@garbados Hey, I've obviously been peeking in here and there, but...

Just want to say *thank you* for being so conscientious with your CWs. It is appreciated 💖

@qwyrdo i'm trying. i know i can do better sometimes. thanks ❤

@garbados big same tho

@qwyrdo @garbados
Yeah, I should stop reading. These posts tend to make think "NUKE EVERYTHING HUMANS WERE A MISTAKE" instead of thinking of taking action. but these threads are still appreciated for helping rally those with better heads on their shoulders.

@funbreaker @qwyrdo phew, i know what you mean. it's so much D:

and thank you. i'm trying. ✊

@funbreaker @qwyrdo @garbados posadism looks more and more viable every day

@qwyrdo @garbados she’s doing a great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@garbados Note also the arbitrary use of 88 in the second-to-last bullet point.

@noelle WOW

> On average, out of 88 claims that pass the credible fear screening, fewer than 13 will ultimately result in a grant of asylum.

THEY CHOSE THAT NUMBER. THEY CHOSE IT SPECIFICALLY. FUCK.

@garbados You can tell, too, that they really wanted it to be "fewer than 14".

@noelle @garbados

Surely the actual conversation that took place:

“Hey Carl, I’m updating the website. How often is asylum granted?”
“Less than 15%”
“How much less?”
“Well, no more than 14.773%”
“That’s what? 13/88? What if we round it up to 14 out of 88?”
“That’s stretching the truth and everyone will ask why we didn’t just reduce to 7/44”
“I guess 13 out of 88 will have to do.”

@SelfsameSynonym @noelle terrifying

@SelfsameSynonym @noelle @garbados
Yeah, it would be funny, if it wasn't so horrifying.

@noelle @garbados

Holy shit, I've never heard of these dogwhistles and now I'm ashamed that my birthday is 14/5/88

@rdh @noelle no need to be ashamed! arm yourself with knowledge ✊️

(ps: i was born three months and two days after you 😮)

@garbados

First off: Thank you for your careful use of the CW-feature!

Secondly: Thank you for educating us about the whistle-blowing.

Lastly: Agree with your diagnosis and can hardly find words that it's gotten that far.

@funbreaker nope, never

i'd ask "safe for who, DHS?" but we all know who they mean 😡

@brennen did you see the arbitrary use of 88 too?

> On average, out of 88 claims that pass the credible fear screening, fewer than 13 will ultimately result in a grant of asylum.

@garbados welp.

@dr1ft unfortunately i am not

@slightlyflightyone like a friend said "it's supposed to be a dogwhistle not an airhorn"