Deirdra Mercury

Deirdra Mercury

@birdofparadox.bsky.social

Story-yeller. Rage, pets, dahlias, words. A complete Muppet of a human with an air raid siren for a laugh. Proud HBCU grad. Chahta sia hoke! Sidhe/her, fae/them.

311 Followers 354 Following 234 Posts Joined Jun 2024
5 days ago

Say Anything hits a little different now: I used to think Lloyd Dobbler and his boombox was swoonworthy, but as I got older, I definitely got why Diane was inside crying.

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5 days ago

Aw, yissss.

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6 days ago
MLA, ACLS, and AHA lawsuit reveals use of ChatGPT in illegal termination of grants by DOGE. Motion for summary judgment asserts violations of the First Amendment; violations of the Equal Protection Clause; and violation of the separation of powers. mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit

The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a motion for summary judgment in our lawsuit to restore the NEH. Discovery documents reveal that DOGE rather than the acting chair led grant terminations and targeted grants using ChatGPT. More at mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit

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1 week ago

Quick question does anyone know how to restore virtue to a decaying society

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1 week ago

Both were utter shitholes, and I’d do it again any day! 💖💖💖

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1 month ago

Dark Crystal Gayle.

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1 month ago

I’m still mad about all the brill LGBTQ shows they canceled after one season.

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1 month ago
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ABOLISH ICE t-shirts and stickers are now for sale from @cwpress.bsky.social and ship anywhere in the country. Net proceeds will go to Casa San Jose, which supports Pittsburgh’s Latino & immigrant community with social services, education, and advocacy.
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...

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Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms The bill, which is racing through the Kansas legislature, stands a significant chance of passing the Senate.

1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.

It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.

The House is voting on it today.

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1 month ago
Parente suggested he may file a motion of
"selective prosecution" for his client, Straw, later telling reporters the case was "an attempt by this administration, potentially this U.S. attorney's office, to silence legitimate, peaceful protest."
"The government will acknowledge that none of these six people charged did any of the damage that they're claiming," Parente said. "So what that means is that if you, or anybody who's reading your stories, shows up at a protest and the guy next to you throws a bottle, you're now a conspirator under this theory. That's why it's alarming."
Parente also argued that the case was a waste of resources, calling it "nothing more than a state disorderly conduct case" that he hopes will eventually be dropped, as many of the federal government's prosecutions have been.
"We are talking about broken windshield wipers, and you have a public corruption, senior-level Assistant U.S. Attorney, who is going to spend the next six months responding to motions and putting on a full week trial over this? Why are we doing that?" Parente said.

We learned earlier this week that the government is ostensibly trying to establish that attending a demonstration is tantamount to criminal conspiracy. This is a bigtime🚨 evanstonnow.com/spring-trial...

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1 month ago

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

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1 month ago

Dear friends,

From now on, I will be providing 24/7 updates directly from my CDC insiders and WHO officials on Bird Flu, COVID-19, Measles, and other infectious diseases.

Stay informed with the latest insights on outbreaks, prevention, and global health developments.

Please Spread This Message!

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1 month ago

Enthusiastically co-signed. I love this game.

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1 month ago
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GEORGIA… 🔥

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1 month ago
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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1 month ago
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Question from a rando: does she have a tail? She looks like my tailless wonder.

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1 month ago

My grandparents and parents recounted being lined up for vaccines in cafeterias and gymnasiums. Public health is collective wealth.

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1 month ago
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ICE Detains 2-Year-Old Girl Days After Using 5-Year-Old as Bait ICE agents continue to target kids as they crack down on Minneapolis.

A 2-year old.

This is a baby.

newrepublic.com/post/205638/...

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1 month ago

If fascists can convince themselves that their own children are better off dead than transgender, then there’s no limit to the violence they can enact on other people’s children.

And we’re watching the horror of that play out in the streets of Minnesota right now.

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1 month ago

There is a through line between the conservative parents’ rights movement to ICE attacking children in the streets.

The white supremacist argument that “we should be able to treat OUR children however we want” very quickly turns into “we should be able to treat YOUR children however we want.”

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1 month ago

Watching these videos of ICE attacking children, I can’t help but think about how many of these men first practiced their violence in their own homes.

Domestic violence teaches our oppressors to dehumanize the most vulnerable among us.

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1 month ago

Excellent chant, if they’re inclined. Helpful if also possessed! Multitasker.

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1 month ago

Friends, y’all stay safe and don’t bother trying to drive on that without snow plows or major melting.

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1 month ago

Watch the first two episodes of Bookish on PBS. It’s got a similar vibe. There’s also a similar Signora Volpe.

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1 month ago

Every cop/not-a-cop on Britbox🙃

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1 month ago

Disability be a bitch because folks go “hope you get better!” And it’s like don’t worry, I won’t ever get better. This is kinda the deal.

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1 month ago

Maybe Trump hates Denmark because he once tried to open a large tin thinking it was filled with cookies only to find a sewing kit inside.

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1 month ago

In this case, the reporters and editors should have demanded to see medical records from the hospital before reporting this. Two anonymous administration officials are not adequate sourcing for a claim this explosive — and one not backed by the visual evidence the public has seen to date.

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1 month ago

I mean, I would, if I were them. The US is 100% not to be trusted any more, nor will we be again for a long time, if ever. Even when we get rid of the current feculent toad in what remains of the White House, the US fascist infrastructure will remain and could resurface, like a case of Nazi shingles

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1 month ago

Essential reading

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