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A bill that would ban the manufacture and restrict the sale in Colorado of certain semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols that can accept detachable ammunition magazines is now on a glidepath to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk after clearing the state Senate on Tuesday.

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CDC Shutters PRAMS Program on Maternal and Infant Health talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cdc-s...

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My whole view of these types of posts changed after someone said America refuses to invest in this type of stuff because they know Black people would benefit from it.

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They're literally defining merit by whiteness, because they cannot ever believe that a non-white and/or non-male individual could ever actually succeed on merit

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely

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Tucson cops trying to arrest a stud lesbian because they thought she was a man using the women’s restroom

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This is going to go on at many universities - the uncertainty will lead to fewer graduate programs. It will hobble scientific research which appears to be the goal.

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I feel for people who spent so much time, money, and effort in the sciences. This is due to the right-wing anti-science rhetoric. Are researchers going to leave the US in a brain drain? How will schools cope with losing tuition? This election has been a disaster.

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Donald Trump has told Kristi Noem to spend $200 million of public funds on ads thanking him for "securing the border," North Korea-style www.semafor.com/article/02/1... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Todays hero

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I've said often, based on history, that there's no reasonable expectation most people will be courageous in the face of fascism. Bravery is rare. It's valued for a reason: Most people aren't cut out for it, for reasons good and bad. But man, you'd still sorta hope the ABA woulda held the line.

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This is what so many men want. I'm glad I never got caught in the marriage/slavery trap. #4BMovement

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Fifty years ago, the dystopic film, The Stepford Wives, imagined suburban white men swapping their spouses for robot trad wives terrified viewers. Now, it watches like a playbook for these times. @nberlat.bsky.social for us today. www.damemagazine.com/2025/02/19/p...

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let me say that this is the classic “just asking questions” approach to delegitimizing the achievements of black people. and critically, you don’t even have to be a black person who talks about race. simply being black to these people means you are “obsessed with race.”

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A lesson in how claims of meritocracy as justification for opposing DEI are often cover for the demand that we return to a system of preference for white men - whatever their qualifications. Fire a qualified Black man. Hire a statutorily unqualified white man. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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It occurred to me that firing thousands of highly skilled, highly knowledgeable people, some of whom had access to highly secret information, and now have grievances and an urgent need for money, might be considered a security risk. Like, a big one.

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DOGE's "savings" is like saying, "I've saved hundreds of dollars by never changing the oil or replacing the brakes in my old car."

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headline sucks but I love that even the French Far Right is like "you all need to stop being Nazi freaks"

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Cowards.

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This is really worth reading. @adamserwer.bsky.social stitches together so much so clearly: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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I keep thinking, I can't believe this is happening.

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Following Elon Musk, the world's richest man, two speakers at CPAC, Steve Bannon, who was pardoned by Donald Trump, and Mexican actor Eduardo Verástegui, have now given Nazi salutes. This is a major scandal + should push us all to mobilize, protest, and call out #CPAC for what it is: a Nazi rally.

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The sci-fi show #Continuum showed a future where Canada was ruled by corporation, police brutality, banning art, and everyone was in debt. All of it was done for the betterment of society. It reminds me of what's happening in the US. www.imdb.com/title/tt1954...

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The problem with most of the "trad" dudes is they expect all the benefits of a trad wife without doing any of what it takes to have that life.

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Lonnie Johnson (1949- ), an African American engineer, invented the Super Soaker, a 1990s global hit. He worked for the U.S. Air Force and NASA, aiding the Galileo and Cassini missions. Holding 120+ patents, his innovations span clean energy and battery technology. #BlackHistory #USHistory

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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

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Maybe the bird flu can battle the new bat-vid ha ha just kidding they’re gonna team up

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@alexwinter.com wrote this much needed jolt of hope after another trash week in T*ump country

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SCOOP: New Social Security chief was being investigated for leaking data to DOGE when Musk team tapped him. Sr officials placed him on paid leave while probing whether he may have violated privacy & tax laws, WaPo's Lisa Rein reports. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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This is sweet! Ontario is scrapping the Starlink deal! No provincial government contracts with the US. youtube.com/shorts/KtB-p...

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If the Centralibs had treated “Neo-Nazis” this way in 2017 we might not have as many overtly Nazi people in power now. But no they were given so many platforms under the guise of “We need to hear them out; try to understand them.”

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1st date question: Who did you vote for in the 2016 and 2024 election?

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Good! Fck him and his leather face 🤢

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Spoiler: The glue is failing in freezing weather. Because they used glue on the Cybertruck.

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Happy Black History Month

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laughs in Blackness

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To get a sense of some of the specific types of grant research being affected at universities by the anti-DEI McCarythism here is excellent student reporting with details…

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Downloading my entire kindle library using a script—here’s the video for those of us in the know about losing our ability to download & transfer our kindle books: youtu.be/EGJDisov240?... Tomorrow’s task is a secret second thing. #Booksky 💙📚 #BlackBooksky

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I hear Amazon is changing the rules on books you buy for your Kindle. Apparently you can’t download the books to a device anymore. Do we actually own media anymore or are we just renting? www.ourmidland.com/news/article...

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In case you were looking to backup your kindle books (since Amazon is removing the option to download them on the 26th), this script works quite well in minimizing the click-pain of downloading them individually: gist.github.com/spf13/1fee1e...

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I'm Canadian, so instead of buying from Amazon or Walmart, I'm going to buy home goods from Canadian Superstore, Dollarama, Canadian Tire, or anyone else who delivers. I will buy groceries from Superstore, and hair and beauty from a Black-owned beauty supply store.

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