There’s so much going on here. MV will halt the use of street surveillance cameras (yay!) but due to concerns of a data breach & free for all of the data collected from the cameras, used by other depts and feds, who weren’t supposed to have access to that info. 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ www.mv-voice.com/public-safet...

Compassion and humanity is not scarce. In some of the most awful and upside down circumstances, they kept their humanity in tact, when many would have said, "eff that" real quick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=duzC...

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Dang, he straight up said, "you can't have guns." 😐 Where are all the NRA bros & diehard 2A folks who are often against gun reform? Agent 🍊 is saying you "can't" have them. Why would he say such a thing? How might that benefit the agenda? Have a think on that. #meltice youtu.be/DyhqbMCQxqs?...

I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.

This was a beautiful reminder that femininity isn't a thing women/femme folk defined, it was a projected means of managing women, & creating a framework for how we're supposed to look, act, & be. We're a LOT more complex than simply, "being soft." www.youtube.com/watch?v=gic1...

"Our Lady of Marsupials who shatters ice or else causes it to melt," mixed media on paper, 2026. #blueskycollage #collage #art #analogart #meltice

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

Just a glimmer of kindness, while people stand up for their rights and their communities. <3

Re: the shooting in Minneapolis, & it brings up a good point, how the "agent" was already actively in motion of pulling the gun, when the car was in REVERSE. The scummy excuse is the car was charging toward him, & he shot in self defense. Evidence doesn't support that. youtu.be/E3Icl0PsY30?...

This entire thread is full of fun facts! 🎉

Mmm, this is good. All the recovering people pleasers, first born eldest daughters, and/or "reliable work horse" types can probably relate and take something from this. youtu.be/dFwGqdJwDaQ?...

I didn't slam down quite as many books as my bookworm peers, but I'm thankful I still have interest/curiosity in storytelling & reading. I've said it repeatedly, but it benefits businesses/people in power for us to be stupid, sad, & w/o critical thinking skills. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3X1...

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I've had these dates, I've had these "friends", I've had these "relationships/situationships." This is the freakin' truth. 🫠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE5F...

Well this is interesting. youtu.be/v3yiEuPzPvA?...

It took me several tries to pew pew my IG account. Tried on a few browsers, but ultimately, had to reinstall the app & wrestle w/ similar crap, until it worked. In theory, more openly known AI training using messages, voice memos, etc will begin mid Dec. My page won’t be 💀 til 1/1/26. Convenient.🙄

Ooh yeah, peep the commercial breakdown video. This is a yucky ad, Sephora, and Mariah! Not that I shop there anyway, but ICK. open.substack.com/pub/chrissyk...

Kudos to Tony & Albas in San Jose! I saw their post on Nextdoor, & it has been refreshing to see how many people wanted to support them. Consider offering your business to these restaurants, so they can continue to best serve their community. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

In just two months, $1 trillion was added to the national debt — an unprecedented surge — and everyday Americans will bear the brunt.

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I have also heard from folks in community care circles say they've heard similar things. Please share, and keep a lookout for yourselves and your fellow community members. youtu.be/2qB7wExYIsc?...

California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January. The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens. Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Well thank heck! 🙌🏼🎉

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities. Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

ICE is disappearing people to Work Camps! See this Instagram post by @cohen.489: www.instagram.com/reel/DPmGpkL...

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You know how everything looks the same? You know, this living of the definition of insanity, doing the same thing, & expecting different results? This mini video essay encourages us to embrace the weird, make different choices, & maybe keep a bit of our spirit in tact.💜 youtu.be/i9coWIOPBlA?...

I've said it for some time now: I'm SO serious, whether you can get pregnant or know someone who can, consider picking up Plan B or the generic, available at all drugstores & very cost effective at Costco. If you can spare it, consider going on www.plancpills.org & getting some "just in case" meds.

Interestingly, @rbreich.bsky.social just did a video on this, where he predicted that these travel impairments could be what gets the government shut down to come to a halt. Private jets need air traffic controllers, too.

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It’s so disappointing how their long game—of distracting & getting everyone to fight w/ one another, instead of the 1% & people in power—blinded folks from understanding that Project 2025 was a REAL issue. And to discern that Cheeto was lying about having no involvement. youtu.be/DendhUI06eI?...

Trump is now gloating about meeting with Russ Vought of "PROJECT 2025 Fame" to apparently determine which "Democrat Agencies" he wants to cut during a shutdown. Remember when Trump denied knowing about the authoritarian playbook and many pundits and politicians gave him a pass?

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

It may be a tough pill to swallow, but it’s also been known & understood for a while, & some are JUST catching up. This highlights several points regarding recent violence, but the main points extends further to other stuff, almost circling back to weaponized incompetence. youtu.be/NtsOSYZHtw8?...

This is really a fascinating thing to watch. It’s quick, and no one cusses. It’s just really refreshing to see an intelligent stance and some backbone calling out inappropriate and untrue statements from those causing immense harm. substack.com/@arnaudbertr...

According to a new commentary paper in the journal Nature Food, some of the worst animal suffering in the world can be prevented at a rate of just a couple of pennies per hour: the extreme pain experienced by chickens raised for meat.