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I crochet, rescue kittens, and read a ton of books.
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US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill reut.rs/4lwP1eu
US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
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July 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill reut.rs/4lwP1eu
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🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
April 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
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Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a major Gaza hospital, destroying the emergency and reception departments and damaging other structures reut.rs/4lva5TE
Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated
Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.
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April 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a major Gaza hospital, destroying the emergency and reception departments and damaging other structures reut.rs/4lva5TE
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New post today by @heathermarsh.bsky.social: "Why #autogenocide?": georgiebc.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/w...
"for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the #BindingChaos series and as part of the #3E movement"
Now I've a permalink to show editors when I use her neologism!
"for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the #BindingChaos series and as part of the #3E movement"
Now I've a permalink to show editors when I use her neologism!
April 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
New post today by @heathermarsh.bsky.social: "Why #autogenocide?": georgiebc.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/w...
"for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the #BindingChaos series and as part of the #3E movement"
Now I've a permalink to show editors when I use her neologism!
"for people who are wondering why I used the term autogenocide in the #BindingChaos series and as part of the #3E movement"
Now I've a permalink to show editors when I use her neologism!
Dewey's April 2025 Readathon starts at 8am EST on Saturday, April 26th, and ends at 8am EST on Sunday, April 27th. #deweysApril2025 #deweysreadathon #readathon
April 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Dewey's April 2025 Readathon starts at 8am EST on Saturday, April 26th, and ends at 8am EST on Sunday, April 27th. #deweysApril2025 #deweysreadathon #readathon
#deweysApril2025 #deweysreadathon #readathon The moment has come... the co-moderator sign-up thread is posted on Goodreads. We have 2 weeks to crystallize our TBRs and adjust our sleep schedules as needed before we dive into 24 hours of reading and bookish company. What is on your TBR so far?
April 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#deweysApril2025 #deweysreadathon #readathon The moment has come... the co-moderator sign-up thread is posted on Goodreads. We have 2 weeks to crystallize our TBRs and adjust our sleep schedules as needed before we dive into 24 hours of reading and bookish company. What is on your TBR so far?
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This seems like a bad idea
April 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This seems like a bad idea
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Breaking News: Thousands of voters must verify their eligibility or have their ballots in the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race thrown out, a court ruled, a win for the Republican candidate who narrowly lost the election in November and challenged the result.
Appeals Court Orders Thousands of Voters to Verify Information in Contested N.C. Election
The ruling was a win for the Republican who narrowly lost a State Supreme Court race in November. The case has tested the boundaries of post-election litigation.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Breaking News: Thousands of voters must verify their eligibility or have their ballots in the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race thrown out, a court ruled, a win for the Republican candidate who narrowly lost the election in November and challenged the result.
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NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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Gross.
Senator Jim Banks (R) isn’t sorry he told a fired federal worker “he probably deserved it”.
He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”.
The job was helping people with disabilities.
He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”.
The job was helping people with disabilities.
April 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Gross.
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Andry did the right thing:
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
In Venezuela, Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay and skeptical of the country’s authoritarian regime, was a target for abuse. He sought asylum in America—then was deported under the Alien Enemies Act.
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Andry did the right thing:
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
- Never committed a crime.
- Fled his home when persecuted for being LGBTQ & refusing to give in to an authoritarian regime.
- Sought asylum through a legal pathway.
- Found us to represent him in court.
So, why did the Trump admin forcibly remove him?
He had tattoos.
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Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
For a while there I was wondering if Newsom could make a decent candidate for President, with his charisma handling the fires, but with stuff like this, I'm not sure he's presidential material. Better than Trump, but that's a low bar.
March 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
For a while there I was wondering if Newsom could make a decent candidate for President, with his charisma handling the fires, but with stuff like this, I'm not sure he's presidential material. Better than Trump, but that's a low bar.
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In 2019, Pfizer reported ZERO taxable profits in the US—despite selling $20 BILLION worth of drugs to American patients.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
March 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 2019, Pfizer reported ZERO taxable profits in the US—despite selling $20 BILLION worth of drugs to American patients.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
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CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".
March 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".
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Local Indivisible member was abducted by ICE in Washington. If you're in the state, please elevate this thread to your electeds and ask for their help in getting his release.
We are heartbroken and outraged to learn that Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez was violently detained by ICE while dropping his partner off at work. He is reportedly being held at a private detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. 🧵
ICE arrests WA farmworker activist in Sedro-Woolley
Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez, 25, has organized on behalf of farmworkers' rights in Washington state since he was 14 years old.
www.seattletimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Local Indivisible member was abducted by ICE in Washington. If you're in the state, please elevate this thread to your electeds and ask for their help in getting his release.
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Desi Lydic watched Fox News for 57 hours straight to understand the Yemen group chat fiasco that's actually no big deal
March 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Desi Lydic watched Fox News for 57 hours straight to understand the Yemen group chat fiasco that's actually no big deal
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Notably missing: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia. Kind of mindblowing to me given what the substance of this letter is: "government should not retaliate against law firms"
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Notably missing: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia. Kind of mindblowing to me given what the substance of this letter is: "government should not retaliate against law firms"
At this rate we'll wean ourselves off of gas-powered cars just because we won't be able to afford to buy or repair cars.
President Trump’s 25% auto tariffs will include car parts, a significant escalation in his trade fight that is likely to cause supply-chain chaos and increase prices for consumers significantly.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Trump Announces 25 Percent Tariffs on Imported Cars and Parts: Live Updates
The measure is intended to bring car factories to the United States but could increase prices for consumers significantly. The president said the tariffs will start next week.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
At this rate we'll wean ourselves off of gas-powered cars just because we won't be able to afford to buy or repair cars.
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It gets worse.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
March 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It gets worse.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protestors call for the release of #RumeysaOzturk in Somerville, MA. The Tufts grad student was abducted by #ICE last night after publishing an article that was critical of Israel and supportive of BDS. #AbolishICE #FreeRumeysaOzturk
March 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protestors call for the release of #RumeysaOzturk in Somerville, MA. The Tufts grad student was abducted by #ICE last night after publishing an article that was critical of Israel and supportive of BDS. #AbolishICE #FreeRumeysaOzturk
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Over 100,000 Italian women risked everything to fight Nazifascism, WW2 - Arming themselves, leading raids, running underground networks, and dying in battle
They were warriors. Strategists. Revolutionaries. They shattered every myth about women’s roles in war and rewrote what resistance looked like
They were warriors. Strategists. Revolutionaries. They shattered every myth about women’s roles in war and rewrote what resistance looked like
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Over 100,000 Italian women risked everything to fight Nazifascism, WW2 - Arming themselves, leading raids, running underground networks, and dying in battle
They were warriors. Strategists. Revolutionaries. They shattered every myth about women’s roles in war and rewrote what resistance looked like
They were warriors. Strategists. Revolutionaries. They shattered every myth about women’s roles in war and rewrote what resistance looked like
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One thing is to mess up your opsec the other thing is to fuck up your actual operation. It doesn’t matter if you do it with a knife or with an airstrike. Murder is murder. It’s time to start thinking of people as humans again instead of acronyms and statistics.
March 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
One thing is to mess up your opsec the other thing is to fuck up your actual operation. It doesn’t matter if you do it with a knife or with an airstrike. Murder is murder. It’s time to start thinking of people as humans again instead of acronyms and statistics.
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Not only did the Trump regime mess up their own opsec, they also committed a war crime. They targeted residential buildings in Yemen, missed their target, and killed civilians instead.
The Trump regime accidently leaked its top secret war plans to a journalist at the Atlantic. In the chat the Trumpians trash talk Europe calling it pathetic and worry about the safety of Saudi interests.
They also plot among themselves how much money they should try to extort Europe and Egypt for.
They also plot among themselves how much money they should try to extort Europe and Egypt for.
March 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Not only did the Trump regime mess up their own opsec, they also committed a war crime. They targeted residential buildings in Yemen, missed their target, and killed civilians instead.