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Comics journalist, library fan, ally. I vote. Support trans youth! All opinions are my own. Pronouns: She/her.

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08.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

This is some Emperor's-New-Clothes level craziness. The sort of thing that will be included in history books in the future as an example of the stupidity of the times.

11.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died

A Haitian asylum seeker detained by ICE died after being refused timely medical attention for a severe toothache.

At least 40 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office β€” a two-decade high.

The monstrous cruelty of Trump's police state knows no bounds.

11.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1654 πŸ” 772 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 50
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Hegseth and anyone else claiming β€œoops, I accidentally massacred 175 children” are not above the law.

11.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

This adds new meaning to the phrase, he’s spending money like a drunken sailor. Taxpayer money. Corrupt to the core, from the top down.
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11.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 16457 πŸ” 6661 πŸ’¬ 469 πŸ“Œ 901
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Kristi Noem's $220M Horseback Riding Ad Dwarfed the Budgets of These 2026 Oscar Nominees Outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem used $220 million in taxpayer money to create a minute-long anti-immigration ad. That's more than the combined production and marketing budgets of nearly every 2026 ...

Here's the article. People deleted and reposted for some reason.
people.com/kristi-noem-...

10.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know - I just noticed that. The info is good, though - I've seen it in other places.

10.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Also, y'all missed English lunch during which [student]
corrected
Kerry for saying octopuses instead of octopi, and it was like Kerry had been training her whole life for a student to make that mistake. Total lay-up, and my favorite part of the day.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster O
@MerriamWebster
Happy World Octopus Day!
octopi = from the belief that words of
Latin origin should have Latin endings
octopuses = an English ending to
match its adoption as an English words
octopodes = from the belief that bc
'octopus' is originally Greek, it should have a Greek ending

Text: Also, y'all missed English lunch during which [student] corrected Kerry for saying octopuses instead of octopi, and it was like Kerry had been training her whole life for a student to make that mistake. Total lay-up, and my favorite part of the day. Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster O @MerriamWebster Happy World Octopus Day! octopi = from the belief that words of Latin origin should have Latin endings octopuses = an English ending to match its adoption as an English words octopodes = from the belief that bc 'octopus' is originally Greek, it should have a Greek ending

me: so octopuses…

student: do you mean octopi?

other professor: oh no you didn’t

student: I TAKE IT BACK

me: so, in English, we borrow not only WORDS, but MORPHOLOGIES, and since octopus is a Greek word borrowed into Latin borrowed into English…

10.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about β€˜white culture’ Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about β€˜white culture’

10.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 668 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 45

The U.S. killed children out of sheer carelessness.

10.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is my most profound hope that everyone involved with this goes to prison for a long time.

Noem and her cronies funneled $220 million of taxpayer money into a 60-second ad and gave another $143 million contract to a company that was incorporated eight days earlier.

This is the swamp.

10.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

If you would enjoy seeing an Assistant US Attorney being shredded in the courtroom because he used AI to write a response to the court that was filled with errors and falsehoods, then this is the thread for you!

Disturbingly, all the errors had the same bias, toward restricting the court's review.

10.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Maryland sues Trump administration over Baltimore ICE holding room facility Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown sued DHS, alleging it blocked a state probe into immigrant detention conditions at Baltimore’s Fallon Federal Building.

Maryland's attorney general is suing DHS because they "stonewalled" his attempt to investigate the conditions at the Baltimore ICE facility's hold rooms, @alexmann.bsky.social reports.

www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

10.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

taschen needs to publish a high-quality oversized book with every hostess cupcake comic book ad

10.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly what people like me were warning about right from the start

10.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Warren: The Trump administration cannot explain the reasons that we entered this war or the goals we're trying to accomplish. The one part that seems clear is that while there is no money for 15 million Americans who lost their health care, there's $1 billion a day to spend on bombing Iran.

10.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A headline reading β€œCamel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables”

A headline reading β€œCamel pageant thrown into chaos after 20 competitors disqualified for using hump-plumping injectables”

Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines.

09.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 2385 πŸ” 707 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 179

Like seven Newtowns

09.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Watchmen issue #1

Watchmen issue #1

Discussion of Watchmen is dominated by the thoughts and feelings of male writers, so @shelfdust.bsky.social paid 12 female and non-binary writers to talk about each issue of the serial instead: shelfdust.com/tag/we-watch...

09.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 9

Everyone should commemorate March 9th every year by going out and ordering the most elaborate cafΓ© drink in honor of Prof. Grygiel, let that be his legacy to the world

09.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any Republican condemn Rep. Andy Ogles, who tweeted that Muslims don't belong in American society?

09.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 857 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 9
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How ICE Plans to Put 8,500 Immigrants in This Georgia Warehouse Experts say the initial designs raise health, safety and security concerns.

Don't look away. These camps are unsafe for people's well-being and health, unconstitutional, and a stain on the US. If people want to have a convo about immigration, let's do it. This is not the solution. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

09.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Thomas Jefferson wrote, β€œNeither Pagan nor Mahamedan [Muslim] nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth.”

09.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 216 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I date the decline of Western Civilization from the introduction of Baskin-Robbins' 31st flavor.

09.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.

Citizens Bank has largely flown under the radar as a major financier of ICE detention companies.

Not anymore. 🧡

26.01.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9

Tomorrow!!

09.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
teewatterss on Threads:
β€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

teewatterss on Threads: β€œlosing an hour on international women's day feeling very 75 cents on the dollar”

10/10 take. no notes

08.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 10287 πŸ” 2257 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 31

remember when the IRS put out a a free online tax filing system where you could just do your taxes through the IRS and it was actually well made and was pretty well recieved and then the tax filing industry and Republicans killed it and now you have to use TurboTax again

08.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2811 πŸ” 672 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 51