🐚 Shell-bee 🐝 Cap-HOT-cio 🥵🚫🧊 [Feral Edition]
@virtuistic.bsky.social
Advocate. Bi. Genderqueer. Green thumb. AI Hater. Disabled. Vaxxed. Masked. Editor. Journalist. Producer. Writer. (she/they) virtuistic.carrd.co PFP: purple-tinted pic of me with hair down, wearing glasses, and smiling. Banner: The shore of gichi-gami
The St. Paul City Council just voted to refuse to put the Tenant's Right to Repair law on the ballot for voters, claiming it conflicts with state law even though Duluth passed a nearly identical law last year. A press release from the Safe Homes coalition which has pushed for the law:
Of course it will. Arsonists get caught but not always.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 9h agojesusfuckingchrist
Even under Trump we can still force through billions of dollars of student debt cancellation All praise to @eddebtjustice.bsky.social for fighting the good fight for over a decade to make this the largest class action in US history The fight is far from over
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 12h agoSo many people I encounter, especially in HigherEd, believe the only strategy for this moment is "keep your head down." @debtcollective.bsky.social didn't change priorities in 2024, nor in 2020, nor in 2016. They barreled ahead. There first big win was $800 million. This one is $11 billion.
Folks, I didn't make rent and a huge bill just hit on top of it. I am still looking for work. I badly need to raise $600 this month
Kivan@kivanbay.bsky.social · 2w agoI must raise rent and a portion of my power bill for August. The heatwave was rough. Thank you for continuing to share and support. paypal.me/kivabay cashapp $kivabay ko-fi.com/kivabay #mutualaid #transcrowdfund #helpfolkslive2026 #helpsky
The proud AI Hater in me is very much looking forward to this series starting in just a couple minutes... If you're tuning in too, let's compare notes! 🤓
🐚 Shell-bee 🐝 Cap-HOT-cio 🥵🚫🧊 [Feral Edition]@virtuistic.bsky.social · 2w agoMy fellow climate nerds + AI haters: @apha.org is hosting a webinar series relevant to our interests! 1️⃣ Health + equity impacts of data centers 2️⃣ Local, State, + Federal Policy Landscape 3️⃣ Advocacy, Partnerships, + Building Effective Coalitions 4️⃣ Combating Mis/Disinformation + Industry Opposition
AI sucks ass— It’s designed by fascists whose goal is to extract all value from our lives & enrich themselves with no regard to our quality of life or survival. But generative ai is especially horrid & so is anyone who uses it, because it’s still ruining lives & the planet and it’s UNNECESSARY.
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Stop calling them "data centers." Start calling them pollution centers. 🧵👇
4/ How many wildfires, heatwaves, droughts, burnt down communities, ruined livelihoods, and lost lives will it take for PM Carney to stop his reckless pursuit of expanded fossil fuel production?
Can we talk about how millions of dollars get spent on annoying campaign ads that don't work, and then figure out how to get that money into something with ROI that actually helps people instead? Every election cycle, campaign spending goes up, and for what, exactly? 🧐 These are life-changing sums.
This home needs a roof. 👇🏻 “Since buying the house, I've helped 6 other trans people flee their conservative states by offering my home as a place to stay as they got settled.”
Door (angry trans edition)@bananabreadmaker.bsky.social · 23h agowww.gofundme.com/f/trans-new-... 👉👈 I love yall I would really like for my bed to not be under a tarp bc of the risk of water leaking into my bedroom from the ceiling, and that's only gonna be possible with a large chunk of money Anything helps, you're all awesome.
Guess who’s having fits over data center energy demand and water usage? TEXAS! Also they are losing $3.2 Billion in sales tax revenue due to data center tax breaks apple.news/AIdWMjvKOR0W...
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand — Ars Technica
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
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💸🏘 NEW GOAL: $500,000 Donate now @ 👇🏼 NeighborReliefFund.org UPDATE: Our #MutualAid fund is about $8,000 away from helping multiple families with overdue rent and bills. Please share this fundraiser widely, donate if you can, and feel free to invite neighbors at #NNO block parties to donate! 💖✊🏼
AG nominee tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/04/r...
AG nominee tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access • Minnesota Reformer
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro...
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Huh. Remind me which agency (MPD) went over budget already this year by almost exactly that amount??
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · yesterdayMore than 100 city employees could be laid off in Minneapolis in the first major layoffs in 16 years as the city faces a $33 million budget gap.
💸🏘 NEW GOAL: $500,000 Donate now @ 👇🏼 NeighborReliefFund.org UPDATE: Our #MutualAid fund is about $8,000 away from helping multiple families with overdue rent and bills. Please share this fundraiser widely, donate if you can, and feel free to invite neighbors at #NNO block parties to donate! 💖✊🏼
"According to a news release, ICE will pay CoreCivic "fixed monthly payment plus an incremental per diem payment based on detainee populations." Concentration camp volume bonuses Related: CoreCivic's CEO's name is Patrick Swindle
KARE 11@kare11.bsky.social · yesterdayAfter nearly a year of debate, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has signed a deal to move into a long-closed private prison in Appleton, MN.
If mods don't like it when someone suggests the violence of the state be leveled against a worthy target for a change, they're really not going to like what happens when the revolution comes.
EmKay K-A@mkettleson.bsky.social · 2d agoIf @bsky.app wants to be less lefty, they really have no path to that ‘cept to alienate most of us to the point where we go, & then try to rebuild something “mainstream” on the ashes. If @moderation.bsky.app is banning a disability lawyer for posting death PENALTY “threats”, “eventual profit” wins.
New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
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Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
Land of the free, where you can pursue happiness - as long as your happiness makes enough money for the capitalist class and doesn't challenge them (or their power) in any meaningful way.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v