Angela WG
@acwgilbert.bsky.social
Likes Words, stories of Big Feelings, and Animation.
Fan of being helpful. Strong opinions on biscuits. Blame my overachieving inner Girl Scout for the former, my Southern upbringing for the latter.
Fan of being helpful. Strong opinions on biscuits. Blame my overachieving inner Girl Scout for the former, my Southern upbringing for the latter.
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Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S. n.pr/47wcmYo
Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S. n.pr/47wcmYo
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I did an audio story on the history of bikes basically and how in some use cases they were better than cars - you can't parachute into a war zone with an automobile. As part of that research I learned that the original Curious George manuscript was smuggled out of Vichy France by bike /1
This piece on the humanities and AI is interesting. But I struggled with the text below, in which research is seen as the efficient extraction of what I already know I want. For me, the point of books is that they’re not ‘customized’ — their quirkiness is a feature, not a bug. tinyurl.run/cwxDSr
June 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I did an audio story on the history of bikes basically and how in some use cases they were better than cars - you can't parachute into a war zone with an automobile. As part of that research I learned that the original Curious George manuscript was smuggled out of Vichy France by bike /1
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This broke me from the first paragraph
"For Melissa Hortman’s last day at work, they draped her coffin with pink flowers and filled the cold marble under the Minnesota Capitol dome with the green and growing things that she loved."
Thank you, @stribrooks.bsky.social
"For Melissa Hortman’s last day at work, they draped her coffin with pink flowers and filled the cold marble under the Minnesota Capitol dome with the green and growing things that she loved."
Thank you, @stribrooks.bsky.social
Brooks: Minnesota’s greatest honor for a family’s great loss
Former President Joe Biden paid his respects in person, and mourners waited in long lines to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, as they lay in state at the Capitol.
www.startribune.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This broke me from the first paragraph
"For Melissa Hortman’s last day at work, they draped her coffin with pink flowers and filled the cold marble under the Minnesota Capitol dome with the green and growing things that she loved."
Thank you, @stribrooks.bsky.social
"For Melissa Hortman’s last day at work, they draped her coffin with pink flowers and filled the cold marble under the Minnesota Capitol dome with the green and growing things that she loved."
Thank you, @stribrooks.bsky.social
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What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
19thnews.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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The state of Georgia is keeping a deceased Black woman’s corpse hooked up to machines against her family’s wishes because she was 9 weeks pregnant and they cannot let them shut off the machines b/c it violates their anti-abortion laws
“ITS TORTURE,” says her family
www.11alive.com/article/news...
“ITS TORTURE,” says her family
www.11alive.com/article/news...
Family says woman declared brain dead but her pregnancy continues under state law
Adriana Smith's been on life support 90+ days with weeks to go in her pregnancy. Her family questions Georgia’s heartbeat law — and why they had no say in her care.
www.11alive.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The state of Georgia is keeping a deceased Black woman’s corpse hooked up to machines against her family’s wishes because she was 9 weeks pregnant and they cannot let them shut off the machines b/c it violates their anti-abortion laws
“ITS TORTURE,” says her family
www.11alive.com/article/news...
“ITS TORTURE,” says her family
www.11alive.com/article/news...
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Video games. Powwows. Frybread. Family ❤️🎮
Pow! is cartoon short about a young Native kid trying to charge their video game console at a powwow. It's one of the first times a powwow has ever been animated!
We put our whole hearts into this and we hope you enjoy our trailer.
Pow! is cartoon short about a young Native kid trying to charge their video game console at a powwow. It's one of the first times a powwow has ever been animated!
We put our whole hearts into this and we hope you enjoy our trailer.
May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Video games. Powwows. Frybread. Family ❤️🎮
Pow! is cartoon short about a young Native kid trying to charge their video game console at a powwow. It's one of the first times a powwow has ever been animated!
We put our whole hearts into this and we hope you enjoy our trailer.
Pow! is cartoon short about a young Native kid trying to charge their video game console at a powwow. It's one of the first times a powwow has ever been animated!
We put our whole hearts into this and we hope you enjoy our trailer.
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@maddow.msnbc.com has been reporting on a small airline, Avelo Airlines, flying out of Hew Haven, CT, contracted by the U.S. government to fly deportation flights, domestically and internationally.
Avelo Airlines has a substantial hub at Burbank, CA airport.
outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleade...
Avelo Airlines has a substantial hub at Burbank, CA airport.
outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleade...
Protestors Bash Avelo Airlines Over Deportations
In a demonstration outside of Hollywood Burbank Airport on Friday, local protesters took aim at Avelo Airlines over its decision to assist federal immigration officials in trafficking and deporting im...
outlooknewspapers.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com has been reporting on a small airline, Avelo Airlines, flying out of Hew Haven, CT, contracted by the U.S. government to fly deportation flights, domestically and internationally.
Avelo Airlines has a substantial hub at Burbank, CA airport.
outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleade...
Avelo Airlines has a substantial hub at Burbank, CA airport.
outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleade...
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I know folks don't like giving out donations but PBS is a public good, often providing programming many companies are too frightened to.
A subscription costs less than your average streaming service and in some cases less you barely watch.
Keep em alive.
A subscription costs less than your average streaming service and in some cases less you barely watch.
Keep em alive.
I received an email today from the PBS station where I've done on-air stuff for more than 30 years (primarily for Classic Doctor Who). They are very, very worried about the future. PBS Passport is an AMAZING benefit for even a modest donation. Support a local station if you can.
PBS deserves your dollars more than any other streaming service
April 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I know folks don't like giving out donations but PBS is a public good, often providing programming many companies are too frightened to.
A subscription costs less than your average streaming service and in some cases less you barely watch.
Keep em alive.
A subscription costs less than your average streaming service and in some cases less you barely watch.
Keep em alive.
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ICE wants to deport a BYU PhD student for the crime of organizing a church fishing trip 6 years ago, where he himself did not fish but the other attendees caught too many.
How is this reality???
How is this reality???
In 2019 a BYU Japanese PhD student helped organized a fishing outing. The group caught more fish than they were allowed, but prosecutors decided not to charge him.
Now, his visa is being revoked.
Kudos to Rubio for keeping America safe.
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/04...
Now, his visa is being revoked.
Kudos to Rubio for keeping America safe.
www.deseret.com/utah/2025/04...
BYU grad student from Japan has visa revoked
Attorney for computer science Ph.D. candidate believes a fishing license incident from years ago may have triggered visa revocation.
www.deseret.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
ICE wants to deport a BYU PhD student for the crime of organizing a church fishing trip 6 years ago, where he himself did not fish but the other attendees caught too many.
How is this reality???
How is this reality???
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NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks.
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks.
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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Today is the LAST DAY TO COMMENT.
This is vitally important (see the thread in the qrt for more info), but the short version is:
Comment we need to keep DACA ppl on the ACA, trans healthcare should be covered, and making the ACA less accessible to people is a no-go for you.
This is vitally important (see the thread in the qrt for more info), but the short version is:
Comment we need to keep DACA ppl on the ACA, trans healthcare should be covered, and making the ACA less accessible to people is a no-go for you.
Please post a comment stating that you are opposed to all amendments and changes of policy in this proposed HHS health policy. You can also ask to delay to 2027. So far there are only 9000 comments and these changes are going to affect a LOT of people.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability
This proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary st...
www.federalregister.gov
April 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today is the LAST DAY TO COMMENT.
This is vitally important (see the thread in the qrt for more info), but the short version is:
Comment we need to keep DACA ppl on the ACA, trans healthcare should be covered, and making the ACA less accessible to people is a no-go for you.
This is vitally important (see the thread in the qrt for more info), but the short version is:
Comment we need to keep DACA ppl on the ACA, trans healthcare should be covered, and making the ACA less accessible to people is a no-go for you.
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“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
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Harper Collins did not sign.
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS 📚
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
www.wordsandmoney.com/four-of-the-...
Four of the Big Five Publishers Sign Letter Urging Congress to Restore IMLS
Shuttering IMLS would be "an act of monumental neglect, violating the very foundation of America and what it stands for as a country," the publishers assert.
www.wordsandmoney.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Harper Collins did not sign.
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
So weird how being owned by Rupert Murdoch means they can't even advocate for their own survival. Libraries are a HUGE part of all publishers' bottom lines.
If you can't speak out bc it's right, speak out bc otherwise this destroys your bottom line ffs
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So they’re cutting funding to programs meant to help autistic folks access accommodations and banning efforts to make spaces more inclusive but pouring money into debunked Andrew Wakefieldism that frames autism as a bad outcome that’s worth not preventing diseases that used to kill millions of kids
Good god
April 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So they’re cutting funding to programs meant to help autistic folks access accommodations and banning efforts to make spaces more inclusive but pouring money into debunked Andrew Wakefieldism that frames autism as a bad outcome that’s worth not preventing diseases that used to kill millions of kids
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Never forget that.
April 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Never forget that.
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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In the wake of major disasters, homeowners are largely left on their own to navigate the complicated roadmap to recovery -- if they can afford to rebuild. So when I happened to connect with Kim Yu on a reporting trip to LA in late January, I was immediately struck by her community-minded approach.
March 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In the wake of major disasters, homeowners are largely left on their own to navigate the complicated roadmap to recovery -- if they can afford to rebuild. So when I happened to connect with Kim Yu on a reporting trip to LA in late January, I was immediately struck by her community-minded approach.
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Trump hates your dog, pass it on
April 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump hates your dog, pass it on
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the trump administrative is actively pro housing discrimination and wants to encourage it by non enforcement www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/b...
Consumer Bureau Seeks to Undo Settlement and Repay Mortgage Lender
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to return a $105,000 penalty it collected last fall when it resolved a discrimination lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
the trump administrative is actively pro housing discrimination and wants to encourage it by non enforcement www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/b...