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It’s worth noting that JK Rowling is not only funding meritless legal challenges against trans people until they can appeal up to the court that will back them, she openly gloats about how this is where her money is going. This is what the Harry Potter TV show is bankrolling.

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Town Hall at the SEIU office today with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey & Congressional Rep. Summer Lee, plus speakers from the SEIU, Casa San José, & Trans YOUniting. They all delivered a strong message about working together to fight back against Trump. It was inspiring! I'm voting for Gainey!

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Musk and Trump aren't stealing comprehensive data about all Americans for no reason. They are doing it to threaten people.

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What are they planning to use all these “savings” for? Because that’s my money and I have strong opinions.

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BIRD PROTOCOL activated. Take a bird, leave a bird.

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Trump is just a thug and a bully who is trying to pick off his victims one by one. But if we stick together and stand up we will reveal his weakness and prevail. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/thugocracy

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Man, I remember refusing to get a security clearance in part (genuinely, it was a small part) because “I don’t trust the government to keep all that data in one place, safe.” (Because a clearance? It’s so you can’t be blackmailed. Except by the government, anyway.) I hate being right.

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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

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Modeling strategy scenarios find the most effective ways to resist the Insurrection Act include (1) Refusal; (2) Resistance; and (3) Ridicule, aka leaning into being complete cringe dorks.

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“If a pact is formed, the universities shall “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund”. The fund will be in turn used to provide “immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement.” #defendhighered

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We've already built more housing than any administration in 20 years — affordable and at market rate. By turning empty office buildings into affordable housing, we're producing almost 1,300 new homes, and almost 1/4 of them will be affordable to low-income residents.

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You may have seen the publicity about the injured worker who finally won justice from Tesla. A report from almost 10 years ago shows that Musk has always been cavalier with other people's safety: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #TeslaTakedown

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In defense of Section 230: @mmasnick.bsky.social addresses Section 230, how it helped online companies succeed in the US and approaches taken by other countries. Despite bipartisan support to kill 230, champions like @wyden.senate.gov continue the fight. open.spotify.com/episode/3B67...

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Standing room only here in Missoula. #Bernie&AOC

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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center say results of a Phase I trial of an mRNA vaccine aimed at preventing pancreatic cancer show promise. The vaccine PREVENTED the cancer from coming back in patients who had already received treatment for MORE THAN three years. 🧪🧵⬇️

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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.

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Abrego Garcia shows how important dedicated lawyers are. Imagine if he were a child whose lawyer was defunded. Imagine what they could get away with. Happy to report 5 PA lawyers formally applied to volunteer with JFCS after the below post. Working on clearances and we need more — reach out!

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Pennsylvania: Erie County DOH declares measles outbreak amid fifth reported case www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...

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It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service Just incredible grift

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I will just point out, for any leaders who want to "go viral" that this video of the Building Trades President going off about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's kidnapping has 75k likes and 15k shares. We don't need to "find common ground" with fascists, we need to fucking fight.

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🚨CALLING ALL PENNSYLVANIANS! April 19th- There's Resistance Rallies happening from Pittsburgh to Philly. Find/Host one at: fiftyfifty.one We're Stronger Together! #MomSky

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Round 2, Pittsburgh-- let's make it a good one! ✊️ Thanks again to the wonderful organizers at @standupforscience.bsky.social and @50501movement.bsky.social for their hard work in making things happen. 💕 #StandUpforScience #StandUpforScience2025 #MutualAid

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On today’s #CyberSecTotD we are finally going to do a Part Two on facial recognition. We are going to talk a bit about important places where you should obscure your face due to facial recognition systems and then I’m going to talk about legislation and biometric systems.

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It's a beautiful day for sakura blossoms in Seattle.

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It's Tax Day! While you and millions of others filed your taxes, billionaires paid a smaller tax rate than working families. My bill with Rep. Rashida Tlaib and @nadler.house.gov would combat this extreme wealth inequality. It’s time they pay their fair share.

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The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today. press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...

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Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing: - Complaints about car-honking are down 70% - The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48% - 6 million fewer cars - Half as many traffic-related injuries - 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year

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Are you or a loved one suffering from TRS? Millions are suffering from this affliction across the country and around the world. But @troublemakers.bsky.social and #teslatakedown want you to know there are cures and treatments available. Learn more and take action today. youtu.be/tQOvkgZL9eU?...

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"Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut risk of heart disease by 20%". I guess people in Pittsburgh would have great heart health, if we'd just stop putting fries on our salads! I checked & I average 13 flights per day. I do _not_ attempt to walk extra stairs -- I have bad knees.

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What Judge Xinis is banking on is that the government does not want to spend two weeks in discovery. Two big things can happen: (1) They just make the call and get him back (2) They spend two weeks creating a public record of their own fuck ups and then get sanctioned

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Great turnout this morning at the 650 Herron Ave. groundbreaking in the Upper Hill! This is phase 1 of 2 for a 12-unit mixed use affordable rental development.

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I truly hate the “who could have known?” people because y’all just needed to answer the question of “what would have happened if he succeeded on January 6?” to know that Trump was planning on installing himself as dictator

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I'm re-reading The Rook, and loving it again. It's a contemporary fantasy, where children are born with odd, supernatural powers, and in Britain they're whisked into a special nursery and raised to work in a very, very secret service. The public is kept in the dark. It's very funny & suspenseful.

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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president

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The student paper at the college at which I teach reports a "tsunami of takedown requests" from international students terrified of being targeted for innocuous, legitimate op-eds & opinions.. Many ask in person--leave no trace in writing. Reminds me of my father's account of studying in the USSR.

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