@annetiquate.bsky.social
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Trains were cancelled in Lancaster, UK, after an AI-generated image that seemed to show major damage to a railway bridge was posted on social media following an earthquake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image
Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trains were cancelled in Lancaster, UK, after an AI-generated image that seemed to show major damage to a railway bridge was posted on social media following an earthquake.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As people turn to thinking of preparing their Christmas parcels to send, An Post is advising customers of new rules which mean certain items can no longer be mailed to the United States. Prohibited items include teabags, crisps and chocolate
An Post advises customers over sending parcels to US
As people turn to thinking of preparing their Christmas parcels to send, An Post is advising customers of new rules which mean certain items can no longer be mailed to the United States.
www.rte.ie
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
As people turn to thinking of preparing their Christmas parcels to send, An Post is advising customers of new rules which mean certain items can no longer be mailed to the United States. Prohibited items include teabags, crisps and chocolate
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The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.
This is the man that ICE just detained. This isn't about catching criminals, it is about Ethnic cleansing www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...
September 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.
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Israeli forces have intensified bombardment in Gaza City, destroying three residential blocks and killing at least 53 Palestinians, as families forcibly flee ahead of new evacuation orders aje.io/jq6a8m
September 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Israeli forces have intensified bombardment in Gaza City, destroying three residential blocks and killing at least 53 Palestinians, as families forcibly flee ahead of new evacuation orders aje.io/jq6a8m
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Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
11 more NYC libraries will soon open on Sundays
A $2 million City Council deal will expand seven-day service to more than 30 branches citywide.
gothamist.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.
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Boy with Toys by Paul Klee, 1940 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137317
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137317
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Boy with Toys by Paul Klee, 1940 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137317
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137317
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A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
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“We had to beg the people working there that they gave us something to eat, they didn’t even give us water. Sometimes a few cookies they’d throw in there. They had us in there like animals.” — via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/q...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/q...
‘It’s a Miracle’: Queens High Schooler Detained for Weeks in Louisiana After ICE Courthouse Arrest Reunites with Family
Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal early Wednesday morning after a federal judge ordered her release from ICE custody.
www.thecity.nyc
July 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We had to beg the people working there that they gave us something to eat, they didn’t even give us water. Sometimes a few cookies they’d throw in there. They had us in there like animals.” — via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/q...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/q...
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Quote tweeting w alt text because we need to properly communicate emergency messages
National Weather Service flash flood warning for all 5 boroughs of NYC. Spread the word and stay safe!
National Weather Service flash flood warning for all 5 boroughs of NYC. Spread the word and stay safe!
July 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Quote tweeting w alt text because we need to properly communicate emergency messages
National Weather Service flash flood warning for all 5 boroughs of NYC. Spread the word and stay safe!
National Weather Service flash flood warning for all 5 boroughs of NYC. Spread the word and stay safe!
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Been talking to News12 Bronx since the 2008/2009 season.
July 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Been talking to News12 Bronx since the 2008/2009 season.
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“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
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And in case the meaning there wasn't clear enough, here's the crowd breaking into a spontaneous "Don't rank Cuomo" chant:
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
And in case the meaning there wasn't clear enough, here's the crowd breaking into a spontaneous "Don't rank Cuomo" chant:
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Nice lil scoop over at @hellgatenyc.com:
Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan, which contains several gibberish sections.
The former governor cannot even be bothered to proofread his housing plan or make sure it makes much sense.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan, which contains several gibberish sections.
The former governor cannot even be bothered to proofread his housing plan or make sure it makes much sense.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT For His Housing Plan
The Democratic mayoral frontrunner's "Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
hellgatenyc.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Nice lil scoop over at @hellgatenyc.com:
Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan, which contains several gibberish sections.
The former governor cannot even be bothered to proofread his housing plan or make sure it makes much sense.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Cuomo used ChatGPT to write his housing plan, which contains several gibberish sections.
The former governor cannot even be bothered to proofread his housing plan or make sure it makes much sense.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
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Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay. It falls on 3/21, because people with Down syndrome have three copies of the twenty-first chromosome. This is the best Down syndrome PSA ever made and I want you to watch and share it. #WDSD2025
LIBERTAD - Downeate - Mismas Realidades
YouTube video by Downeate
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March 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Happy #WorldDownSyndromeDay. It falls on 3/21, because people with Down syndrome have three copies of the twenty-first chromosome. This is the best Down syndrome PSA ever made and I want you to watch and share it. #WDSD2025
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Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
If you or your mutual aid group want to get some of that federal stockpile of COVID tests, you can order them for free. Minimum is 300, unclear what the max is! my local clean air group just did this and they arrived quickly:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
free RATs ordering guide (HHS)
How to bulk order free rapid tests from the government & FAQs: You do NOT have to be an official organization (no requirement to be a 501c3, school, or anything else). You don’t even have to be a mut...
docs.google.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Free Covid tests!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
My understanding is this is still happening and anyone can order—just spoke to someone who ordered 3000 tests as an individual and was able to very quickly distribute them out to interested groups!
And let me emphasize: for free!!
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Libraries are literal lifelines for millions of Americans and the fact that the New York Times thinks there’s something “obscure” about the agency that directly funds public access to research databases, interlibrary loan, and rural broadband internet access is a huge part of how we got here.
Among the “largely obscure” (to use the NYT’s phrasing) agencies included in this order?
The IMLS.
[gift link]
The IMLS.
[gift link]
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent (Gift Article)
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Libraries are literal lifelines for millions of Americans and the fact that the New York Times thinks there’s something “obscure” about the agency that directly funds public access to research databases, interlibrary loan, and rural broadband internet access is a huge part of how we got here.
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Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
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If you want to participate in the June 24 Democratic primary—you know, the one where you get to rank your choices for mayor—you must change your party affiliation ASAP if you're not a registered Democrat.
Last Call to Get to Rank Your Democratic Choices for Mayor
And more news for your Wednesday.
hellgatenyc.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If you want to participate in the June 24 Democratic primary—you know, the one where you get to rank your choices for mayor—you must change your party affiliation ASAP if you're not a registered Democrat.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in New Jersey…
I love the Visibility Brigade.
Musk raided the Treasury
Musk stole your tax data
Musk has your SS#
Stop Musk Coup
I love the Visibility Brigade.
Musk raided the Treasury
Musk stole your tax data
Musk has your SS#
Stop Musk Coup
February 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Meanwhile, somewhere in New Jersey…
I love the Visibility Brigade.
Musk raided the Treasury
Musk stole your tax data
Musk has your SS#
Stop Musk Coup
I love the Visibility Brigade.
Musk raided the Treasury
Musk stole your tax data
Musk has your SS#
Stop Musk Coup
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NYU-Langone is cancelling appointments for gender-affirming care for young trans people, parents say. The cancellations come after Trump's order directing institutions that receive federal funding to end gender-affirming care for patients under 19. hellgatenyc.com/nyu-langone-...
NYU-Langone Is Cancelling Gender-Affirming Care Appointments for Trans Kids, Parents Say
The cancellations come on the heels of an executive order signed by President Trump directing institutions that receive federal funding to end gender-affirming care for patients under the age of 19.
hellgatenyc.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
NYU-Langone is cancelling appointments for gender-affirming care for young trans people, parents say. The cancellations come after Trump's order directing institutions that receive federal funding to end gender-affirming care for patients under 19. hellgatenyc.com/nyu-langone-...
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Don't let shame or overwhelm stop you from taking a few basic steps to protect yourself and your community.
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵
January 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Don't let shame or overwhelm stop you from taking a few basic steps to protect yourself and your community.
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵
Maybe you've used your cats name for your password on everything for years. All your shit is on social media. You get stressed out about tech stuff.
It's all good. You're not alone. 🧵