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Lead poisoning is bad

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Bluestockings is an amazing feminist (real feminist, intersectional and not terfy) collective here in NYC. Please support them if you can!

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"Tough on crime" is never about actually reducing crime, but just about social control, example number quabillion. "Tough on crime"--a term that should always get scare quotes bc it is never used sincerely--is not about safety. It's about making disliked groups suffer.

submitted 17 hours ago • 3 comments

This argument would not be any different if the victim were a US citizen: sorry we "accidentally" disappeared a citizen, but he's a foreign policy matter now. That is exactly the goal. They think they found an infinite gulag glitch that works on anyone, even citizens.

submitted 17 hours ago • 43 comments

Sick stuff

submitted 17 hours ago • 106 comments

This is (a) wildly wrong on the facts and (b) dangerously wrong on the conclusion, in that this zealot is running for a spot on the Wisconsin state Supreme Court.

submitted 22 hours ago • 162 comments

We all know that if Obama had invited a Black rapper covered in bling to stand next to him as he signed an executive order in the Oval Office, rightwing media would have lost their minds. That’s what white supremacy is all about. One spoken rule for me, another spoken one for you.

submitted 19 hours ago • 153 comments

Great thread on the "problems" AI companies think they are fixing. @lollardfish.bsky.social nails this!

submitted 19 hours ago • 1 comment

Paid protesters and out-of-state agitators

submitted 1 day ago • 123 comments

I don't live in New York, but I emailed officials to say my tourist dollars only get spent in places I can safely mask.

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bit.ly/no-mask-ban

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

I am going to bump this intermittently.

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Out now from @DarkHorseComics William of Newbury "This deserves a place on every fantasy reader’s shelf."- @publisherswkly - based on the true writings of an #medieval monk come for the spooky fun #Fantasy #comics #comicbooks ordering links in bio

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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.

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A lesson in right vs wrong: Using government power to target political enemies is wrong. Standing up for those who are targeted is right. Bowing down is wrong. Refusing to be deterred and stating tall is right. Silence is wrong. Peaceful opposition is right. www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/p...

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Icymi.

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Fighting how self conscious this makes me to say how incredibly flattering this is. Thanks to all the reviewers who took the time to write about our little book.

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A slide about the death toll in Gaza “could be perceived as antisemitic.”

submitted 2 days ago • 71 comments

What a monumental, whiny-ass, little crybaby. This was a bunch of middle aged and senior women saying mean things to a cybertruck owner. No violence, no threats, no vandalism. Just protest. And the richest man in the world is having a massive pout about it.

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New, from me: Hegseth is using an K-12 education exec order to purge books about MLK Jr. and Jackie Robinson from the Naval Academy library. It's not just the whitewashing of US history; he is infantilizing the leaders we expect to go into battle. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/infantiliz...

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can't remember who I saw say this, but..."antisemitism" is currently being used the way "communist" was during the red scare—as a slur against disfavored opinions and groups and as a justification for the revocation of all right. it's really bad. 1

submitted 3 days ago • 47 comments

Thread. The Free Black Library is a TREASURE here in NYC. I wish that it didn't have to struggle every year to raise the funds to keep going. You can help if you'd like: givebutter.com/TFBWL

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The ICE arrests are meant to terrorize dissenters and crush the intellectual freedom that’s the whole point of universities—and the tactic is having its intended effect. Thanks to these professors for fighting back. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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There have already been reports of fake ICE agents approaching students in Los Angeles. It seems like just a matter of time. ktla.com/news/local-n...

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Best sign at the #TeslaTakedown protest in Brooklyn.

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

The Trump administration’s spending is on track to surpass Biden’s. The U.S. Treasury is on pace to spend 7.4% more in 2025 than last year www.marketwatch.com/story/despit...

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the Pitt is so good because it fulfills the American fantasy of being able to see a doctor

submitted 3 days ago • 49 comments

I’m so jealous of Tim Walz right now. I can’t imagine how good it must feel to have Elon Musk go on TV and say that you - specifically - hurt his feelings so bad.

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Here's an intriguing fine detail: @premthakker.bsky.social reports that university officials have discovered that the Trump administration has been revoking not only visas but also the student "status" (based on, e.g., maintaining required course load) that universities usually control

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hi again, cis folks! the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11. context & guidance in the thread below. it doesn’t have to be hard; you can do it waiting for coffee. 13 days left, as of this post. please comment.

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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated. The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

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Ahh lol

submitted 3 days ago • 69 comments

That sound you hear is every Staff+ engineer and SRE screaming in unison

submitted 4 days ago • 121 comments

Measles is spreading out of control under an antivax administration and they're about to crash the Social Security payment system but most important message is for the Democratic National Convention to include a nationally televised struggle session where they confiscate Lia Thomas' swimming medals

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every time trump or one of his cronies uses this totally inappropriate poker metaphor, my brain screams “HE BANKRUPTED CASINOS–NOT ‘A CASINO.’ 3 OF THEM!”

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The fact that Brad Schimel, who’s running to be A JUDGE — a person whose sole function is to preside over, and protect the law, is accepting ILLEGAL help from Elon Musk to win his election, is another example of how deeply corrupt they all are. Why hasn’t Brad Schimel denounced Musk?

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we already knew the WHCA was pathetic but this is confirmation and anybody who attends this dinner is complicit with the Trump administration

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Detain him with plainclothes masked men, send him to a Louisiana jail and don’t tell his lawyers where he is or you’re not serious about stopping shit.

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