Heidi
@residentweevil.bsky.social
Queer disabled MSW student at UW Seattle
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Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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I am of the simple opinion that stuff like this is the peak of human endeavour and we can cut it out with the missiles and demonic computers in favour of getting really good at a cool little thing
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I am of the simple opinion that stuff like this is the peak of human endeavour and we can cut it out with the missiles and demonic computers in favour of getting really good at a cool little thing
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NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October.
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October.
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
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Governor Abbott is trying to shut down the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization because he doesn’t like their speech.
It’s deeply dangerous, an affront to millions of Muslim Americans, and undermines all of our civil rights and liberties. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
It’s deeply dangerous, an affront to millions of Muslim Americans, and undermines all of our civil rights and liberties. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization
Texas Republican Gov_ Greg Abbott has signed a proclamation declaring the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U_S_ a “foreign terrorist organization.”
abcnews.go.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Governor Abbott is trying to shut down the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization because he doesn’t like their speech.
It’s deeply dangerous, an affront to millions of Muslim Americans, and undermines all of our civil rights and liberties. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
It’s deeply dangerous, an affront to millions of Muslim Americans, and undermines all of our civil rights and liberties. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Just like UBI & Medicare for All would be much better uses of taxpayer dollars.
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1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
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We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
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Underappreciated lesson from 2016: most fake news was run for profit (not ideology) & right-wing fake news thrived because it sold better than left-wing fake news. X takes that to next level with a social media platform designed for right-wing users, intentionally incentivizing right-wing fake news.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Underappreciated lesson from 2016: most fake news was run for profit (not ideology) & right-wing fake news thrived because it sold better than left-wing fake news. X takes that to next level with a social media platform designed for right-wing users, intentionally incentivizing right-wing fake news.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
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The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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Like a lot of people here I still have a lot of friends who still haven’t left Twitter. Inexplicable.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Like a lot of people here I still have a lot of friends who still haven’t left Twitter. Inexplicable.
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Today, Washington honors the transgender lives we have lost to hate-crimes and violence. Our state continues to work to be a place where every trans person can live safely and without fear. @governorferguson.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today, Washington honors the transgender lives we have lost to hate-crimes and violence. Our state continues to work to be a place where every trans person can live safely and without fear. @governorferguson.bsky.social
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It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation
Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, cannot be sued for constitutional violations.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s all workshopped on Black communities first. We told you to end qualified immunity. But you were all too scared to look like you weren’t “backing the blue.”
And here we are.
And here we are.
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Dawnita Brown left her job to become a caregiver for her parents. Brown says it's a gift to care for her parents, but it can also be difficult. That's why respite is an important part of her life. n.pr/4r45RVH
She cares for her aging parents full time. That requires taking care of herself, too
Dawnita Brown left her job to become a caregiver for her parents. Brown says it's a gift to care for her parents, but it can also be difficult. That's why respite is an important part of her life.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dawnita Brown left her job to become a caregiver for her parents. Brown says it's a gift to care for her parents, but it can also be difficult. That's why respite is an important part of her life. n.pr/4r45RVH
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Good morning! We’re still not over 🧠 🪱’s latest stunt in his crusade to spread vaccine/autism disinformation. The data are clear and unequivocal, VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM and yesterday’s vile dribble of a webpage update needs to be removed 😒
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Good morning! We’re still not over 🧠 🪱’s latest stunt in his crusade to spread vaccine/autism disinformation. The data are clear and unequivocal, VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM and yesterday’s vile dribble of a webpage update needs to be removed 😒
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I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
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A Republican state lawmaker from Arizona called for me to be hanged in September.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A Republican state lawmaker from Arizona called for me to be hanged in September.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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Oh look, they’re finally making it official what they’ve been doing with our data. Not that we didn’t already know that, and know that it was not only unethical, immoral, against our own historical policies, procedures, and ethics, but also illegal. But. Nice of y’all to finally say it out loud. 🤬🤬🤬
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Oh look, they’re finally making it official what they’ve been doing with our data. Not that we didn’t already know that, and know that it was not only unethical, immoral, against our own historical policies, procedures, and ethics, but also illegal. But. Nice of y’all to finally say it out loud. 🤬🤬🤬