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Confession: I love pulling up to a red light next to a revving muscle car in my humble Chevy Bolt and leaving them in the dust when the light turns green.

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Pride Month so far: Jonathan Joss is murdered in a disgusting hate crime and the Navy intentionally announces they are changing the name of the USNS HARVEY MILK. America... now more than ever... David Lynch's words ring loudly. "Fix your hearts or die." This cannot be our normal.

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Good morning! 🪶

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Wouldn't it be cool to do an Alan Sokal number but for journals that use AI to referee?

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It's the Stasi

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This is the inevitable outcome of the agreement they signed recently. Last year I withdrew from one edited volume published by OUP. I recently turned down an invitation to participate in another volume. I made my reasons crystal clear both times. Easy for me at my career stage, though.

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Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a ship named after the late gay rights activist and politician.   This news is coming during Pride Month.

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Canada 🇨🇦's Liberal govt has proposed a new "Border Security Bill," in large part in response to pressures from 🇺🇸 I raised concerns about that back in March 2025 👇 macleans.ca/politics/the...

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Any day now women will be criminalized for having vaginas. I mean, some women are already being criminalized for that. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Lip Balm Theorem If a = # lip balms purchased and b = # lip balms findable in the house, then b=1 for 20% of the time and b=0 for 80% of the time. The size of a is irrelevant.

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JFC This is worth reading in a fascination with the abomination kind of way

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Lip Balm Theorem If a = # lip balms purchased and b = # lip balms findable in the house, then b=1 for 20% of the time and b=0 for 80% of the time. The size of a is irrelevant.

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Profiting off the results of a crisis they helped create, while also making it worse.

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Super satisfying to watch a neighborhood chase away these cowardly sellouts

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Reasonably forthright obit, in the grand scheme of things.

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The BlueSky elders. Always watching.

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🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride y'all!🏳️‍⚧️ Be bold. Be fabulous. Be you! 🎨🐡🪳🪲 LindZeamays.com/printshop

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I’ve been marching for LGBTQ+ rights since Pride was considered a protest. And I’ll continue to march under this administration as a recommitment to the fight for equality today. No matter who you are or who you love, you have a home here in Illinois.

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Her brain cell point is under-appreciated. The older you get, the more you understand how precious those cells are and how easy it is to lose them I wonder if this will ultimately lead to an early dementia crisis in a few decades

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"Harriet Tubman, along with Black soldiers, took part in a daring Union raid of Combahee Ferry near Beaufort, South Carolina. She became the first American woman to lead a major military operation when she and at least 150 Black soldiers helped to rescue more than 700 Black Americans..."

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We have one hole that goes all the way through

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