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Linda Oakleaf

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Doctorate in leisure! (She/her)

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Women: We live in a constant state of vigilance because men pose a constant threat to us, here are literally millions of corroborating stories.

Men: What a scary time for men this is.

05.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 3278 πŸ” 679 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 16
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Texas AG Paxton Declares Therapists Affirming Trans Youth To Be Illegal And Child Abuse The declaration echoes his 2022 efforts to target parents of trans youth with child abuse, and may force conversion therapy on trans youth in the state.

1. This morning, Texas AG Ken Paxton just released a chilling new declaration:

Mental health therapists, counselors, and psychologists must cease affirming trans youth - using their name and pronouns - or potentially face child abuse charges and loss of licensure.

Its a horrifying escalation.

02.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 2448 πŸ” 1115 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 182
The recent unconstitutional war taken by the current administration is reckless at best and dangerous at worst. Putting service members in harm’s way should be taken with the gravest of consequences in mind. Unconstitutional consequences are as serious as the results they cause.
β€œThis is not Iraq” says the same people that have lied to the American people since day one. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, grocery prices are out of control, and now gas prices are next. Forgive me if I don’t believe you. Forgive me if western North Carolina doesn’t believe you, because we don’t. Furthermore, we still have elected officials who haven’t even issued a statement condemning these actions. We still have candidates who are silent. Candidates need to be able to answer tough and fair questions from voters. Every single voter should know where each candidate definitively stands on issues. In my opinion, if you can’t stand against actions like this, then you have no business running for office...

The recent unconstitutional war taken by the current administration is reckless at best and dangerous at worst. Putting service members in harm’s way should be taken with the gravest of consequences in mind. Unconstitutional consequences are as serious as the results they cause. β€œThis is not Iraq” says the same people that have lied to the American people since day one. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed, grocery prices are out of control, and now gas prices are next. Forgive me if I don’t believe you. Forgive me if western North Carolina doesn’t believe you, because we don’t. Furthermore, we still have elected officials who haven’t even issued a statement condemning these actions. We still have candidates who are silent. Candidates need to be able to answer tough and fair questions from voters. Every single voter should know where each candidate definitively stands on issues. In my opinion, if you can’t stand against actions like this, then you have no business running for office...

02.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heroic Chicago trans comedian recalls saving infant from ice-cold Lake Michigan: β€˜I guess I’m going in’ β€œThe most important part of this entire story is that the baby is okay,” Lio Cundiff told The Advocate.

β€œIt’s weird,” he said. β€œI just did something that I would think anyone would do. What do you mean you would watch a stroller and a baby just sink?”

27.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 1909 πŸ” 402 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 87
An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

26.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 8540 πŸ” 4247 πŸ’¬ 320 πŸ“Œ 745

What? Systemic solutions to a systemic problem? Who would have thought such a thing?

18.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIs there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

18.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 12302 πŸ” 2859 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 207

How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" doesβ€” what it fundamentally *is*β€” before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…

15.02.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 2360 πŸ” 710 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 31
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

14.02.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 12766 πŸ” 2954 πŸ’¬ 314 πŸ“Œ 265

There was an overflow crowd at the council meeting in Canton, NC where they were taking comments on a potential moratorium on data centers. People are overwhelmingly against it. They put a big speaker outside so we could hear.

11.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I enjoyed listening to @zeldabriarwood.bsky.social and the other candidates running for the 11th District at the Democratic Congressional Candidate Forum in Waynesville tonight.

11.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell MelΓ©ndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album β€œDeBÍ TiRAR MΓ‘S FOToS.”

Bad Bunny did his homework.
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

09.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

09.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 3011 πŸ” 609 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 86
A multicolored quilt made of of scraps with the words WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW staggered down it with a large beautiful eye centered between the words. The eye has a rainbow camera aperture as the iris. It is quilted densely.

A multicolored quilt made of of scraps with the words WE KNOW WHAT WE SAW staggered down it with a large beautiful eye centered between the words. The eye has a rainbow camera aperture as the iris. It is quilted densely.

Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.

09.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 1729 πŸ” 592 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 26

I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.

07.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1852 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 155
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The first paper of my PhD thesis, and first solo authored paper is out today!

It you like dinosaur footprints or history, this is for you!

Open access via this link- www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

06.02.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A woodcut of a bird beside the text "scream into the void motherfucker"

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "scream into the void motherfucker"

05.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 628 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 23

Get your colonoscopy scheduled, y'all. It is better than stage 4 colon cancer. Trust me.

04.02.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
A woodcut of a bird beside the text "begone, asshat"

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "begone, asshat"

01.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 652 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8

1. Gas station clerk/All night tanning salon attendant
2. College professor
3. Camp director
4. Property Operations Elf (complete with business cards with that title on it)
5. Career Navigator

29.01.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AI can help doctors with diagnosis haha ok. would you also like to be diagnosed by a human doctor with violent hallucinations you stupid fuck

29.01.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

They kill us for their sport.

26.01.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 1515 πŸ” 375 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11

For fuck’s sake.

26.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week

24.01.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 5858 πŸ” 2182 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 39
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Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping. Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.

The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

16.01.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 7934 πŸ” 3336 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 281
Wonder Woman defends herself from a Nazi as portrayed by Lynda Carter.

Wonder Woman defends herself from a Nazi as portrayed by Lynda Carter.

Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.

17.01.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 18762 πŸ” 3898 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 199

I recommend this for your feed:

bsky.app/profile/infi...

16.01.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy

16.01.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 17184 πŸ” 5115 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 23

the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained

15.01.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 9168 πŸ” 2044 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 26
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Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f

13.01.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1878 πŸ” 1141 πŸ’¬ 390 πŸ“Œ 570