Rick
@kindtrader.bsky.social
I don't have faith, I have standards: corroborated evidence. It's really not too much to ask.
Time>money.
Accountability Crusader
Proud founder Praxis Foundry 001
https://tinyurl.com/PraxisFoundry001
Be kind to yourself.
Time>money.
Accountability Crusader
Proud founder Praxis Foundry 001
https://tinyurl.com/PraxisFoundry001
Be kind to yourself.
Word.
No notes. Just amplification.
No notes. Just amplification.
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Word.
No notes. Just amplification.
No notes. Just amplification.
Even though I was a lighting guy, I know Steve is doing well with how he's holding the mic: treat it like it's an ice cream cone, Steve. Well done.
Did that plenty of times for my sound tech brothers.
"Check...mic check...lighting guy doing mic check..."
This brought me back, Steve. Thx.
Did that plenty of times for my sound tech brothers.
"Check...mic check...lighting guy doing mic check..."
This brought me back, Steve. Thx.
Be quiet, everyone. Steve is about to make his morning speech!
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Even though I was a lighting guy, I know Steve is doing well with how he's holding the mic: treat it like it's an ice cream cone, Steve. Well done.
Did that plenty of times for my sound tech brothers.
"Check...mic check...lighting guy doing mic check..."
This brought me back, Steve. Thx.
Did that plenty of times for my sound tech brothers.
"Check...mic check...lighting guy doing mic check..."
This brought me back, Steve. Thx.
ACLU is right: sending troops into our communities without facts, limits, or oversight is a breach of the civil boundary.
Congress can act — but it needs more than hearings. It needs structure.
Congress can act — but it needs more than hearings. It needs structure.
We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
ACLU is right: sending troops into our communities without facts, limits, or oversight is a breach of the civil boundary.
Congress can act — but it needs more than hearings. It needs structure.
Congress can act — but it needs more than hearings. It needs structure.
Manual screenshots aren’t preservation.
They’re erasure by delay.
A Republic can’t function without memory.
They’re erasure by delay.
A Republic can’t function without memory.
DHS has stopped using software that automatically captures text messages and is now manually taking screenshots. We're suing to ensure that DHS is following the Federal Records Act and preserving text messages.
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Manual screenshots aren’t preservation.
They’re erasure by delay.
A Republic can’t function without memory.
They’re erasure by delay.
A Republic can’t function without memory.
You know that terrible feeling in the pit of your stomach...I just got that reading this. This is happening every day. To human beings. Ugh. Just ugh...
Ty for sharing the story. I think I've made it clear with this profile, I sure as FUCK am doing what I can. And that does not include prayer.
Ty for sharing the story. I think I've made it clear with this profile, I sure as FUCK am doing what I can. And that does not include prayer.
"Her light is still there."
We sit down with Sepideh Farsi, the director of the new documentary, "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk," a portrait of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna, who was killed by a targeted Israeli airstrike earlier this year.
We sit down with Sepideh Farsi, the director of the new documentary, "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk," a portrait of Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassouna, who was killed by a targeted Israeli airstrike earlier this year.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
You know that terrible feeling in the pit of your stomach...I just got that reading this. This is happening every day. To human beings. Ugh. Just ugh...
Ty for sharing the story. I think I've made it clear with this profile, I sure as FUCK am doing what I can. And that does not include prayer.
Ty for sharing the story. I think I've made it clear with this profile, I sure as FUCK am doing what I can. And that does not include prayer.
No offense, Sky Daddy, but I'll believe it when I see it ("it" in this case being the files themselves). And no, I won't be downloading them myself. I will rely on others for that. Still, this is a step in the right direction.
happy epstein thermonuclear launch day to all who celebrate
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
No offense, Sky Daddy, but I'll believe it when I see it ("it" in this case being the files themselves). And no, I won't be downloading them myself. I will rely on others for that. Still, this is a step in the right direction.
uh oooooohh...
Of my 16 current positions, I'm down in 10. $BTCUSD isn't one of them yet, but it's getting there. I'm not happy about it. I'm not stoked. I'm not sanguine. There is also nothing I can do about it.
I have 12 months of wages. All I can do is be patient, try and sell at 2:1 R:R.
Of my 16 current positions, I'm down in 10. $BTCUSD isn't one of them yet, but it's getting there. I'm not happy about it. I'm not stoked. I'm not sanguine. There is also nothing I can do about it.
I have 12 months of wages. All I can do is be patient, try and sell at 2:1 R:R.
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
uh oooooohh...
Of my 16 current positions, I'm down in 10. $BTCUSD isn't one of them yet, but it's getting there. I'm not happy about it. I'm not stoked. I'm not sanguine. There is also nothing I can do about it.
I have 12 months of wages. All I can do is be patient, try and sell at 2:1 R:R.
Of my 16 current positions, I'm down in 10. $BTCUSD isn't one of them yet, but it's getting there. I'm not happy about it. I'm not stoked. I'm not sanguine. There is also nothing I can do about it.
I have 12 months of wages. All I can do is be patient, try and sell at 2:1 R:R.
Word. Can't wait to use this next time...well...in many many many circumstances.
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Word. Can't wait to use this next time...well...in many many many circumstances.
Not out of the woods yet. We're not hyper bullish. But we are at least no longer omega bearish either right now.
$BTCUSD seems ok for now.
Higher lows and higher highs is a-ok in my book.
Be kind to yourself today.
$BTCUSD seems ok for now.
Higher lows and higher highs is a-ok in my book.
Be kind to yourself today.
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Not out of the woods yet. We're not hyper bullish. But we are at least no longer omega bearish either right now.
$BTCUSD seems ok for now.
Higher lows and higher highs is a-ok in my book.
Be kind to yourself today.
$BTCUSD seems ok for now.
Higher lows and higher highs is a-ok in my book.
Be kind to yourself today.
Scary chart. And I'm in $META and $DUOL right now, so i know what a scary chart looks like. This is far more dire.
Last month was the 4th warmest October on record for the average global sea surface temperature... 🌊
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Scary chart. And I'm in $META and $DUOL right now, so i know what a scary chart looks like. This is far more dire.
Needed some good news. There is hope. I step at a time.
Find your first step. Create your own agency. Agency is contagious. We can do this. Don't give up yet.
Find your first step. Create your own agency. Agency is contagious. We can do this. Don't give up yet.
California police intervene as ICE agent in plain clothes points gun at woman
Source: The Guardian share.newsbreak.com/fvmagcht?s=i16
Source: The Guardian share.newsbreak.com/fvmagcht?s=i16
California police intervene as ICE agent in plain clothes points gun at woman - NewsBreak
Agent said woman was following and filming him, but officer said he couldn’t assist if no crime was committed
share.newsbreak.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Needed some good news. There is hope. I step at a time.
Find your first step. Create your own agency. Agency is contagious. We can do this. Don't give up yet.
Find your first step. Create your own agency. Agency is contagious. We can do this. Don't give up yet.
Forgive me if I don't hold my breath, pun intended, but hopefully this will make it to the proper authorities and this ass hat will be properly cited. In fact. I hope they get audited. There. I said it.
Reader just sent me this photo.
Given that rolling coal (where these truck owners modify their tailpipes to emit a huge plume of black smoke on any target they choose) is a federal offense, I hope this person gets pulled over.
Given that rolling coal (where these truck owners modify their tailpipes to emit a huge plume of black smoke on any target they choose) is a federal offense, I hope this person gets pulled over.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Forgive me if I don't hold my breath, pun intended, but hopefully this will make it to the proper authorities and this ass hat will be properly cited. In fact. I hope they get audited. There. I said it.
Really not too much to ask.
Thou shalt remove all the pedophiles from thy government. Seriously humans, it’s such a low bar to clear.
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Really not too much to ask.
I'd get so fucking lost...so maybe?
Could be fun, right?
#30DayMapChallenge (Day 11 — Minimal Map — the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts)
#30DayMapChallenge (Day 11 — Minimal Map — the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts)
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I'd get so fucking lost...so maybe?
No notes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Love this idea.
Run for something.
Or maybe support someone who is.
Just a first step, y'all. Enough first steps and you change the world. It won't happen tomorrow, or next week. But taking that first step is agency. Agency is contagious.
Run for something.
Or maybe support someone who is.
Just a first step, y'all. Enough first steps and you change the world. It won't happen tomorrow, or next week. But taking that first step is agency. Agency is contagious.
5000 people have signed up to run for office with @runforsomething.net in the last week. Between the election wins & the shutdown fury, we’re taking that momentum in to 2026.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Love this idea.
Run for something.
Or maybe support someone who is.
Just a first step, y'all. Enough first steps and you change the world. It won't happen tomorrow, or next week. But taking that first step is agency. Agency is contagious.
Run for something.
Or maybe support someone who is.
Just a first step, y'all. Enough first steps and you change the world. It won't happen tomorrow, or next week. But taking that first step is agency. Agency is contagious.
Agreed. We must protect boundaries.
Public Amicus for anyone with a DC bar license to use in the fight against this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public Amicus for anyone with a DC bar license to use in the fight against this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Agreed. We must protect boundaries.
Public Amicus for anyone with a DC bar license to use in the fight against this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public Amicus for anyone with a DC bar license to use in the fight against this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Quoting @ACLU:
“Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.”
Yes — and the injunction in City of Chicago v. Trump protects the constitutional boundary of the person against emergency force invoked without the required factual predicate.
“Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.”
Yes — and the injunction in City of Chicago v. Trump protects the constitutional boundary of the person against emergency force invoked without the required factual predicate.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Quoting @ACLU:
“Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.”
Yes — and the injunction in City of Chicago v. Trump protects the constitutional boundary of the person against emergency force invoked without the required factual predicate.
“Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.”
Yes — and the injunction in City of Chicago v. Trump protects the constitutional boundary of the person against emergency force invoked without the required factual predicate.
Happy to repost this. Hope it helps someone.
UPDATED RESOURCE: Practical Guidance for Same-Sex Couples and Parents 📖
As we face a reality where some lawmakers continue to use LGBTQ+ families as political targets, we've put together guides to support you with safeguarding your family relationships.
Read the guides: tinyurl.com/44a3hk2f
As we face a reality where some lawmakers continue to use LGBTQ+ families as political targets, we've put together guides to support you with safeguarding your family relationships.
Read the guides: tinyurl.com/44a3hk2f
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Happy to repost this. Hope it helps someone.
The state does not define identity — it recognizes it.
When a passport forces a person to present an identity that is not their own, the state triggers a constitutional injury: misrecognition.
Recognition is how the Republic knows who to protect.
Like this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
When a passport forces a person to present an identity that is not their own, the state triggers a constitutional injury: misrecognition.
Recognition is how the Republic knows who to protect.
Like this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The state does not define identity — it recognizes it.
When a passport forces a person to present an identity that is not their own, the state triggers a constitutional injury: misrecognition.
Recognition is how the Republic knows who to protect.
Like this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
When a passport forces a person to present an identity that is not their own, the state triggers a constitutional injury: misrecognition.
Recognition is how the Republic knows who to protect.
Like this: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Word. Never should have gotten that far to begin with. But: Word.
Great news to start this week!!
The U.S. Supreme Court will NOT take up a case that could have potentially overturned the same sex marriage ruling. ❤️🎉🏳️🌈
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The U.S. Supreme Court will NOT take up a case that could have potentially overturned the same sex marriage ruling. ❤️🎉🏳️🌈
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Word. Never should have gotten that far to begin with. But: Word.
The State never had the power to define who a person is.
Trans people already are — and we build policy from that truth.
For anyone seeking concrete protections grounded in care, not conflict:
Trans people already are — and we build policy from that truth.
For anyone seeking concrete protections grounded in care, not conflict:
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The State never had the power to define who a person is.
Trans people already are — and we build policy from that truth.
For anyone seeking concrete protections grounded in care, not conflict:
Trans people already are — and we build policy from that truth.
For anyone seeking concrete protections grounded in care, not conflict:
No one should die in state custody. When the state holds a person, it assumes full responsibility for their safety and care. If that care collapses, the state is not neutral — it is inflicting harm.
We don’t have to wait for Congress to fix this. Michigan can act.
We don’t have to wait for Congress to fix this. Michigan can act.
In the first 9 months of the Trump presidency, at least 22 people have died while in ICE custody. In the spirit of the Day of the Dead, many gathered outside the Grand Rapids ICE field office on Saturday to honor the lives lost.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
No one should die in state custody. When the state holds a person, it assumes full responsibility for their safety and care. If that care collapses, the state is not neutral — it is inflicting harm.
We don’t have to wait for Congress to fix this. Michigan can act.
We don’t have to wait for Congress to fix this. Michigan can act.
The right to seek asylum begins with recognition:
a person stands before the law as themselves.
When we forget that, we don’t lose policy.
We lose the Republic.
Full public amicus (for civic education & reference):
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
a person stands before the law as themselves.
When we forget that, we don’t lose policy.
We lose the Republic.
Full public amicus (for civic education & reference):
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The right to seek asylum begins with recognition:
a person stands before the law as themselves.
When we forget that, we don’t lose policy.
We lose the Republic.
Full public amicus (for civic education & reference):
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
a person stands before the law as themselves.
When we forget that, we don’t lose policy.
We lose the Republic.
Full public amicus (for civic education & reference):
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This isn’t about culture. It’s about recognition.
When a passport forces a person to carry an identity that isn’t theirs, the state creates a constitutional harm — not an inconvenience.
When a passport forces a person to carry an identity that isn’t theirs, the state creates a constitutional harm — not an inconvenience.
President Trump's anti-trans passport policy is about the government trying to police who we are and how we live.
Having accurate identification is essential for trans people to live and travel without fear of harassment or discrimination.
Having accurate identification is essential for trans people to live and travel without fear of harassment or discrimination.
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Gender Passport Ruling Isn’t About ID (Gift Article)
And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This isn’t about culture. It’s about recognition.
When a passport forces a person to carry an identity that isn’t theirs, the state creates a constitutional harm — not an inconvenience.
When a passport forces a person to carry an identity that isn’t theirs, the state creates a constitutional harm — not an inconvenience.