peppermintquartz
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Writer, occasional artist, cat staff.
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Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Names aren't classified, publishing a government higher-up's name is not "doxxing," and journalists are entitled to publish news, even if it is classified, as long as they don't break the law to get it.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
It's not the press's job to keep the government's secrets.
Me, lying to myself: I am definitely not buying a new notebook until I use up my old ones
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Me, lying to myself: I am definitely not buying a new notebook until I use up my old ones
Mi Mi is so handsome and he isn't aware of it
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Mi Mi is so handsome and he isn't aware of it
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The belief that we stand apart from nature is the root of our crisis. We breathe its air, drink its water, eat its cycles. Arrogance is poisoning your own well and being surprised you get sick. #OneHealth #Ecology
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The belief that we stand apart from nature is the root of our crisis. We breathe its air, drink its water, eat its cycles. Arrogance is poisoning your own well and being surprised you get sick. #OneHealth #Ecology
Say hello to my little friend
December 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Say hello to my little friend
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Just gonna remind everyone on How to Apologize.
I have seen some half-assed apologies lately.
It is not a complete apology without making amends and a commitment to do better.
I have seen some half-assed apologies lately.
It is not a complete apology without making amends and a commitment to do better.
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just gonna remind everyone on How to Apologize.
I have seen some half-assed apologies lately.
It is not a complete apology without making amends and a commitment to do better.
I have seen some half-assed apologies lately.
It is not a complete apology without making amends and a commitment to do better.
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Small, swift and simple
wings carry sparrows aloft
to high feathered paths
if we are not meant to fly
why then do our dreams have wings
#tanka #poetry #photography #Canada
#tanka #poetry #photography #Canada
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Small, swift and simple
wings carry sparrows aloft
to high feathered paths
if we are not meant to fly
why then do our dreams have wings
#tanka #poetry #photography #Canada
#tanka #poetry #photography #Canada
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Taking the twins out for a stroll
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Taking the twins out for a stroll
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
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I recognize that not everyone looks things up for a living, as I do, but it would be nice if people could figure out how to do elementary web searches and lift the requisite fingers to do it.
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I recognize that not everyone looks things up for a living, as I do, but it would be nice if people could figure out how to do elementary web searches and lift the requisite fingers to do it.
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This is why it's important for you to remove source identifiers from links!!
September 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is why it's important for you to remove source identifiers from links!!
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The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
August 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
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he’s gay AND Tom cruise?? he really CAN do it all, wow
August 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
he’s gay AND Tom cruise?? he really CAN do it all, wow
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Labubu's are a vessel for the Mesopotamian demon, Pazuzu. Let that sink in. Then imagine how much better THE EXORCIST would have been if, at the end, Father Karras had been possessed by a giant Labubu.
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Labubu's are a vessel for the Mesopotamian demon, Pazuzu. Let that sink in. Then imagine how much better THE EXORCIST would have been if, at the end, Father Karras had been possessed by a giant Labubu.
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HAPPENING NOW: It's Day 2 of the bench trial in Newsom v. Trump, the suit brought by California over Trump's use of the national guard and marines for immigration enforcement.
I'm covering for @lawfaremedia.org.
Today we expect testimony from the government's witnesses.
🧵
I'm covering for @lawfaremedia.org.
Today we expect testimony from the government's witnesses.
🧵
August 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
HAPPENING NOW: It's Day 2 of the bench trial in Newsom v. Trump, the suit brought by California over Trump's use of the national guard and marines for immigration enforcement.
I'm covering for @lawfaremedia.org.
Today we expect testimony from the government's witnesses.
🧵
I'm covering for @lawfaremedia.org.
Today we expect testimony from the government's witnesses.
🧵
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
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Anas Al Sharif had these words to publish if he was martyred which he was tonight as Israel starts the invasion of Gaza City
August 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Anas Al Sharif had these words to publish if he was martyred which he was tonight as Israel starts the invasion of Gaza City
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Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
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An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Attacking Rad Pride to prevent it from marching in the Village tonight, the SPVM pepper-sprayed a salsa show in Emilie-Gamelin Square, causing it to end early (😢). They also evacuated Berri metro station after pepper spray got inside (😆).
Affrontements avec les policiers lors de la «Fierté radicale» à Montréal
Affrontements avec les policiers lors de la «Fierté radicale» à Montréal
Plus d’une centaine de personnes ont pris part à une marche «radicale» pour les droits des personnes LGBTQ samedi soir à Montréal.
www.tvanouvelles.ca
August 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Attacking Rad Pride to prevent it from marching in the Village tonight, the SPVM pepper-sprayed a salsa show in Emilie-Gamelin Square, causing it to end early (😢). They also evacuated Berri metro station after pepper spray got inside (😆).