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All about books and libraries, plus nature, gardening, museums, science, fiction, media literacy, lowcountry and SC stuff. Anti-authoritarian, anti-hate, pro-democracy. I like logical thinkers but also a bit of magic.

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I will inundate you with spring blooms soon. I hope. From last year #flowers #blooms #spring

08.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 6034 πŸ” 3499 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 237
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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

Staff at the nation’s largest ICE concentration camp, located north of El Paso, Texas, have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to "die by suicide," according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

08.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 16
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 12411 πŸ” 4839 πŸ’¬ 553 πŸ“Œ 475

Yes but I think her chances are slim

05.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t want her back but I’m down with never hearing from her again

02.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.

01.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 3450 πŸ” 939 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 35
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Trump’s EPA decided climate change doesn’t endanger public health. Evidence saysΒ otherwise. - High Country News Extreme heat, severe weather and air pollution are proven to cause negative health impacts.

Extreme heat, severe weather and air pollution are proven to cause negative health impacts, shares The Conversation.

22.02.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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None of this is normal

15.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 12769 πŸ” 5857 πŸ’¬ 480 πŸ“Œ 297

I do really wish more reporters would just ask "Speaker Johnson, do you think it’s appropriate for the Speaker of the Houseβ€”third in line of succession to the presidencyβ€”to be so consistently unfamiliar with current events?"

12.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 2341 πŸ” 543 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 14
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Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list FBI employees shared a PowerPoint presentation in the summer of 2025 covering the Epstein case, including a slide about 11 powerful men.

Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list, including a summary of allegations against 11 men.

09.02.2026 04:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very cool. I’m just a little dot in the teardrop of progressive American democrats. Couldn’t find the librarians or bookish folk, oh well

09.02.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How-To - Polidashboard How to Use PoliDashboard to Find Deceptive or Suspicious Advertisers Deceptive and suspicious ads have proliferated on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and others, par...

Check out our how-to page for examples of how we and others have used @PoliDashboard.org to identify malicious actors who use paid ads on Facebook and Instagram to deceive users. polidashboard.org/how-to-use-p...

We are working on a more detailed PoliDashboard 'how-to' for journalists. #Staytuned.

06.11.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌱 Found this while walking the dog in the park. No idea what plant it’s from, as it was on some grass not near anything. Does anyone recognise this? Also would I be able to grow the seeds from it? Tia

05.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.

Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...

03.02.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 3009 πŸ” 1850 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 148
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenasΒ to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

wapo.st/4rtfCw8

03.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The world is trying to log off U.S. tech Some global users are turning to services like Proton Mail and UpScrolled instead.

β€œI don't think this is just a phase.”

As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives:
restofworld.org/2026/big-tec...

02.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenasΒ to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

Free read but realize that you won’t feel safe afterwards

wapo.st/4rtfCw8

03.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.

This is corruption on a breathtaking level. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Abu Dhabi royal nicknamed the "spy sheikh", pumped $187mn into Trump family businesses. A WSJ team has the whole story, reported here for the first time. Remember: Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.

01.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 4474 πŸ” 2195 πŸ’¬ 127 πŸ“Œ 123

I witnessed ICE using tear gas on children.

They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.

01.02.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 1818 πŸ” 757 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15

Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?

30.01.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 3885 πŸ” 978 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 13

I don’t know about an apology but if Trump can sue everyone and their mother for $10 billion, I don’t see why we can’t too.

30.01.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rice students expose ICE raids with new interactive map It's a nationwide digital spotlight on ICE arrests and detention centers.

College money well spent and needed.

Rice students created an interactive map exposing ICE raids across the country as they're unfolding.

Soon it will be a map of ICE raids and ICE murders.

Keep reminding Schumer and Dems.

29.01.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 837 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 32
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A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son’s sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him | CNN Wael Tarabishi’s family had hoped his father and primary caretaker could be present as they say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old at his funeral on Thursday.

Never forget this, and never forget that it was every damn day that they did this.

A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son’s sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him | CNN www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/u...

29.01.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED IN THE BOTTOM 12% IN NEW
"BEST STATES TO LIVE" STUDY
β€’ August 20, 2025 β€’ Charleston Daily β€’ 0 0 Lowcountry,
By Mark A. Leon
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'he methodology for this study included affordability, economy, education & health, quality of life, and safety as their categories of measurement.
Here is how South Carolina ranked in each category:
β€’ Affordability: 9th
β€’ Economy: 39th |
β€’ Education & Health: 42nd
β€’ Quality of Life: 34th |
β€’ Safety: 46th |
β€’ Overall Score (out of a possible 100): 45.65

SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED IN THE BOTTOM 12% IN NEW "BEST STATES TO LIVE" STUDY β€’ August 20, 2025 β€’ Charleston Daily β€’ 0 0 Lowcountry, By Mark A. Leon Postsat to and rear analyaro latcome at tub has released is latest study faugust, 2023) on the 'he methodology for this study included affordability, economy, education & health, quality of life, and safety as their categories of measurement. Here is how South Carolina ranked in each category: β€’ Affordability: 9th β€’ Economy: 39th | β€’ Education & Health: 42nd β€’ Quality of Life: 34th | β€’ Safety: 46th | β€’ Overall Score (out of a possible 100): 45.65

This is just performative politics and will only result in lawsuits. We’ve been under Republican rule for decades now. The result: we’re ranked near the bottom of all states in education, health care, economy, etc. Republicans would do better to address real issues, not manufactured ones.

27.01.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is almost certainly correct. Stephen Miller was one of the creators of the immoral family separation policy-which still haunts hundreds of children to this very day

At DHS, Kristi Noem is a brainless figurehead. Greg Bovino is a degenerate henchman

But Stephen Miller is truly, despicably evil

27.01.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 1368 πŸ” 483 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 25
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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff

The most vulnerable people in America will suffer and die.

All because of Trump corruption and billionaire greed.

27.01.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.

SCOOP

Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads

www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

27.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1954 πŸ” 1218 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 186

Congress really needs to clarify the ICE mandate. Better yet, disband ICE and better regulate DHS.

27.01.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please contact your senators & ask them to make this demand

27.01.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6