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when rfk makes america healthy again, the children afflicted by sickle cell will just be sent to the labor camps…err…work farms where they can recover

submitted 17 days ago • 155 comments

They're kidnapping people off the street and sending them to a prison in El Salvador known for torturing and killing prisoners. And the Supreme Court says that's OK. Maybe focus on that?

submitted 19 days ago • 6 comments

New newsletter up! There's too much to cover. We're gonna have to talk more about all this on Thursday. ezralevin.substack.com/p/hands-off-...

submitted 19 days ago • 28 comments

This is high art

submitted 20 days ago • 542 comments

honestly i still think it's about small concrete actions - saying "get involved" or "form communities" is too general give folks something small and specific but low effort/risk to do - I use the example of tying a blue ribbon as a public show of solidarity get people feeling PART of something

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

these folks are unreconstructed segregationists and it isn’t even speculative or a difficult argument at this point

submitted 37 days ago • 41 comments

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submitted 37 days ago • 161 comments

I will not be watching the State of the Union. If I wanted to see Nazis lying, I’ve had ample opportunities to turn on Fox News over the last decade or two. Somehow I have resisted. That’s not changing today. Deny him ratings. You won’t be able to get away from the appalling things he says anyway.

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments

HOPE ON THE STAGE’ in SEOUL Behind #제이홉 #jhope #BTS #방탄소년단 #HOPE_ON_THE_STAGE_TOUR_SEOUL #HOS_TOUR_SEOUL

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe the right question to ask is not "how much money has DOGE actually saved" but "how many people have died as a result of DOGE cuts?"

submitted 54 days ago • 25 comments

I cover health and biotech at WIRED, and I'm looking to speak with employees at federal labs whose work is being affected by the credit card freeze. You can reach me securely on Signal at emullin.06. I can honor requests for anonymity.

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Critical to remember. The constitution has a really straightforward tool to deal with this situation.

submitted 54 days ago • 79 comments

A USA Today report from Feb. 28 says: "The number of regional offices will be slashed to four from a 'no longer sustainable' 10, SSA said." (SSA = Social Security Administration.) Do people wait on hold for a long time (now) when they phone the SSA with questions? www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

Good morning. It's now 12:01 AM. The largest US tariff hike in a century has officially gone into effect—25% on Mexican imports, 25% on Canadian imports (except energy at 10%), & now 20% on Chinese imports. Canadian retaliation on $21B in US exports has also just gone into effect

submitted 54 days ago • 50 comments

To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person by Alia Dastagir #BooksYouMightHaveMissed #booksky #💙📚 bookshop.org/p/books/to-t...

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion by Mary Fissell #BooksYouMightHaveMissed #booksky #💙📚 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mary-...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

People in even super-deep-red districts are catching on to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s robbery of the American people. This is getting good.

submitted 56 days ago • 124 comments

These numbers seem important

submitted 57 days ago • 153 comments

I tend to avoid discussing politics on social media, preferring real life discussions for such things. I'm making an exception today. As a U.S. citizen and voter, I stand with Ukraine and I stand with Europe. The Kremlin-led cartel occupying the White House does not speak for all Americans.

submitted 57 days ago • 3 comments

“DEMOCRATS NEED TO ACT LIKE OUR DEMOCRACY IS WEEKS AWAY FROM DISINTEGRATING—BECAUSE IT IS.”

submitted 80 days ago • 20 comments

in which @oliverdarcy.bsky.social levels some extremely correct criticism of his old bosses at CNN (& the rest of the media) for failing to properly convey a tone of urgency in their Trump coverage

submitted 80 days ago • 11 comments

New @ujohnnyg.bsky.social: The Alice Independent School District in South Texas warned parents in a letter Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents may be checking the immigration status of students on school buses traveling for extracurricular activities. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/a...

submitted 80 days ago • 7 comments

I have been trying to make plans to see my girlfriend in the next month and genuinely like I might just take the train to and from Vancouver and fly out of there 😬😬😬

submitted 80 days ago • 24 comments

(Meanwhile virologists are becoming increasingly concerned about H5N1…)

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.

submitted 80 days ago • 54 comments

It’s not theory. It’s praxis.

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments

This Black History Month I’m thinking about Black-owned bookstores. Since the very first Black bookstore was opened by an abolitionist in 1834, they’ve been a part of every Black radical movement in the country. The history is rich. ✊🏾📚 Happy #BHM, y’all! www.mic.com/impact/black...

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

Love this! #FireElon and #FireTrump

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."

submitted 80 days ago • 247 comments

This lawsuit by a local library and major publishers could help end Idaho’s library censorship law

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm. “The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“

submitted 81 days ago • 125 comments

if i can’t make tomato soup, i won’t have comfort food while me and everybody i love are scourged from the earth and our names are erased from the historical record.

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A

submitted 84 days ago • 180 comments

Breaking: President Donald Trump has ordered tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — Texas’ biggest trading partners. The tariffs will go into place Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

submitted 84 days ago • 11 comments

Our so-called government removed this needed, legal information. The Skimm has put it back up. For those who need it, please share all over the internet. tinyurl.com/vteeabxz

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Oklahoma senator submits bill to ban romance books. Open Door Romance Novel = A romance novel that has sexual content that happens on the page www.threads.net/@krystlehope...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

A few things Trump just made more expensive for you: Gas Cars TVs iPhones Xboxes Avocados Strawberries Furniture Power tools Modelo Refrigerators Microwaves Clothes Bananas Tequila Maple syrup

submitted 84 days ago • 1067 comments

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submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

Just hit the store shelf - the classics return! Dragonlance Chronicles by Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis #BooksYouMightHaveMissed #booksky #💙📚 #Dragonlance features the three novels Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night, and Dragons of Spring Dawning bookshop.org/p/books/drag...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Scoop: Elon Musk’s lackeys have taken over the Office of Personnel Management—essentially the human resources function for the entire federal government. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 88 days ago • 67 comments

one reason why i would urge people not to take this is that where are the funds to pay these severance packages supposed to come from?

submitted 88 days ago • 220 comments

not that this particular mechanism really matters anymore but demanding that federal employees take a loyalty oath to the president is imo an impeachable offense

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⚠️ “Text groups in NY are urging members to report pro-Palestine foreign students as ‘terrorist supporters’ for deportation under Trump. Other groups are using AI to create lists of names.” Screenshot of one of the texts below. Via Etanetan23 on X Story: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

submitted 88 days ago • 6 comments

Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide by the founders of Pussypedia.net Editor: Zoe Mendelson, Illustrator: Maria Conejo #BooksYouMightHaveMissed #booksky #💙📚 bookshop.org/p/books/puss...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage by Rachel E. Gross #BooksYouMightHaveMissed #booksky #💙📚 bookshop.org/p/books/vagi...

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