kate eeliano
@yukimibu.bsky.social
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Keep it up. Delete ur tiktok accounts. Uninstall the tiktok app. For your own safety
TikTok uninstalls are reportedly up ~150% this week 📱
This follows the U.S. joint venture takeover
(via CNBC)
This follows the U.S. joint venture takeover
(via CNBC)
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Keep it up. Delete ur tiktok accounts. Uninstall the tiktok app. For your own safety
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Apparently the AI bros are on another round of "Hatsune Miku is AI, checkmate luddites" so this is just a reminder that the singer behind Miku was paid and still earns royalties, and beyond that, Miku is nothing more than a MIDI soundboard with advanced pitch converter options, it is not genAI.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Apparently the AI bros are on another round of "Hatsune Miku is AI, checkmate luddites" so this is just a reminder that the singer behind Miku was paid and still earns royalties, and beyond that, Miku is nothing more than a MIDI soundboard with advanced pitch converter options, it is not genAI.
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It was inevitable.
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
It was inevitable.
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This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.
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for 2026 I think we need to bring back straight guys dressing like sluts
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
for 2026 I think we need to bring back straight guys dressing like sluts
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turns out you can do things
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
turns out you can do things
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ICE agents only do this because they are extremely well-trained and experienced with the situations they are creating
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 AM
ICE agents only do this because they are extremely well-trained and experienced with the situations they are creating
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits.
AI poses a grave threat to students' cognitive development.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
AI poses a grave threat to students' cognitive development.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits.
AI poses a grave threat to students' cognitive development.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
AI poses a grave threat to students' cognitive development.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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I’m gonna be real I wanna see Eric Adams go to jail. I am a New Yorker and I have real hate in my heart and as much as I joke I’m sick of him getting away with massive corruption like he’s some evil meme leprechaun.
Apparently Eric Adams already rug-pulled his own memecoin www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurr...
From the CryptoCurrency community on Reddit: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams rugs his own memecoin just 30 minutes after launch and pockets over $2.5M
Explore this post and more from the CryptoCurrency community
www.reddit.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I’m gonna be real I wanna see Eric Adams go to jail. I am a New Yorker and I have real hate in my heart and as much as I joke I’m sick of him getting away with massive corruption like he’s some evil meme leprechaun.
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Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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beautiful and gentle wild turkeys i met in a forest during a dream. they were velvety soft, they kind of drifted along the ground like jellyfish, and they were very aware of the Dangers.
January 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
beautiful and gentle wild turkeys i met in a forest during a dream. they were velvety soft, they kind of drifted along the ground like jellyfish, and they were very aware of the Dangers.
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These dancers are a common sight at Minneapolis protests and cultural events. Protesters are gathered around as they wait for the protest against ICE to start in south Minneapolis.
January 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
These dancers are a common sight at Minneapolis protests and cultural events. Protesters are gathered around as they wait for the protest against ICE to start in south Minneapolis.
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Fully agree: the budget is a huge win AND things are definitively not OK. An entire generation of early career scientists has been severely affected, many more senior scientists have been pushed out of jobs, and there’s a lingering air of uncertainty that will affect decision-making for *years*.
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Fully agree: the budget is a huge win AND things are definitively not OK. An entire generation of early career scientists has been severely affected, many more senior scientists have been pushed out of jobs, and there’s a lingering air of uncertainty that will affect decision-making for *years*.
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That this message didn't hit is kind wild when you look at the time stamp on it
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
That this message didn't hit is kind wild when you look at the time stamp on it
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A refresher that may be necessary.
Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now.
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
A refresher that may be necessary.
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You should be ✨actively✨ quitting Twitter, not just pausing your posts.
Here’s what I wrote about leaving X/Twitter in November 2024, as an artist, power user, Community manager and communicator:
Here’s what I wrote about leaving X/Twitter in November 2024, as an artist, power user, Community manager and communicator:
Nuked my Twitter. Here's why, and what's next. — Glendon Mellow
I nuked all of my tweets. Then I deleted the Twitter Community I spent years building. Then I went further. Deleted my DeviantArt portfolio, then ArtStation...
glendonmellow.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
You should be ✨actively✨ quitting Twitter, not just pausing your posts.
Here’s what I wrote about leaving X/Twitter in November 2024, as an artist, power user, Community manager and communicator:
Here’s what I wrote about leaving X/Twitter in November 2024, as an artist, power user, Community manager and communicator:
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Indonesia has the fourth largest user base on twitter. So while it is definitely disappointing that we haven't seen more meaningful action, this isn't nothing.
Indonesia is the first country to block access to xAI’s Grok due to its ability to generate CSAM and deepfake porn.
It’s quite disappointing that this is the only meaningful action that’s been taken after several days of this issue coming to light.
It’s quite disappointing that this is the only meaningful action that’s been taken after several days of this issue coming to light.
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Indonesia has the fourth largest user base on twitter. So while it is definitely disappointing that we haven't seen more meaningful action, this isn't nothing.
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This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
sounds like david f’ing brooks
Brooks and Capehart on the response to the Minnesota ICE shooting
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
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fate, universe, and all associated parties: i beg you for opportunities to use this as a gif VERY frequently in the coming years
January 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
fate, universe, and all associated parties: i beg you for opportunities to use this as a gif VERY frequently in the coming years
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the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
/2 In light of that, I am in awe and deep respect of the people who are still showing up to monitor the ICE Gestapo, protect and defend their neighbors, do whatever they can to hold ICE to account and call out their lawlessness. What incredible bravery.
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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I’m writing about this right now and should be doing that instead of this. However this poem tracks with what I’m processing. I don’t really understand all the performative closure stuff we do culturally. It seems enough for me to know I’m done.
do not mistake
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
my silence
for forgiveness.
some things
i simply stopped
explaining.
[sometimes closure is quiet]
#poetry #micropoetry
January 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I’m writing about this right now and should be doing that instead of this. However this poem tracks with what I’m processing. I don’t really understand all the performative closure stuff we do culturally. It seems enough for me to know I’m done.