Alaena aka Slackerchick
@selcouthowl.bsky.social
I'm a hugger not a fighter.
QUILTBAG & Neurodiverse. Leftist of an undefined flavor.
Sports sometimes. Human Rights & Labor Unions Always.
I block TERFs & other idiots
she/her
QUILTBAG & Neurodiverse. Leftist of an undefined flavor.
Sports sometimes. Human Rights & Labor Unions Always.
I block TERFs & other idiots
she/her
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Anyway if you're in Colorado and you're wondering why we have all these shitty regressive ballot measures, please blame:
* The Coors Family
* The Walton Family
* Phil Anschutz
* The Coors Family
* The Walton Family
* Phil Anschutz
September 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Anyway if you're in Colorado and you're wondering why we have all these shitty regressive ballot measures, please blame:
* The Coors Family
* The Walton Family
* Phil Anschutz
* The Coors Family
* The Walton Family
* Phil Anschutz
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#Canada 🇨🇦: A Canadian news site is using AI-generated 'Indigenous correspondents' to cover northern communities. The use of AI in this way raises serious concerns about the exploitation and commercialisation of Indigenous identities.
#AI
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#AI
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Very harmful’: website uses AI to generate northern Indigenous news ‘correspondents’ | CBC News
The website WE NEWS has three northern Indigenous 'AI correspondents.' Their profiles say they are 'a member of Yukon First Nation,' 'of Dene heritage,' and 'an Inuk raised in the North.' Experts in t...
www.cbc.ca
September 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
#Canada 🇨🇦: A Canadian news site is using AI-generated 'Indigenous correspondents' to cover northern communities. The use of AI in this way raises serious concerns about the exploitation and commercialisation of Indigenous identities.
#AI
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#AI
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers
It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
www.inquirer.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers
It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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The same right-wing motherf––ers slapping work requirements on SNAP, Medicaid, and Section 8 consider it hunky dory to take 11 weeks off over a span of 3 months.
House GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.
September 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The same right-wing motherf––ers slapping work requirements on SNAP, Medicaid, and Section 8 consider it hunky dory to take 11 weeks off over a span of 3 months.
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Interacting w/ students who are Like Me (*cough* have ADHD, dxed or no *cough*) is both one of my great joys & sources of despair because I’m like, I see you, I can accommodate you, I can give you really useful tips for short term survival, but also I have no idea if any of that will help out there
September 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Interacting w/ students who are Like Me (*cough* have ADHD, dxed or no *cough*) is both one of my great joys & sources of despair because I’m like, I see you, I can accommodate you, I can give you really useful tips for short term survival, but also I have no idea if any of that will help out there
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Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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(Slowly) building better education for autistics and neurodiversity in Boulder Valley School District
Long article, in-depth.
Content note: describes ABA and a failed ABA intervention that triggered some of this change, restraint & seclusion, and ABA practitioners in typical Sunk Cost mode
🎁
Long article, in-depth.
Content note: describes ABA and a failed ABA intervention that triggered some of this change, restraint & seclusion, and ABA practitioners in typical Sunk Cost mode
🎁
How parents in Boulder rewrote the rules on autism therapy in school
The Boulder Valley School District implemented what is likely the nation’s first — and only — neurodiversity policy.
www.dailycamera.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
(Slowly) building better education for autistics and neurodiversity in Boulder Valley School District
Long article, in-depth.
Content note: describes ABA and a failed ABA intervention that triggered some of this change, restraint & seclusion, and ABA practitioners in typical Sunk Cost mode
🎁
Long article, in-depth.
Content note: describes ABA and a failed ABA intervention that triggered some of this change, restraint & seclusion, and ABA practitioners in typical Sunk Cost mode
🎁
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Art therapy regarding what happened yesterday.
Being told to eff off DOES NOT give anyone permission to physically hurt you.
If a dude’s masculinity is so fragile that a woman’s defiance feels like a threat, the problem isn’t her defiance, it’s their easily shattered ego.
#feminism #abuse
Being told to eff off DOES NOT give anyone permission to physically hurt you.
If a dude’s masculinity is so fragile that a woman’s defiance feels like a threat, the problem isn’t her defiance, it’s their easily shattered ego.
#feminism #abuse
September 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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I feel like we risk getting inured to this shit because there is so much of it but it needs to remain horrifying just how lawless and vicious the Israeli state is.
An extensive Financial Times investigative report, done in collaboration with Lighthouse Reports, demonstrates that more than SIXTY FIVE PERCENT of Israeli damage and destruction done to Lebanese population centers occurred AFTER the so-called ceasefire agreement of April 16th.
September 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I feel like we risk getting inured to this shit because there is so much of it but it needs to remain horrifying just how lawless and vicious the Israeli state is.
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Being anti-abortion was never about babies.
Kicking women out of leadership in the military isn't about the military.
"Family values" isn't about families. Making divorce harder isn't, either.
It's about controlling women.
It's about controlling women.
It's
about
controlling
women.
Kicking women out of leadership in the military isn't about the military.
"Family values" isn't about families. Making divorce harder isn't, either.
It's about controlling women.
It's about controlling women.
It's
about
controlling
women.
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/14/r...
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values • Wisconsin Examiner
Conservatives have turned to divorce as a “family values” talking point, with some pushing to make it harder for couples to divorce.
wisconsinexaminer.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Being anti-abortion was never about babies.
Kicking women out of leadership in the military isn't about the military.
"Family values" isn't about families. Making divorce harder isn't, either.
It's about controlling women.
It's about controlling women.
It's
about
controlling
women.
Kicking women out of leadership in the military isn't about the military.
"Family values" isn't about families. Making divorce harder isn't, either.
It's about controlling women.
It's about controlling women.
It's
about
controlling
women.
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It’s only a matter of time
before you start hearing
people claim that the woman
from Pennsylvania
who died from measles
must have had pre-existing
underlying conditions,
so please remember:
that having a human body
is itself a pre-existing
underlying condition.
before you start hearing
people claim that the woman
from Pennsylvania
who died from measles
must have had pre-existing
underlying conditions,
so please remember:
that having a human body
is itself a pre-existing
underlying condition.
September 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It’s only a matter of time
before you start hearing
people claim that the woman
from Pennsylvania
who died from measles
must have had pre-existing
underlying conditions,
so please remember:
that having a human body
is itself a pre-existing
underlying condition.
before you start hearing
people claim that the woman
from Pennsylvania
who died from measles
must have had pre-existing
underlying conditions,
so please remember:
that having a human body
is itself a pre-existing
underlying condition.
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PSA: No Kings is a coalition, not an org, and it does not do fundraising appeals for itself. Partner orgs raise money for costs we're incurring to put it on. But if you get a text from "NO KINGS" or a PAC you've never heard of before asking for $ that is a scam and you should block/shame away.
September 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
PSA: No Kings is a coalition, not an org, and it does not do fundraising appeals for itself. Partner orgs raise money for costs we're incurring to put it on. But if you get a text from "NO KINGS" or a PAC you've never heard of before asking for $ that is a scam and you should block/shame away.
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Macklemore is such a fucking real one
September 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Macklemore is such a fucking real one
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Whew, THIS, on so very many levels
Just like if it's not made by a Native person, it's NOT "Native."
I came across a really egregious etsy shop last week.
Just like if it's not made by a Native person, it's NOT "Native."
I came across a really egregious etsy shop last week.
It's not Victorian if it's made now.
Victorian revival, inspired, yes, but beware Etsy bandying around Victorian/Edwardian/Etruscan and it's new stuff.
Revival is FANTASTIC.
Misleading people on antiques is not.
Victorian revival, inspired, yes, but beware Etsy bandying around Victorian/Edwardian/Etruscan and it's new stuff.
Revival is FANTASTIC.
Misleading people on antiques is not.
September 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Whew, THIS, on so very many levels
Just like if it's not made by a Native person, it's NOT "Native."
I came across a really egregious etsy shop last week.
Just like if it's not made by a Native person, it's NOT "Native."
I came across a really egregious etsy shop last week.
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New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
September 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
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Environmental groups worry that drilling beneath the refuge could contaminate groundwater or the Green River. Hydraulic fracturing could also pollute the wells that supply water to the hatchery, said the Center's #southwest regional program director.
“It’s a wildly irresponsible proposal.”
“It’s a wildly irresponsible proposal.”
5,200 acres of the 12,000-acre Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, which includes ~16 miles of the Green River, could be opened to oil and gas leases.
A director at The Center for Biological Diversity said the decision "puts the interests of oil and gas corporations above just about everything else."
A director at The Center for Biological Diversity said the decision "puts the interests of oil and gas corporations above just about everything else."
Trump officials eye expanded oil and gas leasing beneath a Utah wildlife refuge. Critics call it ‘wildly irresponsible.’
The Trump administration is considering opening a vast swath of a wildlife refuge near Vernal to expanded oil and gas leasing. Critics call it ‘wildly irresponsible.’
www.sltrib.com
September 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Environmental groups worry that drilling beneath the refuge could contaminate groundwater or the Green River. Hydraulic fracturing could also pollute the wells that supply water to the hatchery, said the Center's #southwest regional program director.
“It’s a wildly irresponsible proposal.”
“It’s a wildly irresponsible proposal.”
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New: Before Renée and Alex, ICE fatally shot Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas González last fall outside Chicago in suburban Franklin Park.
One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
Growing Where He Died: Silverio Villegas González, One Year Later
One year on from the killing of Silverio Villegas González, a community of Franklin Park women continue the fight to keep his memory alive–through art, flowers, and “a culture of celebrating life.”
unraveledpress.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
New: Before Renée and Alex, ICE fatally shot Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas González last fall outside Chicago in suburban Franklin Park.
One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
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We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks.
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS
Starbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks!
boycottstarbucks.net
September 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks.
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers!
boycottstarbucks.net
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Donald Trump gets a new podium. 🗑️
“The Trash Talker” by TinKicker in Dublin.
See all 3 photos → worldartutopia.com/donald-trump...
“The Trash Talker” by TinKicker in Dublin.
See all 3 photos → worldartutopia.com/donald-trump...
September 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Donald Trump gets a new podium. 🗑️
“The Trash Talker” by TinKicker in Dublin.
See all 3 photos → worldartutopia.com/donald-trump...
“The Trash Talker” by TinKicker in Dublin.
See all 3 photos → worldartutopia.com/donald-trump...
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someone asked Representative Brion Curran if they're a man or a woman, and they responded "Don't worry about it. Representative will do just fine."
CSI: Gil Grissom Sunglasses Moment
Alt: David Caruso putting on his sunglasses
static.klipy.com
September 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
someone asked Representative Brion Curran if they're a man or a woman, and they responded "Don't worry about it. Representative will do just fine."
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i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year
we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
Program's up!
30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
September 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year
we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
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Please note that this project is not an initiative of the current administration, or cause for alarm because of that. (I've worked just upstairs and now down the hall from the WI State Cartographer's Office, and they've been updating people about this for years, along with lots of other good work.)
"The United States is replacing every official latitude, longitude and height it publishes. Existing coordinates will move by as much as four meters, and the million survey marks in the ground will no longer be what the system is measured from"
spacedaily.com/s-the-united...
spacedaily.com/s-the-united...
The United States is replacing every official latitude, longitude and height it publishes, existing coordinates will move by as much as four meters, and the million survey marks in the ground will no ...
The National Geodetic Survey has spent years building a replacement for the reference system that fixes every published position in the country. New geodetic-control submissions into the old system st...
spacedaily.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Please note that this project is not an initiative of the current administration, or cause for alarm because of that. (I've worked just upstairs and now down the hall from the WI State Cartographer's Office, and they've been updating people about this for years, along with lots of other good work.)