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ChrisS

@mindfulnessweasel.bsky.social
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she/her, also ICE- and war-hating human My page will always be free of photos of that guy #noAI Profile picture by GodzillaBrady500 on DeviantArt 2017

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404 Media @404media.co · 10h
The idea is that, since USPS trucks are constantly traveling anyway, they can be used as a way to collect data, eventually potentially across the nation.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 29/09/2026
New: We obtained witness videos and surveillance footage showing ICE parking their cars, arresting an observer, and transferring detainees in parking lots across 4 of Chicago's police districts. Local officials have tried banning ICE from city property. But incidents in the lots keep stacking up:
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In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations
Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...
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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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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This also sums up the American healthcare experience pretty well. American healthcare is a travesty. This is the bad place.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please help if you can! Queen City Cat Lounge is an adoption center I visit frequently here in Vermont and their window was vandalized last night. Fortunately they had double glass for the cats' safety, but the broken outer window needs to be fixed ASAP. www.gofundme.com/f/repair-and...
Poster with a black and white screenshot of security footage showing a man peering into the front window of a cat adoption center. Text says "please help Queen City cat lounge recover. last night someone broke the window at Queen City cat lounge - an adoption center that has placed hundreds of cats in loving homes. the cats are all safe but the window needs to be replaced quickly!"
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ChrisS @mindfulnessweasel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gregory Feathers
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ‌number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 8,000 for the first ⁠time in the country's ongoing outbreak. The latest situation report also put the number of deaths at 3,901. @reuters.com
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Amen! #BookSky
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Me too
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Deregulation doesn’t just effect Americans…. Driscoll berries were shipped to Canada despite containing excess levels of chemicals. Why? “Driscoll’s removed the food safety and compliance tracking system it had for Canada in order to sell more” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Meet the Historic All-Black Surgery Team at Johns Hopkins" www.theroot.com/meet-the-his...
Picture showing first all Black Surgical team at Johns Hopkins
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Zoe 🍂🪾🎃🦃 @retrozo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I got to see a Rolls Royce Wraith today
Car
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
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Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
sticker-makers of Chicago: I (and perhaps others) would buy a sticker that says REMEMBER LAQUAN FORGET RAHM
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truth 💥
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Harvest Moon (Golden Hare) by Tamsin Abbott, English stained glass artist. #HarvestMoon is the #fullmoon closest to the autumn equinox #WomensArt
Stained glass artwork in gold and black featuring a hare lying down amonst grasses under a golden full moon
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people
Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’
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Human Rights Research Center @hrrc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Global nuclear disarmament was the subject of the United Nations’ first resolution in 1946. Since then, the UN has actively pursued this goal, yet an estimated 12,187 nuclear weapons remain. To help end nuclear weapons, visit buff.ly/FCJ6ADm. #HRRC #HumanRights #NuclearBan #Disarmament
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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The Ocean Cleanup @theoceancleanup.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
This is not AI. These are two of our nine Interceptors stopping trash from entering the Caribbean Sea in Kingston, Jamaica:
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
In El Paso, The Texas Tribune has been closely reporting on the expansion and oversight of immigration detention facilities, including Camp East Montana, the country’s largest ICE detention center. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/30/t...
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ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana
The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
Texas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott’s administration is hiding that data. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And our state officials have a legal obligation to give it to them. I’m demanding the report be released immediately.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I want my grandmother to make me soup and serve it on a TV tray with crackers and ginger ale. I'm 58, so it's not happening.
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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For those boycotting Tillamook Cheese and anything else that is “Halal,” I want you to know that fruit, vegetables, fish, air and water are also halal. ☪️😅.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 24/09/2026
Protestors and trans youth gathered on Tuesday to picket NYU Langone for sacrificing their gender-affirming care to appease the DoJ. @valorievandieman.bsky.social brings you the story here!
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“I’ve Had to Accept This Cruelty as Just Like Normal” - Assigned Media
Protestors gather in New York City to picket NYU Langone, the latest hospital to settle with the Department of Justice and cut off gender-affirming care.
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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Healthcare providers and community health workers gathered at the South Shore Cultural Center to celebrate the formal launch of a citywide street psychiatry pilot program that aims to directly reach unhoused Chicagoans living with complex mental health needs.
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Chicago Launches Street Psychiatry Pilot Program to Bring Care to Unhoused Patients
The city’s street psychiatry pilot program is administered by teams of specialized healthcare workers who engage with people at shelters, parks, encampments, CTA transit areas and other community loca...
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is revolting! Rabbiatu, a dedicated nurse who served in the US for over 30 years, was forcibly deported to a country she’s never even set foot in—despite a court ruling halting her removal! Seeing her dragged on the floor is heartbreaking. Humanity where? 🎥 The Guardian
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
White House is violating court’s order with impunity, and CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are heading back to court. DOJ’s options are to admit incompetence or confess contempt of a court order and the rule of law.
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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻
A painting of fat blobby bears
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 24/09/2026
RFK Jr. Yoinks Millions Meant To Keep Minority Infants Alive For His Security Detail What if all this time, we have completely misunderstood RFK Jr.'s obsession with keeping... www.techdirt.com/2026/09/23/rfk-jr-…
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RFK Jr. Yoinks Millions Meant To Keep Minority Infants Alive For His Security Detail
What if all this time, we have completely misunderstood RFK Jr.'s obsession with keeping children from being vaccinated? What if the notion that he was a true anti-vaxxer, or was ignorant and confused on how this whole science things works, was completely wrong? What if he just hates children, particularly black and brown children, and...
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D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 24/09/2026
Proofreading services too expensive? Try proof skimming! For only $10, I'll flip through your book and say "yeah, whatever, it's probably fine."
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Evie Nyx @evienyx7.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At this point in my life, "friends with benefits " are just my friends who have health insurance
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Brian Larsen @lanewinree.com · 24/09/2026
Fuck ICE. Just donated. If you can, get in on this fellow Sounders fans.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE agents after working in the U.S. for 35 years. His sons, Ronaldo and Lorenzo Jr., testified before Congress and reminded us that this rogue agency MUST be held accountable for its horrific actions.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kendal Ross, contemporary fiber artist from the US (via Instagram) #Womensart
Knitted sweater with images and text 'someday its all gonner be irrelevant '
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Evening giggles 🤣🤔
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Four Seattle police officers kneeled on Keenan Pearson before he died in Georgetown last weekend. Multiple eyewitnesses saw it. DivestSPD spoke to one. www.divestspd.com/seattle-poli...
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Seattle police kneeled on man who died last week, witness said
A woman who witnessed the in-custody death in Georgetown last Saturday said four officers were on top of Keenan Pearson, he stopped responding, and appeared to be dead by the time aid arrived.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So there…. #BookSky
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 21/09/2026
Not leaving.
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The 14th Amendment Center @the14thcenter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Many have asked for my full talk on the 14th Amendment & how we become re-founders of our country, which I delivered at the PolicyLinkSummit. Here it is - the stuff they didn’t teach you in school, the truth we need to navigate this moment. Learn more at www.14thamendctr.org youtu.be/cD8LXRfnsEY
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PolicyLink Summit: Sherrilyn Ifill on the 14th Amendment and a lineage of founders
YouTube video by PolicyLink
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J Booksy @jbooksy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This poetic novel reads more like a memoir. Her family left Hong Kong before it was given back to China. Her dad kept his job in Hong Kong, family lived in Vancouver. Dad was either absent or gruff & difficult. He gets sick w liver cancer and it transforms him. Moving, artful, heartfelt. #booksky
Cover of Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung. Illustration is a collage of a dark-haired woman, face missing, her forearm raised, a brown bird perched on her fingers, jade bracet slid up her arm, fern-like fronds and a swatch of blue paint between her arm and her face. A bright red and yellow flower, perhaps a poppy, extends horizontally from her elbow.
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Justin Randolph @randolphjustin.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
obligatory unboxing photos of *Mississippi Law* author copies from @uncpress.bsky.social! and check out the GENEROUS blurbs from Jane Dailey, Françoise Hamlin, Walter Johnson, and Jason Ward. they put a smile on my face. uncpress.org/978146968948...
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