DJcontraption AKA Dahron J
@dahron-anneliese.bsky.social
Chaplain-y cyclist consistently calms chaos, cracks contradictions, collects conundrums, critiques culture, challenges consensus, committed carer🏳️⚧
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(lagniappe: no one showed (I was a film-buff, choir child, in a classical bubble, so, yeah, no surprise there lol), but their loss; we had movies on a big screen & a stellar, handmade, 3-layer, ice cream cake)
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
(lagniappe: no one showed (I was a film-buff, choir child, in a classical bubble, so, yeah, no surprise there lol), but their loss; we had movies on a big screen & a stellar, handmade, 3-layer, ice cream cake)
—for my 13th, my dad was able to borrow a 16mm print of "Hard Day's Night" that we ran at the party. Admittedly, that was less out of Beatles love—that classical bubble strikes again—& more that Dad was a film buff (me being one in training), but I grew to enjoy them more & more because of that. . .
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
—for my 13th, my dad was able to borrow a 16mm print of "Hard Day's Night" that we ran at the party. Admittedly, that was less out of Beatles love—that classical bubble strikes again—& more that Dad was a film buff (me being one in training), but I grew to enjoy them more & more because of that. . .
Two things, on the topics but just generally attached:
—among other random things, George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" on 45 with allowance money (may have been older than 10; as you & I have discovered, we were in similar classical bubbles)...(1/2)
—among other random things, George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" on 45 with allowance money (may have been older than 10; as you & I have discovered, we were in similar classical bubbles)...(1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Two things, on the topics but just generally attached:
—among other random things, George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" on 45 with allowance money (may have been older than 10; as you & I have discovered, we were in similar classical bubbles)...(1/2)
—among other random things, George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" on 45 with allowance money (may have been older than 10; as you & I have discovered, we were in similar classical bubbles)...(1/2)
(W/in the theme of the surveilled world in which we all live, and can at any moments be targets of—intended or mistaken—this recent video from @apnews.com gives some glimpse into just how widespread our travel, our healthcare, more & more of our every move is being tracked & shared):
bit.ly/3MfK8dq
bit.ly/3MfK8dq
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. (AP video: Marshall Ritzel) #usa #surveillance #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
(W/in the theme of the surveilled world in which we all live, and can at any moments be targets of—intended or mistaken—this recent video from @apnews.com gives some glimpse into just how widespread our travel, our healthcare, more & more of our every move is being tracked & shared):
bit.ly/3MfK8dq
bit.ly/3MfK8dq
In a July @slate.com "What Next" podcast, guest Grace Byron ( @emotrophywife.bsky.social ) discusses the trans community analogues:
bit.ly/4a5E551
bit.ly/4a5E551
Trans and Shut Out in Trump’s America
Looking for health care in post-Skrmetti America.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In a July @slate.com "What Next" podcast, guest Grace Byron ( @emotrophywife.bsky.social ) discusses the trans community analogues:
bit.ly/4a5E551
bit.ly/4a5E551
(As I read this this morning, I know it wasn't necessarily written for #TransgenderDayofRemembranceAndResilience, but it sure does have some resonance for this day...)
Via the Academy of American Poets, the full poem by Kimberly Blaeser is available here:
poets.org/poem/posture...
Via the Academy of American Poets, the full poem by Kimberly Blaeser is available here:
poets.org/poem/posture...
Postures of Devotion
Before me Kawishiwi stretches— / river a palette of frost. Nearby
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November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
(As I read this this morning, I know it wasn't necessarily written for #TransgenderDayofRemembranceAndResilience, but it sure does have some resonance for this day...)
Via the Academy of American Poets, the full poem by Kimberly Blaeser is available here:
poets.org/poem/posture...
Via the Academy of American Poets, the full poem by Kimberly Blaeser is available here:
poets.org/poem/posture...
Le Sigh.
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Le Sigh.
Lastly, I'll just add that I started thinking about all this in a more intentional way after listening to this great @tradeoffs.org episode from earlier this year (& that they've revisited at least once, I think). It's a great podcast—and this one I found particularly helpful:
bit.ly/47OeyvY
/fin/
bit.ly/47OeyvY
/fin/
Getting Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants in Trump's America
Health care providers are scrambling to cut through their undocumented patients’ panic about President Trump’s new immigration policies.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Lastly, I'll just add that I started thinking about all this in a more intentional way after listening to this great @tradeoffs.org episode from earlier this year (& that they've revisited at least once, I think). It's a great podcast—and this one I found particularly helpful:
bit.ly/47OeyvY
/fin/
bit.ly/47OeyvY
/fin/
2nd, and released at the same time back in May, was the survey data and analysis provided by @shannonschumacher.bsky.social , also of @kffhealthnews.org. Lots here to digest, all very helpful, especially in the ways it adds nuance & depth to the most recent KFF/NYT reporting:
bit.ly/4i3vNN6
(3/4)
bit.ly/4i3vNN6
(3/4)
KFF Survey of Immigrants: Views and Experiences in the Early Days of President Trump's Second Term | KFF
The latest KFF Survey of Immigrants finds that immigrants’ worries about detention or deportation have risen sharply since 2023, even among lawfully present immigrants and naturalized citizens. This p...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
2nd, and released at the same time back in May, was the survey data and analysis provided by @shannonschumacher.bsky.social , also of @kffhealthnews.org. Lots here to digest, all very helpful, especially in the ways it adds nuance & depth to the most recent KFF/NYT reporting:
bit.ly/4i3vNN6
(3/4)
bit.ly/4i3vNN6
(3/4)
3 other links for background and more info:
1st, a report from earlier this year based on @kffhealthnews.org 's focus group work. This is one of the original reports that was released just after I first reached out to @drishp.bsky.social - talk about timing!
bit.ly/4r5HDdJ
(2/4)
1st, a report from earlier this year based on @kffhealthnews.org 's focus group work. This is one of the original reports that was released just after I first reached out to @drishp.bsky.social - talk about timing!
bit.ly/4r5HDdJ
(2/4)
Living in an Undocumented Immigrant Family Under the Second Trump Administration: Fear, Uncertainty, and Impacts on Health and Well-Being | KFF
To better understand how the shifting policy environment is affecting immigrant families, KFF conducted four focus groups in March 2025 with 29 Hispanic adults who were likely undocumented or living w...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
3 other links for background and more info:
1st, a report from earlier this year based on @kffhealthnews.org 's focus group work. This is one of the original reports that was released just after I first reached out to @drishp.bsky.social - talk about timing!
bit.ly/4r5HDdJ
(2/4)
1st, a report from earlier this year based on @kffhealthnews.org 's focus group work. This is one of the original reports that was released just after I first reached out to @drishp.bsky.social - talk about timing!
bit.ly/4r5HDdJ
(2/4)
Here's to a reciprocity of recognition. Cheers...🏳️⚧️
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Here's to a reciprocity of recognition. Cheers...🏳️⚧️
💯%.
Not surprising, sadly though, from a political strategy that wants to make government and anything it does seem so dysfunctional--so unable to help--that it dissuades folks from believing it can.
FWIW: Thanks for being one of those who continues to believe--and works to prove--otherwise.
Not surprising, sadly though, from a political strategy that wants to make government and anything it does seem so dysfunctional--so unable to help--that it dissuades folks from believing it can.
FWIW: Thanks for being one of those who continues to believe--and works to prove--otherwise.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
💯%.
Not surprising, sadly though, from a political strategy that wants to make government and anything it does seem so dysfunctional--so unable to help--that it dissuades folks from believing it can.
FWIW: Thanks for being one of those who continues to believe--and works to prove--otherwise.
Not surprising, sadly though, from a political strategy that wants to make government and anything it does seem so dysfunctional--so unable to help--that it dissuades folks from believing it can.
FWIW: Thanks for being one of those who continues to believe--and works to prove--otherwise.