This country is profoundly sick. Lost. Goddammit.
25.02.2026 21:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@lsmith1964.bsky.social
Boomer/GenX straddler. Public Health Professional. Clinical Lab Scientist. Health Informatics Specialist. Mom of boys and #greyhounds All children are my own. #BLM #LGBTQIA ally #Atheist Always watching.
This country is profoundly sick. Lost. Goddammit.
25.02.2026 21:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didnβt drop the rod. WTF
25.02.2026 20:41 β π 15436 π 8117 π¬ 853 π 543This Anthropic and Pentagon standoff is not getting enough attention. Anthropic is prepared to walk away from a $200M contract because theyβre concerned about how the Pentagon wants to use their tech for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. We are at a dangerous intersection.
24.02.2026 21:27 β π 357 π 150 π¬ 16 π 12
New rule: If your name comes up in the Epstein files, you are obligated to issue a public explanation, along with the full text of your inclusion.
I don't care who you are. Explain it.
Of course! abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built...
23.02.2026 21:09 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0That is the problem. No thinking is happening. It's just patterns and rules and no experienced based reasoning...and it's horrifying. Abi Awomosu has a fascinating (& I think correct) take on AI and women's interaction with it in particular.
23.02.2026 21:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Why agentic AI creeps out women: because it's written by bros for bros who want Stepford Wives, and conveys that vibe: commercial AIs are fine-tuned to perform as cheerfully submissive handmaids, not working partners:
https://abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built-stepford-ai-and-called
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23.02.2026 12:15 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Reports are now emerging from within the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, which are referred to as βBlue Butterfly Zones.β These zones are where the campβs young girls are being kept separated and isolated for unknown reasons.
23.02.2026 12:04 β π 3076 π 2129 π¬ 318 π 453
This is one of the most heart-breaking & important articles I have ever read - from someone whose voices are so rarely heard, a teenaged girl.
If you want to understand online misogyny in all its devastating impact, please read this shattering piece.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A son of sharecroppers, a Freedom Rider, a moral force in Congress, John Lewis taught us that democracy is not a state, it is an act. When we see injustice, we do not look away. We get in good trouble. And we build bridges despite adversity. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Congressman.
21.02.2026 15:05 β π 11491 π 2874 π¬ 223 π 169A picture of a brindle greyhound sleeping up against a person wearing a blue shirt and jeans
Beware the snuggling greyhound
When they wriggle & settle against you so sweetly.
You think they just want cuddles & a scratch on the head
But inch by inch, innocently executed stretches slowly but steadily push you right off the bed.
You, as well.
22.02.2026 03:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 01/ We just updated our βHow They Plan to Cheatβ map, bcuz new reporting keeps showing same thing: cheating is not always a single dramatic act. It is paperwork, data pipelines, intimidation, & chaos used on purpose #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy alpha2omega.notion.site/How-They-Pla...
20.02.2026 23:10 β π 152 π 125 π¬ 5 π 7Graduation photo of Dr. Davis in Doctorate graduation regalia, from Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Say her name: Dr. Linda Davis.
We lift up the memory of this beloved educator in Georgia, as well as the seven souls lost in ICE custody in 2026 alone.
ICE is destroying public safety, due process, and community well-being, leaving sickness and death in their wake.
Maybe it's also about power. Just ask an avid 2A enthusiast to explain the difference between precision and accuracy. Why worry about that when you can just shred your target with an AR-15?
20.02.2026 19:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That asshole belongs in jail, along with his father and father-in-law. Not an ounce of humanity or integrity in any of them.
19.02.2026 17:50 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tax the rich. It works. MA also showed that affordable healthcare unlinked to a job meant reduced absenteeism, lower rates of ED use for chronic diseases, and more businesses started.
19.02.2026 17:24 β π 19 π 13 π¬ 2 π 0
I wish we could have nice things
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
The billionaires in control think there are too many people. Pandemic preparedness won't reduce the population.
Source: Scientific American
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too many liberals buy into the myth that conservatives have a massive funding advantage over liberals. speaking as someone who spent a lot of time in that world -- liberalism is in fact very well funded. its jus risk averse and a lot of dumb shit eats up most of the money.
18.02.2026 23:24 β π 79 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0
Wanna know what fundie sects and the Epstein Files have in common? Oh, and letβs loop ICE into this, too. Itβs allllll connected.
So many segments of our society create and protect child predators and victimizers of women. So many are based in conservative βChristianityβ.
do it anyways. always do it anyways. dont give a shit about the media getting mad. theyre fucking babies who will have a tantrum, and you just let them cry the fuck out.
17.02.2026 15:30 β π 104 π 24 π¬ 5 π 1A photo of Linda Davis, surrounded by a reef
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
My latest for Liberal Currents. A substantial portion of conservatives want to be rich people in a poor country because it affords them a greater sense of hierarchy and power. We misunderstand that at our peril, but making it clear and not affording them the benefit of the doubt could save us.
17.02.2026 11:17 β π 303 π 122 π¬ 9 π 2
The return of measles will mean the return of SSPE.
If you don't know what that is, read this. www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
Art is the reason for getting through trying times.
16.02.2026 22:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0