Ethan A. Kirchner (Ethie) 🦋🏳️‍🌈 (he/him/his)

Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) was sworn into the House tonight, further narrowing the GOP's margin to a single vote!
Democrats let’s take back Congress & Governorships by registering for the upcoming midterms!
Yes. We. Can.

For more information regarding registration and voting use Vote.org

R. Karl Hanson (a Canadian psychologist and Adjunct Research Professor in the Psychology Department at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada) has left X (1.684 followers)

Bluesky: @rkhanson.bsky.social

Allan Milligan (interested in music, theatre, drama, arts) has left X (738 followers)

Bluesky: @allanmilligan.bsky.social

SAFEcic - Safer Activities for Everyone CIC (a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Eye, Suffolk, England that specialises in safeguarding training, support, and consultancy) leaves X (2.466 followers)

Bluesky: @safecic.bsky.social

leefymoon (an indie creator interested in music, coding, tech,
kandi, graphic design, art and
gaming) moves to Bluesky (692 followers on X)

Bluesky: @leefymoon.bsky.social

Tess ("aspiring human and artist") leaves X

Bluesky: @tessker.bsky.social

corruptimles (an artist who likes character design, comics, and animation) leaves X (4.624 followers)

Bluesky: @corruptimles.bsky.social

Joel Newby (a lawyer who is running for Grove City Council in Grove City, Ohio, USA) has moved to Bluesky (1.642 followers on X)

Bluesky: @votenewby.bsky.social

Carmiña Santamaria (a technology entrepreneur and executive known for founding and leading multiple high-tech startups) moves to Bluesky (737 followers on X)

Bluesky: @carmirose.bsky.social

Gen AI will be stopped

Musk’s social media platform X raided by Paris prosecutor | CNN Business A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

JUST IN: A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. cnn.it/4keUiI9

Cayla (gamer, amateur photographer, hobbyist) moves to Bluesky

Bluesky: @secretdusk.bsky.social

A worried young man in a hoodie in front of a woman lying on a hospital bed.

I am writing to you from inside the hospital. My mother’s condition is getting worse and she urgently needs surgery, but we cannot afford the cost.
Please help us in any way you can, or even by sharing this post.
Do not leave us alone 💔
chuffed.org/project/azez

#freepalestine
#ceasefirenow

Wall St. Lawyer Brad Karp Says He Regrets Epstein Interactions

Paul Weiss was one of the first major law firms to bend the knee to Trump.

And, yup, connected to Epstein.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...

Well this explains why Paul Weiss capitulated. How many of these businesses and institutions bent the knee bc they're run by pedophiles?

Hey, anybody thinking of hiring Paul Weiss, lawyers who work there: why would you connect yourself to collaborators w/ fascism who are friends w/ pedophiles?

Oh, we're not pedophiles
We're just here for the party WITH the pedophiles

A cover for a webcomic called Neon Pantheon. The cover features 5 characters, depicted from shoulder up, in various poses looking back at the reader. A large colorful logo that says "Neon Pantheon" sits at the bottom of the cover. It is digitally illustrated and covered in stars and bright colors.

If you like messy manic depressive heroes, stupid-in-love romance, galaxy-sized threats, tango fights, funny dialogue and time travel mysteries, you should check out my webcomic Neon Pantheon 🌈✨ neonpantheoncomic.com

#comic #webcomic #comicsky #indiecomic

The kiss of death

BREAKING: Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet WINS Special Election runoff against Trump-endorsed and Patriot Mobile-funded Leigh Wambsganss in once deep red SD 9. This red to blue flip is HUGE.

Encrypt It Already

When it first launched, Bluesky said it was going to work on end-to-end encryption for DMs. Remind them that’s still a feature we all want. #EncryptItAlready encryptitalready.org

Encrypt It Already End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data.

We all deserve stronger privacy protections online, and end-to-end encryption is one of the strongest tools to do so. Companies should make it the default more often, rather than optional (or unavailable). encryptitalready.org/

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true

ICE and CBP are out of control. ​Join us Thursday at 10 am PT for a livestream​ to discuss ways to protect and exercise your digital rights in the face of immigration enforcement's brutality. eff.org/livestream-ice

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Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.

Courts should treat biometric locks as equivalent to password protection, EFF’s Andrew Crocker told @TheIntercept.com. “Your constitutional right against self-incrimination should not be dependent on technical convenience or lack thereof.”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/...