🧵 don’t know who needs to hear this but if your loved one is diagnosed Autistic, PLEASE don’t say “oh now you’re autistic suddenly everything is all about autism” I get that it’s hard to understand what it’s like to be in our shoes let me try to paint a picture: your whole life nothing made sense

Sex and the sea snail: how a plucky marine lab brought a mollusk back from the brink www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪🦑🌎

Forever reminder that Transphobia is stupid, psuedo science akin to eugenics and ultimately little actual concern for Women's sports or Women

No! No I don’t! And this right here is our problem. People who think The Jews have some secret magical influence over world affairs.

I hate that a few high profile rich jerks used autism as an excuse for abusive behavior, & now any time autistics ask for a little understanding, we’re accused of doing the same thing. Often, #autistic people are just trying to clarify a miscommunication, not make an excuse at all.

I served, you're absolutely full of shit. The poster or book with forbidden tattoos is older than either of us. And I was a combat medic, saw plenty of infantry with ink and none of it racist symbols. Because they wanted to stay in the military.

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

“Fish” can be both singular (one individual) and plural (multiple individuals of the same species.) “Fishes” is multiple species. 🐠 Fish 🐠🐠🐠 Fish 🐠🐡🐟 Fishes Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

It's worth reading Rahman's account of what happened to her, it's not that long. "...the glass of the passenger side window flew across my face. I yelled "I'm disabled!" at the hands grabbing me. An agent said, "TOO LATE."" www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

"Ability, community, and inclusion for all" would require mask mandates in all public spaces and I'll die on that hill. At least tens of millions of people in the US have long COVID, and as long as we allow it to spread unchecked, that number grows every single day.

The absolute refusal to connect American history to American current events is one of the weirdest expressions of modern racism.

I would really like for cis people to imagine a world where we're buying 3 years worth of underwear in advance, out of concern that bigots might mobilize and further restrict our access to basic hygiene and dignity. Because that's the world that trans people live in right now.

CAN CONFIRM

The Cherokee Nation enters the chat. A valuable thread.

I'm going to make it a mission to remind people that it was the MINNESOTA REBEL ALLIANCE, not "Minneapolis," that showed the country was mutual aid and resistance can look like. If we're going to learn from it, you have to remember that people pitched to help others who WERE NOT "neighbors."

My god do we need UBI “Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“

Ah, the "being anti-AI is ableist!" crowd has found this. Just so we're clear! Telling disabled and neurodivergent students that they have to get their education from the Lie Machine bc we can't bother to invest in real assistance is what is *actually* ableist.

Infuriating to watch black and trans people warn folks about Newsom--JUST LIKE THEY WARNED FOLKS ABOUT TRUMP--and see everyone respond with "But he's a Democrat."

On two occasions a Dollar General worker drank a $1.69 orange juice to stave off diabetic shock. She later paid for each drink. Dollar General fired her anyway. Now a jury has awarded her $277,565. www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/u...

Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here. Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.

Annnd there she goes, now that other people have done the real work and she thinks the crisis is over, running to the head of the parade

Once considered 'junk,' native rough fish soon could see new catch limits, protections www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... @mprnews.org @kirstimarohn.bsky.social

cannot believe it still needs to be said: suggesting sex workers should just fuck the misogynists is misogyny. you don’t “manage” male supremacy with sex workers’ lives and labor

Rabbi Tzvia Jasper, at the Jews against ICE demo in DC today, via @joellenovey.bsky.social

There are still 2,000 agents terrorizing Minnesota and things have potentially gotten even worse due to the lack of attention. As a reminder, Minnesota is a testing ground and preview for what is coming to a city near you. WE CANNOT LET MINNESOTANS SUFFER IN THE DARKNESS.

There’s a sentiment among some locals that eyes on Minnesota are waning. The situation has NOT changed here. Local resistance is tired, but of course never giving up. Please stay plugged into the news of the Minneapolis ICE occupation and donate where able. We need endurance in this moment.

it's deeply important to understand that this kind of shit has absolutely nothing to do with who is likely to win an election and everything to do with telling trans people to shut the fuck up and sit in the corner

I agree, we should not be booing JD Vance and Marco Rubio. We should be pelting them with rotten fruit before marching them to the Hague.

ICE is still in Minnesota. ICE is still breaking down glass windows and doors. ICE is still separating families. ICE is still targeting our neighbors who need to go to work because they cannot afford food, rent, and basic living expenses. 1/

when i say bring that baby home i mean EVERY BABY

Don't want this country to be "overrun" (distastefully said)? Stop overthrowing democratic regimes in other countries. Start doing something about global warming. Have some fucking memory.

y'all if you wanna have an argument about open borders you need a better one then "but what if all the brown people come here after we fuck up their countries"

For the record, I'm fine with open borders. Especially if this is the alternative. Fuck this.

The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.

Flash bangs and chemical weapons in a park, just feet from two playgrounds. But don’t worry- MPD keeps telling us that ICE has pulled back on aggressive tactics and won’t break the law….

Y'all, we shipped ~45k whistles in December. I think we shipped ~35k whistles TODAY. This team of rogue 3D printing enthusiasts is... really rocking & rolling. 💓💃 And thank you to all of you who helped supply the filament & shipping $ so that could happen!

We've heard that Ian Austin has also been arrested again, this time for...protesting at the church. Everybody's First Amendment rights are at risk. Not just journalists. Everybody, everywhere.

We are killing children all around the world because a handful of rich people who don’t understand the science think it is worse to be neurodivergent than it is to be dead.

Even for the moment that we are in, arresting journalists on the ground is an extreme step and should be condemned by all. Without freedom of the press there’s no democracy.

The administration is now arresting journalists, an outcome so many had warned against, a clear before/after step in the authoritarian project; one that we should all recognize. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort both have every right to practice their craft, protected by the first amendment in doing so.

Will SOMEONE in this godforsaken Congress actually take their oath to protect and defend the United States constitution with the same degree of seriousness as every person in Minneapolis?

Judges have already ordered ICE to wear body cams and it doesn't stop them from lying and doing violence. The guy who shot Renee Good was literally filming himself doing it.

What do you mean "create a code of conduct" there already IS a code of conduct that prohibits murdering people who are not using violent force. It is called the US Constitution. If that's not binding ICE, neither will your agreement.

We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?

It’s day 59 of the ICE occupation of MSP. Today brought a new onslaught of ice activity across the metro. Despite news accounts that rumored an end to the surge, we’re still seeing neighbors abducted every day. Keep your whistle handy and connect with your local rapid response network!

What is this shit! "plz follow the law, as you are already obligated to do, and we will give you more money" If you could enforce these deals for ICE not to do shit it's already not supposed to do, you could enforce the law right now. If you can't, you should not support giving them more money!

ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?

take it from the EFF folks

“Parents should absolutely have the right to choose not to vaccinate” is not a pro-vaccine position. It’s the MAHA premise. It treats children as objects of parental choice rather than persons with independent claims to health.