A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems. This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.

@jzplusplus.com and i are hosting a kickoff for this year’s weird web october! (weirdweboctober.website) bubblesort studios 78 gough st, sf sun, october 4, 2026, 1-5pm

This is tomorrow in the Seattle area and it’s free:

Fewer new US citizens voting may impact close elections in obvious ways, particularly when one of the parties is stridently anti-immigrant.

Myself and other immigration attorneys have noticed that the government has paused most citizenship applications that have already been approved and are only waiting for a swearing-in-ceremony. Our guess is that they're intentionally delaying these until after the mid-term election.

Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday to honor Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcement - and advocate on their behalf.

A team of library folks here in Ventura County are working to launch a local affiliate branch of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library right now! I'd be thrilled to see them hit their goal of beginning to deliver books to kids in the area by September of this year. imaginationlibraryventura.com

Flock camera coverage of the U.S. in the last two years, from Flock's own data

"Between May and July, the emails show probation officers were regularly notifying ICE agents about the dates and times that certain probationers would be at their office. ... One probation officer also gave ICE agents the home address and make, model and license plate of a probationer’s car."

Nicole Foy@nicolefoy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@rachelspacek.bsky.social at @investigatewest.bsky.social examined how closely one Idaho county's probation office is working with ICE -- even going so far as to compile a "foreign born list" for ICE. www.investigatewest.org/idaho-county...

This is genuinely great - thank you, @aft.org! Would love to see a similar statement urging teachers and students to cancel their ChatGPT accounts due to OpenAI's support of ICE! www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/10/1...

A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions

Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.

technologyreview.com

AFT@aft.org · 2mo ago

NEW: As teachers and families head back to school, AFT is urging people to shop at retailers other than Target for school supplies. Target refused to condemn unlawful ICE activity and failed to respond to good faith outreach efforts. Find local stores that respect labor rights at ShopSmart.AFT.org.

wow WHO could have POSSIBLY seen this coming?

Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Around 80 detainees were forcibly deported to the Central African Republic, which the U.S. strongly advises against visiting. L.A. TACO spoke with Aristides Fernandez Garcia, who has no idea what the future looks like. The full story: lataco.com/asylum-seeke... By @eltragon.bsky.social

I don't think that gloves like this should exist. I mean, I don't think that ICE should exist. But definitely abolish ICE and double abolish shock gloves.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2mo ago

JFC

With 100° temps a new norm, Republicans are trying to stop all federal heat safety protection regs, now or in the future. HR 6213 prohibits OSHA from creating or enforcing ANY national heat safety standard. We MUST stop it! act.seiu.org/a/fedheatreg... #WeFeedYou

The Trump regime forced Haitian Americans into undocumented status, and is now using that undocumented status as an excuse to force them to wear ankle monitors. It was never about following the law, but about banning Black and brown immigrants while advancing fascism & Christian nationalism.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano came to the U.S. at 3yrs old. ICE took him this June. He was 29. He told his family he didn't feel right but ICE wouldn't give him medical attention. After a month, ICE finally moved him to a hospital Prisciliano died five days later enlacelatinonc.org/en/Young-Mex...

A young Mexican man living in Durham died in ICE custody.

News in Spanish about politics, immigration and community issues for Latinos in North Carolina.

enlacelatinonc.org

Looks like someone pirated Daily Science Fiction's entire output and posted them here, claiming to have author permission. At least a dozen authors to my knowledge have said they didn't grant permission. If you were published by DFS, you might wanna consider a Cease and Desist.

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

newrepublic.com

As a retired deputy medical investigator and co-founder of 1-800-AUTOPSY, Vidal Herrera is bringing attention to the overwhelming need for funding and help in the “deathcare” industry. Read more: lataco.com/vidal-herrer... 🎥: Izzy Ramirez and Erwin Recinos

Betye Saar died at 99 in Los Angeles yesterday. The beloved artist passed away in her sleep just four days before her 100th birthday. Over a seven-decade career, Saar’s visionary assemblages recast the debris of American history into monuments of Black resilience and liberation.

Betye Saar, Who Opened Portals Between Worlds, Dies at 99

Her visionary assemblages recast the debris of American history into monuments of Black resilience and liberation.

hyperallergic.com

Amada Armenta, one of the lead researchers of the project, tells L.A. TACO that businesses within a quarter mile of an immigration enforcement raid experienced twice as much foot traffic loss when compared to a half a mile away. The full story: lataco.com/ice-cost-la-... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

SCOOP: “It was carried out in a way that lets the VA avoid explicitly saying they don’t provide LGBTQ veteran care — but that’s the reality of it," a healthcare provider at a Veterans Affairs hospital told me. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Trump ends care network for LGBTQ+ veterans, internal email shows. Providers condemn 'cruel erasure'

The nationwide rollback ends specialized calls, training, and shared resources while leaving other population-specific programs intact.

advocate.com

In the latest NDAA amendment votes, five Dems crossed party lines to ban Tricare coverage for ttrans care for dependents of military members: H. Cuellar (TX) V. Gonzalez (TX) D. Davis (NC) S. Figures (AL) And Terri Sewell (AL) becomes the newest Dem to do so. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Five Dems Crossed Party Lines To Strip Health Care From Trans Servicemembers And Their Families

“It's not just an attack on transgender kids.”

erininthemorning.com

friends, please: don’t use transreads dot org they claim to support trans authors, but take our entire texts, post them for free, fundraise off it, and have the gall to claim it’s about preservation they are literally taking money from trans creators and make it harder for us to keep creating

Peter Larsen (48) approached a Muslim American named Sohail and asked him if he was Muslim. Sohail confirmed that he was. Larsen, a Trump supporter, pulled out a knife and stabbed Sohail 15 times, telling police he intended to kill him and all Muslims. www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-white-su...

A White Supremacist Stabbed A Muslim Man 15 Times Because of His Faith

National Media Is Ignoring It And American Muslims Are Seeing The Hate Escalate

qasimrashid.com

The most frustrating thing about the LAX Skylink delays is that as soon as it opens, LA becomes the best transit-served city in California. SF’s only advantage over LA is BART access to SFO. Skylink will finally solve that deficiency for LA. (Although, closing the Norwalk Gap would be nice too.)

Nick Andert@nickandert.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If @charliejane.bsky.social or @annaleen.bsky.social knows anybody in Idaho (or traveling to that state) who might need this map. @transgenderreport.com www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/10/i...

Map with trans-friendly bathrooms launched after new Idaho law

Idaho LGBTQ+ advocates have launched a new online map identifying trans-inclusive bathrooms after a new law restricted restroom access.

thepinknews.com

True story: there used to be a website that tracked these (PuppycideDB), and they gave up because cops were killing too many dogs for them to the website to keep pace

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Routine reminder that US cops kill 10,000-25,000 dogs every year. Almost always with zero reason or justification. That is 27-68 dogs shot and killed by police every day.