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Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
April 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
April 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
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March 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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This is the result of decades of civic poisoning by Fox News and right-wing echo chambers and channels.
March 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is the result of decades of civic poisoning by Fox News and right-wing echo chambers and channels.
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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
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The IRS Free File pilot program helped 140K taxpayers save $5.6M in tax filing costs in 2024.
Despite recent claims, the program is still running and is now available to 30M people in 2025.
Any attempt to dismantle it will enrich the tax prep industry at your expense.
Despite recent claims, the program is still running and is now available to 30M people in 2025.
Any attempt to dismantle it will enrich the tax prep industry at your expense.
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The IRS Free File pilot program helped 140K taxpayers save $5.6M in tax filing costs in 2024.
Despite recent claims, the program is still running and is now available to 30M people in 2025.
Any attempt to dismantle it will enrich the tax prep industry at your expense.
Despite recent claims, the program is still running and is now available to 30M people in 2025.
Any attempt to dismantle it will enrich the tax prep industry at your expense.
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I’ve heard some stories recently of people complying with fascists’ demands after they were threatened.
As a violence researcher (and someone who has received a good deal of threats), everyone should know that complying will not save you. It only teaches the threatener that threats work.
As a violence researcher (and someone who has received a good deal of threats), everyone should know that complying will not save you. It only teaches the threatener that threats work.
February 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve heard some stories recently of people complying with fascists’ demands after they were threatened.
As a violence researcher (and someone who has received a good deal of threats), everyone should know that complying will not save you. It only teaches the threatener that threats work.
As a violence researcher (and someone who has received a good deal of threats), everyone should know that complying will not save you. It only teaches the threatener that threats work.
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What if the “crisis of masculinity” is really a bunch of men with a skill issue; and instead of turning inward and unfucking themselves, found it easier to just hate women specifically, and society more broadly? And in so doing they found a community of fellow dipshits?
February 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What if the “crisis of masculinity” is really a bunch of men with a skill issue; and instead of turning inward and unfucking themselves, found it easier to just hate women specifically, and society more broadly? And in so doing they found a community of fellow dipshits?
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House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
February 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
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3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
February 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
3 science stories from the last week that you might have missed 🧪
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
☁️ Solar-powered device captures CO2 and converts it into fuel
🧠 Mitochondria help shape our memories by helping connections form between neurons
🪰 Fly larvae have evolved fake termite faces on their butts to infiltrate their nests
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Washington Post got their hands on internal documents from DOGE showing the entire plan to implement resegregation. They're going to purge minorities from government by calling them DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI
Documents detail step-by-step plans by the U.S. DOGE Service to purge federal agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion workers and offices. Here’s what comes next.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Washington Post got their hands on internal documents from DOGE showing the entire plan to implement resegregation. They're going to purge minorities from government by calling them DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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It is important to celebrate the wins when we get them.🥳
President Donald Trump’s administration halted defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after Democracy Forward, on behalf of the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit, filed a lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
President Donald Trump’s administration halted defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after Democracy Forward, on behalf of the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit, filed a lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Admin Halts Defunding Nation's Financial Watchdog Agency After Lawsuit
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It is important to celebrate the wins when we get them.🥳
President Donald Trump’s administration halted defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after Democracy Forward, on behalf of the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit, filed a lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
President Donald Trump’s administration halted defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after Democracy Forward, on behalf of the city of Baltimore and a nonprofit, filed a lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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February 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Last night, a woman in my book signing line told me this…
A reader & a fan of my work, she was currently between homes. Back at the register, she couldn’t afford a copy of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Someone in line behind her stepped up & bought her a copy.🥹
A reminder of what TRULY makes America great.
A reader & a fan of my work, she was currently between homes. Back at the register, she couldn’t afford a copy of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Someone in line behind her stepped up & bought her a copy.🥹
A reminder of what TRULY makes America great.
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Last night, a woman in my book signing line told me this…
A reader & a fan of my work, she was currently between homes. Back at the register, she couldn’t afford a copy of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Someone in line behind her stepped up & bought her a copy.🥹
A reminder of what TRULY makes America great.
A reader & a fan of my work, she was currently between homes. Back at the register, she couldn’t afford a copy of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. Someone in line behind her stepped up & bought her a copy.🥹
A reminder of what TRULY makes America great.
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ALL states need to pass a utility law like this. Consumers should only pay for utility service, not marketing, investor relations, or lobbying.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
Colorado and Connecticut lowered utility bills by reining in lobbying
A handful of other states have introduced similar legislation with the aim of saving ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
www.canarymedia.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
ALL states need to pass a utility law like this. Consumers should only pay for utility service, not marketing, investor relations, or lobbying.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...