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It’s Independent Bookshop Week. Here’s a poem about one of the many reasons why indie bookshops are so brilliant. #indiebookshopweek

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In popular culture, menopause is typically associated with hot flushes. In our Menopause: What's Changed? exhibition, we invite visitors to drop a pebble if they experience any of these symptoms. And it turns out, hot flushes are much less common than brain fog or mood symptoms!

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Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.

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This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy. Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.

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🧵 1/4 Gender-affirming care literally saves lives. 🤔 politicians & judges are deeply invested in protecting a parent’s right to ban children’s books & refuse for their kids vaccines. But parents are NOT allowed the right to make medical decisions for their trans* kids? 🥴 apnews.com/article/supr...

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Not enough attention on Blue Labour's insidious relationship with Thiel and Karp's CIA spytech company Palantir who have 24 contracts with UK public institutions, including the NHS, the Police Force, the Ministry of Defence, the Cabinet Office, and the DLUHC. No one voted for this.

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I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.

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Your daily opossum break:

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The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence? Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue. 1/ A🧵on the danger.

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I disagree with this assessment. My understanding is that all attendees had already been checked for weapons before coming in, I.e., there was no credible reason to believe he (even unIDd) was a threat. On top of that he is a U.S. Senator OF THAT STATE w direct oversight authority OVER HER AGENCY 1/

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Today at NorCon I met one of the Oslo museum curators. ME: I am afraid I may have poked a little fun at your museum. But it was with love! I swear! HIM: (eyes narrowing) The thread about all the shite? ME: (meekly) …yes. HIM: Oh, we all loved it! bsky.app/profile/tkin...

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Let's all be very clear that ICE and regular cops refusing to identify themselves in any official or legible way is creating a situation that allows murderers and non-state kidnappers to successfully impersonate law enforcement. We had kidnappers do this in Philly this week in ICE costumes, too.

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Boycotts against Trump outside of the US are already happening, there is a need for a domestic one inside the US. These are tricky as they will inflict damage to local economies. The Olympics and FIFA World Cup games need to be cancelled; removing them from the US will be a major blow to the regime.

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Had to leave Bowie a few minutes early to feed dogs and get to the planned march down Route 3 this evening. Lots of people out and almost everyone driving by was showing support. #noKings

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We're 36 followers away from 15,000! We are fighting for the NHS- if you care about the NHS please could you share this post and follow us? Can we hit 15,000 brilliant followers today? Crossing our fingers! 😍💙

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I encourage people protesting to be non destructive and non violent. And I remind: Proud Boys like infiltrating crowds, whipping up normies (this is what happened on 1.6) and creating chaos. Putting you, using your 1a, in peril. Distinguish yourself from these goons always. Heads on swivels, folks.

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I can’t find the video on here yet and I hate linking to meta apps but I want people to know ICE abducted a man who translated for the U.S. military in Afghanistan today, without showing a warrant, in front of his lawyer, at an asylum related hearing. www.instagram.com/reel/DK1AJxz...

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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

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IMPORTANT: Before the fascist attack on Senator Alex Padilla, Kristi Noem said that her gestapo in California were staying to "liberate the city socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country." Don't let that slide by.

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the new developments on inat inspired me to make a diagnostic thread for every insect order because there's only like 30something of them. going to try and avoid exceptions and extremely technical characteristics when possible. 🧵

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A woman walking home alone was shot point-blank with “non-lethal” rounds fired by officers in Los Angeles. A neighbor filmed the assault and rushed to help only to be fired on and ordered back.

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Along with abolishing ICE we should abolish all for-profit prison companies in the country.

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Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.

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America’s Generals are terrified. They are cowed. They seem unlikely to hold the line and live up to their oaths to serve the U.S. Constitution. Trump violated the law (the Hatch Act) conducting a political rally at Fort Bragg, rousing the troops to cheer his slogans but the Generals stay silent.

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"ThEyRe FlYiNg MeXiCaN FlAgS In ThE StREeTs" Give me a break Police were beat with American flags on January 6th Ohh not to mention the confederate flag being waved in the rotunda

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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. ☎️ 1-877-447-4487 From #veterans to #activeduty personnel.

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<Thread> I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces. Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into. (It will also escalate from here.) Preview⤵️

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Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

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A new lawsuit is demanding Utah turn over its full voter registration list, including private and protected records. The lawsuit filed by a right-wing group tied to voter purges claims state privacy laws violate federal transparency rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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A person I trust is friends with someone at the IRS, who told her senior level employees are being pulled off the desk and sent to reinforce ICE in the field, threatened with termination if they decline. This is Philly, but her friend says she's hearing this is across agencies across the country.

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Is the climate community going to remain silent after Israel abducted one of our most prominent advocates? My feeds should be full of condemnation of the kidnapping of humanitarians in international waters, ESPECIALLY in the climate community..... and yet....

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So much this…

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Greta Thunberg and other human rights defenders have been kidnapped by Israel on international waters. The aid they were delivering to Gaza that includes baby formula & medical supplies has been stolen. The ship Madleen was attacked with drones & will be forced to port at Ashdod Port. #3E #FreeGaza

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We see what they’re doing. They’re baiting us, trying to provoke violence to justify a crackdown. Don’t give them the footage they want. Every broken window becomes propaganda in their hands. Stay sharp. Stay united. We’re here to fight for justice, not feed their narrative.

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Your safety is the top priority. Peaceful protesters have already been harmed for doing nothing. The story they’re selling isn’t legit. Please film everything, document everything.

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And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.

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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

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Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.

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One thing I absolutely need you to understand is that in the United States, police can legally lie to you. And in most cases, a cop lying to you is NOT a defense to a criminal charge. Don't talk to cops. Get a lawyer.

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Young Israelis in Jerusalem marched against genocide during their pride parade, police and undercovers tried to take their signs unsuccessfully.

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ICE waited until a woman’s lawyer went to the restroom then dragged her away. She fainted from stress and they dragged her unconscious body into the elevator, refusing medical attention.

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West Virginia is warning that women who have a miscarriage could be charged with a crime unless they contact local police. Every woman in WV should call 911 every time they have a period. Gum up the system with malicious compliance. www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/h...

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