MizzO
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Former high school teacher. Social studies nerd. Book, coffee, and travel lover. Cat mom.
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A group of protesters from interfaith groups arrived Tuesday in the predawn hours outside the federal facility at 630 Sansome Street in San Francisco where immigrants arriving for immigration court have been summarily swept into detention facilities since May. buff.ly/v8y0Xoq
Faith Leaders Arrested After Dozens Chain Themselves Outside SF Immigration Court
A group of protesters from interfaith groups arrived Tuesday in the predawn hours outside the federal facility at 630 Sansome Street in San Francisco where immigrants arriving for immigration court…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A group of protesters from interfaith groups arrived Tuesday in the predawn hours outside the federal facility at 630 Sansome Street in San Francisco where immigrants arriving for immigration court have been summarily swept into detention facilities since May. buff.ly/v8y0Xoq
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At Oak Lawn United Methodist Church’s nativity, Mary and Joseph are silhouettes, surrounded by a chain link fence topped with razor wire. Their halos are old bicycle wheels. A shopping cart and two metal bins, frequently used by the unhoused as firepits, flank the scene.
Dallas church’s nativity evokes immigration detention centers, homelessness
“If telling the Christmas story honestly feels political, that says more about our moment than it does about the gospel,” Rev. Rachel Griffin-Allison, senior pastor at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, said.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
At Oak Lawn United Methodist Church’s nativity, Mary and Joseph are silhouettes, surrounded by a chain link fence topped with razor wire. Their halos are old bicycle wheels. A shopping cart and two metal bins, frequently used by the unhoused as firepits, flank the scene.
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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The more coverage if this, the better.
There needs to be tremendous pressure on DOD to explain what the hell happened & why the most basic piece of equipment in the aircraft - a transponder - was not in use.
There needs to be tremendous pressure on DOD to explain what the hell happened & why the most basic piece of equipment in the aircraft - a transponder - was not in use.
A JetBlue pilot changed elevation to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force plane in the southern Caribbean on Friday, he told air traffic controllers.
The New York-bound flight was leaving the island of Curaçao, just north of the Venezuelan coast.
The New York-bound flight was leaving the island of Curaçao, just north of the Venezuelan coast.
‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela
The airline pilot told Curaçao air traffic control that “we almost had a mid-air collision” with an unidentified military aircraft.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The more coverage if this, the better.
There needs to be tremendous pressure on DOD to explain what the hell happened & why the most basic piece of equipment in the aircraft - a transponder - was not in use.
There needs to be tremendous pressure on DOD to explain what the hell happened & why the most basic piece of equipment in the aircraft - a transponder - was not in use.
While the U.S. insincerely mumbles thoughts and prayers and chooses the preventable deaths of millions…
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
While the U.S. insincerely mumbles thoughts and prayers and chooses the preventable deaths of millions…
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On a similar methodological note, I suggested to a grad student just this week that they keep track of popular media storylines about trad wives loving fascist men
On a similar methodological note, I suggested to a grad student just this week that they keep track of popular media storylines about trad wives loving fascist men
Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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On a similar methodological note, I suggested to a grad student just this week that they keep track of popular media storylines about trad wives loving fascist men
On a similar methodological note, I suggested to a grad student just this week that they keep track of popular media storylines about trad wives loving fascist men
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Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto: Game creator sacked us for trying to unionise
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Honestly every time I see this photo I think it’s a still from a daytime soap. This lady just got found out for poisoning her stepmother.
these mfers love talking about God while radiating evil like an unshielded reactor core
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Honestly every time I see this photo I think it’s a still from a daytime soap. This lady just got found out for poisoning her stepmother.
Fuck unmasking and ID. Abolish ICE now!
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
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December 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Fuck unmasking and ID. Abolish ICE now!
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This is awful and I have so many questions. This man is not a doctor in Canada, and yet can run a medical esthetics spa with vaginal tightening. He is convicted of sexually assaulting SEVEN women in the clinic. Appeals. In on bail, and opened another clinic! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vaginal tightening practitioner, serving 11 years for sexual assault, released from jail pending appeal | CBC News
Farshad Khojsteh Kashani, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting seven clients during vaginal tightening proceedures at his Burnaby spa, has been released on bail after putting up $150,000 in cas...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is awful and I have so many questions. This man is not a doctor in Canada, and yet can run a medical esthetics spa with vaginal tightening. He is convicted of sexually assaulting SEVEN women in the clinic. Appeals. In on bail, and opened another clinic! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Brown University reported an active shooter on campus in Providence and urged students to shelter in place.
Active shooter reported at Brown University, suspect still at large - The Boston Globe
In an emergency alert at 4:22 p.m., the university warned of an active shooter near the Barus & Holley Engineering building.
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Brown University reported an active shooter on campus in Providence and urged students to shelter in place.
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then why aren’t you supporting your members who are trying to impeach him
RFK Jr. is a completely unqualified conspiracy theorist who is putting newborn babies at risk.
The reckless decision to end a proven vaccine recommendation has no scientific basis.
This guy has got to go.
The reckless decision to end a proven vaccine recommendation has no scientific basis.
This guy has got to go.
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
then why aren’t you supporting your members who are trying to impeach him
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Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Don’t look away. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody. n.pr/4iRglUP
1 student dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Kentucky State University
Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody. n.pr/4iRglUP
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Testimony begins, with initial Senate redistricting vote expected today
We will update this story as the day goes on.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/t...
We will update this story as the day goes on.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/t...
Testimony begins, with initial Senate redistricting vote expected today • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana Senate’s Republican leader wasn’t making predictions Monday about the fate of the congressional redistricting proposal that’s become a test of loyalty to President Donald Trump.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Testimony begins, with initial Senate redistricting vote expected today
We will update this story as the day goes on.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/t...
We will update this story as the day goes on.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/08/t...
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
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One of my great privileges of 2025 was writing this essay for the outstanding publication ScarleTeen. So honored they'd highlight it!
@lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social says it loud and clear in her latest: the humanity of autistic people is not up for debate, no matter the lies institutions of power spread. Autistic readers, let this piece be a reminder of all you offer to this world by existing.
www.scarleteen.com/read/hey-a...
www.scarleteen.com/read/hey-a...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One of my great privileges of 2025 was writing this essay for the outstanding publication ScarleTeen. So honored they'd highlight it!
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CNN did not include this fact in their story about AT&T ending diversity initiatives, but they should have. we should have to reckon with the fact that AT&T has chosen to do today what a neo-nazi organization tried to force them to do 40 years ago. the nazis don't even have to ask anymore.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/b...
In April of 1988, William Luther Pierce sent Herbert Poinsett to represent his neo-Nazi organization at the annual AT&T shareholders meeting.
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In April of 1988, William Luther Pierce sent Herbert Poinsett to represent his neo-Nazi organization at the annual AT&T shareholders meeting.
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AT&T commits to ending DEI programs | CNN Business
US wireless carrier AT&T said in a letter to the US telecoms regulator that it had committed to ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a move that comes as it seeks approval from the Trump a...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
CNN did not include this fact in their story about AT&T ending diversity initiatives, but they should have. we should have to reckon with the fact that AT&T has chosen to do today what a neo-nazi organization tried to force them to do 40 years ago. the nazis don't even have to ask anymore.
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It is not a stretch at this point to say that, if you are using a Ring doorbell, you are an ICE collaborator.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
remember that your ring doorbell starts using face recognition on every face it sees today :)
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It is not a stretch at this point to say that, if you are using a Ring doorbell, you are an ICE collaborator.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
Amazon readily provides data to LEOs and ICE.
Don't want to be an ICE collaborator? Then don't use Ring.
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How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
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6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."