Reposted by Wren (they/them)Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This really hits close to home. Figueroa derives from the Galician word meaning “fig tree.” I often think of farm workers, but I’ve never considered my connection in this way. The back-breaking work they do for all of us should be known to us all. 081
Reposted by Wren (they/them)David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026As much as radicals get criticized for being "unrealistic," demanding entire demographics facing literal genocide always maintain mild rhetoric and actions is an absolutely delusional level of conformity to expect. I don't think that gets said enough. 131383416
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is never getting fixed until Democrats start vocally arguing that IMMIGRATION IS GOOD instead of just saying, "well, we'd like to enforce immigration laws a bit less harshly than the Trump administration" 321217385
Reposted by Wren (they/them)The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports. 136159394675
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · 28/07/2026From 3 days ago Tunisia. www.newarab.com/news/tunisia...newarab.comTunisia hit by protests as blackouts continue in 50C heatwaveTunisians have taken to the streets of the country’s cities as power cuts continue to disrupt daily life in the North African country. 0133
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Ayman Makarem @aymanmak.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I think we may be witnessing the start of a new wave of protests and civil unrest in North Africa. Similar protests are happening in Tunisia, where there too they are expereincing 45+ Celsius heatwaves and power outages. Its a deadly recipe and ppl arent standing for it. 29641
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 21/07/2026A real life “We were in a cathedral together years ago and I asked him what it would cost to build it today. I will never forget his answer… 'We can’t, we don’t know how to do it.'" 1379
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 21/07/20261) Take your setup onto a bus; 2) Sit next to anyone who doesn't have earbuds in; 3) Start recording, clap sync; Congrats! You're podcasting live! 040
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I love the Mohawk Trail Massachusetts Scenic Byways sign. Like yes, this is exactly how I feel when I'm on a scenic byway. 020
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Gail Drakes @gaildrakes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Taco Bell is the CUSTOMER here, just like the rest of us. But now folks are cracking jokes about Taco Bell customers and downplaying the seriousness of the illness and the challenges of removing the parasite from produce on the consumer side. It all feels so familiar… (if you know, you know) 11491124
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026In grad school, one of my colleagues recalled a baby sibling who referred to multiple tamales as "tamaleses" and I think that's beautiful 030
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Trent Reznor leads you on a micro hike. Nine Inch Trails. 050
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A short and easy survey about nonbinary names: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Closing date: 19th July 2026 #nonbinary #surveydocs.google.comNonbinary names surveyJust a fun survey to find out about popular names and common naming trends among nonbinary people! You will get the chance to enter up to three names. If you go by more than three names and you're not... 4202235
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 30/06/2026😂 I promised everyone that I would start a Potato Bay account if my fundraiser for the shelter reached $13,000. I didn't think you'd actually do it but you DID so here it is: 1273076
Reposted by Wren (they/them)David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Fyi this is the resurrected version of KOSA. Bipartisan support for far-right push to try to crush any online activity they don't like, including everything queer and trans. Like the post says, still time to fight it, but this is what we're up against. 4246204
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026examples of what the FBI included as evidence of "Antifa terrorism" in the Prairieland case: -Narcan spray -Anarchist tattoos -a highlighted copy of Emergent Strategy -a zine made of a 2019 review of Hereditary and Midsommar from @reproutopia.bsky.social -First Aid Kits -seeds for garden vegetables 181194546
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.wtf · 10/06/2026Does YOUR regional sewer district publish Medium essays? 18717
Reposted by Wren (they/them)kobayashi ḫamṭu @mattboot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026the full paradigm: singular 1: nə-mãːtʃiː-m 2: kə-mãːtʃiː-m 3: mãːtʃiː-w plural 1.excl: nə-mãːtʃiː-m-ən 1.incl: kə-mãːtʃiː-m-ən 2: kə-mãːtʃiː-m-wəw = [-muw/-muː] 3: mãːtʃiː-w-ak obviative 3: mãːtʃiː-w-ah 081
Reposted by Wren (they/them)DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The US govt is making a mess of this World Cup, but the American people show they can be great hosts 🎉🥳🎊 🗣️ “I want to say thank you to Algeria for choosing Lawrence, Kansas.” 🇺🇸 The locals in USA are all getting behind Algeria. 🇩🇿 c: Dean Ammi, @algerianfooty 8858146
Reposted by Wren (they/them)United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Republicans are floating awful legislation to make Trump’s crushing farm worker wage cuts law. Why would a farmer hire an American worker when they can get a cheaper guestworker who can't switch jobs, ask for a raise, or ask for fair working conditions? Help us fight back! 5296130
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Does he chatter to freak out the birds while wishing he could kill them, like my kitty does? 020
Reposted by Wren (they/them)CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 31/05/2026When they say "safety," they do not mean your safety. They don't mean the safety of the detainees who are on hunger strike to call attention to the life-threatening conditions in Delaney Hall. They don't mean the safety of the protesters they tear-gas. They only mean the safety of their regime. 6272100
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Former human rights lawyer here: under international human rights law, bombing or gassing a medical facility is a crime against humanity. Last night, the NJ state police gassed the medic tent at Delaney Hall over and over and over again until medics had to abandon it and flee for their lives. 371432658
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I’d like to add something else to this convo: many of people who qualify for permanent residency in the United States would no longer qualify if they went home — because their existing visa is on the basis of refugee status (fear of home) or a job they’d lose. Like it’s absurd at every level. 6649203
Reposted by Wren (they/them)M @habpipes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Saskatchewan has the highest percentage of police officers to population in Canada. If police prevented crime wed have the lowest rates in the country. We have the highest. Quit treating symptoms instead of piss poor policies that create the structural root of the problem. 18131
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This is the new map of Gaza. Nearly 2 million people — most of them displaced — are now crammed into just 133 square kilometers. That is nearly 15,000 people per km². 17862
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 05/05/2026You can tell the school district's budget is way down this year because the only gifts are: Mon: Item from the principal's office (raffled to one person); Tue: Item from the principal's office (raffled to one person); Wed: Sweatshirt Thu: Sodexo box lunch Fri: A food truck will be in the parking lot 000
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 03/05/2026If you want kids to safely cycle on main roads with lorries, the answer isn’t “be more careful” - it’s protected cycle tracks 236165
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026My colleagues have students living in apartments with no doors on them. The city's third tallest building has been closed for 35 years and is at risk of collapse. 000
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Springfield, Massachusetts is probably the most mismanaged city I've lived in. Many Rustbelt cities undergo a managed decline. Springfield can't even do that. Think of a failed neolib scheme, I guarantee you this city has tried it. You can still buy votes here. Tommy Tallarico is from here. 100
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Both humans have stopped petting me. If petting does not resume within 5 minutes, I will make conditions in the living room unlivable. I will kick the sand out of the litter box. I will eat the electric hay. I will piss on the couch. 010
Reposted by Wren (they/them)David J Bradley @davidjbradley.bsky.social · 03/04/2026There is no world in which you're prepared for how incredible this is 18271108
Reposted by Wren (they/them)A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026If the wealthy can get you thinking about who deserves basic needs and who doesn't, they win. They don't care if you think wealthy people are the ones who don't deserve; establishing that it must be earned is the key. With that done, they can just keep expanding the definition of "undeserving." 3033561261
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 30/03/2026But the visual impact is remarkably quick. By August, 2024, nearly all beech trees within a mile from the visitor center had lost their leaves. Depending on the maturity and health of an infected tree, it can take 5 to 10 years for it to die. 100
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Predicting its spread is difficult because outbreaks have occurred several states apart without a clear sense of how the nematodes traveled so far. It spreads through openings in the bark. It was reported in my county in 2021. It appeared in the state park I worked at by late June, 2024. 100
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Spotted lantern flies are here to stay. Killing SLFs has a negligible impact on their spread, but it works as a way to the public in conservation efforts that actually have chance. Also beech trees will likely go the way of the American chestnut within the next decade. 200
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I guess this is linguistics brainrot, but I am disturbed! Wugs are (imaginary) friends, not food! 4649
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Whenever the discussion of how college should be free for everyone goes around, some proportion of people object with "but what about kids [usually adults, but that's a different conversation] whose parents can pay for it?" and stories like this are why. 24617
Reposted by Wren (they/them)lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16/03/2026These Pernicious Gambling Apps Will Embed Themselves Deeper and Deeper Into Public Life, Disintegrating Social Trust In Unpredictable and Dangerous Ways vs. No It Won't 302693618
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 13/03/202615% cuts across faculty and staff at The New School 😢 614867
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 07/03/2026People recognized me on the street today from a local history program I gave two months ago. We are entering dangerous territory. 000
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026My grandfather told me he disliked Kennedy in 1960 because he considered him too aggressively anti-communist. This came from a man whose favorite president in his lifetime was Truman. 020
Wren (they/them) @wrencontrol.bsky.social · 23/02/2026You go to your city's historical society. It's a presentation. 90 people are crammed into a postage stamp of a room. Standing in front is a man so old he doesn't know how to use PowerPoint. He uses Windows Explorer instead. He talks for 90 minutes about a place for which there is no evidence online. 000
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Max Rivlin-Nadler @maxrn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Deliveristas ending their shift and about to head home over the Williamsburg Bridge, though the blizzard. One of them, Salvador,tells me he’s happy for the cutoff by the city. “This is more dangerous than last snowstorm, harder to move in,” he tells me in Spanish. 242192313
Reposted by Wren (they/them)Jake Berman @lostsubways.com · 20/02/2026alternate title: Local Subway Passenger Wins Competition 1422