Josh V

@bruiserchgo.bsky.social

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Chicagoan, liberal, LGBT, tech, gaming, etc. #AbolishICE

Screen shot of news alert: AP apnews.com Today's primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota showcase Democratic divide
Atlanta, Georgia has experienced far and away the largest influx of ALRPs in the country, with over 5,000 various Flock cameras now blanketing the city. Yet as bombshell data released by the FBI shows, the city's massive web of surveillance has had virtually zero impact on the Atlanta Police Department's ability to solve crime, with some clearance rates for offenses like homicide even experiencing a decline over the past few years as the cameras have proliferated.
OPINION GUEST ESSAY You Were In For a Dipshit lake As Soon As You Saw This Font Feb. 23, 2026
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WIRED Mon 6:14 AM Tech CEOs want to delegate routine responsibilities to Al simulations of themselves
Screenshot of 4 text messages, all from numbers I don’t have stored, received between 9:03am and 11:51am. Some text snippets are visible; they are all political.
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Screenshot of text message: BEFORE TRUMP'S SPEECH ENDS: Dems get 700% MATCHED donation (highest ever!) $10=$80 $25=$200 Donate to make it BACKFIRE: hmpdems.com/. HMP stop2end
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I’m Attending Family Reunion 2026 Human First Gala (Center on Halsted Logo and stylized image of a tree) Saturday, April 11 The Geraghty
USAFacts What is the federal poverty level? The federal poverty guidelines - also known as the federal poverty level (FPL) - are used by federal agencies to determine eligibility for programs like Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). These guidelines are issued annually by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and are based on the official poverty thresholds calculated by the Census Bureau. They set the income limits for many need-based programs, helping determine who qualifies for assistance. While the thresholds are more detailed and used for statistical measurement of poverty, the FPL is a simplified version designed for administrative purposes. The guidelines are adjusted for inflation each year and vary by household size.
iOS notification screen shot: WIRED 1h ago Musk is tightening his grip over the tech that shapes national security, social media, and Al
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Trending THENEW REPUBLIC Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Members Regret Ever Being Involved
WIRED 4m ago Federal agents are invading American communities-here's how to stay safe if ICE storms your neighborhood WIRED 6:35 AM The Big Story: Trump declared a space race with China-the US is losing
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Distracted boyfriend meme: Girl on left labeled “Venezuela”. Guy in middle looking at girl on left labeled “USA”. Annoyed girl on right looking at guy labeled “Mid East”.
I am not focusing only on Shapiro and Peterson here in an effort to peddle an anti-conservative narrative. Rhetoricians exist across the spectrum of ideology and political beliefs. However, because Shapiro and Peterson are, by many people, held up as paragons of rationality, I think it's useful to examine how they both actually heavily rely on rhetoric to cover up their bad ideas and poor argumentation. One rhetorical technique they both use, which attracts so many people to them as the voices of reason in an irrational world, is the way they articulate their ideas. Before looking at the powers of articulation, however, here are some examples of Shapiro and Peterson's dubious ideas and other rhetorical devices used to support them. Despite Shapiro holding dearly onto his mantra "facts don't care about your feelings", the conservative commentator repeatedly contradicts himself (so what are the facts he holds to be true?) and makes feelings-based arguments, either expressing his own feelings to make a point or stoking emotional reactions in others through the use of inflammatory language and insults.
Karen Attiah • @karenattiah.bsky.social Because America, especially white America is not going to do what it needs to do to get rid of the guns in their country. It will be thoughts and prayers, "violence has no place" out of a performance of goodness, not out of the resolve to convince their communities to disarm. September 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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“CARS RUIN CITIES” written in chalk on asphalt
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The researchers believe X is likely rife with inauthentic accounts, though it's impossible to tell the scope. Last year, researchers found a different network of Al-driven pro-Trump accounts on X. But there is no way to grasp the scale of their presence on the network. X disbanded much of its trust and safety team when billionaire Elon Musk bought the site in 2022 and has since made it significantly harder for researchers to access data.
Screenshot of email message: 1 message Before Pride Month ends. Since day one, Trump has been trying to erase LGBTQ folks: declaring that the United States only recognizes two sexes, reinstating the ban on trans service members in the military, and more. 1 Now the administration has announced that, starting next month, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will no longer offer specialized support for LGTBQ+ people. The New Mork Times Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service This specific service within the 988 suicide prevention hotline began after studies showed that the LGBTQ+ community suffers from disproportionately high suicide rates, and has been stewarded by The Trevor Project - a nonprofit organization dedicated to youth LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, whose empoyees are represented by the Communication Workers of America. So today, we're asking this community to support The Trevor Project, so they can continue saving lives with free, confidential, 24/7 services for LGBTQ+ youth, who are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers? The 988 hotline for LGBTQ+ youth receives an average of 2,100 contacts per day and has received over 1.3 million calls, text, and chats since 2022.3 Help us power this vital lifeline for so many of our nation's youth. Will you make a $5 contribution today to support The Trevor Project?
After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary Noem determined that conditions in Haiti no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements. The Secretary's decision was based on a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services review of the conditions in Haiti and in consultation with the Department of State. The Secretary determined that, overall, country conditions have improved to the point where Haitians can return home in safety. She further determined that permitting Haitian nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to the national interest of the United States. Haitian nationals returning home are encouraged to use
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Screenshot of part of a text message with an image of Kamala Harris smiling, wearing a dark suit. Text reads: Kamala Harris is asking if there is ANYTHING we can say to convince you to donate to the Democratic National Committee --especially after today's vote?
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Apple News Today Fri 7:02 AM On today's podcast: Are democratic checks and balances breaking down? Plus, hundreds of Social Security numbers were revealed in the JFK files.
But in a letter to senators on Wednesday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)-the nation's largest federal workers' union-stressed that this is not a typical shutdown fight. "AFGE's position until this year has been that although continuing resolutions are far from ideal, they are better than an outright government shutdown," wrote Everett Kelley, the union's president. "This year is different... The Trump administration has repeatedly demonstrated over the last seven weeks that it will not spend appropriated funds as the law dictates, including funds provided under the current continuing resolution that was enacted in December with AFGE's support." Kelley went on to reject the notion that a vote against the GOP bill is a vote in favor of a shutdown, noting that Congress still has time to pass a short-term continuing resolution and that "we only find ourselves in the current predicament because of the Republican leadership's steadfast refusal to engage in sincere
And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the ``shining city upon a hill.'' The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still. And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.
Screenshot of notification: Today's Podcast News Today How Biden is testing the limit of presidential powers in his final days
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U.S. ARMY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Liberty is renamed Fort Bragg, effective immediately. This renaming honors the legacy of World War Il hero, Pvt. First Class Roland L. Bragg and all Soldiers and families who have called Fort Bragg home. The renaming process will include updating all official documentation, signage, and digital platforms in a deliberate and phased manner.
U.S. ARMY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Fort Liberty is renamed Fort Bragg, effective immediately. This renaming honors the legacy of World War Il hero, Pvt. First Class Roland L. Bragg and all Soldiers and families who have called Fort Bragg home. The renaming process will include updating all official documentation, signage, and digital platforms in a deliberate and phased manner.
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Text: Gabbard is worse than unfit. Her public record is as a disinformer and apologist for mass murderers. And there is nothing on the other side of the ledger. There are no positive qualifications. (Yes, she wrote a bestselling book. It became a bestseller because she scammed her followers into donating to a PAC which bought the book in bulk.) Gabbard is just as qualified to operate on your brain as she is to operate the national intelligence services. Would you let her? She clearly wants to take up the knife. Whose idea, one wonders, was that?
Photo of white 8.5x11” piece of paper taped to a light post, on which is typed: [some illegible text on top] in case vou haven’t heard, Target is ending it's Diversity, Equity and inciusion programs this year. These programs heip women, POc, and LGBTQ folks as well as other underrepresented communities. if you disagree with this decision, go shop elsewhere. We can show that we do not support these policies by not continuing to give them our money. We are NOT going backwards and we do NOT have to comply.
It seems to me that the point of having a democracy is to establish a pluralistic society that fixes what is broken, solves problems as they arise, makes life more livable, cares for everyone, and recognizes everyone’s equal rights under that law. If the point of democracy is simply to go on playing a game of bipartisan political horse-trading with any opposition, even authoritarian supremacist insurrectionist thugs who are following the rules only to the extent that it allows them to dismantle pluralistic society and install an authoritarian supremacy, then we’re dealing with somebody who loves something other than the point of democracy.
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Screenshot of post from arstechnica.com. “Fate of Google’s search empire could rest in Trump’s hands. Trump may sway DOJ away from breaking up Google.”