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@irene-xanth.bsky.social
Practical dreamer. Loves: fiction, cooking, husband/fam/cat, not-for-profit management. Not always that order.
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Her name is Rumeysa Ozturk, she's a student from Turkey, and even her lawyer doesn't know where she is right now.
Ozturk's attorney tells me they still have no idea where she is. ICE says only that she is in the agency's custody. www.salon.com/2025/03/26/d...
March 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Her name is Rumeysa Ozturk, she's a student from Turkey, and even her lawyer doesn't know where she is right now.
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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OMFG! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"
"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"
February 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
OMFG! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"
"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"
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Well-written, @penamerica.bsky.social. Thank you.
Abbetuck created this 30-second clip with your words because more people need to read them.
#resist
#arts #activism
abbetuck.com
Abbetuck created this 30-second clip with your words because more people need to read them.
#resist
#arts #activism
abbetuck.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Well-written, @penamerica.bsky.social. Thank you.
Abbetuck created this 30-second clip with your words because more people need to read them.
#resist
#arts #activism
abbetuck.com
Abbetuck created this 30-second clip with your words because more people need to read them.
#resist
#arts #activism
abbetuck.com
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It hurts to hear this.
May her memory be a blessing and strength for the fight.
May her memory be a blessing and strength for the fight.
Heartbroken to learn of the passing of my dear friend Cecile Richards, a fierce and fearless leader in the fight for reproductive justice. Her unwavering dedication to healthcare equity changed countless lives.
January 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It hurts to hear this.
May her memory be a blessing and strength for the fight.
May her memory be a blessing and strength for the fight.
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Once we've collected enough data, we'll start sharing it with you, and we'll see if the folks who voted for cheaper eggs get what they wanted while the world burns down around us.
January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Once we've collected enough data, we'll start sharing it with you, and we'll see if the folks who voted for cheaper eggs get what they wanted while the world burns down around us.
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The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
January 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The first visual of the Trump presidency at the border; a sobbing woman in Ciudad Juárez stands outside the Paso Del Norte port of entry, clutching a pole as she weeps having learned that her 1:00PM appointment for a chance to seek asylum in the US has been cancelled. x.com/arelisrhdz/s...
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Stay tuned...
REMINDER: We started tracking staple prices in November, after the election. This will provide a baseline for a "Bay Ridge Price Index" which we aim to keep up as we move into the future.
January 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stay tuned...
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Laws only exist so long as people believe in them, which is why it is important that you not preemptively accept the idea that you don't.
If I have to see one more "Trump can't do that, it's illegal" post I'm going to snap my laptop over my head - I know you're looking for hope on a hopeless day but holy shit do you not know by now that a law is only what those who enforce it decide? Have you never cracked open a book on US history???
January 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Laws only exist so long as people believe in them, which is why it is important that you not preemptively accept the idea that you don't.
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husband wrapped. you were in the top .01% of admirers of your husband. you spent 2,632 minutes watching your husband sleep
January 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
husband wrapped. you were in the top .01% of admirers of your husband. you spent 2,632 minutes watching your husband sleep
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The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing a single person that the Republican Party cares about working people.
January 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing a single person that the Republican Party cares about working people.
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if you kill a disfavored person in the street the leaders of the republican party will try to make you a national hero. absolutely not an ominous sign for the future.
If there were an RNC coming up, Daniel Penny would absolutely be a speaker.
December 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
if you kill a disfavored person in the street the leaders of the republican party will try to make you a national hero. absolutely not an ominous sign for the future.
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The looks of boredom on everyone's faces explain so much about this moment in history.
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 27, 2024 at 12:53 PM
The looks of boredom on everyone's faces explain so much about this moment in history.
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Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
November 26, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
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Taking to someone the other day and they didn't know about the Dutch tulip craze. So, if you didn't know there was a tulip speculation bubble in the 1600s, now you do.
November 25, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Taking to someone the other day and they didn't know about the Dutch tulip craze. So, if you didn't know there was a tulip speculation bubble in the 1600s, now you do.
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it's friday
November 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM
it's friday
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Why Does Your R Train Commute Suck? (Part 3)
Did you know the W train doesn't have easy access to a rail yard? Even though it ends at South Ferry, trains need to arrive from Coney. That means W trains replace R trains during rush hours along 4th Ave in Brooklyn, reducing the number of Rs from 95th.
Did you know the W train doesn't have easy access to a rail yard? Even though it ends at South Ferry, trains need to arrive from Coney. That means W trains replace R trains during rush hours along 4th Ave in Brooklyn, reducing the number of Rs from 95th.
November 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Why Does Your R Train Commute Suck? (Part 3)
Did you know the W train doesn't have easy access to a rail yard? Even though it ends at South Ferry, trains need to arrive from Coney. That means W trains replace R trains during rush hours along 4th Ave in Brooklyn, reducing the number of Rs from 95th.
Did you know the W train doesn't have easy access to a rail yard? Even though it ends at South Ferry, trains need to arrive from Coney. That means W trains replace R trains during rush hours along 4th Ave in Brooklyn, reducing the number of Rs from 95th.
This bill, which just passed the House and is headed for the Senate, will allow the Treasury Dept to shut down civil society organizations deemed to be enemies. This is no bueno.
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Dangerous Bill Could Lead to Nonprofits Critical of Government Being Shut Down, With No Real Due Process - PEN America
PEN America is deeply alarmed over passage by the House of Representatives today of a bill that would allow the Treasury Secretary to make a unilateral determination to revoke the tax-exempt status of...
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November 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
This bill, which just passed the House and is headed for the Senate, will allow the Treasury Dept to shut down civil society organizations deemed to be enemies. This is no bueno.
pen.org/press-releas...
pen.org/press-releas...
Very fun! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years
Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Very fun! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
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me all in my echo chamber
November 20, 2024 at 5:26 AM
me all in my echo chamber
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
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Londoners! Come to a screening of The Guilty Feminist podcast about abortion!! Featuring me but also @dfdubz.bsky.social Grace Petrie Bonnie Greer Aja Barber and MORE.
Sunday 1 pm, at the Kings Head Theatre, Tickets here: guiltyfeminist.com/live-shows/
Sunday 1 pm, at the Kings Head Theatre, Tickets here: guiltyfeminist.com/live-shows/
November 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Londoners! Come to a screening of The Guilty Feminist podcast about abortion!! Featuring me but also @dfdubz.bsky.social Grace Petrie Bonnie Greer Aja Barber and MORE.
Sunday 1 pm, at the Kings Head Theatre, Tickets here: guiltyfeminist.com/live-shows/
Sunday 1 pm, at the Kings Head Theatre, Tickets here: guiltyfeminist.com/live-shows/
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this is what happened to that Jorts Peterson fella when he drank the apple cider
“keep your vaxxed soyboy lib shit away from me, im voting for the guy who understands healthy eating and fitness”
the guy they’re voting for:
the guy they’re voting for:
November 18, 2024 at 8:47 PM
this is what happened to that Jorts Peterson fella when he drank the apple cider
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NEW: The University of North Texas administration "has gone totally rogue," I write for @penamerica.bsky.social, censoring syllabi and research grants even though the state's DEI ban explicitly exempts them. One of the worst cases of overcompliance I've ever seen. pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Condemns University of North Texas System's Extreme Overcompliance in Implementing A DEI Ban - PEN America
Overcompliance of DEI law at University of North Texas cause for alarm.
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November 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM
NEW: The University of North Texas administration "has gone totally rogue," I write for @penamerica.bsky.social, censoring syllabi and research grants even though the state's DEI ban explicitly exempts them. One of the worst cases of overcompliance I've ever seen. pen.org/press-releas...
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The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.
An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.
So finish the thing.
An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.
So finish the thing.
November 13, 2024 at 2:38 PM
The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.
An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.
So finish the thing.
An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.
So finish the thing.