Sy Klipsch-Abudu
@syjk.bsky.social
Cuddly curmudgeon. Digital comms guy. Aspiring first baseman. She/they.
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This happens when you choose the comfort of nihilism’s predictability over the frustrations and disappointments that comes with hope.
October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This happens when you choose the comfort of nihilism’s predictability over the frustrations and disappointments that comes with hope.
“I gave the world wide web away for free because I thought that it would only work if it worked for everyone. Today, I believe that to be truer than ever.”
Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee
My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“I gave the world wide web away for free because I thought that it would only work if it worked for everyone. Today, I believe that to be truer than ever.”
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if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
September 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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I'm still struggling to assimilate the latest round of pedophile evidence. But it seems to me that if a political party cannot mount an effective opposition to a pedophile, either that political party shouldn't exist anymore or the country in which they're operating shouldn't.
[cn child abuse
i am aware that there are awful, awful adults who do horrible things to children. it is another to see the joy and impunity, just notoriously open celebration of Epstein child raping from people who are ridiculously wealthy and powerful. it's disorienting.
i am aware that there are awful, awful adults who do horrible things to children. it is another to see the joy and impunity, just notoriously open celebration of Epstein child raping from people who are ridiculously wealthy and powerful. it's disorienting.
September 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I'm still struggling to assimilate the latest round of pedophile evidence. But it seems to me that if a political party cannot mount an effective opposition to a pedophile, either that political party shouldn't exist anymore or the country in which they're operating shouldn't.
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
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Legal Affairs Editor @garrettepps.bsky.social explains why the federal government is now committed to treating immigrants almost precisely as the antebellum South treated slaves.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...
Trump’s Deportation Frenzy Echoes the Fugitive Slave Hunts of the 1850s | Washington Monthly
Trump's crackdown on immigrants bears alarming parallels to the fugitive slave obsessions of the pre-Civil War South.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Legal Affairs Editor @garrettepps.bsky.social explains why the federal government is now committed to treating immigrants almost precisely as the antebellum South treated slaves.
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers say ICE was "denied entry to the grounds by the organization"
June 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers say ICE was "denied entry to the grounds by the organization"
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The Dodgers’s silence about ICE in LA — and Dave Roberts’ feigned ignorance about what’s going on — is an absolutely horsehit look for the franchise of Jackie Robinson and Fernando Valenzuela www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
Commentary: Cowardly Dodgers remain silent as ICE raids terrorize their fans
The Dodgers have declined to release a statement in support of their fans protesting ICE raids that have ripped apart families in Southern California.
www.latimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Dodgers’s silence about ICE in LA — and Dave Roberts’ feigned ignorance about what’s going on — is an absolutely horsehit look for the franchise of Jackie Robinson and Fernando Valenzuela www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
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Willi Castro, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins used the trans flag as eye black to showcase his support for our community. I hope he realizes how much this matters for trans people. Especially when the MLB is considered to be a very macho sport. I have so much respect for him. King shit! 🏳️⚧️
June 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Willi Castro, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins used the trans flag as eye black to showcase his support for our community. I hope he realizes how much this matters for trans people. Especially when the MLB is considered to be a very macho sport. I have so much respect for him. King shit! 🏳️⚧️
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it really doesn’t matter if someone is in america illegally or not. who cares, grow up
June 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
it really doesn’t matter if someone is in america illegally or not. who cares, grow up
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Hanif Abdurraqib: "What I love about the heart is that it’s capable of breaking in infinite ways; may we never live long enough to experience all of them, but may we live long enough to experience the ways the heart can repair itself for subsequent breakings." www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
In Defense of Despair
The feeling is most commonly framed as an end point, a level of despondency that cannot be overcome. But it doesn’t have to be so.
www.newyorker.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hanif Abdurraqib: "What I love about the heart is that it’s capable of breaking in infinite ways; may we never live long enough to experience all of them, but may we live long enough to experience the ways the heart can repair itself for subsequent breakings." www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
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Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA—Promising his podcast listeners an engaging and enlightening conversation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly sat down Tuesday with a serial killer who targets the homeless populat...
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May 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
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There’s no economic plan with tariffs, at least not one relating to national interest or the welfare of the American people. Everyone who goes looking for one, or tries to craft one onto what they see, fails.
As @jamellebouie.net argues, it’s a personal desire for domination, making others losers.
As @jamellebouie.net argues, it’s a personal desire for domination, making others losers.
Opinion | Trump’s Lust for Power Cannot Be Satiated
The tariff saga is just the latest example of the president’s urge to dominate.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
There’s no economic plan with tariffs, at least not one relating to national interest or the welfare of the American people. Everyone who goes looking for one, or tries to craft one onto what they see, fails.
As @jamellebouie.net argues, it’s a personal desire for domination, making others losers.
As @jamellebouie.net argues, it’s a personal desire for domination, making others losers.
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To this day, 31 states and Washington, DC, still have laws on the books that allow for the practice of nonconsensual sterilization of disabled people.—and just two, Alaska and North Carolina, have laws that fully ban it.
Forced sterilization of disabled people isn't a relic of the past
In most states, eugenics-era laws still let doctors sterilize disabled patients—even against their will.
www.motherjones.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
To this day, 31 states and Washington, DC, still have laws on the books that allow for the practice of nonconsensual sterilization of disabled people.—and just two, Alaska and North Carolina, have laws that fully ban it.
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@wired.com is doing amazing work in this moment.
April 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@wired.com is doing amazing work in this moment.
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Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
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March 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gang Initiate Forced To Peacefully Deescalate Conflict To Prove He Not A Cop
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NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
“Today, Virginia maintains a far harsher approach to felony disenfranchisement than exists in the rest of the country, let alone the world: Anyone convicted of any felony loses their voting rights for life. The only way to regain those rights is a personal restoration from the governor.”
Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.
The measure’s fate likely hinges on this fall’s legislative races: Lawmakers will need to pass it again next year. In the meantime, Glenn Youngkin’s harsh restrictions remain in place.
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Today, Virginia maintains a far harsher approach to felony disenfranchisement than exists in the rest of the country, let alone the world: Anyone convicted of any felony loses their voting rights for life. The only way to regain those rights is a personal restoration from the governor.”
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the FAA administrator was forced to resign because the man who single-handedly funded the President's campaign, who is ineligible to be President and has not been elected or appointed to any office, told him to
January 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
the FAA administrator was forced to resign because the man who single-handedly funded the President's campaign, who is ineligible to be President and has not been elected or appointed to any office, told him to