nancymittens.bsky.social
@nancymittens.bsky.social
Fibercrafts, books. Still not much to say. Will block on vibes, still deciding about xylophones. Sometimes I take time to respond, because I am trying to be thoughtful. Has read but does not like Moby Dick. Still on Dreamwidth and Mastodon
“Warranty coverage no longer includes sleeping on hotel pillows” sent me.
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 22h ago"Thank you for updating to Woman™ 51.0. This release includes important security updates, several unexpected hardware changes, a completely redesigned relationship with alcohol, and expanded support for saying 'absolutely not' without explaining yourself." buff.ly/31NgFok
I feel like we need a reminder sometimes, so there is no amount of extra hours you could've worked to keep from getting laid off. Seniority, company loyalty, importance to the project - none of it matters when you're a number on a spreadsheet. Anyone telling you different is selling something.
How the fuck are those even legal in the first place
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2d agoICE plans to spend $20 million to give officers electric shock gloves
Birthdate and name matches are causing US Citizens to get arrested in error by ICE as they board airplanes. This is the same level of rigor they're bringing to claims of fraudulent voting, and is obvious as an error-prone method to anyone who has taken an introductory stats class.
Don't forget to vote! If you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul and hit a down-ballot race you've done no research on, my blog has a roundup (with my recommendations but also links to info) and you can find links to all my primary season posts here: naomikritzer.com/2026/08/06/p...
Primary Election 2026 Sample Ballot / Index of Posts
Minnesota’s primary election is TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, which is this coming Tuesday as I post this. For the convenience of everyone looking up races from the voting booth (or the people who ar…
naomikritzer.com
A core conservative demand is being able to benefit from living in a society without incurring any obligations. A philosophy for infants
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoNIH Director Jay Bhattacharya: "We shouldn't be keeping kids out of schools because their parents have made different decisions than other parents" (Note that Trump is asleep)
i love the corporate death penalty en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicia...
Judicial dissolution - Wikipedia
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Yeah these guys gotta go. When they lose the House or the Senate their markets will be used for election denial. Gotta rip the wires out.
QuoProQuid@quoproquid.bsky.social · 3d agoi personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state
You can use @skywatch.blue to mute all these trash ALT gov accounts, none of which are run by legit people and basically all of which are worth booting from your timeline and attention. Cause this shit is fucking disgusting.
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 4d agoTrash account
The thing to always bear in mind about the "arc of the moral universe" quote is that it comes from Theodore Parker, who was an abolitionist who died in 1860.
on two occasions I have run into a dude who went with the "I identify as a woman" thing because he thinks its really funny and my learning has been that if you take his word for it and start calling him a woman he stops finding it funny in about 1 second and starts getting upset & so you don't stop
A bunch of news orgs are gonna pay for this too because otherwise they will miss breaking news stories.
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock@warnock.senate.gov · 5d agoThis isn't getting enough attention. Donald Trump is selling early access to his Truth Social posts for $100,000 per month. What purpose does this serve except to enrich the President and his wealthy friends? It's patently unfair.
this continues to be the most accurate of those spirit Halloween costume memes
The Slanket of late night TV sale fame: developed for wheelchair users who need a long blanket so they don't have to wrestle the extra material or risk having it catch on the wheels. Everybody else buying them keeps the product making enough money to keep it in production.
I think they’re just deliberately trying to undermine the WNBA because it was making money and it was so popular and it was a counter to the NBA: this wholesome back-to-basics family-friendly game. And maybe some of this: current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/nobe...
A Nobel laureate’s assist to women’s basketball pros
In March 2026, the union representing professional women's basketball players reached a historic collective bargaining agreement with the WNBA, securing salary increases of nearly 400 percent for its ...
current.fas.harvard.edu
There were Muslims in the Twin Towers on 9/11; no one is asking them about who they don't feel comfortable around/might want excluded.
HUGE #LandBack win!!! California just approved a $25M zero-interest loan so the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation can reclaim nearly 40,000 acres of ancestral land in the Klamath River Basin. State officials are calling it the second-largest tribal land-back deal in CA history.
California approves $25M loan for Quartz Valley landback deal
California approved a $25 million zero-interest loan to help the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation acquire nearly 40,000 acres of ancestral land in the Klamath River Basin.
tribalbusinessnews.com
Japanese-American internment was the last time the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was invoked...before the Trump 2.0 administration, that is. Such actions by the federal gov't used to be considered a national disgrace. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoStephen Miller: "The president is using his authority as commander as chief to sign an executive order using the new ruling the Supreme Court issued to expand the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship. That includes, for example, alien enemies ... "
And the GOP doesn't really see that as a problem. Lots of them see it as a feature.
Bryce Covert@brycecovert.bsky.social · 6d agoYikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org
“It’s a very fun, creative thing. The creativity is driven by the time. You just have to get it done. And what comes out is really amazing."
48 Hour Film Project returns to Buffalo this weekend
Forty teams will be given 48 hours this weekend to produce films between four and seven minutes in length. The winner will head to an international competition.
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