Bre Bitz
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It's wild how much of society, including timekeeping and work schedules, was built by and for men, without even considering how women's bodies function. The menstrual cycle is a literal foundation of human life, and yet it's been historically ignored, stigmatized, or treated as an inconvenience-> 1
April 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's wild how much of society, including timekeeping and work schedules, was built by and for men, without even considering how women's bodies function. The menstrual cycle is a literal foundation of human life, and yet it's been historically ignored, stigmatized, or treated as an inconvenience-> 1
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Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
www.newyorker.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
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'There’s a reason why pharmaceutical tariffs are zero. It’s because tariffs can create disruptions in the supply chain, leading to shortages,' said the chief executive of Johnson and Johnson on.ft.com/4jvT49Q
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
'There’s a reason why pharmaceutical tariffs are zero. It’s because tariffs can create disruptions in the supply chain, leading to shortages,' said the chief executive of Johnson and Johnson on.ft.com/4jvT49Q
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If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
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It's unfair to say that what Trump's doing is unprecedented. Ninety-five years ago, the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act helped turn a recession into the Great Depression.
April 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's unfair to say that what Trump's doing is unprecedented. Ninety-five years ago, the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act helped turn a recession into the Great Depression.
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FWIW, it's perhaps worth noting that when Benjamin Franklin visited France between 1776 and 1778 to ask for military support for the then-new-formed United States of America, he wore a coonskin cap. "Proper" French court attire at this time was a powdered wig.
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
FWIW, it's perhaps worth noting that when Benjamin Franklin visited France between 1776 and 1778 to ask for military support for the then-new-formed United States of America, he wore a coonskin cap. "Proper" French court attire at this time was a powdered wig.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Some people have convinced themselves they're very clever because they've noticed Trump often says he wants to do a thing but doesn't end up doing it, and so they deem most things he says "distractions."
... but the most common reason he gives up is negative public reaction. It had to be fought.
... but the most common reason he gives up is negative public reaction. It had to be fought.
I wince at people calling every single thing a distraction. Even if it is a distraction it’s still
1) a thing that is actually happening
2) a thing that is hurting people
3) a thing that also needs to be fought and illuminated
“It’s just a distraction”feels so dismissive.
1) a thing that is actually happening
2) a thing that is hurting people
3) a thing that also needs to be fought and illuminated
“It’s just a distraction”feels so dismissive.
Re: "distractions":
Most people I know are capable of paying attention to more than one thing at a time.
You're trying to decide for other people what they should or shouldn't focus on.
One person's distraction may be another person's health or safety.
Most people I know are capable of paying attention to more than one thing at a time.
You're trying to decide for other people what they should or shouldn't focus on.
One person's distraction may be another person's health or safety.
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Some people have convinced themselves they're very clever because they've noticed Trump often says he wants to do a thing but doesn't end up doing it, and so they deem most things he says "distractions."
... but the most common reason he gives up is negative public reaction. It had to be fought.
... but the most common reason he gives up is negative public reaction. It had to be fought.
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This whole thread
Something the "so you think the law means anything now" doomers fail to grasp: the importance of buying time. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, has infinite resources and infinite capacity for managing complexity.
Make your opponent work. Make their every decision complex and their every move costly.
Make your opponent work. Make their every decision complex and their every move costly.
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This whole thread
I can't help but feel like china's playing the long game here.
It's not in China's best interest to be a superpower because the world pay attention to superpowers. You have all these dudes running their countries slinging their d***s at each other to be the top. China doesn't want that.
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It's not in China's best interest to be a superpower because the world pay attention to superpowers. You have all these dudes running their countries slinging their d***s at each other to be the top. China doesn't want that.
Thread 1
February 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I can't help but feel like china's playing the long game here.
It's not in China's best interest to be a superpower because the world pay attention to superpowers. You have all these dudes running their countries slinging their d***s at each other to be the top. China doesn't want that.
Thread 1
It's not in China's best interest to be a superpower because the world pay attention to superpowers. You have all these dudes running their countries slinging their d***s at each other to be the top. China doesn't want that.
Thread 1
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You may not like it, but Leah's right. There's a reason the Prodigal Son is a parable in almost every culture. when someone experiencing cognitive dissonance comes to you, you have two choices: embrace them, and win them over forever; or reject them, ensuring they never again question their beliefs.
February 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
You may not like it, but Leah's right. There's a reason the Prodigal Son is a parable in almost every culture. when someone experiencing cognitive dissonance comes to you, you have two choices: embrace them, and win them over forever; or reject them, ensuring they never again question their beliefs.
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Being exposed to social disapproval for racist statements: cancel culture
Having your career wrecked for attending a training your boss said was important: Good and appropriate, because cancel culture is over now.
Having your career wrecked for attending a training your boss said was important: Good and appropriate, because cancel culture is over now.
NEWS by me: Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course that ex-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos encouraged during Trump's first admin have now been placed on paid leave as part of Trump's targeting of DEI programs. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Education Dept. workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says
A letter to the affected employees obtained by NBC News said they would continue to receive their full salaries and benefits and wouldn't be required to do any work-related tasks.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Being exposed to social disapproval for racist statements: cancel culture
Having your career wrecked for attending a training your boss said was important: Good and appropriate, because cancel culture is over now.
Having your career wrecked for attending a training your boss said was important: Good and appropriate, because cancel culture is over now.
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This study identifies inconsistent evaluation practices of large language models (LLMs) in health care, finding a lack of standardized frameworks and limited use of real patient data.
ja.ma/40WLHSt
#MedSky
ja.ma/40WLHSt
#MedSky
February 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This study identifies inconsistent evaluation practices of large language models (LLMs) in health care, finding a lack of standardized frameworks and limited use of real patient data.
ja.ma/40WLHSt
#MedSky
ja.ma/40WLHSt
#MedSky
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i think, more generally, trump is unable to conceive of a positive-sum interaction. he has spent his entire career failing (and recovering from failure) because he doesn't care if he wins. he only cares if his counterparty loses.
Isn't this all because he misunderstands what a trade deficit is and thinks our trading partners are screwing us?
Like the rich chuds think he'll use it and get rid of taxes. The rest is just him being a 78 year old man unwilling to learn when he's wrong and not accepting explanations or no's.
Like the rich chuds think he'll use it and get rid of taxes. The rest is just him being a 78 year old man unwilling to learn when he's wrong and not accepting explanations or no's.
February 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
i think, more generally, trump is unable to conceive of a positive-sum interaction. he has spent his entire career failing (and recovering from failure) because he doesn't care if he wins. he only cares if his counterparty loses.
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*I know it won’t go anywhere. THAT’S NOT THE POINT.
The point is to document, immediately and in real time, constitutional transgressions and abuse of power.
Immediacy matters: Had Merrick Garland, for ex, appointed a SC on Day 1 to review everything Trump did, things could be different now
The point is to document, immediately and in real time, constitutional transgressions and abuse of power.
Immediacy matters: Had Merrick Garland, for ex, appointed a SC on Day 1 to review everything Trump did, things could be different now
February 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
*I know it won’t go anywhere. THAT’S NOT THE POINT.
The point is to document, immediately and in real time, constitutional transgressions and abuse of power.
Immediacy matters: Had Merrick Garland, for ex, appointed a SC on Day 1 to review everything Trump did, things could be different now
The point is to document, immediately and in real time, constitutional transgressions and abuse of power.
Immediacy matters: Had Merrick Garland, for ex, appointed a SC on Day 1 to review everything Trump did, things could be different now
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I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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Today is the feast of St Brigid. According to legend, Brigid met a nun in 7th century Ireland who had broken her vow of chastity and become pregnant. St Brigid performed a miracle when she laid hands on the woman, prayed, and induced an abortion.
February 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today is the feast of St Brigid. According to legend, Brigid met a nun in 7th century Ireland who had broken her vow of chastity and become pregnant. St Brigid performed a miracle when she laid hands on the woman, prayed, and induced an abortion.
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Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
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Nobody is paying attention to things like this because the CDC no longer communicates. The current occupant of the White House broke government. He broke the ability to keep America safe. This is spreading, and this administration plans to pretend it doesn't exist.
828newsnow.com/news/228822-...
828newsnow.com/news/228822-...
Dead bird at Lake Julian Park tests positive for avian flu - Asheville's 828 News NOW
Preliminary tests show a bird at Lake Julian Park had avian influenza H5N1
828newsnow.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Nobody is paying attention to things like this because the CDC no longer communicates. The current occupant of the White House broke government. He broke the ability to keep America safe. This is spreading, and this administration plans to pretend it doesn't exist.
828newsnow.com/news/228822-...
828newsnow.com/news/228822-...
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Graff, who wrote this, is a former editor of POLITICO.
February 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Graff, who wrote this, is a former editor of POLITICO.
I just completed a 64 piece puzzle in 4mins 10seconds. Wondering if this is dast enough to compete in anything?
February 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I just completed a 64 piece puzzle in 4mins 10seconds. Wondering if this is dast enough to compete in anything?
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From the "I did not know you could cross-stitch an oil barrel" files—recent work from Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė.
Flowers and Butterflies Stitch Messages of Hope into Crumpled Metal and Corroded Barrels
On pieces of rusted metal, Lithuanian artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė cross-stitches symbols of hope.
www.thisiscolossal.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
From the "I did not know you could cross-stitch an oil barrel" files—recent work from Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė.