Whit Sides
@brightsides.bsky.social
writer from Alabama. health care storyteller. math rock enthusiast. coal miner’s daughter. @ditchell’s wife. insufferable tree scold. proud fourth generation member of a union, bb!
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“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents
‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
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Pleasant day out in my neighborhood in Chicago. There was a farmer’s market and people are out strolling, chatting, and sitting out on porches. Just like every weekend.
Except now most of us are wearing whistles to alert neighbors if unidentified guys in tactical gear show up to kidnap people.
Except now most of us are wearing whistles to alert neighbors if unidentified guys in tactical gear show up to kidnap people.
October 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Pleasant day out in my neighborhood in Chicago. There was a farmer’s market and people are out strolling, chatting, and sitting out on porches. Just like every weekend.
Except now most of us are wearing whistles to alert neighbors if unidentified guys in tactical gear show up to kidnap people.
Except now most of us are wearing whistles to alert neighbors if unidentified guys in tactical gear show up to kidnap people.
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Good catch.
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Good catch.
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests."
"A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests."
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests."
"A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests."
It’s always exactly who you think it is. Every time.
JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.
Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.
Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.
Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse
In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.
churchleaders.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s always exactly who you think it is. Every time.
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ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Read. And support mfp.
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At the beginning of the pandemic, a guy tried to crash a hijacked train into a boat because he thought all of the Pizzagate babies were in there. One of dozens of things from that year that went basically uncovered outside of my beat.
September 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
At the beginning of the pandemic, a guy tried to crash a hijacked train into a boat because he thought all of the Pizzagate babies were in there. One of dozens of things from that year that went basically uncovered outside of my beat.
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(Person who destroyed homeless peoples belongings with a smile on their face) political violence is bad
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
(Person who destroyed homeless peoples belongings with a smile on their face) political violence is bad
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Fyi one of the Kirk videos is incredibly graphic. If you're looking at media of the event (especially on Twitter) make sure your sensitivity settings are where you'd want them to be.
September 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fyi one of the Kirk videos is incredibly graphic. If you're looking at media of the event (especially on Twitter) make sure your sensitivity settings are where you'd want them to be.
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Bessemer, Alabama. @brightsides.bsky.social hollering at me to pull over, there's a car on the roof. Kentmere 200, Zeiss Nettar that I somehow took apart and reassembled and it still works. I'm as shocked as you are.
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Bessemer, Alabama. @brightsides.bsky.social hollering at me to pull over, there's a car on the roof. Kentmere 200, Zeiss Nettar that I somehow took apart and reassembled and it still works. I'm as shocked as you are.
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Not sure what to do about the fact that this country’s latest illegal war is being waged by a presidential administration that consists, top to bottom, of people who lie about everything, all the time
On Hannity tonight, Fox News’ National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that it’s not clear whether the U.S. was able to destroy Iran’s nuclear site at Isfahan—despite Trump’s claim that all three sites have been “completely and totally obliterated.”
President Trump: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”
June 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Not sure what to do about the fact that this country’s latest illegal war is being waged by a presidential administration that consists, top to bottom, of people who lie about everything, all the time
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Being a millennial is just:
Watch a bunch of people die on live television in middle school homeroom
See America get excited about killing Middle Eastern people - literally forever apparently
Being in debt
Everyone asking you why your whole generation is so depressed and anxious all the time
Watch a bunch of people die on live television in middle school homeroom
See America get excited about killing Middle Eastern people - literally forever apparently
Being in debt
Everyone asking you why your whole generation is so depressed and anxious all the time
June 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Being a millennial is just:
Watch a bunch of people die on live television in middle school homeroom
See America get excited about killing Middle Eastern people - literally forever apparently
Being in debt
Everyone asking you why your whole generation is so depressed and anxious all the time
Watch a bunch of people die on live television in middle school homeroom
See America get excited about killing Middle Eastern people - literally forever apparently
Being in debt
Everyone asking you why your whole generation is so depressed and anxious all the time
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“This is not constitutional!” I cry as the temu-bought katana enters my belly
June 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“This is not constitutional!” I cry as the temu-bought katana enters my belly
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They're bringing back dump shit from the y2k like war with Iran when we could bring back cool shit like Less than Jake
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
They're bringing back dump shit from the y2k like war with Iran when we could bring back cool shit like Less than Jake
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They are driving this shit into people’s backyards. Jesus.
June 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They are driving this shit into people’s backyards. Jesus.
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People like when you unapologetically stand for something, specifically the working class.
This shouldn't be seen as some super lefty position, and we shouldn't need a poll to tell us it either.
This shouldn't be seen as some super lefty position, and we shouldn't need a poll to tell us it either.
Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
June 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People like when you unapologetically stand for something, specifically the working class.
This shouldn't be seen as some super lefty position, and we shouldn't need a poll to tell us it either.
This shouldn't be seen as some super lefty position, and we shouldn't need a poll to tell us it either.
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“the US public needs to know that the routine vaccination of approx 117 million children from 1994-2023 likely prevented around 508 million lifetime cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129 000 deaths”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...
jamanetwork.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“the US public needs to know that the routine vaccination of approx 117 million children from 1994-2023 likely prevented around 508 million lifetime cases of illness, 32 million hospitalizations, and 1,129 000 deaths”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days.
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Veteran photographer Michael Nigro was shot in the head with a non-lethal bullet while covering anti-ICE protests in LA. "It felt very very intentional," Nigro tells NPR, "a chilling effect to convince us to go away."
Other reporters say they have been targeted too.
My story below:
Other reporters say they have been targeted too.
My story below:
The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times. https://n.pr/3Zw0tPg
June 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days.
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Way to set the tone, Mark. 😁
"Let me exercise my role as G7 chair" -- Carney steps in to stop Trump from taking more questions
June 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Way to set the tone, Mark. 😁
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Anyone but Putin.
Trump slams Obama, Trudeau for pushing Russia out of G8 summit years ago: 'Wouldn't have a war'
Trump criticized former President Obama and former PM Trudeau for Russia's G8 removal, claiming it was a "very big mistake" that would have prevented further war.
www.foxnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anyone but Putin.
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So the guy who can singlehandedly set US tariffs on smartphones is launching his own US smartphone company do I have that right
June 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So the guy who can singlehandedly set US tariffs on smartphones is launching his own US smartphone company do I have that right