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i like data and my dog
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ignoring the scary precedent this sets, that the family is being forced to pay for this is unconscionable.
The state of Georgia is keeping a deceased Black woman’s corpse hooked up to machines against her family’s wishes because she was 9 weeks pregnant and they cannot let them shut off the machines b/c it violates their anti-abortion laws

“ITS TORTURE,” says her family

www.11alive.com/article/news...
Family says woman declared brain dead but her pregnancy continues under state law
Adriana Smith's been on life support 90+ days with weeks to go in her pregnancy. Her family questions Georgia’s heartbeat law — and why they had no say in her care.
www.11alive.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
i need a Chinese historian/TV lover to please explain what the actual White Lotus society/rebellion implies about the meaning of the show
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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2020: attacks on “BLM”
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”

BLACK.

THEY MEAN BLACK.
March 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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lmao how brain-dead do you have to be to think every opinion *and its opposite* are equally worth hearing
March 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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There were no new revelations in the Epstein files and the content in the influencers’ binders had been available publicly on the internet for years.
The Epstein files influencer 'clusterfuck'
Dubious influencers over-hyping stale, regurgitated information shows how reliance on influencer-driven media can backfire, even on the right.
www.usermag.co
February 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment.

This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.

Well done AP👏
February 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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I maintain the Citizens United will be remembered as one of the top three worst decisions of the Roberts Court
In 2010, the Supreme Court paved the way for unlimited spending in U.S. elections. In a possibly related story, the richest man in the world is basically the president now ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Supreme Court Unleashed the Trump-Musk Presidency
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are cashing in on two landmark Supreme Court decisions benefiting autocrats and billionaires.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.

www.propublica.org/article/texa...
February 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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If you saw the Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad about their “life-changing” approach to fixing American obesity and "the system," you should know they're actually just a compounding pharmacy selling non-FDA-approved mixes of weight-loss drugs - basically the apex of health care capitalism, warts and all
February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
at a virtual data ethics lecture with mentimeter enabled

the prof: this chart shows the 3 waves of opioid deaths

menti: 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
February 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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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
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queer & trans artists! we are a small queer business/community building a platform for LGBTQ+ creatives to share & sell their creations! if you are a queer artist of any kind, show us some of your favorite work 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The future of journalism is incredibly bleak. An industry already in crisis now faces this + heightened legal threats + the “nonprofit killer” bill + tariff-induced cutbacks in household discretionary spending. It’s existential. If you can, please support journalism now, before the worst hits.
Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC chair pick, is signaling his intention to punish broadcasters that the incoming administration believes has been unfair to them.

He's doing something else here, too: he's discouraging broadcasters from critically covering Trump moving forward.
November 25, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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Important note for reporters covering the GOP's effort to ban trans women from bathrooms on Capitol Hill: while Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace both have private bathrooms in their offices, the trans people who are not elected officials who have to work there every day do not.
November 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
i was born for fall in chicago
October 26, 2023 at 4:53 PM
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One thing I love about @propublica.bsky.social’s journalism is the amount of transparency it has about their reporting process. It builds trust with the reader.

Read this: www.propublica.org/article/we-d...
October 11, 2023 at 3:25 PM
every day i think about how right trina vega was. this city IS exciting. this city IS inviting. there IS a lake they call it michigan 🙏🙏
October 10, 2023 at 9:42 PM
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October 10, 2023 at 1:26 AM
oh no the breakfast i’ve eaten every day for the last 3 years is suddenly revolting
October 6, 2023 at 3:31 PM
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so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-wo...
What Is a Woman? (a response)
Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.”…
juliaserano.medium.com
September 27, 2023 at 7:02 PM
had goat cheese sweet potatoes à la @michaelhobbes.bsky.social + crispy buffalo tofu, and it was the burnt orange meal of my dreams www.instagram.com/reel/Cw8QVUV...
Marianna Moore on Instagram: "AIR FRYER BUFFALO TOFU! Ingredients: 16 oz extra firm tofu, pressed ...
180K likes, 1,156 comments - mariannas_pantry on September 8, 2023: "AIR FRYER BUFFALO TOFU! Ingredients: 16 oz extra firm tofu, pressed 1/3 cup corn starch 1/2 cup..."
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September 20, 2023 at 4:00 AM