Phoenix Calida

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Formerly known as uppittynegress on Twitter.
Still a leftist. Still fighting for sex workers rights. Still Black, still queer, still chronically ill. 18+

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Police Are Sending Student Protesters to the ER. Campus Cops Don’t Keep Us Safe.truthout.org The recent campus crackdowns underscore the danger of the decades-long rise in school policing.

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RIP legend.

Brother Marquis, Pioneering 2 Live Crew Rapper, Dead at 58www.rollingstone.com Brother Marquis, one of the members of 2 Live Crew, died Monday at age 58.

this. Plus other resources- Mine regularly offers help with resume writing + interview training, had a legal aid rep, notary public, a rental service that allows you to borrow anything from crochet hooks to bike repair kits It's about denying poor people resources needed to navigate everyday life

Poor people use libraries. Rich people shut them down because they don't *want* poor people to read.

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Libraries are one of the most radical social institutions we have, because they’re based on the idea that *everyone* has the right to information, for free. It’s also what makes them crucial to democracy. I will never stop yelling about this!

Poor people use libraries. Rich people shut them down because they don't *want* poor people to read.

I love how we can always come together to make fun of British food.

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A juror was dismissed after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered more if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic

Juror says someone left her bag with $120,000 cash and promise of more if she’ll acquitwww.nbcnews.com She was serving on a case involving seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic.

Tf did I just read 😭

Behold the glory

We really putting chinchillas before quesadillas tho? 🤔

TOP TEN ILLAS: 10. van 9. flot 8. gor 7. scint 6. chinch 5. tort 4. quesad 3. sarspar 2. sinsem 1. godz

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Chiquita Brands already admitted to paying Colombian death squads: now victims get their day in court A civil suit brought by families in the U.S. brings dark new details to light in the decades-long court case LATEST by me for PWS www.piratewireservices.com/p/chiquita-b...

Chiquita Brands already admitted to paying Colombian death squads: now victims get their day in courtwww.piratewireservices.com A civil suit brought by families in the U.S. brings dark new details to light in the decades-long court case

Why are we pretending that British people can say taco 😭

Really?? The US is going to sanction the ICC? www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

U.S. House votes to sanction international court over warrants for Netanyahu and other Israeli officialswww.nbcnews.com Though President Joe Biden criticized the International Criminal Court's finding as "outrageous," his administration opposes the bill, making it unlikely to become law.

I do not understand. I truly do not. What is the point if he's just keep...

Trump moved the offices, but the actual construction of a multimillion dolllar embassy compound in recognition of Israel's illegal claim to the Allenby Barracks that Israel stole. Trump put the ball on the T, but Genocide Joe swung the club. theintercept.com/2022/12/15/u...

Biden Moves Ahead on Trump Plan to Build Israel Embassy on Stolen Palestinian Landtheintercept.com Joe Biden moves ahead with Donald Trump’s plan to build the U.S. Embassy to Israel on a Jerusalem land stolen from Palestinians — including U.S. citizens.

We need an updated version of narcissus and echo, except echo is the collective dems still saying 'Blue no matter who, at least it isn't trump' as they quietly fade into obscurity into a puddle somewhere

Breaking News: President Biden ordered the U.S. border with Mexico to be temporarily closed to asylum seekers when crossings of migrants surge. nyti.ms/3RfboIJ

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change.

This is a very, very bad idea. They're not going to after clergy or cops, so who will they be castrating?

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers give final approval to bill allowing judges to order child molesters to undergo surgical castration.

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‘They Slave Us’: Prison Workers on Life Behind Barsnymag.com A campaign is underway to get New York to ban involuntary prison labor.

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Again, I am terrified for members of the jury and their families. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Michael Cohen's family doxxed after Trump guilty verdict in porn star hush money casewww.nbcnews.com The latest doxxing attempt fits into a pattern of threats against people who speak out against former President Donald Trump.

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Dudes can’t even start secret second families anymore because of woke.

Leverage is such a good show

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Lunch

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undelete the stupid silly lil gay kirby meme u coward

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While attempting to purchase a condo, I learned that the seller did not want to sell a home to me because I am Black. You can read the full article in The New York Times, written by Debra Kamin, with photos by Erin Schaff here: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/31/r...

She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black.www.nytimes.com A Black woman claims a white homeowner tried to pull out of a sale because of her race.

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computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong tech CEOs: let's add it to every product

This news dropping on international whores' day? 🙌🏾🙌🏾

Robert pickton is dead. He died after being stabbed in the head by another inmate. Happy #InternationalWhoresDay abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assaultabcnews.go.com Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison

Growing old together just means we each have a heating pad on our respective sides of the bed

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Kinda wild to see a Republican win the popular vote.

Holy shit. Trump guilty on All 34 counts? I did not see it coming tbh It is funny he's running for president but can't vote tho

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The UK's ban on puberty blockers includes an exemption for every use other than gender dysphoria — i.e. cis kids will continue to get them with no outcry about side effects or medical evidence. It's clear what this is really about. t.co/JVGu6DdCbz

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For us disabled folks pre-cooked meals have become both simultaneously a luxury and a necessity. Sometimes our bodies just can't cook, but we can't even afford to eat at those times now.

This is the economy that Dems are running on.

Fast Food Now a Luxury, Says 78% of Americans | LendingTreewww.lendingtree.com 3 in 4 Americans typically eat fast food at least once a week, but the majority are eating it less due to rising prices, according to a LendingTree survey.