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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Elon Musk: “I am constantly insulted on this platform.” Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Women who have married and changed their names could be prevented from voting under the SAVE Act. The same is true of anyone else whose name doesn’t match their birth certificate. The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

In today’s news, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill thst would authorize President Trump to acquire Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.” …No, this is not The Onion.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

“Potential appointees to Donald Trump’s new administration are reportedly being asked to prove their past loyalty to the president, including by sharing the moment of their conversion to the Make America Great Again movement,” according to The Independent. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Who *wouldn’t* run towards a TARDIS outside their home at 1 am? (Especially in these times?) I’m with kitty! 🐈‍⬛ #CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Sounds like TikTokers took notes during their RedNote exile…! TikTokers have been adopting code phrases to get around the algorithm’s attempts to suppress their conversations on topics that matter more than, say, fashion — with a breakout example, now widely reported, being “cute winter boots.”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Investigative reporter Greg Palast reports that voter suppression won the 2024 presidential election. Read the full report, with numbers and supporting evidence, at www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v... #VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #DirtyPolitics

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

🗣️ Just in from Iowa: Recent state law combined with Trump’s January 21 executive order has rendered DEI offices, policies, and staff at public universities “illegal.”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Why won’t they show us the video? 🧐🕵🏻‍♀️💅

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In another interview with the Guardian, Hemphill said: “It’s an insult to the Capitol police officers and to the rule of law and to the nation. It contributes to the propaganda that it was a peaceful protest, that the DoJ is weaponized against them and against Trump.”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

“I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative,” Hemphill added.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A clarification from the school district made clear that there have not been ICE agents sighted at school bus stops in Worcester, but rather that this is part of their overall preparations.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Worcester, a mid-sized “gateway” city in Mass., is known for its diversity and large immigrant population. Now, city officials have warned school bus drivers that ICE agents may be waiting at bus stops. The drivers are not to release any children near them. www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Fortune reports that, within hours of Trump’s inauguration, “the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website.”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

One NIH job applicant reports: All NIH positions have been canceled.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Looking for something to celebrate?? Well, I have happy news: My new book has just been released! It’s an edited collection, all about media portrayals of supernatural youth — young people who use ancient magic to save the world. Please celebrate with me — we need to find joy where we can. 🦄🪄🥰

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Looking for an upbeat resistance song with lyrics that feel surprisingly well-suited to the moment? I got you, boo. youtu.be/4BpFqyxEDbo?... What are your best recommendations for songs this week? Let us know.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Bluesky only allows 60 second videos, so, here are 56 seconds of her sermon — just to establish tone, for discussion purposes. What do you think?

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Check out the notification I received shortly after posting pro-Harris content to my FB page. This has throttled my page’s reach for months. Anecdotally, it sounded like shadow bans and penalties like these really were targeting left-leaning pages.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

“She failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people.” Right, because spreading lies from the pulpit is a hallmark of sermons. “She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.” Ie: How dare she be a woman and not speak in a pandering tone.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Oops. Those TikTok deathbed-style confessions about everything they faked and fabricated are really going to haunt them…! 😩 #Influencers #SocialMedia #Trends #TikTok

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

3) That said, the Facebook URLs for the new pages are the URLs that the old ones had (eg, /POTUS), and the old ones now have new URLs (eg, /Potus46archive).

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

2) This is NOT because these official pages transferred ownership. The prior administration’s pages still exist, and if you followed them before yesterday, you are still following them now.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Yesterday, many people were alarmed to find they were following Trump, Vance, and Melania on Facebook, despite having not elected to do so. Here’s what I’ve deduced so far, thanks to your help: 🧵🧵🧵

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thanks so much! It was tricky to post from your FB (the post is visible, but didn’t have a share button - how strange!), but I found a workaround! Phew.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Of course he did. —- Image description: Notification that says, “The Washington Post (now): Trump pardons virtually all Jan. 6 defendants, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Some are suggesting this is an automatic switchover from other political accounts (eg, the Bidens’), as they’re transferred to new owners. But, those still exist, albeit “archived”—and I still follow them too. Also, these are new follows, at the top of my list (in reverse chronological order).

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

If your FB profile is still active, check your “following” list. My profile (but not my Page) is suddenly, newly following these accounts; I did not opt in or agree to do so. Others are reporting that “unfollowing” doesn’t work, so “blocking” is one’s only recourse. Have you found the same?

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

GenX forgotten once again? Oh well, whatever, nevermind. 🙃

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

This is not normal. Image description: Screenshot from my TikTok account that reads: “Welcome back! Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.! You can continue to create, share, and discover all the things you love on TikTok.”

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

It was offline for about 12 hours or so, beginning overnight. This was the message users received during that time.

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

…and now, TikTok is in the process of restoring service in the U.S. My money was on tomorrow—inauguration day—given Trump’s posturing. I guess I was off by ~24 hours. It seems performative. Did it really need to go down for 12 hours for legal reasons? Or so Trump could better play the hero?

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

NPR reporting that aggrieved TikTokkers who fled to RedNote are learning Mandarin on Duolingo out of SPITE was not on my 2025 bingo card. 😹🇨🇳🫠

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Corporate greed is the dysentery of our day. Right? (I was having trouble finding exactly the right meme for the moment, so I made this one, just for you. 🥲) #MemeTime #SendMemes #OregonTrail

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

All the TikTokkers fleeing to RedNote are like: “You know what?? I’m gonna give the Chinese government access to my phone *even harder*.” 😤😤😤 #SocialMedia #KidsToday #ByeTikTok #MemeTime #SendMemes

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

As The Daily Beast reports: >> The star Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin resigned from the paper Monday and took a parting shot at Jeff Bezos, its billionaire owner.[…] She said Monday the Post has “failed spectacularly at a moment that we most need a robust, aggressive free press.”<<

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Rebecca Hains, author @rchains.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Check out this fever dream window mural, in which Cybertruck Santa cries, “Ho ho ho!” as bitcoins from his bag of gifts stream air borne behind him. Spotted at Draper University in California—a for-profit school for would-be entrepreneurs who apparently are jazzed by Cybertrucks & bitcoins. 🫠🫠🫠

Photo of a window mural of Santa driving a Cybertruck on a snowy surface. Santa is leaning out the car’s front window and shouting, “Ho ho ho!”, as indicated by a small speech bubble above his head. A pink bag of gifts in the back seat is also leaning out the rear window, and bitcoins and gift-wrapped boxes are flying out of it, streaming air borne behind the Cybertruck. It’s….ridiculous. 😝

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