Phira
@phira603.bsky.social
Formerly @phira from Twitter. She/her, USA. World's ending and stuff, but somehow I still have to shower and make dinner for the kids.
Wrote about the border search exception: a massive loophole in the Fourth Amendment that allows border officials to search through your phone without a warrant, the exception provides an easy pretext for the Trump administration to target its political enemies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Should Need a Warrant to See Your Phone
Federal officers can too easily comb through the most intimate details of your life.
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oh god. Retailers say online age-verification laws are driving up sales in the DVD market. avn.com/news/novelty...
it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
Councilor Louijeune, who proposed the resolution, said the city is already working (along with groups like the United Way) to help local Haitians) and has several ways to help thousands of fellow Bostonians, but today's court action increases the urgency.
Councilor Flynn just blocked a non-binding resolution calling on the city to set up a coordinated emergency response plan to help Haitian immigrants facing loss of their homes now that they lost their TPS status today. Flynn wants more info on how much helping Haitians in Boston would cost. 1/2
Imagine a world where the media covered the fact that the President and his family had their accounts closed for laundering Russian mafia money, as they did the Fauci hearings and discussing him taking the 5th.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
The federal government is interested in acquiring 249 parking spots in Boston. Local officials are already lining up against the move.
Local officials line up against ICE quest for nearly 250 Boston parking spots
The federal government is interested in acquiring 249 parking spots in Boston. Local officials are already lining up against the move.
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Yes! It’s this phenomenon and I REALLY do not want it to be happening here bsky.app/profile/nogo...
Jillian@nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 2d agothe erosion of consent & user preference on social media started long before AI got added unsolicited to everything. nothing has ever asked if I want to see short form video (I do not).
When a writing org (or company providing services to authors) starts bleating about how great "AI" is, look to see which of their higher-ups has recently set themselves to profit by the grift.
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Re-shared this great writeup in the group chat for someone who was torn between Markey and Moulton.
Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappy Mass Dems convention weekend! Here’s a reminder of why you should vote for Ed Markey and not Seth Moulton. jonathancohn.medium.com/ma-elects-fi...
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
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Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 21h agoI have one answer.
I am seeing this exact exchange playing out across social media. Moulton going so low is turning away voters.
As someone who was in late teens/early twenties when the US began the “war on terror”… yes.
open all borders. stop having them be closed 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴@dov.bsky.social · 15h agoi do think you could make a weird metaphysical argument for the idea that the pop culture of certain countries is informed by their youth's desire to sublimate and not think about the evil things the country does but the thing is... this is kind of normal
If your winning issue is trans women in sports, and you're struggling to uncover trans women in any league that anybody has ever heard of, then how do you keep trans athletes at the top of people's minds? Answer: You invent them. defector.com/the-right-ha...
The Right Has Created Their Perfect Trans Athlete | Defector
A lot of people in and around the WNBA are talking about trans women. In the aftermath of Indiana Fever role player Sophie Cunningham’s negative comments about trans people playing sports in an ESPN…
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If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com
Kotaku@kotaku.com · yesterdayWell, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666
Me and @erikaishii.bsky.social are coming to Boston and we’re gonna solve a problem through the power of long form improvisation! TIX: www.tixr.com/groups/laugh...
This happens ALL the time with meds for chronic conditions.
ProPublica@propublica.org · yesterdayInsurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic. Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment. Doctors are left to walk a tightrope. (Published Dec. 2024)
NOOOOOO I run multiple orgs on Airtable in addition to managing my own work on it. I've been such an Airtable evangelist for years, too.
Lex Roman@lexroman.com · yesterdayMore here:
At this point every man in the Republican Party should be viewed a child molesting, wife beating rapist until proven otherwise. Every single one of them.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTAPPER: One of the files you released was an image of your daughter naked. It was available for a day before it was removed. Your ex-wife's attorney says it could quality as CSAM. That's shockingly reckless behavior MAX MILLER: I wouldn't say it's shockingly reckless. There was no genitalia exposed