Footwear Apologist
@asmanypairsof.bsky.social
Likes shoes. Doesn't like shoes. Trying thoughts out again out loud
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The rise in billionaire wealth and the decline of the middle class aren’t separate trends—both trace back to policy choices in the 1980's that lowered taxes on the richest and weakened protections for everyone else.
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The rise in billionaire wealth and the decline of the middle class aren’t separate trends—both trace back to policy choices in the 1980's that lowered taxes on the richest and weakened protections for everyone else.
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A perfect storm of climate and commerce might explain why the Black Death struck Europe when it did.
Understanding this may help our future resilience to pandemics.
Fascinating research from Cambridge University 👇
Understanding this may help our future resilience to pandemics.
Fascinating research from Cambridge University 👇
How volcanic eruptions led to the Black Death in Europe
Tree rings reveal volcanic eruptions triggered climate shocks that reshaped trade routes and opened the door to the Black Death
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A perfect storm of climate and commerce might explain why the Black Death struck Europe when it did.
Understanding this may help our future resilience to pandemics.
Fascinating research from Cambridge University 👇
Understanding this may help our future resilience to pandemics.
Fascinating research from Cambridge University 👇
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Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
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Jocelyn Brown was SANGIN' her heart out about somebody else's guy....
The 80s & hit songs about cheating 🤝
The 80s & hit songs about cheating 🤝
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Jocelyn Brown was SANGIN' her heart out about somebody else's guy....
The 80s & hit songs about cheating 🤝
The 80s & hit songs about cheating 🤝
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"But far stranger than having a friend transformed overnight into a global icon was having a friend, a colleague in the publishing business, a holiday host, deliberately assassinated by a government in cahoots with my own."
Please read and share this short article by Ra Page, and the links within.
Please read and share this short article by Ra Page, and the links within.
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"But far stranger than having a friend transformed overnight into a global icon was having a friend, a colleague in the publishing business, a holiday host, deliberately assassinated by a government in cahoots with my own."
Please read and share this short article by Ra Page, and the links within.
Please read and share this short article by Ra Page, and the links within.
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Jon Gooch and Kill The Noise - I Do Coke
The fact that this is from 2015 helps you understand how 2016 happened.
The juxtaposition of hearing this in a club w/o the visual story to hammer home that it's cautionary tale...
It's clear we never wanted a lesson; just some orders to follow & to belong
The fact that this is from 2015 helps you understand how 2016 happened.
The juxtaposition of hearing this in a club w/o the visual story to hammer home that it's cautionary tale...
It's clear we never wanted a lesson; just some orders to follow & to belong
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Jon Gooch and Kill The Noise - I Do Coke
The fact that this is from 2015 helps you understand how 2016 happened.
The juxtaposition of hearing this in a club w/o the visual story to hammer home that it's cautionary tale...
It's clear we never wanted a lesson; just some orders to follow & to belong
The fact that this is from 2015 helps you understand how 2016 happened.
The juxtaposition of hearing this in a club w/o the visual story to hammer home that it's cautionary tale...
It's clear we never wanted a lesson; just some orders to follow & to belong
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THIS!!!!
OMG, THIS!!!
OMG, THIS!!!
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
THIS!!!!
OMG, THIS!!!
OMG, THIS!!!
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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You will be visited by three spirits but the algorithm will only show you the same spirit 72 different times
December 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM
You will be visited by three spirits but the algorithm will only show you the same spirit 72 different times
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Not including Border Patrol, ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures do not include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Not including Border Patrol, ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
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Forgot to post here!
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Forgot to post here!
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
Asked Mamdani for comment on the anti-ICE mobilization that sabotaged a major ICE raid last wkd.
Mamdani described the action as people exercising their free speech, that he looks forward to protecting that right.
He has not previously commented on the community defense.
Old people radio and tv is a constant drip feed of guilt trip and misery
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Old people radio and tv is a constant drip feed of guilt trip and misery
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In another brutal ceasefire violation, 3-year-old Ahd Tareq Al-Buyuk was shot dead by Israeli forces in front of her family’s tent in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. A toddler killed in a place Israel itself labeled a “safe zone.” Her small body now carried in grief instead of life.
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In another brutal ceasefire violation, 3-year-old Ahd Tareq Al-Buyuk was shot dead by Israeli forces in front of her family’s tent in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. A toddler killed in a place Israel itself labeled a “safe zone.” Her small body now carried in grief instead of life.
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bombing the boat is a crime
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
bombing the boat is a crime
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‘Poverty is a human rights violation. We cannot realise our own human rights until we address tax’
I talk to Scotland’s human rights chief who says poverty is trashing citizens rights to food, warmth, education and healthcare. ‘It robs people of dignity’.
My Big Read @heraldscotland.bsky.social
I talk to Scotland’s human rights chief who says poverty is trashing citizens rights to food, warmth, education and healthcare. ‘It robs people of dignity’.
My Big Read @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Sickened human rights chief reveals how poverty is destroying Scotland
The head of the Scottish Human Rights Commission steps forward to say that poverty is robbing citizens of their dignity. She talks candidly to our…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
‘Poverty is a human rights violation. We cannot realise our own human rights until we address tax’
I talk to Scotland’s human rights chief who says poverty is trashing citizens rights to food, warmth, education and healthcare. ‘It robs people of dignity’.
My Big Read @heraldscotland.bsky.social
I talk to Scotland’s human rights chief who says poverty is trashing citizens rights to food, warmth, education and healthcare. ‘It robs people of dignity’.
My Big Read @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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December 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A marvelous tour d’horizon from @eryk.bsky.social about the various strands of critical thinking (i.e. hype-free) about AI. Huge thanks Eryk for doing this. Very helpful. Here’s one of my favorite bits.
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A marvelous tour d’horizon from @eryk.bsky.social about the various strands of critical thinking (i.e. hype-free) about AI. Huge thanks Eryk for doing this. Very helpful. Here’s one of my favorite bits.
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Activist Debra Ramirez has been on the front lines fighting for environmental justice in the greater Lake Charles, Louisiana, region. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
Plastics and The Cost of Convenience on Black Communities
How Louisiana’s Black communities are fighting to survive in a battle where every breath, every drop of water, and every patch of land is at stake.
capitalbnews.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Activist Debra Ramirez has been on the front lines fighting for environmental justice in the greater Lake Charles, Louisiana, region. https://capitalbnews.org/plastic-polution-impact-black-communities/
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Ways to plug in to the Giving Circle (2/2)
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🐝 Spread the word for free: linktr.ee/hopegivingci...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ways to plug in to the Giving Circle (2/2)
🎁 We've relaunched our shop "Kurkar"!: Trade in your donation receipt for holiday cards (NEW) + more. tiny.cc/KurkarShop
🐝 Spread the word for free: linktr.ee/hopegivingci...
🎁 We've relaunched our shop "Kurkar"!: Trade in your donation receipt for holiday cards (NEW) + more. tiny.cc/KurkarShop
🐝 Spread the word for free: linktr.ee/hopegivingci...
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Right, but is it that we’re “forgotten life can be stressful” or is it that neoliberal capitalism doesn’t allow us to have natural, normal reactions to stress, so we seek treatment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Right, but is it that we’re “forgotten life can be stressful” or is it that neoliberal capitalism doesn’t allow us to have natural, normal reactions to stress, so we seek treatment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 2008 I met a climate scientist from Mali who was advocating for this so long that he looked exhausted. Absolutely amazing man. He was working so hard on this. And then I see numbers like this and my heart just soars. Youba Sokona, you (and your peers) really did it.
www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...
www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...
August 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In 2008 I met a climate scientist from Mali who was advocating for this so long that he looked exhausted. Absolutely amazing man. He was working so hard on this. And then I see numbers like this and my heart just soars. Youba Sokona, you (and your peers) really did it.
www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...
www.ipcc.ch/people/youba...
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Black women told you this in 2018.
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Black women told you this in 2018.
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Fun fact: Bugs Bunny appeared in drag forty times, beginning in 1942.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Fun fact: Bugs Bunny appeared in drag forty times, beginning in 1942.