ZasmineEmerald

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

This Is Fascism

Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration - American Oversight As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet ‘gift,’ Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency’s continued delays.

Censoring the press isn't enough for the Trump administration. Now they're even trying to censor court records that discuss the press's reporting.

This is unheard of.

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. #NoKingsDay

Tell Congress to protect FOIA offices Use FPF’s new tool to ask your representatives to put a stop to secrecy

Want to read the Epstein files? Or important climate reports? You’ll probably need a FOIA office for that.

Use FPF's new tool to help us tell Congress that Trump’s decimation of FOIA offices is unacceptable. Americans deserve access to all their records.

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

We filed a brief opposing the SEC "gag rule," which bars those who settle with the SEC from talking to reporters to protect the SEC's reputation.

We shouldn't need to say this, but the government doesn't get to censor its critics to make itself look good.

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in a cottage during a pouring rain in front of a crackling fire whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support cinnamon rolls?

Just a reminder that authoritarians use the vulnerabilities of liberal democracy against itself, including concepts of "free speech" and the "healthy exchange of ideas."

They do not value these things. They are not sincerely held principles. They're cudgels and they will erase them once in power.

I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

I think people take for granted the ability to post freely on the internet. Our ability to do so is endangered. Social media isn't going away but the powers that be are hyper focused on making it an echo chamber

Protect trans kids.

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Reading book that mentions early detection of COVID-19 in sewage that includes summary of early days of detection, outbreak. Brought me back to those days like a tide and I thought wow, I lived thru that.

And I had this sudden soothing thought:

Someday these days, too, will be in a history book

Gootober+ prompt list with lineless doodles of a slime, a she-slime, and a dracky. Text is white on a black background, with an orange border. The prompts and text are as follows: 1. slime* 2. goodybag 3. liquid metal slime 4. dracky* 5. king slime 6. ghost* 7. queen slime 8. deadnaut 9. slime knight 10. wrecktor 11. slime stack 12. shadow 13. healslime 14. ham shamwitch* 15. rocket slime cast! choose your favorite! 16. archdemon* 17. drake slime 18. priest knight 19. goonache goodie 20. atlas 21. angel slime 22. mitey oak 23. dark slime 24. golem* 25. fright bulb 26. fromage fray* 27. seaslime (consider any shelled slime a variant!) 28. imp 29. your favorite slime! 30. your favorite monster! 31. halloween king all prompts are meant to be inclusive of all the recolors! pumpkins mark existing halloween variants i knew of off the top of my head if you want to look those up and draw them :)

here's what i decided i am doing this month roughly an hour ago in case anyone wants to join me! i had a lot of fun with gootober in the past, so i'm doing a "gootober plus" this month alternating with slimes & other dq monsters i like 🎃💖 #dragonquest

I've said something like this before, and I'll be mindful of it as it's not intended to dismiss but strengthen - against the pressures of creating for an audience or fear of rejection. Nobody is asking you to be an island, but remember you are feeding yourself first - make what ~you want, not them.🫶

Can we just jumpcut to the part where the overuse of ai forces us all to reboot and restart as humans just trying to live happy lives with friends and family on Earth? And maybe this time society doesn't engage with ai and money? Thanks. 😮‍💨

OpenAI's new Sora video generator to require copyright holders to opt out, WSJ reports OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora generator that creates videos featuring copyrighted material, unless right holders opt out of having their work appear, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

this is not gonna go down well

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It's #BlasphemyDay, a reminder of ongoing global work to defend freedom of expression. While the UK (except N. Ireland) & several nations have repealed archaic blasphemy laws, too many still face severe penalties simply for voicing critical, non-conforming, or even satirical views about religion.

YouTube video by MSNBC Historian warns: 'A chill spreads' as Trump admin follows familiar authoritarian playbook

The states really need to step the fuck up...like now. youtu.be/s85Mn1QZY6o?...

Idea: if you REALLY don't want to have an autistic child that badly, just don't have children.

You're probably not equipped for taking care of them anyway.

Electronic Arts nears $50 billion buyout by Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's firm Video game giant EA is reportedly being bought out by Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia, and Affinity Partners in a $50 billion deal.

EA will never get another dime from me. Ever. They’re about to become a massive propaganda and social conditioning tool for the alt-right and foreign interests.

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They’re telling us all immigrants are predators breaking the law, but also telling us to look away from the predators breaking the law in power.

My heart goes out to the people in the trenches who are gonna be impacted by this. People who just want to make good games and put food on their table.

But also

Can we appreciate the irony of EA being bought and slowly dismantled until it's just a sack of dormant IP?

I know depression extremely well, so if I can help anyone not get stuck in that heavy dark cycle of judgement, I want to try and do that

Everyday you wake up, you're continuing to write a story without knowing the ending. I think that's the joy of life at the end of the day ❤️