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"Your brand is spreadsheets and cats." - those who know me best.
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One of the problems of post-industrial capitalist societies is how to generate sufficient knowledge and expertise to produce profits without letting that knowledge overflow into critical thinking that could disrupt the system--the ruling class sees AI as a solution to that problem.
June 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
One of the problems of post-industrial capitalist societies is how to generate sufficient knowledge and expertise to produce profits without letting that knowledge overflow into critical thinking that could disrupt the system--the ruling class sees AI as a solution to that problem.
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We called it the Gaza Sea even though it is part of the Mediterranean, because Israel isolated us from the world and made us believe that it was unreachable. The Freedom Flotilla broke that spell.
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/why-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/why-...
#Palestine #Israel
Why the Freedom Flotilla matters to us in Gaza
We called it the Gaza Sea even though it is part of the Mediterranean, because Israel isolated us from the world and made us believe that it was unreachable. The Freedom Flotilla broke that spell.
mondoweiss.net
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We called it the Gaza Sea even though it is part of the Mediterranean, because Israel isolated us from the world and made us believe that it was unreachable. The Freedom Flotilla broke that spell.
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/why-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/06/why-...
#Palestine #Israel
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a bit unnerved by the (I’m going to assume reflexive) responses blaming Republicans when my story is mostly about disagreements amongst abortion rights supporters
Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access
The state’s voters defeated an abortion ban. So why can’t more people get one?
newrepublic.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
a bit unnerved by the (I’m going to assume reflexive) responses blaming Republicans when my story is mostly about disagreements amongst abortion rights supporters
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My cover story in the June issue of @thenation.com is a dispatch from one of the few clinics offering abortions in all trimesters.
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?
www.thenation.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My cover story in the June issue of @thenation.com is a dispatch from one of the few clinics offering abortions in all trimesters.
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s a call to defend all abortions and to trust pregnant people.
It’s also, incidentally, my pregnancy announcement:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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HEY BALTIMORE FOLKS, wear an n95 mask/respirator if you're spending time outside tonight or tomorrow!
There's a literal 5-alarm fire at a mattress warehouse in West Baltimore and the air is gonna be full of awful chemicals in the smoke from it
There's a literal 5-alarm fire at a mattress warehouse in West Baltimore and the air is gonna be full of awful chemicals in the smoke from it
May 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
HEY BALTIMORE FOLKS, wear an n95 mask/respirator if you're spending time outside tonight or tomorrow!
There's a literal 5-alarm fire at a mattress warehouse in West Baltimore and the air is gonna be full of awful chemicals in the smoke from it
There's a literal 5-alarm fire at a mattress warehouse in West Baltimore and the air is gonna be full of awful chemicals in the smoke from it
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“i can’t breathe at home, it smells like gas outside”
if your read one news story today, make it this @arielwittenberg.bsky.social investigation into the air pollution from an xAI data center in memphis tennessee somehow operating entirely without clean air act permits
if your read one news story today, make it this @arielwittenberg.bsky.social investigation into the air pollution from an xAI data center in memphis tennessee somehow operating entirely without clean air act permits
'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“i can’t breathe at home, it smells like gas outside”
if your read one news story today, make it this @arielwittenberg.bsky.social investigation into the air pollution from an xAI data center in memphis tennessee somehow operating entirely without clean air act permits
if your read one news story today, make it this @arielwittenberg.bsky.social investigation into the air pollution from an xAI data center in memphis tennessee somehow operating entirely without clean air act permits
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It’s important to pay attention to the fact that there are simultaneous efforts to criminalize mask-wearing by citizens and to standardize the wearing of face-obscuring gaiters by people purporting to be law enforcement.
May 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It’s important to pay attention to the fact that there are simultaneous efforts to criminalize mask-wearing by citizens and to standardize the wearing of face-obscuring gaiters by people purporting to be law enforcement.
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"Perhaps prison would have persisted this way forever. Perhaps our granite hearts and iron wills would have never crumbled. Perhaps the prison mentality, that we be cold and heartless, would have endured.
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Perhaps prison would have persisted this way forever. Perhaps our granite hearts and iron wills would have never crumbled. Perhaps the prison mentality, that we be cold and heartless, would have endured.
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
Perhaps. But then there were kittens."
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Speaking as a lawyers: lawyers are not going to save us, but we have an important role to play in buying enough time for a mass movement to push back against what's happening
in the spirit of self-crit: in past years I have certainly been among those who have been vocally skeptical of the role of law and lawyers in meaningfully constraining armed agents of the state. but I do think we have to hand it to lawyers at this time
By my count, there had been 103 lawsuits filed in the last 20 days, and judges had issued 50 restraining orders requiring the Trump administration to reverse the terminations. Those decisions came in more than 23 states. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Speaking as a lawyers: lawyers are not going to save us, but we have an important role to play in buying enough time for a mass movement to push back against what's happening
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
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People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
www.propublica.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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This is right. The fact that they’re doing this to “innocent people” is not irrelevant, but it’s ultimately not the point. People convicted of crimes have rights too. And you can be damn sure that if they want to convict them - or me, or you - of something, they will.
I know this sounds like pedantic scolding but I really do believe that doubling down on the idea that criminal records are a meaningful distinction is like carefully digging a pit that we can be shoved into.
April 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is right. The fact that they’re doing this to “innocent people” is not irrelevant, but it’s ultimately not the point. People convicted of crimes have rights too. And you can be damn sure that if they want to convict them - or me, or you - of something, they will.
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"We started a march down Gilmor Homes, and it was only with a few people. … By the time we got to Camden Yards, we pulled everybody from every community. They joined in. The kids joined in. It was like a magnet, and people were drawn to it." baltimorebeat.com/a-mass-movem...
April 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"We started a march down Gilmor Homes, and it was only with a few people. … By the time we got to Camden Yards, we pulled everybody from every community. They joined in. The kids joined in. It was like a magnet, and people were drawn to it." baltimorebeat.com/a-mass-movem...
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Unfortunately for a large number of americans their ideal existence is being a plantation owner in 1820s mississippi and they feel a deep personal void that they were born in a time that denied them the opportunity bsky.app/profile/mari...
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Unfortunately for a large number of americans their ideal existence is being a plantation owner in 1820s mississippi and they feel a deep personal void that they were born in a time that denied them the opportunity bsky.app/profile/mari...
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"We will not forget those who have orchestrated this injustice, the govt officials and uni administrators who have targeted you without cause...They sit in their ivory towers, scrambling to fabricate lies and distort the truth, throwing accusations like stones in the hope that something will stick."
To my husband, Mahmoud Khalil: I can’t wait to tell our son of his father’s bravery | Noor Abdalla
Your wrongful detention is testament to the fact that you have struck a nerve. They are trying to silence you, but they will fail
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"We will not forget those who have orchestrated this injustice, the govt officials and uni administrators who have targeted you without cause...They sit in their ivory towers, scrambling to fabricate lies and distort the truth, throwing accusations like stones in the hope that something will stick."
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And, to be clear, it's almost certainly happening *because* the base has been screaming for action from elected Democrats.
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
Btw, that means in the last 24 hours we've had:
-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot
That's a genuinely good start.
-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot
That's a genuinely good start.
April 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And, to be clear, it's almost certainly happening *because* the base has been screaming for action from elected Democrats.
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
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The last speaker, from Muslim Justice League, urges us all to deeply reflect on what we are doing beyond the marches, the rallies, the next viral video that makes us come to a protest.
What are we doing to meet our neighbors and organize them?
What are we doing to meet our communities' needs?
What are we doing to meet our neighbors and organize them?
What are we doing to meet our communities' needs?
March 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The last speaker, from Muslim Justice League, urges us all to deeply reflect on what we are doing beyond the marches, the rallies, the next viral video that makes us come to a protest.
What are we doing to meet our neighbors and organize them?
What are we doing to meet our communities' needs?
What are we doing to meet our neighbors and organize them?
What are we doing to meet our communities' needs?
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In christofascist America, children can choose between any of 5 genders:
Child spouse
Child parent
Child worker
Child soldier
Child inmate
Child spouse
Child parent
Child worker
Child soldier
Child inmate
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In christofascist America, children can choose between any of 5 genders:
Child spouse
Child parent
Child worker
Child soldier
Child inmate
Child spouse
Child parent
Child worker
Child soldier
Child inmate
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“More heat for using a group chat than for the bombing itself,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib of the US’s airstrikes on Yemen which have reportedly killed dozens of civilians, with the US twice bombing a cancer hospital.
Tlaib: Democrats Rage Over Yemen Strike Leak, But Not at the Strike Itself
The US’s airstrikes on Yemen have reportedly killed dozens of civilians, with the US twice bombing a cancer hospital.
truthout.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“More heat for using a group chat than for the bombing itself,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib of the US’s airstrikes on Yemen which have reportedly killed dozens of civilians, with the US twice bombing a cancer hospital.
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That JB Pritzker sounds relevatory reflects how far a whole generation of Democratic politicians strayed from the absolute basics of electoral politics: say what you mean, act like you sincerely like your constituents, and don't constantly bring up how much you like and agree with your opponents.
March 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That JB Pritzker sounds relevatory reflects how far a whole generation of Democratic politicians strayed from the absolute basics of electoral politics: say what you mean, act like you sincerely like your constituents, and don't constantly bring up how much you like and agree with your opponents.
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Whooee that fine print needed alt text
March 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Whooee that fine print needed alt text
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“If I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels.”
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“If I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels.”
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just a reminder that we shouldn’t be disappearing ANY people to El Salvadoran prison camps, whether they have been convicted or even accused of crimes or not
March 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
just a reminder that we shouldn’t be disappearing ANY people to El Salvadoran prison camps, whether they have been convicted or even accused of crimes or not
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks.
Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."
Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."
"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks.
Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."
Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."