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•They/Them
•Number one rule is to always commit to the bit
•Serial Lurker
•Some secret third thing
•Number one rule is to always commit to the bit
•Serial Lurker
•Some secret third thing
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
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Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest.
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
October 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest.
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”
The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
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Ice is kidnapping black citizens in Chicago in the middle of the night.
October 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ice is kidnapping black citizens in Chicago in the middle of the night.
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
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Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.
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COVID cases are up throughout the country. I talked to doctors about where cases are highest right now and what folks should do to stay healthy: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...
COVID-19 Is Surging Again — And These Regions Are Facing The Sharpest Spikes
While everyone should take precautions to stay well, folks in certain states should be extra careful.
www.huffpost.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
COVID cases are up throughout the country. I talked to doctors about where cases are highest right now and what folks should do to stay healthy: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...
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That the IDF believed — or expects us to believe — that it needed to double-tap a _camera_ says nothing complimentary about the IDF.
BREAKING: The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what it believed was a Hamas camera.
Israeli military says strike on Gaza hospital was targeting a Hamas camera
The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as people they identified as militants.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
That the IDF believed — or expects us to believe — that it needed to double-tap a _camera_ says nothing complimentary about the IDF.
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“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling and a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
but we are. & you are too.
but we are. & you are too.
"I don’t know how to convince everyone that we can’t give up. So many people consider COVID to be endemic, or accept that everyone will eventually become infected, thinking nothing more can be done... but I know a better world is possible and we will move forward together."
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling and a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
but we are. & you are too.
but we are. & you are too.
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The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
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If anyone still thinks libraries are useless, here’s another example how that thinking is wrong.
Lincoln Library offers "Wellness On-The-Go" kits
No library card is needed.
www.nprillinois.org
August 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If anyone still thinks libraries are useless, here’s another example how that thinking is wrong.
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Really disheartening to see African countries doing these trafficking deals with the West.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
BREAKING: Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said.
Uganda agrees deal with US to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records
Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Really disheartening to see African countries doing these trafficking deals with the West.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
We literally dump tons e-waste and secondhand clothing in Africa.
Now these governments are basically striking trade deals for unwanted humans.
Sick.
I really should start posting some of my poems and drawings on here.
August 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I really should start posting some of my poems and drawings on here.
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I really feel my age seeing SH2R get rave reviews bc it’s made for modern players which meant sanding down/removing the original’s quirks in service of better *gameplay*
But so much of the nuance and context in the narrative is gone. I am old man yelling at cloud about game remakes
But so much of the nuance and context in the narrative is gone. I am old man yelling at cloud about game remakes
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I really feel my age seeing SH2R get rave reviews bc it’s made for modern players which meant sanding down/removing the original’s quirks in service of better *gameplay*
But so much of the nuance and context in the narrative is gone. I am old man yelling at cloud about game remakes
But so much of the nuance and context in the narrative is gone. I am old man yelling at cloud about game remakes
Lol just got my partner a cute little gay drink. Little do they know that I got it in a large cause I ✨love them✨
August 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Lol just got my partner a cute little gay drink. Little do they know that I got it in a large cause I ✨love them✨
This is real free will by the way
July 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is real free will by the way
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Watching this with my kids and explaining to them that K-Pop is just RnB from the early 2000s with 99% less black people and better music videos.
July 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Watching this with my kids and explaining to them that K-Pop is just RnB from the early 2000s with 99% less black people and better music videos.
Apart of having free will means I can just shitpost and put all my unhinged thoughts on here. I forgot about that
Realized I have free will and autonomy
June 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Apart of having free will means I can just shitpost and put all my unhinged thoughts on here. I forgot about that