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Scientists do not get paid for getting quoted in the newspaper about science. People know this, right? Last year I was quoted in about 30 media articles, and I received a grand total of $0 for this. We do it because it’s important, not because we get paid.

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The French to the United States

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This is also known as invading Panama.

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i keep reading statements from democrats saying they find mahmoud khaleil's views to be abhorrent and despicable before going on to say that he should nonetheless be given due process. but no one has been able to demonstrate what khaleil's views are beyond the admin's assertions. except for cnn:

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Trying to be productive like:

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somebody check on Seal. Everything ok? Gambling problem?

submitted 37 days ago • 9 comments

The R-words did it. Now it’s your turn Chiefs. The name and the chop gotta go ✌🏾➡️

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I keep seeing people think, "Something must be done now because if it isn't, everything is lost." And that's not how any of this works. Just like Rome wasn't built in a day, it didn't fall in a day. Or a century, to be honest. We're looking at a generational fight.

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If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.

submitted 39 days ago • 240 comments

Istg every time I get handed an AI deep sea creature video I stomp around the house yelling about it for 15 minutes.

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Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.

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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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You don't want to tell your children that all you did during this time was post. You should be podcasting too

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If you work in the federal government (particularly civil rights at DOJ) or state or local agencies that get federal funding, and have info about new anti-DEI and anti-civil rights mandates, please reach out to me on signal at nhannahjones.67.

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BREAKING: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Gaza aje.io/ryr857

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Skip the noise of the news and political pageantry. Instead, watch Exterminate All the Brutes by acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck. This gripping 4-part docuseries unpacks the brutal history of colonialism and its lasting impacts. Streaming on MAX my colleague and I wrote the discussion guide.

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My fyp isn’t falling for it 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Democrats are so fucked… Now 170 million Americans who saw Biden sign the bill banning the app will watch as Trump “saves” it.

submitted 59 days ago • 79 comments

I think using the r-word makes you a bad person actually.

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(1/2) Working on an article 4 the @theatlantic.com abt trying to access medical care for long COVID in this stage of the pandemic. (My own experience was rough to put it mildly.) Looking to interview other long haulers who have tried to get med care in the last 2 years...

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Every educational, academic, and cultural institution in Gaza where I studied, worked, or attended a conference or event—every theater, every archive, every historic landmark and site—has been completely destroyed. They no longer exist.

submitted 71 days ago • 18 comments

If they ban interracial marriage or gay marriage or basically revoke any other freedom it’s like way past time for a general strike.

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I want to watch TV coverage of the live fall of the Syrian regime. CNN is airing a Giuliani documentary, Fox News has a comedian joking about Canada, MSNBC a documentary about migrants So I turned on BBC,which is breathlessly switching between Syria, South Korea demonstrations, and Ghana election

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