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Back in the mid-20th century, the FBI could place an individual under surveillance solely for being LGBTQ. This is what enabled the anti-queer witch hunts of the McCarthy era. Now, DHS permits surveillance of LGBTQ people again. Just being queer makes you a suspect. www.advocate.com/politics/dhs...

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

"If these deaths were caused by a virus, it would be called a pandemic and the world would scramble to develop a vaccine to prevent them" www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Woke or biology? There are actually more than the basic “male” XY & “female” XX sexes. Why? Because biology also creates people with single X chromosomes, or extra chromosomes like XXX, XXY, XYY, or XXX+, plus many 🧬genes. 👉All I’m asking is— please be kind to others. Thanks🙏

submitted 11 days ago • 68 comments

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

submitted 16 days ago • 2829 comments

The year is 2035. I meet President AOC in the Oval Office. "You've done well," she says. "By telling men to dress gay, you've lowered the population rate by 90%, thereby reducing carbon emissions." She slides me a manilla envelope. I can now afford a home in a walkable neighborhood

submitted 50 days ago • 699 comments

Reminder that one of the most important times to wear a mask is right now during holiday season travel. Transits hubs are high risk as many people travel while they are sick. A high quality mask like an N95 will help protect you and help ensure you don't miss out on valuable time with loved ones.

submitted 71 days ago • 20 comments

Here's a passage from today’s post about why you should all unite against the billionaires. Read the full piece here and consider becoming a paid subscriber to support my work: www.thegodpodcast.com/p/thou-shalt...

submitted 73 days ago • 144 comments

Here's a tip for Portland's incoming electeds: carfree zones (esp on key days and hours of the week) can help boost your local retail. (Probably more than free parking, but who knows - let's try both and compare.)

submitted 78 days ago • 2 comments

Folks - you have until midnight ‼️ tonight to submit comments on the largest infrastructure project in Oregon history. @thestreettrust.bsky.social created a handy guide, just copy paste the parts that resonate for you or add your own concerns - there is no shortage of points to be on this project.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0pT...

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

This is my pet peeve lately and I’m not just seeing it from white people. I’m also seeing it from other women of color and queer folks. Y’all, there are other issues on the ballot, too.

submitted 127 days ago • 2 comments

👉 Remember: You have a right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim. We built a tool to help you: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ (Thank you @speciatedtwit.bsky.social for the reminder to link readers to this resource!)

submitted 132 days ago • 24 comments

I promised some special @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social news today so BUCKLE UP because this is a THREAD. First item: Our Kickstarter is almost at $40,000, and we think we can get to our goal of $45,000 by the end of the day because we have...MORE GOODIES for you!!

submitted 144 days ago • 4 comments

Former Chief Urban Designer of NYC Alexandros Washburn answers popular questions re #CityPlanning #urbanism pretty cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldtUrIco_rk

submitted 188 days ago • 0 comments

Novavax have announced that their updated COVID vaccine will be available at CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Costco, Publix, Sam's Club, Kroger, Meijer, and more. novav.ax/3XELWzY

submitted 172 days ago • 5 comments

Glad they got a couple Emmy nods, should've been more, but definitely watch Reservation Dogs if you haven't yet.

submitted 230 days ago • 11 comments

fresh fish served belly side up

submitted 395 days ago • 22 comments