Kas Roth

Kas Roth

@kasroth.bsky.social

Democracy died in darkness. https://www.kasroth.net

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So, Mr. Tiny hands claims that there are 1,700 known Iranian sleeper cells in the us. So, Why is ICE wasting time, money, & resources to round up nannies, farm workers, gardeners, daycare workers etc? B/c it wasn't about stopping illegal immigration but about using a fear tactic to stay in power.

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You're looking at a 200 year-old wisteria vine at Byakugou-ji Temple in Tamba, Hyogo, Japan. The delicate pink/purple blossoms create an otherworldly place where magic can happen. But here's an interesting fact: wisteria are in the legume family (Fabaceae). This is a magic beanstalk.

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I forget who but someone on my timeline recently was asking for recommendations for Good Recent Cyberpunk? Bang Bang Bodhisattva easily skyrockets towards the top of my all-timers. It's probably the best of my "recent Cyberpunk" just by that metric alone. Very highly recommended.

My trans cyberpunk debut Bang Bang Bodhisattva is out in hardback, paperback and audiobook! It was a finalist for the 2024 Lambda award for speculative fiction! www.amazon.com/Bang-Bodhisa...

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NEW by me: Trump rally next up for Freedom 250. A bevy of America's largest corporations are sponsoring and participating. Freedom 250 is Trump's hijack of America's birthday celebration. Questions swirl around $100M in taxpayer dollars and pay-to-play scheme. www.thequeenzone.com/trump-hijack...

thequeenzone.comTrump Hijacked America’s 250th Birthday. Corporate America Helped.Critics say Trump has turned America’s 250th anniversary into a partisan spectacle fueled by corporate sponsors, secrecy, and political influence.

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"As Republican politicians cower in fear .. one incredibly brave woman stood up to the man who assaulted her. She did this with full knowledge that he would use every bit of firepower he could muster to destroy her. And she won." This is beautiful Definitely read it:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"The verdict finding Trump sexually abused & defamed Carroll is now final. He's out of courts to shop this to, & he’ll get no more appeals. And since he had to prepay the judgment & deposit it w/the court — along w/interest! — she won’t have to wait for him to cut the check." — @lizdye.bsky.social

CONTENT DESIGNER, AI Cock Sucking (remote) 500-600k. You will make sure that the sycophantic climate destroying machine tells our board how cool they are at least 4 times per missive. This is an on-site role.

hallowbij@bijan.bsky.social

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

Vothunae, Vuntekúparavan, Sheyeoxks, Borovoi, Lfjeghoull, and Oculus of the Fire Court Gods, it's like none of you are up to date on the agenda. Get right with Azathoth #SixGenders #6Genders

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social

Elf, orc, man, dwarf, ent, hobbit

According to a poll of less than 900 kids from resume templates. Holy CRAP they really want us to think Gen z are incapable of doing anything because they respect differences in people.

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when i say i fight for the freedom of black people, some take that to mean that i'm anti-white the reality is that black liberation has always been the first step towards equality for all and many recognize that future, but want to stop it. don't let them.

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PATTY MURRAY: Is it your position that American families should be forced to give up childcare and health coverage so you can have $1.5 trillion for this budget? HEGSETH: That's not my department. I certainly support this budget and the president's efforts to find and remove fraud wherever possible

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Replying to @chrisgeidner.bsky.social

... and effect.

David J. Bier@davidjbier.bsky.social

With a year of data in, the results are clear: the marginal ICE arrest is NOT a criminal. You can barely even tell on the right side of these charts of arrests of convicts when an ICE operation starts and ends. The spikes for noncriminals are massive.

If you put more than 500k in your bank accounts at the end of the year you are a thief stealing the value of other people's labor. We could have a country where everyone is housed, fed, and have medication. But no. Rich ppl gotta keep desperately trying to fill their void of personality.

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How the fuck does the Texas district even have fucking jurisdiction except in the right wing argument of "all the judges here agree with us so we want it to"???

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

Major breaking news tonight. NYU Langone has received a federal criminal subpoena over its provision of trans youth care. The subpoena originates from a grand jury empaneled in the Northern District of Texas. It's a massive escalation in attacks on trans poviders. Read our breaking story:

Waaahhhhhh waaahhhhhh I do not get special treatment wahhhhhhh fuck rich people.

Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social

"Political leaders are role models for young people," the Editorial Board writes. "In New York, the most prominent politician is sending a message to them: Resent success rather than trying to emulate it." https://wapo.st/4expdyS

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America’s 250th: brought to you mostly by toxic masculinity, climate catastrophe/genocide enablers, the military industrial complex, and surveillance capitalism.

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

The sponsors list is buried on the Freedom 250 site. Here's how to get to it: 1. Go to Freedom250.org 2. Scroll down to: "Freedom 250 is powered by our patriotic partners" 3. Click on button "View All" 4. Toggle to tab "Sponsors"

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As Black Maternal Health Week wraps up, we’re sitting with the data & the stakes. Black women face maternal mortality rates 3.5x higher than White women, despite 80%+ of pregnancy-related deaths being preventable. For Black disabled women, the risks only compound. Learn more in this thread! [1/7]

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I can't imagine that the huge increase in "people who have jobs that are contract-based, freelance, or contingent" is helping people feel stable, either. Even if you consistently keep getting new contracts or gigs, you know that could go away at any time.

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Can anyone out there be or recommend a good webdev for But Why Tho?

Kate Sánchez@ohmymithrandir.bsky.social

LMAO But Why Tho? Dying because of a shitty developer is not what I had on my bingo card. We have 48 hours to figure out what to do for a new host and find a developer to help us.

I can't make this shit up

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BERNIE SANDERS: Americans do not want us to continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars in support of the illegal, horrific war policies of Netanyahu NEWSMAX: Your reaction? REP. JOHN ROSE: As I listen to Sanders's comments, they border on being antisemitic

Jared Golden needs to be outta a job soon.

Dylan Williams@dylanwilliams.bsky.social

With a final tally of 213-214, the war powers resolution to disengage US forces from the war on Iran failed by a single vote. Representative Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democratic lawmaker to vote against the measure. Had he voted for it, it would have passed, handing Trump an historic loss.

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Zohran Mamdani said he's going to start taxing rich people who buy luxury housing in NYC but don't actually live in there, and the former CEO of Twitter/X called it "actually one of the scariest things I have ever seen."

Well someone's trying to get reelected I see. This is a good thing and I hope it's a sign of more to come. #FuckICE

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social

Interesting that the House today voted to extend TPS protections for Haitians in a rebuke of Trump's effort to end it (that effort was blocked in court but is now pending at SCOTUS). www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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People should bring up that surveillance pricing is almost certainly racist because the inputs will be structurally racist. Imagine food staples from your culture costing more because of your background. That's what's on offer.

Clare Blackwood@clareblackwood.bsky.social

Doug Ford saying that he won't vote no on surveillance pricing because he believes in capitalism and the free market is a great example of why I could never be a journalist because I would be kicked out of every press conference for screaming "THAT'S NOT WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS, DOUG"

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Replying to @robin4mpls.bsky.social

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It's so they can get away with marrying the 15year old. Knock em up, marry a man a decade too old and never be your own person. It's the goal.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Are we serious right now? Why are we referring to 15-year-old girls as women?

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It’s infuriating when a woman comes forward about a man raping her in his hotel room after drinking and the response is “Why would she go to his room?” “Why would she drink with him?” This is Mike Pence logic. Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.