Jess / Jesse Walton
@jesshealywalton.bsky.social
Free Palestine
🚫 TERFs, Zionists or Fascists
🚫 TERFs, Zionists or Fascists
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It was an op-ed in a student newspaper.
Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
March 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It was an op-ed in a student newspaper.
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From the co-founder of Sameer Project. Please keep donating! chuffed.org/project/help...
March 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
From the co-founder of Sameer Project. Please keep donating! chuffed.org/project/help...
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How many times does this have to be proven
Feck sake
Feck sake
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
How many times does this have to be proven
Feck sake
Feck sake
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It means you can download and transfer to a device via USB, which is not how most of us use Amazon. this is a good explainer.
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
www.theverge.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th.
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Replying to @BookishbyJennaavh I got you! 🫶 #thecozyarchivist #ebooks #ereader #kindle #kindlegirlie #kindlealternative #boox #booxgocolor7 #kobo
TikTok video by candice🍿📚🏁
www.tiktok.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
FYI, Amazon will no longer enable the downloading of ebooks to exterior devices starting February 26th.
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
Here’s a tutorial on how to download your ebooks off of Amazon. You can use Calibre (free software) to reformat the kindle books to be used on other devices.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2DQuRqn/
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A short interview with Liminal Magazine here: www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/...
5 Questions with Eileen Chong — LIMINAL
“Grief is the other side of love; we grieve because we love. I don’t think I would have it any other way.”
www.liminalmag.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A short interview with Liminal Magazine here: www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/...
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She’s here! Book number 10. A poem for my ancestors in 101 fragments to be read in any order. A dreaming. An offering. ✨
www.uqp.com.au/books/we-spe...
www.uqp.com.au/books/we-spe...
We Speak of Flowers
From award-winning poet Eileen Chong comes a dazzling book-length poem, comprising 101 interconnected fragments that can be read in any order, inviting the reader to construct multiple interpretations.
www.uqp.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
She’s here! Book number 10. A poem for my ancestors in 101 fragments to be read in any order. A dreaming. An offering. ✨
www.uqp.com.au/books/we-spe...
www.uqp.com.au/books/we-spe...
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DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say.
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say.
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
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NEW: DOGE is now inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social:
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NEW: DOGE is now inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
read @makenakelly.bsky.social:
read @makenakelly.bsky.social:
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NEW: Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
Trump's FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
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The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE's access to sensitive personnel data.
ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE’s access to sensitive personnel data.
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE's access to sensitive personnel data.
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Although NOAA's page on atmospheric CO2 levels has vanished, you can still get this vital information from Ralph Keeling's team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
Please follow bsky.app/profile/keel... for updates and share
Don't let science be hidden
Please follow bsky.app/profile/keel... for updates and share
Don't let science be hidden
February 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Although NOAA's page on atmospheric CO2 levels has vanished, you can still get this vital information from Ralph Keeling's team at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
Please follow bsky.app/profile/keel... for updates and share
Don't let science be hidden
Please follow bsky.app/profile/keel... for updates and share
Don't let science be hidden
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#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
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#FollowFriday: more and more of our staff and offices are joining #Bluesky. Today we would like to highlight a few accounts:
@drchristou.msf.org - Surgeon and int President of Doctors Without Borders.
@chrislockyear.msf.org - General Secretary of Doctors Without Borders
More below ⬇️
@drchristou.msf.org - Surgeon and int President of Doctors Without Borders.
@chrislockyear.msf.org - General Secretary of Doctors Without Borders
More below ⬇️
February 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#FollowFriday: more and more of our staff and offices are joining #Bluesky. Today we would like to highlight a few accounts:
@drchristou.msf.org - Surgeon and int President of Doctors Without Borders.
@chrislockyear.msf.org - General Secretary of Doctors Without Borders
More below ⬇️
@drchristou.msf.org - Surgeon and int President of Doctors Without Borders.
@chrislockyear.msf.org - General Secretary of Doctors Without Borders
More below ⬇️
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this made me be like !!!! x.com/gazafunds/st... it's Gaza Funds saying "It's not lost on us that the most steadfast supporters of our people in the west belong to the most oppressed class: the disabled. Despite their own struggles they did the impossible & saved countless lives."
x.com
x.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
this made me be like !!!! x.com/gazafunds/st... it's Gaza Funds saying "It's not lost on us that the most steadfast supporters of our people in the west belong to the most oppressed class: the disabled. Despite their own struggles they did the impossible & saved countless lives."
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Meta, Google, and Amazon were among the companies scheduled for compliance evaluations by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs this fiscal year. In the last year, all three companies significantly reduced or eliminated their DEI initiatives.
Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
“The Trump administration continues to reverse decades of civil rights and equity work,”a legislative researcher said.
buff.ly
January 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Meta, Google, and Amazon were among the companies scheduled for compliance evaluations by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs this fiscal year. In the last year, all three companies significantly reduced or eliminated their DEI initiatives.
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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians crossed the Netzarim Corridor to return to North Gaza after 15 months of genocide. “It’s the joy of return. We had thought we wouldn’t return, like our ancestors.”
Palestinians Share Moments of Joy as They Return to North Gaza for First Time in Months
“We had thought we wouldn’t return, like our ancestors,” one Palestinian said.
buff.ly
January 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians crossed the Netzarim Corridor to return to North Gaza after 15 months of genocide. “It’s the joy of return. We had thought we wouldn’t return, like our ancestors.”
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🧧🐍🎊🏮 Happy #YearOfTheSnake! eSIMS are in more than ever. Help us raise money so people can stay connected. Update from @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @thellpsx.bsky.social and me
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/c...
#LunarNewYear
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/c...
#LunarNewYear
January 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
🧧🐍🎊🏮 Happy #YearOfTheSnake! eSIMS are in more than ever. Help us raise money so people can stay connected. Update from @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @thellpsx.bsky.social and me
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/c...
#LunarNewYear
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/29/c...
#LunarNewYear
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1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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“We can still do what we've always done – take care of each other, break rules, and help people get what they need to survive.”
If you're reeling from Trump's ongoing attacks, please check out my latest piece about what trans people are up against and how we (as in, all of us, including doctors and clinicians) can resist these assaults. Includes commentary from @dreanyc123.bsky.social and @deanspade.bsky.social.
Trump's Latest Anti-Trans Actions and How We Can Fight Back
The message should be clear among all people of conscience: We will not cooperate with the fascist, anti-trans agenda.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“We can still do what we've always done – take care of each other, break rules, and help people get what they need to survive.”
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there's so much cute shit in Canadian dollars on this fundraiser auction for ESims for Gaza! www.32auctions.com/organization...
Funds for E-Sims for Gaza
Silent auction 'Funds for E-Sims for Gaza' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
there's so much cute shit in Canadian dollars on this fundraiser auction for ESims for Gaza! www.32auctions.com/organization...
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2. "They have to try to keep us off balance, because by default we are actually in the stronger position.
They have to try to get us to give up. They have to get us to despair.
Our job, then, is to not let them.
Well, and to destroy them."
They have to try to get us to give up. They have to get us to despair.
Our job, then, is to not let them.
Well, and to destroy them."
January 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
2. "They have to try to keep us off balance, because by default we are actually in the stronger position.
They have to try to get us to give up. They have to get us to despair.
Our job, then, is to not let them.
Well, and to destroy them."
They have to try to get us to give up. They have to get us to despair.
Our job, then, is to not let them.
Well, and to destroy them."
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margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/while-the-.... "The fascist elements of the state are acting as fast as possible because it is their only hope. Cowing us into submission is their only hope. They have to act faster than the courts, they have to act faster than communities can organize.... (cont)
While the Winds Shake the Trees
or: board games and storms and violence of action
margaretkilljoy.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/while-the-.... "The fascist elements of the state are acting as fast as possible because it is their only hope. Cowing us into submission is their only hope. They have to act faster than the courts, they have to act faster than communities can organize.... (cont)
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I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
Trans people in US federal prisons face brutal crackdown under Trump order
Advocates report harassment and loss of gender-affirming care as trans women face transfers to men’s prisons
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women