Rebecca S.
@ramhist.bsky.social
Archivist by day, knitter/cross-stitcher/handspinner by night. One spouse, one kid, two cats. She/her.
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Transgender people are owed a retraction and apology from @wsj.com. The lie has already become canon to millions and it seems the least they could do.
September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Transgender people are owed a retraction and apology from @wsj.com. The lie has already become canon to millions and it seems the least they could do.
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As usual @prisonculture.bsky.social is right.
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As usual @prisonculture.bsky.social is right.
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'I feel violated': How a Toronto retiree was falsely accused of being the Charlie Kirk shooter - who has never been to Utah and was not even in the US #Canada
77-year-old’s name and photo shared by an account impersonating a Fox news channel
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
77-year-old’s name and photo shared by an account impersonating a Fox news channel
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'I feel violated': How a Toronto retiree was falsely accused of being the Charlie Kirk shooter | CBC News
A retired banker living in Toronto found himself unwillingly thrust into the centre of a political firestorm after being falsely linked to the shooting of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednes...
www.cbc.ca
September 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
'I feel violated': How a Toronto retiree was falsely accused of being the Charlie Kirk shooter - who has never been to Utah and was not even in the US #Canada
77-year-old’s name and photo shared by an account impersonating a Fox news channel
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
77-year-old’s name and photo shared by an account impersonating a Fox news channel
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Pity the nation whose people are sheep
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
June 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pity the nation whose people are sheep
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
And whose shepherds mislead them
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
Whose sages are silenced
And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
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June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
NPR readers share stories of love and adversity in honor of Loving Day
June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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June 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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It’s interesting that ICE is not conducting raids on the farms and slaughterhouses in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska etc. where 86% of the workers are undocumented… I wonder if Kristi Noem, as former governor of South Dakota, has an answer…
June 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It’s interesting that ICE is not conducting raids on the farms and slaughterhouses in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska etc. where 86% of the workers are undocumented… I wonder if Kristi Noem, as former governor of South Dakota, has an answer…
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It was entirely clear this is what they were doing. They say it's about immigrants but nothing would stop them from using this on citizens. It's a clear violation of the privacy act. They're combining databases from DHS, HHS, SSA, and IRS to surveil everyone.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
April 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It was entirely clear this is what they were doing. They say it's about immigrants but nothing would stop them from using this on citizens. It's a clear violation of the privacy act. They're combining databases from DHS, HHS, SSA, and IRS to surveil everyone.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison
NYT's Congressional Correspondent Robert Jimison traveled to El Salvador to accompany Senator Chris Van Hollen. He filed this story from Dulles International Airport. Gift link!
NYT's Congressional Correspondent Robert Jimison traveled to El Salvador to accompany Senator Chris Van Hollen. He filed this story from Dulles International Airport. Gift link!
April 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison
NYT's Congressional Correspondent Robert Jimison traveled to El Salvador to accompany Senator Chris Van Hollen. He filed this story from Dulles International Airport. Gift link!
NYT's Congressional Correspondent Robert Jimison traveled to El Salvador to accompany Senator Chris Van Hollen. He filed this story from Dulles International Airport. Gift link!
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BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
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Good work, Tallahassee! Getting people out there! Three and a half hours after it hit social media.
"Due process" isn't enough if ICE can just hang onto U.S. citizens. For breathing.
"Due process" isn't enough if ICE can just hang onto U.S. citizens. For breathing.
Protest happening at the Leon County jail where Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, who was born in the U.S. , is being held after his arrest for illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien.”
April 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Good work, Tallahassee! Getting people out there! Three and a half hours after it hit social media.
"Due process" isn't enough if ICE can just hang onto U.S. citizens. For breathing.
"Due process" isn't enough if ICE can just hang onto U.S. citizens. For breathing.
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The right for autistic people with intellectual disabilities (and other disabled people) to live outside of institutions was only granted by the US Supreme Court in 1999.
Perioidic reminder that the reason you didn't see autistic people with intellectual disabilities on the street five decades ago was not because they didn't exist. It's because they were sent away to institutions and their parents were told to put away pictures of them.
April 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The right for autistic people with intellectual disabilities (and other disabled people) to live outside of institutions was only granted by the US Supreme Court in 1999.
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I was adopted, and my name changed, before I was a legal adult.
The SAVE act will make it nearly impossible for me to vote.
I've spent years tracking down my birth certificate and adoption papers.
I was born in Florida. I've paid taxes for 25 years.
The SAVE act will make it nearly impossible for me to vote.
I've spent years tracking down my birth certificate and adoption papers.
I was born in Florida. I've paid taxes for 25 years.
April 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I was adopted, and my name changed, before I was a legal adult.
The SAVE act will make it nearly impossible for me to vote.
I've spent years tracking down my birth certificate and adoption papers.
I was born in Florida. I've paid taxes for 25 years.
The SAVE act will make it nearly impossible for me to vote.
I've spent years tracking down my birth certificate and adoption papers.
I was born in Florida. I've paid taxes for 25 years.
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“The victims, all from the country’s east, died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, the agency said in a statement.”
Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says
The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“The victims, all from the country’s east, died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, the agency said in a statement.”
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This week, my Somerville constituent Rümeysa Öztürk was abducted in broad daylight by DHS officials and sent to Louisiana to be locked in a detention center. She has not been charged with any crime.
March 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This week, my Somerville constituent Rümeysa Öztürk was abducted in broad daylight by DHS officials and sent to Louisiana to be locked in a detention center. She has not been charged with any crime.
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The threat to deport undocumented immigrants is a threat to deport documented immigrants is a threat to deport the descendants of immigrants is a threat to deport anyone who they think looks like an immigrant is a threat to deport anyone who disagrees with them
"I'm still gonna call them an illegal alien" -- JD Vance on Haitian migrants who are in Ohio legally
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
"I'm still gonna call them an illegal alien" -- JD Vance on Haitian migrants who are in Ohio legally
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September 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
The threat to deport undocumented immigrants is a threat to deport documented immigrants is a threat to deport the descendants of immigrants is a threat to deport anyone who they think looks like an immigrant is a threat to deport anyone who disagrees with them
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These people instinctively view due process -- and more generally, *rights* -- as a kind of treat, a privilege, that the hegemonic group extends to marginalized groups ... and can yank away the moment it gets anxious.
Indiana congresswoman says, “You violated the law, you don’t get due process.” These are the same lawmakers who oppose Red Flag Laws because they don’t provide armed domestic abusers with … due process.
March 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
These people instinctively view due process -- and more generally, *rights* -- as a kind of treat, a privilege, that the hegemonic group extends to marginalized groups ... and can yank away the moment it gets anxious.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
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Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.
Why is Pete Hegseth bringing his wife to top security meetings and hiring his brother at the Pentagon? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials
Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Diversity initiatives were meant to overcome the old patterns of nepotism, so I guess it makes sense that the enemies of diversity are big fans of nepotism.
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When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
March 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When people say 'politics is too divisive now,' what they really mean is 'I was more comfortable when certain groups suffered quietly.'
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It's a good day because Maintenance Phase has a new podcast out. I love screaming "NO!!!" accidentally in unison w @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
@yrfatfriend.bsky.social
@yrfatfriend.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's a good day because Maintenance Phase has a new podcast out. I love screaming "NO!!!" accidentally in unison w @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
@yrfatfriend.bsky.social
@yrfatfriend.bsky.social
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Overnight: Five Trump cabinet members now face a lawsuit accusing them of violating US recordkeeping laws by using the messaging platform Signal for official business
Trump Cabinet Officials in Group Chat Flap Face a Lawsuit
Five members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet were accused in a lawsuit of violating US laws meant to safeguard government records by using the encrypted messaging platform Signal to communicate…
www.bloomberg.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Overnight: Five Trump cabinet members now face a lawsuit accusing them of violating US recordkeeping laws by using the messaging platform Signal for official business
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Reminder. When you start with this approach to the nation’s secrets, a Signal group chat on unfolding military plans probably feels like a good and normal thing. A fish rots from the head down.
March 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Reminder. When you start with this approach to the nation’s secrets, a Signal group chat on unfolding military plans probably feels like a good and normal thing. A fish rots from the head down.
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This is the message federal employees receive after trying to send in their mandatory “5 bullets” email about what they did this week:
March 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the message federal employees receive after trying to send in their mandatory “5 bullets” email about what they did this week: