Even, aka Brenda

Even, aka Brenda

@evennote.bsky.social

988 supervisor, kitty/bulldog mommy, vegetarian, DV survivor, gamer, freelance writer, sometime artist. Extremely liberal. Jeopardy! bronze medalist. Emotional support Reese's are a thing. Southwestern PA. She/her/kobold leavesofemerald.wordpress.com

282 Followers 312 Following 330 Posts Joined Jul 2023
1 month ago

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.

Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

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1 month ago
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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

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1 month ago

After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

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1 month ago
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."

ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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1 month ago
Sesame Street Instagram:
Big Bird snuggling a smaller bird.
Offering comfort in Scary Times:
After a violent event, children of different ages will have different needs. These age based strategies can help them feel safer and more secure.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

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1 month ago
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Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.

CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

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1 month ago
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Abolish. ice. 💔

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1 month ago
Map showing area between Sumatra and Australia, with a dashed line - the Wallace Line - that delineates areas where tigers are found from those where koalas live.

I read this as "mating" instead of "meeting" and now my mind is fixated on fuzzy orange-and-black-striped apex predators lounging in trees eating eucalyptus.

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1 month ago

The hat was a gift from @lrdslvrhnd.bsky.social!

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1 month ago
Tumblr post by stimmyabby

Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority"

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person"

and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay.

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I think about this post a lot

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1 month ago

ICE has killed 9 people so far in the first 25 days of 2026.

Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos

They all deserve remembrance and justice.

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1 month ago
Smol, adorable dilute calico kitten curled up in a blanket nest and wearing a strawberry hat that covers her head and most of her face.

The world is a sad and scary place right now. Please enjoy this pic of Honey Bun attempting to become a strawberry.

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1 month ago
To that end, USCIS declared flatly that the children of immigrants who are "unlawfully present" will "no longer be U.S. citizens at birth."
They will, instead, inherit the status of their parents, rendering them detainable and deportable as infants and throughout their lives.
There is no indication that the government will provide some grace period before snatching up and imprisoning this new underclass of noncitizen babies; they are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth.

Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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1 month ago

Since women suck and have no value, why do they want us so very badly?

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2 months ago
leninthesixth (maybe from tumblr)  

doctors hate her! this woman is experiencing symptoms that might point to a health problem and wants doctors to do something about it
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1 month ago

I need 😭 and 😡 as reacts because I can't in good conscience put a "like" on this.

And I've done more than a little research into emigrating.

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2 months ago
Color sketch of a sleeping family - woman with long dark hair; white cat with black ears, tail, and patches; brown tabby cat; black cat; dark grey tabby cat; white bulldog with tan ears; black and white jumping spider; brown jumping spider; barrel cactus; and two peperomia hope plants. There is a Christmas tree with colored lights and a bulldog angel topper in the background along with a fireplace hung with stockings. A menorah and Yule candles are on the mantle, and a Kwanzaa cup and mantle are near a small table with a cup of tea. Text: "May all your winter dreams come true. Wishing you peace, joy, light, and love this holiday season."
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4 months ago
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4 months ago
Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

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4 months ago

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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4 months ago

They say it better than I did.

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4 months ago

Also, if you're thinking of buying candy for trick-or-treaters, please consider things like ramen, canned foods, dry pasta, and other non-perishable foods.

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4 months ago

I've seen various versions of this circulating but it bears repeating.

If, this November, you see someone stealing necessities of any kind - no you didn't.

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4 months ago

I feel that! I'm almost never on Instagram. Facebook for me is hit or miss - I might post a few times in a day and then ignore it for a week or more. I don't do TikTok or Threads or... anything else, really, unless you count Discord. And I'm sporadic at best on here.

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4 months ago

Haven't used Xhitter in ages anyway, finally made it official today and deactivated my account.

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4 months ago

I haven't been on there in ages, possibly since before the inaugural Nazi salutes... but it's a very good feeling to officially never be on there again.

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4 months ago

... wtf.

Heading to X one last time to delete my account.

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5 months ago
EXTREME close-up of the face of an ADORABLE dilute calico kitten - light gray mixed with peach mixed with white - with big green-gold eyes.

And now a timeline cleanser. Please accept this selfie taken by Honey Bun, the newest member of my household, who booped my phone screen with her nose while I was trying to get a selfie of both of us.

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5 months ago

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This is pure cult behavior, and it's terrifying. It's bad enough innocent people are being targeted by ICE, the National Guard, etc., without having a large portion of the general population now consists of automatons who are ready and willing to do whatever Trump wants them to do.

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