childless gay cat lady Trans rights are human rights. Black lives matter. Everyone deserves healthcare, food security and safe, stable housing.
Bookmarking this one for reference - instructions on how to disable AI in a whole bunch of different places where it's constantly popping up like a much worse version of Clippy
John ScalziSuper useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/
I have completely lost count of all the times total strangers helped me wrestle an oversized suitcase up the stairs in a Red Line station or yelled at a bus driver to wait a second so I could get on. Strangers stopped to help me after I crashed my bike and passed out in the street.
Em, midlyA guy snatched my wallet in front of a venue and a crowd of emo kids came running after him with me. He panicked and dropped the wallet. A guy snatched my phone on my street and a car full of guys met me in the alley to confront him. He gave it back and apologized.
Thread of the day, this is the best account of a raccoon heist I've ever read
Katharine HayhoeOvernight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
ICE/DHS activities become more outrageous every day. The entire department of so-called"homeland security" should be abolished, including TSA. Harassing, arresting, abusing and deporting people doesn't make anyone safer
Eileen Clancy 🧿gift! ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive By Hamed Aleaziz & Miriam Jordan Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers & others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country. @haleaziz.bsky.social
This is such a grim story, and it's just one of thousands - so many vulnerable people are being outright killed or sent to their deaths by this administration's policies Our piecemeal racist immigration system is also to blame. It's too convoluted and expensive, particularly for asylum seekers
Adam Sawyer“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
This is a good article that explains some things I'd never thought to ask. I got two ballots for a primary once, because I moved somewhat suddenly like 2 or 3 weeks before the election. I was impressed they knew to send a new one (I changed districts so some races were different between the two)
Greg Halling"The claim doesn't really jibe," said Ross, a Republican, has served as Yakima County Auditor for 12 years. (Questen Inghram / yakimaherald.com)