Vicki Madden
@vlmadden.bsky.social
Teacher, very slow writer, lover of libraries & trains. Essays: Heart Problems in A Public Space (Pushcart Notable) and The New York Times Rewilding my 1/3 acre garden, mending and darning socks and my little corner of the world vickimadden.net
Do we have a thread of police abusing Flock surveillance yet? Flock abuse thread 🧵📌
404 Media@404media.co · last mo.A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
August arrives in the dark we are not even asleep and it is here how can it be so late all at once -WS Merwin, Nocturne II from The Shadow of Sirius #everynightapoem
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3w agoRep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp
Ummm. Whatever happened to all the lawless drug dealing gangs ICE were going to arrest. So far all I've seen is workers, teenagers, grandmothers, US citizens and various people on holiday.
...my consciousness was a universe of fragments going in all directions into outer space, like the dark crackly moon flights we watched on television. There was no resting place at the center where I could trust my reflexes, my ability to read adults and react accordingly, relax when possible. #wip
May or may not appear in the final version of my #wip currently titled A Long Line of Nobodies: A Geneological Detective Story. Was my unknown cousin a serial killer, as my uncle told me? Or just a plain old murderer?
Betye Saar, a visionary in myriad ways, always inspired and awed me. She died a few days short of turning 100.
Getty@gettymuseum.bsky.social · last wk.We are deeply saddened by the passing of artist Betye Saar, a pivotal figure in American art whose powerful assemblages, prints, and installations challenged historical narratives. Her extraordinary legacy will continue to inspire generations of artists and audiences alike.
Any time I read a story like this, I immediately scroll down to see if my favourite true crime trope - the absurdly incriminating search history - gets featured. I can confirm that this one does not disappoint.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5mo agoA Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death has been convicted of aggravated murder in his death
Listen to this 2:38 minutes.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 2w agoToday I asked if any Congressmember on @energycommerce.bsky.social would want to live next to a data center. The silence in the hearing room reflected the realities of working people across the country. We must address the real, dangerous health impacts of data centers on our communities.
💰 Imagine having to explain to future generations that there was once a time when asking billionaires to pay their fair share was considered "controversial." We'll keep working until that sounds as outdated as it should.
"He was convinced that both toxic individualism and dehumanizing collectivism are rooted in unbelief."
Commonweal@commonwealmagazine.org · 3w agoVirgil Michel and his friends at the Catholic Worker knew that liturgy and social justice are inseparable—together, they are the source and the fruit of true Christian spirit. New from Rita Ferrone:
The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply
“You said the 2020 election was rigged by either Venezuela or China. When you called that fella in Georgia pleading for 11,780 votes, was that part of the rigging, or part of the 6-year investigation? Just one more thing, sir, who was president while all this rigging took place?”
The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoGeorge Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
“PJM, the nation’s largest electrical grid operator, on Tuesday released results of an electricity auction that would add $6.3 billion in costs to the bills of millions of households and businesses within the next three years, an increase driven by the power demands of data centers.”
Data centers to add billions in power costs in 13 states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey
PJM’s grid serves all or part of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Washington D.C.
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Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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Excellent precise analysis of what @mayor.nyc.gov is doing right and what other Dems should emulate. Also his approval rating is much higher 6 months in than any recent governor. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Taking Stock of Mayor Mamdani's First 6 Months, with Matt Wing
Podcast Episode · Max Politics · July 10 · 1h 2m
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Early July. Mid-June was stunning but now faded and gone. Ephemeral time, flying by. We have rabbits, chipmunks, skunks, woodchucks, a gazillion birds. I haven't seen a fox yet, but I did see, trotting along our back fence in the gloaming, a fisher cat. That's wild. #rewilding #nativegardening
The University of Washington has some very detailed reports they have made about WHY this is happening. They are using Washington States DOL data. It’s illegal in WA, but the system is accessed via law enforcement and the Feds keep using it anyway. They are most likely doing this EVERYWHERE. 🧵
Finish Through Contact@finishthrucontact.bsky.social · 4w ago"Unlike previous, more visible surges in Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis, the Dept of Homeland Security has changed its tactics, focusing on rapid, dispersed seizures, often on major roads and highways."
The Trumps aren’t just using their family name to make money. Their companies have received almost a billion $$ in federal contracts – a shocking and unprecedented display of corruption. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
On my 21st birthday, we sat on a bench on the median strip at 108th and Broadway, with a bottle of whiskey, 3 glasses, and a bowl of ice. It was humid. Later that night, between midnight and one a.m., more than an inch of rain would come down in one hour. #memoir #wip #amwriting
