erica
@tacoxcore.bsky.social
your friendly neighborhood chicana punk grandpa queerdo.
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"And what about all those books with checklists on how to spot your country sliding into fascism? Why did so many of the people who read them—and even some of the people who wrote them—falter when a genocide was unfolding on their screens..." - @naomiaklein.bsky.social h/t @annfriedman.bsky.social
Surrealism Against Fascism • EQUATOR
A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
www.equator.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"And what about all those books with checklists on how to spot your country sliding into fascism? Why did so many of the people who read them—and even some of the people who wrote them—falter when a genocide was unfolding on their screens..." - @naomiaklein.bsky.social h/t @annfriedman.bsky.social
quick let’s invest the entire u.s. economy on this!
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
quick let’s invest the entire u.s. economy on this!
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This matching grant would be huge here for so many in need. Share this around and help if you can. #mutualaid #mutual-aid
Donate to Trans Austinites Deserve Shelter: Support Queertopia NOW, organized by Queertopia TX
Austin TX is rated one of the top cities in America to live in … Queertopia TX needs your support for Trans Austinites Deserve Shelter: Support Queertopia NOW
www.gofundme.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This matching grant would be huge here for so many in need. Share this around and help if you can. #mutualaid #mutual-aid
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I will take this opportunity to ask a few things of you. First, always figure out how to buy music from artists you want to support. Second, please visit our friends at the United Musicians and Allied Workers, who are leading the fight on this and other issues. weareumaw.org
United Musicians and Allied Workers
UMAW is leading the fight to create a just and equitable music industry for all music workers. Join us!
weareumaw.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I will take this opportunity to ask a few things of you. First, always figure out how to buy music from artists you want to support. Second, please visit our friends at the United Musicians and Allied Workers, who are leading the fight on this and other issues. weareumaw.org
home front’s track “kiss the sky” is giving duran duran through a darkwave twist. you should check out any/all of their releases if you haven’t already.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
home front’s track “kiss the sky” is giving duran duran through a darkwave twist. you should check out any/all of their releases if you haven’t already.
the same TEA that is taking over the school districts of perry much every major texas city after changing the metrics for what constitutes failing? that TEA? the same mike morath who is a crony of abbott, who just forced through vouchers this year? oh. 🤔
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters of the conservative youth organization in all of the state’s high schools.
Turning Point USA talked expansion with Texas education chief
The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the same TEA that is taking over the school districts of perry much every major texas city after changing the metrics for what constitutes failing? that TEA? the same mike morath who is a crony of abbott, who just forced through vouchers this year? oh. 🤔
three hour punk band practice and migraine are not playing nicely in my skull
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
three hour punk band practice and migraine are not playing nicely in my skull
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
mommy’s alright daddy’s alright
they just seem a little weird
surrender surrender
but don’t give yourself awaaaay
they just seem a little weird
surrender surrender
but don’t give yourself awaaaay
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
mommy’s alright daddy’s alright
they just seem a little weird
surrender surrender
but don’t give yourself awaaaay
they just seem a little weird
surrender surrender
but don’t give yourself awaaaay
child care workers are some of the most dedicated and underpaid/under-appreciated workers in our country. i worked my way through college and some of that time was teaching at a local preschool. i keep in touch with a few families decades later. they will do anything to protect those kids.
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.
Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leavi...
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
child care workers are some of the most dedicated and underpaid/under-appreciated workers in our country. i worked my way through college and some of that time was teaching at a local preschool. i keep in touch with a few families decades later. they will do anything to protect those kids.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I already know depression hates to see this man coming. I’m cancelling all of my therapy appointments and adding this song and dance to my morning routine.
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
*Depression no, no, no ALEGRÍA SI SI SI*
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Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
March 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
working on/playing two punk shows one weekend in feb that are going to be badass and queer af. austin art freaks, chicanx punx, drag queens, misfits and all other weirdos save the dates: feb 20 & 22. i can’t release more info just yet but i promise these are both going to be year highlight events.
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
working on/playing two punk shows one weekend in feb that are going to be badass and queer af. austin art freaks, chicanx punx, drag queens, misfits and all other weirdos save the dates: feb 20 & 22. i can’t release more info just yet but i promise these are both going to be year highlight events.
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kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
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I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again - and I’m not gonna say it’ll make you HAPPY - but if you’re looking for the realest and the purest things among humanity, sure you could do worse than taking two hours and JUST watching Sinéad O’Connor reaction videos
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again - and I’m not gonna say it’ll make you HAPPY - but if you’re looking for the realest and the purest things among humanity, sure you could do worse than taking two hours and JUST watching Sinéad O’Connor reaction videos
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
same energy as when my abuelo gave up trying to learn any of my/my primas’ boo’s names and called them all jaime.
for the record, no one in the family had ever dated a jaime.
for the record, no one in the family had ever dated a jaime.
today’s was
sean: did you see rick burns has a new project out
me: who is rick burns
sean, irritable: rick burns! the guy with the civil war documentary!
me: you mean ken burns?
sean: right. frank burns
sean: did you see rick burns has a new project out
me: who is rick burns
sean, irritable: rick burns! the guy with the civil war documentary!
me: you mean ken burns?
sean: right. frank burns
my husband couldn’t remember the name ‘geek squad’ so he called it ‘the nerd store’ followed by a frustrated ‘you know what i’m referring to! the virgin store!’
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
same energy as when my abuelo gave up trying to learn any of my/my primas’ boo’s names and called them all jaime.
for the record, no one in the family had ever dated a jaime.
for the record, no one in the family had ever dated a jaime.
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Coca-Cola paid $3 billion dollars for this ad
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Coca-Cola paid $3 billion dollars for this ad
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Ernie Bushmiller predicted social media decades before the Internet existed
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Ernie Bushmiller predicted social media decades before the Internet existed
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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What Ken Paxton is doing here is deranged -- suing organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrants (especially immigrant children) -- and also we should see it as the test case for what the GOP wants to do.
There is nothing illegal—or unconstitutional—about funding legal support to ensure fairness in the courts. This lawsuit is a political stunt, wasting taxpayer dollars at a time when our communities need integrity, not spectacle.
Full article: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Full article: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Texas sues Harris County over $1.35M deportation defense fund - UPI.com
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Harris County for allocating $1.35 million to oppose federal deportation efforts.
www.upi.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What Ken Paxton is doing here is deranged -- suing organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrants (especially immigrant children) -- and also we should see it as the test case for what the GOP wants to do.