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“Eugenics isn’t just about eradicating the lesser people like myself, like people with disabilities, it’s about attaching disability to marginalized communities in order to slate them for eradication.” Fantastic crash course in eugenics, ableism & anti-blackness from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social

Friendly May Day reminder that cops aren’t workers! FTP!

Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise." Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms. Ethical violation as POLICY.

Prison Guards Burn Another Pile Of Used Underwear Sent To Luigi Mangione

Manzanar, Tule Lake, Heart Mountain, Topaz… I guess none of these names ring a bell for you?

Today we celebrate Him

DOJ Plants Gun On Maine

Who could’ve ever foresaw except all the people who did and got arrested for doing so

Hello everyone! I’m participating in a motorcycle ride for men’s health called “The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride” and I’d be delighted if you’d support me with a small donation! Here is the link: many thanks!!! gfolk.me/AdamKitchen6...

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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.

When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious. I think this is the hang-up.

@moviessilently.bsky.social Question for you: What silent movie do you recommend for a multilingual movie night? We usually watch with subs and or dubs but I thought a silent movie could feel more… egalitarian? Any suggestions? And many thanks!!!

This is so good, please watch it and share it!

You’ve allowed yourself to be fooled by a campaign that is nothing but a wedge issue by bad actors. You’re falling for a grift. And maybe don’t call trans people locusts. You can block me now. www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/15/h...

It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.

I’m Not one to make internet pictures or whatever but this micro expression had me feeling things

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼

Peet’s Workers: “Instead of raising workers' wages from the bare minimum that we're being paid, Peet's Coffee Inc., owned by the multinational conglomerate JAB Holdings, spent over $100,000 to break apart our union, and distributed misleading materials in an attempt to divide us. 1/3

ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it

It’s been such an honor to write for this kind of game. I never thought my career would bring me here. I’m so excited to introduce the world to South of Midnight in full. It means a lot to me.

Woody

Hire Rob.

APTP Worker response to management. Those local to Oakland are encouraged to come to the APTP MLK Day event on Monday. There is no call for a boycott! Alt text available for those using a screen reader. 1/8

I think purring might just be stimming for cats…

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

Incredible sweater spotted in Boston