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Even, aka Brenda

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988 supervisor, kitty/bulldog mommy, vegetarian, DV survivor, gamer, freelance writer, sometime artist. Extremely liberal. Jeopardy! bronze medalist. Emotional support Reese's are a thing. Southwestern PA. She/her/kobold leavesofemerald.wordpress.com

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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.

Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

28.01.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 9797 πŸ” 4970 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 369
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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

27.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 17313 πŸ” 6910 πŸ’¬ 504 πŸ“Œ 329

After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

27.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 8094 πŸ” 3977 πŸ’¬ 229 πŸ“Œ 136
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."

ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

27.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 11345 πŸ” 6125 πŸ’¬ 1295 πŸ“Œ 1656
Sesame Street Instagram:
Big Bird snuggling a smaller bird.
Offering comfort in Scary Times:
After a violent event, children of different ages will have different needs. These age based strategies can help them feel safer and more secure.

Sesame Street Instagram: Big Bird snuggling a smaller bird. Offering comfort in Scary Times: After a violent event, children of different ages will have different needs. These age based strategies can help them feel safer and more secure.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

27.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 12798 πŸ” 4964 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 85
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Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.

CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

27.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 1593 πŸ” 715 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 218
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Abolish. ice. πŸ’”

27.01.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 17205 πŸ” 8545 πŸ’¬ 1070 πŸ“Œ 915
Map showing area between Sumatra and Australia, with a dashed line - the Wallace Line - that delineates areas where tigers are found from those where koalas live.

Map showing area between Sumatra and Australia, with a dashed line - the Wallace Line - that delineates areas where tigers are found from those where koalas live.

I read this as "mating" instead of "meeting" and now my mind is fixated on fuzzy orange-and-black-striped apex predators lounging in trees eating eucalyptus.

27.01.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The hat was a gift from @lrdslvrhnd.bsky.social!

27.01.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tumblr post by stimmyabby

Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority"

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person"

and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay.

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Tumblr post by stimmyabby Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority" and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person" and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay. 642,270 notes

I think about this post a lot

25.01.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 3056 πŸ” 999 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11

ICE has killed 9 people so far in the first 25 days of 2026.

Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz DomΓ­nguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos

They all deserve remembrance and justice.

26.01.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 996 πŸ” 546 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 27
Smol, adorable dilute calico kitten curled up in a blanket nest and wearing a strawberry hat that covers her head and most of her face.

Smol, adorable dilute calico kitten curled up in a blanket nest and wearing a strawberry hat that covers her head and most of her face.

The world is a sad and scary place right now. Please enjoy this pic of Honey Bun attempting to become a strawberry.

26.01.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
To that end, USCIS declared flatly that the children of immigrants who are "unlawfully present" will "no longer be U.S. citizens at birth."
They will, instead, inherit the status of their parents, rendering them detainable and deportable as infants and throughout their lives.
There is no indication that the government will provide some grace period before snatching up and imprisoning this new underclass of noncitizen babies; they are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth.

To that end, USCIS declared flatly that the children of immigrants who are "unlawfully present" will "no longer be U.S. citizens at birth." They will, instead, inherit the status of their parents, rendering them detainable and deportable as infants and throughout their lives. There is no indication that the government will provide some grace period before snatching up and imprisoning this new underclass of noncitizen babies; they are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth.

Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...

25.01.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 3226 πŸ” 1638 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 94

Since women suck and have no value, why do they want us so very badly?

18.01.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
leninthesixth (maybe from tumblr)  

doctors hate her! this woman is experiencing symptoms that might point to a health problem and wants doctors to do something about it

leninthesixth (maybe from tumblr) doctors hate her! this woman is experiencing symptoms that might point to a health problem and wants doctors to do something about it

15.01.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need 😭 and 😑 as reacts because I can't in good conscience put a "like" on this.

And I've done more than a little research into emigrating.

16.01.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Color sketch of a sleeping family - woman with long dark hair; white cat with black ears, tail, and patches; brown tabby cat; black cat; dark grey tabby cat; white bulldog with tan ears; black and white jumping spider; brown jumping spider; barrel cactus; and two peperomia hope plants. There is a Christmas tree with colored lights and a bulldog angel topper in the background along with a fireplace hung with stockings. A menorah and Yule candles are on the mantle, and a Kwanzaa cup and mantle are near a small table with a cup of tea. Text: "May all your winter dreams come true. Wishing you peace, joy, light, and love this holiday season."

Color sketch of a sleeping family - woman with long dark hair; white cat with black ears, tail, and patches; brown tabby cat; black cat; dark grey tabby cat; white bulldog with tan ears; black and white jumping spider; brown jumping spider; barrel cactus; and two peperomia hope plants. There is a Christmas tree with colored lights and a bulldog angel topper in the background along with a fireplace hung with stockings. A menorah and Yule candles are on the mantle, and a Kwanzaa cup and mantle are near a small table with a cup of tea. Text: "May all your winter dreams come true. Wishing you peace, joy, light, and love this holiday season."

25.12.2025 05:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.10.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 2441 πŸ” 1188 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 41
Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people? Does anyone work anymore?"

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employedβ€”but in jobs that pay poverty wages

27.10.2025 00:48 πŸ‘ 20659 πŸ” 7546 πŸ’¬ 795 πŸ“Œ 451

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

26.10.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 28798 πŸ” 11031 πŸ’¬ 1047 πŸ“Œ 519

They say it better than I did.

27.10.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, if you're thinking of buying candy for trick-or-treaters, please consider things like ramen, canned foods, dry pasta, and other non-perishable foods.

27.10.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen various versions of this circulating but it bears repeating.

If, this November, you see someone stealing necessities of any kind - no you didn't.

26.10.2025 23:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel that! I'm almost never on Instagram. Facebook for me is hit or miss - I might post a few times in a day and then ignore it for a week or more. I don't do TikTok or Threads or... anything else, really, unless you count Discord. And I'm sporadic at best on here.

26.10.2025 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven't used Xhitter in ages anyway, finally made it official today and deactivated my account.

26.10.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't been on there in ages, possibly since before the inaugural Nazi salutes... but it's a very good feeling to officially never be on there again.

26.10.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

... wtf.

Heading to X one last time to delete my account.

26.10.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
EXTREME close-up of the face of an ADORABLE dilute calico kitten - light gray mixed with peach mixed with white - with big green-gold eyes.

EXTREME close-up of the face of an ADORABLE dilute calico kitten - light gray mixed with peach mixed with white - with big green-gold eyes.

And now a timeline cleanser. Please accept this selfie taken by Honey Bun, the newest member of my household, who booped my phone screen with her nose while I was trying to get a selfie of both of us.

09.10.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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This is pure cult behavior, and it's terrifying. It's bad enough innocent people are being targeted by ICE, the National Guard, etc., without having a large portion of the general population now consists of automatons who are ready and willing to do whatever Trump wants them to do.

09.10.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0