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Fiercely defending the Resistance from my couch. Data geek with pulmonary disease. Chaotic tired, runs on Dunkin. She/her. My kids don't think I'm funny but they're wrong.

Covert art for Belle & Sebastian’s Dear Catastrophe Waitress. It’s funny because the the photo has a heavy orange tint to it, and the stupid sky has been stupid orange bc of the stupid smoke from the stupid wildfires. That’s why it’s funny.
A young brown and white cat sits calmly in an otherwise-empty waste paper basket, looking directly at the camera with a cat face. For the record, there is a perfectly lovely soft red blanket folded up on top of a box directly behind her. She could not care less.
Screenshot from Marvel’s Captain America. A bunch of 40s-era patriotic-looking showgirls are dancing around a stage. A speech bubble implies they are saying the quoted post (“NEVER TRUST A PERSON W/ A NAZI TATTOO”)
still from the 1996 american classic “independence day” showing a big-ass alien ship blowing up the WH
Eversource outage map showing info for one location in Dorchester; outage started at 8:49 pm, says it’s estimated to be restored by 10:45 pm, and the “Customers Out” number is listed as 3,836
“According to the initiative, students would have several options to confirm their sex: a visual genital exam, a lab test to determine their genetic makeup, or an analysis of testosterone levels in the blood.”
Artsy advertising image of the version of Belgium’s World Cup jersey you can buy for a lot of money. The photo shows three masc-appearing white dudes in soccer jerseys that are light blue, white & pink - exactly trans pride colors - in an abstract pattern covering the whole shirt. The photo crops the heads off the people on the left and right, and the one in the middle has a black bowler hat on and a green apple over their face like Magritte’s Son of Man. There’s no good reason why.
screenshot of the timeline of the Is Mitch McConnell Dead Yet bluesky bridge account; it's literally just a series of short text posts where the username is "Is Mitch McConnell dead yet?" and the text of the post is "No." The timestamps show that two are usually posted per day. The account's avatar is Mitch McConnell looking like Mitch McConnell.
Completely botched A.I.-generated version of the MBTA (Boston’s subway) map. Three stops (State St, Downtown Crossing, and Park St) are all on there twice in different places, and the Aquarium stop is somehow located on an island kind of between the North End and Eastie that doesn’t exist. All of these things are noted in annotations on the image.
Photo of the book “Let This Radicalize You” by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba. It’s resting on super-standard waiting-around room chairs on ultra-basic corporate carpeting. A pamphlet titled “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner JUROR INSTRUCTIONS” is stuck in it as a bookmark.
Screenshot of top of mobile view of DOJ’s press release. Text as follows: “…groups. For example, defendants Ines Soto, Elizabeth Soto, and Savanna Batten were part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called "zines," according to trial evidence.”
FCC Comment You are asking me as a parent if I believe I should be warned before my children are exposed to material containing gender identity themes. You are asking me, then, if I should be warned before my children are exposed to one of my children. It is one of my dearest hopes that at some point it will occur to otherwise logical people that if they were aware of THEIR gender long before they had any idea about their sexuality, then transgender kids can ALSO be aware of their gender at that same age, with that exact same level of (non-)understanding. Gender is not inherently sexual. It isn't for cisgender kids, it isn't for transgender, non-binary, intersex, or any other kids. The concept of gender is not a dangerous or damaging idea. But turning gender into a pathology? That IS dangerous. That IS damaging. Just this morning, I read a press release from the Attorney General of Idaho, celebrating that the plaintiffs challenging his strict bathroom ban in schools had dropped their case. He didn't mention why they dropped their case. He didn't mention that their daughter, who was not out as transgender, who had been told she could no longer use the girls bathroom at school, who had to try to find times she could get to the one single-occupancy bathroom in the school, hoping no one would see her, terrified someone would figure it out - he did not mention that she had died by suicide. He just crowed that the "law was now in full effect across the state." The reason I bring this up here is because of a quote from her mother: “The option of a single-user restroom did not resolve her distress. Rather, it caused her to feel ostracized from others — ‘like I’m being treated as this other kind of thing’ — as she described in her supplemental declaration.” (https://tinyurl.com/fcc-comment-link) "This other kind of a thing." That's what it felt like to me when I read the FCC Public Notice and tried to imagine what it would be like for my middle schooler to be watching T…
' This Complaint uses the common definition of "children" throughout. See Child, Black's Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024) (defining a child as "1. An unemancipated person under the age of majority" or "3. A boy or girl; a young person"). WPATH often uses a different definition of "children," and refers to a child as an "adolescent" when he or she "reach[es] Tanner stage 2 of puberty," which may occur as early as 8 or 9 years old. Eli Coleman, et al., Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 S44, S64 (2022) (hereinafter "SOC-8"). 5
Screenshot of when you look up a place in your web browser like a restaurant or a public park and there are photos and links for Overview, Reviews, Photos, and About except the place is “Boston Cop Slide”
Screenshot of bluesky timeline where Liz (@catboss.bsky.social) has quote-posted me bitching about Mamdani throwing trans kids under the bus into another thread, saying "idk if you two know each other but i think you'd find some needed solidarity right now. i'm sorry shit's like this." thing is, every single post in the thread is hidden by bluesky's dumbass algo so it just says RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE with the option to show the posts and I think that's both sad and hilarious
Photo of the cookbook “Color Taste Texture” by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt. It’s leaning against a grey couch cushion, and a fair number of bright pink torn post-it notes are sticking out of the top, marking pages that someone has indicated is a recipe they want to try
Workers using tarps to cover the scaffolding they just finished putting up so the people who stood outside for 12 hours waiting to see Donald Trump’s name be taken off the wall of the Kennedy Center can’t actually watch it happen
Workers on scaffolding outside the Just the Kennedy Center Thank You, conferring near the T in Trump
Wall of the Kennedy-not-Trump Center, showing that the scaffolding being set up to remove Trump’s stupid name is probably 90% complete
Outside the Kennedy-not-Trump center again, but the camera is not pointing at the wall with the name on it, it’s to the right where there’s a line of people watching with some white tour buses behind them.
Still frame of livestream of the from of Kennedy Center where Trump’s stupid name is eventually going to be removed by very very safe workers on scaffolding moving very carefully. They just turned the outside lights on so it’s fancy now.
Screenshot of part of Zohran Mamdani's "Delivering Care, Opportunity, and Protection for LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers" campaign platform. Portions are underlined or outlined for emphasis, as indicated. Expand and Protect Gender Affirming Care Citywide A private institution operating with a quarter-billion dollar public subsidy should not have the ability to sell out _young trans New Yorkers_ to the Trump administration. Yet, that's exactly what happened when NYU Langone decided to stop providing gender-affirming care for trans youth. Soon after, other private NYC hospitals also stopped providing necessary _lifesaving healthcare for trans youth_. These decisions are in direct contradiction with New York state law. The _Mamdani administration will protect gender-affirming care immediately by investing $65 million in public providers_ to provide gender-affirming care to New Yorkers who seek it and will hold private entities abetting Trump's attacks to account. The Mamdani Administration will budget $65 million in funding to explicitly support and expand access to Gender Affirming Care (GAC) in NYC. It will direct $57 million of to public hospitals, community clinics, federally qualified health centers, and nonprofits providing GAC. In the face of the Trump administration's proposed elimination of federal support for GAC and his threats to care for adults, this infusion will protect GAC access for [outline begins] both transgender youth and adults [outline ends] $8 million will be directed to:
Screenshot of text messages I sent to my over the top anxious sister. The first is an old, slightly blurry camera phone pic from about 20 years ago of a kitten standing on top of a toilet lid looking up at the person taking the photo. She’s got a skinny body and a big head and a weird chunky tail. She looks really cute and really dumb and she was both of those things. Under the photo is this text: “I am not saying that you do not need to be concerned with kittens' safety bc you absolutely do, but they are NOT infant humans. And, again, this fruitbat was living in an autobody shop drinking water with antifreeze in it and eating the ends of dudes' sandwiches, so.”
Screenshot of preview of ESPN article: Headline: U.S. official: Somalia's Omar Artan had suspected terror ties 2 hours ago | A United States official said Tuesday night that Omar Artan, the Somalian referee who was denied entry into the country ahead of the World Cup, was refused admission due to "association with..."
I ask that you deliberate with each other in good faith. If anybody still feels that you can't, then you have to be honest with your fellow Grand Jurors and tell them that your feelings about this are too strong, that they will not allow you to apply the fact - the law to these facts.
screenshot of my own bluesky timeline wherein i got so mad at yahoo sports referring to absolute legend of a once-in-a-lifetime GOAT athlete Simone Biles simply as "NFL wife Simone Biles" that I quote-posted poor Keezy Young's completely reasonable callout of it three times in a row, yelling "NOPE", "ABSOLUTELY THE FUCK NOT", and "CAN WE FILE A LAWSUIT" in rapid succession. Text of Keezy's post: "god I hope she's okay god knows Black women don't always get the treatment they need at in hospitals, worried, BUT NFL WIFE SIMONE BILES????????? ???????"
Twitter post from John Boyega on June 7: Ryan Gosling laughing meme captioned “Anytime some mentions the statue…” ——- Retweet from John Boyega of tweet saying “we all saw the statue trip & fall”. He’s captioned it “LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL”
Screenshot of bluesky timeline with two posts from user Ian Coldwater about London followed by one from a bluesky bot that simulates the clocktower Big Ben. Details: -lan Coldwater (They/Them) London is full of buried sense memories for me so naturally I'm going to the place my parents dragged me kicking and screaming to Sunday school because I MUST KNOW WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE -lan Coldwater (They/Them) Fun fact l've learned this week: you didn't make up all the places you visit in dreams! You went to them when you were too small to remember them -Big Ben @bigbenclock.bsky.social BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
[Screenshot of post from X] Nick Sortor nicksortor• 19m NOW: A "random" supply drop has just occurred here in Newark a few blocks from the ICE facility, containing over $1,000 worth of supplies NOBODY knows whose it is. NOBODY knows how it got here. And the equipment I found inside makes it seem like they're preparing for WAR. Lots of wound care items. Saline, bandaids, gauze sponges, you name it. It's all here. $1,000+ worth of stuff just randomly abandoned on the side of the road. Very convenient. I've informed police.
Pop-up Leftist Supply Depot (in style of logo for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Screenshot of text from Instagram post by user pettyofcolor: Updates from #delaneyhall 5/26/26 -🧊 was incredibly violent tonight, repeatedly pepper spraying assaulting, tasing, and even kidnapping peaceful civilians including a medic who has been a core organizer with Eyes on ICE and was a former army vet supporting families and detainees. -🧊 used batons on non-violent protesters including my partner @ijorgealvarez who had his hands up and was on his knees. -🧊 used violence as a distraction to illegally transfer cars and vans filled with detainees -organizers and activists across NJ and NY have continuously showed up, held the line, chanted supportively for detainees inside, and brought much needed supplies. -we need more people to show up and help hold the line with us. -for those who can’t show up, please continue to contact and put pressure on your reps @govsherrillnj @senatorandykim @repmenendez @senbooker #newark #newjersey
[Screenshot of my bluesky timeline just as it was, me minding my own business] Jay Loveridge, Reposted by Pixie Thinks: 11:11 make a wish PussyPulpLEES, Reposted by Pixie Thinks: 11:11 Pixie Thinks: 11:11 michiko & witchin: Men with big tiddies
The Lens reviewed a copy of the woman's ID and was able to quickly confirm its authenticity by entering her name and license number into the state's official digital credential app, LA Wallet. The app brought up an image of the same ID with her photo, full name, and date of birth, and identifies the ID as valid.
Screenshot of portion of a news article. A photo shows the corner of a large apartment complex storage area that has been turned into a modified living space. Despite being small and having no walls or shelves, it’s organized and well-maintained, with a sleeping area that has clean bedding (and a large stuffed animal tiger), t-shirts hung up, an easy walkway through the possessions, etc. Text above the photo reads “[St George Community Housing] fix it .. and they still break in." Text below reads “A squatter set up home in a storage area meant for residents. (ABC News: Isobel Roe) In April, a squatter had set up their home in a storage room meant to be available to all residents.”
Screenshot of Facebook post by Charlie King on Apr 30 [text is as follows] “The first photo attached is the last picture we took together not even a half a week before Murry went missing. Please be on the lookout and help us find Murry Foust. Contact the Covington Police if you have seen or heard anything. Thank you.” Underneath are four photos of a white transmasc person in his early 20s with straight dark shoulder-length hair. In one, he is posing with a friend for a selfie, making a goofy face & flashing a peace sign. In another, he is grinning at a small schnauzer dog in his arms. In the third, he looks straight at the camera, almost like it’s a formal photo. In the fourth he wears the same shirt as the “formal” photo, but it’s unbuttoned and he’s laughing.
Screenshot of Instagram post showing a concrete building with opaque windows and security fencing topped with razor wire. Text overlay reads “Delaney Hall ICE Camp Newark, NJ”
Same photo as original post (one sanderling bird flying into the face of another one) but the bird smacking into the other one has been labeled “2026” while the bird getting flown into for no reason is labeled “me”
Goose chase meme. Unconvinced goose in top frame says "contrary to which beliefs?" Not have received a response, goose chases person, repeating "contrary to which standard beliefs??"
…guide decision making. For instance, in our work, we noted that the algorithm appeared more likely to interpret images with rulers as malignant. Why? In our dataset, images with rulers were more likely to be malignant; thus the algorithm inadvertently "learned" that rulers are malignant. These biases in Al models are inherent unless specific attention is paid to address inputs with variability. An alternative…
Screenshot of text message conversation: Me: Oh fuck me. Grok is diagnosing my cancer in Silicon Valley. Friend: Eh. That kind of shit is actually what ai is good at. Pattern recognition: good Pattern generation: Fucking shit Me: So as long as it's not writing me an original sonnet about my cancer we're a-ok
Screenshot of a form question dropdown list. The choices are as follows: -l am a pet care professional -I have a cat -I have a cat and would like to learn more -I know about cat behavior and well-being -I met a cat once -I would like to learn more
Same graph as in the previous post, but with visual representation of the population segmentations added in as well (poorest 20%, second 20%, middle 20%, fourth 20%, next 15%, next 4%, top 1%). The poorest 20% has a tall orange column reaching to 20% mostly by itself, as it makes only 3% of income and pays 2% of taxes. At the other end is the top 1%, which has a tiny orange square for the 1% of people next to a tower for the 21% of all income that those rapacious mofos take home (this does not include their wealth, mind you) and the 24% of taxes.
In his second declaration, Sullivan also stated that “information regarding ICE-contracted flights” was “kept confidential” and was “unavailable on any public[] website, such as FlightAware.” Doc. No. 19-7 ¶ 19. Of course, Peruano’s counsel found data for the relevant ICE flight on FlightAware, where it was available to any member of the public without requiring any membership or payment of any kind. She even filed with the Court a FlightAware printout listing every flight departing from Hanscom on January 23, including the sole ICE flight. Doc. No. 13-3. Sullivan’s sworn statement to the contrary is another false and misleading statement of fact in this case. He attributed this “wrong” statement to the OPLA lawyer who assisted in drafting the declaration, but his attempt to shift the blame is not credible. Doc. No. 33 at 51–53, 56 (claiming OPLA attorney “drafted the sentence” and Sullivan “just reviewed it,” and that he did not know why it was included). The lawyer drafted the paragraph using information Sullivan provided to her. Doc. No. 30 at 58–63. Sullivan insisted Peruano’s flight could not have appeared on FlightAware, despite the exhibit showing otherwise, because ICE flight information is “law enforcement sensitive.” Id. On that basis, and after a second ICE officer echoed...
"14. Sullivan also testified under oath that he searched for the relevant flight using a public website ("flighttracker.com"), but his search had yielded no results because the tail number for the relevant aircraft was "blocked." Doc. No. 33 at 13, 22. However, the Court's attempt to replicate Sullivan's supposed search of "flighttracker.com" suggests no such website exists. That URL redirects to an error message on a website affiliated with Orbitz. The top Google search result for both "flight tracker" and "flighttracker.com" appears to be the FlightAware website (a resource Sullivan claimed was not familiar to him). The Court therefore finds that Sullivan made no such effort to confirm Peruano's flight time, and his testimony on this point is another false and misleading statement by ICE."
Image is of two screenshots: the top is a legal document with the following text; the portion in brackets is underlined: "In accordance with the May 18 Order, RIH will make [an initial production of responsive and non-privileged information] that it would have produced to the Government under the subpoena by 11:59 p.m. CT today. RIH’s in camera production is to comply with the May 18 Order, not the underlying subpoena." The second is a screenshot of the text in the original post of this thread; the portion in brackets is underlined: "And that's that. Judge Reed O'Connor [now has in his possession the medical records of countless trans youth in Rhode Island that includes everything from private therapy notes detailing every aspect of their lives to their prescriptions and diagnoses.]"
Screenshot of part of the Mother Jones article in OP. A pink box outlines the part this commenter has posted as a comment without acknowledging that it’s a direct quote from the article: “Hunter Demster, who runs a soup kitchen in the city, has been trying to get the word out. He often drives around with his phone, looking for officers to film as they arrest immigrants. There are more than 2,700 officers stationed in the city as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force; some are from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); others are from other law enforcement agencies and the National Guard. None particularly want to be photographed.”
Black and white drawing of an opossum growling and baring its teeth in anger. Like, it's BIG mad. Text above reads "Why does the opossum scream?" Text below reads "1. World is a fuck 2. He angy 3. Why aren't you screaming?" In tiny light grey text is "@nocturnaltrashposts" who I believe originally created this meme.
Photo is of an official post on x.com by US Homeland Security with a verification check & handle @DHSgov "'But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.' 2 Peter 3:18 May our nation continue to be guided by the light of our Savior."
Screenshot of comments from a Reddit convo. User _contraband_ has posted a photo of one page from a manga book Kyuu-chan Wonder Cat, where Kyuu-chan goes into a store, sees a pile of shark plushies, falls in love with them, and is encouraged by the shopkeeper to take one home. They do, and the next panel is them blissfully snuggling in the shark plushie’s mouth while their person brushes his teeth and says “your new friend looks, uh, tough?” The caption below the photo says “Just found this page”. It’s followed by two other people commenting “I love this so much “ and “they know”
Screenshot of Facebook post saying “Does anyone have a comparison photo of pottery and oatmeal? Thanks!”
Excel table titled "Political contributions from Palantir to Dems in 2026, per In These Times/The Appeal" Data in related cells are concatenated below: AZ - Ruben Gallego - Senate - $27,300 CA - Derek Tran - House - $1,000 CA - Eric Swalwell - House - $3,500 CA - George Whitesides - House - $500 CA - Pete Aguilar - House - $15,500 CA - Sam Liccardo - House - $3,500 CA - Sara Jacobs - House - $3,500 DE - Chris Coons - Senate - $14,900 GA - Jon Ossoff - Senate - $8,750 HI - Brian Schatz - Senate - $5,000 IL - Lauren Underwood - House - $5,000 ME - Jared Golden - House - $3,500 MA - Jake Auchincloss - House - $22,850 MN - Tina Smith - Senate - $2,500 NV - Steven Horsford - House - $4,500 NV - Susie Lee - House - $500 NH - Chris Pappas - Senate - $500 NH - Maggie Goodlander - House - $24,000 NY - Hakeem Jeffries - House - $12,000 NY - Josh Riley - House - $14,000 PA - Chris Deluzio - House - $7,000 PA - John Fetterman - Senate - $5,000 RI - Gabe Amo - House - $3,500 VA - Eugene Vindman - House - $3,500 VA - Mark Warner - Senate - $4,500 WA - Adam Smith - House - $30,500 Six entries set aside slightly from the others: CA - Mike Levin* - House - $4,300 CA - Ro Khanna* - House - $6,800 CO - Jason Crow* - House - $15,500 CO - John Hickenlooper* - Senate - $17,450 IL - Raja Krishnamoorthi* - House - $14,000 NY - Pat Ryan* - House - $34,800
Same instagram post that Ashley posted, but I’ve added brief captions to each person so now Messi is saying “FRIENDS, SHOULD I KNOW WHO IS THE WOMAN IN THE DRAMATIC NOIR PHOTO BENEATH ME?” and Rihanna is saying “OH I KNOW WHO IT IS” and Chance the Rapper is saying “WHATEVER. YOU KNOW WHO EEEEEVERYONE IS.” and Ashley is saying “did someone say something?”
A young brown and white cat sits calmly in an otherwise-empty waste paper basket, looking directly at the camera with a cat face. For the record, there is a perfectly lovely soft red blanket folded up on top of a box directly behind her. She doesn’t give a shit.
All told, the developer, Quality Technology Services, owed nearly $150,000 for using more than 29 million gallons of unaccounted-for water. That is equivalent to 44 Olympic-size swimming pools and [emphasis begins] far exceeds the peak limit agreed to during the data center planning process.[emphasis ends]
Yellow and black sign that looks like a standard road hazard warning except that the image is of three cats leaping with paws outstretched like they’re flying. The bottom of the sign has Japanese writing over an icon of a cat paw. (The writing translates as “Caution: Cat Crossing.”)
Experts in pharmaceutical regulation said the FDA doesn't have the authority to unilaterally impose a ban on medications that have already received U.S. approval and have long been available without new evidence of a safety problem or finding that the original application seeking approval contained false statements. The FDA can ask a drugmaker to withdraw a medicine, but the company can refuse. Last month, for example, the FDA proposed withdrawing approval of Tavneos, an Amgen (AMGN.O) drug for rare autoimmune diseases, citing a lack of proven effectiveness and alleged false statements in its original application. Amgen said it remained confident in Tavneos as a safe and effective medication and refused to withdraw the drug.
Screenshot of news article on iPhone screen; overlaid is a text box that says “click here” with an arrow pointing to the menu button in the upper-right corner, which is outlined with a pink box for emphasis.
It added: "Keira states that it is common in Greenlandic culture that even small facial features have communicative significance... but Zammi will grow up in Denmark and will be dependent on being able to read the social contexts she will be involved in - and therefore needs to learn this in order to be able to cope in social relationships with peers." To have her baby returned to her, she would have to work on multiple areas and "show development" - including "expressing herself in Danish", becoming "more nuanced in her approach to herself and her surroundings" and being "able to express herself with clearer facial expressions".
Hand embroidery project; multiple colors on off-white linen in light brown circular wooden hoop. Image is red and yellow flowers in a sort of folk art style curling around the text from Mia’s post stitched in grey writing: “el pueblo unido jamás será vencido, motherfuckers.” The fabric is slightly warped where I pulled the thread too tightly around the “fuckers” part; for scale, most of the letters are less than a quarter of an inch tall bc why not make it harder. There are tiny gold beads stitched here and there among the flowers ‘cause I felt like it. (Project started with a pattern by artist BellaSavoy on Etsy but ended up altered a lot for text placement & bc I wanted more flowers.)
Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated) Gross US & Canada: $487,848 Opening weekend US & Canada: $487,848 • Apr 26, 2026 Gross worldwide: $517,508