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Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99 percent. Only 0.3 percent of Social Security benefits are improper payments, which are typically caused by mistakes or delays. That's better than any private insurance company. www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...

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Measles are contagious. Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized. Measles can be deadly especially in children. Measles can cause blindness & deafness. Measles can cause brain damage yrs later. Measles can cause "immune amnesia". Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine. #medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is [email protected], so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

submitted 8 hours ago • 301 comments

At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:

submitted 5 hours ago • 9 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1712 comments

RPGs for Accessible Gaming charity bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 240+ RPGs for you to discover for a $10+ donation to @dotsrpg.bsky.social Donate here: itch.io/b/2850/rpgs-...

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

@jimmolemaster.bsky.social 😭I beg you and kiss your feet help me save my child from death 🙏🏻 bsky.app/profile/yfds...

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

submitted 1 day ago • 264 comments

If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now. Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November. If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

submitted 24 days ago • 18 comments

#Tucson come on down! #TeslaTakedown and River and Oracle. #Resist

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WIRED health & biotech writer here. If you're a USDA employee working on the government's response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak and would like to speak securely about what's happening at the agency, please reach out to me on Signal at emullin.06. I can honor requests for anonymity.

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Pleading with people to understand exactly this:

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

This well-referenced page includes personal stories from those terminated, with links to share your story. Congressman Ro Khanna and the House Science Committee are surveying the impact of these cuts.

submitted 17 hours ago • 5 comments

Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us? A thread/

submitted 18 hours ago • 27 comments

It's the last day of Aromantic Awareness Week and here's an excellent post on how everyone, romantic and aromantic, can learn something from the aro community. scretladyspider.substack.com/p/why-everyo...

submitted 15 hours ago • 2 comments

Trans liberation and disability justice are one fight. No body or mind left behind.

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We've learned today that Phantasm franchise hero Reggie Bannister has entered hospice care. It's time to rally and show Reggie how much he means to us fans. Here's how to send well wishes and cards of support his way:

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EXCLUSIVE: Explosive new book claims the KGB began grooming 'young and vain' Donald Trump 40 years ago by saving him from financial ruin and turned him into a Russian asset who gave Putin 'everything he wanted' as president www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...

submitted 1 day ago • 245 comments

Safety Tools are EASY to implement in TTRPGs and are a sign of care and compassion for everyone at the table. It took GM Michelle all of 40 seconds to check in and then carry on with the group's amazing Blades in the Dark story What's your Safety Tool of choice?

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

ENOUGH

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 1 day ago • 2403 comments

EAPM loves our fellow nonprofit media, so we thought we'd make a couple recommendations of Black-led nonprofit news sites and media you should follow today: @afrolanews.bsky.social and @wearepushblack.bsky.social Who do you recommend? #FollowFriday

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I hate doing this.... but I need of help. Running really low on food on home, my cats are still having flea problems, kitchen sink still broken and leaking water, water heater is still fucked. It's just too much and I just haven't made any money. ko-fi.com/desdarkdesigns patreon.com/DesDarkDesigns

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Look I know it's a cliché, but call your fucking reps. They don't get scared unless they hear from an overwhelming number of us all the time. Call them every damn day. Tell them to fight the hell back and protect us from Musk and Trump. It matters and it makes a difference, right now. reps.fyi

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

If you played TTRPGs between 1970-2004, PhD Candidate Geoffrey Ramirez (Binghamton U) is seeking participants for “Character Creation: The Tabletop Role-Players Oral History Project” as part of his dissertation. Interviews will be archived at the Strong Museum of Play (can be time-locked, etc)

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

I've been seeing lots of super compelling videos of park rangers and federal lawyers and other federal workers telling their stories. Talking about what they did at their job, how it helped the American people, and why they want to keep doing those jobs. This is the way.

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

YOUR HELP NEEDED: Today a Federal judge in R.I. ordered the Trump admin to re-start all federal grant payments. If you've got a federal contract, and your funding is still frozen despite that order, please let us know here. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Yet another sports study supporting trans inclusion in women's sports. These are becoming harder and harder to ignore.

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

Is Bluesky worth it for promoting cozy/wholesome games? We haven't had quite as much success here as on the Other Place...but I think it's nicer here and I want to stay ☺️ If our game looks like your cup of tea, could you please like & share this? More info in 🧵⬇️

submitted 2 days ago • 55 comments

“Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism — Yes, You! Yes, Now” is intended as inspiration for everyone who is striving toward a world without fascism — whether or not they’re Jewish or an anarchist. Please share this zine freely and widely. itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...

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Fed workers, incl. those fired or under threat at various agencies that do everything from run national parks to warn residents about impending floods raised the alarm at dozens of #SaveOurServices rallies around the country Wednesday. Our editor Jenny Brown reports: labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...

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VERY important we stop the SAVE act.

submitted 2 days ago • 20 comments

Keep calling your Republican Representatives and Senators. They're feeling the heat. They will crack.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Hi All! I am a scholar of BIPOC science fiction and fantasy literature. My new book Dispelling Fantasies: Authors of Color Reimagine a Genre is now available to preoder. I am so excited to see this book, the companion to my first book Diverse Futures, come to life: ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

submitted 3 days ago • 2874 comments

Bumping this again to help cover the bills while I’m job hunting; im still trying to raise roughly $700 to cover rent, phone, internet, etc.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment