Joan-of-Waystar
@joan-of-waystar.bsky.social
Mandy. PhD candidate. Mom. Queer. She/They. Free Palestine. Trans lives are sacred.
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Fix your hearts or die.
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"Chicago is something that I believe in, and I believe in the people there, and in their capacity to resist this." @miawong.bsky.social 🥺🥺
New It Could Happen Here
Mia talks with Unraveled journalist Raven about the impending deployment of the National Guard, ICE and the Border Patrol to Chicago and how the city is preparing to resist.
@miawong.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Mia talks with Unraveled journalist Raven about the impending deployment of the National Guard, ICE and the Border Patrol to Chicago and how the city is preparing to resist.
@miawong.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Chicago is something that I believe in, and I believe in the people there, and in their capacity to resist this." @miawong.bsky.social 🥺🥺
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there is a coherent program. it is not whim.
three I's at least:
Isolation. Impoverishment. Illness.
that's economic sabotage, state dismantling, ally betrayal, trolling comms, education demolition, cultural vandalism, AI grift, health wrecking, commissioned terror, community deportation.
three I's at least:
Isolation. Impoverishment. Illness.
that's economic sabotage, state dismantling, ally betrayal, trolling comms, education demolition, cultural vandalism, AI grift, health wrecking, commissioned terror, community deportation.
August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
there is a coherent program. it is not whim.
three I's at least:
Isolation. Impoverishment. Illness.
that's economic sabotage, state dismantling, ally betrayal, trolling comms, education demolition, cultural vandalism, AI grift, health wrecking, commissioned terror, community deportation.
three I's at least:
Isolation. Impoverishment. Illness.
that's economic sabotage, state dismantling, ally betrayal, trolling comms, education demolition, cultural vandalism, AI grift, health wrecking, commissioned terror, community deportation.
Yes, I am aware of the comedy when I (5’ tall) stand next to my students (UNC basketball players).
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yes, I am aware of the comedy when I (5’ tall) stand next to my students (UNC basketball players).
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Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
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I am begging y'all to stop calling the militarization of a major city a "distraction".
If *YOU* would rather think about Epstein--- and not about the forced mass displacement of human beings--- then just say that.
If *YOU* would rather think about Epstein--- and not about the forced mass displacement of human beings--- then just say that.
He’s going to take over DC to avoid talking about Epstein.
August 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am begging y'all to stop calling the militarization of a major city a "distraction".
If *YOU* would rather think about Epstein--- and not about the forced mass displacement of human beings--- then just say that.
If *YOU* would rather think about Epstein--- and not about the forced mass displacement of human beings--- then just say that.
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Sources say the IRS began sharing taxpayer data with immigration authorities last week
"the agency has never shared such large volumes of data with any agency for the sole purpose of large-scale immigration enforcement"
"the agency has never shared such large volumes of data with any agency for the sole purpose of large-scale immigration enforcement"
IRS begins sharing sensitive taxpayer data with immigration authorities to find undocumented migrants | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service began sharing sensitive taxpayer data this week with immigration authorities searching for undocumented migrants, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
www.cnn.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sources say the IRS began sharing taxpayer data with immigration authorities last week
"the agency has never shared such large volumes of data with any agency for the sole purpose of large-scale immigration enforcement"
"the agency has never shared such large volumes of data with any agency for the sole purpose of large-scale immigration enforcement"
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Everything is terrible but I just showed the ten year old Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (which is utterly ridiculous but also still kind of great) and she goes “oh that super cute boy from the Titanic is in this, what’s his name, Ballerina Cappuccino?”
August 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Everything is terrible but I just showed the ten year old Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (which is utterly ridiculous but also still kind of great) and she goes “oh that super cute boy from the Titanic is in this, what’s his name, Ballerina Cappuccino?”
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Do not get on this internet on the 20th anniversary of Katrina and rehabilitate George Bush I swear to god.
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Do not get on this internet on the 20th anniversary of Katrina and rehabilitate George Bush I swear to god.
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Texas Showdown: Dem. Lawmakers Flee State to Stop Gerrymandering, Warn Trump Will Try It Again
Texas Showdown: Dem. Lawmakers Flee State to Stop Gerrymandering, Warn Trump Will Try It Again
More than 50 Democrats in the Texas Legislature have left the state to block the passage of a new congressional map, which was gerrymandered to give Republicans five extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives....
www.democracynow.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Texas Showdown: Dem. Lawmakers Flee State to Stop Gerrymandering, Warn Trump Will Try It Again
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OK just my two cents but if Maxwell's lawyers aren't screaming bloody murder about this you can't trust a single thing in that whole interview.
Trump administration debating releasing transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell interview with DOJ, sources say | CNN Politics
The Justice Department has an audio recording of the interview it conducted with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell last month, and the administration is considering releasing a transcript of...
www.cnn.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
OK just my two cents but if Maxwell's lawyers aren't screaming bloody murder about this you can't trust a single thing in that whole interview.
Last weekend, I was finally able to witness a blooming #corpseflower AND discovered my new favorite botanical garden in the Raleigh area. 💖 #juniperlevelbotanicalgarden #northcarolinal #raleighNC
August 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Last weekend, I was finally able to witness a blooming #corpseflower AND discovered my new favorite botanical garden in the Raleigh area. 💖 #juniperlevelbotanicalgarden #northcarolinal #raleighNC
Yo why didn’t anyone tell me about the COVID hallucinations and nightmares? 😳 #covid19 #covidpositive
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Yo why didn’t anyone tell me about the COVID hallucinations and nightmares? 😳 #covid19 #covidpositive
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So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
I’m sick with some respiratory crud and can’t be bothered to put myself together for online office hours. My only hope is that students will be too impressed with my Run The Jewels concert tee to care.
July 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m sick with some respiratory crud and can’t be bothered to put myself together for online office hours. My only hope is that students will be too impressed with my Run The Jewels concert tee to care.
My god if a news story came out every time I fell lol
In videos posted online, Gaga could be seen slipping as she walked past a cameraman, who nearly lost his footing too, just before she (ironically) sang the lyrics, “Into the night … we fall,” and then she fell.
Lady Gaga Falls and Quickly Recovers While Greeting Fans During Vegas Show
Lady Gaga tripped during a recent show in Las Vegas, but then recovered, while greeting fans during her 'Vanish Into You' moment at the Mayhem Ball.
www.rollingstone.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My god if a news story came out every time I fell lol
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“It was a perfect storm.”
In Milford, MA, a town where 30 percent of the population is foreign-born, the arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva set off a chain reaction unlike anything the community had seen before. My latest for @motherjones.com:
In Milford, MA, a town where 30 percent of the population is foreign-born, the arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva set off a chain reaction unlike anything the community had seen before. My latest for @motherjones.com:
How ICE’s arrest of a high school student activated a Massachusetts town
“We’re trying to find ways the community can defend itself.”
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“It was a perfect storm.”
In Milford, MA, a town where 30 percent of the population is foreign-born, the arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva set off a chain reaction unlike anything the community had seen before. My latest for @motherjones.com:
In Milford, MA, a town where 30 percent of the population is foreign-born, the arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva set off a chain reaction unlike anything the community had seen before. My latest for @motherjones.com:
My kid and his friends are using YouTube to learn the dances from K-pop Demon Hunters. I’d take a picture but I was warned that doing so would result in my demise.
a group of young men are dancing in a room .
ALT: a group of young men are dancing in a room .
media.tenor.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
My kid and his friends are using YouTube to learn the dances from K-pop Demon Hunters. I’d take a picture but I was warned that doing so would result in my demise.
First time seeing two hawks just hanging out. I *think* they are juvenile red-shouldered hawks. #birdsofnorthcarolina #backyardbirds #ncwildlife
July 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
First time seeing two hawks just hanging out. I *think* they are juvenile red-shouldered hawks. #birdsofnorthcarolina #backyardbirds #ncwildlife
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Hello, Hawk. This beautiful visitor has been hanging out in our backyard. 🪶 #northcarolina #birdsofnorthcarolina #backyardbirds #hawk #ncwildlife #ncbirds #birdsofprey
July 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hello, Hawk. This beautiful visitor has been hanging out in our backyard. 🪶 #northcarolina #birdsofnorthcarolina #backyardbirds #hawk #ncwildlife #ncbirds #birdsofprey
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The Supreme Court is letting the eight immigrants who have spent a month in these horrible conditions be deported to South Sedan.
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Supreme Court is letting the eight immigrants who have spent a month in these horrible conditions be deported to South Sedan.
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i may just repost this every day
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
i may just repost this every day
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The House just passed the budget. I'm a disabled person first before being a journalist. I'm so sorry to my disabled friends whose healthcare is now at risk.
July 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The House just passed the budget. I'm a disabled person first before being a journalist. I'm so sorry to my disabled friends whose healthcare is now at risk.
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I hate these motherfuckers with everything in me. cruelty for the sake of cruelty, stealing every last penny from us so their immeasurable wealth can get even greater as the world burns. I hope they all fucking choke
July 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I hate these motherfuckers with everything in me. cruelty for the sake of cruelty, stealing every last penny from us so their immeasurable wealth can get even greater as the world burns. I hope they all fucking choke
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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.