Captain Quirk
@capnquirk.bsky.social
She/her. Interested in Astrology, Tarot, Autism, Queerness, Good Omens, Our Flag, Star Trek, D&D, Stardew Valley, Parenting Neurodivergents, Math for Fun & Profit, Cooking, and Life in Mississippi.
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🔥 MUST-WATCH: “And that’s why it’s important to teach ALL history, Jillian — not just cherry-pick certain % when they work for your argument.”
@debunktionjunction.bsky.social fires Jillian Michaels’ claim “only 2% of whites owned slaves” into the sun
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DNdRlSB...
@debunktionjunction.bsky.social fires Jillian Michaels’ claim “only 2% of whites owned slaves” into the sun
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DNdRlSB...
August 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🔥 MUST-WATCH: “And that’s why it’s important to teach ALL history, Jillian — not just cherry-pick certain % when they work for your argument.”
@debunktionjunction.bsky.social fires Jillian Michaels’ claim “only 2% of whites owned slaves” into the sun
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DNdRlSB...
@debunktionjunction.bsky.social fires Jillian Michaels’ claim “only 2% of whites owned slaves” into the sun
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DNdRlSB...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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No Kings
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
![Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 16 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below:
"1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither [Partial]
4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
13. [Partial], abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
14. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
15. [Partial], and destroyed the lives of our people.
16. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us [Partial]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/bafkreifschk5h5rhi7ezooza77xgc5hzxi62up3eoqqift5btkt7kui4li@jpeg)
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
No Kings
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(📢) BREAKING: On the eve of the No Kings Protest and Trump Birthday Bash, Trump makes two huge confessions:
1) The ICE reads were political. They’re pausing for industries with many Trump donors.
2) They targeted those Trump concedes are “non-criminals.”
1) The ICE reads were political. They’re pausing for industries with many Trump donors.
2) They targeted those Trump concedes are “non-criminals.”
Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
(📢) BREAKING: On the eve of the No Kings Protest and Trump Birthday Bash, Trump makes two huge confessions:
1) The ICE reads were political. They’re pausing for industries with many Trump donors.
2) They targeted those Trump concedes are “non-criminals.”
1) The ICE reads were political. They’re pausing for industries with many Trump donors.
2) They targeted those Trump concedes are “non-criminals.”
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We've just updated the @wired.com guide to protecting your privacy while attending protests with the latest best practices. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We've just updated the @wired.com guide to protecting your privacy while attending protests with the latest best practices. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This man 👇
This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊
June 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This man 👇
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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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The Choctaw are in this too? I really have to see what might be the most Irish "American movie" ever.
(IKYDK, search Choctaw and Ireland. A kindness that will never be forgotten)
(IKYDK, search Choctaw and Ireland. A kindness that will never be forgotten)
The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.
'Sinners' Puts 'Truth on Screen' For The Mississippi Choctaws
For many Mississippi Choctaws, “Sinners” is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.
www.mississippifreepress.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Choctaw are in this too? I really have to see what might be the most Irish "American movie" ever.
(IKYDK, search Choctaw and Ireland. A kindness that will never be forgotten)
(IKYDK, search Choctaw and Ireland. A kindness that will never be forgotten)
DEMOCRACY: “We need to become a powerful majority to turn back bigotry & inhumanity amid this fierce urgency of now—not as a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy & to finally realize the dream of so many who gave their lives to save us,” Donna Ladd writes.
Democracy | ‘Whiteness’ Is an Ancient Con. We Can Defeat It.
We don’t need “a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy,” Donna Ladd writes.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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not pity or dismissal.
To every autistic person who heard those words and felt erased: you matter. You are not a burden. You are a vital part of our communities, our movements, and our future.
We see you. We stand with you. And we will not let this kind of rhetoric go unchallenged.
To every autistic person who heard those words and felt erased: you matter. You are not a burden. You are a vital part of our communities, our movements, and our future.
We see you. We stand with you. And we will not let this kind of rhetoric go unchallenged.
April 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
not pity or dismissal.
To every autistic person who heard those words and felt erased: you matter. You are not a burden. You are a vital part of our communities, our movements, and our future.
We see you. We stand with you. And we will not let this kind of rhetoric go unchallenged.
To every autistic person who heard those words and felt erased: you matter. You are not a burden. You are a vital part of our communities, our movements, and our future.
We see you. We stand with you. And we will not let this kind of rhetoric go unchallenged.
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Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
April 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
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A thing press institutions REALLY need to internalize is that 1000x more people will see the headline than read the article. If the headline leaves a false impression, but the article sets it straight, it doesn’t matter. You are spreading misinformation.
The framing from legacy media on the Ms Rachel stuff is insane. Nowhere do they say that these are baseless claims, or that what she said (every child's life is precious and worthy) is not "Hamas propaganda." If u didn't know the background to this story and saw this post, you'd believe their smear
April 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A thing press institutions REALLY need to internalize is that 1000x more people will see the headline than read the article. If the headline leaves a false impression, but the article sets it straight, it doesn’t matter. You are spreading misinformation.
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Sand. In. The. Gears.
Thank you Senator
Thank you Senator
FLASH: Sen Adam Schiff (D-CA) to put a hold on the nomination of Ed Martin, Trump's choice for US Attorney for DC
Martin was 2020 "Stop the Steal" advocate, MAGA supporter, who served as advocate and defense lawyer for US Capitol riot defendants
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
Martin was 2020 "Stop the Steal" advocate, MAGA supporter, who served as advocate and defense lawyer for US Capitol riot defendants
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
www.cbsnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Sand. In. The. Gears.
Thank you Senator
Thank you Senator
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How you Niemoller fans hanging in? Because they've come from trans people, they've come for immigrants and legal residents; they've come for academia, lawyers, and journalists. I'm guessing they're not done.
March 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
How you Niemoller fans hanging in? Because they've come from trans people, they've come for immigrants and legal residents; they've come for academia, lawyers, and journalists. I'm guessing they're not done.
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whoever told the democrats that posting bitchy little joke tweets in response to major violations of national security and federal law was a good strategy … why did you do that ? please take it back
March 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
whoever told the democrats that posting bitchy little joke tweets in response to major violations of national security and federal law was a good strategy … why did you do that ? please take it back
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we talked about this on the podcast a while back but the actual superpower of 19th century liberalism was its ability to mobilize entire nations in ideological and national fervor. it was terrifying! we gotta bring that energy back.
Again:
March 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
we talked about this on the podcast a while back but the actual superpower of 19th century liberalism was its ability to mobilize entire nations in ideological and national fervor. it was terrifying! we gotta bring that energy back.
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For those folks who have been waiting to climb the pole and ring the “constitutional crisis” bell, it would appear we have arrived. Neither Judge Sorokin nor Judge Boasberg believed that he was signing a meaningless order, and both judges demanded compliance that never came.
We’ve Officially Entered the Next Phase of Trump’s Dictatorship Era
Taken together, these actions and declarations amount to a significant escalation in Trump’s transformation of his own presidency into an autocracy.
slate.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For those folks who have been waiting to climb the pole and ring the “constitutional crisis” bell, it would appear we have arrived. Neither Judge Sorokin nor Judge Boasberg believed that he was signing a meaningless order, and both judges demanded compliance that never came.
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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Names and faces of the people wrecking our government in the cause of DOGE
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE (Gift Article)
The Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Names and faces of the people wrecking our government in the cause of DOGE
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Willing involvement in this lawless assault on the American people, the rule of law, and basic decency should be career ruining for everyone here.
March 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Willing involvement in this lawless assault on the American people, the rule of law, and basic decency should be career ruining for everyone here.
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At the request of the Trump Admin, the Ntl Park Service removed references to trans people in this essay w/o consulting the writer, historian @wendylrouse.bsky.social.
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
The Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement (U.S. National Park Service).pdf
drive.google.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
At the request of the Trump Admin, the Ntl Park Service removed references to trans people in this essay w/o consulting the writer, historian @wendylrouse.bsky.social.
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...
Read it here as Prof Rouse intended (and as the NPS published/maintained it until now). 🗃️
drive.google.com/file/d/1p-rQ...