The IOC still seeing gender as binary in 2025 is regressive. You know what's cooler than winning? Making sure everyone can play.
Get back to me when rich people have to compete in their own category.
Get back to me when rich people have to compete in their own category.
IOC moving toward ban on transgender athletes in women’s Olympic events
In the past, each Olympic sport’s international federation has been allowed to set its own rules on transgender inclusion.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The IOC still seeing gender as binary in 2025 is regressive. You know what's cooler than winning? Making sure everyone can play.
Get back to me when rich people have to compete in their own category.
Get back to me when rich people have to compete in their own category.
Reminder: The Republ-I-Can't-s aren't interested in governing, just throwing temper tantrums and letting the world burn.
PA budget impasse hits 100 days as Democrats pass $50.3B plan
PA Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman said Wednesday’s actions took negotiations over the late budget “steps backward.”
www.spotlightpa.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Reminder: The Republ-I-Can't-s aren't interested in governing, just throwing temper tantrums and letting the world burn.
To be fair, I'd probably also stop curling if I had to play with Bottcher. 😒
September 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
To be fair, I'd probably also stop curling if I had to play with Bottcher. 😒
Excellent segment on how the media is manufacturing consent by repeating the lie that the military deployment in our cities is about "reducing crime" (and why it's actually about expanding executive power).
No, Trump Isn't Cracking Down on Crime. Plus, How Ukrainians Tell Their Story of the War. | On the Media | WNYC Studios
President Trump is preparing to send the National Guard to cities across the country. On this week’s On the Media, what the press is missing about the president’s so-called “crackdown...
www.wnycstudios.org
September 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Excellent segment on how the media is manufacturing consent by repeating the lie that the military deployment in our cities is about "reducing crime" (and why it's actually about expanding executive power).
In honor of Labor Day: The 12 Labors of Hercules (but it's 2025):
1. Defeating the American Fascist (activism)
2. Deep cleaning your living space (carpet cleaning, laundry stripping, etc.)
3. Taxes
4. Moving
5. Taking purge items to Goodwill
6. A colonoscopy
7. Updating your beneficiaries/will
🧵1/2
1. Defeating the American Fascist (activism)
2. Deep cleaning your living space (carpet cleaning, laundry stripping, etc.)
3. Taxes
4. Moving
5. Taking purge items to Goodwill
6. A colonoscopy
7. Updating your beneficiaries/will
🧵1/2
September 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In honor of Labor Day: The 12 Labors of Hercules (but it's 2025):
1. Defeating the American Fascist (activism)
2. Deep cleaning your living space (carpet cleaning, laundry stripping, etc.)
3. Taxes
4. Moving
5. Taking purge items to Goodwill
6. A colonoscopy
7. Updating your beneficiaries/will
🧵1/2
1. Defeating the American Fascist (activism)
2. Deep cleaning your living space (carpet cleaning, laundry stripping, etc.)
3. Taxes
4. Moving
5. Taking purge items to Goodwill
6. A colonoscopy
7. Updating your beneficiaries/will
🧵1/2
First time back at State College in *years.*
- New Creamery ✅
- New courtyard at Atherton Hall 🤔
- School of Communications named for the guy who created "Magnum P.I." 😆
- Removed(?) the Fightin' Red Onion Head?! 🤬
- Forum Building still there. 😁 (Fountain removed!)
- New Creamery ✅
- New courtyard at Atherton Hall 🤔
- School of Communications named for the guy who created "Magnum P.I." 😆
- Removed(?) the Fightin' Red Onion Head?! 🤬
- Forum Building still there. 😁 (Fountain removed!)
August 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
First time back at State College in *years.*
- New Creamery ✅
- New courtyard at Atherton Hall 🤔
- School of Communications named for the guy who created "Magnum P.I." 😆
- Removed(?) the Fightin' Red Onion Head?! 🤬
- Forum Building still there. 😁 (Fountain removed!)
- New Creamery ✅
- New courtyard at Atherton Hall 🤔
- School of Communications named for the guy who created "Magnum P.I." 😆
- Removed(?) the Fightin' Red Onion Head?! 🤬
- Forum Building still there. 😁 (Fountain removed!)
This is a lie. Violent crime in DC is at *a 30 year low*. DC remains a clean, safe, and vibrant city. Apparently the national guard is being deployed to "round up" unhoused people, and you can guess how that is going to end. This is why STATEHOOD for the people of DC is *essential.* #dc51 #nokings
Live Updates: Trump Orders National Guard to Washington, D.C., and Takeover of City’s Police
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Public comments are open. Please do the thing.
EPA opens public comments on plan to hike gas prices by 76c/gal, kill thousands
The EPA rollback will cost $1 trillion total and kill thousands per year, but is being sought due to oil industry bribes. You can comment now.
electrek.co
August 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Public comments are open. Please do the thing.
This is why work requirements are ineffectual. Conservatives know this; these changes are actually about wealth transfer and punishing poor people.
Is Medicaid rife with fraudsters? One man explains why he breaks a rule
Congressional Republicans successfully pushed to add hurdles to qualify for Medicaid by saying they would eliminate fraud. A Montana man says he's breaking the rules to keep his insurance and his job.
www.npr.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is why work requirements are ineffectual. Conservatives know this; these changes are actually about wealth transfer and punishing poor people.
So the strike was ended by the city offering an additional 0.25% raise for 1 year? That's literally $106 dollars for sanitation workers making the average wage of $42.5k, and that's still not a living wage....
Philadelphia Public Workers Reach Deal to End Strike
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So the strike was ended by the city offering an additional 0.25% raise for 1 year? That's literally $106 dollars for sanitation workers making the average wage of $42.5k, and that's still not a living wage....
Does Chevelle Parker really think that a 2.75% raise is an attractive offer? 🤔
Trash and tensions grow as talks between DC 33 and the city are expected to resume Tuesday
City officials warned against illegal dumping that could slow collection efforts at temporary trash drop-off sites.
www.inquirer.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Does Chevelle Parker really think that a 2.75% raise is an attractive offer? 🤔
On this solstice, I'm practicing:
- Gentleness
- Replenishment (of both household necessities and personal capacities)
- Staying present with the changing seasons
- Gentleness
- Replenishment (of both household necessities and personal capacities)
- Staying present with the changing seasons
June 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
On this solstice, I'm practicing:
- Gentleness
- Replenishment (of both household necessities and personal capacities)
- Staying present with the changing seasons
- Gentleness
- Replenishment (of both household necessities and personal capacities)
- Staying present with the changing seasons
First lightning bug of the year! (In Pittsburgh)
June 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
First lightning bug of the year! (In Pittsburgh)
It's still hard to accept that Jonathan Joss is no longer here because he was murdered in a homophobic attack.💔
Tribute to Jonathan Joss: Our Favorite Moments of Chief Ken Hotate | Parks and Recreation
YouTube video by Parks and Recreation
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It's still hard to accept that Jonathan Joss is no longer here because he was murdered in a homophobic attack.💔
I'm curious what folks think about this. I'm interested in reimagining what "winning" looks like, and this seems like an improvement?
Trans Athlete in Political Storm Earns, and Shares, First Place in Event
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm curious what folks think about this. I'm interested in reimagining what "winning" looks like, and this seems like an improvement?
Come be my colleague! (This is a regular, full-time position, and there's a similar, limited term (18-month) position as well.)
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/hr-serv...
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/hr-serv...
HR Service Center Knowledge Analyst in Redwood City, California, United States
HRSC leadership is currently seeking skilled HR service professionals who can assist with the launch and implementation of the new organization and...
careersearch.stanford.edu
May 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Come be my colleague! (This is a regular, full-time position, and there's a similar, limited term (18-month) position as well.)
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/hr-serv...
careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/hr-serv...
May 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Pro tip: There's no way to "turn off" Google's AI "overview" when searching, BUT if you include a swear in the search terms, it won't show up.
Reduce your electricity consumption AND decrease pain and anxiety, increase confidence at the same time!
Reduce your electricity consumption AND decrease pain and anxiety, increase confidence at the same time!
a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
ALT: a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
media.tenor.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pro tip: There's no way to "turn off" Google's AI "overview" when searching, BUT if you include a swear in the search terms, it won't show up.
Reduce your electricity consumption AND decrease pain and anxiety, increase confidence at the same time!
Reduce your electricity consumption AND decrease pain and anxiety, increase confidence at the same time!
Overheard in DC:
[Woman talking loudly on a phone while walking down the street]: "Oh, so she actually *was* an octoroon?!"
(Are we still using this word? 🤔)
CC: @popville.bsky.social
[Woman talking loudly on a phone while walking down the street]: "Oh, so she actually *was* an octoroon?!"
(Are we still using this word? 🤔)
CC: @popville.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Overheard in DC:
[Woman talking loudly on a phone while walking down the street]: "Oh, so she actually *was* an octoroon?!"
(Are we still using this word? 🤔)
CC: @popville.bsky.social
[Woman talking loudly on a phone while walking down the street]: "Oh, so she actually *was* an octoroon?!"
(Are we still using this word? 🤔)
CC: @popville.bsky.social
Spent the morning doing roadside litter cleanup at Crebilly Farm, recently preserved as open space by the township. SO MANY beer cans, liquor minis, etc. It's terrifying that some of our neighbors are drinking and driving and INFURIATING that people think littering is okay in 2025. 🤬
April 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Spent the morning doing roadside litter cleanup at Crebilly Farm, recently preserved as open space by the township. SO MANY beer cans, liquor minis, etc. It's terrifying that some of our neighbors are drinking and driving and INFURIATING that people think littering is okay in 2025. 🤬
We came, we curled, we won $50! (#professionalcurler) Nice little #canamtour reunion at Rock Creek.
April 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We came, we curled, we won $50! (#professionalcurler) Nice little #canamtour reunion at Rock Creek.
2025 Mid/West bonspiel circuit progress tracker:
Owatonna
Milwaukee
Windy City
Rock Creek << We are here
Pittsburgh
Owatonna
Milwaukee
Windy City
Rock Creek << We are here
Pittsburgh
April 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
2025 Mid/West bonspiel circuit progress tracker:
Owatonna
Milwaukee
Windy City
Rock Creek << We are here
Pittsburgh
Owatonna
Milwaukee
Windy City
Rock Creek << We are here
Pittsburgh
This wins today.
Math Department DEI audit finds Equals Sign to be too "woke"
The audit, spearheaded by the Trump administration, found the math department to be instituting a "DEI" program against the will of multiple Stanford students by forcing them to make both sides of the...
stanforddaily.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This wins today.
