Tanya
@tarellethiel.bsky.social
Former professor; artist-of-all-trades, master of a few; introverted but willing to talk about weird little plants, chronically ill athlete. I like books.
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After Tierra Walker died, her family was confused by her medical care.
“They didn’t want to offer to end the pregnancy, because the government or someone says you can’t?” her aunt said. “So you’d rather let somebody die?”
“They didn’t want to offer to end the pregnancy, because the government or someone says you can’t?” her aunt said. “So you’d rather let somebody die?”
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After Tierra Walker died, her family was confused by her medical care.
“They didn’t want to offer to end the pregnancy, because the government or someone says you can’t?” her aunt said. “So you’d rather let somebody die?”
“They didn’t want to offer to end the pregnancy, because the government or someone says you can’t?” her aunt said. “So you’d rather let somebody die?”
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
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My reaction to pretty much every news story on my TL lately is "well, duh."
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My reaction to pretty much every news story on my TL lately is "well, duh."
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"To meet that need, AI companies ingested digital copies of practically every published work on the planet, without getting the permission of the copyright holders. That was probably the only practical option they had."
"i stole it because it was my only option" is not an acceptable argument
"i stole it because it was my only option" is not an acceptable argument
September 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"To meet that need, AI companies ingested digital copies of practically every published work on the planet, without getting the permission of the copyright holders. That was probably the only practical option they had."
"i stole it because it was my only option" is not an acceptable argument
"i stole it because it was my only option" is not an acceptable argument
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Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
this part right here is gonna create massive resentment in the industry. the copyright registration system and the fact that you apparently have to pay a bonus fee for protection from big companies pirating your work (and that tons of publishers never paid the bonus fee...)
Instead of working to include as many writers as possible in the settlement, the plaintiffs instead agreed on arbitrary and minimal definitions of which books would be included. It’s almost like they wanted a quick win – any win – even if they screwed over most authors. 4/
September 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this.
Every pub should do this.
Every pub should do this.
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BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Been a while. Have some plants.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Been a while. Have some plants.
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Our Supreme Court is a wreck, now they’re okay with racial profiling. The Court has lifted restrictions on immigration-related stops by federal agents in the Los Angeles area, which amounts to blatant racial profiling. Agents have been stopping people solely based on their appearance,
September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our Supreme Court is a wreck, now they’re okay with racial profiling. The Court has lifted restrictions on immigration-related stops by federal agents in the Los Angeles area, which amounts to blatant racial profiling. Agents have been stopping people solely based on their appearance,
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
September 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year.
Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?
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there is a certain irony around tech bros who believe that the work of writers is largely worthless, while also claiming at the same time that they desperately need to use that written work - without compensating human authors - so they can make a bazillion dollars off LLM products.
I've spent my entire life being told that everything I do is useless, mocked and being told no one should be paid for "underwater basket weaving," and now they're like, "I must steal all the underwater basket weaving lore because it's imperative for my survival"
Eat farts, my dudes.
Eat farts, my dudes.
September 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
there is a certain irony around tech bros who believe that the work of writers is largely worthless, while also claiming at the same time that they desperately need to use that written work - without compensating human authors - so they can make a bazillion dollars off LLM products.
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On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.
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Members of a middle school cheerleading squad faced criminal charges after making a TikTok video that portrayed a school shooting.
“To me, it wasn’t serious enough to do that, to go to court,” one squad member’s grandmother said.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
“To me, it wasn’t serious enough to do that, to go to court,” one squad member’s grandmother said.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.
Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities say harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crac...
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Members of a middle school cheerleading squad faced criminal charges after making a TikTok video that portrayed a school shooting.
“To me, it wasn’t serious enough to do that, to go to court,” one squad member’s grandmother said.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
“To me, it wasn’t serious enough to do that, to go to court,” one squad member’s grandmother said.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
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Yikes. This was released from the Epstein estate and has just been handed over to Congress.
September 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yikes. This was released from the Epstein estate and has just been handed over to Congress.
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Speaker Mike Johnson told us on Thursday that Trump was actually an FBI informant trying to take down Epstein. That’s insane and frankly insulting, and he walked it way back over the weekend. But it sheds light on how desperate the White House is for a new narrative. My write-up in the replies!
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson told us on Thursday that Trump was actually an FBI informant trying to take down Epstein. That’s insane and frankly insulting, and he walked it way back over the weekend. But it sheds light on how desperate the White House is for a new narrative. My write-up in the replies!
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Mary Shelley doesn't get enough credit for not only anticipating the silver-spooned narcissist techbro who recklessly creates technology without thinking through the consequences, but also for knowing that said techbro would be an absolutely terrible father.
May 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Mary Shelley doesn't get enough credit for not only anticipating the silver-spooned narcissist techbro who recklessly creates technology without thinking through the consequences, but also for knowing that said techbro would be an absolutely terrible father.
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The media was asked to hide the crowd’s boos of Trump at the U.S. Open men’s final. But despite that request, plenty of broadcasters still let the reactions through some louder than others. ;)
September 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The media was asked to hide the crowd’s boos of Trump at the U.S. Open men’s final. But despite that request, plenty of broadcasters still let the reactions through some louder than others. ;)
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In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory. The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
(Published June)
(Published June)
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory. The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.
(Published June)
(Published June)
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High tariffs and threats from parasites and disease that now-shuttered government programs once kept at bay are driving beef prices higher, Donald. Your policies have kicked in, and prices have soared.
September 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
High tariffs and threats from parasites and disease that now-shuttered government programs once kept at bay are driving beef prices higher, Donald. Your policies have kicked in, and prices have soared.
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Many people online are pointing to Trump’s formal signature to argue the Epstein card isn’t real. The problem is, Trump used a different, more casual signature for personal notes. What you’re seeing tonight is a coordinated propaganda effort to convince you otherwise.
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Many people online are pointing to Trump’s formal signature to argue the Epstein card isn’t real. The problem is, Trump used a different, more casual signature for personal notes. What you’re seeing tonight is a coordinated propaganda effort to convince you otherwise.
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In practice, Texas transparency rules mean a lobbyist could buy the same elected official a steak dinner every night, and as long as the daily cost stays under $132.60, they don’t need to say who benefited.
With @kutnews.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.
Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery.
www.propublica.org
July 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In practice, Texas transparency rules mean a lobbyist could buy the same elected official a steak dinner every night, and as long as the daily cost stays under $132.60, they don’t need to say who benefited.
With @kutnews.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
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1/ Ever received a random text or DM from a stranger looking to befriend you?
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
July 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
1/ Ever received a random text or DM from a stranger looking to befriend you?
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
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A Texas woman was sent home from an emergency room twice during a miscarriage last year. She ultimately needed a blood transfusion to save her life.
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Texas woman was sent home from an emergency room twice during a miscarriage last year. She ultimately needed a blood transfusion to save her life.
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
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She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
July 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
He's so awful.
This is a real post from the official WH account. This is what he’s done to lower us all down to his base level.
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
He's so awful.
Here are a few pictures of some plants my sweet partner gave me earlier this year. He even made his own potting mix and repotted (most of) them for me! 😍🥰
July 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Here are a few pictures of some plants my sweet partner gave me earlier this year. He even made his own potting mix and repotted (most of) them for me! 😍🥰