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Cleveland folks! Check this out if you need trees for your garden!

Listen to me, Democrats everywhere, you have got to be saying this kind of shit right now all the time like she has been. The literal least you can do. At least pretend like you have a fucking spine.

Great new piece, from McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...

HOLY CRAP I NEED THIS.

New: Using FOIA I obtained memos agencies sent the White House detailing how they complied with an anti-trans executive order. Shows that FOIA is still working at some agencies and is a possible mechanism for transparency; we have hundreds more pending across govt www.404media.co/public-recor...

Honestly, when you do a bad thing, you should feel bad about it! That’s how things are supposed to work!

"Americans, it’s time to rejoice. We know that you have been forced to adopt a new lifestyle, one without eggs, cars, or winter coats. But who needs physical warmth when you can bask in the radiant glow of your unwavering patriotism?"

Guess it's finally a convenient time to be allergic to #eggs, huh? πŸ˜…

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Thank you so much @laist.com and LA @documenters.org for shouting out my drone coverage! πŸ₯Ή Although the headline is misleading, scroll down to hear about how #Documenters (aka every day residents) are scouring public meetings for news to build stronger communities πŸ’ͺ laist.com/shows/airtal...

tysm @neorsd.org! 🚰 struggling to afford water and sewer bills? check this out πŸ‘‡

You know what costs less? Housing.

Would someone talk to me about that last episode of @yellowjackets96.bsky.social?! 🫣😯

great resource for @cuyahogacounty.bsky.social residents looking for help: How to apply for water (and sewer and stormwater) utility assistance, via @dakotahsays.bsky.social

Ten years ago if you had written a dystopian SF story in which the person in charge of U.S. public health did a press event at a fast food joint to say that fried food is good but measles vaccines cause measles the ghost of Philip K. Dick would have said that you were being too bleak and unrealistic

This is how it's done, @neorsd.org πŸ‘

This is absolutely the best use of this app. Or any social media app, really.

This is exactly it.

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We need more protections for journalists stat. We’re in an information crisis.

History repeating itself is getting really old 🫣😭

There seem to be a few explanations for this--MeToo, Andrew Tate, anti-trans politics, Dobbs, etc. Perhaps even the "feminizing" effects of the pandemic

For nearly a year, Citizens for Property Tax Reform have been organizing homeowners to fight against rising property taxes. Check out a clip from the groups meeting in January and read all about it here πŸ‘‰ signalcleveland.org/citizens-for...

Big thx to @skora.bsky.social for updating this nifty budget tool that allows you to share your version of the @cityofcleveland.bsky.social budget with your council member. Don't know your council member? The tool has an answer to that, too! Read all about it πŸ‘‰ signalcleveland.org/what-costs-m...

"More than 200 people filed into the church to direct their concerns – not at God, but at Columbus for failure to provide property tax relief." Read my latest about the property tax crisis in #Ohio ✍️ signalcleveland.org/citizens-for...

I once wrote an episode of Adam Ruins Everything where he said that IQ is a bad measure of actual mental ability. It got some of the most wild, furious responses online. There are people who base their entire world view on a relatively meaningless number

This weeks episode of @yellowjackets96.bsky.social was *chefs kiss* volume turned up to 11. #yellowjackets