Tessera

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She/her. Icon painted by me. I mostly only like posts

Ethical Necromancy @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I loved this book because it posits What if a queer love story got sabotaged because one of them was too weeb (The weeb in question here is ironically Japanese lmfao ) www.npr.org/2026/05/19/n...

'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the 2026 International Booker Prize

The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

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Rhiannon @aywarhiannon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Leqaa Kordia, who spent a year in ICE detention because she protested for Palestine, is free today.

Leqaa stands outside of a car with the door open. She’s wearing a dark blue hijab, beige sweatshirt, and an embroidered kuffiyeh draped over her shoulders. She smiles and gives the hand sign for victory (two fingers like a peace sign)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10mo ago

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

The Onion @theonion.com · last yr.

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Everyone A Damn Critic theonion.com/supreme...

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Everyone A Damn Critic

WASHINGTON—In a provocative 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that everyone’s a damn critic these days. “It is this court’s opinion that apparently everyone has their own ideas about how this court should operate and is not shy about sharing their views—even when no one asks,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his 10-page […]

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Lazear @lazear.bsky.social · last yr.

Finally Italy must admit Chicago deep dish is real pizza.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last yr.

The new Pope is an American (from Chicago), Robert Francis Prevost

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · last yr.

Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!

Tufts student detained by ICE in viral video is released, thanks supporters

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was released from ICE detention on Friday, offering brief words of thanks to supporters gathered outside the Louisiana facility.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

if the vatican truly understood the hustle they'd rent out their chimney for gender reveals

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · last yr.

READ NOW: A VT federal judge orders Mohsen Mahdawi released during habeas proceedings. "Legal residents—not charged with crimes or misconduct—are being arrested and threatened with deportation for stating their views on the political issues of the day." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

CONCLUSION
Petitioner's Motion for Release (Doc. 19) is GRANTED. The court orders the release of
Mohsen Madawi on his personal recognizance during the pendency of this habeas proceeding.
His release is subject to the following conditions:
That he reside in Vermont;
That he is permitted to travel to New York State for educational
purposes or to meet with his lawyers or as otherwise ordered by the
court;
That he attend all court hearings in this case in person unless excused
by order of the court.
28
2:25-cv-00389-gwc
Document 54
Filed 04/30/25
Page 29 of 29
Mahdawi v. Trump, et al.
Dated at Burlington, in the District of Vermont, this 30th day of April, 2025.
Case No. 2:25-CV-389
Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge
United States District Court

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · last yr.

New at The Watch: A Texas attorney gave some free legal advice to an undocumented family. Then two law enforcement officers showed up at his door. radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courag...

The courage to be decent

The Trump administration wants to make us afraid to look out for one another. Don't let them.

radleybalko.substack.com

The Onion @theonion.com · last yr.

Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side

The Onion @theonion.com · last yr.

ICE Opens Interdimensional Detention Center To Indefinitely Imprison Immigrants Across Infinite Number Of Multiverses theonion.com/ice-opens-in...

ICE Opens Interdimensional Detention Center To Indefinitely Imprison Immigrants Across Infinite Number Of Multiverses

BRANE MULTIVERSE 378-C—In an effort to better comply with recent moves to abolish limits on migrant detention, ICE officials announced Thursday that they planned to open an interdimensional detention ...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · last yr.

UPDATE on Mahmoud Khalil from his lawyers and his wife: "Today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament." (Legal team now includes ACLU, CCR.)

For full alt text, follow pastebin link in next post. Partial text:

Amy E. Greer, attorney for Mahmoud Khalil provided the following update this evening:

First, importantly, today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament. He also greatly appreciates, and, typically for him, is moved by the extraordinarily broad and steadfast support he has received from a variety of communities that understand what is at stake. He is in ICE custody in Louisiana, and arrangements have been made for local attorneys to visit him today and tomorrow.

The remarks by government officials, including the President, on social media only confirm the purpose – and illegality – of Mahmoud's detention. He was chosen as an example to stifle entirely lawful dissent in violation of the First Amendment. While tomorrow or thereafter the government may cite the law or process, that toothpaste is out of the tube and irreversibly so. The government’s objective is as transparent as it is unlawful, and our role as Mahmoud’s lawyers is to ensure it does not prevail.

Today Mahmoud's legal team, which includes Kyle Barron, CLEAR, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Amy Greer filed a motion to compel in federal court in the Southern District of New York, as part of the habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf over the weekend, seeking an order requiring the government to return to New York for any immigration proceedings.

ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴@miawong.bsky.social · 2y ago

Posting this here about the Uyghur genocide and the People's War on Terror before I log off for like a week Moreover, ICE must be destroyed chuangcn.org/journal/two/...

Spirit Breaking

“Today Uyghurs speak often of the brokenness they feel as a people. They say they have no words for how they feel. They say they can’t reconcile what is happening and who they are as human be…

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eve6 @eve6.bsky.social · 2y ago

Every time I learn about some new public idiot it turns out they went to harvard