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Elizabeth Lynn

@aikilizzy.bsky.social
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Martial artist. Teacher, writer (retired.) Yoga practitioner. Walker. Introvert. Reader. Anti-fascist since 1946.

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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 4h
YESYESYESYES.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5h
"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...
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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou…
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 5h
Check out @chasingray.bsky.social’s review of HIDDEN COMPANIONS by Ahmad Nabil: “His respect for those he interviewed shines through from each page and it should also enlighten everyone who seeks out this rich collection.”
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Hidden Companions by Ahmad Nabil: Review by Colleen Mondor
Hidden Companions, Ahmad Nabil (The Fiction Council and Radix Coop 979-8-989-49022-6, $29.95, 136pp, pb) May 2026. Cover by Ahmad Nabil. In 2022, The Fiction Council in Jerusalem pub­lished a small…
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 6h
Worth reading. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-fami...
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Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
The Trump family syndicate is in full corrupt swing, but it remains vulnerable and can be checked just like other autocratic regimes
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 6h
The Archdiocese of St. Louis sued the Trump administration on Monday, saying a Missouri jail holding ICE detainees keeps priests from hearing confessions or giving Communion. The jail proposed having a guard hand detainees a packaged host, which Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski called “sacrilegious.”
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Following Pope Leo XIV, St. Louis Archbishop Sues Trump’s ICE Over Sacraments for Detainees
A Missouri jail proposed that priests hand the Eucharist to a guard in a package. Archbishop Rozanski sued on Monday — two days after Cardinal Cupich demanded access to ICE detainees.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 8h
Many states require that mail ballots be postmarked by a specific day. But due to a USPS rule announced late last year, voters may need to put their ballot in a mailbox days in advance.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 9h
This sounds amazing.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 9h
WHAT.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 10h
"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold."
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 16h
This is really interesting. Justice Louis Brandeis in 1932 used the phrase "laboratories of democracy," and it is surely so in North and South Dakota this year. Let's hope the voters in both states hold firmly to their rights!
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.science.org/content/arti...
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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I wonder if Hegseth plans to volunteer for the squad. (He can't actually do it, he's a civilian.)
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 05/10/2026
Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026
[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
forbes.com
Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Truth that is seldom said aloud.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 05/10/2026
Anthropic consulted religious scholars, including an LDS apostle, to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Religious scholars met with Anthropic. What they heard stunned them.
Anthropic consulted religious scholars, including an LDS apostle, to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is idolatry: efficiency as god. No thank you. The god efficiency brought us child labor, the assembly line, and Zyklon B.
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Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In case any Texans need another reason to vote against Paxton, here's a report on how he's hounding pediatricians because they give kids vaccines. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
Counter-proposal to Sam Altman: Go fuck yourself www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am looking forward to meeting her!
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I learned a new word! I love new words. Pleonexia: "the insatiable, grasping desire to have more than one's fair share, often taking what rightfully belongs to others or accumulating wealth, power, and status at another person's expense."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“.. Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Alito doesn't think that women are actually, you know, people. Women are accessories.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Local peeps, time to pull out the masks if you're riding public transit or likely to be in a crowd. N95 protection can make a big difference. Get your flu shot. Stay safe. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
sfgate.com
'Game on': Bay Area now epicenter of California flu cases
San Francisco reported the city's first flu fatality of the season this week.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as 'Bob' www.npr.org/2026/10/03/n...
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No one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as 'Bob'
When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
READ READ READ Robinson advocates applying safety principles from other fields.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a long, riveting report. Must read.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nine is a lot.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Aileen Cannon, come on down! We absolutely need to take the Senate.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oooh.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some serious shit here. The Trump administration (again) follows the Nazi playbook. There's some hope that the states will find ways to step in to support disabled people, but it will take awareness and pressure from the citizenry to make it happen. www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This could be sarcasm. If it is, bad timing, dude. If it isn't -- this man needs to STFU and continue to STFU, while he reads what the last three Popes (Benedict, Francis and the current one, Leo) said/say about the death penalty.
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/10/2026
President Donald Trump cannot fire US attorneys who have been appointed by courts, a federal judge in Washington state said Thursday in a first-of-its-kind ruling that tests the scope of a president’s removal power under the Constitution.
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Judge blocks Trump from firing Seattle US attorney who had job for an hour | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump cannot fire US attorneys who have been appointed by courts, a federal judge in Washington state said Thursday in a first-of-its-kind ruling that tests the scope of a president’s...
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is part of the regime's attempt to crush organized labor and replace unionized TSA workers with contractors. They tried to eliminate workers bargaining rights last year, then forced them to work through the shutdown w/o pay for more than a month, and now this.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hate these people.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just finished Memorial, by Bryan Washington, and now I want to read all his books.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Yoo again outs himself as a monster. Ugh. Medicalizing executions is not a solution. The solution is to abolish the death penalty. The solution is to end for-profit prisons. The solution is to reject barbarism and torture (solitary confinement IS torture) and to reform the prison system.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I live here, with no plans to move. But if I lived elsewhere, I wouldn't visit - not now. My European friends think the country has gone crazy, and they're afraid to visit because they might be shot. I can't argue with them.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“He says the military viewed Catholic clergy who advocated for social justice and human rights as communists. He was detained, beaten and hospitalized, he says.”
"A moral obligation"

Rivas grew up in El Salvador during another tumultuous era. A military coup in 1979 led to a deadly decade-long civil war between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and a left-wing guerrilla group backed by Cuba. 

Rivas decided to become a Catholic priest at age 27. He says the military viewed Catholic clergy who advocated for social justice and human rights as communists. He was detained, beaten and hospitalized, he says.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh yeah.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(Hawaii's population in 1976 was 75% non-white.) The (all white) women in the story were powerless. The men (all white) they interacted with made all the decisions and treated them as if they were four years old. Ugh.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The big TV at the laundromat was showing an episode from Hawaii Five-0. I listened/watched with 5% of my brain as I folded laundry. The show ran from 1968-1980. This episode was from 1976. It was slow, clumsy, and boring. It was also racist and sexist. There was one non-white person in the episode.
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Repost!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From John Light at TPM: "OpenAI said it will not release its latest AI model, as researchers fear misalignment. The newest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, tended to go too far to complete its task, and wasn’t always honest about what it was up to, the company’s head of safety systems told the WSJ."
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Elizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Like I said, they delegate. They probably have personal chefs, and personal trainers, and the kids have tutors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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