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“Typically as you move further from tragedy, it grows further from the mind, but I’m encouraged people still care and people continue to come out and show support...Ahmaud’s life still means something to people.” www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...

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My TV, which has never given me a notification in 2 years, just notified me that it spies on me

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- personal liberties, like for women? Bezos: chuckles Of course not

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SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

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For @teenvogue.com, I wrote about what we can learn from the kids who were brave enough to go out dancing under fascism www.teenvogue.com/story/edelwe...

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Medicaid funds 40% of all U.S. births—even more for Black (64%) & Hispanic (58%) moms & birthing people. Today, the House votes on a budget that slashes Medicaid. We have less than 8 hours to act! Call or email your rep NOW to protect essential care: act.pih.org/protect-medi...

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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...

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Switching to photosynthesis asap

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For those following the story of unidentified men violently dragging a protester from a local Idaho GOP meeting, it turns out they were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management. But neither the sheriff (who watched it all go down) or the GOP will take responsibility for hiring them.

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Measles outbreak tops Page One in Dallas @dallasnews.com www.dallasnews.com/news/public-...

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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there

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MATCHDAY UNCOVERED 🎞️ COLCHESTER (A) 🎥 The Dons extended our unbeaten run to 12 games on Saturday. 📈 Watch in full HERE! 👉 tinyurl.com/4mnwdww2 #AFCW 🟡🔵

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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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This is your reminder to download your kindle books onto a device where you can keep hold of them if Amazon decides to remove them. They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!

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conclave but it costars the penguins of madagascar.

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It’s actually incredible how much we have changed in getting to school. American students used to mostly walk. Now even the iconic yellow school bus is losing out to private cars. collegetowns.substack.com/p/the-school...

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hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

submitted 10 days ago • 403 comments

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.

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While you're considering charities to vote for #P4A2025, you're welcome to consider my video for World Central Kitchen! (I made you cookies!): projectforawesome.com/watch?v=xrps...

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“What once looked like an uphill battle quickly turned Twin Cities Pride’s way, said Andi Otto, Twin Cities Pride executive director. Within 24 hours, Twin Cities Pride hit its $50,000 fundraiser goal and earned nearly $90,000.”

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Hi all! I'm a journalist looking to interview current and former foster youth about their higher education experiences (attending college, ruling it out as a possibility, etc). If you're interested, please shoot me an email or DM me here! [email protected]

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How my friends talk about me when I’m not in the room (also even when I am in the room)

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“Why is Elon’s coup not on the front page of the New York Times???” idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper

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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

submitted 22 days ago • 1186 comments

society is literally collapsing why is my annual performance evaluation making me this anxious?

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A pro-AI speaker at a higher ed conference is touting an AI program named... Hal? I don't think Kubrick intended the point of '2001: A Space Odyssey' to be "The computer is cool, we should make one"

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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

submitted 29 days ago • 1664 comments

The secret to getting over writer jealousy is realizing you're not in a competition with your peers. You're in a trauma bond! Wheeee!

submitted 29 days ago • 9 comments

no, I actually can't "watch where I'm going." I'm too busy imagining how I'd disarm a terrorist inside this Sunglass Hut

submitted 30 days ago • 35 comments

It’s wild to have two cats and have one of them be just so much more dumb.

submitted 30 days ago • 1198 comments

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

submitted 31 days ago • 2233 comments

hi! @teenvogue.bsky.social has been a reliable outlet for strong political journalism since at min 2016 — which was 9 years ago! you don't need to be surprised each time you're impressed by our work! (maybe other outlets would respect us more if you didn't!) signed, 1/2 of Teen Vogue Politics

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ChatGPT is down? Huh. Crazy how that doesn't affect my life in literally any way at all

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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...