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The East Coast has shown up, 2.4 million and counting, with massive turnouts in small towns across the country. Shoutout to the Carolinas, Georgia, and Ohio for showing up strong!
June 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The East Coast has shown up, 2.4 million and counting, with massive turnouts in small towns across the country. Shoutout to the Carolinas, Georgia, and Ohio for showing up strong!
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I think one of the hardest things ive faced with my disability is *knowing* I have value inherently in a way that is never reflected externally, in society etc. It takes unwavering faith in yourself that goes unrewarded & is even brought into question over and over.
Disabled people shouldn’t have to prove they matter.
They shouldn’t be forced to justify their existence.
They shouldn’t be treated as burdens for needing medical care or social support.
We have value just as we are.
Disability is not a moral failing. It can & will happen to everyone
They shouldn’t be forced to justify their existence.
They shouldn’t be treated as burdens for needing medical care or social support.
We have value just as we are.
Disability is not a moral failing. It can & will happen to everyone
June 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I think one of the hardest things ive faced with my disability is *knowing* I have value inherently in a way that is never reflected externally, in society etc. It takes unwavering faith in yourself that goes unrewarded & is even brought into question over and over.
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Chicago’s average air index of 160 Thursday morning is the highest in the country and second highest in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss technology company that develops air purification systems. www.wbez.org/weather/2025...
Chicago has third-worst current air quality among major cities worldwide from Canadian wildfire smoke
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued an "Air Pollution Action Day" for the Chicago metro area Thursday due to elevated particle pollution.
www.wbez.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago’s average air index of 160 Thursday morning is the highest in the country and second highest in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss technology company that develops air purification systems. www.wbez.org/weather/2025...
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"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...
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Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
Biodiversity??? 🤦🏻♀️
This very clearly shows the incompetence, ignorance, and hatefulness. If AI was used to write the memo, this very clearly shows AI isn’t where we need it to be!!
This very clearly shows the incompetence, ignorance, and hatefulness. If AI was used to write the memo, this very clearly shows AI isn’t where we need it to be!!
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Biodiversity??? 🤦🏻♀️
This very clearly shows the incompetence, ignorance, and hatefulness. If AI was used to write the memo, this very clearly shows AI isn’t where we need it to be!!
This very clearly shows the incompetence, ignorance, and hatefulness. If AI was used to write the memo, this very clearly shows AI isn’t where we need it to be!!
I can’t believe people bought that this administration would address any of their needs or fight corruption on their behalf.
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I can’t believe people bought that this administration would address any of their needs or fight corruption on their behalf.
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou
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"Generative AI is not an exciting new tool for artists, nor is it 'democratizing'. Generative AI is just the latest way for rich people to steal our work and sell it back under the guise of convenience."
Ben Passmore on IA at TCJ:
www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...
Ben Passmore on IA at TCJ:
www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...
‘I would potentially sacrifice my life to strangle you’: A Sentiment Against AI Art - The Comics Journal
Ben Passmore with the case against AI art.
www.tcj.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Generative AI is not an exciting new tool for artists, nor is it 'democratizing'. Generative AI is just the latest way for rich people to steal our work and sell it back under the guise of convenience."
Ben Passmore on IA at TCJ:
www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...
Ben Passmore on IA at TCJ:
www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
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Perfect. And so true.
Ironically, K. Dot’s performance was labeled DEI— when it was a masterclass in CRT.
a man wearing a black jacket and a white hat with the letter e on it
ALT: a man wearing a black jacket and a white hat with the letter e on it
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Perfect. And so true.
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An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
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Ooo this is a good one ☺️
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ooo this is a good one ☺️
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Me, after a week of tree pruning & gardening, looking forward to a weekend of selling plants at Belper market & our nursery bareroot sale 😑
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Me, after a week of tree pruning & gardening, looking forward to a weekend of selling plants at Belper market & our nursery bareroot sale 😑
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
Great read!
As I’ve understood for the past 25 years, the goal should be cradle-to-cradle, not cradle-to-grave.
We relocated to the Rust Belt after living in Pacific NW, and I can’t stress enough that a large portion of the public here doesn’t get it thanks to local industry.
Plastic is petro!
As I’ve understood for the past 25 years, the goal should be cradle-to-cradle, not cradle-to-grave.
We relocated to the Rust Belt after living in Pacific NW, and I can’t stress enough that a large portion of the public here doesn’t get it thanks to local industry.
Plastic is petro!
The word "recycling" allows corporations to dupe consumers. Don't fall for it.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-i...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-i...
How the Word ‘Recycling’ Allows Corporations to Dupe Consumers Like You
The term is so broad that it’s almost meaningless.
www.teenvogue.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Great read!
As I’ve understood for the past 25 years, the goal should be cradle-to-cradle, not cradle-to-grave.
We relocated to the Rust Belt after living in Pacific NW, and I can’t stress enough that a large portion of the public here doesn’t get it thanks to local industry.
Plastic is petro!
As I’ve understood for the past 25 years, the goal should be cradle-to-cradle, not cradle-to-grave.
We relocated to the Rust Belt after living in Pacific NW, and I can’t stress enough that a large portion of the public here doesn’t get it thanks to local industry.
Plastic is petro!
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In 2023, Autumn Lockwood became the first Black woman (and fourth overall) to coach in the Super Bowl. At Super Bowl LIX (Eagles vs Chiefs) she will coach in her second Super Bowl. Keep soaring, Autumn Lockwood ✨
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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February 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2023, Autumn Lockwood became the first Black woman (and fourth overall) to coach in the Super Bowl. At Super Bowl LIX (Eagles vs Chiefs) she will coach in her second Super Bowl. Keep soaring, Autumn Lockwood ✨
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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Palette cleanser for today. Will probs need to revisit after we figure out what the late, Friday afternoon news dump is going to be, America.
February 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Palette cleanser for today. Will probs need to revisit after we figure out what the late, Friday afternoon news dump is going to be, America.
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You don't hire autistic people so you can tell them what to do. You hire autistic people so they can tell you, wild-eyed and exhausted, what they found down the rabbit hole they stumbled down in the course of their normal work
February 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You don't hire autistic people so you can tell them what to do. You hire autistic people so they can tell you, wild-eyed and exhausted, what they found down the rabbit hole they stumbled down in the course of their normal work
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I know our country is on fire. I know Trump is bad and is doing very bad things, and I often address those things with posts and reposts. But if I post a joke about my kid or my dog or a pleasant experience at a diner, don’t scold me for not exclusively talking politics 24/7. Please just ignore me.
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I know our country is on fire. I know Trump is bad and is doing very bad things, and I often address those things with posts and reposts. But if I post a joke about my kid or my dog or a pleasant experience at a diner, don’t scold me for not exclusively talking politics 24/7. Please just ignore me.
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With alt text, because this too is my hill to die on, along with (and because of) accessibility.
February 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
With alt text, because this too is my hill to die on, along with (and because of) accessibility.
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Our coalition is a peaceful resistance—a group of tree-huggers dedicated to keeping Americans informed.
February 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Our coalition is a peaceful resistance—a group of tree-huggers dedicated to keeping Americans informed.