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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Part of the recovery after leaving a relationship with an abuser is how much that relationship haunts you, even years after it ended. And even when you are suffering and relieving the fear and pain and betrayal, people move on. Your abuser doesn't suffer consequences while you are left to put your

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've been dealing with some unexpected family stuff. Then today I checked a social media site and see yet another person laid off. I'm so terrified for what to do next and I am worried how I am going to be able to provide a secure future/present for myself and my family. It hit especially hard (1/2)

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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 21/08/2026

"If trans people want a boycott of The New York Times, where's the call to do so?" Here is a declaration laying out how the NYT is a key driver of trans genocide, why boycotts work and why anyone who gives a damn about trans lives and rights must boycott The New York Times.

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Boycott The New York Times

For years The New York Times has relentlessly pushed anti-trans propaganda, playing a significant role in the escalating genocide against us. It's far past time for a call to action: anyone who cares ...

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As someone who was diagnosed with ADHD well into adulthood, it is frustrating trying to navigate the process for my kiddo. She doesn't currently struggle in school because school is a preferred activity. It's also structured and easy for her - she hasn't gotten to the point where she needs to 1/7

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NPR @npr.org · 01/08/2026

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday. n.pr/3S7fQwQ

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More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is going to happen more and more until people in power and in the media stop lying about the basis for asylum. People don’t risk their lives to come here for nothing, they do it because it’s the only chance they have at safety.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Not a plenary speaker suggesting AI be used for research and then saying it supports accuracy...at a health conference!!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I just saw Hamilton for the first time and here are my thoughts no one asked for: 1. I hope to see a future where Trump is viewed by history in the same way as King George was in Hamilton. 2. The crowd losing it at "Immigrants - we get the job done!" Gives me hope.

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Nefarious Means @nefariousmeans.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Never did I think I would see a cure for sickle cell in my lifetime. A friend of mine in fifth grade died from this disease. My parents kept me home from the funeral because they thought I was too young to handle it. Modern science is a miracle. www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/n...

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New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The proposed changes are a way to legalize the DOGE grant cancelations that judges overturned. These changes make it easy to cancel grants not aligned with the president's ideology - not something we want!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

These OMB proposed changes to federal grant regulations.... OMB keeps saying changes need to made to ensure oversight and reduce waste. Maybe try hiring back all the federal workers who were in charge of grant oversight instead? We dont need rule changes we need more staff support!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We keep seeing that arbitrarily cutting jobs in government doesn't save money in the long term because it hurts efficiency, productivity, and ability to hire/retain, but POLITICIANS KEEP DOING IT. Government, especially local governments, are operating on impossibly tight budgets that make it 1/2

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I think non-kentucky people are maybe missing a little bit of what happened in the primaries. Kentucky has closed primaries, and typically has abysmal turnout for primaries. The fact that Gallrein won the primary doesn't mean the race is a foregone conclusion. It means the most motivated 1/2

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In 2025, HHS issued stop work order for federal research lab that studies Ebola virus and other deadly pathogens and fired its director. This lab was a world leader in accelerating development therapies and vaccines for Ebola and other viruses. 1/ www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Every now and then, I get hard on myself and start second guessing my choices. Did I really need to make that decision or was I just being dramatic? And then something happens that tells me - No! YOU WERE RIGHT BABE!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This is what happens when the government is run by people who hate government. Constant cuts might save you money, but it also means your soldiers don't eat or get mail...

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The reason we, as a country, are able to manage and respond to diseases like Rabies is BECAUSE the CDC has this testing!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sometimes, being the parent of a three year old is fun and silly. And sometimes, being the parent of a three year old makes me want to rip out my hair - literally. Especially when she spends *hours* stalling instead of sleeping.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Pro tip-give a three year old bandaids while you take a quick shower to keep them entertained and out of trouble.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Instead of ripping my hair out, I'm making *another* user guide on how to fill out a form because people didnt read the last ones I made and the complained it was too hard.

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Exactly this. I find the idea that life’s outside the USA can be sacrificed to distract from a domestic story repugnant. It’s an example of the navel gazing self centered politics that is somewhat responsible for where we are

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/02/2026

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims. By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories

Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

NEW — An obscure Navy contractor program is making Trump’s plans to quickly build out and supply immigrant concentration camps around the country a reality. Here I explain WEXMAC TITUS, an acronym you need to understand:

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For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program

WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process

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AK Press @akpress.org · 13/02/2026

🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win 1 of 3 copies of 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦: 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘔𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢 by @jamesstout.bsky.social! To enter, follow AK Press and share this post. Shipping to US only, but we'll send an e-book if you're elsewhere. We'll announce winners here on 2/19.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”

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"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS

The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Did I try to turn the half time show into a lecture opportunity for my tween? Sure did! Didn't work, but she watched the whole show with me! 🥰

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"As we watch the least effective and most morally objectionable of our tactics come home and be used amongst and against us, we are left with a profound feeling of betrayal." www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...

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ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...

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Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik

I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE

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Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This is fabulous because it is all, actually this stupid.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

My middle school child has been using AI to generate fanfic. Obvs ive explained why AI is bad, but child. I'm getting increasingly frustrated at how hard it is to restrict access to generative AI, especially considering how dangerous it is for children.

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 06/01/2026

ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims. Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/01/2026

Maduro was a brutal repressive dictator who destroyed Venezuela. Trump did not have congressional or UN approval to engage in unilateral regime change. Trump's actions were illegal. All of those things can be true at the same time. Don't let them make this about Maduro.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Made a childhood new year favorite with a twist. Cabbage and corned beef skillet, cooked in bacon fat, and bacon garlic mashed potatoes with butter. I figured the kids would eat the mashed potatoes, but nope. They decided its all gross.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

At what point do you go to the receptionist and ask for an update when waiting for an appointment? It's been over 30 minutes now...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health. The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information. They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift. Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

DISABILITY IS NOT A DIRTY WORD!

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

IMHO, a formula recall notice is not an appropriate place to promote breastfeeding. It's not like people are able to switch back from formula to breastfeeding, so why act like that's option?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

I'm sorry, I know this is not your problem, but I just felt like screaming into a void seeing that now Dems may cave and end the shutdown without getting anything they were supposedly fighting for. We've been put through hell for weeks, constantly having our ability to simply feed ourselves dangled in front of our faces, our survival used as a bargaining chip, told it was for a reason. Our suffering would prevent even more suffering and that it would be temporary and worth it to save healthcare for millions. And now it's all for nothing. They stood for nothing. They caused suffering for no reason. They'll cause even more suffering for no reason.

It wasn't 40 million people starving that made them cave. They were willing to put up with that. But the threat of holiday traveling being disrupted seems to be the thing to push them to give in. They have failed everyone. I'm so angry.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

My partner has been laid off three times this year. Tell me again how the economy is doing great...

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Event planning is the worst. I feel it just accentuates the worst parts of me. I hate who I am during this process.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours. 'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Same Maxwell house coffee bought at Costco. June 9, 2024, $8.99 May 25, 2025, $11.99 September 29, 2025, $18.39 Trump's tariffs are destroying my grocery budget!

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 24/09/2025

The Street Vendors Association of Chicago is raising emergency funds to support vendors who can't safely work right now. They have a significant goal of $300k for impacted workers + families. GFM is here: www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st... Instagram account: instagram.com/streetvendorsofchicago

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Donate to Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund, organized by Maria Orozco

Support Chicago’s Street Vendors We are the Street Vendors Association of Chicago… Maria Orozco needs your support for Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund

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Catplus @catpluskitten.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I definitely look sane sobbing in this parking lot.

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