Kay Wray
@kaywray.bsky.social
Naturalist, Artist, Parent, Chronically-ill frustrated patient. "Fight like hell then nap" She/ her
I'm a big " shop small and local when you can ( which is often) & honor requests to donate instead of gifting" so...
Planning to start your Christmas shopping this weekend?
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
I've got you covered with over 100 links to charities, museums and small businesses selling interesting things which will bring joy not landfill.
#GoodGifts
Good Gifts 2025
Use your Secret Santa or present giving to support charities, museums and small businesses.
madlinblog.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm a big " shop small and local when you can ( which is often) & honor requests to donate instead of gifting" so...
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
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Hey artists! Have you checked how easy it would be for a client to contact you? Do you have an email in your bio? On your website? On your portfolio page?
Don't assume people will spend time digging for info. There are artists out there who are just as good as you AND have their info listed.
Don't assume people will spend time digging for info. There are artists out there who are just as good as you AND have their info listed.
a woman is holding a glass of water in her hand and says `` there ! now get it together ! ''
Alt: a woman is holding a glass of water in her hand and says `` there ! now get it together ! '' while splashing water that turns into little hearts
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hey artists! Have you checked how easy it would be for a client to contact you? Do you have an email in your bio? On your website? On your portfolio page?
Don't assume people will spend time digging for info. There are artists out there who are just as good as you AND have their info listed.
Don't assume people will spend time digging for info. There are artists out there who are just as good as you AND have their info listed.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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In October 2024, the U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1 % and the inflation rate was 2.6 %. Now, unemployment is 4.4 %, inflation has risen to 3 %, and we’ve added $3 Trillion to the national debt. The “Golden Age” feels more like the “Broke-Ass Olden Age.”
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In October 2024, the U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1 % and the inflation rate was 2.6 %. Now, unemployment is 4.4 %, inflation has risen to 3 %, and we’ve added $3 Trillion to the national debt. The “Golden Age” feels more like the “Broke-Ass Olden Age.”
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1. #Flu 🧵: #CDC reports that #influenza activity has been "trending upward slowly" in the US over the past few weeks. This could change markedly after Thanksgiving, with all the cross country travel & intergenerational mingling. Right now only 2 places are reporting moderate activity, LA & PR.
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
1. #Flu 🧵: #CDC reports that #influenza activity has been "trending upward slowly" in the US over the past few weeks. This could change markedly after Thanksgiving, with all the cross country travel & intergenerational mingling. Right now only 2 places are reporting moderate activity, LA & PR.
If I'm STILL painfully embarrassed about the mess I made this morning Dairy Queen Blizzard is in order, right? Get myself something I can't spill? It's literally the only thing I can think of that I can't make a mess with. * Knocks on the wood floor*
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If I'm STILL painfully embarrassed about the mess I made this morning Dairy Queen Blizzard is in order, right? Get myself something I can't spill? It's literally the only thing I can think of that I can't make a mess with. * Knocks on the wood floor*
This perfectly sums up the problem of the DNC:
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This perfectly sums up the problem of the DNC:
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Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Raskin: "In the very presence of the victims and survivors, the Speaker said that 'now is a time we should be working on urgent legislative work.' Mr Speaker, justice is urgent legislative work. The truth is urgent legislative work. You were the one who refused to swear in Rep. Grijalva for 50 days"
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The sight of Mohammed bin Salman sitting in the Oval Office should make all Americans want to vomit. It sure does for me.
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Mary Bruce is a badass journalist asking a question about the murder of another badass journalist directed at the murderer himself and that my friends is a profile in courage
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Mary Bruce is a badass journalist asking a question about the murder of another badass journalist directed at the murderer himself and that my friends is a profile in courage
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
Think someone IRL figured out this is my account... But I could have been mishearing things today. Goodness it was a rollercoaster day.
I can't even describe the funny parts of my kid getting home with any normalcy.
Tuesday, be kind.
I can't even describe the funny parts of my kid getting home with any normalcy.
Tuesday, be kind.
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Think someone IRL figured out this is my account... But I could have been mishearing things today. Goodness it was a rollercoaster day.
I can't even describe the funny parts of my kid getting home with any normalcy.
Tuesday, be kind.
I can't even describe the funny parts of my kid getting home with any normalcy.
Tuesday, be kind.
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“Why don’t the Epstein survivors just name names?!?”
Why should they have to?
They’ve had their lives threatened repeatedly.
Some are dead.
Some have been shunned into silence.
The government has the files. They could prosecute the perpetrators.
They’re protecting them instead.
Why should they have to?
They’ve had their lives threatened repeatedly.
Some are dead.
Some have been shunned into silence.
The government has the files. They could prosecute the perpetrators.
They’re protecting them instead.
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
“Why don’t the Epstein survivors just name names?!?”
Why should they have to?
They’ve had their lives threatened repeatedly.
Some are dead.
Some have been shunned into silence.
The government has the files. They could prosecute the perpetrators.
They’re protecting them instead.
Why should they have to?
They’ve had their lives threatened repeatedly.
Some are dead.
Some have been shunned into silence.
The government has the files. They could prosecute the perpetrators.
They’re protecting them instead.
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absolute hero
April 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
absolute hero
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
My Kitty Bitty Kitty just came into my lap for pets for a moment. I suspect only because I'm praising OTHER CATS online.
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My Kitty Bitty Kitty just came into my lap for pets for a moment. I suspect only because I'm praising OTHER CATS online.
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70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish!
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish!
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Hepburn, the cat I drew, AND my friend Liz (below) HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. I will miss you my friend, but I'm so thrilled you're FINALLY going home. And your new fan got to see how loved you are!
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hepburn, the cat I drew, AND my friend Liz (below) HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. I will miss you my friend, but I'm so thrilled you're FINALLY going home. And your new fan got to see how loved you are!