Erin

It me

Was on a nature kayaking tour and, much like when I was at Paisley Park, was the first & usually only person to answer all of our guide’s questions. After correctly identifying bird #3, a Tennessee dad in our group said “this lady knows her birds!” Which is all I have ever wanted thank you sir

A skink with a blue tail on a wall of tabby concrete

And lil guys

A tall beautiful tree with lots of Spanish moss hanging from the branches

I’ve been on vacation (still am) and taking approximately 903839 pictures of trees

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

Well that can’t be right

One of the facts that should be mentioned is immigrants in the US without legal status still pay taxes in all sorts of ways, including the Medicare payroll tax, so it wouldn’t be “free health care.”

history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed

student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism

teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after judges deny his request to stay in U.S. Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador after more than 100 days in detainment.

In a stunning assault on the First Amendment, the Trump regime has deported an Atlanta journalist (after holding him for more than 100 days) in direct retaliation for his reporting on immigration enforcement. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...

this, not some anesthetized debate, is how you deal with nazis btw

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

"In each case, the driver was absent from the account. The vehicle was given agency, while the vulnerable road user was positioned as the active party.

This is not merely clumsy writing. It is a subtle but powerful way of shifting blame, shaping how we think about road deaths, and diminishing

Jesus Christ!

Certificate of Awareness I AM a Chicagoan. I DO know my Chicago. I HAVE been to the Art Institute. I have NOT seen the Union Stock Yards. I WILL stick with Chicago if Illinois secedes. I MUST have my fortnightly copy of The aware Chicagoan delivered to me regularly by mail, at your absurdly democratic price of $3 for 26 issues, and my name IS: (Address).

Filling out my certificate of awareness from 1927.

this is basically portland's version of a haka

People in the complex said they were zip tying kids and they didn't have names or anything. They took you first, then ran to see if you had any outstanding warrants - not just immigration. And the FBI helped them.

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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BREAKING: Israel Begins Intercepting 44-Ship Global Sumud Flotilla The massive flotilla, which Italian and Spanish ships shadowed until it approached Gaza, is the fourth one attacked in the last year.

BREAKING: Israel has begun intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is carrying 500 people from around the world seeking to bring aid to Palestinians starved by Israel's siege.

The crew includes 24 Americans, EU Members of Parliament, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, and Greta Thunberg.

if transgender for everybody is a consequence of shutting down the government, that’s a deal i’ll have to take

everyone should legitimately be done forever with @gavinnewsom.bsky.social if he doesn't sign SB79. people took massive risks to get this through, YIMBY groups scraped together a coalition that could get through both chambers, if he fucking bails out now he's worthless.

Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.

She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky

and to our enemies: FAFO

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DeMar DeRozan Resets After Difficult Season with Kings - The Kings Herald DeMar DeRozan opens up on last year’s struggles, his offseason reset, and why he’s recharged, motivated, and ready to lead the Kings this season.

DeMar DeRozan was (and has been) too honest with his opinion on how bad things were last season (the “shit show”) to not believe him when he says he dug deep and went through a true mentality shift to readjust his mindset and gain his optimism back. kingsherald.com/articles/dem...

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I was looking for a clip of his and Nichelle’s performance on Colbert last night to share but ya know what this is always good too

Screenshot of The Princess Bride’s Inigo Montoya with text that says “Hello. My name is Pete Davidson. You killed my father. Prepare to laugh”

Meanwhile at the Riyadh comedy festival