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Crystal-Lee Howley

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Voracious reader and chronic hobbyist who was somehow shocked when she realized she might have ADHD. Chinga la migra. She/her https://linktr.ee/clhowley

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Yuuuuuup, this. Working class has always included women.

10.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Both my parents had to work for us to afford anything, especially a house. So I think we’re kidding ourselves that it was β€œjust a generation ago.” But also, my mom LIKES having a careerπŸ₯². I’m getting weary of us making it sound like having access to a career is a problem instead of cost.

09.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Nearly 20 years late to the game, but I'm finally watching Mad Men and am on Ep 2. Some will know what a feat this is as, despite knowing and appreciating everything this show did for pop culture and television as a whole, I hated every character so much, I never finised Ep 1.

09.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5307 πŸ” 2421 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 154

My husband’s commute is astronomical so this is gonna hurt so much. Every time we try to get ahead, bam, some old man starts a war.

06.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bad time to be invested in pistachios.

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shuffling Kristi Noem from
government job to government job like she’s a Catholic priest in the 80s

06.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How do you know I’m not the uncle? You ever think about that?

05.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem won’t see you making your jokes, but your problematic uncle who can’t maintain his household and has a dog that died under shady circumstances will

05.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky overindexes on humorless scolds and people doing identity formation by arguing with something you didn't say but that doesn't make it an echo chamber; it means the place has an institutional culture, and I much prefer that culture to fending off Nazis with a block button that doesn't work

05.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 1725 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 15

Of course he’ll never say why, but I saw an intelligence breakdown that seemed the most annoyingly plausible: choke out china’s oil, solidify allies in the region, install a western enterprise-friendly regime that puts you closer to Russia and gives you more economical influence in the region.

01.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans rise up against your government.

28.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 11152 πŸ” 3338 πŸ’¬ 428 πŸ“Œ 187

There’s always a tweet.

01.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans can get wrecked.

28.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An error message on an iPad for Disney+ that reads: Oh no
Disney+ has detected an HDCP issue. To try to resolve the issue, please try restarting your device. If the issue persists, try a different HDMI cable and/or bypass your stereo equipment by connecting the device directly to your TV.

An error message on an iPad for Disney+ that reads: Oh no Disney+ has detected an HDCP issue. To try to resolve the issue, please try restarting your device. If the issue persists, try a different HDMI cable and/or bypass your stereo equipment by connecting the device directly to your TV.

Searched reddit and no one had anything to say about this error message on an iPad, but anyone have any ideas? Disney+ keeps throwing this error message on my kids’ iPad. No reason to have HDMI cable errors🫠. The iPad JUST updated to the latest update for iOS 26.

28.02.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’ve never felt more useless than today.

28.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
27.02.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump killed two of my constituents. He is a liar and should be ashamed of himself.

25.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 16542 πŸ” 3296 πŸ’¬ 422 πŸ“Œ 197

We never should have stopped calling them weirdo freaks.

25.02.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster which shows color photo scene of moving, a room with boxes and clothes sitting on the floor, a chair, and the end of a bed (white rails forming a headrest and a mattress with a red cover). The text of the poster is: "Impact (small logo top left)," "According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election." "The mass relocations in 2025 due to safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws nd policies have largely impacted conservative states across the country."

Poster which shows color photo scene of moving, a room with boxes and clothes sitting on the floor, a chair, and the end of a bed (white rails forming a headrest and a mattress with a red cover). The text of the poster is: "Impact (small logo top left)," "According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election." "The mass relocations in 2025 due to safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws nd policies have largely impacted conservative states across the country."

www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...

24.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 2139 πŸ” 697 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 209
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Rubin: "There is at least one witness for whom 3 interviews with the FBI in in 2019 are missing [from the Epstein files]. What's the big deal? We can also confirm she is the same person who in a 2025 FBI presentation is identified as accusing Trump of a sexual assault when she was between 13 and 15"

24.02.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 6173 πŸ” 2644 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 213
Book cover: Hope for the Mission Getting it Right in the call to end homelessness by kevin Nye

Book cover: Hope for the Mission Getting it Right in the call to end homelessness by kevin Nye

Hey so, this came out today :)

It’s about homelessness, the church, and how these things are supposed to go together (and what it looks like when they don’t.) Mostly, it’s about hope.

Buy it wherever you buy books. I’ll post some links below. Also, celebrate with me!!

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18.02.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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White House, Minnesota Supreme Court chief justice quietly negotiated deal over ICE enforcement in courts Four days later, chaos unfolded inside the Hennepin County Government Center.

This is disturbing. The Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Ct met with Homan, worked out an agreement, and never announced it publicly. ICE appeared to violate it days later by violently tackling a person in the Gov Center w/out a judicial warrant. We need transparency.

21.02.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1335 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 73

Arby’s beef and cheddar. I can’t even eat it without throwing my intestines into the pit of despair, but I will have my reward!

22.02.2026 08:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA is horny and creepy for Alysa Liu Every once in a while, the malignant horniness festering on Elon Musk’s X boils over so spectacularly it feels like it might drown the entire country.

New: MAGA is getting very, very creepy about gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu.

I joined @peltzmadeline.bsky.social’s substack for this one:

open.substack.com/pub/numbertw...

21.02.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 632 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 95
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a pixel art of spongebob squarepants sitting at a table with a cup of coffee Alt: a pixel art of spongebob squarepants sitting at a table with a cup of coffee
21.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that’s heartbreaking πŸ˜“.

21.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spent nearly 20 years in professional ministry and plenty of real Christians are also nationalists. You have to reconcile it at some point.

20.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

DELETED?! Insane.

20.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh woof

20.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0