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In addition to today's raids, this is why Los Angeles is protesting. It's life or death for the people held captive.

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David Archuleta, who performs at this weekend’s Utah Pride Festival, is far from the only Latter-day Saint to come out as queer. His mom and other LDS parents explained why they no longer believe in a heaven that excludes their queer children.

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USA tried that with "clean coal" and it went about as well as you would expect (along multiple axes).

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Licenses to operate machinery that can kill if poorly operated (or even if properly operated) should expire and require re-testing. But (inter alia) America hates the DMV because it gave jobs to Black people.

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FYI "gift links" for Washington Post, Toronto Star, Atlantic and probably other publications, still require people to create an account and sign in to read the article. If you want people to be able to see it without signing in, you can use this site - archive.is

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similar stuff at my uni. folks put together a report called Surveilled and Silenced and the university has still to respond to it. www.thegrindmag.ca/anti-palesti...

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Many Virginia sheriffs have rushed into partnerships with federal immigration authorities. Just since January, 17 of 123 sheriffs have joined or applied to ICE’s 287(g) program, up from zero earlier this year. boltsmag.org/sheriff...

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Congratulations to Keishan Scott on winning the 2025 special election for SC House District 50! At just 24, Rep. Scott is bringing fresh energy and bold leadership to Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties. Let's go, Keishan! #SCDems #SCPolitics

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Builder.ai promised to revolutionize software development with AI, backed by Microsoft and valued at $1.5 billion masked manual labor as machine learning until the facade crumbled, leaving behind lawsuits, layoffs, & one of the industry's most embarrassing collapses www.techspot.com/news/108173-...

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There's a great new book on the ways law enforcement has historically been a tool of surveillance and repression on campus. What we're seeing today is the latest iteration of the Right's decades-long campaign, aided and abbetted by all-too-willing university administrators. #EverythingHasAHistory

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The danger of relying on for-profit companies for digital scholarship / scholarly communications taps the sign.

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THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.” @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

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Go out a hat on a baby or some food in somebody stomach or ease someones mind The things these fools are denying

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Driven by pressure from parents and society, some sexual minorities in Japan are opting for "friendship marriages" that give them societal cover. As one expert notes, it's a “survival strategy” driven by a society that’s still working to fully accept its LGBTQ citizens. buff.ly/V1sqTqe

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NEW: ICE-Led ‘Homeland Security Task Force’ Raid Draws Large Mobilization in Minneapolis Feds Leverage Assistance from Minneapolis Police & Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office; Debut Action of New Task Force Shocks Lake Street Community STORY: unicornriot.ninja/2025/ice-led...

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Today is a great day to make a donation to your favorite LGBTQIA+ run independent fandom websites! Start here ⤵ Yatta-Tachi: ko-fi.com/yattatachi Anime Herald: ko-fi.com/animeherald AniFem: ko-fi.com/animefeminist Okazu: www.patreon.com/Okazu But Why Tho: butwhytho.net/support/

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NEXT WEEK: Join us, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, & Never Again Action for a virtual call on responding to ICE. Learn about how anti-Arab racism is baked into the detention+deportation machine, what to do when ICE shows up, how to plug in & act on our values. Tues 6/10 8pm ET RSVP: innmvmt.org/sanctuary

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Curious about higher education funding? Here at U of Illinois - specifically UIUC - we received an update yesterday. In terms of unrestricted funds (i.e. not gifts or grants with specific limitations), Tuition = 60% State funding = 18% Institutional funds (e.g. overhead from grants) = 15% 1/

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Take 'em down.

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We got another update on Jonathan Joss’ murder in San Antonio. The SAPD are walkkng back on their statatement that his murder was not a hate crime. I’m glad the attention to this case is forcing the police department to investigate this as what it was. A hate crime. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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It would be a yt person with the NYT pushing this bs narrative as if nothing got done prior to Musk. Indicative of a larger issue which isn’t a lack of imagination but a fear of change that doesn’t reflect them as the default.

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IMPORTANT: Please remember to loudly bully and ridicule your local Dem politicians if they decide that El*n might be a good “ally” for the party

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136 days.

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THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE 🥹 Presenting the book cover of “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy,” written by myself and illustrated by my friend Lorraine Nam. Published by Random House Children’s Books 🐧💚 Preorder at bit.ly/ISHYH-Reveal 📖✨

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Interested in doing something cool re: the semiquincentennial but avoiding official America250 events because of shenanigans like this ⬇️?? We gotchu! fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/#r...

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1/ Beyond exposing wrongdoing and injustice, our mission — since 2008 — has been to spark real-world change. With your support, here’s just some of the impact we were able to make together this year 🧵

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In addition to today's raids, this is why Los Angeles is protesting. It's life or death for the people held captive.

David Archuleta, who performs at this weekend’s Utah Pride Festival, is far from the only Latter-day Saint to come out as queer. His mom and other LDS parents explained why they no longer believe in a heaven that excludes their queer children.

USA tried that with "clean coal" and it went about as well as you would expect (along multiple axes).

Licenses to operate machinery that can kill if poorly operated (or even if properly operated) should expire and require re-testing. But (inter alia) America hates the DMV because it gave jobs to Black people.

FYI "gift links" for Washington Post, Toronto Star, Atlantic and probably other publications, still require people to create an account and sign in to read the article. If you want people to be able to see it without signing in, you can use this site - archive.is

similar stuff at my uni. folks put together a report called Surveilled and Silenced and the university has still to respond to it. www.thegrindmag.ca/anti-palesti...

Many Virginia sheriffs have rushed into partnerships with federal immigration authorities. Just since January, 17 of 123 sheriffs have joined or applied to ICE’s 287(g) program, up from zero earlier this year. boltsmag.org/sheriff...

Congratulations to Keishan Scott on winning the 2025 special election for SC House District 50! At just 24, Rep. Scott is bringing fresh energy and bold leadership to Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties. Let's go, Keishan! #SCDems #SCPolitics

Builder.ai promised to revolutionize software development with AI, backed by Microsoft and valued at $1.5 billion masked manual labor as machine learning until the facade crumbled, leaving behind lawsuits, layoffs, & one of the industry's most embarrassing collapses www.techspot.com/news/108173-...

There's a great new book on the ways law enforcement has historically been a tool of surveillance and repression on campus. What we're seeing today is the latest iteration of the Right's decades-long campaign, aided and abbetted by all-too-willing university administrators. #EverythingHasAHistory

The danger of relying on for-profit companies for digital scholarship / scholarly communications taps the sign.

THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.” @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

Go out a hat on a baby or some food in somebody stomach or ease someones mind The things these fools are denying

Driven by pressure from parents and society, some sexual minorities in Japan are opting for "friendship marriages" that give them societal cover. As one expert notes, it's a “survival strategy” driven by a society that’s still working to fully accept its LGBTQ citizens. buff.ly/V1sqTqe

NEW: ICE-Led ‘Homeland Security Task Force’ Raid Draws Large Mobilization in Minneapolis Feds Leverage Assistance from Minneapolis Police & Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office; Debut Action of New Task Force Shocks Lake Street Community STORY: unicornriot.ninja/2025/ice-led...

Today is a great day to make a donation to your favorite LGBTQIA+ run independent fandom websites! Start here ⤵ Yatta-Tachi: ko-fi.com/yattatachi Anime Herald: ko-fi.com/animeherald AniFem: ko-fi.com/animefeminist Okazu: www.patreon.com/Okazu But Why Tho: butwhytho.net/support/

NEXT WEEK: Join us, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social, & Never Again Action for a virtual call on responding to ICE. Learn about how anti-Arab racism is baked into the detention+deportation machine, what to do when ICE shows up, how to plug in & act on our values. Tues 6/10 8pm ET RSVP: innmvmt.org/sanctuary

Curious about higher education funding? Here at U of Illinois - specifically UIUC - we received an update yesterday. In terms of unrestricted funds (i.e. not gifts or grants with specific limitations), Tuition = 60% State funding = 18% Institutional funds (e.g. overhead from grants) = 15% 1/

Take 'em down.

It would be a yt person with the NYT pushing this bs narrative as if nothing got done prior to Musk. Indicative of a larger issue which isn’t a lack of imagination but a fear of change that doesn’t reflect them as the default.

IMPORTANT: Please remember to loudly bully and ridicule your local Dem politicians if they decide that El*n might be a good “ally” for the party

136 days.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE 🥹 Presenting the book cover of “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy,” written by myself and illustrated by my friend Lorraine Nam. Published by Random House Children’s Books 🐧💚 Preorder at bit.ly/ISHYH-Reveal 📖✨

Interested in doing something cool re: the semiquincentennial but avoiding official America250 events because of shenanigans like this ⬇️?? We gotchu! fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/#r...

1/ Beyond exposing wrongdoing and injustice, our mission — since 2008 — has been to spark real-world change. With your support, here’s just some of the impact we were able to make together this year 🧵

Hey gang, take it from a comms professional: THE TIME TO PUBLISH THAT BAD NEWS IS NOW NOW NOW

I see it’s Eid for everyone. Not just us.

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Even being a crypto-Southerner from the wrong side of it, I know this is true.