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It is so 2025 that a film with a trans storyline that the trans community fucking despises wins some of the most prestigious film awards in the world and the cisgender winners don’t even mention what’s happening to the trans community in the very country they’re accepting the awards in
March 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It is so 2025 that a film with a trans storyline that the trans community fucking despises wins some of the most prestigious film awards in the world and the cisgender winners don’t even mention what’s happening to the trans community in the very country they’re accepting the awards in
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In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
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saw this circulating on Instagram the other day and I can’t stop thinking about it. “Who cares anymore what particular knot they used in the binding?” is such a perfectly expressed repudiation of the “economic anxiety” framing
February 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
saw this circulating on Instagram the other day and I can’t stop thinking about it. “Who cares anymore what particular knot they used in the binding?” is such a perfectly expressed repudiation of the “economic anxiety” framing
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I know we keep seeing headlines about ice melting, but you really have to think about the amount of extra heat it would take to warm the *Arctic* to 20C above normal. It’s hard to get your head around.
"Temperatures north of Svalbard ...had already risen to 18C hotter than the 1991–2020 average on Saturday... with actual temperatures close to ice’s melting point of 0C. By Sunday, the temperature anomaly had risen to more than 20C."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I know we keep seeing headlines about ice melting, but you really have to think about the amount of extra heat it would take to warm the *Arctic* to 20C above normal. It’s hard to get your head around.
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Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies
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February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Guy On Doomed Planet Mostly Concerned With Skin Color Of People In Movies
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That man did racism after racism after racism and so many of my news media colleagues refused to name it honestly and accurately much less convey its significance because they believed it was impolite and inflammatory and name-calling as opposed to an accurate descriptor of his actions and beliefs.
February 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
That man did racism after racism after racism and so many of my news media colleagues refused to name it honestly and accurately much less convey its significance because they believed it was impolite and inflammatory and name-calling as opposed to an accurate descriptor of his actions and beliefs.
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This is why scholars are calling this a constitutional crisis. When blatently illegal action go unchallenged by the ruling regime, and only those perceived to be against the regime face consequences, then the rule of law does not exist. If congress and courts remain silent, that's how you'll know.
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is why scholars are calling this a constitutional crisis. When blatently illegal action go unchallenged by the ruling regime, and only those perceived to be against the regime face consequences, then the rule of law does not exist. If congress and courts remain silent, that's how you'll know.
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
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A foreign-born, unelected billionaire is personally deciding what happens with monies appropriated by Congress, and to effect this end he has illegally seized control of the Treasury
He should be dealt with in the manner that the law prescribes
He should be dealt with in the manner that the law prescribes
February 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A foreign-born, unelected billionaire is personally deciding what happens with monies appropriated by Congress, and to effect this end he has illegally seized control of the Treasury
He should be dealt with in the manner that the law prescribes
He should be dealt with in the manner that the law prescribes
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Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden...
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Elon Musk suddenly going into overdrive to blame DEI, Obama, Biden...
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
likely because he doesn't want you to know that the FAA was without a leader during the DC plane crash thanks to him
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"We've sat here and listened to Trump talk about grocery prices and rent prices and housing prices and egg prices. Yet what’s been done to take on ANY of these issues? How is eliminating DEI gonna lower your grocery costs? How is a withdrawal from the WHO gonna lower your grocery costs? It’s not."
January 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"We've sat here and listened to Trump talk about grocery prices and rent prices and housing prices and egg prices. Yet what’s been done to take on ANY of these issues? How is eliminating DEI gonna lower your grocery costs? How is a withdrawal from the WHO gonna lower your grocery costs? It’s not."
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If it walks like Project 2025…
And it talks like Project 2025…
And it (checks notes) literally contains the metadata of Project 2025’s authors….
Then it probably is Project 2025.
And it talks like Project 2025…
And it (checks notes) literally contains the metadata of Project 2025’s authors….
Then it probably is Project 2025.
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If it walks like Project 2025…
And it talks like Project 2025…
And it (checks notes) literally contains the metadata of Project 2025’s authors….
Then it probably is Project 2025.
And it talks like Project 2025…
And it (checks notes) literally contains the metadata of Project 2025’s authors….
Then it probably is Project 2025.
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Today in the cartoonishly evil entity that is FIFA: they rejected request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia
Trade union ITUC-Africa had requested more oversight of World Cup 2034 projects but Fifa argued measures are sufficient and that it planned to ‘engage constructively’ on the issue
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today in the cartoonishly evil entity that is FIFA: they rejected request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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WA AG calls Trump orders ‘gravely concerning’
WA AG calls Trump orders ‘gravely concerning’
Washington AG Nick Brown said "there is plenty to be concerned about" in Trump's executive orders, and he's reviewing them to determine appropriate legal action.
www.seattletimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
WA AG calls Trump orders ‘gravely concerning’
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If you Google "inauguration day," you're greeted with an animation of fireworks forming the shape of the American flag. Google has never done something like this for the inauguration, sources told me, out of fear of appearing partisan. But that's changed now, with Sergey and Sundar attending.
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you Google "inauguration day," you're greeted with an animation of fireworks forming the shape of the American flag. Google has never done something like this for the inauguration, sources told me, out of fear of appearing partisan. But that's changed now, with Sergey and Sundar attending.
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‘Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents. There will be no buildings' - Israeli defence official, Oct 23
'Bring down buildings! Bomb without distinction... Flatten Gaza' - Knesset member (Likud), Oct 23
Israel did exactly what it said it would do, with full support from western allies
'Bring down buildings! Bomb without distinction... Flatten Gaza' - Knesset member (Likud), Oct 23
Israel did exactly what it said it would do, with full support from western allies
January 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
‘Gaza will eventually turn into a city of tents. There will be no buildings' - Israeli defence official, Oct 23
'Bring down buildings! Bomb without distinction... Flatten Gaza' - Knesset member (Likud), Oct 23
Israel did exactly what it said it would do, with full support from western allies
'Bring down buildings! Bomb without distinction... Flatten Gaza' - Knesset member (Likud), Oct 23
Israel did exactly what it said it would do, with full support from western allies
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Under Meta’s new content moderation policy, certain online attacks are banned *unless* the target is LGBTQ, in which case the attacks are allowed.
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
January 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Under Meta’s new content moderation policy, certain online attacks are banned *unless* the target is LGBTQ, in which case the attacks are allowed.
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
Yes you read that right: There’s a queer exception to Meta’s restrictions on attacks on people, specifically: 🧵
Awful.
Copper Queens former HC Bruce Mwape has been reassigned to junior teams in an “advisory capacity.” Mind you this is a man who is accused of sexually assaulting players on the Zambian National Team. Putting him with the youth teams is so insidious.
Read more here: bolanews.co/soccer/women...
Read more here: bolanews.co/soccer/women...
Bruce Mwape to be re-assigned to junior teams—FAZ
Bruce Mwape will be re-assigned to the junior teams, according to Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga.
bolanews.co
January 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Awful.
Oh.
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.
'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Oh.
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it's almost like
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.
'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
it's almost like
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"Evangelicalism is not a simply religious group... Rather, it is a nationalistic political movement whose purpose is to support the hegemony of white Christian men over & against the flourishing of others." - @antheabutler.bsky.social
January 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Evangelicalism is not a simply religious group... Rather, it is a nationalistic political movement whose purpose is to support the hegemony of white Christian men over & against the flourishing of others." - @antheabutler.bsky.social
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In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year: