Daisy Patton

Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship? From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...

Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.

This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

BREAKING: At least 373 Palestinians have been killed and 970 wounded since the start of the ceasefire in October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ro90fr

MyTaxReceipt.org See exactly where your federal income taxes go — and message Congress about it in one click.

MyTaxReceipt shows you a breakdown of how your U.S. federal taxes get spent — enter your Zip code and the amount you paid in Federal taxes (or you can use the default average for your Zip code). It generates a receipt-style summary showing what portion goes to defense, healthcare, interest on debt..

Worksheet: Staying Whole in 2026 If you want to enter 2026 with intention, I encourage you to take twenty minutes to write yourself a plan — not a resolution, but a map for staying intact. Write by hand if you can. Don’t worry about ...

Today, in Understory (a support group for activists that I co-facilitate), we talked about the writing exercise I created to help folks get oriented for the year ahead. I don't think we can balance caring for ourselves, tending to our relationships, and taking action by accident in these times.

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Do what you can to end suffering.

Oh I've heard of these! Thank you for sharing—I don't know why a system like this intimidated me somehow, but reading through that link sounds doable. Putting this on the list!

👀 do you like it?? Is it similar in terms of upkeep?

Same! It works really well and we have so many Levoit air purifiers they're so solid. I just use tap water that's been through a Brita filter and keep it in the bedroom. This season is so dry we just bought a second one for the living room. And you're so right I mask on hikes because of the dryness

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I use the Levoit cool mist since I'm sensitive to heat but my asthma kicks hard with all the dryness! My version has a smart screen rather than knobs but it's held up well since 2021 small and not heavy I love it!

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We're literally watching the world championship on YouTube right now! Massive fans, such great people and so much creativity and celebration of inclusive community 🤩 I loved battlebots when younger but NHRL is where it's at

According to Article 1(1) of the UN Convention against Torture, an act constitutes torture if four elements are present: (1) intention, (2) infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering, (3) a purpose such as coercion, intimidation, obtaining information or a confession, or discrimination and (4) a degree of official involvement.254 State agents at “Alligator Alcatraz” use the ‘box’ as a form of punishment. The conditions of the ‘box’ – an extremely small space that prevents sitting, lying or changing position –, combined with high temperatures and humidity levels, and the deprivation of water, sanitation and protection from harsh weather conditions and insects, would likely cause severe physical and psychological pain and suffering.255 Amnesty International considers that the use of the ‘box’ as a form of punishment at “Alligator Alcatraz” constitutes torture.

Amnesty International released findings from its investigation into the Everglades Concentration Camp (Alligator Alcatraz), which was built by the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

They found evidence of torture, among other human rights violations.

www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Bulldozed corpses and unmarked graves, CNN investigates the fate of Gaza’s missing aid seekers | CNN Ammar Wadi knew he was risking his life when he set out to get a bag of flour for his family from an aid truck near the Zikim crossing into Gaza in June.

CNN found that IDF shot starving Palestinians trying to collect flour. The IDF bulldozed their bodies into shallow, unmarked graves. Left to decompose, scavenged by dogs, and never documented. Families may never learn what happened to their loved ones.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...

Untitled (Photography Studio in Mashad) *translated from Farsi from the exhibition of 2025 SMFA Art Sale Untitled (Photography Studio in Mashad) *translated from Farsi from the exhibition 2025 SMFA Art Sale

This week is the annual SMFA #art sale that supports the financial aid fund, and I'm delighted to have this painting available! The sale is today, December 5 (10am-8pm), and Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 (10am-5pm), check it out #Boston folks!

www.artworkarchive.com/profile/smfa...

there are unique aspects of this new immigration detention regime, but as someone with an incarcerated sibling, many of the tactics are, sadly, familiar. international humanitarian law, supreme court rulings, federal rules and regulations, basic decency — all are optional in our prison system.

People expect miracles from medicine, but refuse the miracle that would let them avoid needing emergency care in the first place

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Absolutely—I've appreciated these in-depth miniseries, such as What Remains, and listener questions like Coyote Urine. Such great info! Also been savoring @signalhillfm.bsky.social, and of course such a fan of your work—eager to read your upcoming book, grief is so important yet often ignored 💗

Just listened to this and agree! It really underlined to me just how much abolition is the only way forward as well—that these cruel cruel men are in charge of torturing incarcerated was horrifying, and no consequences for the men showed how this is the purpose of the system

Online age verification is a tempting idea. I'm a dad, I get it, but what's being proposed isn't just an ID check, it's a list of your kid's faces and data. A list in the hands of increasingly totalitarian governments, tech companies, and dysfunctional AI.

It's not protection, it's surveillance.

What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.

COVID denial assigns blame for the mass sickening to anti-vax quackery, predictable as the right-wing framing won in the on-going pandemic.

To recognize the reasons for why people are sicker—long COVID, less vax uptake generally—will be the only way to fix this. And they won't admit being wrong

How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?

ICE's cruelty has broken yet another family that relied on the U.S. for safety and protection. That's why we need to take action to reunite them ASAP. You can call NY elected officials now to demand that they pressure ICE to release Fei and Yuanxin immediately! ☎️: www.instagram.com/p/DRvaYb9DYD...

There's so many deserving orgs to donate to on #GivingTuesday! Consider perusing donationsforabortions.com to find an abortion fund, indie clinic, or practical support organization to give to 💗

Happy belated birthday! I hope your day and travel went as smoothly as possible, and I hope this year brings everything you need 🥳💓✨

Policing is defunding Chicago.

Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.

i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life