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Supervillain moonlighting as a Project Manager/ Process Improvement Professional. Seeking work in Death Star development.
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Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...

submitted 41 days ago • 485 comments

This is my new favorite image because it perfectly encapsulates the concern trolling and crybullying from the right when you give them even a fraction of what they spew out on a consistent basis.

submitted 41 days ago • 259 comments

I think about this comic at least once a week

submitted 44 days ago • 301 comments

So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.

submitted 46 days ago • 454 comments

I love this! 👇🏻

submitted 73 days ago • 287 comments

Boycott Tesla

submitted 102 days ago • 1067 comments

Amen

submitted 106 days ago • 818 comments

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

submitted 115 days ago • 2268 comments

Yeah, I saw through the hypocrisy as a kid

submitted 169 days ago • 20 comments

Time zones are fascinating. Australia is already in 2025, Europe is still 2024, and the USA is currently in 1939.

submitted 173 days ago • 607 comments

A social distancing cheat chart:

submitted 173 days ago • 1130 comments

I joined #BlueSky to escape the toxicity & racism of X. What I found was constant sexual objectification of black women. I get that most see this as harmless. But it is not. I am asking that we do & be better. Please. #blacksky #islandsky #caribbeansky #panafricansky youtu.be/x7Oby-WfbG8?...

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"God rest ye merry billionaires, let nothing you dismay Forget your workers families going hungry on this day And save yourselves from income tax - you'll never need to pay O tidings of corruption and greed..." youtu.be/O3FMV3iugeI?...

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Note Found in NYC

submitted 184 days ago • 1 comment

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

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Jeremy Corbyn is suing Nigel Farage. RP if you can’t wait to see Nigel Farage bankrupt

submitted 191 days ago • 118 comments

Lots of psychopaths pretending to be autistic these days.

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