Vivacia
@vivacia.bsky.social
Bookworm. RPG lover. Dice Goblin. WHM forever. TTRPG geek. German. Mama. Moomin. Odd one out by default. http://vivacia.contactin.bio/ || Lily Moore on @starryknightsshow.bsky.social
“Gustavo” is harvesting mangoes in Coachella, CA. “This is very hard work. We start before dawn, but temps are already near 100° while we’re working. It’s physical labor, and it’s hard to do in this kind of heat.” Today’s high in Coachella is forecast to reach 109°. #WeFeedYou
Heavy equipment is rolling into Big Bend for a $1.7B border project — all for “national security” on a stretch with under 0.045% of illicit traffic. Patrol roads through campgrounds & boat launches. One of Texas’ wildest places getting carved up for BS reasons. bigbendsentinel.com/2026/08/04/m...
More questions than answers as contractors descend upon Big Bend National Park
Terlingua Tensions are high in South Brewster County as federal contractor Southwest Valley Construction, a subsidiary of Nebraska-based Kiewit, moved heavy equipment into Big Bend National Park on Tu...
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On Monday, a federal judge paused a New York law that prohibited ICE agents from obscuring their faces while on duty. In the case, the federal government argued that the law was invalid because states can’t regulate the actions of federal agencies.
Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks
Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials.
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How one village established a Native-led sexual assault response team to help address the oncoming chaotic boomtown atmosphere. buff.ly/WeUsSdJ
Alaska Native communities prepare for man camps driven by new mining boom - High Country News
Alaska Native villages rally to protect their communities from the administration’s ramped up resource development agenda.
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Why have we collectively stopped talking about the fact that Trump legitimately thought the “ms13” was a real tattoo? Dude is fucking brain dead
Erin in the Morning Aug 2026 Two people who used a women's restroom in Bossier Parish LA's Cypress Black Bayou Park attacked by an angry group. One was taken to hospital and the other taken by police to a men’s jail. LA does not have a bathroom ban but the Parish voted to pass its own.
Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police
An angry mob allegedly beat them. The police charged them. The municipality voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom ordinances in the country.
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Federal officials recently started threatening to seek criminal charges against two elected county sheriffs who have declined to give immigration agents broad access to inmates subject to deportation. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
ICE Threatens Sheriffs In Chicago and Minneapolis With Prosecution Over Access to Inmates
In a new tactic, federal immigration officials recently started saying they would criminally charge the elected county sheriffs in Minneapolis and Chicago.
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PBS pointed out last night that the Trump admin has a long history of saying one thing in public and another thing in court. Fox News dutifully repeats whatever Trump says, unless it's about Smartmatic, a company that filed a $2 billion defamation suit against the network.
Madonna was doing this in the 1980s. She's always been an ally who puts herself in the firing line. inmagazine.ca/2022/08/look...
Looking Back At "The Facts About AIDS" Card Insert Madonna Included With Her 'Like A Prayer' Album - IN Magazine
On March 21, 1989, Madonna released her fourth studio album Like A Prayer, her most introspective release at the time. The album received universal acclaim from music critics and fans, but stirred con...
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Price tag for Trump’s D.C. deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029 wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/08/05/r...
Price tag for Trump's D.C. deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029 • Wisconsin Examiner
The deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. is expected to cost taxpayers another $1.4 billion
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When Rebecca Figueroa was arrested two months into her pregnancy, she didn’t worry because she wasn’t guilty. But seven months later, she was still in jail and totally unprepared for a high-risk pregnancy.
I Had a High-Risk Pregnancy in Jail — Then I Gave Birth in Chains
When Rebecca Figueroa was arrested two months into her pregnancy, she didn’t worry because she wasn’t guilty. But seven months later, she was still in jail and totally unprepared for a high-risk…
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in other news, I'll be breaking out the tarot cards for myself and others tonight, so take your cute self over here if you'd like me to pull some for you, too: ko-fi.com/mxmarymoon/c...
Mx Mary Moon's Readings
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Of course, this is in large part thanks to McConnell’s decades-long tenure in the Senate. In 1993, he notoriously voted against the landmark Family and Medical Leve Act (FMLA), one of only 27 senators to do so.
A new report shows that Trump's extreme immigration crackdown is hurting businesses, dragging down local economies, and leading to higher prices. Stop going after immigrant workers and end this "ICE Tax." www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/t...
Trump's deportation agenda raised prices, contracted local economies, immigration group says
A report released Wednesday by the immigration advocacy group America's Voice argues President Trump's immigration policies are hurting the economy.
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WIN: A Wisconsin court blocked state laws that discriminated against absentee voters with disabilities in violation of the ADA. Pro-voters argued that the state's current system, which requires absentee voters to fill out and return paper ballots, limits disabled and elderly voters' choices.
NEW: @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social obtained body cam footage from the investigation into Rep. Max Miller's alleged abuse. In it, Emily Moreno alleges Miller held her at gunpoint while she changed their daughter's diaper. It also reveals him downplaying their daughter's broken collarbone to detectives.
holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
Yesterday while conducting an oversight visit at Camp East Montana, I met the wife of an active duty service member being held despite the fact that she was awaiting her immigration case appeal. apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.
Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 15h agoWanna help? Become a Waymaker! We're running, walking, cycling 20,000 miles in September to raise money to get immigrant kids out of detention and back with family. Someone who kayaks to work is dedicating his miles to Waymakers! A salsa dance class is counting steps! It all counts! #BeAWaymaker
A local immigration attorney shares updated information about going to immigration court.
Worried about going to court because of ICE? Here's what a local immigration lawyer wants community members to know
A Charlottesville immigration lawyer answers common questions about ICE courthouse arrests, court hearings and how families can prepare for emergencies.
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Wow! 😮 This is a really amazing analysis by Vlad Vexler of why Russians don't easily rise up against tyranny - starting with a very insightful examination of *language*, which of course frames how people think. Terrific food for thought here, & much ground covered. Highly recommend! ❤️
The Real Reason Russians Don't Rise Up
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler
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El-Sayed attacked Rogers as a Trump stooge and accused Republicans of trying to use his faith and full name - Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed - to scare voters. "My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries," he said. "You know what is? Their BS policies." www.reuters.com/world/us/pro...
Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in jolt to Democrats
The race served as a battleground between progressives and moderates over support for Israel, an issue that has played out in primaries nationwide this year.
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NEW: Meta reviewed, approved, and ran more than 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads. They ran for nine months. Some were live this week. After WIRED asked about them, researchers found ~30 more
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
wired.com
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
Virginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue fever
Virginia resident has state’s 1st locally acquired case of dengue fever - WTOP News
Virginia health officials have confirmed the state’s first known case of locally acquired dengue, a viral disease usually associated with international travel.
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Today the UK is putting into practice aggressive restrictions on trans people using toilets and changing rooms. This follows a complex legal/political mess over two years. The UK was among the best countries in Europe on LGBTQ rights; now it's among the worst. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse
It's never just one minority.
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I've read most of the books on @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's proposed reading list and plan to read the rest. These are excellent recommendations. In fact, @gilduran.com (author of The Nerd Reich) will be a guest on Movement Memos soon.
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. (Gift Article)
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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