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01.11.2025 21:40 β π 45 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@sylviachi.bsky.social
dog person. lawyer but not your lawyer. admin law enthusiast. i work on climate justice and public banking. she/they πΊπΈπΉπΌ opinions are my own!
This is couch erasure.
01.11.2025 21:40 β π 45 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Itβs the first of the month. That means tenants in Los Angeles have officially been on utility strike for 6 months. They are refusing to pay their RUBS (ratio utility billing system) utility bills while they demand transparency for their high monthly bills.
01.11.2025 18:56 β π 78 π 34 π¬ 1 π 2it's rare when another country's political discourse is stupider than our own, and yet Australia is in the running with this one lol
01.11.2025 15:24 β π 19 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0the party now cared more about climate change and various academic fixations than cheap energy and good-paying jobs.
This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
Two Illinois Guardsmen claim to have sworn an oath over orders, stating that they will not turn on their city
01.11.2025 02:33 β π 6309 π 2044 π¬ 236 π 189November 1, 1965 β βFortuneβ magazine covers carbon dioxide build-up
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I know "what if a Dem did this?!" is a tired observation but ya if a Dem did this it would be a tall tale about liberal contempt for law enforcement in conservative media for the next 40 years
31.10.2025 21:08 β π 418 π 71 π¬ 16 π 1I had a friend who got MAGA-pilled who insisted that the left's obsession with victimhood was why she changed sides, and when I showed her a few examples of the right claiming victimhood status based on nonsense like this, she blocked me. π€·π»ββοΈ
01.11.2025 01:44 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's not in fact anti-Christian bigotry to say it's distasteful to publicly announce your desire to convert your spouse to your religion.
They're such snowflakes.
I mean, women who experience periods deal with this all the time.
31.10.2025 20:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0It's just a brief encounter!
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I know my audience.
31.10.2025 20:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An image showing Justice Kavanaugh, displaying his famous judicial temperament at his Senate confirmation hearing, with a speech bubble containing the following quote from his concurrence in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo: "f the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Actually here's a better version!
31.10.2025 20:38 β π 6 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0An image showing Justice Kavanaugh, displaying his famous judicial temperament at his Senate confirmation hearing, with a speech bubble containing the following quote from his concurrence in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo: "f the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
Here's a .png with transparent background you can use to overlay on other images of Kavanaugh stops.
31.10.2025 20:35 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 2 π 1Hereβs a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he canβt breathe.
31.10.2025 20:22 β π 6143 π 3955 π¬ 971 π 767Sorry about the quality, need to figure out my settings for Canva's exports to .png!
31.10.2025 20:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Justice Kavanaugh assures us this is all constitutional.
31.10.2025 20:28 β π 19 π 8 π¬ 1 π 0We all need to channel this Chicago manβs utter contempt
31.10.2025 20:13 β π 7638 π 1758 π¬ 162 π 36ICE agents βcan put away their assault rifles and bully sticks,β clergy write. βThey can give up their pepper spray and rubber bullets. They can choose not to do this, cross to the other side of the fence and join us for communion.β
βItβs not too late to repent.β americasvoice.org/blog/hundred...
Coach Kav says nothing to see here.
31.10.2025 19:53 β π 163 π 58 π¬ 2 π 0This is a longstanding, thoroughly disproven lie.
Vance is carving out a little niche for himself as the guy who tells vicious, racist lies about non-white people to massage the egos of white nationalists. And the *specific* lies he tells reveal heβs well versed in white nationalist propaganda.
as a bird artist, in honor of tonightβs game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
31.10.2025 17:56 β π 3435 π 811 π¬ 112 π 78These are mostly stories about SNAP but note the Connecticut heating assistance one. Apparently they are only going to pay for folks who get home heating oil. My guess is that's the biggest share of folks on CEAP. ctmirror.org/2025/10/27/c...
31.10.2025 19:01 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"An organized urban wing of the [Underground] railroad called vigilance committees focused on protecting, supporting, and learning from fugitives."
Jesse Olsavsky for @hammerandhope.bsky.social's latest, just released issue
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Remember: Vought practiced first on millions who rely on global lifesaving USAID food aid what he does now, here.
When Congress chooses not to fight back, it creates permission; if electeds had fought the illegal gutting of USAID, today's fight would be easier--stronger muscles & clearer message
π¨ BREAKING: A federal judge in Rhode Island rules from the bench that the Trump admin **must** pay SNAP benefits.
"The court is orally ordering that USDA must distribute the contingency money timely or as soon as possible for the November 1 payments to be made."
Story to come.
I would love to read a menswear guy-type thread about the history of statuary (vs. carrara or calacatta) marble in home design and bathrooms specifically. But I am also pretty sure statuary marble was not used in bathrooms at all during the Lincoln era.
31.10.2025 17:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
31.10.2025 08:19 β π 16871 π 6832 π¬ 710 π 1208That makes sense! I mean, he's had quite a journey.
31.10.2025 16:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0miami herald apparent scoop: venezuela strikes are imminent www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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