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I understand that their goal is to harm a lot of marginalized people. We each need to do what we can to protect the vulnerable. I really get this and ALSO I just need as many people as possible who are able to do so to notice that these people are pathetic. They truly are. Just ridiculous.

submitted 3 days ago • 30 comments

Jude Reyes is dog walking the Trump lawyers over their transphobic military executive orders and I am CACKLING abcnews.go.com/Politics/jud...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Who this poster is saying this to makes this absolutely hysterical and not at all the sick burn they think it is.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

People who are telling you that there's a lot of fraud in Medicaid are lying to you in order to try to convince you to support taking healthcare away from children on dialysis. Because the only way to convince enough normal people to harm disabled children is by lying.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943. Only one cat has ever received the award. This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

submitted 201 days ago • 44 comments

this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

submitted 17 days ago • 259 comments

"I just want to be clear about what's going on here." - @warren.senate.gov www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...

submitted 19 days ago • 221 comments

This is such a great thread. Let me add that there is nothing that you, an individual, can do, that will scale because you are one person. The people arguing that you should only do things that “scale” are justifying not doing anything.

submitted 29 days ago • 18 comments

keep seeing commentary on elon morks nazi gesture questioning wether hes just being immature troll or actually has fascist belief. this analysis is the classic 'EVIL OR DUMB?' dichotomy (are they evil, or are they just dumb?) but these commentary folks fail to grasp the obvious answer: elon is both

submitted 29 days ago • 29 comments

Over 50% of nonviolent movements to overthrow governments are successful within one year of their peak. The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership. We can do this. More:

submitted 37 days ago • 115 comments

That we have to train people to do this should rise some huge red flags about the path we have been led down. “But they’re illegal!!!” Avoiding the morality discussion for a moment, how many of you could prove you are a U.S. citizen with what you have on you right this second? Guess who’s next.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

The Horniman Natural History Gallery features this stunning walrus. It was transported to England, purchased in 1886. There, the taxidermists, having never seen one in the wild, stuffed it until the wrinkles smoothed out. This is a fully inflated walrus, my friends. MAXIMUM WALRUS. (📷: Tom Natt)

submitted 40 days ago • 70 comments

This is my role model. Unfortunately, I’m bad at following.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

With all of the pending tsunamis of dog shit heading our way, I have prepared my mental health state to ask "And what do you expect me to do about X?" I can change my neighborhood and community and field. I am not a billionaire. I have to take care of my family. I will not get sucked in to despair.

submitted 39 days ago • 6 comments

My husband just helped me understand how awful people who create good art: "Neil Gaiman is a character created by Neil Gaiman." His public personna was convincing. He might have thought it would be labeled non-fiction forever. His art and his facade contain good characters. But he isn't one.

submitted 40 days ago • 7 comments

Look, I'm not going to say my plan is working but the ridiculously cold forecast for next Tuesday has gone up by one degree. Posting more winter beauty and crossing my fingers! (Blue Jay) #birds 🌿

submitted 39 days ago • 12 comments

@katebeaton.bsky.social I just wanted to say that I finished reading Ducks over the weekend and really appreciate the work!

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments