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Morgan Dawn
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Vidder, fangirl, bad typist. Resist much. Obey little. I choose my own way to burn. Lots of politics, a smidge of fandom.
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Story: www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-c...
Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com An ICE agent tried to smash a car window with a loaded service weapon - which discharged, striking the suspect (Parias, popular TikTok streamer who documents ICE & immigration enforcement operations) & a deputy US marshal. = CNN US marshal and undocumented immigrant - a popular TikTok streamer - injured in shooting during ICE stop in Los Angeles UPDATED 15 HR AGO October 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM Everybody can reply
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Huh, I wasn't certain I would be able to tell. But in all 3 instances, I could tell quickly. The AI was very obvious (to me)
October 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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"Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach"

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
October 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Californians! Governor #GavinNewsom has 3 pro-trans bills on his desk right now waiting for him to sign. Call during business hours (9am- 5pm) urging him to sign this critical legislation: (916) 445-2841

If you don't want to call, use @resist.bot to text or email

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Phoning is best but for those who are shy you could also email or Resistbot the following text to him: Greetings. You have three pro-trans bills on your desk right now waiting for you to sign: SB 418, SB 497, and SB 59. One allows hormone scripts for a year's supply. The second bill protects medical records from subpoena and doxxing. The third bill would seal trans people's legal name and gender changes, preventing the release of deadnames and other transition details to the public. Please sign these critical pieces of legislation. Thank you.
September 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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"Well, there's your problem...."
Escalator that has stopped working. A large number of manila file folders labeled "Epstein Files" have wedged themselves at the foot of the escalator which is preventing it from running. Middle age white man in overalls is kneeling at the foot of the escalator with a wrench next to him. He is looking directly at you and the caption reads: "Well, there's your problem...."
September 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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“SARS-CoV-2 is linked to ‘an unusually high level of *indiscriminate* killing of T cells’.. reminiscent of measles, which can cause immune amnesia by depleting memory B cell, leaving people vulnerable to pathogens they were previously immune to.”

www.bmj.com/content/390/...
September 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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September 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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ICE will gain access to spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration reactivated a contract for spyware from Tel Aviv-based Paragon

Link to the paywall free version of the Bloomberg article

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Ai generated excerpt from Bloomberg article "US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to gain access to spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration reactivated an ICE contract for spyware from Paragon. The Paragon software has allegedly been used to target activists and journalists in Europe, and is designed to hack into mobile phones and secretly record messages sent using encrypted apps such as Signal and WhatsApp. The contract renewal gives ICE a powerful new spying tool in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, as it attempts to deliver on President Donald Trump's promise to carry out the largest mass deportation in US history."
September 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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"We know how people react during times of crisis, disasters, hard times: they help. We have seen it time & time again. Even if you do not have faith in those around you, have faith in yourself. You know that you will reach out to help others & by your actions will help others to become heroes"
We know how people react during times of crisis, disasters, hard times: they help each other. We have seen it time and time again. And even if you do not have faith in those around you, have faith in yourself. You know that you will reach out to help others, and by your actions, you will help others to become heroes
August 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Another tip - in PDF print settings, Page Scaling should be set to "None" (not 'expand to fit the page').
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Best I can tell with today's FDA announcement is that adults under the age 65 or children who have one of the long list of underlying conditions, will still be able to get the vaccine. Assuming you can find a pharmacy willing to risk giving it to you.

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New York times article dated August 27, 2025 F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions The agency's fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines, which he has long opposed.
August 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This screencap shows how low tech and scalable the Village Hub system can be. Grassroots help is what most of us will have access to within the first 24 hrs.
Screencap of a white male volunteer with grey hair standing in front of a communications hub. There are 3 hanging bulletin boards labeled: Information, Volunteers, Supplies and Equipment
August 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Two lizards, each standing upright on 2 legs. The lizard on the right is laughing and holding a party horn, having just used it on the lizard to the left. The lizard on the left is unamused. Its tail has fallen off due to the frightening horn sound. The lizard on the left says: "You know what doesn't grow back, Susan? Trust."
August 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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About those Medicaid work requirements for people with medical limitations who cannot/have not qualified for Social security disability, groups should set up nonprofits, and then allow those who are disabled to do self-paced volunteer from home.
pathways.georgia.gov/qualifying-a...
From the Georgia Medicaid work requirements website from 2025 qualifying activity and verifying source for volunteer work Community Service Standardized Work/Participation Calendar signed by organization Signed statement on organization letterhead from supervisor verifying hours
July 31, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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You can access the latest
@aocchecklist.bsky.social
here americansofconscience.com/07-25-2025

Action 4: Demand protection from ICE raids at domestic violence shelters

Contact: Your two senators and one House representative (call, write, or email).

Use @resist.bot to contact Congress
Action 4: Demand protection from ICE raids at domestic violence shelters Contact: Your two senators and one House representative (call, write, or email). Script: Hello, my name is _____ and I’m reaching out from [ZIP] in support of the WISE Act (H.R. 2851), which prohibits ICE activity at domestic violence shelters and similarly sensitive locations. People who have experienced abuse deserve safety from the people who harm, threaten, or try to control them, regardless of their immigration status. I’m calling on [Sen./Rep. NAME] to loudly support the WISE Act so it can be brought to the floor for a vote.
July 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Maze Love Fue @MazeLove14 The GENIUS Act explicitly bars members of Congress and federal officials from profiting off stablecoins but EXEMPTS the president, vice president, and their families. This carve-out allows Trump to leverage his position for personal gain without conflict-of-interest barriers. ***** A provision in the GENIUS Act bans members of Congress and their families from profiting off stablecoins. But that prohibition does not extend to the president and his family, even as Trump builds a crypto empire from the White House. His family holds a significant stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto project that launched its own stablecoin earlier this year and received an early boost from an investment fund in the United Arab Emirates.
July 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Goodness to lighten weary spirits
👏 WI’s Supreme Court strikes down state’s 1849 abortion ban
👏 Knox County, OH solar project receives approval despite pushback from fossil fuel interests
👏 Nearly 11,000 lead pipes in Flint, MI replaced
americansofconscience.com/07-11-2025
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Good news. Americans of conscience. Take a moment to celebrate Some good to lighten your weary spirit: 👏 WI’s Supreme Court strikes down the state’s 1849 abortion ban 👏 A Knox County, OH solar project receives approval despite pushback from fossil fuel interests 👏 Nearly 11,000 lead pipes in Flint, MI have been replaced
July 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Soooo...there is this. Now on Passionflix, an add on channel on Amazon Prime.
TV poster promo for the Black Dagger Brotherhood and original TV series airing on Passionflix. Based on the NYT Bestselling Book Series by JR Ward. Series Premiere on June 5th. Poster description: Long dark haired white man with angled cheekbones is facing you. He is wearing black sunglasses and black clothing. He is standing in front of a swirling black and red background. A much shorter white woman (also in dark clothes) is looking up at him adoringly? Curiously? Boredly? Her face is partially turned away and the rest of her body fades into nothingness. Where are her arms and hands? Floating in space, superimposed before them is a large black dagger.
July 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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The Yahoo Groups fandom project needs native Persian/Farsi speakers to identify Unknown groups. You can work at your own pace on Discord, read the group description to ID the subject matter. No software or other tools needed besides your phone/computer & access to Discord. DM me for Discord invite
Fandom History: Persian/Farsi Speakers Needed In late 2019, TV, movie, anime, gaming, celebrity, music, and book fans assembled to save Yahoo Groups after Verizon decided to shut down the mailing list service. Approximately 300,000 fandom groups have been saved. The Yahoo Gedden project is working on identifying the fandoms of Persian language mailing lists and can use your help. We need people who can read Persian/Farsi natively* right now to help us identify the Unknown groups. You can work at your own pace and it is a low time commitment. Work is done on Discord, just reading the group description and a few messages and summarizing the messages in English, maybe answering a question of clarification ("is it talking about X or Y?"). No software or other tools needed besides your phone/computer and access to Discord.
July 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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In 2019, TV, movie, anime, gaming, celebrity, music & book fans saved 300K fandom Yahoo Groups after Verizon shut down mailing lists. The Yahoo Gedden project is working on Italian language groups & needs people who can read Italian natively to ID Unknown groups. DM me for the Discord invite
In late 2019, TV, movie, anime, gaming, celebrity, music, and book fans assembled to save Yahoo Groups after Verizon decided to shut down the mailing list service. Approximately 300,000 fandom groups have been saved. The Yahoo Gedden project is working on identifying the fandoms of Italian language mailing lists and can use your help. We need people who can read Italian natively right now to help us identify the Unknown groups. You can work at your own pace and it is a low time commitment. Work is done on Discord, just reading the Italian group description and a few messages and summarizing the messages in English, maybe answering a question of clarification ("is it talking about X or Y?"). No software or other tools needed besides your phone/computer and access to Discord.
July 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Excerpt from Sarah Kendizor's book "The last American road trip" "Our current era-when American institutions greet their own dissolution with a shrug, when rights and resources are tossed away as if the collapse of the country is not only inevitable but desirable-has no precedent. Throw in digital surveillance and climate change and there is no clear road map out of an old war fought with new technology under a relentlessly ticking clock. Lincoln warned in 1838 that if the United States of America died, it would be by its own hand. But what we have is more like assisted suicide."
June 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Police found a hit list in suspect's car with nearly 70 different targets including abortion providers From CNN's John Miller Law enforcement found a hit list in the Minnesota suspect's car that contained nearly 70 names, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told CNN. The names included abortion providers, pro-abortion rights advocates, and lawmakers in Minnesota and other states, the official added. Law enforcement also found a Father's Day card addressed to the suspect in a bag full of ammunition, the official said. A second official briefed on the case echoed the targeting of abortion providers to CNN'S Holmes Lybrand.
June 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Another wild and crazy idea for those who do not have the physical ability or $ to travel to a protest, if the weather is fine, invite a few friends over, sit in your driveway/porch in lawn chairs with some signs for a few hours, have food and drink, wave at your neighbors. #NoKings
June 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Screencap 3 of Outbreak Updates post about a recent study involving a new #H5N1 strain. Involves 2 groups of mice infected with the new strain.

I cannot evaluate the accuracy of the analysis or assess the study. This is FYI.

Study link virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Screencap 3 of an Outbreak Updates post: "Experiment 2 (1 infected mouse to 1 uninfected): 50% transmission. All infected mice still died. Again, the E627K mutation rapidly fixated. 4/ H5N1 adapts in real-time inside mammals. It becomes more mammal-friendly and more lethal in just days. The PB2-E627K mutation is so strongly favored in mammals that it quickly dominates even when rare. 5/5" END
June 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Screencap 2 of recent study about a new strain of avian flue #H5N1

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Screencap 2 of Twitter post by @outbreakupdates "Researchers found 100% lethality and 100% transmission in mice when exposed to an H5N1 strain with the E627K mutation *after just one passage* 2/ Experiment 1 (4 infected mice to 1 uninfected): 100% transmission to the uninfected mouse. 100% of mice died. The E627K mutation went from 4% to nearly 100% in the lungs and brains within 6 days. That newly dominant version was then successfully transmitted." 3/
June 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM