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Massive protest and march in Tallinn, Estonia in support of Ukraine. (📷 @marii_est ) #3E #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity #Estoniaprotests #StandWithUkraine

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The future is unknown, uncertain, perhaps frightening. But no matter what darkness may lurk before us, there will be glories along the way. Acts of bravery, acts of kindness, honorable deeds that will be remembered in better times. We will rise together, one day, to sing songs of glorious victory.

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.

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In response to the UK's demands for a backdoor, Apple has stopped offering users in the UK Advanced Data Protection, which provides end-to-end encryption for backups and files. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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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.

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Let's be very clear that Pete Hegseth absolutely has his job because he is a white man.

submitted 19 hours ago • 127 comments

I know things are bleak and scary right now. But I promise you that you - yes YOU - can get through this. You don't have to fight all of this on your own. Find one person you can help, and help them. Make the life of one person better every day. Hold onto your joy. That's how we win.

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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1000 workers have been fired from Dept. of Vet Affairs, including veteran Andrew Lennox who was actively serving NW Ohioans at the VA. Andrew served as a marine in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria — he, and the fellow veterans he serves, deserve so much more. The indiscriminate, illegal cuts must stop.

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I know we talk about this constantly but it is truly one of the greatest mindfucks of my lifetime. as an 80s kid a Nazi was the most unambiguously, nonnegotiably evil thing you could even be ADJACENT TO, like morality for kindergarteners, and now we have to relitigate that shit every day???? ffs

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Canadians on here actually being like "I can't believe how bad things are getting in the US" without acknowledging Alberta just passed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws and are about to vote Doug Ford back into power. Wakeup because the far right are in inside the building

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I'm sorry but I'm just not going to be cowering in fear of these clowns. They suck and they are cruel but they are not God.

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In case you needed a hedgehog in your timeline. Lemmy (2020-2024) 🦔

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If you ever wondered how a civilized modern country like Germany could have gone so completely and violently insane, you're looking right at it. Shoulda shown up.

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In the end, don't we all wish to be with someone who makes us feel safe and loved? Someone with the quiet strength of a badger, the cleverness of a crow, and the heart of a Muppet, who looks like a combination of all three?

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The 5Calls app really is useful. You can find your reps' phone numbers (click the three dots to see all of their offices--I always call the Chicago office when it's available) and they tell you what to say. I don't read the script verbatim, just take points from it. It's easier than you think!

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Large epidemiologic studies have consistently shown an association between coffee and improved health outcomes. This may be one of the reasons: favorable changes to the gut microbiome 🏢🏢 www.scientificamerican.com/article/coff...

submitted 3 days ago • 51 comments

There's not that many of us so a lot of reposts could theoretically cover all of us. #transmemes

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If you refer to an LLM chatbot as an "entity" that you "engage with," I know that I can stop reading and I will not be missing anything of value.

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EFF is proud to be part of the Repro Uncensored coalition, working to ensure that people who need reproductive health and abortion information can find and share it. www.reprouncensored.org

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Wild Coast Raw, the company responsible for the tainted food which is causing indoor-only cats to die of bird flu, is deleting comments on their Instagram about the topic. So they're killing pets and trying to cover it up. Cool.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

Chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament 👇🏽

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understand that ICE is the enemy of all of us, not just undocumented immigrants. understand that and stand against them.

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Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors. ProPublica is investigating. 🧵⬇️ (1/6)

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If you use Signal and your threat model includes Russian state actors, make sure your version of Signal is up to date in order to harden your account against these attacks: cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

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MTA does not recognize the pretender king; rumors of congestion price's death are greatly exaggerated

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GOOD

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Important for Los Angeles area people

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I sincerely doubt any journalist of color I know would be allowed to write "I didn't know this important aspect of US history and read the Wikipedia summary of it to catch up" in a prominent newsletter read by every important person in the nation's capital

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The fog and rain are back! Fog over #MapleBay. A famous battle was fought here, where the #CoastSalish banded together to surprise and fight off northern invading nations. I often wonder if it was fought on a day like this... #vancouverisland #photography #quwutsunterritory #northcowichan

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Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true: 1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power 2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more 3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc 4) Not enough are

submitted 5 days ago • 90 comments

The US Federal Government is the largest employer in the country. Unemploying all these people is not gonna be great.

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How to hashtag and amplify a protest, this is the best way to document your actions across platforms. (Please note, when documenting a protest practice proper opsec and common sense where necessary.) #3E #USProtests #fiftyfiftyone #Feb17

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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

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Framingham MA

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South-central coast

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I know I've shared this skeet before, but I need to share that I've heard this multiple times coming out of the mouths of early career faculty in the last few weeks.

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

for a while Musk really did seem like the most relatable billionaire. yeah, if i had that kind of money I'd want to go to space and make sports cars, etc. Turned out that was just PR, and what he really wanted out of life was to be seen as funny by teenaged Nazis on the Internet

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