test case for the thesis that powerless people have rights too, and liberals’ track record is far from perfect.
it’s not lost on #adopted people that the ACLU is deliberately silent on whether we have a right to know our own identities.
it’s not lost on #adopted people that the ACLU is deliberately silent on whether we have a right to know our own identities.
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
children constitute a crucially important test case for the thesis that powerless people have rights too, and liberals’ track record is far from perfect.
it’s not lost on #adopted people that the ACLU is deliberately silent on whether we have a right to know our own identities.
it’s not lost on #adopted people that the ACLU is deliberately silent on whether we have a right to know our own identities.
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A Baltimore officer has been indicted after video showed him chasing a man with his police cruiser — facing charges from second-degree attempted murder to assault. This could’ve been another deadly headline. When those sworn to protect weaponize their badge, accountability must follow.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A Baltimore officer has been indicted after video showed him chasing a man with his police cruiser — facing charges from second-degree attempted murder to assault. This could’ve been another deadly headline. When those sworn to protect weaponize their badge, accountability must follow.
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As an adoptee, this is just dumb and gross. Instead of fixing the system so children can stay with their biological family, the system exploits the vulnerable for a $25B annual profit scheme.
🥚 #adopteesky
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Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
As an adoptee, this is just dumb and gross. Instead of fixing the system so children can stay with their biological family, the system exploits the vulnerable for a $25B annual profit scheme.
🥚 #adopteesky
🥚 #adopteesky
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DOJ estimates Epstein trafficked at least 200 children.
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
Epstein Files Reminder: USA has a child marriage epidemic—it's even worse than you think
Despite more than 300,000 documented child marriages since 2000, Republicans are fighting to keep it that way
www.qasimrashid.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
DOJ estimates Epstein trafficked at least 200 children.
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
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#Adoptees are diagnosed at higher rates with ADHD due to interaction of genes with environmental stressors such as systemic inequities and trauma related to adoption.
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Why Adoptees Have Higher Rates of ADHD
Adoptees’ higher ADHD rates reflect genetic, prenatal, and social factors, highlighting the need for trauma-informed, adoption-competent care and systemic equity.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#Adoptees are diagnosed at higher rates with ADHD due to interaction of genes with environmental stressors such as systemic inequities and trauma related to adoption.
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
A little sciencey but I was geeking out on the research.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
GUARDIAN: “Israeli soldiers described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers… use of human shields, opening fire unprovoked…” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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Congratulations!
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Congratulations!
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Companies have found employees can be just as productive when working remotely. And they’re happier too.
Imagine!
Imagine!
Companies have found employees can be just as productive when working remotely. And they’re happier too.
Employers are perfecting their flexible work arrangements. They’re making in-person time strategic and ensuring new employees don’t feel isolated.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Companies have found employees can be just as productive when working remotely. And they’re happier too.
Imagine!
Imagine!
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You have to understand.
This is the fantasy of white folks in the US.
The unmitigated cruelty of this travesty is *the reason* white folks either didn’t vote or voted for a racist pedophile for a second time.
White folks do not care about a functioning society.
They only care about hate.
This is the fantasy of white folks in the US.
The unmitigated cruelty of this travesty is *the reason* white folks either didn’t vote or voted for a racist pedophile for a second time.
White folks do not care about a functioning society.
They only care about hate.
ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
You have to understand.
This is the fantasy of white folks in the US.
The unmitigated cruelty of this travesty is *the reason* white folks either didn’t vote or voted for a racist pedophile for a second time.
White folks do not care about a functioning society.
They only care about hate.
This is the fantasy of white folks in the US.
The unmitigated cruelty of this travesty is *the reason* white folks either didn’t vote or voted for a racist pedophile for a second time.
White folks do not care about a functioning society.
They only care about hate.
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YouTube quietly erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations: "A capitulation to Trump sanctions"
Read more in this @theintercept.com story by @jonahmv.bsky.social and Nikita Mazurov:
Read more in this @theintercept.com story by @jonahmv.bsky.social and Nikita Mazurov:
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
YouTube quietly erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations: "A capitulation to Trump sanctions"
Read more in this @theintercept.com story by @jonahmv.bsky.social and Nikita Mazurov:
Read more in this @theintercept.com story by @jonahmv.bsky.social and Nikita Mazurov:
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Oh my god women are in WORKPLACES???
With their BOOBS everywhere?
With their BOOBS everywhere?
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Oh my god women are in WORKPLACES???
With their BOOBS everywhere?
With their BOOBS everywhere?
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.