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Another often overlooked but important election.
Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.
Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.
Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.
Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Another often overlooked but important election.
Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.
Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.
Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.
Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.
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this is objectively hilarious
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this is objectively hilarious
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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Want to contribute to #LandBack? Here is a fund for an Indigenous encampment to buy land to help people into housing.
They have done so much good despite endless cruelty from the mayor and police. Every donation is currently being doubled, so even a little bit helps!
givebutter.com/NenookaasiOz...
They have done so much good despite endless cruelty from the mayor and police. Every donation is currently being doubled, so even a little bit helps!
givebutter.com/NenookaasiOz...
Land Back! Housing fund for Nenookaasi Ozhige
Fund to support the purchase of land to build homes
givebutter.com
October 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Want to contribute to #LandBack? Here is a fund for an Indigenous encampment to buy land to help people into housing.
They have done so much good despite endless cruelty from the mayor and police. Every donation is currently being doubled, so even a little bit helps!
givebutter.com/NenookaasiOz...
They have done so much good despite endless cruelty from the mayor and police. Every donation is currently being doubled, so even a little bit helps!
givebutter.com/NenookaasiOz...
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Ballot drop off box in Clark County, Washington was set on fire last night and hundreds of ballots were lost.
October 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Ballot drop off box in Clark County, Washington was set on fire last night and hundreds of ballots were lost.
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my wife googled “united airlines customer service” the other day and the AI summary seemed legit enough so she called the number that it listed. she got like 30 seconds into the call before they were asking for her BANK INFO. a scammer had gotten their number prominent enough that the AI grabbed it.
October 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM
my wife googled “united airlines customer service” the other day and the AI summary seemed legit enough so she called the number that it listed. she got like 30 seconds into the call before they were asking for her BANK INFO. a scammer had gotten their number prominent enough that the AI grabbed it.
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Harvard has banned faculty from the library for holding a quiet sit in protest at the library with printed quotes of the libraries values.
Nothing about Palestine. Merely protesting the right to free expression.
Nothing about Palestine. Merely protesting the right to free expression.
October 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Harvard has banned faculty from the library for holding a quiet sit in protest at the library with printed quotes of the libraries values.
Nothing about Palestine. Merely protesting the right to free expression.
Nothing about Palestine. Merely protesting the right to free expression.
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Basically every social justice idea gets this treatment. Centrists and libertarians read Mounk/Pinker/Haidt types about "the illiberal left" and they assume these are objective presentations of the ideas. They never read feminists except through a hostile lens. The lies become common knowledge.
you can tell they've only read right-wing lies about the concept of toxic masculinity. you're not born with toxic masculinity. it's something learned, practiced, and rewarded by society
Democratic think tankers will tell right-wing journalists anything. "We've replaced the idea of 'original sin' with the postmodern idea of 'toxic masculinity.' No we didn't. That isn't true.
October 24, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Basically every social justice idea gets this treatment. Centrists and libertarians read Mounk/Pinker/Haidt types about "the illiberal left" and they assume these are objective presentations of the ideas. They never read feminists except through a hostile lens. The lies become common knowledge.
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"facial recognition technology for surge pricing" is how someone at mckenzie spells "racial discrimination"
October 16, 2024 at 6:44 PM
"facial recognition technology for surge pricing" is how someone at mckenzie spells "racial discrimination"
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in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, there is a museum called the Museum of Illusions, and it has come to my attention that this is the URL of their website
September 7, 2024 at 5:05 PM
in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, there is a museum called the Museum of Illusions, and it has come to my attention that this is the URL of their website
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Adams’s library cuts are going to literally kill people
“Just got off the phone with [NYC comptroller Brad Lander,] who pointed out that 41% of cooling centers will be CLOSED tomorrow due to Juneteenth holiday, including all of the city's libraries.” — Elizabeth Kim, WNYC/Gothamist
June 18, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Adams’s library cuts are going to literally kill people
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Dairy Queen chicken strip basket with gravy has done more for the world than Silicon Valley ever will
April 4, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Dairy Queen chicken strip basket with gravy has done more for the world than Silicon Valley ever will
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UPDATE: UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has announced that the school will close its Division of Campus and Community Engagement (though some programs will continue). UT Austin's website describes DCCE as "a national model for integrating access and belonging into the University’s core mission."
The University of Texas has laid off at least 4 employees in DEI-related positions a week after state senator Brandon Creighton sent a letter to public universities warning about the "stringent enforcement provisions" of the state's recently passed anti-DEI law
UT lays off at least four employees previously in DEI-related position, sources confirm
Sources say the staff were not in DEI-related positions anymore. The news comes after Creighton's warning to chancellors about SB 17 compliance.
www.statesman.com
April 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
UPDATE: UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has announced that the school will close its Division of Campus and Community Engagement (though some programs will continue). UT Austin's website describes DCCE as "a national model for integrating access and belonging into the University’s core mission."
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World Central Kitchen has shared the identities of the seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces.
April 2, 2024 at 11:21 PM
World Central Kitchen has shared the identities of the seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces.
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The rise of AI-generated photos poses a serious threat to our understanding of history. As these fake images become increasingly convincing, it's getting harder to separate fact from fiction.
I'd love for you to take a few minutes to read this:
marinaamaral.substack.com/p/ai-is-crea...
I'd love for you to take a few minutes to read this:
marinaamaral.substack.com/p/ai-is-crea...
AI is creating fake historical photos, and that's a problem
The increasing sophistication of AI-generated photos raises concerns about the reliability of visual evidence
marinaamaral.substack.com
March 19, 2024 at 8:59 PM
The rise of AI-generated photos poses a serious threat to our understanding of history. As these fake images become increasingly convincing, it's getting harder to separate fact from fiction.
I'd love for you to take a few minutes to read this:
marinaamaral.substack.com/p/ai-is-crea...
I'd love for you to take a few minutes to read this:
marinaamaral.substack.com/p/ai-is-crea...
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This is environmental storytelling
March 19, 2024 at 9:34 PM
This is environmental storytelling
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Key issue – see the sign on the locked Emergency Exit to the left of revolving door:
"For gate access, use Customer Assistance intercom to contact booth agent."
Why? It's locked to stop farebeaters.
There was no booth agent. So, no way to open Emergency Exit during a stampede of panicked people.
"For gate access, use Customer Assistance intercom to contact booth agent."
Why? It's locked to stop farebeaters.
There was no booth agent. So, no way to open Emergency Exit during a stampede of panicked people.
Thursday. As a G train pulled into Hoyt-Schermerhorn, shots rang out. People on the platform ran pell mell onto the G to get away. When train reached its next stop, Fulton, a panicked mob fled. An emergency exit gate (black) wouldn't open. Crowd struggled thru one skinny revolving turnstile to exit.
March 18, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Key issue – see the sign on the locked Emergency Exit to the left of revolving door:
"For gate access, use Customer Assistance intercom to contact booth agent."
Why? It's locked to stop farebeaters.
There was no booth agent. So, no way to open Emergency Exit during a stampede of panicked people.
"For gate access, use Customer Assistance intercom to contact booth agent."
Why? It's locked to stop farebeaters.
There was no booth agent. So, no way to open Emergency Exit during a stampede of panicked people.
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day 2 of candy crush regionals is heating up
March 12, 2024 at 8:31 PM
day 2 of candy crush regionals is heating up
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I wrote about @npr.org ‘s decision to frame disabled people's ongoing exclusion from all public spaces as an annoyance to be navigated by individuals, rather than a massive civil rights violation to be challenged by the collective.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/disabled-p...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/disabled-p...
Disabled people's exclusion from indoor spaces is a civil rights violation, not an annoyance
NPR tacitly endorses the removal of Long COVID sufferers from public life
www.thegauntlet.news
March 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I wrote about @npr.org ‘s decision to frame disabled people's ongoing exclusion from all public spaces as an annoyance to be navigated by individuals, rather than a massive civil rights violation to be challenged by the collective.
www.thegauntlet.news/p/disabled-p...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/disabled-p...
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Don’t ever let your dumb history teachers convince you that human rights were won through polite discourse
March 12, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Don’t ever let your dumb history teachers convince you that human rights were won through polite discourse
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The Deadspin sale marks the second time in six months that G/O Media has laid off the entire unionized staff of a website and sold only its brand name. We recognize this method for what it really is: Union busting. G/O staffers deserve better.
March 11, 2024 at 8:08 PM
The Deadspin sale marks the second time in six months that G/O Media has laid off the entire unionized staff of a website and sold only its brand name. We recognize this method for what it really is: Union busting. G/O staffers deserve better.
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Critical Role's Daggerheart enters open beta today. Here's how to play the new system with your friends at home. www.polygon.com/deals/240972...
March 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Critical Role's Daggerheart enters open beta today. Here's how to play the new system with your friends at home. www.polygon.com/deals/240972...