Amanda
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Sorta like how the invention of vaults hurt the bank robbery business.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sorta like how the invention of vaults hurt the bank robbery business.
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It’s a real fuckin’ mystery.
May 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It’s a real fuckin’ mystery.
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Today is the last day to register your opposition to this by commenting to the BLM. This is a very special place, and it’s no place for a giant copper mine. If you’re a U.S. citizen, please speak up.
#Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
#Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
Protect Ocelots and Owls From Mining
The Lower San Pedro River is a rare oasis in the Southwest, and it needs your help. Mining interests could soon tear up this important desert lifeline — without going through the proper review process...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today is the last day to register your opposition to this by commenting to the BLM. This is a very special place, and it’s no place for a giant copper mine. If you’re a U.S. citizen, please speak up.
#Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
#Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
Signs of spring. Ring-necked ducks, Northern Cardinal in a pine, Song Sparrow in a grassy field, Red-tailed hawk hunting. #birds #photography #spring
March 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Signs of spring. Ring-necked ducks, Northern Cardinal in a pine, Song Sparrow in a grassy field, Red-tailed hawk hunting. #birds #photography #spring
Red shouldered hawk taking a break from hunting to do a portrait sitting. Majestic. #birds #photography
February 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Red shouldered hawk taking a break from hunting to do a portrait sitting. Majestic. #birds #photography
Thinking of my little friend the young red-tailed hawk. She was released by a rehab group and now lives near me. She’s lovely.
January 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Thinking of my little friend the young red-tailed hawk. She was released by a rehab group and now lives near me. She’s lovely.
Excellent thread.
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Excellent thread.
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I'm not mad at people focusing on the Nazi salute and I don't want to concern shame people focusing on the Nazi salute but... just for me, I think NAZI POLICIES are more despicable than Nazi hand gestures.
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm not mad at people focusing on the Nazi salute and I don't want to concern shame people focusing on the Nazi salute but... just for me, I think NAZI POLICIES are more despicable than Nazi hand gestures.
Listen to Kaitlin. She’s right
I do not want to be mean about this, because it’s the right thing to do, but the point is to get us to challenge it to produce a circuit split that puts it before a court that is explicitly and dramatically opposed to the existence of the 14th amendment and the Reconstruction that crafted it.
New Jersey is running point on this. I'm adding the list of 18 states in the next skeet, and other supporting info
January 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Listen to Kaitlin. She’s right
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If you're reposting it for "awareness" you're in the same class as the people who shared videos of Black folks being murdered by cops for awareness. In short:🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾
Hi you don’t have to post it. And you don’t have to re-post it.
And you can think about the fact that Jewish people are gonna be traumatized every single time you make us see it over and over and over and over.
You can just not post it.
And you can think about the fact that Jewish people are gonna be traumatized every single time you make us see it over and over and over and over.
You can just not post it.
January 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you're reposting it for "awareness" you're in the same class as the people who shared videos of Black folks being murdered by cops for awareness. In short:🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾
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Just noting that every single person who told me to fuck off today for venting my trauma as a Jewish person facing antisemitism was on the left.
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Just noting that every single person who told me to fuck off today for venting my trauma as a Jewish person facing antisemitism was on the left.
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Vice President Harris attended today's swearing in. A stark contrast from four years ago when Trump refused to attend after losing to Biden.
January 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Vice President Harris attended today's swearing in. A stark contrast from four years ago when Trump refused to attend after losing to Biden.
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Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
Four male cardinals. Which photo has the best looking pose? L to R. Vote in the comments. #photography #birds #nikon #stanleytucci
January 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Four male cardinals. Which photo has the best looking pose? L to R. Vote in the comments. #photography #birds #nikon #stanleytucci
January 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Excellent advice
Everything is dumb and terrible, and it's gonna be dumb and terrible for a while. It’s important to do what you can to make it less dumb and terrible, and it's important to find a way make some contentment for yourself in spite of everything being dumb and terrible.
January 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Excellent advice
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this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
For all the women out there experiencing PTSD surges today because of these hearings, I understand, you’re not alone, I’m holding space for you, you matter, you’re important, and I believe you.
January 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For all the women out there experiencing PTSD surges today because of these hearings, I understand, you’re not alone, I’m holding space for you, you matter, you’re important, and I believe you.
lol PB is a fan of the GOP dude who orchestrated the downfall of all that is not white male superiority. What. A. Surprise.
"For journalists, including me, Spencer was a cherished source of wisdom and a reminder of how fun and freewheeling politics used to be," @ktumulty.bsky.social writes. Eternally grateful to Karen for letting me tag along on a visit to see Stu in Palm Desert. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Remembering Stu Spencer, the Reagan guru who tried to save the GOP
The California strategist who helped turn an actor into a political superstar is dead at 97.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
lol PB is a fan of the GOP dude who orchestrated the downfall of all that is not white male superiority. What. A. Surprise.
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Important work by the DOJ Civil Rights Division. Without question,the heavy & heroic lifting has been done by locals in OK. But it matters to have the U.S. government affirm what really happened. In the coming years more people will understand why establishing the public record is so important.
“The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Important work by the DOJ Civil Rights Division. Without question,the heavy & heroic lifting has been done by locals in OK. But it matters to have the U.S. government affirm what really happened. In the coming years more people will understand why establishing the public record is so important.
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"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
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January 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Biden: "In four years, the economy created 16.6 million new jobs, the most in any single presidential term. We've created jobs every single month I was in office ... the economy I'm leaving is the best in the world."
January 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Biden: "In four years, the economy created 16.6 million new jobs, the most in any single presidential term. We've created jobs every single month I was in office ... the economy I'm leaving is the best in the world."
This male Northern Cardinal found a berry in the snow and made a display of it for his mate, dropping it, picking it up again, hopping up into a tree with it. He was very proud.
January 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This male Northern Cardinal found a berry in the snow and made a display of it for his mate, dropping it, picking it up again, hopping up into a tree with it. He was very proud.