Niki
@nikinut.bsky.social
Spare human to three kitties.
Awkward overthinker.
Awkward overthinker.
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you need to read the use of "woke" here with a hard R
Trump Officials Propose Sale of ‘Woke’ Painting by Kehinde Wiley (Gift Article)
The State Department recently removed the painting of Dominicans from a U.S. embassy, noting it was by the artist who made Barack Obama’s presidential portrait.
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
you need to read the use of "woke" here with a hard R
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When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
This is what experts say you need to know:
This is what experts say you need to know:
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
August 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider.
This is what experts say you need to know:
This is what experts say you need to know:
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‘Suicide by Cop’: How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives
Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."
www.texasobserver.org/suicide-by-c...
Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."
www.texasobserver.org/suicide-by-c...
'Suicide by Cop': How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives
Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."
www.texasobserver.org
August 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
‘Suicide by Cop’: How a Poorly Defined Term Shifts Accountability for Lost Lives
Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."
www.texasobserver.org/suicide-by-c...
Austin officers killed an unarmed 17-year-old at a park last month in what the chief swiftly deemed "suicide by police." Some call the concept a type of "junk science."
www.texasobserver.org/suicide-by-c...
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August 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
These dudes think they're the superior race, while they tout the most racist ideas as science even though that white supremacist psuedoscoence has been fucking debunked and proven to be propaganda for decades.
Here, it's also a lie. To hide a plot.
Photo in the article
That's Richard Hanania, Curtis Yarvin, & Nathan Cofnas
"The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday"
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
Photo in the article
That's Richard Hanania, Curtis Yarvin, & Nathan Cofnas
"The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday"
bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
August 24, 2026 at 5:27 AM
These dudes think they're the superior race, while they tout the most racist ideas as science even though that white supremacist psuedoscoence has been fucking debunked and proven to be propaganda for decades.
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My union lobbied NYS to pass a heat bill with temperature limits. Now every classroom in my district has an air conditioner. Unionize Amazon.
August 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My union lobbied NYS to pass a heat bill with temperature limits. Now every classroom in my district has an air conditioner. Unionize Amazon.
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After teaching history for 25 years, I’ve finally figured out my “why”…
August 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
After teaching history for 25 years, I’ve finally figured out my “why”…
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
August 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
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"this edible ain't shit"
two hours later:
two hours later:
August 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"this edible ain't shit"
two hours later:
two hours later:
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For the record: the Pentagon can continue to lie about our reporting regarding the USS Abraham Lincoln all they want. We will continue to tell the truth and bring receipts.
Join us at MeidasPlus.com and let’s keep growing this movement.
Join us at MeidasPlus.com and let’s keep growing this movement.
August 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
For the record: the Pentagon can continue to lie about our reporting regarding the USS Abraham Lincoln all they want. We will continue to tell the truth and bring receipts.
Join us at MeidasPlus.com and let’s keep growing this movement.
Join us at MeidasPlus.com and let’s keep growing this movement.
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A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
August 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
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More like this coming.
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge on Wednesday for throwing an activist to the ground near Chicago."
This one brought by Cook County prosecutors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge on Wednesday for throwing an activist to the ground near Chicago."
This one brought by Cook County prosecutors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Near Chicago Pleads Guilty
The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration’s crackdown there.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
More like this coming.
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge on Wednesday for throwing an activist to the ground near Chicago."
This one brought by Cook County prosecutors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge on Wednesday for throwing an activist to the ground near Chicago."
This one brought by Cook County prosecutors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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Join us in celebration of Skagit DSA's one year anniversary! We will be having a picnic-style potluck at Bakerview Park on Saturday, August 15th from 12-2pm. Bring your own blanket (and/or chair) and maybe even a favorite dish to share for an afternoon in the park!
Bakerview Park | 8/15/26 | 12-2pm
Bakerview Park | 8/15/26 | 12-2pm
August 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Join us in celebration of Skagit DSA's one year anniversary! We will be having a picnic-style potluck at Bakerview Park on Saturday, August 15th from 12-2pm. Bring your own blanket (and/or chair) and maybe even a favorite dish to share for an afternoon in the park!
Bakerview Park | 8/15/26 | 12-2pm
Bakerview Park | 8/15/26 | 12-2pm
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Bluesky should go back to invites, continue aggressive bot bans, create a Craigslist-style marketplace (since you’re more likely to buy/get services from a educated or good person on here than any other social network), and market this place like a walled garden protected from enshittification.
August 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Bluesky should go back to invites, continue aggressive bot bans, create a Craigslist-style marketplace (since you’re more likely to buy/get services from a educated or good person on here than any other social network), and market this place like a walled garden protected from enshittification.
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NEW: Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company.
Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.
with @wpln.bsky.social
Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.
with @wpln.bsky.social
He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.
Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
NEW: Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company.
Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.
with @wpln.bsky.social
Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911.
with @wpln.bsky.social
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“We're here today because our neighbors are being kidnapped, our loved ones are being abducted off of the streets because of the color of their skin…”
Today, Queens New Yorkers are standing together to defend our neighbors, and say loud and clear:
❌🧊ICE is not welcome in our communities!
Today, Queens New Yorkers are standing together to defend our neighbors, and say loud and clear:
❌🧊ICE is not welcome in our communities!
August 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“We're here today because our neighbors are being kidnapped, our loved ones are being abducted off of the streets because of the color of their skin…”
Today, Queens New Yorkers are standing together to defend our neighbors, and say loud and clear:
❌🧊ICE is not welcome in our communities!
Today, Queens New Yorkers are standing together to defend our neighbors, and say loud and clear:
❌🧊ICE is not welcome in our communities!
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An anti-CRT movement targeted an accomplished educator — driving her out of two Georgia school districts.
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
From the archives:
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
From the archives:
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.
Cecelia Lewis was asked to apply for a Georgia school district’s first-ever administrator job devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion. A group of parents — coached by local and national anti-CRT gr...
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
An anti-CRT movement targeted an accomplished educator — driving her out of two Georgia school districts.
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
From the archives:
The mission began inside a golf community clubhouse on a Sunday afternoon, where parents were coached on how to land a Fox News appearance.
From the archives:
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Keep doing this, fight him tooth and nail in court.
I am looking at all those US media outlets that kowtow.
I am looking at all those US media outlets that kowtow.
August 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Keep doing this, fight him tooth and nail in court.
I am looking at all those US media outlets that kowtow.
I am looking at all those US media outlets that kowtow.
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As we dug into a little-known church, we started to see a pattern: women describing similar abuse; a preacher who knew what was going on.
And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.
Listen to this episode of "Paper Trail":
And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.
Listen to this episode of "Paper Trail":
The Church That Told Sexually Abused Children to “Forgive and Forget”
A man was convicted of abusing young girls in his church. Preachers had known the allegations for years. So why didn’t they report him to the police?
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As we dug into a little-known church, we started to see a pattern: women describing similar abuse; a preacher who knew what was going on.
And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.
Listen to this episode of "Paper Trail":
And the same prescription for the problem: forgiving and forgetting it happened.
Listen to this episode of "Paper Trail":
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More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports.
August 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports.
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MEHDI: “If the midterms don’t go Trump’s way, is there any world where Todd Blanche stands up to Trump if he’s asked to find fake evidence of voter fraud? Or are we screwed now?”
EX TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ATTORNEY TY COBB: “We’re screwed.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social: “Great.” 😕🇺🇸
EX TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ATTORNEY TY COBB: “We’re screwed.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social: “Great.” 😕🇺🇸
August 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
MEHDI: “If the midterms don’t go Trump’s way, is there any world where Todd Blanche stands up to Trump if he’s asked to find fake evidence of voter fraud? Or are we screwed now?”
EX TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ATTORNEY TY COBB: “We’re screwed.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social: “Great.” 😕🇺🇸
EX TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ATTORNEY TY COBB: “We’re screwed.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social: “Great.” 😕🇺🇸
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The Times struggles to spell “vassal state”.
The Trump administration has pressed its spy agencies to find a new person who could potentially lead Cuba.
As Pressure Mounts, U.S. Hunts for Cuba’s Next Leader
Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.
nyti.ms
August 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Times struggles to spell “vassal state”.