Audry T. ~ she/her
@audryt.bsky.social
Worked in games, manga, animation, publishing but my fave thing to do is write stories about hot bad guys getting their asses kicked by snarky girls.
Los Angeles girl, dog lover, ally, activist. You always have the right to be you & live your best life!
Los Angeles girl, dog lover, ally, activist. You always have the right to be you & live your best life!
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Something we need to revisit before midterms
The contest collected data in every battleground.
The data was definitely used for targeted persuasion and possibly more.
The contest collected data in every battleground.
The data was definitely used for targeted persuasion and possibly more.
Musk Must Face Fraud Lawsuit Over 2024 Election Sweepstakes
Elon Musk must face allegations that he defrauded voters when he promised them a chance to win $1 million for signing a petition in the days before the 2024 presidential election.
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Something we need to revisit before midterms
The contest collected data in every battleground.
The data was definitely used for targeted persuasion and possibly more.
The contest collected data in every battleground.
The data was definitely used for targeted persuasion and possibly more.
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Advocates in New Jersey say lawmakers should codify into state law a directive that restricts local collaboration with ICE.
“We need to do whatever we can in New Jersey to protect our people,” says the director of the ACLU in the state.
“We need to do whatever we can in New Jersey to protect our people,” says the director of the ACLU in the state.
Immigration Protections Are Uncertain in New Jersey even as Democrats Keep Governorship
Advocates want to promptly codify the limits on immigration enforcement put in place by the outgoing governor. Mikie Sherill, Tuesday’s winner, has declined to say if she
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Advocates in New Jersey say lawmakers should codify into state law a directive that restricts local collaboration with ICE.
“We need to do whatever we can in New Jersey to protect our people,” says the director of the ACLU in the state.
“We need to do whatever we can in New Jersey to protect our people,” says the director of the ACLU in the state.
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Hypnotic writing fish (Tetra ...short for Tetraodontidae) says...You will write today! Write! #AmWriting Note to self. ...Keep Writing. ~Sometimes you just need to write for yourself and enjoy it. #Author #Writing #Writer Join #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters
@weeknightwriters.bsky.social - Wrtr
@weeknightwriters.bsky.social - Wrtr
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hypnotic writing fish (Tetra ...short for Tetraodontidae) says...You will write today! Write! #AmWriting Note to self. ...Keep Writing. ~Sometimes you just need to write for yourself and enjoy it. #Author #Writing #Writer Join #FirstDraftFall #WeeknightWriters
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
Health care plan advice thread and article link:
WAIT--you're both 63 and have a combined income of $86,000/yr?? No dependents/etc?
IF YOU GET YOUR 2026 MAGI INCOME DOWN BELOW $84,600 YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVER $2,600/MONTH IN SUBSIDIES.
IF YOU GET YOUR 2026 MAGI INCOME DOWN BELOW $84,600 YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR OVER $2,600/MONTH IN SUBSIDIES.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Health care plan advice thread and article link:
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Folks with INaudio, check your libro.fm audiobooks again--mine have disappeared once more. 🙄
Nice of INaudio to tell anyone this is going on (yes, I checked, apparently it's been happening for nearly two weeks and they have received questions from others about it, so they know).
Nice of INaudio to tell anyone this is going on (yes, I checked, apparently it's been happening for nearly two weeks and they have received questions from others about it, so they know).
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Folks with INaudio, check your libro.fm audiobooks again--mine have disappeared once more. 🙄
Nice of INaudio to tell anyone this is going on (yes, I checked, apparently it's been happening for nearly two weeks and they have received questions from others about it, so they know).
Nice of INaudio to tell anyone this is going on (yes, I checked, apparently it's been happening for nearly two weeks and they have received questions from others about it, so they know).
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The trauma! The trauma that these precious children are going to will damage them in a profound way.
I hope this #ICELawlessness is punished severely!
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121.
I hope this #ICELawlessness is punished severely!
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The trauma! The trauma that these precious children are going to will damage them in a profound way.
I hope this #ICELawlessness is punished severely!
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121.
I hope this #ICELawlessness is punished severely!
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep at 202-224-3121.
Maybe, just maybe, there doesn't have to be one vision of masculinity. Or ANY vision of masculinity. We discovered through science and research that sex and gender are not as simple as we thought they were in centuries past.
Maybe there is NO one true masculinity.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Maybe there is NO one true masculinity.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Maybe, just maybe, there doesn't have to be one vision of masculinity. Or ANY vision of masculinity. We discovered through science and research that sex and gender are not as simple as we thought they were in centuries past.
Maybe there is NO one true masculinity.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Maybe there is NO one true masculinity.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
-If Ghislaine Maxwell gets out I wouldn't be surprised if there are more victims who seek justice in court against her.
-If she gets out, we can haunt her for the rest of her life with the truth; everywhere she goes, speak truth; everywhere she goes, a protest; everywhere she goes, call her OUT.
-If she gets out, we can haunt her for the rest of her life with the truth; everywhere she goes, speak truth; everywhere she goes, a protest; everywhere she goes, call her OUT.
Rapist, Pedophile and Trafficker of Children Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates
She is to make her plea to President Donald Trump.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
-If Ghislaine Maxwell gets out I wouldn't be surprised if there are more victims who seek justice in court against her.
-If she gets out, we can haunt her for the rest of her life with the truth; everywhere she goes, speak truth; everywhere she goes, a protest; everywhere she goes, call her OUT.
-If she gets out, we can haunt her for the rest of her life with the truth; everywhere she goes, speak truth; everywhere she goes, a protest; everywhere she goes, call her OUT.
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A stark reminder that-despite the fecklessness of 7 Democratic senators-Donald Trump and his MAGA lackeys are the real reason health insurance premiums have skyrocketed
The callousness of their Big Ugly Bill and half-baked ideas (like this one) to “fix” the crisis will get even MORE people killed
The callousness of their Big Ugly Bill and half-baked ideas (like this one) to “fix” the crisis will get even MORE people killed
Trump: "We want a healthcare system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies. We're gonna be working on that very hard over the next short period of time. Where the people get the money. We're talking about trillions and trillions of dollars."
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A stark reminder that-despite the fecklessness of 7 Democratic senators-Donald Trump and his MAGA lackeys are the real reason health insurance premiums have skyrocketed
The callousness of their Big Ugly Bill and half-baked ideas (like this one) to “fix” the crisis will get even MORE people killed
The callousness of their Big Ugly Bill and half-baked ideas (like this one) to “fix” the crisis will get even MORE people killed
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Sanders on shutdown vote: 'A very bad night' thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Sanders on shutdown vote: ‘A very bad night’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Senate Democrats for striking a deal to begin the process of reopening the government, warning of the consequences of not extending health care subsidies. “To…
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Sanders on shutdown vote: 'A very bad night' thehill.com/homenews/sen...
No, they're not worse than I thought, but I sat through a reporter posting live from a lawsuit against Trump years ago in which the jury found him guilty of assaulting the victim when she was a kid. And I've never forgotten that he told her she had to obey him or she would "disappear like Maria".
SOURCES: The Epstein files are actually worse than previously thought. Here's my latest episode of The Breakdown in case you missed it yesterday. www.muellershewrote.com/p/sources-th...
SOURCES: The Epstein Files ARE Worse Than Previously Thought
I reached out to sources that reviewed the files after David Shuster reported that republicans in the House are panicking. This is about what I learned.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
No, they're not worse than I thought, but I sat through a reporter posting live from a lawsuit against Trump years ago in which the jury found him guilty of assaulting the victim when she was a kid. And I've never forgotten that he told her she had to obey him or she would "disappear like Maria".
Fellow Democrats and sane Americans in general: This is the righteous rant you're looking for. Worth a listen...
Please watch @katiephang.bsky.social address what just happened in the Senate.
She shares our rage.
She explains the "deal" we got.
The throws in legal aspects.
She justifies our cynicism about R's promise re ACA.
But she also cautions us to stick together.
Please watch.
She shares our rage.
She explains the "deal" we got.
The throws in legal aspects.
She justifies our cynicism about R's promise re ACA.
But she also cautions us to stick together.
Please watch.
8 Senate Democrats voted with Senate Republicans last night on a handshake deal to break the government funding impasse.
I've got the facts and details about this agreement, who was a part of the deal, and what's next for Americans.
youtu.be/sNhbSaIFrPA?...
I've got the facts and details about this agreement, who was a part of the deal, and what's next for Americans.
youtu.be/sNhbSaIFrPA?...
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Fellow Democrats and sane Americans in general: This is the righteous rant you're looking for. Worth a listen...
A better thing to do is become politically involved directly in the Dem party all year, every year. Show up for more than just elections. Be a daily #Democrat, volunteer constantly, be one of the people steering the party rather than just popping in on the day there's an #election to cast a #vote.
Hey everyone,
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The GOP is using legal shenanigans to go after mail-in voting again.
Let's make one thing clear: refusing to count ballots postmarked by Election Day is an attempt to silence voters whose mail is delayed—most egregiously the brave service members casting votes from overseas.
Let's make one thing clear: refusing to count ballots postmarked by Election Day is an attempt to silence voters whose mail is delayed—most egregiously the brave service members casting votes from overseas.
Supreme Court to decide whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day
About 30 states authorize counting mail-in ballots after Election Day.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The GOP is using legal shenanigans to go after mail-in voting again.
Let's make one thing clear: refusing to count ballots postmarked by Election Day is an attempt to silence voters whose mail is delayed—most egregiously the brave service members casting votes from overseas.
Let's make one thing clear: refusing to count ballots postmarked by Election Day is an attempt to silence voters whose mail is delayed—most egregiously the brave service members casting votes from overseas.
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There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.
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The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
The poor Moomins are always moving from one mishap to another; that's why I love them. More Americans should look them up & give Tove Jansson's work a go. She also wrote prose. She was antifa and mocked the Nazis with her art! And she pulled off a secret relationship with the woman she loved.~~
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The poor Moomins are always moving from one mishap to another; that's why I love them. More Americans should look them up & give Tove Jansson's work a go. She also wrote prose. She was antifa and mocked the Nazis with her art! And she pulled off a secret relationship with the woman she loved.~~
She runs like hell, pursued by a swarm of carnivorous, fanged bird-fish. The hungry beasties are inches behind her and getting closer every second. She watched them shred a #local cop’s uniform minutes ago, so she’s not eager to have those razor beaks rip through her too!
#wipsnips #fantasy
#wipsnips #fantasy
Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
The word for November 10th is "local"
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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With alt text. First Circuit denies DOJ's request for a stay.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
With alt text. First Circuit denies DOJ's request for a stay.
Okay but if cowards get to come back to life after every death they die, I'm happy to turn tail and run every time I see Death raising his scythe at me.
Wait. I think there's a story in that... ✍️
Wait. I think there's a story in that... ✍️
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Okay but if cowards get to come back to life after every death they die, I'm happy to turn tail and run every time I see Death raising his scythe at me.
Wait. I think there's a story in that... ✍️
Wait. I think there's a story in that... ✍️
One can hope!
Something tells me that these ICE idiot
Goonsquads are gonna freeze their butts off when the lake-effect sets in… in Chicago tonight and this week.
Goonsquads are gonna freeze their butts off when the lake-effect sets in… in Chicago tonight and this week.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
One can hope!
Your daily moment of #peace...
Feel the cool breeze. Hear the soft waves slide against sand. Watch birds drift across clear blue skies. For this moment, there is peace is your heart.
#Malibu #beachfront #oceanview #california
Feel the cool breeze. Hear the soft waves slide against sand. Watch birds drift across clear blue skies. For this moment, there is peace is your heart.
#Malibu #beachfront #oceanview #california
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Your daily moment of #peace...
Feel the cool breeze. Hear the soft waves slide against sand. Watch birds drift across clear blue skies. For this moment, there is peace is your heart.
#Malibu #beachfront #oceanview #california
Feel the cool breeze. Hear the soft waves slide against sand. Watch birds drift across clear blue skies. For this moment, there is peace is your heart.
#Malibu #beachfront #oceanview #california
I'm tired. I'm angry. I'm feeling protective of people who are going to get hurt by all this bullshittery. And I'm more motivated than ever to keep fighting for every human to have every single one of their basic needs met.
(rolls up sleeves) Tomorrow we get back to work fighting to make it happen.
(rolls up sleeves) Tomorrow we get back to work fighting to make it happen.
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I'm tired. I'm angry. I'm feeling protective of people who are going to get hurt by all this bullshittery. And I'm more motivated than ever to keep fighting for every human to have every single one of their basic needs met.
(rolls up sleeves) Tomorrow we get back to work fighting to make it happen.
(rolls up sleeves) Tomorrow we get back to work fighting to make it happen.