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Researcher(liberal arts and social sciences), fiction writer, crazy cat lady. Escaped academic.
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Love that tomorrow's SCOTUS decisions will take what is left of the Constitution and shred it to wipe Alito and Thomas's Nazi scented rear ends. God bless the democracy we had.

Two for Tranquility by Debbie Lachenney, knowing we all need a double dose today. She bears creamy buds with a hint of yellow that open into pure white, beautifully rounded, rosette blooms. She is almost thornless with very healthy, vigorous growth and a light apple fragrance.

I know this is a cat account, but I also know a lot of you are animal lovers in general so I have a sincere request for help. A horse at a farm sanctuary near us had a health crisis over the weekend and they could really use help with the vet bills. 1/2 donorbox.org/mmfs-vet

"Ensuring public access to records in the #archives is part of #NARA's core mission and the new security standards do not--and would never--change this." (X update from the National Archives re: College Park, HT @anthonyclark.bsky.social, link in alt-text) #ArchivesAreForEveryone #speccolls 🗃️📜

I would be genuinely happy if the only, the *only* lesson the Dem establishment took from this was “yeet all dynasty candidates and everything/everyone associated with the Clinton Era into the sun”.

The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.

There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American. A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!

Wow. HHS not responding to congressional questions for over 4 months should be enough to impeach RFKJr. #RFKJrLies

It’s funny that establishment democrats and Nazi ghouls are both endorsing the same NYC mayoral candidate. Probably nothing to read into there

Replacing the White House rose garden with a concrete slab is a metaphor for this entire administration. 🌱

May every single human being on this planet be safe. May every single person be protected from harm. May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.

This. So much this.

Sharing my favorite pin again…

Host: Are you saying the US did not see intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization? Rubio: That’s irrelevant Host: No, that's a key point Rubio: No it’s not… Forget about intelligence

Gluten free goodness: made the Smitten Kitchen double chocolate banana bread w Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 gf flour, highly recommend. Baked in 9” square pan, convection countertop oven, cuts bake time to 20 minutes!

if you really don’t like thinking about or trying to figure out a story’s structure, you probably don’t like…writing? which is fine? you can go do literally anything else?

Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS. How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share. I’ve got a bill to get it done.

Again, if you’re interested in the true threats to higher ed, you can’t just fixate on ideological attacks from the right. Just as corrosive is the administrative willingness to turn unis over to a cognition eroding, planet destroying plagiarism machine. The call is coming from inside the house.

Funny, I though that biblically, if you don't take care of the sick, you're sent into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 🤷 www.rawstory.com/jim-justice-...

Are you even living if your friends aren't sending you texts like this?

Request to replace all instances of "This is not who we are" with "This is not who we want to be."

If you’ve got a badge and a gun but think your actions are shameful enough to need a mask, you should quit.

This is your reminder that nothing human-made is inevitable and you hereby have all the permission you need to reject bad/harmful social, technological, and political paradigms and to work toward something better.

Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children. The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican. 67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans. www.whoismakingnews.com

Random advice for those of us who obsess over what we’ve messed up: on a good day, when you aren’t yelling at yourself or stressed or tired or hungry, let yourself really think about one of the ones that bugs you. Not one that has left a scar or is too new. 1/2

the list of Cuomo endorsers is actually a great way to identify people who need to be driven out of the Democratic Party as soon as possible

The World Cup and Olympics need to be moved out of the US. It’s going to be Berlin 1936 but with Jesse Owens’s visa denied.

Random advice for those of us who obsess over what we’ve messed up: on a good day, when you aren’t yelling at yourself or stressed or tired or hungry, let yourself really think about one of the ones that bugs you. Not one that has left a scar or is too new. 1/2

This thread is the best summary of the current ai situation I’ve seen.

"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

You know, if someone gave me a lot of money, I don't know, call it a "subsidy"...anyway, if someone gave me a lot of money to Do A Thing, and I consistently failed to do that thing, I'd expect they'd probably stop giving me money. I mention this for no reason whatsoever.

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