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Watch what they do, not what they say.

submitted 25 days ago • 818 comments

Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?

submitted 25 days ago • 1083 comments

Neither of our kids (14 & 11) knew the beans, beans musical fruit rhyme. Like, had never even heard about it. How is that possible?

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

My dog just barked at my stomach growling.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

I started a firestorm back when Twitter was a useful place, and I feel it's only right to make this statement here as well. Black licorice is delicious.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

💥 A new survey "indicates 20% of leaders at companies who’ve rolled back DEI policies say they are bringing back DEI initiatives, but quietly, not with public fanfare." wtop.com/business-fin...

submitted 32 days ago • 7 comments

There goes another women-focused program. Cool timing, Dell.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Georgia bans organ donation of someone who died w/o their consent—but Georgia’s 6 week abortion ban is now forcing a brain dead woman to stay alive w/o her consent because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she went brain dead. Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls

submitted 33 days ago • 176 comments

Weber: I'm glad you're addressing us instead of speaking to the camera. … AOC: There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. Hello. I’m talking to you because I work for you. They deserve to see what is happening here..

submitted 33 days ago • 898 comments

Breaking: federal district court orders North Carolina to certify state supreme court election for Democrat Allison Riggs & rejects Republican attempt to overturn election and throw out thousands of votes. Huge victory for democracy & fair elections www.courtlistener.com/docket/69489...

submitted 42 days ago • 45 comments

The Trump budget in one chart: Cut programs that help families and make America a leader of the world, pour money into kidnapping grad students and deporting toddlers.

submitted 42 days ago • 137 comments

I went "founder mode" and ended up with shingles in my 30s. Not metaphorical burnout. Actual, body-shutting-down, stress-induced illness. I did what we're told to do and tied my identity to my business. I pushed through everything and made it look like strength.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.

submitted 43 days ago • 120 comments

There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer. That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it. One of them—who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017—was Donald Trump.

submitted 47 days ago • 178 comments

If you've had one of those days when all you really need is a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes, here's a baby bear trying to catch snowflakes.

submitted 47 days ago • 160 comments

Remember when navigation systems were widely adopted, and people drove into lakes because they blindly followed the directions on the screen? I feel like we're witnessing that with AI-generated content: total reliance and faith in the output, despite what we see in real life.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Just incredible

submitted 47 days ago • 1463 comments

Listening to Brandi Carlile this afternoon. You should too.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

SIX MONTHS AGO.

submitted 47 days ago • 290 comments

Pritzker: As a Ukrainian American Jew who built a holocaust museum… let me say this to Donald Trump: Stop tearing down the constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about combatting anti-semitism.

submitted 49 days ago • 130 comments

“If one more person tells me to ‘network more,’ I might scream.” Let’s talk about the unspoken cost of networking when you don’t come from wealth, privilege, or an insider circle. If you’ve ever left a “networking opportunity” feeling more invisible than when you arrived, you’re not alone.

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.

submitted 49 days ago • 23 comments

This is your reminder to review the pictures on your website. Is everyone a guy? Is everyone white? If you don't have lived experience as an underrepresented identity, homogeneity might not catch your eye - you have to intentionally evaluate and update.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

This — the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s arrest today of a sitting judge — against the backdrop that the President of the United States is, at this same moment, defying an April 10 Order of the Supreme Court of the United States

submitted 52 days ago • 249 comments

The person in front of me on the plane is watching Fox News and I feel like I should have the option to blur it out.

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

submitted 53 days ago • 1615 comments

My brain can only read “Vladimir, STOP” in the flirtatious whine of a teenage girl being tickled her boyfriend

submitted 53 days ago • 107 comments

💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

submitted 54 days ago • 1026 comments

The House Financial Services Republicans and the White House (now deleted) tagged either a hacked or fake account in their Twitter announcements that Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chair. The "Atkins" account immediately started asking for crypto.

submitted 54 days ago • 4 comments

Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.

submitted 55 days ago • 1419 comments

Let's go Big 10!!!!! Let's go MA Higher Ed Compact!!!!! The only way to stand up to the Trump admin's attacks on higher education is to stand together. This takes WORK. If you're in #highered, ask your admin and faculty to join a compact to share legal, financial, comms, and strategic resources.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me

submitted 58 days ago • 808 comments

My grandma turned 97 today. One of her constant phrases is, "If you can't laugh, what's the point?" Laughter and perilous times are not mutually exclusive. Humor is powerful and healing. We all need more of it right now.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments