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14.06.2025 18:37 β π 8356 π 2146 π¬ 56 π 57
person (not visible) in a bright pink inflated axolotl suit holding a sign saying ATX SALAMANDERS AGAINST AUTHOROTODANIAN REGIMES.
I stand with salamanders, & against authoritoads.
15.06.2025 00:35 β π 258 π 37 π¬ 3 π 2
Who broke the internet today?
12.06.2025 19:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How kind of you! Thanks so much!
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@short-reads.org has been kind enough to drag me back out into the light. Thanks for giving this little birthday remembrance some love.
www.short-reads.org/celebration-...
For Mother's Day: a good friend is the "Mediocre Mom" over on Substack. Have a look. They're witty, smart, and far from mediocre.
themediocremother.substack.com
It's always good news when The Beths have a new song out.
youtu.be/YrVEgP0LkDA
Does anyone know an ICE agent personally? Like, what sort of lives do they lead? Are they all die-hard MAGA types, running around in their off hours with the giant US flags and trailer hitch nutsacks hanging off their trucks? Do they have friends? Do they stomp kittens for kicks?
25.04.2025 23:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Close to home.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-whitef...
The definition of "the right thing" is vastly different across the population, government, and hell, the globe. You and I are obviously on the right side of anything, so we're cool. So many others ought to listen to us, but don't. (kidding/not kidding)
25.04.2025 14:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Rwanda? WTF?
www.thehandbasket.co/p/us-rwanda-...
I'm wondering about the roots of the El Salvadoran concentration camp arrangement, like when did Trump talk to this "cool" dictator about the whole thing? When was the contract signed, payments made? Do we do this with other countries? Are there other black holes out there under contract?
17.04.2025 20:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I feel like the new dictatorship is saying, "C'mon, hit me. Hit me. Plant one right here," so we'll throw a punch, giving them an excuse to bring out the guns.
17.04.2025 00:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm crushed by these, as well as the caving of law firms. The Kaimin, U of Montana's student paper, has been pushing for admin transparency and intentions, but I'm not sure if anything at all has been clarified. Not holding my breath for them holding their ground.
16.04.2025 22:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Terminology matters.
~Deportation uses rule of law and a *process* to remove a person from a country.
~Rendition (or Extraordinary Rendition) "generally implies that transferred suspects have no access to the judicial system of the sending state to challenge their transfer."
I have therapy today. Will EMDR take the fascism away?
08.04.2025 21:51 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0About student visas: The First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech, applies to everyone within U.S. borders, regardless of citizenship status or immigration status.
Inciting violence or other illegal activities fall outside that protection, but otherwise, protests and the like are fine.
I wish Trump had consulted with my writer's group before he decided to tank the economy. We would have had some good ideas for him on how to build tension without destroying the world. We could have helped him with character development too.
04.04.2025 14:13 β π 21 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Damn. The price of whatever is up *again.* I'm gonna start growing my own.
03.04.2025 20:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A friend of mine, one of those students I look at and ask "whaddya need *me* for?", just got published today! They're awesome. Check it out at Sweet:
sweetlit.org/shannon-dale...
Wrote a quick and dirty illustrated explainer on The Department of Education because if I have to hear any more misinformation about it I'm going to lose my goddamn mind. open.substack.com/pub/aubreyhi...
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