TamAaAaAARHa Brooks
@misfitstamara.bsky.social
Freelance writer, nerd/geek, Barbie afficiando, your favorite's favorite Wonder Woman fan.
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Ivs started my mass tweet delete, which includes unliking stuff and DMs so please don't take that personally. Lol
I'm nuking my account from orbit, basically. Everything goes!
I'm nuking my account from orbit, basically. Everything goes!
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if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare
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In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @thatwriterguy@mastodon.social
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In 1972, a cat commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These kittens promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune @thatwriterguy@mastodon.social
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
UPDATE: Senate votes to advance a tentative deal to end the government shutdown, clearing a key hurdle.
Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown
The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
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Remarkable that every boss talks about how amazing AI is, all the way up until that AI's outputs hit people whose jobs don't depend on agreeing, at which point they inevitably have to conceal that they are using AI.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid
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November 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Remarkable that every boss talks about how amazing AI is, all the way up until that AI's outputs hit people whose jobs don't depend on agreeing, at which point they inevitably have to conceal that they are using AI.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
The shitty Coke ad studio. Games that use AI generated assets. Support chatbots.
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Very much this!( Also a reminder that Xboxes and Playstations can play cds)
Put the cd player back into my laptop!!!
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Very much this!( Also a reminder that Xboxes and Playstations can play cds)
File this next to "Emma Frost is from Boston"
I think more people should confront the fact that Bruce Wayne--and most of the Batman supporting cast--more than likely have south New Jersey accents due to Gotham being right by Atlantic City, canonically
You may not be strong enough to confront this truth, but a truth it remains
You may not be strong enough to confront this truth, but a truth it remains
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
File this next to "Emma Frost is from Boston"
What musicals are ones that are very much "you had to be there" popular? Like "Rent" - which is very strong but temporal context was very key.
November 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
What musicals are ones that are very much "you had to be there" popular? Like "Rent" - which is very strong but temporal context was very key.
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DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...
Waiting for some stuff and need to occupy my brain, AMA
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Waiting for some stuff and need to occupy my brain, AMA
One way to heal this country is to return regular ass headphone jacks to cell phones
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
One way to heal this country is to return regular ass headphone jacks to cell phones
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They've been burning the libraries and the backups are being threatened. Start hoarding information if you don't already do so.
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
They've been burning the libraries and the backups are being threatened. Start hoarding information if you don't already do so.
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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It is imperative, now with this gerrymander coming, that Democrats in California who have been playing footsie with the right on immigration are hounded. They have to know that, because their district is gerrymandered, we don't gotta worry about Republican challengers, so you better be a good Dem.
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It is imperative, now with this gerrymander coming, that Democrats in California who have been playing footsie with the right on immigration are hounded. They have to know that, because their district is gerrymandered, we don't gotta worry about Republican challengers, so you better be a good Dem.
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@unrigla.bsky.social always has the details on these meetings and a lot of other LA organizers have info as well. We want to expand city council and bring RCV to LA but we can only do that if we push for full charter reform and can actively change city charter.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@unrigla.bsky.social always has the details on these meetings and a lot of other LA organizers have info as well. We want to expand city council and bring RCV to LA but we can only do that if we push for full charter reform and can actively change city charter.
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I can’t quote post @clairewillett.bsky.social’s post re: ranked choice voting but right now in LA we are having meetings about city charter reform which includes changing our system to ranked choice voting, so if RCV is something you are passionate about, PLEASE GO TO A CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING!!!
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I can’t quote post @clairewillett.bsky.social’s post re: ranked choice voting but right now in LA we are having meetings about city charter reform which includes changing our system to ranked choice voting, so if RCV is something you are passionate about, PLEASE GO TO A CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING!!!
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It’s real real interesting to see what happens when you win a major American election after your own party leadership refuses to endorse you, so you don’t owe them or their pollsters and lobbyists jack shit
I wasn't expecting him to go so hard
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s real real interesting to see what happens when you win a major American election after your own party leadership refuses to endorse you, so you don’t owe them or their pollsters and lobbyists jack shit
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Texas based journalists: what an amazing opportunity this could be
ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Texas based journalists: what an amazing opportunity this could be
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I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.
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If they are flipping seats in MISSISSIPPI????
That's on the same level as "waffle house is closed due to inclement weather"
That's on the same level as "waffle house is closed due to inclement weather"
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 AM
If they are flipping seats in MISSISSIPPI????
That's on the same level as "waffle house is closed due to inclement weather"
That's on the same level as "waffle house is closed due to inclement weather"
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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Cops were blocking our path home. I told one cop I just needed to turn down the street he was blocking so I could get to my apartment.
"You can't always get what you want" - then forced me to turn around and head back into the very area they were preparing to disperse w nonlethals.
"You can't always get what you want" - then forced me to turn around and head back into the very area they were preparing to disperse w nonlethals.
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Cops were blocking our path home. I told one cop I just needed to turn down the street he was blocking so I could get to my apartment.
"You can't always get what you want" - then forced me to turn around and head back into the very area they were preparing to disperse w nonlethals.
"You can't always get what you want" - then forced me to turn around and head back into the very area they were preparing to disperse w nonlethals.
Trojans win, Dodgers (and by extension Kendrick Lamar) win, we get an hour back. This is truly an excellent Saturday for me.
November 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Trojans win, Dodgers (and by extension Kendrick Lamar) win, we get an hour back. This is truly an excellent Saturday for me.
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I doubt any young New Yorkers follow my antiquated ass but if you do, darlings, please get out there and vote against the wealthy olds
i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV
Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge
The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.
gothamist.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I doubt any young New Yorkers follow my antiquated ass but if you do, darlings, please get out there and vote against the wealthy olds