Finally have the gallery wall of my dreams! 😍
Alexa Heinrich (she/her)
@alexaheinrich.bsky.social
Social media strategist and accessibility advocate. Creator of Accessible Social. Wealthy dragonfruit farmer in the Sims. TheRealAlexa.com/hello https://accessible-social.com/
Finally watched the new Spider-Man movie, and I didn’t realize I could be emotionally devastated by a freaking HANDSHAKE OF ALL THINGS. 😭
Public executions of any kind are barbaric. I don't care if they're streamed, sanctioned, scheduled, spontaneous, or whatever. They're a clear sign of a society moving backwards, not forward.
“Pillay, 85, defended Nelson Mandela and stood up against apartheid, sat on international courts for conflicts in Rwanda, Myanmar and the Palestinian territories, and served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.”
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay.
The South African jurist “is one of the great defenders of international legal principles in our time,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee chair said.
nbcnews.com
An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds.
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
wired.com
The U.S. Secretary of State supposedly not knowing anything about a bribery scandal involving the U.S. Ambassador to Greece feels like a bad thing.
Voting by mail for the U.S. Midterms? Make sure your ballot gets counted! Use an official dropbox, if you can. If you can't use a dropbox, mail your ballot as soon as possible, a week or more before November 3.
The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
democracydocket.com
"Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
For every person (lbr usually a man) who wins a science Nobel Prize there are literally THOUSANDS of uncredited researchers and workers who made that win possible.
I don't know why, but I find the list of emoji proposals on the Unicode website very fascinating. 🧐
Emoji Proposals Status
unicode.org
The President of the United States joking about another country bombing LA and San Diego should be front-page news for every publication in the nation. Not only are both cities home to millions of people, but San Diego is the homeport for the Pacific Fleet, for god's sake. WTF are we doing???
We did the thing! Make sure you have a plan to vote in the U.S. midterms next month. Vote early if you can, and if you’re doing a mail-in ballot, drop it off at an official ballot dropbox instead of mailing it. I don’t care what anyone says, every vote counts, and democracy is on the line. VOTE. 🗳️
FYI, this is one of the many, many reasons that almost no one in Chicago—no matter their political affiliation—likes Rahm Emanuel and would absolutely not support any presidential run he makes.
Mental Health Activists Say Rahm Emanuel Exploded at Them: “You’re going to respect me!”
The incident came almost three years to the day that another activist died after her mental health clinic was closed by Mayor Emanuel.
inthesetimes.com
Auto-enrolling millions of children in Trump accounts without any legal disclosures or discussions with their legal guardians feels hella weird.
Trump Accounts have auto-enrolled more than 60 million children, Treasury says
More than 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to a Treasury Department announcement exclusively provided to CNBC.
cnbc.com
The Atlantic spoke with more than 40 sources: Weeks before the midterms, Kash Patel is desperate to help Trump's Justice Department deliver numerous indictments on Trump's 2020 election lies just to please Trump. In meetings, Patel has expressed frustration that there have been no new findings.
theatlantic.com
Look at all my ugly babies! Decided to pull the remaining carrots from our beds yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to harvest quite a few of decent size and shape. Not too bad for our first year growing carrots considering everything I’ve heard about the first year’s yield usually being poor! 🧑🌾
Anti-genocide protestors demonstrated in New York to call for an end to Israel's impunity and War Crimes. #3E "We want the US to stop arming Israel," "We will not be silent as our government fully funds a genocide in Palestine" "We demand an end to the impunity and complicity"
Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2w agoDozens of delegations walked out as Netanyahu addressed the UN, while 104 anti-genocide protesters were arrested outside. Netanyahu downplayed West Bank violence, rambled to a half empty hall. He remains subject to an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes.
Jon Husted has now voted 14 times to continue the Iran war. That’s 14 votes causing record high gas and grocery prices, and Ohioans are paying the price.
Tomorrow is Dolly Parton Day (9-25)! Make sure to leave out a nice potato dish tonight for her so she blesses your dreams with butterflies, rhinestones, and kindness. 🦋
My dearest hope for this film is that it drives Elon to leave us all alone, and he finally fucks off to Mars.
Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
youtu.be
If you live in Kane County, Illinois, sample ballots are now available on the County Clerk's website. I would also recommend that you double-check your voter status and make sure you have a plan for voting in the Midterms!
Kane County Elections
clerk.kanecountyil.gov
With the things I’ve seen and experienced in nearly 15 years, I deserve hazard pay
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoWIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
Only total losers will willingly watch Trump TV.
Mom: “That’s weird. The neighbors are shooting off fireworks. Why would they do that when it’s pouring outside?” Me: *rushes to phone to check news*
I feel like my entire body has been clenched for the past 15 years at this point. I hate it.
Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database
Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database
The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand.
techcrunch.com
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump's demand for cut.
Some of these recalls are starting to feel intentionally malicious. Because how the heck do ROCKS suddenly make it into ICE CREAM? Like I’m sure there’s some sort of logical explanation for this one, right? RIGHT?!
Ice Cream Urgently Recalled Due to Potentially Dangerous Contamination—What to Know
Danone USA is recalling pints of its So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert due to the potential presence of foreign materials, such as small stones and other hard obj...
marthastewart.com