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Without furries you wouldn't have this gem though:

Six years ago
as January ended
and February began
the WHO declared Covid
a Public Health Emergency
of International Concern,
and though that may seem
like a lifetime ago,
the tragic fact
is it was more
than 7.1 million (reported)
or 18.2-33.5 million (estimated)
lifetimes ago.

So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.

People Over Papers - Report ICE Activity Report and track ICE activity in your community. A community-driven platform to document immigration enforcement.

Get on People Over Papers to track and report ICE & CBP activities. iceout.org/en/

White citizens, we have to use the relative power we have to protect the most vulnerable amongst us. They've shown they're not afraid to shoot us too, but we can't let them stop us all.

7/7
#FuckIce #KnowYourRights

Print off and hand out wallet cards and fliers from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in English, Spanish, and other commonly spoken languages in your community:
@the-ilrc.bsky.social
www.ilrc.org/community-re...

Read & review the ACLU Immigrant's Rights page:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

6/

Learn how words/phrases sound online. Don't worry if you get a verb tense wrong, and you can miss connecting words like "a" or "un". The goal is to quickly express the danger and/or someone's rights in a basically understandable way.

Make it a habit to practice so you are ready to use them.

5/

Be able to quickly communicate that you can't effectively communicate in Spanish, without wasting valuable time in a crisis:

- I want to help you, but I don't speak Spanish = Quiero ayudar, pero no hablo español
- I don't understand = No entiendo
- I don't know = No sé [sounds like "say"]

4/

This one is tempting to ask but if you don't speak well and are already struggling with words, avoid open-ended questions which add to confusion and waste time when they reply and you blank because you don't understand enough to communicate back.

"Do you need help? = Necesitas ayuda?

3/

More advanced
- You have the right to remain silent = Tienes derecho a guardar silencio
- Don't consent to a search = No consientas un inspección
- Ask for a lawyer = Pide [PEE-day] un abogado [ah-boh-GAH-do]
- You have the right to speak to a lawyer = Tienes el derecho de hablar con un abogado

2/

Quick Spanish for white people to know when ICE attacks:

- ICE is here = La Migra [MEE-gra] está aquí
- Run = Córre
- Don't open the door = No abra la puerta
- Don't say anything = No digas nada
- Don't answer any questions = No conteste ninguna pregunta

1/
#KnowYourRights #FuckICE #NoKings

I wrote this series of posts almost exactly 1 year ago. Now more important than ever to know.

White folks, here are things to know, say, and do if you see an ICE/CBP action. Knowing a tiny bit of Spanish can save lives.

#KnowYourRights #KnowYourRightsSpanish #

STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET. MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.

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National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE NNU issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: “The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immig...

The largest union of nurses in the US calls for the abolition of ICE::

This is who they are trying to tell you is a monster, an armed terrorist, an un-American hateful man.

I'm not ooh-rah about my country. But Alex Pretti was a true patriot, a protector, an observer, a dedicated ICU nurse at the VA Hospital, serving with grace and compassion, and more.

#AlexPretti

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻‍🍳 💋

Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.

Fellas, is it gay to get your prostate checked?
- Scott Adams

Infographic altered by me from the New York Times showing four different groups of federal troops dressed in their little tough guy cosplay gear. Text reads: Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets With President Trump sending ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here's how to tell them apart- and what their powers are. Big Dweebs Walking Nutsacks LOSERS Turd-eating Bitch Boys Credit for original, unaltered image: Bora Erden/The New York Times

wow really helpful, thank you new york times

Twitter user JaneOrrickMD, posted on January 9, 2025: All covid vaccinated will be dead by December 31, 2025. According to the united states of America, who lead the charge to kill 95%of the world in 1994, under UN Agenda 2021.

Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs - Nature Genetics Classes of autism are uncovered with a generative mixture modeling approach leveraging matched phenotypic and genetic data from a large cohort, revealing different genetic programs underlying their ph...

The study

Litman, A., Sauerwald, N., Green Snyder, L. et al. Decomposition of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism reveals underlying genetic programs. Nat Genet 57, 1611–1619 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

This is really cool and seeing it presented like this really makes sense for what I see and how we interact, talk, and describe our experiences within the community

This is really cool and seeing it presented like this really makes sense for what I see and how we interact, talk, and describe our experiences within the community

This looks dope as fuck

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Beyond LIVE The beginning of a new performance culture A new video concert, Beyond LIVE that combines artist performance with various graphics and technologies is coming. Connecting the world in real time, the st...

This looks dope as fuck

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Instead of shopping at a megacorporation on #blackfriday for #LGBTQ items and gifts, consider supporting a #smallbusiness instead!

I'm an actual queer person and handmake hemp bracelets in a variety of styles, mostly #pride flags (but I also do custom designs)!

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#caturday

Oh heck that looks neat, put on my wishlist!