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"The thing about activism, though, is that it’s meant in part to be a performance." Would love to abolish the use of "performative" as a pejorative but I know that the fight is already lost. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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From what I can tell, the 18F group within the federal government was one of the most effective teams at bringing modern software practices and modernizing many government agencies' approach to technology. Laying off people in this group seems antithetical to improving government efficiency.

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The 2025 Oscar winner for best documentary "No other land" which describes the horrors of living under Israeli occupation and settler efforts to expel the Palestinian citizens, hasn't found a distributor in the USA. You can watch it LEGALLY FOR FREE here. nootherland.mekomit.co.il

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You: Oh my god the house is on fire! Me (wise, has read books): And you're surprised? Houses have been on fire before [as the flames consume us both] Furthermore,

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i'm on bluesky for the scientific community

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This is crucial reading.

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My latest piece for @teenvogue.com delves into the horrific story of popular skincare ingredient Retin-A. Before Retin-A was approved by the FDA in 1971, it had been tested on hundreds of incarcerated Black people in Philadelphia, without their informed consent. The survivors still bear the scars.

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If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.

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This is the one

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Mike Johnson - Elon has embraced a data driven approach that is completely objective. Government lawyer - We do not know if anyone is in charge of DOGE.

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Being clear-eyed and honest is really important especially now.

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The newly formed group, The Community Self-Defense Coalition, successfully identified two ICE operations this morning in Alhambra and San Fernando and were successful in stopping ICE agents from kidnapping and separating families. @lataco.bsky.social

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Looking for ways to make your accounts on Facebook/Instagram less valuable to Meta? John Oliver’s site 👇👇 lays out the settings you can adjust to do just that, and protect your privacy in the process (yes this is really the URL and yes it’s safe): johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com Please share!

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My paper art “Diwata vs The Machine”. Diwata in Philippine myth is a term for nature spirits on Earth. The vibrant, warm & breathing force of Diwata is juxtaposed against the homogeneous hegemony of fascism — cold, artificial, violent & empty. We must resist #stopfascism #teslatakedown #bipocart

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And this article does a great job of communicating why the work these people did is essential: keeping mothers and babies from dying, and keeping donor organs from getting lost. It's important to portray this work as common sense.

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good morning from this food not bombs south philly ig caption i like “the things you do together will change you both”

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And @edyong209.bsky.social continues to be a real one.

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Israeli authorities are withholding at least 665 Palestinian bodies, some buried or stored in refrigerators since the 1960s, with others killed as recently as last week, per the National Campaign for Retrieval. 🔴 LIVE updates:

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“The head of the Social Security Administration has resigned after she refused to by DOGE staffers access to sensitive information. Your information.”

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Now that musk is saying he’s doing the DOGE stuff “because the globalists have plotted a Great Replacement in which they use government handouts to buy votes from illegal immigrants and urban blacks” maybe we don’t have to act like this is about deficits or cost cutting anymore

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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”. This is a manifesto against disability. This is the language of eugenics.

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This is so powerful and prescient

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what the fuck

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This! It's not backlash, it's further lashings by a system that requires copious amounts of lashings to stay in place.

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"The authority of the Führer is all-inclusive and unlimited. He stands above the law." - Hitler

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The youth in LA taking action right now are connected to the ‘24 student intifada, where USC, UCLA, CSULA students held it down, 2020 uprisings that saw LAUSD students in the streets demanding cops off campus, ‘68 East LA student walkouts, prop 187 student protests in ‘94, 2006, & so on… READ THIS:

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Saw someone say, "End your friendships with people who are going about life like nothing is wrong." I will never understand people who think that further isolating ourselves from everyday people who don't get it is going to save us. It's not. Your judgment and disdain will not save us.

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NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...

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NEW: ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers. A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.

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Mr. Rogers said "look for the helpers," but his advice was for CHILDREN. If your ass is grown your role is to BE the helper. I wish I could find the person who said this originally, but it's been too long.

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Reposting for alt text and account In case you’re unaware the American Medical Associations has a YouTube page, they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other out breaks since the CDC can not youtube.com/@americanmed...

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just called my reps, but they are actually out on the streets doing stuff. this guide has high level call scripts and points out the Dems who are capitulating. EVERYONE needs to keep calling, but especially if you're in Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, NY...

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This is a great advice

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also, today I had a really wonderful revelation while teaching my piano students, some who are neurodivergent! I allowed myself to have fun & enjoy their presence as humans while facilitating their lesson, rather than getting stuck in my role as “someone who’s trying to get them to do something”.

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