DiogenesSister
@diogenessister.bsky.social
Some pray for wild adventures... Having had no lack of these, I pray for long stretches of the mundane.
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the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
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Yes, I was hacked. It happened while I was texting with someone about my dad, who is dying of cancer, being in the hospital today. This is the worst possible time for me to try to resolve this. I'm guessing whoever did it might have known that.
July 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Yes, I was hacked. It happened while I was texting with someone about my dad, who is dying of cancer, being in the hospital today. This is the worst possible time for me to try to resolve this. I'm guessing whoever did it might have known that.
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Stunning how media has turned passage of the Abominable Bill into a will they-or-won't they romcom with a July 4th deadline for Cinderella to kiss the prince, rather than a situation in which multiple members of Congress say they're terrified they or their families will be killed if they cross Trump
June 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Stunning how media has turned passage of the Abominable Bill into a will they-or-won't they romcom with a July 4th deadline for Cinderella to kiss the prince, rather than a situation in which multiple members of Congress say they're terrified they or their families will be killed if they cross Trump
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And the *really* crazy part is: probably less than 0.1% of the planet's population is in favour.
I mean, only a complete lunatic or moron would choose war and AI, leading to planetary collapse, as his/her preferred option.
I mean, only a complete lunatic or moron would choose war and AI, leading to planetary collapse, as his/her preferred option.
We’re wasting the remaining carbon budget on war and AI.
Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And the *really* crazy part is: probably less than 0.1% of the planet's population is in favour.
I mean, only a complete lunatic or moron would choose war and AI, leading to planetary collapse, as his/her preferred option.
I mean, only a complete lunatic or moron would choose war and AI, leading to planetary collapse, as his/her preferred option.
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1m people allegedly in boston today. the scale of this is just crazy. i think record-breaking www.wcvb.com/article/more...
More than 1M descend on Boston Common for Pride, No Kings rallies
The Boston Pride Parade and No Kings march converged Saturday in downtown Boston.
www.wcvb.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
1m people allegedly in boston today. the scale of this is just crazy. i think record-breaking www.wcvb.com/article/more...
3:00 PM: There is a bosque fire burning near Alameda in Albuquerque. We have a crew and our helicopter heading that way.
June 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The souless nationless billionaires want to kill as many of us as possible. 😡
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.
www.motherjones.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The souless nationless billionaires want to kill as many of us as possible. 😡
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I am so angry I can’t stand it
One pro immigrant protester being carried unconscious to the other end of the street here in Paramount, CA, was hit by a federal agency vehicle. Getting attention from protester medics.
June 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I am so angry I can’t stand it
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“Just five of the Senate committee's 23 members attended the hearing.”
An Idaho businessman tapped to become the new leader of the U.S. Forest Service faced little questioning over his past land disputes with the agency during his confirmation hearing.
Idahoan tapped to oversee U.S. Forest Service gets smooth confirmation hearing
An Idaho businessman tapped to become the new leader of the U.S. Forest Service faced little questioning over his past land disputes with the agency during his confirmation hearing.
www.ksut.org
June 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Just five of the Senate committee's 23 members attended the hearing.”
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Here is the list of the members of the committee. Only 5 showed up, 2 Democrats. Klobuchar and Bennet. I do not want to ever hear the "resist" cry from Booker, Warnock, Schiff, Durbin, etc. This is your job! Get your asses to the hearings and do some work. We are paying you 174K, plus benefits.
June 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Here is the list of the members of the committee. Only 5 showed up, 2 Democrats. Klobuchar and Bennet. I do not want to ever hear the "resist" cry from Booker, Warnock, Schiff, Durbin, etc. This is your job! Get your asses to the hearings and do some work. We are paying you 174K, plus benefits.
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Outside immigration court in Chicago this morning, community rally in the rain in support of Ramon Morales-Reyes, a Milwaukee man snatched by ICE and accused of writing a letter threatening President Trump.
There's just one problem: the letter was fake. Another man is now accused of forging it.
There's just one problem: the letter was fake. Another man is now accused of forging it.
June 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Outside immigration court in Chicago this morning, community rally in the rain in support of Ramon Morales-Reyes, a Milwaukee man snatched by ICE and accused of writing a letter threatening President Trump.
There's just one problem: the letter was fake. Another man is now accused of forging it.
There's just one problem: the letter was fake. Another man is now accused of forging it.
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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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National parks were the main places I wanted my kids to see, and I wrote about them in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. Breaks my heart that the book is coming out as Trump tries to make good on his plans to destroy them. I hope my book helps the effort to fight back. www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
National parks were the main places I wanted my kids to see, and I wrote about them in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. Breaks my heart that the book is coming out as Trump tries to make good on his plans to destroy them. I hope my book helps the effort to fight back. www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
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Few stories better capture modern policing than this one about a conspiracy of private corporate interests paying off-duty state troopers as part of a "shadow force" to cleanse downtown Nashville of homeless people using metal chains, cages, and violence.
June 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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📌 These kids—mostly from low-income, underserved communities—were doing the right thing. Job Corps was their path to a diploma, a trade, a future.
📌 Job Corps trains workers in construction, health care, IT—jobs we desperately need filled.
📌 Job Corps trains workers in construction, health care, IT—jobs we desperately need filled.
June 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
📌 These kids—mostly from low-income, underserved communities—were doing the right thing. Job Corps was their path to a diploma, a trade, a future.
📌 Job Corps trains workers in construction, health care, IT—jobs we desperately need filled.
📌 Job Corps trains workers in construction, health care, IT—jobs we desperately need filled.
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Cruel and Dangerous…
The Trump administration just announced it’s shutting all Job Corps centers nationwide by June 30—no warning, no plan, just blindsiding students and families.
Any thought given to the lives this disrupts?
Any thought given to the skilled labor shortage this will make worse?
The Trump administration just announced it’s shutting all Job Corps centers nationwide by June 30—no warning, no plan, just blindsiding students and families.
Any thought given to the lives this disrupts?
Any thought given to the skilled labor shortage this will make worse?
June 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Cruel and Dangerous…
The Trump administration just announced it’s shutting all Job Corps centers nationwide by June 30—no warning, no plan, just blindsiding students and families.
Any thought given to the lives this disrupts?
Any thought given to the skilled labor shortage this will make worse?
The Trump administration just announced it’s shutting all Job Corps centers nationwide by June 30—no warning, no plan, just blindsiding students and families.
Any thought given to the lives this disrupts?
Any thought given to the skilled labor shortage this will make worse?
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
May 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Re-upping.
I think a lot about this quote from Anaïs Nin’s diary from 1939-1944:
“America is in even greater danger because of its cult of toughness, its hatred of sensitivity, and someday it may have to pay a price for this, because atrophy of feeling creates criminals”.
“America is in even greater danger because of its cult of toughness, its hatred of sensitivity, and someday it may have to pay a price for this, because atrophy of feeling creates criminals”.
May 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Re-upping.
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www.propublica.org/article/trib...
USDA has terminated the very program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
USDA has terminated the very program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
www.propublica.org
May 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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I think what is particularly infuriating is that Trump has been using stochastic terrorism for nearly a decade now and not only does the media not suggest he’s responsible for the actions he inspires but it outright scolds anyone on the left that even suggests he is.
May 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I think what is particularly infuriating is that Trump has been using stochastic terrorism for nearly a decade now and not only does the media not suggest he’s responsible for the actions he inspires but it outright scolds anyone on the left that even suggests he is.
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The steady deterioration of First Amendment rights and the conflation of violence with dissent is a result not just of an authoritarian regime but of a press culture that is feckless at best and authoritarian-fluffers at worst. The New York Times is beyond redemption.
The killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday cast a harsh spotlight on the pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. and the impact even peaceful protests might be having on attitudes against people connected to Israel.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The steady deterioration of First Amendment rights and the conflation of violence with dissent is a result not just of an authoritarian regime but of a press culture that is feckless at best and authoritarian-fluffers at worst. The New York Times is beyond redemption.
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"800 miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
Trump's wave of federal job cuts arrived on SIPI's campus without warning, wiping out nearly a ¼ of the staff...
cubicles were empty. People that I usually say good morning to, their offices were off, like, empty, lights off"
Trump's wave of federal job cuts arrived on SIPI's campus without warning, wiping out nearly a ¼ of the staff...
cubicles were empty. People that I usually say good morning to, their offices were off, like, empty, lights off"
Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts
Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hit...
www.pbs.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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