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rhetoric hashira

@tumblesweed.bsky.social

ex-professor of rhetoric. current indie contract grant manager for rural and small Black-led and Native-led nonprofits. Sovereigntist. Abolitionist. White-privileged Yo'eme diaspora. masked. novavaxxed. land back. water back. they/them

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Latest posts by tumblesweed.bsky.social on Bluesky

There aren't red flags that are much clearer than "had a large Nazi tattoo on his chest for 15 years"

15.02.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 711    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

THIS MAN CREATED ICE

17.02.2026 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1596    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Folks are trying to demand a "vote blue no matter who" when there's a chance there won't even be an election because none of them blue stopped us from getting here? Anyway, no.

17.02.2026 04:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like this is pretty key. Newsom is signaling that he wants to throw trans people under every available bus. that is a reason to denounce him, not to preemptively demand that trans people endorse him. 1

17.02.2026 03:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

the Japanese figure skating pair are so precious. Congrats on the gold and the silver to Georgia. Very deserved.

17.02.2026 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ELANA MEYERS TAYLOR GETS THE GOLD

17.02.2026 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My goal is not to flood the docket with the most comments, this isn't a fucking TikTok battle. Our purpose in commenting is to build the strongest possible record for litigation that will challenge these rules. That means well-structured, substantive, expert comments for the APA lawsuit.

17.02.2026 02:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The drunk uncle theory.

You donโ€™t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows thereโ€™s safe people and better possibilities out there

16.02.2026 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7303    ๐Ÿ” 1600    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

Telling people to vote for Newsom on Bluesky in February of 2026 feels like posting on Facebook that they canโ€™t use your likeness or content

16.02.2026 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2635    ๐Ÿ” 252    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm seeing a lot of slinking away and very few boots being put to people's asses. I'm seeing very few whistleblowers being rehired or receiving apologies. I'm seeing very few victims get a dime in a civil suit.

16.02.2026 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

never Newsom.

16.02.2026 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

they made the same ten year old girl urinate on the ground in front of everyone while they let others use porta-potties.

16.02.2026 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#1 in Rodriguez v. Porter (D. Idaho, 1:26-cv-00075) โ€“ CourtListener.com COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AIDDC-3055371.), filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet Attachme...

when the multi-government task force conducted the raid on 400 people attending a nonviolent community event in Wilder, Idaho, one person grabbed a ten year old girl by the neck. This filing outlines a traumatizing scene storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

16.02.2026 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.

16.02.2026 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8118    ๐Ÿ” 2779    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

it took me over 40 years to finally learn that my nervous system sets the rules for everything else. i am pretty good at setting boundaries when my nervous system is not in a place where i can do something, if only there was a world that allowed it to find its way.

16.02.2026 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image of a Black man putting up a sign that says 'Black Lives Matter' wearing a black vest with white words spray painted on them that says: I'm not sorry.

Image of a Black man putting up a sign that says 'Black Lives Matter' wearing a black vest with white words spray painted on them that says: I'm not sorry.

My mood forever.

16.02.2026 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

idk i think i'm going to go back to medical grade thc use for my chronic inflammation/long covid/lupus.

16.02.2026 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED peopleโ€™s risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.

16.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2542    ๐Ÿ” 757    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

my adult son told me about these guys. i love this so much and am glad i can see their videos here since i don't have tiktok

16.02.2026 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are going to win. Because we are stronger together and because love is more powerful than hate.

(I am going to go cry now)

12.02.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1164    ๐Ÿ” 287    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

Every time I say 'Land Back' some block me. That tells me it needs to be said a whole lot more. Land Back. Land Back. Land Back. Land Back. Land Back. Land Back. ๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿ’ฏ

16.02.2026 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Filing as a class action while mentioning other cities and states where similar raids occurred means that the ACLU is hoping to establish a significant legal precedent. This is one time where they are working to help people. Rare.

16.02.2026 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i used to live nearby where this raid took place. The Latinx community there is so warm and welcoming. They were just enjoying a nice fall day together as a community and were met with violence.

16.02.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

as a former ACLU of Idaho employee, i want to say even filing this type of motion is rare for an ACLU affiliate. The coordination with ACLU National means they are serious and intend to win big.

16.02.2026 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Though southwestern Idaho was off my radar, the complaint alleges that the govt has also used this dubious legal theoryโ€”leveraging criminal arrest warrants for a few individuals into a mass immigration dragnetโ€”in Chicago; Austin, TX; Colo Springs; & Cato, NY. (H/t David Emery of Dover, NH.)

16.02.2026 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 378    ๐Ÿ” 151    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Jennifer
@JenYetAgain@beige.party
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM
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Jennifer @JenYetAgain@beige.party in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with. this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US. Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM Boosted by 968: Favourited by 1324:

mom theyโ€™re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

16.02.2026 07:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11132    ๐Ÿ” 2548    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

Gavin and AI show how the triumph of marketing in the US has poisoned huge swaths of the public sphere.

16.02.2026 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i'm sorry. everything is really scary rn

16.02.2026 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Recruiter here: I absolutely count homemaking and child rearing as experience because it freaking IS

16.02.2026 03:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, we know perfectly well that nothing on earth can shake you out of your vulgar liberal complacency.

13.02.2026 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 694    ๐Ÿ” 189    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

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