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@locallygrownghost

She/her. Aspiring forest witch. Animal lover. Former ELA teacher. Current hyperfixation: My dog, all things dog related.

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The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it.

15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.

07.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 9145 πŸ” 2507 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 100
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People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 8672 πŸ” 2538 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 289
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 4957 πŸ” 1805 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 135
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Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

06.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 3884 πŸ” 1627 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 516

tech CEO in 2026: My computer has anxiety.
venture capitalist in 2026: Here, have 200 billion more dollars.

child in 2006: My NeoPet is angry at me.
mom in 2006: No it isn't sweetie, go to bed.
mom to dad in 2006: We have an idiot boy. Our boy is a little idiot person. It's too late to fix him.

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 4772 πŸ” 947 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 9

Hegseth thinks he's a Shonen character emerging from a smoking crater laughing as he enters his final form but he's actually giving henchman who charges up for an episode and a half only to get dispatched in one shot as a commercial break lead-in gag

06.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12191 πŸ” 7368 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 335

Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

05.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 14836 πŸ” 2668 πŸ’¬ 305 πŸ“Œ 120
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What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?

05.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 5739 πŸ” 1326 πŸ’¬ 452 πŸ“Œ 333

OpenAI and…the United States Military…are teaming up to notify YOU that your son has been KILLED IN ACTION. Click here to speak with your son via AI one last time

05.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 4505 πŸ” 1067 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 39

ICYMI: Here is @aoc.bsky.social's explanation to @mollyjongfast.bsky.social as to why she, a sexual assault survivor herself, voted to block Nancy Mace's resolution:

05.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence.
And then he bragged about it on X later.

05.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 12464 πŸ” 4023 πŸ’¬ 507 πŸ“Œ 194

If you can provide $3k checks for the entire middle class of America by taxing 900 people a little more, not only should you do it, but you should take it as a signal that your monetary system is broken

04.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 3220 πŸ” 987 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 7

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 7326 πŸ” 2309 πŸ’¬ 183 πŸ“Œ 50
Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

Uh-oh! Worst person you know learned therapy words

05.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 7067 πŸ” 1410 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 1

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 17285 πŸ” 5734 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 101
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.

Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

04.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 5572 πŸ” 2183 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 225

I haven't said anything about this before, bc in the grand scheme of horrors this only rates as an inconvenience, but since others are experiencing it:

Just three days after CBP arrested me for filming them outside Broadview on 9/27, my TSA Pre & Global Entry were suspendedβ€”and so were my wife's.

04.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 2425 πŸ” 1191 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 49

anti-trans Dems ate shit last night

04.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 8510 πŸ” 1156 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 174
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AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

05.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 15097 πŸ” 4336 πŸ’¬ 326 πŸ“Œ 171

How to win in November

04.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 10944 πŸ” 3044 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 39
Headline card with text at the top that reads: "The US is moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say". A photo below shows people protesting Donald Trump's immigration policies and holding signs.

Headline card with text at the top that reads: "The US is moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say". A photo below shows people protesting Donald Trump's immigration policies and holding signs.

All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say.

04.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 17
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Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."

04.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 28154 πŸ” 7512 πŸ’¬ 1135 πŸ“Œ 679

One thing seems clear from all the hasty mobilizations of U.S. military units and the realities of our ongoing ammunition crisis: the Trump Admin has completely hollowed out our capacity to defend ourselves or our allies in order to help Israel in murdering Iranians.

04.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1739 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 11
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NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

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That's right. You got no leg to stand on, Newsom supporters. Shut your hole. We don't need anti trans anti homeless greaseball shit. North Carolina is purple, it's not some blue stronghold.

04.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 5012 πŸ” 1128 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 6
Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.

Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday.

Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custodyβ€”the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Centerβ€”he died from complications from a tooth infection.

A tooth infection.

1/3

tucson.com/news/local/b...

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