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Today, knitting, homework and chatting with some folks.

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People in Venice are protesting Jeff Bezos' upcoming gala wedding there, pointing out his history of tax avoidance. As @propublica.org showed in 2021, Bezos has TWICE paid $0 in federal income tax. One year, he claimed & received a $4k tax CREDIT for his kids. www.propublica.org/article/the-...

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The US Supreme Court rules that there is no law and there is no constitution

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Make art about it. Make art to process it. Make art to escape it. Make art to protest it. Make art to change it. Make art to grow from it. Make art to recover from it. Make art to understand it. Make art to question it. Just make art about it.

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

Go Canada go!

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I want to have a big Goblin Market, or possibly a Crow Party, on the Autumn Equinox in my mid-sized city. Anyone know how to plan a public event at a park or something?

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submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

To all my trans friends, Texas HB229 was signed by Gregg Abbott as confirmed by texas bill lookup. It becomes law sept 1st. You have till then before Texas starts pulling some bullshit including revoking any form of ID you hold and changing gender markers involuntarily. Be safe out there.

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I can't read the words, but I have a suspicion that every spiderweb is a poem.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Tech companies only have five ideas: robot slave (actually just human slaves), hallucinatory counter-reality, untaxable money, The Everything App, and Clippy

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For @propublica.org's new story: "His Kidney Failed. He’ll Never Know if a Transplant Drug From a Banned Factory Was to Blame." ProPublica tested a patient's generic version of Tacrolimus. The results show his medication dissolved way too quickly.

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"[R]esearch focused on trans and nonbinary people ... found that social support may be one of the most important factors in reducing suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts."

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Hey everyone, The ACLU has released a FULL FAQ over the recent transgender passport decision (and the Trump admin dragging its feet on complying). Please read this if you want to know anything about updating your passport and of or when you should pull the trigger. www.aclu.org/trumps-assau...

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PLEASE SHARE THIS FAR AND WIDE!!! it's a mental health hotline for lgbtqia people in Canada FOR Americans. #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt #queer #nonbinary #gay #lesbian #homosexual #trans #poly #ace #standtogether #resist #pride #pridemonth #pridestrong #loveislove 1 877 330 6366

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You weren't trying to make a mistake; you were trying to solve a problem. Sometimes we accidentally choose "solutions" that create bigger problems than we were trying to solve-- so we acknowledge that, & we shift strategies. No shame. We're all figuring this out on the fly.

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The reporter who threw his shoes at Bush served 9 months in prison and was tortured for it and to this day days he does not regret it in the slightest.

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simply cannot tolerate a situation where democratically elected members of Congress are obstructed from conducting their constitutional oversight duties by Fascist Toucan Sam over here

submitted 10 days ago • 17 comments

If you’re in a swing district or state, use our simple Neighbor2Neighbor tool to get a list of like-minded neighbors, knock on their doors, and talk to them about stopping the GOP’s monstrous megabill. Let’s get the word out to save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/stopth...

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Demand that your Members of Congress support the War Powers Resolution and oppose war with Iran. SENATE Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran... HOUSE Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

submitted 9 days ago • 37 comments

"What’s particularly alarming is that many of these [teens] had mild or even asymptomatic initial C19 infections, yet they’re now dealing with persistent respiratory symptoms that are interfering with school, sports, and normal activities." h/t @elhopkins.bsky.social rollingout.com/2025/06/03/l...

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Oh time.com/7295195/ai-c...

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I wrote about the new members of ACIP recently citing concerns about lack of transparency for the process of selection and known links of some with anti-vaccine work. This piece in Nature also highlights a lack of relevant expertise.

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I share this when I see it because I did drown in a busy pool. It does happen.

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Texas Bans Consensual Sex theonion.com/texas-b...

submitted 9 days ago • 351 comments

I’m possibly already too dead to care. "You have been kidnapped and a characters from the last tv show you watched is trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?"

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In addition to this article, this @worstpossible.world episode with @crimew.gay is helpful information on managing your digital fingerprint

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Holy crap. And here in the US there's not a single competant cabinet member who can handle such an event. Is there anyone in the Trump regime who could actually not make this worse?

submitted 16 days ago • 13 comments

This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone. If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?

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Since every ICE agent is engaged in human trafficking, wouldn't it make sense to let their neighbours and community know where they live? You know, so that people can keep their children safe? Just a thought.

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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

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I would like to hear more about this money truck please

submitted 24 days ago • 16 comments

Timeless failure modes of thought, expressed through the latest technology: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

I still miss Google Reader.

submitted 24 days ago • 8 comments

#WeThePeople #UnitedWeStand #NoKingsDay

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www.reuters.com/sustainabili... Good news!

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We met with the Scottish Government and made clear that we were frustrated and disappointed by the decision to drop the conversion practices Bill. But even with this decision they can still act. They can still display they have not abandoned the LGBTQ+ community.

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