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Someone got a bath!!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering". It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers

submitted 8 days ago • 100 comments

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

submitted 7 days ago • 877 comments

Here's our rapid response list of orgs to reach out to if you're trans and in need of aid right now (or if you're cis and want an org to support): www.them.us/story/scotus... Not exhaustive, but Quispe, @sal.gay, and I hope you still find it useful

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

“When we think about ICE, we have to recognize it’s not just sworn officers anymore, but a network of private intelligence contractors who get paid to probe a vast array of data,” EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social told @fedscoop.bsky.social - possibly with political motivations.

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

So a new X11 fork is anti-dei and anti-woke. Stupid.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Guinea pig in the grass. That’s it, that’s the image. It’s a nice spring day and I took my two rescued piggies out for some sun and grass.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

READ THE COMPLAINT: Harvard sues the Trump administration for its attempts to "coerce and control" the university in violation of the First Amendment, the APA, etc. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

submitted 65 days ago • 34 comments

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

submitted 69 days ago • 338 comments

Don’t let hate in the US control your policy UK friendos!

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I had vegan soul food the past two days and it was glorious. :)

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

EFF’s @maassive.bsky.social joined @kpfa.org's Law and Disorder to discuss EFF’s border surveillance technology exhibit at Angel Island in conjunction with @aiisforg.bsky.social, encouraging visitors to consider the past and present of U.S. border policy.

submitted 77 days ago • 2 comments

Here's how it works: 1. DOGE fires everybody at USIP. 2. A DOGE guy from GSA gets installed USIP's acting president. 3. That guy agrees to transfer USIP's $500 million headquarters back to GSA—for free. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

submitted 86 days ago • 103 comments

lol the elon fluffers are mad at me again today and I remember why I should only use my troll account over there!

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

5 ways YOU can help goats 🐐 1. NEVER buy cashmere ❌️ 2. NEVER buy mohair ❌️ 3. NEVER buy goat cheese ❌️ 4. NEVER buy goat flesh ❌️ 5. SPREAD THE WORD ✅️

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Like clockwork.

submitted 99 days ago • 4 comments

NYCACC plans to kill 5 dogs in hrs. 3 are directly adoptable, NONE meet euthanasia criteria. If you live btw Maine - N. Va you can foster/adopt but must be FAST. IF YOU FOLLOW ME I BEG YOU TO REPOST THIS SO THAT A POSSIBLE FOSTER/ADOPTER WILL SEE. YOU are their only hope.

submitted 100 days ago • 3 comments

Strangling rats to simulate domestic violence injuries isn't science - it's speciesism. $1.9M wasted on suffering when human-relevant methods exist. Animal testing must end 🐀 ko-fi.com/post/Anima...

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

In case you're wondering what happened to serial rapist Morgan Marquis-Boire, he co-founded a crypto security company with sleazebag Eric Michaud, who hid Morgan's identity from the rest of the company. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 104 days ago • 6 comments

America is so stupid.

submitted 104 days ago • 554 comments

✅ DEI Employers of the Day™ Giant Food Lion (owned by Alhold Delhaize) "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" "I truly believe that we’re stronger together, and stronger in our diversity as well." - CEO Thanks for all suggestions. Growing list of corporations here: www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...

submitted 133 days ago • 78 comments

As more tech CEOs seem willing to put their companies’ culture and technology at the behest of the US government, it’s good to remember which platforms have access to what data.

submitted 133 days ago • 6 comments

Paul Martin, the inspector general for the USAID, has been fired after resisting the administration. Just a day ago, his office released a report warning that staff reductions and spending freezes put hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars at risk of misuse and waste. This is the way.

submitted 134 days ago • 320 comments

"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny." www.thebulwark.com/p/usaid-kept...

submitted 134 days ago • 110 comments

Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

submitted 133 days ago • 1430 comments

Wisconsin’s new public records law is “written very much like a law of somebody who does not want to release records,” EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told @tonemadison.bsky.social.

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

Bees make honey for themselves, not for us. Stealing it harms them, wild pollinators, and the planet 🐝 Here’s what the honey industry doesn’t want you to know 👇 ko-fi.com/post/Bees-...

submitted 146 days ago • 3 comments