Opal
@opalmyne.bsky.social
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Nerdy. Kind. Curious. Empirical. Whimsical. Messy.
'We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.'-Anne Frank
Nerdy. Kind. Curious. Empirical. Whimsical. Messy.
'We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.'-Anne Frank
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
Score one more for the Oxford comma:
he’s gay AND Tom cruise?? he really CAN do it all, wow
August 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Score one more for the Oxford comma:
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I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
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Whether you’re a privacy expert, government technologist or a fellow concerned American, I look forward to hearing your ideas by April 30th.
Learn more below ⬇️
Learn more below ⬇️
Trahan Announces Effort to Reform Privacy Act of 1974, Protect Americans’ Data from Government Abuse
trahan.house.gov
March 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Whether you’re a privacy expert, government technologist or a fellow concerned American, I look forward to hearing your ideas by April 30th.
Learn more below ⬇️
Learn more below ⬇️
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Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
March 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Gov. Walz, "There’s nothing conservative about an unelected South African nepo baby firing people at the VA."
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Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons.
March 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
February 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Tesla lost enough value today that it could have fully funded USAID for a year.
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Maybe instead of purging the Social Security workers who make sure seniors get their checks on time, we should be expanding benefits to make life a little easier for your parents and grandparents.
February 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Maybe instead of purging the Social Security workers who make sure seniors get their checks on time, we should be expanding benefits to make life a little easier for your parents and grandparents.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans.
That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people.
Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.
That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people.
Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans.
That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people.
Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.
That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people.
Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.
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One of my first reported pieces, many if the theories here have subsequently been backed up by research: www.vice.com/en/article/w...
What Actually Happens When a Trans Athlete Transitions
Fears of trans women taking over women’s sports simply doesn’t match up with the reality of the effects that transitioning and hormone replacement therapy have on an athlete’s body.
www.vice.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of my first reported pieces, many if the theories here have subsequently been backed up by research: www.vice.com/en/article/w...
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ONE BIG THING. When I mentioned that I had heard of at least one person who had already missed a Social Security payment, the staffers snapped to attention. That's a huge deal.
If you or someone you know has missed a Social Security payment, call your reps IMMEDIATELY.
If you or someone you know has missed a Social Security payment, call your reps IMMEDIATELY.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
ONE BIG THING. When I mentioned that I had heard of at least one person who had already missed a Social Security payment, the staffers snapped to attention. That's a huge deal.
If you or someone you know has missed a Social Security payment, call your reps IMMEDIATELY.
If you or someone you know has missed a Social Security payment, call your reps IMMEDIATELY.
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"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife" ~ Zora Neale Hurston
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
Friends in Southern Maine, especially those who are looking to buy a house and can't afford one the traditional way. Habitat For Humanity is taking applications for homes in Standish, Maine.
habitatportlandme.org/apply/standi...
habitatportlandme.org/apply/standi...
Standish - Habitat for Humanity
habitatportlandme.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Friends in Southern Maine, especially those who are looking to buy a house and can't afford one the traditional way. Habitat For Humanity is taking applications for homes in Standish, Maine.
habitatportlandme.org/apply/standi...
habitatportlandme.org/apply/standi...
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Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy in the category of spoken word album for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The win comes a little over a month after the former president’s death, and is his fourth Grammy award.
Jimmy Carter wins a posthumous Grammy.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy in the category of spoken word album for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The win comes a little over a month after the former president’s death, and is his fourth Grammy award.
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Modern book burnings look like a 404 page.
February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Modern book burnings look like a 404 page.
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So our new secretary of defense, a former weekend Fox News morning host, has decided the New York Times, NBC News, and NPR will be replaced at the Pentagon by the New York Post, One America News and Bretbart Radio
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
So our new secretary of defense, a former weekend Fox News morning host, has decided the New York Times, NBC News, and NPR will be replaced at the Pentagon by the New York Post, One America News and Bretbart Radio
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Poster from a gay hacker space kinda place and
yeah, this, next few years gonna be a whole lotta: This
yeah, this, next few years gonna be a whole lotta: This
February 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Poster from a gay hacker space kinda place and
yeah, this, next few years gonna be a whole lotta: This
yeah, this, next few years gonna be a whole lotta: This
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American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
American citizens should not have to enter into a contract with a private company (that’s an X account signup!) to receive government communications
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Remember they want you scared. They are desperately trying to terrify us into submission.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.
Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.
Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Remember they want you scared. They are desperately trying to terrify us into submission.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.
Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.
Federal employees? Yep.
Opposition? Yep.
Their own Congress? Yep.
Figure out what you stand for and stand the fuck up for it.
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The only equity ruining everything is private equity
January 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The only equity ruining everything is private equity
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When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:
In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."
The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.
So they refused to announce a winner🤡
In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."
The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.
So they refused to announce a winner🤡
January 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:
In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."
The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.
So they refused to announce a winner🤡
In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."
The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.
So they refused to announce a winner🤡